Air Liquide Canada

Edmonton (49 technicians, operators, welders, mechanics) and Unifor, Local 777

Renewal agreement: Effective July 3, 2017, to Jan. 31 2021. Ratified July 3, 2017. Signed on Aug. 25, 2017.
Shift premium: $1.26 per hour for afternoon shift. $1.38 per hour for night shift. $2.10 per hour for employees working on continuous operations on Sundays. $1.30 per hour for lead hands. $0.95 per hour when truck driver is hauling pup trailer. $0.95 per hour to maintenance-shop mechanics who have CVIP license.
Paid holidays: 11 days, plus half day on day before Christmas and half day on day before New Year’s. 
Vacations with pay: 1 day per month, maximum 10 days to start, 2 weeks after 1 year, 3 weeks after 3 years, 4 weeks after 9 years, 5 weeks after 19 years, 6 weeks after 25 years. 
Overtime: Time and one-half for all work after regular hours. Double time after 10 or 14 hours of work and on employee’s first, second, subsequent scheduled weekly days of rest. May be banked, maximum 48 hours. 
Meal allowance: $12.50 for extra 2 hours of overtime after completing regular shift, and for each additional 4-hour period. 
Medical benefits: Employer pays 100% of premiums for Alberta Health Care Insurance Plan and group insurance plan. 
Dental: Employer pays 100% of premiums.
Vision: 100% coverage for eye examination, maximum 1 per person every 2 years. 
Paramedical: Employer pays 80% of premiums, employee pays 20% of premiums. $450 maximum per year for licensed physiotherapist, massage therapist. $300 maximum per year for licensed psychologist, licensed acupuncturist, licensed osteopath, naturopath or homeopath. $500 maximum per year for licensed chiropractor, including X-ray.
Weekly indemnity: Employer pays 100% of premiums for 70% of base weekly earnings, maximum 48 weeks, from first working day of non-occupational accident or from fourth working day of sickness.
LTD: After employee has been disabled for 48 weeks, plan provides 60% of employee's earnings, maximum $3,000 per month. 
Life insurance: Employer pays 100% of premiums for coverage of 1-times annual salary, minimum $58,000 (including AD&D coverage).
Pension: Pension Plan of Air Liquide Canada. Employee contributes 5% (defined benefits module) or 4% (defined contribution module); employer contributes 5% (defined contribution module). Employer will further match additional 2% of employee contributions (defined contribution module). Employees hired after Jan. 1, 2007, will be enrolled into defined contribution module.
Bereavement leave: 5 days for death of spouse, parents, child. 3 days for death of brother, sister, mother-in-law, father-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, grandparents. 1 day for death of grandchild. Employer will consider further time off when employee must travel more than 500 kilometres 1 way to attend funeral.
Seniority – recall rights: 1 year, 18 months after 3 years of service.
Call-in pay: Minimum 4 hours’ pay at regular rate. 
Probationary period: 90 days. 
Discipline: Sunset clause is 12 months for minor offenses, 24 months for major offenses.
Severance: 2 weeks’ pay plus 2 weeks’ pay for each year of continuous service, after 1 year of service. 
Safety shoes: $190 for regular CSA-approved safety shoes, $215 for CSA-approved metatarsal safety boots (employee regularly classified as shipper-receiver/truck driver).
Uniforms/clothing: Employer will provide hard hats, gloves, non-prescription safety glasses, rubber boots, rainwear, winter protection. Employer will provide up to 2 pairs of fire-resistant coveralls per week and 1 additional pair of non-fire-resistant coveralls per week to truck drivers and up to 5 pairs of coveralls per week and 1 additional pair of fire-resistant coveralls per week to maintenance shop employees.
Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 5.6% increase):
Customer installation technician
6 months: $46.62 rising 4 steps to $49.23
Heavy equipment technician/welder journeyman
Start: $37.61 rising 4 steps to $39.72
6 months: $44.69 rising 4 steps to $47.19
Heavy equipment technician or welder journeyman
Start: $36.56 rising 4 steps to $38.61
6 months: $43.20 rising 4 steps to $45.62
Heavy equipment apprentice third period completed
Start: $35.80 rising 4 steps to $37.80
6 months: $40.30 rising 4 steps to $42.56
CO2 operator
Start: $38.37 rising 4 steps to $40.52
6 months: $40.88 rising 4 steps to $43.17
Heavy equipment apprentice or welder apprentice second period completed
Start: $35.02 rising 4 steps to $36.98
6 months: $37.46 rising 4 steps to $39.56
Transport-trailer mechanic/welder apprentice first period completed
Start: $33.47 rising 4 steps to $35.34
6 months: $35.79 rising 4 steps to $37.79
Transport-trailer mechanic or welder apprentice first period completed
Start: $31.94 rising 4 steps to $33.73
6 months: $34.15 rising 4 steps to $36.06
Shipper-receiver/truck driver
Start: $31.85 rising 4 steps to $33.63
6 months: $34.15 rising 4 steps to $36.06
Storekeeper
Start: $31.68 rising 4 steps to $33.45
6 months: $33.54 rising 4 steps to $35.42
Transport-trailer mechanic/heavy equipment/welder apprentice
6 months: $32.63 rising 4 steps to $34.46
Truck drivers: $28.68 rising 4 steps to $30.29
Technician level 1 trainee: $40.28 rising 4 steps to $42.53
Technician level 2 apprentice (fills shift): $42.93 rising 4 steps to $45.33
Technician level 3: $50.43 rising 4 steps to $53.25
Technician level 4: $55.88 rising 4 steps to $58.69
Technician level 5: $58.46 rising 4 steps to $61.73
Instrumentation technician: $53.02 rising 4 steps to $55.99
Electrical technician: $53.02 rising 4 steps to $55.99
Mechanical maintenance technician: $53.02 rising 4 steps to $55.99
Sample rates of hourly pay (current):
Acting temporary chief steam engineer: 14% above level 5
Editor’s notes: Bargaining unit work: If it is found that supervisor has done work in violation of collective agreement, employer will pay to local union equivalent of wages for time actually worked, minimum 2 hours at regular hourly rate. Education fund: Employer will pay $0.05 per regular hour per employee into Unifor Paid Education Leave Program. Safety glasses: Employer will pay maximum of $275 including fitting fee, for 1 pair of prescription safety glasses. Progressive lenses will be paid for by employer providing they are prescribed by optometrist for safety reasons. License: Employer will reimburse, maximum $35, cost of medical examination required for renewal of employee’s class 1 license. Facial hair: Employees may wear moustache that does not extend past corner of mouth. Employees will remove moustache before making delivery to customer who has policy against facial hair.
 

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