Selkirk, Man. (100 production workers) and the United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers Intl. Union (USW), Local 8407
Renewal agreement: Effective May 1, 2016, to April 29, 2021. Signed on Sept. 30, 2016.
Shift premium: $0.75 per hour (previously $0.65 per hour) for working second shift (4 p.m. to midnight). $1 per hour (previously $0.85 per hour) for working third shift (midnight to 8 a.m.). $1.50 per hour for all work as lead hand.
Paid holidays: 12 days, plus employee’s birthday.
Vacations with pay: 2 weeks or 4% after 1 year, 3 weeks or 6% after 5 years, 4 weeks or 8% after 14 years, 5 weeks or 10% after 24 years, 6 weeks or 12% after 32 years.
Overtime: Time and one-half for all work after 8 hours per day or 40 hours per week. Time and one-half for all work on Saturday or Sunday.
Meal allowance: $6 after working more than 2 hours past scheduled quitting time, additional $6 after 4 hours. $18 for employee working 16-hour double shift.
Dental: Maximum $1,000 per person per year. $1,000 lifetime maximum for orthodontic procedures.
STD: Coverage of $400 per week.
LTD: Employee pays 100% of coverage.
AD&D: Coverage of $30,000.
Life insurance: Coverage of $30,000.
Pension: Employer will pay RRSP contribution equivalent to $96.02 per month per employee (previously $93.23 per month). Effective May 1, 2018: $98.90 per month. Effective May 1, 2019: $101.87 per month. Effective May 1, 2020: $104.93 per month.
Bereavement leave: 5 days for death in immediate family (grandparent, mother, father, mother-in-law, father-in-law, wife, son, foster-son, husband, daughter, foster-daughter, brother, sister. It will also include employee’s stepmother, stepfather, stepbrother, stepsister, stepson, stepdaughter when employee and steprelative have resided together in family relationship). 1 day for death of brother-in-law, sister-in-law, spouse’s grandparent.
Seniority – recall rights: 12 months with less than 1 year of seniority, 24 months with more than 1 year of seniority.
Call-in pay: 4 hours’ work at appropriate overtime rate, or if work is not available, minimum 4 hours' at straight-time rates.
Probationary period: 70 accumulative working days in 12 consecutive months. 120 days worked for internal apprentices, 70 days for external apprentices.
Severance: 16 hours' pay for each complete year of service, maximum 10 years or 160 hours after permanent closure of plant.
Safety shoes: $150 per year for CSA-approved safety boots or shoes complete with metatarsal guards.
Uniforms/clothing: Maintenance employees, press operators, machine grinders will receive 2 pairs of coveralls per week. Shell machine operators and sand muller operator will receive 1 pair of coveralls per week. Employer will provide any specialized safety equipment that relates directly to job, such as aluminized clothing, fire-resistant clothing (greens), spats.
Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 8.3% increase):
Foundry
1: $15.84 rising 4 steps to $17.15
2: $17.78 rising 4 steps to $19.25
3: $19.45 rising 4 steps to $21.06
4: $21.44 rising 4 steps to $23.21
5: $23.06 rising 4 steps to $24.97
6: $23.90 rising 4 steps to $25.86
Maintenance
1: $25.53 rising 4 steps to $27.63
2: $27.57 rising 4 steps to $29.84
3: $29.01 rising 4 steps to $31.40
4: $32.15 rising 4 steps to $34.80
5: $33.79 rising 4 steps to $36.58
6: $34.59 rising 4 steps to $37.45
Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after increase):
Classification
13: $23.43 rising 5 steps to $25.87
98: $18.38 rising 5 steps to $25.87
55: $22.70 rising 5 steps to $25.87
119: $21.61 rising 5 steps to $25.87
237: $23.43 rising 5 steps to $25.87
262: $26.45 rising 5 steps to $37.44
76: $24.56 rising 5 steps to $37.44
219: $20.93 rising 5 steps to $25.87
94: $22 rising 5 steps to $25.87
111: $21.61 rising 5 steps to $25.87
200: $20.19 rising 5 steps to $25.87
218: $19.11 rising 5 steps to $25.87
238: $23.43 rising 5 steps to $37.44
40: $22 rising 5 steps to $25.87
131: $19.45 rising 5 steps to $25.87
35: $21.61 rising 5 steps to $25.87
21: $24.23 rising 5 steps to $25.87
31: $19.81 rising 5 steps to $25.87
27: $21.26 rising 5 steps to $25.87
