Provincewide, Prince Edward Island (230 labourers) and UA Canada, Local 721
Renewal agreement: Effective July 18, 2016, to Feb. 28, 2019. Signed on July 18, 2016.
Wage adjustments:
Effective March 1, 2017: 1.8%
Effective March 1, 2018: 1.6%
Shift premium: Foreman rate: $1.50 per hour for commercial and industrial jobs valued between $100,000 and $250,000; $3 per hour for jobs valued at more than $250,000.
Paid holidays: 10 days.
Vacations with pay: 8%.
Overtime: Double time for work on a holiday. Time and one-half for all other overtime work.
Meal allowance: $20 for workers who are not notified before 9 p.m. the previous evening of work out of town. Meal provided for workers who are working 2 hours of overtime without being informed of required overtime in the previous 24-hour period. Meals provided every 4 hours, maximum $20 value.
Pension: Local Union Pension Fund.
Bereavement leave: 3 days for death in immediate family (father, stepfather, mother, stepmother, spouse, child, brother, sister, stepchild, mother-in-law, father-in-law). 1 day for death of grandparent or grandparent of employee’s spouse.
Uniforms/clothing: For welders, the following will be provided by the employer: welding mitts, welder coat, welding hood when required, fire extinguisher, fire blanket.
Tool allowance: Copper pipecutters will be supplied with: 1 plumb bob, 1 tri-square, 1 torpedo level, 1 adjustable wrench, 1 16-foot measuring tape, 1 set of pipe wrenches to 18 inches, 2 hammers (1 ball peen, 1 claw), 1 hacksaw frame, 1 pair of vise grips, 1 tool box of adequate size for personal tools.
Mileage: $0.58 per kilometre outside a 25-kilometre radius around Charlottetown and Summerside. On projects which are greater than 64 kilometres away, employees will be paid an additional $2 per day for each 15 kilometres over 64 kilometres.
Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 3.4% increase):
Industrial plumbing and pipefitting workers
July 17, 2016: $39.39
March 1, 2017: $40.09
March 1, 2018: $40.74
Plumbing, ventilation and heating workers
July 17, 2016: $36.46
March 1, 2017: $37.16
March 1, 2018: $37.81
Editor’s notes: Outside work: No member of the union employed under the terms of this agreement shall do work at his trade or connected work for any other person or persons outside the regular hours as laid down in this agreement. First offence: $50 fine and 1-week suspension; second offence: $100 fine and 1-month suspension; third offence: expulsion from the union for 1 year. Safety training: When an employee is required to complete a safety course (WHMIS, fall arrest, safety orientation, first aid and confined space) the employer will pay the employee the regular wage rate for time on the course, providing the employee successfully completes it. Industry improvement fund: $0.26 per hour per employee to the fund. Cellphones: Employees shall not use cellphones while at work on the job site.
Wage adjustments:
Effective March 1, 2017: 1.8%
Effective March 1, 2018: 1.6%
Shift premium: Foreman rate: $1.50 per hour for commercial and industrial jobs valued between $100,000 and $250,000; $3 per hour for jobs valued at more than $250,000.
Paid holidays: 10 days.
Vacations with pay: 8%.
Overtime: Double time for work on a holiday. Time and one-half for all other overtime work.
Meal allowance: $20 for workers who are not notified before 9 p.m. the previous evening of work out of town. Meal provided for workers who are working 2 hours of overtime without being informed of required overtime in the previous 24-hour period. Meals provided every 4 hours, maximum $20 value.
Pension: Local Union Pension Fund.
Bereavement leave: 3 days for death in immediate family (father, stepfather, mother, stepmother, spouse, child, brother, sister, stepchild, mother-in-law, father-in-law). 1 day for death of grandparent or grandparent of employee’s spouse.
Uniforms/clothing: For welders, the following will be provided by the employer: welding mitts, welder coat, welding hood when required, fire extinguisher, fire blanket.
Tool allowance: Copper pipecutters will be supplied with: 1 plumb bob, 1 tri-square, 1 torpedo level, 1 adjustable wrench, 1 16-foot measuring tape, 1 set of pipe wrenches to 18 inches, 2 hammers (1 ball peen, 1 claw), 1 hacksaw frame, 1 pair of vise grips, 1 tool box of adequate size for personal tools.
Mileage: $0.58 per kilometre outside a 25-kilometre radius around Charlottetown and Summerside. On projects which are greater than 64 kilometres away, employees will be paid an additional $2 per day for each 15 kilometres over 64 kilometres.
Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 3.4% increase):
Industrial plumbing and pipefitting workers
July 17, 2016: $39.39
March 1, 2017: $40.09
March 1, 2018: $40.74
Plumbing, ventilation and heating workers
July 17, 2016: $36.46
March 1, 2017: $37.16
March 1, 2018: $37.81
Editor’s notes: Outside work: No member of the union employed under the terms of this agreement shall do work at his trade or connected work for any other person or persons outside the regular hours as laid down in this agreement. First offence: $50 fine and 1-week suspension; second offence: $100 fine and 1-month suspension; third offence: expulsion from the union for 1 year. Safety training: When an employee is required to complete a safety course (WHMIS, fall arrest, safety orientation, first aid and confined space) the employer will pay the employee the regular wage rate for time on the course, providing the employee successfully completes it. Industry improvement fund: $0.26 per hour per employee to the fund. Cellphones: Employees shall not use cellphones while at work on the job site.
