Guelph, Ont. (800 plant and maintenance employees) and United Food and Commercial Workers Canada (UFCW), Local 175
Renewal agreement: Effective Jan. 1, 2016, to Dec. 31, 2019. Signed on Aug. 5, 2016.
Wage adjustments:
Effective Jan. 1, 2016: $0.30 per hour
Effective Jan. 1, 2017: $0.30 per hour
Effective Jan. 1, 2018: $0.30 per hour
Effective Jan. 1, 2019: $0.30 per hour
Shift premium: Dual-provincial licenses in class B, combined with millwright or electrician or millwright and electrical licence combination: $2 per hour. Lead hand maintenance employees who are working on the continental shift: $2 per hour. $0.25 per hour for work between 2 p.m. and 2 a.m.
Paid holidays: 10 days. Employees will work 4 hours on day before Christmas and New Year’s. Additional 2 days off.
Vacations with pay: 4% to start, 2 weeks or 4% after 1 year, 3 weeks or 6% after 5 years, 4 weeks or 8% after 10 years, 5 weeks or 10% after 15 years. Vacation bonus: 5 to 9 years, $50 per week; 10 to 14 years, $100 per week; 15 to 19 years, $150 per week; 20 years or more $200 per week.
Overtime: Time and one-half for all hours worked after 8 hours per day or on Saturdays. Double time for all hours worked on Sunday.
Medical benefits: Employee pays $3 per week for single coverage, $6 per week for family coverage.
Dental: $1,500 coverage per family member per year. $1,000 lifetime maximum for dentures, replacing old dentures, relining, rebasing, denture repairs, at 60% coverage. $1,500 lifetime maximum for orthodontic coverage at 50% coverage. $1,000 lifetime maximum coverage for crowns, bridges at 60% coverage.
Vision: $700 per family, or $300 for single per 2 years. 1 eye exam every 2 years.
Paramedical: Employer will pay unpaid deductible of chiropractic visits not covered by OHIP. $325 per year for certified massage therapist.
Weekly indemnity: 65% coverage, maximum $485 per week.
LTD: 70% of monthly income, maximum $1,550, payable after 120 days.
AD&D: Employer pays 100% of premiums, maximum $60,000 coverage.
Life insurance: Employer pays 100% of premiums, (1 times annual salary) maximum $60,000 coverage.
Pension: Cargill Defined Contribution Pension Plan. Employer will contribute maximum $30 per week to pension fund.
Bereavement leave: 4 days for death in immediate family (spouse, children, stepchildren, parents, stepparents). 3 days for death in extended family (sister, mother-in-law, father-in-law, grandchildren). 1 day for death in other family (son-in-law, daughter-in-law, grandparent, grandparent-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law).
Seniority – recall rights: 2 years.
Call-in pay: Minimum 4 hours’ pay.
Probationary period: 90 days.
Discipline: Sunset clause is 1 year.
Safety shoes: $90 per year.
Uniforms/clothing: Employer will supply: outer-work clothing, oilskins, aprons, maintenance coveralls. Freezer suits will be provided for: freezer-person, freezer-helper, positioning and retrieving skids, order picker, full-time barn helpers, full-time outside workers.
Tool allowance: Employer will supply: knives, steels, wet stones, meat-trimmer hooks, scabbards, mesh gloves, arm guards, hearing protection, ear muffs (where required), helmets. $450 per year reimbursement for maintenance employees, may be carried forward into following year.
