Edmonton (66 metal fabricating workers) and United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union (USW), Local I-207
Renewal agreement: Effective June 1, 2016, to May 31, 2018. Signed on May 18, 2016.
Wage adjustments:
Effective June 1, 2017: 3%
Shift premium: First-aid attendants: $0.25 per hour. Back-up first-aid/CPR attendants: $0.10 per hour. First-aid/CPR certification: $0.10 per hour. Afternoon/night shifts: $0.90 per hour.
Paid holidays: 12 days.
Vacations with pay: 1 day for each month, maximum 10 days to start, 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 16 years.
Overtime: Time and one-half for hours worked after 8 hours per day and the first 4 hours on a Saturday. All other hours, double time. Time may be banked.
Medical benefits: Health-care spending account: $350 per year for individuals, $500 per year for families.
Dental: 100% for basic services, 50% for major services, maximum $1,500 per person per year. $1,000 lifetime orthodontic coverage.
Vision: $250 per person every 2 years for glasses, $75 every 2 years for eye exams.
Paramedical: Chiropractor, osteopath, naturopath, chiropodist/podiatrist, psychologist, speech therapist, massage therapist: $350 per per year.
STD: Employer pays 100% of premiums. 66 2/3% of earnings maximum $850 per week.
LTD: Employer pays 100% of premiums. 5% of earnings maximum $10,000 per month.
AD&D: Employer pays 100% of premiums. Coverage is greater of annual salary or $60,000.
Life insurance: Employer pays 100% of premiums. Coverage is greater of annual salary or $60,000.
Pension: Employer pays 100% of contributions.
Bereavement leave: 5 days (4 days for 10- or 12-hour shift workers) for death of employee’s spouse or child. 3 days for death of extended family (parent, brother, sister, grandchildren, mother-in-law, father-in-law, grandparents, grandparents-in-law). 1 day to attend funeral of brother-in-law, sister-in-law.
Seniority – recall rights: 12 months.
Call-in pay: Minimum 4 hours’ pay at double time if employee doesn’t receive 24 hours' advance notice. Time and one-half if employee receives notice.
Probationary period: 480 hours.
Safety shoes: Company will provide: metatarsal safety footwear (maximum $185, rubber boots with metatarsal protection).
Uniforms/clothing: Company will provide: goggles, safety goggles, gloves for welding and gas cutting operations, safety helmets, welding helmets, prescription safety glasses, gloves, adequate hearing protection, calibrated measuring tapes, winter wear.
Sample rates of pay (current, after 3% increase):
2 (temporary student employee): $17.49 rising 1 step to $18.01
4 (warehouse and shop helper -first 6 months, machine helper - new hire): $19.04 rising 1 step to $19.61
6 (warehouse and shop helper - 6 months experience): $25.62 rising 1 step to $26.39
7 (machine helper - 6 months' experience): $27.60 rising 1 step to $28.43
8 (warehouseman, multi-torch trainee, brake trainee, plate-roll operator trainee, saw operator trainee, shear operator trainee, laser operator trainee, kinetic operator trainee, beveller trainee, cab-crane operator trainee): $28.01 rising 1 step to $28.85
9 (conventional and tractor-trailer under 40 feet truck driver, machine operator/ironworker): $28.42 rising 1 step to $29.27
10 (tractor-trailer driver, shear operator, saw operator): $28.82 rising 1 step to $29.68
11 (cab-operated crane operator, shop floor receiving/shipping inspector): $29.24 rising 1 step to $30.12
12 (shipper - 99th street): $29.67 rising 1 step to $30.56
13: $30.09 rising 1 step to $30.99
14 (brake operator & setup, multi-torch operator & setup): $30.50 rising 1 step to $31.42
16 (beveller operator): $31.31 rising 1 step to $32.25
17 (plate-roll operator, advanced brake operator): $31.72 rising 1 step to $32.67
18 (laser operator): $32.14 rising 1 step to $33.10
19 (kinetic operator): $32.56 rising 1 step to $33.54
20: $32.97 rising 1 step to $33.96
21: $33.40 rising 1 step to $34.40
22 (advanced plate-roll operator, advanced kinetic operator): $33.82 rising 1 step to $34.83
23: $34.24 rising 1 step to $35.27
24: $34.66 rising 1 step to $35.70
Editor’s notes: Hearing aids: $400 every 5 years. Custom-made orthotics: 2 pairs per year.
