Plaster Rock, N.B. (Logging employees) and Unifor Local 114N
Renewal agreement: Effective May 1, 2015, to April 30, 2019. Signed on Oct. 21, 2015.
Wage adjustments:
Effective May 1, 2016: 2%
Effective May 1, 2017: 2%
Effective May 1, 2018: 2%
Calculated by CLR.
Paid holidays: 8 days.
Vacations with pay: 2 weeks after 1 year, 3 weeks after 4 years, 4 weeks after 9 years, 5 weeks after 17 years and 6 weeks after 25 years. 3 floating holidays after 1 year of continuous service (previously 2).
Overtime: Time and one-half for all hours worked in excess of 9 hours per day or 45 hours per week. Time and one-half for all hours worked between 7 a.m. Sunday and 7 a.m. Monday. Time and one-half for all hours worked on a statutory holiday, in addition to holiday pay.
Medical benefits: Employer pays 80% of premiums. $300 per year for chiropractic treatments, providing for 80% of fees.
Dental: Employer pays 75% of premiums. Plan provides for 80% of dentist’s usual and customary fees.
Vision: Employer pays 100% of premiums to a maximum of $150 every 2 years.
Weekly indemnity: Employer pays 75% of premiums and employees pay 25%.
AD&D: $25,000 per eligible employee.
Life insurance: $25,000 per eligible employee. Retiring employee 60 years of age or older will maintain $2,500 life insurance paid fully by the employer.
Bereavement leave: 5 days for employee’s spouse, child or stepchild. 3 days for employee’s father, mother, brother, sister, father-in-law, mother-in-law, stepfather, stepmother, grandparent, son-in-law, daughter-in-law or grandchild.
Seniority – recall rights: 9 months to start, 1 year after 7 months of service and 2 years after 5 years of service.
Call-in pay: Time and one-half for time worked or 4 hours at regular rate of pay.
Discipline: Sunset clause is 1 year.
Safety shoes: Employees will be reimbursed 20% of the cost of safety boots.
Uniforms/clothing: Safety gloves for skidder operators and fellers working with steel cable will be charged to the employee’s account. Worn out safety gloves will be replaced at no cost.
Mileage: 45¢ per km (previously 44¢). 46¢ effective May 1, 2017. 47¢ effective May 1, 2018.
Sample rates of pay (current, after 2% increase):
Feller buncher operator: $24.25 per hour
Delimber operator: $24.25
Grapple skidder operator: $22.28
Skidder operator: $22.73
Feller or bucker: $22.39
Cable logging crew: $23
Slasher operator: $24.73
Spacing saw operator (thinner): $22.39
Grader operator: $24.07
Utility truck with back-hoe operator: $23.84
Plow truck operator: $23.84
Truck driver semi-trailer: $23.84
Truck driver (general): $22.39
Truck driver helper (general): $22.39
Truck driver P/W (company): $22.39
Truck driver helper P/W (company): $21.64
Processor operator: $24.25
Forwarder operator: $23.59
Knuckle boom loader operator: $24.07
Front end loader operator: $24.07
Tractor driver (heavy): $24.07
Truck driver (light): $22.39
Nursery worker: $21.90
Carpenter (qualified): $22.39
Handy man: $21.90
Garage utility man: $22.10
Marker: $22.06
General labourer: $21.64
Editor’s notes: Fire protection: 9 hours’ pay per day for employees required to remain at camp over the weekend for fire protection purposes. Forest fires: Employees called to extinguish forest fires on company land will be paid at the regular rate of pay for time worked.
Wage adjustments:
Effective May 1, 2016: 2%
Effective May 1, 2017: 2%
Effective May 1, 2018: 2%
Calculated by CLR.
Paid holidays: 8 days.
Vacations with pay: 2 weeks after 1 year, 3 weeks after 4 years, 4 weeks after 9 years, 5 weeks after 17 years and 6 weeks after 25 years. 3 floating holidays after 1 year of continuous service (previously 2).
Overtime: Time and one-half for all hours worked in excess of 9 hours per day or 45 hours per week. Time and one-half for all hours worked between 7 a.m. Sunday and 7 a.m. Monday. Time and one-half for all hours worked on a statutory holiday, in addition to holiday pay.
Medical benefits: Employer pays 80% of premiums. $300 per year for chiropractic treatments, providing for 80% of fees.
Dental: Employer pays 75% of premiums. Plan provides for 80% of dentist’s usual and customary fees.
Vision: Employer pays 100% of premiums to a maximum of $150 every 2 years.
Weekly indemnity: Employer pays 75% of premiums and employees pay 25%.
AD&D: $25,000 per eligible employee.
Life insurance: $25,000 per eligible employee. Retiring employee 60 years of age or older will maintain $2,500 life insurance paid fully by the employer.
Bereavement leave: 5 days for employee’s spouse, child or stepchild. 3 days for employee’s father, mother, brother, sister, father-in-law, mother-in-law, stepfather, stepmother, grandparent, son-in-law, daughter-in-law or grandchild.
Seniority – recall rights: 9 months to start, 1 year after 7 months of service and 2 years after 5 years of service.
Call-in pay: Time and one-half for time worked or 4 hours at regular rate of pay.
Discipline: Sunset clause is 1 year.
Safety shoes: Employees will be reimbursed 20% of the cost of safety boots.
Uniforms/clothing: Safety gloves for skidder operators and fellers working with steel cable will be charged to the employee’s account. Worn out safety gloves will be replaced at no cost.
Mileage: 45¢ per km (previously 44¢). 46¢ effective May 1, 2017. 47¢ effective May 1, 2018.
Sample rates of pay (current, after 2% increase):
Feller buncher operator: $24.25 per hour
Delimber operator: $24.25
Grapple skidder operator: $22.28
Skidder operator: $22.73
Feller or bucker: $22.39
Cable logging crew: $23
Slasher operator: $24.73
Spacing saw operator (thinner): $22.39
Grader operator: $24.07
Utility truck with back-hoe operator: $23.84
Plow truck operator: $23.84
Truck driver semi-trailer: $23.84
Truck driver (general): $22.39
Truck driver helper (general): $22.39
Truck driver P/W (company): $22.39
Truck driver helper P/W (company): $21.64
Processor operator: $24.25
Forwarder operator: $23.59
Knuckle boom loader operator: $24.07
Front end loader operator: $24.07
Tractor driver (heavy): $24.07
Truck driver (light): $22.39
Nursery worker: $21.90
Carpenter (qualified): $22.39
Handy man: $21.90
Garage utility man: $22.10
Marker: $22.06
General labourer: $21.64
Editor’s notes: Fire protection: 9 hours’ pay per day for employees required to remain at camp over the weekend for fire protection purposes. Forest fires: Employees called to extinguish forest fires on company land will be paid at the regular rate of pay for time worked.