Sample rates of hourly pay (current):
Maintenance employees
Level 1: $18.35 per hour
Level 2: $27.75 per hour
Level 3: $33 per hour
Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after $0.90 per hour increase):
Class 1
Start: $14.60
3 months: $22.65 rising 3 steps to $23.55
6 months: $22.95 rising 3 steps to $23.85
9 months: $23.25 rising 3 steps to $24.15
12 months: $23.55 rising 3 steps to $24.45
15 months: $23.85 rising 3 steps to $24.75
18 months: $24.15 rising 3 steps to $25.05
21 months: $24.40 rising 3 steps to $25.30
24 months: $24.65 rising 3 steps to $25.55
Class 2
Start: $14.60
3 months: $22 rising 3 steps to $22.90
6 months: $22.30 rising 3 steps to $23.20
9 months: $22.60 rising 3 steps to $23.50
12 months: $22.90 rising 3 steps to $23.80
15 months: $23.20 rising 3 steps to $24.10
18 months: $23.50 rising 3 steps to $24.35
21 months: $23.75 rising 3 steps to $24.65
24 months: $24 rising 3 steps to $24.95
Class 3
Start: $14.60
3 months: $21.35 rising 3 steps to $22.25
6 months: $21.65 rising 3 steps to $22.55
9 months: $21.95 rising 3 steps to $22.85
12 months: $22.25 rising 3 steps to $23.15
15 months: $22.55 rising 3 steps to $23.45
18 months: $22.85 rising 3 steps to $23.70
21 months: $23.10 rising 3 steps to $24
24 months: $23.35 rising 3 steps to $24.30
Class 4
Start: $14.60
3 months: $19.80 rising 3 steps to $20.70
6 months: $20 rising 3 steps to $20.90
9 months: $20.40 rising 3 steps to $21.30
12 months: $20.70 rising 3 steps to $21.60
15 months: $21 rising 3 steps to $21.90
18 months: $21.30 rising 3 steps to $22.20
21 months: $21.55 rising 3 steps to $22.45
24 months: $21.80 rising 3 steps to $22.70
Class 5
Start: $14.60
3 months: $18.80 rising 3 steps to $19.70
6 months: $19.10 rising 3 steps to $20
9 months: $19.40 rising 3 steps to $20.30
12 months: $19.70 rising 3 steps to $20.60
15 months: $20 rising 3 steps to $20.90
18 months: $20.30 rising 3 steps to $21.20
21 months: $20.55 rising 3 steps to $21.45
24 months: $20.75 rising 3 steps to $21.65
Class 6
Start: $14.60
3 months: $18.65 rising 3 steps to $19.55
6 months: $18.65 rising 3 steps to $19.55
9 months: $18.65 rising 3 steps to $19.55
12 months: $19.15 rising 3 steps to $20.05
15 months: $19.15 rising 3 steps to $20.05
18 months: $19.15 rising 3 steps to $20.05
21 months: $19.15 rising 3 steps to $20.05
24 months: $19.65 rising 3 steps to $20.55
Class 7
Start: $14.60
3 months: $17.65 rising 3 steps to $18.55
6 months: $17.65 rising 3 steps to $18.55
9 months: $17.65 rising 3 steps to $18.55
12 months: $18.15 rising 3 steps to $19.05
15 months: $18.15 rising 3 steps to $19.05
18 months: $18.15 rising 3 steps to $19.05
21 months: $18.15 rising 3 steps to $19.05
24 months: $18.65 rising 3 steps to $19.55
Editor’s notes: Buzzer: The employer will install a buzzer system on the kill floor by the knocking box to notify employees of breaks, and starting, and quitting times.
Wage adjustments:
Effective Jan. 1, 2016: $0.30 per hour
Effective Jan. 1, 2017: $0.30 per hour
Effective Jan. 1, 2018: $0.30 per hour
Effective Jan. 1, 2019: $0.30 per hour
Shift premium: Dual-provincial licenses in class B, combined with millwright or electrician or millwright and electrical licence combination: $2 per hour. Lead hand maintenance employees who are working on the continental shift: $2 per hour. $0.25 per hour for work between 2 p.m. and 2 a.m.
Paid holidays: 10 days. Employees will work 4 hours on day before Christmas and New Year’s. Additional 2 days off.
Vacations with pay: 4% to start, 2 weeks or 4% after 1 year, 3 weeks or 6% after 5 years, 4 weeks or 8% after 10 years, 5 weeks or 10% after 15 years. Vacation bonus: 5 to 9 years, $50 per week; 10 to 14 years, $100 per week; 15 to 19 years, $150 per week; 20 years or more $200 per week.
Overtime: Time and one-half for all hours worked after 8 hours per day or on Saturdays. Double time for all hours worked on Sunday.
Medical benefits: Employee pays $3 per week for single coverage, $6 per week for family coverage.
Dental: $1,500 coverage per family member per year. $1,000 lifetime maximum for dentures, replacing old dentures, relining, rebasing, denture repairs, at 60% coverage. $1,500 lifetime maximum for orthodontic coverage at 50% coverage. $1,000 lifetime maximum coverage for crowns, bridges at 60% coverage.
Vision: $700 per family, or $300 for single per 2 years. 1 eye exam every 2 years.
Paramedical: Employer will pay unpaid deductible of chiropractic visits not covered by OHIP. $325 per year for certified massage therapist.
Weekly indemnity: 65% coverage, maximum $485 per week.
LTD: 70% of monthly income, maximum $1,550, payable after 120 days.
AD&D: Employer pays 100% of premiums, maximum $60,000 coverage.
Life insurance: Employer pays 100% of premiums, (1 times annual salary) maximum $60,000 coverage.
Pension: Cargill Defined Contribution Pension Plan. Employer will contribute maximum $30 per week to pension fund.
