Provincewide, Alberta (720 labourers, boilermakers, electricians, construction workers) and Construction Workers Union (CLAC), Local 63
Renewal agreement: Effective Oct. 10, 2016, to Sept. 29, 2018. Signed on Nov. 15, 2016.
Shift premium: Dual ticket: $3 per hour of journeyman rate. Lead hand: $3 per hour (previously 6%) of journeyman rate. Foreman: $6 per hour (previously 15%) of journeyman rate. Steward: $1.50 per hour (previously $1 per hour). Steward with tool box 1: $1.50 per hour (previously $1 per hour). Steward with tool box 2: $1.50 per hour (previously $1 per hour). Steward with tool box 3: $2.25 per hour (previously $1.75 per hour). Chief steward with tool box 1: $2.75 per hour (previously $2.25 per hour). Chief steward with tool box 2: $2.75 per hour (previously $2.25 per hour). Chief steward with tool box 3: $3 per hour. Night shift: $3 per hour. First aid ticket: $0.25 per hour.
Paid holidays: 11 days.
Vacations with pay: 6% on each paycheque.
Overtime: Time and one-half for all work after 8 hours per day or 40 hours per week.
Medical benefits: CLAC Health and Welfare Trust Fund. Employees eligible after 350 hours worked.
Dental: Basic services: 100% coverage, maximum $2,000 per person per year. Comprehensive: 50% coverage, maximum $2,000 per person per year. Orthodontic: 50% coverage, lifetime maximum $3,000 per child younger than 19.
Vision: Younger than 21: $300 per year. Older than 21: $300 every 2 years.
STD: 60% weekly earnings, maximum $600 per week, maximum 119 days.
LTD: 60% weekly earnings, maximum $2,600 per month, per employee, payable after 119 days.
AD&D: $100,000 coverage.
Life insurance: $100,000 coverage.
Pension: Employer contributes to union-sponsored group RSP. Employer contributes 2%, employee contributes 2% to CLAC Pension Plan.
Bereavement leave: 3 days for death of spouse, common-law spouse, child, legal dependant, mother, father, brother, sister, mother-in-law, father-in-law, grandparent, grandchild.
Call-in pay: Minimum 2 hours’ pay.
Probationary period: 3 months.
Safety shoes: $150 per year for CSA-approved, high-cuffed (no less than 6 inches) boots. Shoes not acceptable.
Uniforms/clothing: All employees will wear CSA-approved safety hats supplied by employer. Employer will provide gloves, non-prescription safety glasses, fire-retardant coveralls if required.
Tool allowance: Specialty and power tools will be provided by employer.
Sample rates of hourly pay (current):
General Alberta industrial
Boilermaker/steam fitter: $49.73
Carpenter/scaffolder: $47.32
Crane operator: $49.73
Crane operator>100 ton: $51.50
Electrician: $49.73
Equipment operator - entry: $37.47
Equipment operator - intermediate: $43.69
Equipment operator - principle: $47.32
Gas fitter: $49.73
HD mechanic JM: $49.73
Instrumentation technician: $49.73
Ironworker - journeyman: $49.73
Labourer 1: $25.69
Labourer 2: $28.12
Labourer 3: $31.86
Labourer 4: $33.95
Warehouse - non-journeyman: $41.22
Millwright: $49.73
Pipefitter: $49.73
Tank erector - non-journeyman: $41.22
Welder-journeyman: $49.73
Welder B-pressure - SS/CR/Ti: $55.63
Welder B-pressure: $50.91
Welder with rig: $91.99
B welder with rig: $94.26
Commercial/institutional construction
Carpenter/scaffolder: $42.95
Electrician: $45.12
Instrumentation technician: $45.12
Crane operator 0-100 ton: $45.12
Crane operator 101-300 ton: $46.83
Equipment operator - principle: $42.95
Equipment operator - intermediate: $36.79
Equipment operator - entry: $32.67
Ironworker - journeyman: $45.12
Labourer - skilled: $31.02
Labourer - intermediate: $28.77
Labourer - entry: $23.56
Pipefitter: $44.95
Welder: $45.12
Welder B-pressure: $46.26
Welder B-pressure - SS/CR/Ti: $50.82
Welder with rig: $86.15
B welder with rig: $88.41
Editor’s notes: Negotiating committee: Maximum 4 employees per committee will be paid by employer, maximum 40 hours per employee for time spent negotiating collective agreement. Prescription safety eyewear: Employer will reimburse 50% for prescription safety eyewear, maximum $300 (previously $250). Fresh-air hoods: Employer will reimburse 50% for fresh-air hood, maximum $1,000, after employee has worked 2,000 hours.
