Brampton, Ont. (230 production employees) and the United Food and Commercial Workers Canada (UFCW), Local 175
Renewal agreement: Effective June 1, 2018 to May 31,2021. Signed on Dec. 24, 2018.
Wage adjustments:
Effective June 3, 2018: $0.50 per hour (all maintenance employees).
Shift premium: $0.50 per hour will be paid to employees working on second shift (scheduled shifts that start at or after 1:15 p.m. but before 11p.m.). Effective May 31, 2020: $0.55 per hour. $0.60 per hour (previously $0.55 per hour) will be paid to employees working on third shift (scheduled shifts that start at or after 11 p.m. but before 4 a.m.). $0.50 per hour for all hours worked as live hanger.
Paid holidays: 10 days, plus 1floating holiday (floating holidays which are not used will not be paid out.).
Vacations with pay: 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 20 years.
Overtime: Time and one-half for all work in excess of daily or weekly schedule (8 hours per day or 40 hours per week); double time after 12 hours of work. Time and one-half for all work on sixth scheduled shift; double time for all work on seventh scheduled shift.
Medical benefits: Employer pays 100% of premiums.
Dental: Employer will contribute $0.51 for all hours worked to United Food and Commercial Workers Trusteed Dental Plan-Ontario.
Vision: $240 every 24 months (previously $230 every 24months). Eye examinations can be claimed within $220 maximum. Effective June 1, 2020: $250 every 24 months.
STD: Employer pays 100% of premiums for coverage of 60% of employee’s average weekly wage to EI maximum, maximum 26 weeks.
Life insurance: Employer pays 100% of premiums for coverage of $30,000.
Pension: Effective ratification, employees who are not currently enrolled in existing DB pension plan will have option for 1-time irrevocable election to join DB pension plan. If no election is made, once eligible employee will be required to join DC plan. Employer matches mandatory employee contribution, maximum 2%.
Bereavement leave: 5 days for death in immediate family (mother, father, spouse, son, daughter). 3 days for death of brother, sister, mother-in-law, father-in-law. 1 day for death of grandparent, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, grandchild.
Seniority – recall rights: 12months.
Probationary period: 90 working days accumulated within 6consecutive months.
Severance: 1 week per year of service after 1 year of seniority; 2 weeks per year of service after 5 years of seniority, maximum 34 weeks.
Safety shoes: $230 per year for 2 pairs of leather safety boots for maintenance employees. $200 per year for rubber safety boots for all other plant employees. Employees may still elect to purchase 3 pairs of boots per year.
Uniforms/clothing: Employer will supply aprons, hairnets, gloves where required and launderable outer work-clothing where specified.
Tool allowance: $300 per year for replacement of broken tool and purchase of tools required by employer for maintenance employees.
Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 5.3% increase):
Grade 1 (general labour heavy lifter)
0 to 6 mos.: $15 rising 3 steps to $15.80
7 to 12 mos.: $15.88 rising 3steps to $16.68
13 to 18 mos.: $16.76 rising 3steps to $17.56
19 to 24 mos.: $17.64 rising 3steps to $18.44
25 to 30 mos.: $18.52 rising 3steps to $19.32
31 to 36 mos.: $19.40 rising 3 steps to $20.20
Greater than 37 mos.: $20.28 rising 3 steps to $21.08
Grade 2 (grading scale operator sanitation)
0 to 6 mos.: $15.09 rising 3 steps to $15.89
7 to 12 mos.: $15.97 rising 3 steps to $16.77
13 to 18 mos.: $16.86 rising 3 steps to $17.66
19 to 24 mos.: $17.74 rising 3 steps to $18.54
25 to 30 mos.: $18.63 rising 3 steps to $19.43
31 to 36 mos.: $19.51 rising 3 steps to $20.31
Greater than 37 mos.: $20.40 rising 3 steps to $21.20
Grade 3 (cooler help, cut-in-nine saw detector, operator, shipping/receiver)
0 to 6 mos.: $15.17 rising 3 steps to $15.97
7 to 12 mos.: $16.06 rising 3 steps to $16.86
13 to 18 mos.: $16.95 rising 3 steps to $17.75
19 to 24 mos.: $17.85 rising 3 steps to $18.65
25 to 30 mos.: $18.74 rising 3 steps to $19.54
31 to 36 mos.: $19.63 rising 3 steps to $20.43
Greater than 37 mos.: $20.52 rising 3 steps to $21.32
Grade 5 (quality-control trimmer)
0 to 6 mos.: $15.17 rising 3 steps to $16.22
7 to 12 mos.: $16.06 rising 3 steps to $17.13
13 to 18 mos.: $16.95 rising 3 steps to $18.04
19 to 24 mos.: $17.85 rising 3 steps to $18.95
25 to 30 mos.: $18.74 rising 3 steps to $19.86
31 to 36 mos.: $19.63 rising 3 steps to $20.77
Greater than 37 mos.: $20.52 rising 3 steps to $21.68
Grade 6 (lead-hand)
0 to 6 mos.: $15.51 rising 3 steps to $16.31
7 to 12 mos.: $16.42 rising 3 steps to $17.22
13 to 18 mos.: $17.34 rising 3 steps to $18.14
19 to 24 mos.: $18.25 rising 3 steps to $19.05
25 to 30 mos.: $19.17 rising 3 steps to $19.97
31 to 36 mos.: $20.08 rising 3 steps to $20.88
Greater than 37 mos.: $21 rising 3 steps to $21.80
Grade 7 (tractor-trailer driver)
0 to 6 mos.: $16.34 rising 3 steps to $17.14
7 to 12 mos.: $17.32 rising 3 steps to $18.12
13 to 18 mos.: $18.29 rising 3 steps to $19.09
19 to 24 mos.: $19.27 rising 3 steps to $20.07
25 to 30 mos.: $20.24 rising 3 steps to $21.04
31 to 36 mos.: $21.22 rising 3 steps to $22.02
Greater than 37 mos.: $22.19 rising 3 steps to $22.99
Grade 8
Maintenance A: $30.98 rising 2 steps to $31.98
Maintenance AA: $32 rising 2 steps to $33
Lead-hand maintenance A/AA: $32.75 rising 2 steps to $33.75
Stationary engineer second: $28.90 rising 2 steps to $29.90
Stationary engineer third: $30.49 rising 2 steps to $31.49
Stationary engineer fourth: $27.40 rising 2 steps to $28.40
Live-hang progression
Grade 5
0 to 6 months: $19.29 rising 2 steps to $20.09
7 to 12 months: $20.09 rising 2 steps to $20.89
13 +months: $20.88 rising 2 steps to $21.68
Editor’s notes: Medical examinations: Employer will pay for yearly medical exams required by employer for plant employees, including drivers’ medical examinations, once every 3 years. Training, education fund: Employer will contribute $0.03 to United Food and Commercial Workers Union, Local 175, Training and Education Fund for all hours paid for and worked by bargaining unit employees. Orthotics benefit: Maximum 1 pair of orthotics per year for each claimant, maximum $400 per pair.
