Edmonton (157 production employees) and Unifor, Local 21-A
Renewal agreement: Effective Sept. 16, 2017, to Sept. 15, 2021. Ratified on Nov. 21, 2017. Signed on Sept. 16, 2017.
Wage adjustments:
Effective first year: 1%
Effective second year: 2%
Effective third year: 2%
Effective fourth year: 2%
Shift premium: 5% for every employee who works afternoon shift. 6% for every employee who works night shift between 7 p.m. and 8 a.m. (maximum 12 hours per shift).
Paid holidays: 11 days.
Vacations with pay: For day-shift employees: 1 day per month, maximum 10 days or 4% to start, 10 days or 4% after 1 year, 15 days or 6% after 3 years, 20 days or 8% after 10 years, 25 days or 10% after 17 years. For afternoon-shift employees: 1 day per 1.5 months, maximum 8 days or 4% to start, 8 days or 4% after 1 year, 12 days or 6% after 3 years, 16 days or 8% after 10 years, 20 days or 10% after 17 years. For continuous 12-shift employees: 1 day per 1.5 months, maximum 7 days or 4% to start, 7 days or 4% after 1 year, 10 days or 6% after 3 years, 14 days or 8% after 10 years, 17 days or 10% after 17 years.
Overtime: Time and one-half for work after regular workday or after 80 hours in 2 weeks (for 12-hour shift employees). Double time after 3 hours of overtime. May be banked, maximum 4 regular shifts and will be taken during Christmas-shutdown period.
Vision: $200 for single vision, $265 for bifocals, in any 24-month period, plus $75 every 24 months for eye exams.
Bereavement leave: 3 days for death in immediate family (parent, brother, sister, spouse, common-law spouse, child, grandparent, grandchild, legal guardian, in-laws). 1 day for death of uncle, aunt, niece, nephew. Additional 1 day without pay for unusual circumstances or extended travel.
Seniority – recall rights: 12 months.
Call-in pay: Minimum of 3 hours’ wages at time and one-half. Maximum 10 hours, except for catastrophic situations.
Probationary period: 480 hours of work.
Discipline: Sunset clause is 12 months.
Severance: 1 week’s pay for each year of service, maximum 26 weeks.
Safety shoes: $200 per year for protective footwear.
Tool allowance: $325 per year (previously $250 per year) for each journeyman, setup employee.
Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 6.1% increase):
PVC plant wage scale
Operator 1/general labour: $24.06 rising 3 steps to $25.53
Operator 2/material handler 1/blender 1: $25.51 rising 3 steps to $27.07
Grinder operator/shipper-receiver/set-up 1/maintenance labourer 1: $26.58 rising 3 steps to $28.21
Material handler 2/maintenance labourer 2: $27.65 rising 3 steps to $29.35
Blender 2/QC tech: $29.43 rising 3 steps to $31.23
Operator 3/set-up 2: $30.14 rising 3 steps to $31.98
Operator 4/QC lead-hand/set up 3: $32.46 rising 3 steps to $34.45
Head operator 1/set-up 4: $35.45 rising 3 steps to $37.62
Electrical technician/head operator lead-hand: $38.77 rising 3 steps to $41.15
Journeyman: $45.77 rising 3 steps to $48.57
Journeyman lead-hand: $48.60 rising 3 steps to $51.58
Fabrication plant wage scale
Fab 1/general labour: $24.06 rising 3 steps to $25.53
FRP 1/material handler 1: $25.51 rising 3 steps to $27.07
Fab 2/fab 2 (bending)/shipper-receiver/maintenance labourer 1: $26.58 rising 3 steps to $28.21
FRP 2/fab 3/material handler 2/maintenance labourer 2: $27.65 rising 3 steps to $29.35
FRP 3/QC tech: $29.43 rising 3 steps to $31.23
Fab 4: $30.14 rising 3 steps to $31.98
FRP leader/fabricator leader: $32.46 rising 3 steps to $34.45
