Edmonton (90 maintenance, production employees, electricians, apprentices) and Unifor, Local 728A
Renewal agreement: Effective Aug. 1, 2017, to July 31, 2021. Ratified on Sept. 5, 2017. Signed on Aug. 1, 2017.
Shift premium: $2.18 per hour for work between 7 p.m. and 7 a.m. (Does not apply to day employees). 7% of prevailing tradesmen’s rate to senior qualified maintenance 1 for acting as maintenance-group leader and to senior qualified electrician 1 for acting as electrical-group leader. $1.25 per hour for dual-trade premium.
Paid holidays: 12 days.
Vacations with pay: 8 hours per month, maximum 80 hours to start, 2 weeks after 1 year, 3 weeks after 3 years, 4 weeks after 10 years, 5 weeks after 20 years, 6 weeks after 25 years.
Overtime: Double time for all work in excess of normal daily schedule or for all work in excess of regular hours in pay period.
Meal allowance: Meal will be provided if employee works more than 2 hours of overtime. Second meal after 6 hours of overtime. Provision does not apply if employee is working regular shift on scheduled day off.
Medical benefits: Employer pays 100% of premiums.
Dental: Employer pays 100% of premiums for reimbursement based on current Alberta dental fee schedule.
Weekly indemnity: Employer pays 100% of premiums for 63% of weekly earnings, maximum $1,000 per week.
LTD: Employer pays 100% of premiums for 60% of monthly earnings, maximum monthly benefit of $4,000.
Life insurance: Employer pays 100% of premiums for coverage of 1 times employee’s base rate.
Pension: Owens Corning Canada Pension Plan for Hourly-Rated Employees.
Bereavement leave: 3 days for death of spouse, mother, father, child, sister, brother, mother-in-law, father-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, grandmother, grandfather, grandchildren, aunt, uncle, niece, nephew. 1 day to attend funeral for any family relationship not identified above.
Seniority – recall rights: 12 months.
Call-in pay: Minimum payment of 4 hours’ pay at basic rate, except where employee starts to work 4 hours or less before regular starting time, in which case overtime payment will be based on hours actually worked.
Probationary period: 50 working days.
Severance: 1 week’s pay for each year of service, maximum 26 weeks pay, after 1 year of service.
Safety shoes: $175 per year for CSA-approved safety footwear. May be carried forward, maximum $350 per 24-month period. Individually fitted CSA-approved rubber boots will be provided, if requested, to all employees working in forming area. Boots will be issued for forming operators (1, 2, first reserve) furnace-forehearth operators, furnace-forehearth coordinator and reserve, maximum $350 per 12 months.
Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 5.3% increase):
Electrician 1/maintenance 1: $43.10 rising 3 steps to $45.40
Forehearth/forming coordinator: $40.28 rising 3 steps to $42.43
Furnace forehearth op./machine tender/warehouse coordinator: $37.65 rising 3 steps to $39.66
Process systems support/safety and training coordinator: $37.65 rising 3 steps to $39.66
Forming operator 1: $36.55 rising 3 steps to $38.50
Forming operator 2/tally driver/stores receiver: $35.03 rising 3 steps to $36.90
Production attendant: $33.25 rising 3 steps to $35.03
Raw material unloader/line-driver/maintenance utility: $32.66 rising 3 steps to $34.40
Packaging attendant (grade F): $31.48 rising 3 steps to $33.16
Packaging attendant (grade F1): $25.91 rising 3 steps to $27.29
Production entry: $22 rising 3 steps to $23.18
Apprentice (first-year): $32.32 rising 3 steps to $34.05
Apprentice (second-year): $34.47 rising 3 steps to $36.31
Apprentice (third-year): $36.62 rising 3 steps to $38.58
Apprentice (fourth-year): $38.79 rising 3 steps to $40.86
Relief supervisor/electrical group leader/maintenance group leader: $46.12 rising 3 steps to $48.58
Apprentice requiring 4-year apprenticeship
First year: 75% of maintenance 1 rate
Second year: 80% of maintenance 1 rate
Third year: 85% of maintenance 1 rate
Fourth year: 90% of maintenance 1 rate
Apprentice requiring 3-year apprenticeship
First year: 75% of maintenance 1 rate
Second year: 80% of maintenance 1 rate
Third year: 90% of maintenance 1 rate
All employees will receive lump-sum of $1,500 within 30 days of ratification
Editor’s notes: Training pay: Employees will be paid time and one-half for all hours while attending training or educational meetings conducted by employer outside regular working hours. For training during regular hours, minimum 3 hours’ pay at straight time wages. Education fund: Employer will pay $0.03 per straight time hour worked to Unifor Paid Education Leave program.