53: $23.43 rising 5 steps to $25.87
93: $23.43 rising 5 steps to $25.87
91: $20.93 rising 5 steps to $25.87
32: $18.38 rising 5 steps to $25.87
112: $19.81 rising 5 steps to $25.87
123: $23.81 rising 5 steps to $37.44
124: $20.53 rising 5 steps to $25.87
144: $23.43 rising 5 steps to $25.87
147: $18.38 rising 5 steps to $25.87
20: $20.93 rising 5 steps to $25.87
68: $22.70 rising 5 steps to $25.87
84: $20.53 rising 5 steps to $25.87
164: $22.70 rising 5 steps to $25.87
5: $19.11 rising 5 steps to $25.87
16: $19.11 rising 5 steps to $25.87
24: $19.11 rising 5 steps to $25.87
49: $20.53 rising 5 steps to $25.87
63: $22.70 rising 5 steps to $25.87
165: $22.70 rising 5 steps to $25.87
174: $19.45 rising 5 steps to $25.87
168: $21.26 rising 5 steps to $35.80
171: $17.65 rising 5 steps to $25.87
148: $19.11 rising 5 steps to $25.87
104: $23.43 rising 5 steps to $25.87
208: $19.11 rising 5 steps to $25.87
115: $21.26 rising 5 steps to $25.87
105: $18.72 rising 5 steps to $25.87
138: $21.26 rising 5 steps to $25.87
116: $20.93 rising 5 steps to $25.87
122: $19.45 rising 5 steps to $25.87
10: $20.93 rising 5 steps to $25.87
190: $21.61 rising 5 steps to $25.87
LO: $19.45 rising 5 steps to $25.87
281: $20.93 rising 5 steps to $25.87
LO: $23.08 rising 5 steps to $25.87
10: $19.11 rising 5 steps to $25.87
LO: $21.26 rising 5 steps to $25.87
LO: $19.81 rising 5 steps to $25.87
LO: $21.61 rising 5 steps to $25.87
LO: $18.72 rising 5 steps to $25.87
LO: $19.81 rising 5 steps to $25.87
Editor’s notes: Heat-pouring breaks: Shank pourers shall be entitled to a 10-minute break after each heat is poured during May, June, July, August, September. Medical safety devices: Employer will pay $250 per year for safety glasses, $450 for orthopedic lifts. Medical notes: Employer will cover cost of doctor’s notes, maximum $100 per year, for notes and forms requested by employer in respect of health and safety or other workplace incident or accident.
Shift premium: $0.75 per hour (previously $0.65 per hour) for working second shift (4 p.m. to midnight). $1 per hour (previously $0.85 per hour) for working third shift (midnight to 8 a.m.). $1.50 per hour for all work as lead hand.
Paid holidays: 12 days, plus employee’s birthday.
Vacations with pay: 2 weeks or 4% after 1 year, 3 weeks or 6% after 5 years, 4 weeks or 8% after 14 years, 5 weeks or 10% after 24 years, 6 weeks or 12% after 32 years.
Overtime: Time and one-half for all work after 8 hours per day or 40 hours per week. Time and one-half for all work on Saturday or Sunday.
Meal allowance: $6 after working more than 2 hours past scheduled quitting time, additional $6 after 4 hours. $18 for employee working 16-hour double shift.
Dental: Maximum $1,000 per person per year. $1,000 lifetime maximum for orthodontic procedures.
STD: Coverage of $400 per week.
LTD: Employee pays 100% of coverage.
AD&D: Coverage of $30,000.
Life insurance: Coverage of $30,000.
Pension: Employer will pay RRSP contribution equivalent to $96.02 per month per employee (previously $93.23 per month). Effective May 1, 2018: $98.90 per month. Effective May 1, 2019: $101.87 per month. Effective May 1, 2020: $104.93 per month.
Bereavement leave: 5 days for death in immediate family (grandparent, mother, father, mother-in-law, father-in-law, wife, son, foster-son, husband, daughter, foster-daughter, brother, sister. It will also include employee’s stepmother, stepfather, stepbrother, stepsister, stepson, stepdaughter when employee and steprelative have resided together in family relationship). 1 day for death of brother-in-law, sister-in-law, spouse’s grandparent.
Seniority – recall rights: 12 months with less than 1 year of seniority, 24 months with more than 1 year of seniority.
Call-in pay: 4 hours’ work at appropriate overtime rate, or if work is not available, minimum 4 hours' at straight-time rates.
Probationary period: 70 accumulative working days in 12 consecutive months. 120 days worked for internal apprentices, 70 days for external apprentices.
Severance: 16 hours' pay for each complete year of service, maximum 10 years or 160 hours after permanent closure of plant.