Wage adjustments:
Effective June 1, 2017: 3%
Shift premium: First-aid attendants: $0.25 per hour. Back-up first-aid/CPR attendants: $0.10 per hour. First-aid/CPR certification: $0.10 per hour. Afternoon/night shifts: $0.90 per hour.
Paid holidays: 12 days.
Vacations with pay: 1 day for each month, maximum 10 days to start, 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 16 years.
Overtime: Time and one-half for hours worked after 8 hours per day and the first 4 hours on a Saturday. All other hours, double time. Time may be banked.
Medical benefits: Health-care spending account: $350 per year for individuals, $500 per year for families.
Dental: 100% for basic services, 50% for major services, maximum $1,500 per person per year. $1,000 lifetime orthodontic coverage.
Vision: $250 per person every 2 years for glasses, $75 every 2 years for eye exams.
Paramedical: Chiropractor, osteopath, naturopath, chiropodist/podiatrist, psychologist, speech therapist, massage therapist: $350 per per year.
STD: Employer pays 100% of premiums. 66 2/3% of earnings maximum $850 per week.
LTD: Employer pays 100% of premiums. 5% of earnings maximum $10,000 per month.
AD&D: Employer pays 100% of premiums. Coverage is greater of annual salary or $60,000.
Life insurance: Employer pays 100% of premiums. Coverage is greater of annual salary or $60,000.
Pension: Employer pays 100% of contributions.
Bereavement leave: 5 days (4 days for 10- or 12-hour shift workers) for death of employee’s spouse or child. 3 days for death of extended family (parent, brother, sister, grandchildren, mother-in-law, father-in-law, grandparents, grandparents-in-law). 1 day to attend funeral of brother-in-law, sister-in-law.
Seniority – recall rights: 12 months.
Call-in pay: Minimum 4 hours’ pay at double time if employee doesn’t receive 24 hours' advance notice. Time and one-half if employee receives notice.
Probationary period: 480 hours.
Safety shoes: Company will provide: metatarsal safety footwear (maximum $185, rubber boots with metatarsal protection).
Uniforms/clothing: Company will provide: goggles, safety goggles, gloves for welding and gas cutting operations, safety helmets, welding helmets, prescription safety glasses, gloves, adequate hearing protection, calibrated measuring tapes, winter wear.
Sample rates of pay (current, after 3% increase):
2 (temporary student employee): $17.49 rising 1 step to $18.01
4 (warehouse and shop helper -first 6 months, machine helper - new hire): $19.04 rising 1 step to $19.61
6 (warehouse and shop helper - 6 months experience): $25.62 rising 1 step to $26.39
7 (machine helper - 6 months' experience): $27.60 rising 1 step to $28.43
8 (warehouseman, multi-torch trainee, brake trainee, plate-roll operator trainee, saw operator trainee, shear operator trainee, laser operator trainee, kinetic operator trainee, beveller trainee, cab-crane operator trainee): $28.01 rising 1 step to $28.85
9 (conventional and tractor-trailer under 40 feet truck driver, machine operator/ironworker): $28.42 rising 1 step to $29.27
10 (tractor-trailer driver, shear operator, saw operator): $28.82 rising 1 step to $29.68
11 (cab-operated crane operator, shop floor receiving/shipping inspector): $29.24 rising 1 step to $30.12
12 (shipper - 99th street): $29.67 rising 1 step to $30.56
13: $30.09 rising 1 step to $30.99
14 (brake operator & setup, multi-torch operator & setup): $30.50 rising 1 step to $31.42
16 (beveller operator): $31.31 rising 1 step to $32.25
17 (plate-roll operator, advanced brake operator): $31.72 rising 1 step to $32.67
18 (laser operator): $32.14 rising 1 step to $33.10
19 (kinetic operator): $32.56 rising 1 step to $33.54
20: $32.97 rising 1 step to $33.96
21: $33.40 rising 1 step to $34.40
22 (advanced plate-roll operator, advanced kinetic operator): $33.82 rising 1 step to $34.83
23: $34.24 rising 1 step to $35.27
24: $34.66 rising 1 step to $35.70
Editor’s notes: Hearing aids: $400 every 5 years. Custom-made orthotics: 2 pairs per year.
