Acheson, Alta. (35 mechanics, labourers, drivers, welders) and the International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE), Local 955
Renewal agreement: Effective Feb. 28, 2018, to Feb. 27, 2023. Ratified on April 11, 2018. Signed on May 7, 2018.
Wage adjustments:
Effective April 11, 2018: 1.75%
Effective Feb. 28, 2019: 2.5%
Effective Feb. 28, 2020: 1.25%
Effective Feb. 28, 2021: 1.25%
Effective Feb. 28, 2022: 1.25%
Shift premium: $2.50 per hour for all hours worked on regularly scheduled shifts which have start time before 5:30 a.m. or noon. $2 per hour for all hours worked, if employee is assigned to job site where no other collective agreement between union and another subsidiary of company’s parent is in effect.
Paid holidays: 11 days.
Vacations with pay: 4% to start, 80 hours or 4% after 1 year, 120 hours or 6% after 2 years, 160 hours or 8% after 5 years, 200 hours or 10% after 15 years.
Overtime: Time and one-half for all work after 8 hours per day or 40 hours per week.
Meal allowance: Meal will be provided for work expected to last longer than 14 hours. Meal will be provided after 12 hours of work.
Medical benefits: Employer will pay $1.60 for each hour worked by each employee into Operating Engineers Local 955 Health and Wellness Trust Fund. Effective first Sunday in March 2019: $1.65 per hour. Effective first Sunday in March 2021: $1.70 per hour.
Pension: Employees will have choice of contributing to either employer’s group RSP plan or Operating Engineers Pension Trust Fund. Employer will pay 5% of regular base rate for all hours worked into Operating Engineers Pension Trust Fund.
Bereavement leave: 24 hours off for death of spouse, child, stepchild, sister, sister-in-law, brother, brother-in-law, mother, father, mother-in-law, father-in-law, grandchild, grandparent, aunt, uncle.
Seniority – recall rights: 4 months.
Call-in pay: Minimum 4 hours’ work or 4 hours of pay at overtime rate provided work is not contiguous with employee’s regular shift.
Probationary period: 90 days.
Discipline: Sunset clause is 12 months for warnings; 30 months for suspensions.
Safety shoes: $225 per year for boots and clothing. Effective Jan. 1, 2019: $300 per year.
Uniforms/clothing: Employer will supply goggles, gloves, welder’s gloves, rubber clothes and boots, coveralls, hardhats, moulded hearing protection, safety glasses. Employer will provide 10 pairs of coveralls to each employee through coverall service that launders, repairs, replaces worn-out coveralls. Employer will maintain 6 pairs of spare coveralls if employee requires spare set.
Tool allowance: Employer will pay for recalibration of mechanic torque wrenches as required. $1 per hour for mechanics, apprentice mechanics. $0.50 per hour for welders, apprentice welders.
Mileage: $40 when an employee is assigned to field work outside of travel-free zone (established from Acheson shop at 45 kilometres by shortest public road). Applies only for sites within 100 kilometres from Acheson shop. $0.54 per kilometre for kilometres driven outside travel-free zone.
Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 6.4% increase):
Certified mechanic 3: $44.21 rising 4 steps to $47.04
Certified mechanic 2: $42.71 rising 4 steps to $45.54
Certified mechanic 1: $41.21 rising 4 steps to $44.04
Certified welder 3: $44.21 rising 4 steps to $47.04
Certified welder 2: $42.71 rising 4 steps to $45.54
Certified welder 1: $41.21 rising 4 steps to $44.04
Yardperson 2: $38.32 rising 4 steps to $40.77
Yardperson 1: $35.38 rising 4 steps to $37.63
Shop benchhand 3 (85%): $35.03 rising 4 steps to $37.43
Shop benchhand 2 (75%): $30.91 rising 4 steps to $33.03
Shop benchhand 1 (65%): $26.79 rising 4 steps to $28.63
Labourer 1 and temporary employees: $22.72 rising 4 steps to $24.17
Labourer 2: $25.42 rising 4 steps to $27.05
Labourer 3: $28.76 rising 4 steps to $30.60
Truck-driver heavy: $44.21 rising 4 steps to $47.04
Truck-driver light-heavy: $38.32 rising 4 steps to $40.77
Truck-driver light: $35.38 rising 4 steps to $37.63
Apprentice mechanic fourth-year (100%): $41.21 rising 4 steps to $44.04
Apprentice mechanic third-year (90%): $37.09 rising 4 steps to $39.64
Apprentice mechanic second-year (80%): $32.97 rising 4 steps to $35.23
Apprentice mechanic first-year (70%): $28.85 rising 4 steps to $30.83
Apprentice welder third-year (90%): $37.09 rising 4 steps to $39.64
Apprentice welder second-year (80%): $32.97 rising 4 steps to $35.23
Apprentice welder first-year (70%): $28.85 rising 4 steps to $30.83
Summer students: $21.40 rising 4 steps to $22.77
Editor’s notes: Overnight stays: $60 per diem ($15 for breakfast; $15 for lunch; $30 for dinner), maximum $175 per night for accommodations, when camp accommodations are not available. Prescription safety glasses: Maximum $185 every 2 years, or earlier if employee’s prescription changes.
