Alexandria, Ont. (270 operators, drivers, receivers, maintenance workers) and the United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers Intl. Union (USW)
Renewal agreement: Effective Dec. 10, 2017, to Dec. 9, 2020. Signed on April 11, 2018.
Wage adjustments:
Effective Dec. 10, 2017: 1.5%
Effective Dec. 10, 2018: 1.5%
Effective Dec. 10, 2019: 1.5%
Shift premium: $0.50 per hour for afternoon-shift employees. $0.60 per hour for night-shift employees. $0.25 per hour for day-shift employees working on 12-hour shifts. $0.72 per hour for night-shift employees working on 12-hour shifts. $250 winter bonus for outside (station) and plant (yard) employees.
Paid holidays: 12 days (includes day before Christmas Day, day before New Year’s Day).
Vacations with pay: 4% to start, one-half day per month after 6 months, 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 17 years, 6 weeks or 12% after 25 years.
Overtime: Time and one-half for all work after 40 hours per week (36 hours at MDF) or on Saturday. Double time for all work on Sunday.
Medical benefits: Employer pays 100% of premiums.
Dental: Employer pays 100% of premiums. 50% for major restorative benefits. 100% for basic preventative.
Vision: $275 (previously $225).
Paramedical: Massage: $75 per visit (previously $50 per visit). Speech therapist: $25 per visit (previously $10 per visit).
STD: Employee pays 100% of premiums.
LTD: Employer pays 100% of premiums.
Life insurance: Employer pays 100% of premiums.
Pension: Employer will deposit $175 per month into each employee’s personal RRSP.
Bereavement leave: 5 days for death of current spouse, father, mother, children. 3 days for death of sister, brother. 2 days for death of father-in-law, mother-in-law, employee’s grandparents. 1 day for death of brother-in-law, sister-in-law, spouse’s grandparent.
Seniority – recall rights: 18 months.
Call-in pay: Minimum 3 hours’ pay at time and one-half.
Probationary period: 480 hours worked.
Discipline: Sunset clause is 12 months; 18 months for suspensions of 2 to 4 days; 24 months for suspensions of 5 days or more.
Safety shoes: $135 before May of each year for safety shoes or boots. Additional $135 for outside employees to purchase additional pair of winterized safety boots per year. 1 pair of winter rubbers for outside employees.
Uniforms/clothing: $250 per year uniform allowance for van drivers. Employer will provide 1 apron for finger-joint machine tailor. Maximum 1 apron per machine and apron will be left with machine.
Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 3% increase):
A classifications
Licensed maintenance: $28.28 rising 1 step to $29.13
Unlicensed maintenance: $27.72 rising 1 step to $28.56
Moulder operator tech: $25.55 rising 1 step to $26.32
Saw filer: $25.48 rising 1 step to $26.25
Primer/sander trainer: $24.69 rising 1 step to $25.44
Moulder/grinder operator: $24.14 rising 1 step to $24.87
Slitter/laminator operator: $23.58 rising 1 step to $24.29
Floater: $23.58 rising 1 step to $24.29
Sander/primer operator: $23.58 rising 1 step to $24.29
Rip-saw operator: $23.58 rising 1 step to $24.29
Added-value operator: $23.35 rising 1 step to $24.06
Shipper: $22.73 rising 1 step to $23.42
B classifications
Truck driver A delivery: $22.52 rising 1 step to $23.20
Finger joint operator: $22.40 rising 1 step to $23.08
Band saw operator: $22.40 rising 1 step to $23.08
Truck driver A internal: $22.40 rising 1 step to $23.08
Gang-rip operator: $22.40 rising 1 step to $23.08
DC receiver: $22.39 rising 1 step to $23.07
MFG receiver: $22.39 rising 1 step to $23.07
Lift-truck operator DC: $22.18 rising 1 step to $22.85
DC employee: $22.18 rising 1 step to $22.85
DC employee RWW: $22.18 rising 1 step to $22.85
DC employee shunter: $22.18 rising 1 step to $22.85
Lift truck operator MFG: $22.18 rising 1 step to $22.85
Coordinator MFG: $22.02 rising 1 step to $22.69
Planer operator: $21.81 rising 1 step to $22.47
Edge-glue operator: $21.81 rising 1 step to $22.47
C classifications
General help MFG: $21.15 rising 1 step to $21.79
General help MFG/lumber stacker: $21.15 rising 1 step to $21.79
Finger-joint feeder/receiver: $20.96 rising 1 step to $21.79
Chop-saw/re-rip operator: $20.96 rising 1 step to $21.59
Editor’s notes: Humanity fund: Employer will deduct $0.01 per hour for all hours worked into humanity fund. Prescription safety glasses: $150 every 24 months for standard prescriptions; $250 for prescription requiring bi-focal, multi-focal or progressive lenses. Employer will replace safety glasses broken by accident at work. Bonus: $50 per week for employees who work each of regular work days scheduled for them in work week. Employees will not be eligible for bonus for lateness.