Robotic tech: $38.77 rising 3 steps to $41.15
Journeyman: $45.77 rising 3 steps to $48.57
Journeyman lead-hand: $48.60 rising 3 steps to $51.58
Poly plant wage scale
Operator 1: $24.06 rising 3 steps to $25.53
Material handler 1/general labour: $24.33 rising 3 steps to $25.82
Operator 2: $24.72 rising 3 steps to $26.24
Operator 3: $25.72 rising 3 steps to $27.30
Material handler 2/maintenance labourer 1: $25.98 rising 3 steps to $27.57
Maintenance labourer 2: $27 rising 3 steps to $28.65
Tech 1: $28.43 rising 3 steps to $30.17
QC tech: $29.43 rising 3 steps to $31.23
Tech 2: $31.32 rising 3 steps to $33.24
Journeyman: $45.77 rising 3 steps to $48.57
Journeyman lead-hand: $48.60 rising 3 steps to $51.58
Distribution yard wage scale
Yardman/general labour: $24.06 rising 3 steps to $25.53
Material handler 1: $25.51 rising 3 steps to $27.07
Shipper-receiver: $26.58 rising 3 steps to $28.21
Material handler 2: $27.65 rising 3 steps to $29.35
Forklift operator 1: $29.43 rising 3 steps to $31.23
Forklift operator 2: $34.04 rising 3 steps to $36.12
Head shipper: $43.26 rising 3 steps to $45.91
(Additional 1% lump-sum payment in first year to employees who are active as of Sept. 16, 2017)
Apprentices
First-year: 60% of journeyman rate
Second-year: 70% of journeyman rate
Third-year: 80% of journeyman rate
Fourth-year: 90% of journeyman rate
Editor’s notes: Shower time: Employees working in blending department will be given 10 minutes before end of workday to take shower. On-call pay: 8 hours’ wages at regular rate for employee who is designated as being on-call. Education fund: Employer will pay $0.02 per straight time hour worked to Unifor Paid Education Leave program.
Wage adjustments:
Effective first year: 1%
Effective second year: 2%
Effective third year: 2%
Effective fourth year: 2%
Shift premium: 5% for every employee who works afternoon shift. 6% for every employee who works night shift between 7 p.m. and 8 a.m. (maximum 12 hours per shift).
Paid holidays: 11 days.
Vacations with pay: For day-shift employees: 1 day per month, maximum 10 days or 4% to start, 10 days or 4% after 1 year, 15 days or 6% after 3 years, 20 days or 8% after 10 years, 25 days or 10% after 17 years. For afternoon-shift employees: 1 day per 1.5 months, maximum 8 days or 4% to start, 8 days or 4% after 1 year, 12 days or 6% after 3 years, 16 days or 8% after 10 years, 20 days or 10% after 17 years. For continuous 12-shift employees: 1 day per 1.5 months, maximum 7 days or 4% to start, 7 days or 4% after 1 year, 10 days or 6% after 3 years, 14 days or 8% after 10 years, 17 days or 10% after 17 years.
Overtime: Time and one-half for work after regular workday or after 80 hours in 2 weeks (for 12-hour shift employees). Double time after 3 hours of overtime. May be banked, maximum 4 regular shifts and will be taken during Christmas-shutdown period.
Vision: $200 for single vision, $265 for bifocals, in any 24-month period, plus $75 every 24 months for eye exams.
Bereavement leave: 3 days for death in immediate family (parent, brother, sister, spouse, common-law spouse, child, grandparent, grandchild, legal guardian, in-laws). 1 day for death of uncle, aunt, niece, nephew. Additional 1 day without pay for unusual circumstances or extended travel.
Seniority – recall rights: 12 months.
Call-in pay: Minimum of 3 hours’ wages at time and one-half. Maximum 10 hours, except for catastrophic situations.
