Lethbridge, Alta. (215 technicians, electricians, painters, mechanics, productions employees) and Unifor, Local 99
Renewal agreement: Effective March 1, 2017, to Feb. 29, 2020. Ratified on Oct. 23, 2017. Signed on Oct. 13, 2017.
Shift premium: $0.75 per hour for lead-hand. $1.06 per hour for employees working on afternoon shift. $1.16 per hour for employees working on night shift. $0.25 per hour for advanced first-aid attendants.
Paid holidays: 12 days.
Vacations with pay: 1 day per month, maximum 10 days or 4% to start, 10 days or 4% after 1 year, 15 days or 6% after 5 years, 20 days or 8% after 12 years, 25 days or 10% after 23 years.
Overtime: Time and one-half for all work after 8 hours per day, double time after 12 hours. Time and one-half for all work on Saturday, double time after 8 hours. Double time for all work on Sunday.
Medical benefits: Employer pays 80% of premiums, employee pays 20% of premiums.
Dental: Employer pays 100% of premiums. Preventative care: 80%. Other expenses: 80%, maximum $2,000 per year. Crowns, bridges: 50%. Dentures: 75%, combined maximum $2,000 per year. Orthodontia: 50%, lifetime maximum $3,000 per eligible child dependant up to 19.
Vision: Employer pays 100% of premiums. $250 per 24-month period.
Weekly indemnity: Employer pays 100% of premiums for 60% of employee’s weekly earnings.
AD&D: Employer pays 100% of premiums for coverage of $45,000.
Life insurance: Employer pays 100% of premiums for coverage of $45,000.
Pension: Kawneer Company Canada Limited Pension Plan for Hourly-Rated Employees.
Bereavement leave: 3 days for death in immediate family (mother, father, stepparents, spouse, common-law relationships of 1 year, same-gender partners, child, stepchild, brother, sister, mother-in-law, father-in-law, stepparents of spouse, grandmother, grandfather, grandchild).
Call-in pay: 30 minutes travelling time each way at regular hourly rate plus pay for time worked at regular hourly rate plus applicable overtime or 4 hours at regular rate plus overtime, whichever is greater.
Probationary period: 75 working days.
Discipline: Sunset clause is 24 months.
Safety shoes: $175 per year for approved metatarsal safety footwear.
Tool allowance: Employer will replace tool boxes and contents on employer premises for maintenance mechanics, maintenance electricians, toolmakers, tool repair employees, for damage by loss, fire or water, maximum $15,000. Employer will provide $400 per year for same employees.
Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 4% increase):
Job grade 1
General labourer
Min: $13.60 rising 2 steps to $14.15
Max: $14.21 rising 2 steps to $14.78
Job grade 2
Helper
Min: $15.29 rising 2 steps to $15.91
Max: $18.25 rising 2 steps to $18.99
Job grade 3
Fabricator/janitor/material handler/packer/racker
Min: $17.85 rising 2 steps to $18.57
Max: $21.65 rising 2 steps to $22.53
Job grade 4
Assembler/extrusion operator B/forklift operator B/packer expeditor/processor/sidewinder operator
Min: $21.42 rising 2 steps to $22.29
Max: $22.66 rising 2 steps to $23.58
Job grade 5
Anodizer/die cleaner/electro static painter/extrusion operator A/forklift operator A/inspector B/machine operator/maintenance mechanic C/production expeditor/rack repair/receiver/shipper and shipper A/storekeeper/waste treatment operator
Min: $22.50 rising 2 steps to $23.41
Max: $23.74 rising 2 steps to $24.69
Job grade 6
Die corrector B/layout mechanic/mixer formulator/tool repair
Min: $23.57 rising 2 steps to $24.53
Max: $24.82 rising 2 steps to $25.82
Job grade 7
Chemical technician/inspector A/master layout mechanic/extrusion set-up operator
Min: $24.72 rising 2 steps to $25.72
Max: $25.95 rising 2 steps to $27
Job grade 8
Die corrector A/die shop coordinator
Min: $25.85 rising 2 steps to $26.89
Max: $27.10 rising 2 steps to $28.19
Job grade 9
Maintenance electrician A/maintenance mechanic A/tool maker A/certified journeyman status
Min: $35.55 rising 2 steps to $36.99
Max: $36.78 rising 2 steps to $38.27
Editor’s notes: Minute of silence: 1 minute of silence will be observed in plants covered by agreement in memory of women who have died due to acts of violence. Moment of silence will be observed each year on Dec. 6 at 11 a.m. Flags will be flown at half-staff to mark occasion.