Wage adjustments:
Effective April 11, 2018: 1.75%
Effective Feb. 28, 2019: 2.5%
Effective Feb. 28, 2020: 1.25%
Effective Feb. 28, 2021: 1.25%
Effective Feb. 28, 2022: 1.25%
Shift premium: $2.50 per hour for all hours worked on regularly scheduled shifts which have start time before 5:30 a.m. or noon. $2 per hour for all hours worked, if employee is assigned to job site where no other collective agreement between union and another subsidiary of company’s parent is in effect.
Paid holidays: 11 days.
Vacations with pay: 4% to start, 80 hours or 4% after 1 year, 120 hours or 6% after 2 years, 160 hours or 8% after 5 years, 200 hours or 10% after 15 years.
Overtime: Time and one-half for all work after 8 hours per day or 40 hours per week.
Meal allowance: Meal will be provided for work expected to last longer than 14 hours. Meal will be provided after 12 hours of work.
Medical benefits: Employer will pay $1.60 for each hour worked by each employee into Operating Engineers Local 955 Health and Wellness Trust Fund. Effective first Sunday in March 2019: $1.65 per hour. Effective first Sunday in March 2021: $1.70 per hour.
Pension: Employees will have choice of contributing to either employer’s group RSP plan or Operating Engineers Pension Trust Fund. Employer will pay 5% of regular base rate for all hours worked into Operating Engineers Pension Trust Fund.
Bereavement leave: 24 hours off for death of spouse, child, stepchild, sister, sister-in-law, brother, brother-in-law, mother, father, mother-in-law, father-in-law, grandchild, grandparent, aunt, uncle.
Seniority – recall rights: 4 months.
Call-in pay: Minimum 4 hours’ work or 4 hours of pay at overtime rate provided work is not contiguous with employee’s regular shift.
Probationary period: 90 days.
Discipline: Sunset clause is 12 months for warnings; 30 months for suspensions.
Safety shoes: $225 per year for boots and clothing. Effective Jan. 1, 2019: $300 per year.
Uniforms/clothing: Employer will supply goggles, gloves, welder’s gloves, rubber clothes and boots, coveralls, hardhats, moulded hearing protection, safety glasses. Employer will provide 10 pairs of coveralls to each employee through coverall service that launders, repairs, replaces worn-out coveralls. Employer will maintain 6 pairs of spare coveralls if employee requires spare set.
Tool allowance: Employer will pay for recalibration of mechanic torque wrenches as required. $1 per hour for mechanics, apprentice mechanics. $0.50 per hour for welders, apprentice welders.
Mileage: $40 when an employee is assigned to field work outside of travel-free zone (established from Acheson shop at 45 kilometres by shortest public road). Applies only for sites within 100 kilometres from Acheson shop. $0.54 per kilometre for kilometres driven outside travel-free zone.
Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 6.4% increase):
Certified mechanic 3: $44.21 rising 4 steps to $47.04
Certified mechanic 2: $42.71 rising 4 steps to $45.54
Certified mechanic 1: $41.21 rising 4 steps to $44.04
Certified welder 3: $44.21 rising 4 steps to $47.04
Certified welder 2: $42.71 rising 4 steps to $45.54
Certified welder 1: $41.21 rising 4 steps to $44.04
Yardperson 2: $38.32 rising 4 steps to $40.77
Yardperson 1: $35.38 rising 4 steps to $37.63
Shop benchhand 3 (85%): $35.03 rising 4 steps to $37.43
Shop benchhand 2 (75%): $30.91 rising 4 steps to $33.03
Shop benchhand 1 (65%): $26.79 rising 4 steps to $28.63
Labourer 1 and temporary employees: $22.72 rising 4 steps to $24.17
Labourer 2: $25.42 rising 4 steps to $27.05
Labourer 3: $28.76 rising 4 steps to $30.60
Truck-driver heavy: $44.21 rising 4 steps to $47.04
Truck-driver light-heavy: $38.32 rising 4 steps to $40.77
Truck-driver light: $35.38 rising 4 steps to $37.63
Apprentice mechanic fourth-year (100%): $41.21 rising 4 steps to $44.04
Apprentice mechanic third-year (90%): $37.09 rising 4 steps to $39.64
Apprentice mechanic second-year (80%): $32.97 rising 4 steps to $35.23
Apprentice mechanic first-year (70%): $28.85 rising 4 steps to $30.83
Apprentice welder third-year (90%): $37.09 rising 4 steps to $39.64
Apprentice welder second-year (80%): $32.97 rising 4 steps to $35.23
Apprentice welder first-year (70%): $28.85 rising 4 steps to $30.83
Summer students: $21.40 rising 4 steps to $22.77
Editor’s notes: Overnight stays: $60 per diem ($15 for breakfast; $15 for lunch; $30 for dinner), maximum $175 per night for accommodations, when camp accommodations are not available. Prescription safety glasses: Maximum $185 every 2 years, or earlier if employee’s prescription changes.