Shift premium: $2.18 per hour for work between 7 p.m. and 7 a.m. (Does not apply to day employees). 7% of prevailing tradesmen’s rate to senior qualified maintenance 1 for acting as maintenance-group leader and to senior qualified electrician 1 for acting as electrical-group leader. $1.25 per hour for dual-trade premium.
Paid holidays: 12 days.
Vacations with pay: 8 hours per month, maximum 80 hours to start, 2 weeks after 1 year, 3 weeks after 3 years, 4 weeks after 10 years, 5 weeks after 20 years, 6 weeks after 25 years.
Overtime: Double time for all work in excess of normal daily schedule or for all work in excess of regular hours in pay period.
Meal allowance: Meal will be provided if employee works more than 2 hours of overtime. Second meal after 6 hours of overtime. Provision does not apply if employee is working regular shift on scheduled day off.
Medical benefits: Employer pays 100% of premiums.
Dental: Employer pays 100% of premiums for reimbursement based on current Alberta dental fee schedule.
Weekly indemnity: Employer pays 100% of premiums for 63% of weekly earnings, maximum $1,000 per week.
LTD: Employer pays 100% of premiums for 60% of monthly earnings, maximum monthly benefit of $4,000.
Life insurance: Employer pays 100% of premiums for coverage of 1 times employee’s base rate.
Pension: Owens Corning Canada Pension Plan for Hourly-Rated Employees.
Bereavement leave: 3 days for death of spouse, mother, father, child, sister, brother, mother-in-law, father-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, grandmother, grandfather, grandchildren, aunt, uncle, niece, nephew. 1 day to attend funeral for any family relationship not identified above.
Seniority – recall rights: 12 months.
Call-in pay: Minimum payment of 4 hours’ pay at basic rate, except where employee starts to work 4 hours or less before regular starting time, in which case overtime payment will be based on hours actually worked.
Probationary period: 50 working days.
Severance: 1 week’s pay for each year of service, maximum 26 weeks pay, after 1 year of service.
Safety shoes: $175 per year for CSA-approved safety footwear. May be carried forward, maximum $350 per 24-month period. Individually fitted CSA-approved rubber boots will be provided, if requested, to all employees working in forming area. Boots will be issued for forming operators (1, 2, first reserve) furnace-forehearth operators, furnace-forehearth coordinator and reserve, maximum $350 per 12 months.
Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 5.3% increase):
Electrician 1/maintenance 1: $43.10 rising 3 steps to $45.40
Forehearth/forming coordinator: $40.28 rising 3 steps to $42.43
Furnace forehearth op./machine tender/warehouse coordinator: $37.65 rising 3 steps to $39.66
Process systems support/safety and training coordinator: $37.65 rising 3 steps to $39.66
Forming operator 1: $36.55 rising 3 steps to $38.50
Forming operator 2/tally driver/stores receiver: $35.03 rising 3 steps to $36.90
Production attendant: $33.25 rising 3 steps to $35.03
Raw material unloader/line-driver/maintenance utility: $32.66 rising 3 steps to $34.40
Packaging attendant (grade F): $31.48 rising 3 steps to $33.16
Packaging attendant (grade F1): $25.91 rising 3 steps to $27.29
Production entry: $22 rising 3 steps to $23.18
Apprentice (first-year): $32.32 rising 3 steps to $34.05
Apprentice (second-year): $34.47 rising 3 steps to $36.31
Apprentice (third-year): $36.62 rising 3 steps to $38.58
Apprentice (fourth-year): $38.79 rising 3 steps to $40.86
Relief supervisor/electrical group leader/maintenance group leader: $46.12 rising 3 steps to $48.58
Apprentice requiring 4-year apprenticeship
First year: 75% of maintenance 1 rate
Second year: 80% of maintenance 1 rate
Third year: 85% of maintenance 1 rate
Fourth year: 90% of maintenance 1 rate
Apprentice requiring 3-year apprenticeship
First year: 75% of maintenance 1 rate
Second year: 80% of maintenance 1 rate
Third year: 90% of maintenance 1 rate
All employees will receive lump-sum of $1,500 within 30 days of ratification
Editor’s notes: Training pay: Employees will be paid time and one-half for all hours while attending training or educational meetings conducted by employer outside regular working hours. For training during regular hours, minimum 3 hours’ pay at straight time wages. Education fund: Employer will pay $0.03 per straight time hour worked to Unifor Paid Education Leave program.