Wage adjustments:
Effective Dec. 10, 2017: 1.5%
Effective Dec. 10, 2018: 1.5%
Effective Dec. 10, 2019: 1.5%
Shift premium: $0.50 per hour for afternoon-shift employees. $0.60 per hour for night-shift employees. $0.25 per hour for day-shift employees working on 12-hour shifts. $0.72 per hour for night-shift employees working on 12-hour shifts. $250 winter bonus for outside (station) and plant (yard) employees.
Paid holidays: 12 days (includes day before Christmas Day, day before New Year’s Day).
Vacations with pay: 4% to start, one-half day per month after 6 months, 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 17 years, 6 weeks or 12% after 25 years.
Overtime: Time and one-half for all work after 40 hours per week (36 hours at MDF) or on Saturday. Double time for all work on Sunday.
Medical benefits: Employer pays 100% of premiums.
Dental: Employer pays 100% of premiums. 50% for major restorative benefits. 100% for basic preventative.
Vision: $275 (previously $225).
Paramedical: Massage: $75 per visit (previously $50 per visit). Speech therapist: $25 per visit (previously $10 per visit).
STD: Employee pays 100% of premiums.
LTD: Employer pays 100% of premiums.
Life insurance: Employer pays 100% of premiums.
Pension: Employer will deposit $175 per month into each employee’s personal RRSP.
Bereavement leave: 5 days for death of current spouse, father, mother, children. 3 days for death of sister, brother. 2 days for death of father-in-law, mother-in-law, employee’s grandparents. 1 day for death of brother-in-law, sister-in-law, spouse’s grandparent.
Seniority – recall rights: 18 months.
Call-in pay: Minimum 3 hours’ pay at time and one-half.
Probationary period: 480 hours worked.
Discipline: Sunset clause is 12 months; 18 months for suspensions of 2 to 4 days; 24 months for suspensions of 5 days or more.
Safety shoes: $135 before May of each year for safety shoes or boots. Additional $135 for outside employees to purchase additional pair of winterized safety boots per year. 1 pair of winter rubbers for outside employees.
Uniforms/clothing: $250 per year uniform allowance for van drivers. Employer will provide 1 apron for finger-joint machine tailor. Maximum 1 apron per machine and apron will be left with machine.
Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 3% increase):
A classifications
Licensed maintenance: $28.28 rising 1 step to $29.13
Unlicensed maintenance: $27.72 rising 1 step to $28.56
Moulder operator tech: $25.55 rising 1 step to $26.32
Saw filer: $25.48 rising 1 step to $26.25
Primer/sander trainer: $24.69 rising 1 step to $25.44
Moulder/grinder operator: $24.14 rising 1 step to $24.87
Slitter/laminator operator: $23.58 rising 1 step to $24.29
Floater: $23.58 rising 1 step to $24.29
Sander/primer operator: $23.58 rising 1 step to $24.29
Rip-saw operator: $23.58 rising 1 step to $24.29
Added-value operator: $23.35 rising 1 step to $24.06
Shipper: $22.73 rising 1 step to $23.42
B classifications
Truck driver A delivery: $22.52 rising 1 step to $23.20
Finger joint operator: $22.40 rising 1 step to $23.08
Band saw operator: $22.40 rising 1 step to $23.08
Truck driver A internal: $22.40 rising 1 step to $23.08
Gang-rip operator: $22.40 rising 1 step to $23.08
DC receiver: $22.39 rising 1 step to $23.07
MFG receiver: $22.39 rising 1 step to $23.07
Lift-truck operator DC: $22.18 rising 1 step to $22.85
DC employee: $22.18 rising 1 step to $22.85
DC employee RWW: $22.18 rising 1 step to $22.85
DC employee shunter: $22.18 rising 1 step to $22.85
Lift truck operator MFG: $22.18 rising 1 step to $22.85
Coordinator MFG: $22.02 rising 1 step to $22.69
Planer operator: $21.81 rising 1 step to $22.47
Edge-glue operator: $21.81 rising 1 step to $22.47
C classifications
General help MFG: $21.15 rising 1 step to $21.79
General help MFG/lumber stacker: $21.15 rising 1 step to $21.79
Finger-joint feeder/receiver: $20.96 rising 1 step to $21.79
Chop-saw/re-rip operator: $20.96 rising 1 step to $21.59
Editor’s notes: Humanity fund: Employer will deduct $0.01 per hour for all hours worked into humanity fund. Prescription safety glasses: $150 every 24 months for standard prescriptions; $250 for prescription requiring bi-focal, multi-focal or progressive lenses. Employer will replace safety glasses broken by accident at work. Bonus: $50 per week for employees who work each of regular work days scheduled for them in work week. Employees will not be eligible for bonus for lateness.
