Calgary (38 production, maintenance employees) and the United Food and Commercial Workers Canada Union (UFCW), Local 401
Renewal agreement: Effective Jan. 1, 2017, to Dec. 31, 2019. Ratified on July 5, 2018. Signed on July 5, 2018.
Wage adjustments:
Effective year 1 and 2: Signing bonus, minimum $500
Effective year 3: $0.50 per hour
Shift premium: $0.50 per hour for any employee that acts as temporary supervisor. $0.35 per hour for work between 5 p.m. and 5 a.m. $0.50 per hour more than basic rate of pay or $0.50 per hour more than highest rate in-group employee is leading as lead-hand.
Paid holidays: 11 days.
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 15 years.
Overtime: Time and one-half for all work after 8 hours per day or 40 hours per week; on first scheduled day of rest. Double time for all work on second scheduled day of rest.
Meal allowance: $10 if employee is required to work unscheduled overtime in excess of 1 hour before or beyond normal shift or combination thereof which totals 1 hour.
Medical benefits: Alberta Health-Care Insurance Plan will be made available to all employees after 6 months of service.
Dental: 100% coverage for basic services. 50% coverage for major restorative services, maximum $1,500 per year. 50% coverage for orthodontics, lifetime maximum $1,500 for dependent children younger than 20.
Vision: $200 every 24 months for adults, every 12 months for children.
Weekly indemnity: 70% weekly earnings, maximum $500 for 17 weeks.
AD&D: Maximum $25,000.
Life insurance: Maximum $25,000.
Pension: Employer will contribute $0.30 per hour (previously $0.25 per hour) into Canadian Commercial Workers’ Industry Pension Plan.
Bereavement leave: 3 days for death in immediate family (spouse, son, daughter, mother, father, sister, sister-in-law, brother, brother-in-law, mother-in-law, father-in-law, common-law spouse, grandchildren). 4 additional days if death occurs outside Alberta. 1 day for death of grandparent.
Seniority – recall rights: 6 months.
Call-in pay: Minimum 4 hours of work or 4 hours of pay at applicable overtime rate.
Probationary period: 90 days.
Discipline: Sunset clause is 24 months for written disciplinary reprimands.
Safety shoes: $125 per year for safety footwear.
Uniforms/clothing: Employer will supply protective clothing (freezer coats, gloves, hair/beard nets, smocks, coveralls, sleeves and aprons).
Tool allowance: $200 per year for each maintenance employee. Employer shall reimburse tradesmen for loss of tools and cabinets damaged by fire or disaster — not caused by any employee — while on company property.
Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after $0.50-per-hour increase):
Production
Base/labour
Start: $14.70 rising 1 step to $15.20
3 months: $15.95 rising 1 step to $16.45
6 months: $17.20 rising 1 step to $17.70
Shipping
Start: $17.90 rising 1 step to $18.40
3 months: $18.90 rising 1 step to $19.40
Machine
Start: $17.90 rising 1 step to $18.40
3 months: $18.90 rising 1 step to $19.40
Meat cutter/saw LVL 1
Start: $17.90 rising 1 step to $18.40
3 months: $18.90 rising 1 step to $19.40
Meat cutter/saw LVL 2
Start: $18.90 rising 1 step to $19.40
3 months: $19.90 rising 1 step to $20.40
Maintenance
General maintenance
Start: $17.70 rising 1 step to $18.20
3 months: $19.58 rising 1 step to $20.08
6 months: $21.45 rising 1 step to $21.95
9 months: $23.08 rising 1 step to $23.58
12 months: $24.40 rising 1 step to $24.90
Journeyman (Alberta-certified)
Start: $28.90 rising 1 step to $29.40
3 months: $30.40 rising 1 step to $30.90
CET (certified electronic technician)
Start: $28.90 rising 1 step to $29.40
3 months: $30.40 rising 1 step to $30.90
Editor’s notes: Annual exams: Employer will pay cost of annual medical examinations, required in compliance with Government of Canada Meat Inspection Act and other health regulations, that employer may be required to comply with to become recognized (listed) supplier of meat products.
