Pinawa, Man. (26 lead-hand labourers/janitors, labourers/janitors, industrial diamond-drill operators, tractor operators) and United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union (USW), Local 7806
Renewal agreement: Effective April 1, 2017, to March 31, 2022. Signed on Feb. 1, 2018.
Shift premium: $1.25 per hour (previously $0.83 per hour) to shift employees for each hour worked during evening shift. $1.03 per hour to shift employees for each hour worked on Saturdays, as well as evening-shift differential, where applicable. $2.50 per hour to shift employees for each hour worked on Sundays, as well as evening shift differential, where applicable. $4 for each half-day employee uses respirator.
Paid holidays: 9 days, plus 3 floating holidays.
Vacations with pay: 1 1/4 days per month to start, 15 days after 6 months years, 16 days after 6 years, 17 days after 7 years, 18 days after 8 years, 19 days after 9 years, 20 days after 10 years, 21 days after 14 years, 22 days after 16 years, 23 days after 18 years, 24 days after 20 years, 25 days after 22 years, 26 days after 23 years, 27 days after 25 years, 28 days after 27 years, 29 days after 29 years, 30 days after 31 years. May be carried over into following year, maximum 1 year’s entitlement.
Overtime: Time and one-half for all work on Saturday, double time after 8 hours. Double time for all work on Sunday. Double time for all work after 16 hours per day and after 10 hours of overtime per week.
Meal allowance: $15 (previously $13) when employee works more than 90 minutes which extends into normal meal period. $15 (previously $13) after 5 hours of overtime.
Medical benefits: Employer pays 75%) of monthly premiums, employee pays 25% of premiums for medical, hospital benefits provided through extended health care plan, currently insured through Manulife, for subscribing employees.
Dental: Employer pays 100% of premiums for CNL corporate dental plan.
Sick leave: 6 days per year, unused days will be carried forward to following year. Maximum 10 days without medical certificate allowed per year.
LTD: Employer pays 50% of premiums, employee pays 50% of premiums.
Life insurance: Employer pays 100% of premiums for coverage of 1 times basic annual earnings. Employee pays 5/6 of premiums, employer pays 1/6 or premiums for additional coverage of 1 times basic annual earnings.
Pension: Employees must participate in mandatory Canadian Energy and Related Industries Pension Plan. Employer contributes 9%, employee contributes 9%.
Bereavement leave: 3 days for death in immediate family (spouse, common-law partner, father, mother, spouse or common-law partner of father or mother, foster-parents of employee or employee’s spouse or common-law partner, children, children of employee’s spouse or common-law partner, grandchildren, brothers, sisters, grandfather, grandmother of employee, father and mother of spouse or common-law partner of employee, spouse or common-law partner of father and mother, any relative who resides with employee). Additional special leave of 2 days may be given when employee must miss more than specified days of work due to length of trip required to attend funeral, memorial or interment service. 1 day for death of son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law.
Seniority – recall rights: 1 year with less than 1 year of service; 2 years after 1 year of service.
Call-in pay: Minimum of 4 hours’ pay at time and one-half.
Probationary period: 120 working days.
Discipline: Sunset clause is 2 years.
Severance: After 1 year of service, 2 weeks’ pay for first and 1 1/2 weeks’ pay for each succeeding year of service, maximum 45 weeks for first layoff. 1 1/2 weeks’ pay for each succeeding year of service, maximum 45 weeks for second layoff.
Safety shoes: $250 every 18 months.
Uniforms/clothing: Employer will supply appropriate extreme weather outdoor clothing to employees who are required to work outdoors during winter season. Replacement of parka in second year of contract will be at discretion of employer.
Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 8.4% increase):
Decontamination worker/utility person: $25.19 rising 4 steps to $27.31
Editor’s notes: Marriage leave: Employees with more than 6 months’ service may be given 5 days’ leave with pay after being married. Safety glasses: Safety work glasses (prescription, non-prescription) will be paid for and supplied by employer. On-call pay: $35 for each 24-hour period for employees who are on-call outside standard work hours, maximum 157 days per year.