Shift premium: $0.75 per hour for lead-hand. $1.06 per hour for employees working on afternoon shift. $1.16 per hour for employees working on night shift. $0.25 per hour for advanced first-aid attendants.
Paid holidays: 12 days.
Vacations with pay: 1 day per month, maximum 10 days or 4% to start, 10 days or 4% after 1 year, 15 days or 6% after 5 years, 20 days or 8% after 12 years, 25 days or 10% after 23 years.
Overtime: Time and one-half for all work after 8 hours per day, double time after 12 hours. Time and one-half for all work on Saturday, double time after 8 hours. Double time for all work on Sunday.
Medical benefits: Employer pays 80% of premiums, employee pays 20% of premiums.
Dental: Employer pays 100% of premiums. Preventative care: 80%. Other expenses: 80%, maximum $2,000 per year. Crowns, bridges: 50%. Dentures: 75%, combined maximum $2,000 per year. Orthodontia: 50%, lifetime maximum $3,000 per eligible child dependant up to 19.
Vision: Employer pays 100% of premiums. $250 per 24-month period.
Weekly indemnity: Employer pays 100% of premiums for 60% of employee’s weekly earnings.
AD&D: Employer pays 100% of premiums for coverage of $45,000.
Life insurance: Employer pays 100% of premiums for coverage of $45,000.
Pension: Kawneer Company Canada Limited Pension Plan for Hourly-Rated Employees.
Bereavement leave: 3 days for death in immediate family (mother, father, stepparents, spouse, common-law relationships of 1 year, same-gender partners, child, stepchild, brother, sister, mother-in-law, father-in-law, stepparents of spouse, grandmother, grandfather, grandchild).
Call-in pay: 30 minutes travelling time each way at regular hourly rate plus pay for time worked at regular hourly rate plus applicable overtime or 4 hours at regular rate plus overtime, whichever is greater.
Probationary period: 75 working days.
Discipline: Sunset clause is 24 months.
Safety shoes: $175 per year for approved metatarsal safety footwear.
Tool allowance: Employer will replace tool boxes and contents on employer premises for maintenance mechanics, maintenance electricians, toolmakers, tool repair employees, for damage by loss, fire or water, maximum $15,000. Employer will provide $400 per year for same employees.
Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 4% increase):
Job grade 1
General labourer
Min: $13.60 rising 2 steps to $14.15
Max: $14.21 rising 2 steps to $14.78
Job grade 2
Helper
Min: $15.29 rising 2 steps to $15.91
Max: $18.25 rising 2 steps to $18.99
Job grade 3
Fabricator/janitor/material handler/packer/racker
Min: $17.85 rising 2 steps to $18.57
Max: $21.65 rising 2 steps to $22.53
Job grade 4
Assembler/extrusion operator B/forklift operator B/packer expeditor/processor/sidewinder operator
Min: $21.42 rising 2 steps to $22.29
Max: $22.66 rising 2 steps to $23.58
Job grade 5
Anodizer/die cleaner/electro static painter/extrusion operator A/forklift operator A/inspector B/machine operator/maintenance mechanic C/production expeditor/rack repair/receiver/shipper and shipper A/storekeeper/waste treatment operator
Min: $22.50 rising 2 steps to $23.41
Max: $23.74 rising 2 steps to $24.69
Job grade 6
Die corrector B/layout mechanic/mixer formulator/tool repair
Min: $23.57 rising 2 steps to $24.53
Max: $24.82 rising 2 steps to $25.82
Job grade 7
Chemical technician/inspector A/master layout mechanic/extrusion set-up operator
Min: $24.72 rising 2 steps to $25.72
Max: $25.95 rising 2 steps to $27
Job grade 8
Die corrector A/die shop coordinator
Min: $25.85 rising 2 steps to $26.89
Max: $27.10 rising 2 steps to $28.19
Job grade 9
Maintenance electrician A/maintenance mechanic A/tool maker A/certified journeyman status
Min: $35.55 rising 2 steps to $36.99
Max: $36.78 rising 2 steps to $38.27
Editor’s notes: Minute of silence: 1 minute of silence will be observed in plants covered by agreement in memory of women who have died due to acts of violence. Moment of silence will be observed each year on Dec. 6 at 11 a.m. Flags will be flown at half-staff to mark occasion.
