Cott Beverages Canada

Mississauga, Ont. (120 production employees) and Teamsters Local Union 938

Renewal agreement: Effective Feb. 1, 2016, to Jan. 31, 2019. Signed on April 22, 2016. 
Wage adjustments: 
Effective Feb. 1, 2017: 1.5%
Effective Feb.  1, 2018: 2%
Shift premium: Afternoon 60 cents per hour. Night 70 cents per hour.  Lead hand premium: $2.03 per hour.
Paid holidays: 12 days. 
Vacations with pay: 2 weeks after 1 year, 3 weeks after 5 years, 4 weeks after 10 years, 5 weeks after 17 years, 6 weeks after 25 years. 
Overtime:  Time and one-half for workers on 10 hours, 4 days per week shift; on the 5th day, double time for work on the 6th day. Time and one-half for workers on 5 hours, 5 days per week shift; on the 6th day, double time for work on subsequent days. Double time for workers on 4 12-hour shifts; on the 5th day, double time for any hours worked after the 12th straight hour. Time and one-half for any hours worked after the 8th straight hour, double time for any hours worked after the 11th straight hour. Time and one- half for any hours worked in excess of 10 hours per day, double time for any hours worked in excess of 13 hours per day. 
Meal allowance: $12 for more than 2 hours of overtime.
Medical benefits: 100% semi-private coverage. Costco drug coverage 100% or 90% elsewhere. 
Dental: 100% coverage after $25 deductible. $2,500 maximum per year. 50-50 coinsurance for orthodontic with lifetime maximum of $1,500. 60-40 coinsurance for major restorative with lifetime maximum of $5,000.
Vision: $275 every 24 months. 
Weekly indemnity: 70% of earnings, maximum $750 per week. 
Sick leave: 4 hours per month each Jan. 1 into bank. Unused hours paid 100% each Jan. 15, 66 2/3% for each hour used. Unused hours converted to vacation days next year, to a maximum of 48 hours. 
AD&D: $25,000 per employee. $5,000 per spouse or child. 
Life insurance: $25,000.
Pension: Teamster Canada Pension Trust Fund. Payments made by employer 6.25% effective Feb. 1, 2016, increasing to 6.5% effective Feb. 1, 2017.
Bereavement leave: 5 days for immediate family (spouse, daughters or sons, parents, grandparents, brothers or sisters, father-in-law and  mother-in-law). 
Seniority – recall rights: 12 months.
Probationary period: 1,000 hours worked over 12 months. 
Discipline: Sunset clause is 12 months.
Safety shoes: $250 per year. 
Uniforms/clothing: Employees receive credits to purchase various items of clothing. 1 new winter jacket every 3 years. 
Tool allowance: $500 per year. 
Sample rates of pay (current, after 1.5% and 2% increase):
Seasonal: $15.58 rising in 2 steps to $16.13.
Probationary: $18.64 rising in 2 steps to $19.30.
General soft drink worker: $24.93 rising in 2 steps to $25.81.
Forklift operator: $26.88 rising in 2 steps to $27.83. 
Driver/shunt: $23.55 rising  in 2 steps to $24.38.
Raw materials handler: $27.91 rising in 2 steps to $28.90.
Machine operator: $26.88 rising in 2 steps to $27.83.
Shipper/receiver: $26.88 rising in 2 steps to $27.83.
Q.C./microbiology technician: $28.05 rising in 2 steps to $29.04.
 Syrup/concentrate maker: $28.05 rising in 2 steps to $29.04.
Sanitation technician: $27.17 rising in 2 steps to $28.13.
General mechanic: $30.78 rising in 2 steps to $31.86.
Licensed mechanic/licensed technician: $36.65 rising in 2 steps to $37.94.
Electromechanic: $39.02 rising in 2 steps to $40.40.
PLC programmer and automation technician: $40.82 rising in 2 steps  to $42.27. 
Editor’s notes:  Beverages: 2 free cases of canned soft drink each month.

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