Richelieu, Que. (120 plant and manufacturing employees) and the United Steelworkers (USW) Local 9419
Renewal agreement: Effective Feb. 1, 2015, to Jan. 31, 2020. Signed on Aug. 21, 2015.
Wage adjustments:
Effective Feb. 1, 2016: 1.5%
Effective Feb. 1, 2017: 1.5%
Effective Feb. 1, 2018: 1.5%
Effective Feb. 1, 2019: 1.5%
Shift premium: $1.25 per hour for lead hand. 85¢ per hour for all time worked during the evening shift. 95¢ per hour for all time worked during the night shift. $3.50 per hour for time spent performing repairs or installations outside of the worksite. 65¢ per hour for door fitters and window fitters required to do welding work.
Paid holidays: 12 days.
Vacations with pay: 1 day per month worked to a maximum of 2 weeks to start, 2 weeks after 1 years, 3 weeks after 5 years, 4 weeks after 10 years and 5 weeks after 23 years.
Meal allowance: $12 after 3 hours’ overtime.
Weekly indemnity: 4% of annual salary to start, 9.5% after 750 hours of continuous work, 11.5% after 5 years, 14% after 10 years and 16.5% after 23 years.
Life insurance: Employer pays 62% of premiums and employee pays 38%.
Bereavement leave: 5 days for employee’s spouse, child or spouse’s child. 3 days for employee’s father, mother, brother, sister, father-in-law, mother-in-law, stepfather, stepmother, stepbrother or stepsister. 1 day for employee’s brother-in-law, sister-in-law or grandparent. 1 unpaid day for employee’s son-in-law or daughter-in-law. 5 days available when the employee is required to travel more than 300 km.
Seniority – recall rights: 1 year to start, 18 months after 1 year and 2 years after 5 years.
Probationary period: 750 hours of work.
Mileage: 45¢ per km.
Sample rates of pay:
General assistant: $13.90 per hour rising in 4 steps to $17.50
Assistant fitter: $13.90 rising in 7 steps to $20.81
Assembler: $20.81
Assistant mechanic: $21.55
Maintenance: $21.94
Anodizing worker: $22.16
Warehouseman: $22.24
Anodizing auditor: $22.24
Rolling bridge operator: $22.53
Window fitter: $22.66
Door fitter: $22.66
Soaker operator: $22.67
Machine programmer: $23.28
Driver: $23.44
Maintenance engineer B: $24.11
Maintenance engineer A: $25.55
Editor’s notes: Marriage: 1 paid day for employee’s marriage. 1 unpaid day for the marriage of the employee’s child, father, mother, brother, sister or spouse’s child. Birth or adoption: 5 days for the birth or adoption of the employee’s child. Maternity leave: 18 unpaid weeks. Parental leave: 52 unpaid weeks. Family obligations: 10 unpaid days.
Wage adjustments:
Effective Feb. 1, 2016: 1.5%
Effective Feb. 1, 2017: 1.5%
Effective Feb. 1, 2018: 1.5%
Effective Feb. 1, 2019: 1.5%
Shift premium: $1.25 per hour for lead hand. 85¢ per hour for all time worked during the evening shift. 95¢ per hour for all time worked during the night shift. $3.50 per hour for time spent performing repairs or installations outside of the worksite. 65¢ per hour for door fitters and window fitters required to do welding work.
Paid holidays: 12 days.
Vacations with pay: 1 day per month worked to a maximum of 2 weeks to start, 2 weeks after 1 years, 3 weeks after 5 years, 4 weeks after 10 years and 5 weeks after 23 years.
Meal allowance: $12 after 3 hours’ overtime.
Weekly indemnity: 4% of annual salary to start, 9.5% after 750 hours of continuous work, 11.5% after 5 years, 14% after 10 years and 16.5% after 23 years.
Life insurance: Employer pays 62% of premiums and employee pays 38%.
Bereavement leave: 5 days for employee’s spouse, child or spouse’s child. 3 days for employee’s father, mother, brother, sister, father-in-law, mother-in-law, stepfather, stepmother, stepbrother or stepsister. 1 day for employee’s brother-in-law, sister-in-law or grandparent. 1 unpaid day for employee’s son-in-law or daughter-in-law. 5 days available when the employee is required to travel more than 300 km.
Seniority – recall rights: 1 year to start, 18 months after 1 year and 2 years after 5 years.
Probationary period: 750 hours of work.
Mileage: 45¢ per km.
Sample rates of pay:
General assistant: $13.90 per hour rising in 4 steps to $17.50
Assistant fitter: $13.90 rising in 7 steps to $20.81
Assembler: $20.81
Assistant mechanic: $21.55
Maintenance: $21.94
Anodizing worker: $22.16
Warehouseman: $22.24
Anodizing auditor: $22.24
Rolling bridge operator: $22.53
Window fitter: $22.66
Door fitter: $22.66
Soaker operator: $22.67
Machine programmer: $23.28
Driver: $23.44
Maintenance engineer B: $24.11
Maintenance engineer A: $25.55
Editor’s notes: Marriage: 1 paid day for employee’s marriage. 1 unpaid day for the marriage of the employee’s child, father, mother, brother, sister or spouse’s child. Birth or adoption: 5 days for the birth or adoption of the employee’s child. Maternity leave: 18 unpaid weeks. Parental leave: 52 unpaid weeks. Family obligations: 10 unpaid days.