Bereavement leave: 4 days for death in immediate family (spouse, children, stepchildren, parents, stepparents). 3 days for death in extended family (sister, mother-in-law, father-in-law, grandchildren). 1 day for death in other family (son-in-law, daughter-in-law, grandparent, grandparent-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law).
Seniority – recall rights: 2 years.
Call-in pay: Minimum 4 hours’ pay.
Probationary period: 90 days.
Discipline: Sunset clause is 1 year.
Safety shoes: $90 per year.
Uniforms/clothing: Employer will supply: outer-work clothing, oilskins, aprons, maintenance coveralls. Freezer suits will be provided for: freezer-person, freezer-helper, positioning and retrieving skids, order picker, full-time barn helpers, full-time outside workers.
Tool allowance: Employer will supply: knives, steels, wet stones, meat-trimmer hooks, scabbards, mesh gloves, arm guards, hearing protection, ear muffs (where required), helmets. $450 per year reimbursement for maintenance employees, may be carried forward into following year.
Sample rates of hourly pay (current):
Maintenance employees
Level 1: $18.35 per hour
Level 2: $27.75 per hour
Level 3: $33 per hour
Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after $0.90 per hour increase):
Class 1
Start: $14.60
3 months: $22.65 rising 3 steps to $23.55
6 months: $22.95 rising 3 steps to $23.85
9 months: $23.25 rising 3 steps to $24.15
12 months: $23.55 rising 3 steps to $24.45
15 months: $23.85 rising 3 steps to $24.75
18 months: $24.15 rising 3 steps to $25.05
21 months: $24.40 rising 3 steps to $25.30
24 months: $24.65 rising 3 steps to $25.55
Class 2
Start: $14.60
3 months: $22 rising 3 steps to $22.90
6 months: $22.30 rising 3 steps to $23.20
9 months: $22.60 rising 3 steps to $23.50
12 months: $22.90 rising 3 steps to $23.80
15 months: $23.20 rising 3 steps to $24.10
18 months: $23.50 rising 3 steps to $24.35
21 months: $23.75 rising 3 steps to $24.65
24 months: $24 rising 3 steps to $24.95
Class 3
Start: $14.60
3 months: $21.35 rising 3 steps to $22.25
6 months: $21.65 rising 3 steps to $22.55
9 months: $21.95 rising 3 steps to $22.85
12 months: $22.25 rising 3 steps to $23.15
15 months: $22.55 rising 3 steps to $23.45
18 months: $22.85 rising 3 steps to $23.70
21 months: $23.10 rising 3 steps to $24
24 months: $23.35 rising 3 steps to $24.30
Class 4
Start: $14.60
3 months: $19.80 rising 3 steps to $20.70
6 months: $20 rising 3 steps to $20.90
9 months: $20.40 rising 3 steps to $21.30
12 months: $20.70 rising 3 steps to $21.60
15 months: $21 rising 3 steps to $21.90
18 months: $21.30 rising 3 steps to $22.20
21 months: $21.55 rising 3 steps to $22.45
24 months: $21.80 rising 3 steps to $22.70
Class 5
Start: $14.60
3 months: $18.80 rising 3 steps to $19.70
6 months: $19.10 rising 3 steps to $20
9 months: $19.40 rising 3 steps to $20.30
12 months: $19.70 rising 3 steps to $20.60
15 months: $20 rising 3 steps to $20.90
18 months: $20.30 rising 3 steps to $21.20
21 months: $20.55 rising 3 steps to $21.45
24 months: $20.75 rising 3 steps to $21.65
Class 6
Start: $14.60
3 months: $18.65 rising 3 steps to $19.55
6 months: $18.65 rising 3 steps to $19.55
9 months: $18.65 rising 3 steps to $19.55
12 months: $19.15 rising 3 steps to $20.05
15 months: $19.15 rising 3 steps to $20.05
18 months: $19.15 rising 3 steps to $20.05
21 months: $19.15 rising 3 steps to $20.05
24 months: $19.65 rising 3 steps to $20.55
Class 7
Start: $14.60
3 months: $17.65 rising 3 steps to $18.55
6 months: $17.65 rising 3 steps to $18.55
9 months: $17.65 rising 3 steps to $18.55
12 months: $18.15 rising 3 steps to $19.05
15 months: $18.15 rising 3 steps to $19.05
18 months: $18.15 rising 3 steps to $19.05
21 months: $18.15 rising 3 steps to $19.05
24 months: $18.65 rising 3 steps to $19.55
Editor’s notes: Buzzer: The employer will install a buzzer system on the kill floor by the knocking box to notify employees of breaks, and starting, and quitting times.