Safety shoes: $150 per year for CSA-approved safety boots or shoes complete with metatarsal guards.
Uniforms/clothing: Maintenance employees, press operators, machine grinders will receive 2 pairs of coveralls per week. Shell machine operators and sand muller operator will receive 1 pair of coveralls per week. Employer will provide any specialized safety equipment that relates directly to job, such as aluminized clothing, fire-resistant clothing (greens), spats.
Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 8.3% increase):
Foundry
1: $15.84 rising 4 steps to $17.15
2: $17.78 rising 4 steps to $19.25
3: $19.45 rising 4 steps to $21.06
4: $21.44 rising 4 steps to $23.21
5: $23.06 rising 4 steps to $24.97
6: $23.90 rising 4 steps to $25.86
Maintenance
1: $25.53 rising 4 steps to $27.63
2: $27.57 rising 4 steps to $29.84
3: $29.01 rising 4 steps to $31.40
4: $32.15 rising 4 steps to $34.80
5: $33.79 rising 4 steps to $36.58
6: $34.59 rising 4 steps to $37.45
Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after increase):
Classification
13: $23.43 rising 5 steps to $25.87
98: $18.38 rising 5 steps to $25.87
55: $22.70 rising 5 steps to $25.87
119: $21.61 rising 5 steps to $25.87
237: $23.43 rising 5 steps to $25.87
262: $26.45 rising 5 steps to $37.44
76: $24.56 rising 5 steps to $37.44
219: $20.93 rising 5 steps to $25.87
94: $22 rising 5 steps to $25.87
111: $21.61 rising 5 steps to $25.87
200: $20.19 rising 5 steps to $25.87
218: $19.11 rising 5 steps to $25.87
238: $23.43 rising 5 steps to $37.44
40: $22 rising 5 steps to $25.87
131: $19.45 rising 5 steps to $25.87
35: $21.61 rising 5 steps to $25.87
21: $24.23 rising 5 steps to $25.87
31: $19.81 rising 5 steps to $25.87
27: $21.26 rising 5 steps to $25.87
53: $23.43 rising 5 steps to $25.87
93: $23.43 rising 5 steps to $25.87
91: $20.93 rising 5 steps to $25.87
32: $18.38 rising 5 steps to $25.87
112: $19.81 rising 5 steps to $25.87
123: $23.81 rising 5 steps to $37.44
124: $20.53 rising 5 steps to $25.87
144: $23.43 rising 5 steps to $25.87
147: $18.38 rising 5 steps to $25.87
20: $20.93 rising 5 steps to $25.87
68: $22.70 rising 5 steps to $25.87
84: $20.53 rising 5 steps to $25.87
164: $22.70 rising 5 steps to $25.87
5: $19.11 rising 5 steps to $25.87
16: $19.11 rising 5 steps to $25.87
24: $19.11 rising 5 steps to $25.87
49: $20.53 rising 5 steps to $25.87
63: $22.70 rising 5 steps to $25.87
165: $22.70 rising 5 steps to $25.87
174: $19.45 rising 5 steps to $25.87
168: $21.26 rising 5 steps to $35.80
171: $17.65 rising 5 steps to $25.87
148: $19.11 rising 5 steps to $25.87
104: $23.43 rising 5 steps to $25.87
208: $19.11 rising 5 steps to $25.87
115: $21.26 rising 5 steps to $25.87
105: $18.72 rising 5 steps to $25.87
138: $21.26 rising 5 steps to $25.87
116: $20.93 rising 5 steps to $25.87
122: $19.45 rising 5 steps to $25.87
10: $20.93 rising 5 steps to $25.87
190: $21.61 rising 5 steps to $25.87
LO: $19.45 rising 5 steps to $25.87
281: $20.93 rising 5 steps to $25.87
LO: $23.08 rising 5 steps to $25.87
10: $19.11 rising 5 steps to $25.87
LO: $21.26 rising 5 steps to $25.87
LO: $19.81 rising 5 steps to $25.87
LO: $21.61 rising 5 steps to $25.87
LO: $18.72 rising 5 steps to $25.87
LO: $19.81 rising 5 steps to $25.87
Editor’s notes: Heat-pouring breaks: Shank pourers shall be entitled to a 10-minute break after each heat is poured during May, June, July, August, September. Medical safety devices: Employer will pay $250 per year for safety glasses, $450 for orthopedic lifts. Medical notes: Employer will cover cost of doctor’s notes, maximum $100 per year, for notes and forms requested by employer in respect of health and safety or other workplace incident or accident.
