Hamilton, Ont. (2,200 support employees) and Unifor, Local 5555
Renewal agreement: Effective May 1, 2016, to April 30, 2019. Signed on May 4, 2016.
Wage adjustments:
Effective June 19, 2016: 1.25%
Effective May 1, 2017: 1.25%
Effective May 1, 2018: 1.25%
Shift premium: $1 per hour for work between 6 p.m. and 8 a.m. $1 per hour for all work on a weekend.
Paid holidays: 12 days
Vacations with pay: 1.25 days per month to start, 15 days after 1 year, 20 days after 4 years, 21 days after 14 years, 22 days after 15 years, 23 days after 16 years, 24 days after 17 years, 25 days after 18 years, 30 days after 30 years.
Overtime: Time and one-half for all hours worked after 7, 7.5 or 8 hours per day, or 35, 37.5 or 40 hours per week.
Medical benefits: Employer pays 100% of premiums for extended healthcare plan.
Dental: Employer pays 100% of premiums.
Vision: $250 every 2 years.
LTD: Employer pays 100% of premiums
AD&D: Employer pays 100% of premiums
Life insurance: Employer pays 100% of premiums
Pension: Pension Plan for Employees of McMaster University.
Bereavement leave: 7 days for death of spouse, son, daughter, spouse’s child, stepchild, ward, brother, sister, father, mother. 5 days for death of father-in-law, mother-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, grandchild, grandmother, grandfather, spouse’s grandparent, stepmother, stepfather.
Call-in pay: Minimum 4 hours’ pay at time and one-half.
Probationary period: 6 months.
Discipline: Sunset clause is 18 months.
Safety shoes: $140 per year (previously $120 per year).
Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 2.5% increase):
Unifor wage rate grid year 1 effective June 19, 2016
Grade
1: $16 rising 10 steps to $22.52
2: $16.80 rising 10 steps to $23.66
3: $17.72 rising 10 steps to $24.96
4: $18.81 rising 10 steps to $26.46
5: $20.06 rising 10 steps to $28.22
6: $21.67 rising 10 steps to $30.53
7: $23.49 rising 10 steps to $33.08
8: $25.62 rising 10 steps to $36.08
9: $28.10 rising 10 steps to $39.52
10: $30.89 rising 10 steps to $43.42
11: $33.72 rising 10 steps to $47.46
12: $36.97 rising 10 steps to $51.99
Unifor wage rate grid year 2 effective May 1, 2017
Grade
1: $16.20 rising 10 steps to $22.80
2: $17.01 rising 10 steps to $23.96
3: $17.94 rising 10 steps to $25.27
4: $19.04 rising 10 steps to $26.79
5: $20.31 rising 10 steps to $28.57
6: $21.94 rising 10 steps to $30.91
7: $23.78 rising 10 steps to $33.49
8: $25.94 rising 10 steps to $36.53
9: $28.45 rising 10 steps to $40.01
10: $31.27 rising 10 steps to $43.96
11: $34.14 rising 10 steps to $48.05
12: $37.43 rising 10 steps to $52.64
Unifor wage rate grid year 3 effective May 1, 2018
Grade
1: $16.40 rising 10 steps to $23.09
2: $17.22 rising 10 steps to $24.26
3: $18.16 rising 10 steps to $25.59
4: $19.28 rising 10 steps to $27.12
5: $20.56 rising 10 steps to $28.93
6: $22.21 rising 10 steps to $31.30
7: $24.08 rising 10 steps to $33.91
8: $26.27 rising 10 steps to $36.99
9: $28.80 rising 10 steps to $40.51
10: $31.67 rising 10 steps to $44.51
11: $34.57 rising 10 steps to $48.65
12: $37.90 rising 10 steps to $53.30
Editor’s notes: Social justice fund: The employer will contribute $0.02 per hour per employee to the Unifor Social Justice Fund. Prescription safety glasses: $250 every 2 years. National Day of Mourning: Each year on April 28, 1 minute of silence will be observed in memory of workers killed or injured on the job. Remembrance Day: The employer will allow employees 2 minutes of silence at 11 a.m. on Remembrance Day each year. Hearing aid: 75% of the cost, maximum $1,000 per ear once every three years.