Probationary period: 480 hours of work.
Discipline: Sunset clause is 12 months.
Severance: 1 week’s pay for each year of service, maximum 26 weeks.
Safety shoes: $200 per year for protective footwear.
Tool allowance: $325 per year (previously $250 per year) for each journeyman, setup employee.
Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 6.1% increase):
PVC plant wage scale
Operator 1/general labour: $24.06 rising 3 steps to $25.53
Operator 2/material handler 1/blender 1: $25.51 rising 3 steps to $27.07
Grinder operator/shipper-receiver/set-up 1/maintenance labourer 1: $26.58 rising 3 steps to $28.21
Material handler 2/maintenance labourer 2: $27.65 rising 3 steps to $29.35
Blender 2/QC tech: $29.43 rising 3 steps to $31.23
Operator 3/set-up 2: $30.14 rising 3 steps to $31.98
Operator 4/QC lead-hand/set up 3: $32.46 rising 3 steps to $34.45
Head operator 1/set-up 4: $35.45 rising 3 steps to $37.62
Electrical technician/head operator lead-hand: $38.77 rising 3 steps to $41.15
Journeyman: $45.77 rising 3 steps to $48.57
Journeyman lead-hand: $48.60 rising 3 steps to $51.58
Fabrication plant wage scale
Fab 1/general labour: $24.06 rising 3 steps to $25.53
FRP 1/material handler 1: $25.51 rising 3 steps to $27.07
Fab 2/fab 2 (bending)/shipper-receiver/maintenance labourer 1: $26.58 rising 3 steps to $28.21
FRP 2/fab 3/material handler 2/maintenance labourer 2: $27.65 rising 3 steps to $29.35
FRP 3/QC tech: $29.43 rising 3 steps to $31.23
Fab 4: $30.14 rising 3 steps to $31.98
FRP leader/fabricator leader: $32.46 rising 3 steps to $34.45
Robotic tech: $38.77 rising 3 steps to $41.15
Journeyman: $45.77 rising 3 steps to $48.57
Journeyman lead-hand: $48.60 rising 3 steps to $51.58
Poly plant wage scale
Operator 1: $24.06 rising 3 steps to $25.53
Material handler 1/general labour: $24.33 rising 3 steps to $25.82
Operator 2: $24.72 rising 3 steps to $26.24
Operator 3: $25.72 rising 3 steps to $27.30
Material handler 2/maintenance labourer 1: $25.98 rising 3 steps to $27.57
Maintenance labourer 2: $27 rising 3 steps to $28.65
Tech 1: $28.43 rising 3 steps to $30.17
QC tech: $29.43 rising 3 steps to $31.23
Tech 2: $31.32 rising 3 steps to $33.24
Journeyman: $45.77 rising 3 steps to $48.57
Journeyman lead-hand: $48.60 rising 3 steps to $51.58
Distribution yard wage scale
Yardman/general labour: $24.06 rising 3 steps to $25.53
Material handler 1: $25.51 rising 3 steps to $27.07
Shipper-receiver: $26.58 rising 3 steps to $28.21
Material handler 2: $27.65 rising 3 steps to $29.35
Forklift operator 1: $29.43 rising 3 steps to $31.23
Forklift operator 2: $34.04 rising 3 steps to $36.12
Head shipper: $43.26 rising 3 steps to $45.91
(Additional 1% lump-sum payment in first year to employees who are active as of Sept. 16, 2017)
Apprentices
First-year: 60% of journeyman rate
Second-year: 70% of journeyman rate
Third-year: 80% of journeyman rate
Fourth-year: 90% of journeyman rate
Editor’s notes: Shower time: Employees working in blending department will be given 10 minutes before end of workday to take shower. On-call pay: 8 hours’ wages at regular rate for employee who is designated as being on-call. Education fund: Employer will pay $0.02 per straight time hour worked to Unifor Paid Education Leave program.