Shift premium: Dual ticket: $3 per hour of journeyman rate. Lead hand: $3 per hour (previously 6%) of journeyman rate. Foreman: $6 per hour (previously 15%) of journeyman rate. Steward: $1.50 per hour (previously $1 per hour). Steward with tool box 1: $1.50 per hour (previously $1 per hour). Steward with tool box 2: $1.50 per hour (previously $1 per hour). Steward with tool box 3: $2.25 per hour (previously $1.75 per hour). Chief steward with tool box 1: $2.75 per hour (previously $2.25 per hour). Chief steward with tool box 2: $2.75 per hour (previously $2.25 per hour). Chief steward with tool box 3: $3 per hour. Night shift: $3 per hour. First aid ticket: $0.25 per hour.
Paid holidays: 11 days.
Vacations with pay: 6% on each paycheque.
Overtime: Time and one-half for all work after 8 hours per day or 40 hours per week.
Medical benefits: CLAC Health and Welfare Trust Fund. Employees eligible after 350 hours worked.
Dental: Basic services: 100% coverage, maximum $2,000 per person per year. Comprehensive: 50% coverage, maximum $2,000 per person per year. Orthodontic: 50% coverage, lifetime maximum $3,000 per child younger than 19.
Vision: Younger than 21: $300 per year. Older than 21: $300 every 2 years.
STD: 60% weekly earnings, maximum $600 per week, maximum 119 days.
LTD: 60% weekly earnings, maximum $2,600 per month, per employee, payable after 119 days.
AD&D: $100,000 coverage.
Life insurance: $100,000 coverage.
Pension: Employer contributes to union-sponsored group RSP. Employer contributes 2%, employee contributes 2% to CLAC Pension Plan.
Bereavement leave: 3 days for death of spouse, common-law spouse, child, legal dependant, mother, father, brother, sister, mother-in-law, father-in-law, grandparent, grandchild.
Call-in pay: Minimum 2 hours’ pay.
Probationary period: 3 months.
Safety shoes: $150 per year for CSA-approved, high-cuffed (no less than 6 inches) boots. Shoes not acceptable.
Uniforms/clothing: All employees will wear CSA-approved safety hats supplied by employer. Employer will provide gloves, non-prescription safety glasses, fire-retardant coveralls if required.
Tool allowance: Specialty and power tools will be provided by employer.
Sample rates of hourly pay (current):
General Alberta industrial
Boilermaker/steam fitter: $49.73
Carpenter/scaffolder: $47.32
Crane operator: $49.73
Crane operator>100 ton: $51.50
Electrician: $49.73
Equipment operator - entry: $37.47
Equipment operator - intermediate: $43.69
Equipment operator - principle: $47.32
Gas fitter: $49.73
HD mechanic JM: $49.73
Instrumentation technician: $49.73
Ironworker - journeyman: $49.73
Labourer 1: $25.69
Labourer 2: $28.12
Labourer 3: $31.86
Labourer 4: $33.95
Warehouse - non-journeyman: $41.22
Millwright: $49.73
Pipefitter: $49.73
Tank erector - non-journeyman: $41.22
Welder-journeyman: $49.73
Welder B-pressure - SS/CR/Ti: $55.63
Welder B-pressure: $50.91
Welder with rig: $91.99
B welder with rig: $94.26
Commercial/institutional construction
Carpenter/scaffolder: $42.95
Electrician: $45.12
Instrumentation technician: $45.12
Crane operator 0-100 ton: $45.12
Crane operator 101-300 ton: $46.83
Equipment operator - principle: $42.95
Equipment operator - intermediate: $36.79
Equipment operator - entry: $32.67
Ironworker - journeyman: $45.12
Labourer - skilled: $31.02
Labourer - intermediate: $28.77
Labourer - entry: $23.56
Pipefitter: $44.95
Welder: $45.12
Welder B-pressure: $46.26
Welder B-pressure - SS/CR/Ti: $50.82
Welder with rig: $86.15
B welder with rig: $88.41
Editor’s notes: Negotiating committee: Maximum 4 employees per committee will be paid by employer, maximum 40 hours per employee for time spent negotiating collective agreement. Prescription safety eyewear: Employer will reimburse 50% for prescription safety eyewear, maximum $300 (previously $250). Fresh-air hoods: Employer will reimburse 50% for fresh-air hood, maximum $1,000, after employee has worked 2,000 hours.
