Canadian Labour Reporter

7 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2018 On all loads that require more than 1 pickup or delivery, driver will be paid $27.50 for each additional pickup or delivery. Editor's notes: Safety bonus: After 1 month of service, driver will receive bonus of $0.045 per mile — based on miles operated for employer — for preceding 1 month, if employer has realized no preventable equipment damage or insurance claims on behalf of driver and there have been no violations under National Safety Code during 1-month period. Industry fund: Employer will contribute $4 per employee per month to Teamsters Union/Industry Advancement Fund. Signing bonus: Effective ratification, drivers will receive $500. Effective Sept. 1, 2018: $250. Performance bonus: For those drivers that achieve 10,000 miles or more prior to cut-off, employer will pay $125. Effective Sept. 1, 2019: $250. INDUSTRIAL WIRING Nexans Canada Fergus, Ont. (190 productions, maintenance workers, electricians) and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW), Local 636 - Unit #44 Renewal agreement: Effective March 5, 2017, to Feb. 29, 2020. Signed on Nov. 30, 2017. Shift premium: $0.75 per hour (previously $0.70 per hour) to employees working on shift #3. $0.80 per hour (previously $0.75 per hour) will be paid to employees working on shift #1. $0.70 per hour above range for job group for lead-hands. $0.70 per hour for employee designat- ed to act in absence of lead-hand for 4 consecutive hours or more. $0.25 per hour for routers. $0.50 per hour for heavy-wire drawing operators. For workers on modified work week: $1 per hour for hours worked Sunday to Friday from 8 p.m. to 8 a.m. For workers on modified work week: Time and one-half for any hours worked between Friday at 8 p.m. to Sunday at 8 p.m. Paid holidays: 10 days. Vacations with pay: 0.83 days per month to start, 2 weeks or 4% after 1 year, 3 weeks or 6% after 4 years, 4 weeks or 8% after 11 years, 5 weeks or 10% after 20 years. Overtime: Time and one-half for all work after 8 hours per day. Double time for all work after 12 hours per day or on Sunday or after 8 hours worked on Saturday. Meal allowance: $10 for em- ployee who works within 2 hours before start of any shift or who works 2 hours or more beyond regular quitting time. Double allowance for employee working double shift. Medical benefits: Employer pays 100% of premiums. Dental: Employer pays 75% of premiums, employees pay 25% of premiums. Maximum benefit: $2,000 per year (previ- ously $1,950 per year). Effective March 5, 2019: $2,050 per year. Crowns, bridges: 50% reim- bursement, maximum $1,450. Orthodontics: Lifetime (up to age 21) maximum of $1,500. Vision: Employer pays 100% of premiums. $285 every 24 months (previously $280 every 24 months). Effective March 5, 2019: $290 every 24 months. Weekly indemnity: Employer pays 100% of premiums for coverage of 70% of wages. AD&D: Employer pays 100% of premiums for coverage of $55,000 (previously $52,500). Effective March 5, 2019: $60,000. Life insurance: Employer pays 100% of premiums for coverage of $55,000 (previously $52,500). Effective March 5, 2019: $60,000. Pension: Fergus-negotiated non-contributory pension plan. Bereavement leave: 5 days for death of spouse, common-law spouse or partner, son, daughter, stepchildren. 3 days for death in immediate family (father, mother, stepfather, stepmother, sister, brother, mother-in-law, father-in-law, grandchildren, stepgrandchildren). 1 day for death of grandparent, grand- parents-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, son-in-law, daugh- ter-in-law. Seniority – recall rights: 6 months with less than 2 years of seniority; 12 months with more than 2 years of seniority; 24 months with more than 4 years of seniority. Call-in pay: Minimum of 3 hours' pay at prevailing over- time rates. Probationary period: 12 months. Discipline: Sunset clause is 15 months. Safety shoes: $225 per year for safety shoes. Uniforms/clothing: Employer will provide 9 pairs of coveralls and cleaning for each mill- wright, electrician, machinist. $80 for hi-vis winter coat every 2 years for PVC operators, production tow-motor, service tow-motor, warehouse, rout- ers, millwrights, electricians, maintenance stores, extrusion lead-hands. Additional $55 for production tow-motor and ser- vice tow-motor classifications for winter pants. Tool allowance: $330 per year (previously $325 per year) for replacement tools for main- tenance employees. Effective March 3, 2019: $335 per year. Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 3% increase): Pay group 1 (production tow- motor, shipper/receiver/picker, coiler, bare-wire utility, salvage/ scrap, service tow-motor, router-material services, sal- vage/spools and cartons, oiler handyperson, hybrid shipper) Start rate: $25.33 rising 2 steps to $26.10 After probation: $25.79 rising 2 steps to $26.57 After 90 days worked: $26.15 rising 2 steps to $26.94 After 135 days worked: $26.52 rising 2 steps to $27.32 Pay group 2 (cabling, wire draw- ing, repair/rewind, weld line, bare wire lead hand, heavy-wire drawing, bunching/stranding, die maintenance, armouring, armouring/utility, packaging lead-hand) Start rate: $25.33 rising 2 steps to $26.10 After probation: $25.91 rising 2 steps to $26.70 After 90 days worked: $26.39 rising 2 steps to $27.19 After 135 days worked: $26.89 rising 2 steps to $27.70 Pay group 3 (P.V.C. compound- ing, Q.A. inspector/technician, rewinder/tester, compounding lead hand, maintenance stores, extruder operator, extrusion lead-hand) Start rate: $25.33 rising 2 steps to $26.10 After probation: $26.37 rising 2 steps to $27.17 After 90 days worked: $26.93 rising 2 steps to $27.74 After 135 days worked: $27.51 rising 2 steps to $28.34 Pay group 4 (machinist, mill- wright, electrician, maintenance lead-hand, electrical lead-hand) Start rate: $30.83 rising 2 steps to $31.76 After probation: $31.56 rising 2 steps to $32.51 Pay group 5 (cam technician) Start rate: $31.90 rising 2 steps to $32.87 After probation: $32.70 rising 2 steps to $33.69 Editor's notes: Safety lenses: $180 for CSA-approved prescription safety lenses and frames every 24 months. Effective March 4, 2019: $185. CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS

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