Shift premium: $1.25 per hour (previously $0.83 per hour) to shift employees for each hour worked during evening shift. $1.03 per hour to shift employees for each hour worked on Saturdays, as well as evening-shift differential, where applicable. $2.50 per hour to shift employees for each hour worked on Sundays, as well as evening shift differential, where applicable. $4 for each half-day employee uses respirator.
Paid holidays: 9 days, plus 3 floating holidays.
Vacations with pay: 1 1/4 days per month to start, 15 days after 6 months years, 16 days after 6 years, 17 days after 7 years, 18 days after 8 years, 19 days after 9 years, 20 days after 10 years, 21 days after 14 years, 22 days after 16 years, 23 days after 18 years, 24 days after 20 years, 25 days after 22 years, 26 days after 23 years, 27 days after 25 years, 28 days after 27 years, 29 days after 29 years, 30 days after 31 years. May be carried over into following year, maximum 1 year’s entitlement.
Overtime: Time and one-half for all work on Saturday, double time after 8 hours. Double time for all work on Sunday. Double time for all work after 16 hours per day and after 10 hours of overtime per week.
Meal allowance: $15 (previously $13) when employee works more than 90 minutes which extends into normal meal period. $15 (previously $13) after 5 hours of overtime.
Medical benefits: Employer pays 75%) of monthly premiums, employee pays 25% of premiums for medical, hospital benefits provided through extended health care plan, currently insured through Manulife, for subscribing employees.
Dental: Employer pays 100% of premiums for CNL corporate dental plan.
Sick leave: 6 days per year, unused days will be carried forward to following year. Maximum 10 days without medical certificate allowed per year.
LTD: Employer pays 50% of premiums, employee pays 50% of premiums.
Life insurance: Employer pays 100% of premiums for coverage of 1 times basic annual earnings. Employee pays 5/6 of premiums, employer pays 1/6 or premiums for additional coverage of 1 times basic annual earnings.
Pension: Employees must participate in mandatory Canadian Energy and Related Industries Pension Plan. Employer contributes 9%, employee contributes 9%.
Bereavement leave: 3 days for death in immediate family (spouse, common-law partner, father, mother, spouse or common-law partner of father or mother, foster-parents of employee or employee’s spouse or common-law partner, children, children of employee’s spouse or common-law partner, grandchildren, brothers, sisters, grandfather, grandmother of employee, father and mother of spouse or common-law partner of employee, spouse or common-law partner of father and mother, any relative who resides with employee). Additional special leave of 2 days may be given when employee must miss more than specified days of work due to length of trip required to attend funeral, memorial or interment service. 1 day for death of son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law.
Seniority – recall rights: 1 year with less than 1 year of service; 2 years after 1 year of service.
Call-in pay: Minimum of 4 hours’ pay at time and one-half.
Probationary period: 120 working days.
Discipline: Sunset clause is 2 years.
Severance: After 1 year of service, 2 weeks’ pay for first and 1 1/2 weeks’ pay for each succeeding year of service, maximum 45 weeks for first layoff. 1 1/2 weeks’ pay for each succeeding year of service, maximum 45 weeks for second layoff.
Safety shoes: $250 every 18 months.
Uniforms/clothing: Employer will supply appropriate extreme weather outdoor clothing to employees who are required to work outdoors during winter season. Replacement of parka in second year of contract will be at discretion of employer.
Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 8.4% increase):
Decontamination worker/utility person: $25.19 rising 4 steps to $27.31
Editor’s notes: Marriage leave: Employees with more than 6 months’ service may be given 5 days’ leave with pay after being married. Safety glasses: Safety work glasses (prescription, non-prescription) will be paid for and supplied by employer. On-call pay: $35 for each 24-hour period for employees who are on-call outside standard work hours, maximum 157 days per year.