Wage adjustments:
Effective June 19, 2016: 1.25%
Effective May 1, 2017: 1.25%
Effective May 1, 2018: 1.25%
Shift premium: $1 per hour for work between 6 p.m. and 8 a.m. $1 per hour for all work on a weekend.
Paid holidays: 12 days
Vacations with pay: 1.25 days per month to start, 15 days after 1 year, 20 days after 4 years, 21 days after 14 years, 22 days after 15 years, 23 days after 16 years, 24 days after 17 years, 25 days after 18 years, 30 days after 30 years.
Overtime: Time and one-half for all hours worked after 7, 7.5 or 8 hours per day, or 35, 37.5 or 40 hours per week.
Medical benefits: Employer pays 100% of premiums for extended healthcare plan.
Dental: Employer pays 100% of premiums.
Vision: $250 every 2 years.
LTD: Employer pays 100% of premiums
AD&D: Employer pays 100% of premiums
Life insurance: Employer pays 100% of premiums
Pension: Pension Plan for Employees of McMaster University.
Bereavement leave: 7 days for death of spouse, son, daughter, spouse’s child, stepchild, ward, brother, sister, father, mother. 5 days for death of father-in-law, mother-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, grandchild, grandmother, grandfather, spouse’s grandparent, stepmother, stepfather.
Call-in pay: Minimum 4 hours’ pay at time and one-half.
Probationary period: 6 months.
Discipline: Sunset clause is 18 months.
Safety shoes: $140 per year (previously $120 per year).
Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 2.5% increase):
Unifor wage rate grid year 1 effective June 19, 2016
Grade
1: $16 rising 10 steps to $22.52
2: $16.80 rising 10 steps to $23.66
3: $17.72 rising 10 steps to $24.96
4: $18.81 rising 10 steps to $26.46
5: $20.06 rising 10 steps to $28.22
6: $21.67 rising 10 steps to $30.53
7: $23.49 rising 10 steps to $33.08
8: $25.62 rising 10 steps to $36.08
9: $28.10 rising 10 steps to $39.52
10: $30.89 rising 10 steps to $43.42
11: $33.72 rising 10 steps to $47.46
12: $36.97 rising 10 steps to $51.99
Unifor wage rate grid year 2 effective May 1, 2017
Grade
1: $16.20 rising 10 steps to $22.80
2: $17.01 rising 10 steps to $23.96
3: $17.94 rising 10 steps to $25.27
4: $19.04 rising 10 steps to $26.79
5: $20.31 rising 10 steps to $28.57
6: $21.94 rising 10 steps to $30.91
7: $23.78 rising 10 steps to $33.49
8: $25.94 rising 10 steps to $36.53
9: $28.45 rising 10 steps to $40.01
10: $31.27 rising 10 steps to $43.96
11: $34.14 rising 10 steps to $48.05
12: $37.43 rising 10 steps to $52.64
Unifor wage rate grid year 3 effective May 1, 2018
Grade
1: $16.40 rising 10 steps to $23.09
2: $17.22 rising 10 steps to $24.26
3: $18.16 rising 10 steps to $25.59
4: $19.28 rising 10 steps to $27.12
5: $20.56 rising 10 steps to $28.93
6: $22.21 rising 10 steps to $31.30
7: $24.08 rising 10 steps to $33.91
8: $26.27 rising 10 steps to $36.99
9: $28.80 rising 10 steps to $40.51
10: $31.67 rising 10 steps to $44.51
11: $34.57 rising 10 steps to $48.65
12: $37.90 rising 10 steps to $53.30
Editor’s notes: Social justice fund: The employer will contribute $0.02 per hour per employee to the Unifor Social Justice Fund. Prescription safety glasses: $250 every 2 years. National Day of Mourning: Each year on April 28, 1 minute of silence will be observed in memory of workers killed or injured on the job. Remembrance Day: The employer will allow employees 2 minutes of silence at 11 a.m. on Remembrance Day each year. Hearing aid: 75% of the cost, maximum $1,000 per ear once every three years.