Wage adjustments:
Effective year 1 and 2: Signing bonus, minimum $500
Effective year 3: $0.50 per hour
Shift premium: $0.50 per hour for any employee that acts as temporary supervisor. $0.35 per hour for work between 5 p.m. and 5 a.m. $0.50 per hour more than basic rate of pay or $0.50 per hour more than highest rate in-group employee is leading as lead-hand.
Paid holidays: 11 days.
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 15 years.
Overtime: Time and one-half for all work after 8 hours per day or 40 hours per week; on first scheduled day of rest. Double time for all work on second scheduled day of rest.
Meal allowance: $10 if employee is required to work unscheduled overtime in excess of 1 hour before or beyond normal shift or combination thereof which totals 1 hour.
Medical benefits: Alberta Health-Care Insurance Plan will be made available to all employees after 6 months of service.
Dental: 100% coverage for basic services. 50% coverage for major restorative services, maximum $1,500 per year. 50% coverage for orthodontics, lifetime maximum $1,500 for dependent children younger than 20.
Vision: $200 every 24 months for adults, every 12 months for children.
Weekly indemnity: 70% weekly earnings, maximum $500 for 17 weeks.
AD&D: Maximum $25,000.
Life insurance: Maximum $25,000.
Pension: Employer will contribute $0.30 per hour (previously $0.25 per hour) into Canadian Commercial Workers’ Industry Pension Plan.
Bereavement leave: 3 days for death in immediate family (spouse, son, daughter, mother, father, sister, sister-in-law, brother, brother-in-law, mother-in-law, father-in-law, common-law spouse, grandchildren). 4 additional days if death occurs outside Alberta. 1 day for death of grandparent.
Seniority – recall rights: 6 months.
Call-in pay: Minimum 4 hours of work or 4 hours of pay at applicable overtime rate.
Probationary period: 90 days.
Discipline: Sunset clause is 24 months for written disciplinary reprimands.
Safety shoes: $125 per year for safety footwear.
Uniforms/clothing: Employer will supply protective clothing (freezer coats, gloves, hair/beard nets, smocks, coveralls, sleeves and aprons).
Tool allowance: $200 per year for each maintenance employee. Employer shall reimburse tradesmen for loss of tools and cabinets damaged by fire or disaster — not caused by any employee — while on company property.
Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after $0.50-per-hour increase):
Production
Base/labour
Start: $14.70 rising 1 step to $15.20
3 months: $15.95 rising 1 step to $16.45
6 months: $17.20 rising 1 step to $17.70
Shipping
Start: $17.90 rising 1 step to $18.40
3 months: $18.90 rising 1 step to $19.40
Machine
Start: $17.90 rising 1 step to $18.40
3 months: $18.90 rising 1 step to $19.40
Meat cutter/saw LVL 1
Start: $17.90 rising 1 step to $18.40
3 months: $18.90 rising 1 step to $19.40
Meat cutter/saw LVL 2
Start: $18.90 rising 1 step to $19.40
3 months: $19.90 rising 1 step to $20.40
Maintenance
General maintenance
Start: $17.70 rising 1 step to $18.20
3 months: $19.58 rising 1 step to $20.08
6 months: $21.45 rising 1 step to $21.95
9 months: $23.08 rising 1 step to $23.58
12 months: $24.40 rising 1 step to $24.90
Journeyman (Alberta-certified)
Start: $28.90 rising 1 step to $29.40
3 months: $30.40 rising 1 step to $30.90
CET (certified electronic technician)
Start: $28.90 rising 1 step to $29.40
3 months: $30.40 rising 1 step to $30.90
Editor’s notes: Annual exams: Employer will pay cost of annual medical examinations, required in compliance with Government of Canada Meat Inspection Act and other health regulations, that employer may be required to comply with to become recognized (listed) supplier of meat products.
