Construction Labour Relations Trade Division

Edmonton (780 insulation workers) and the International Association of Heat and Frost Insulators and Allied Workers Local Union 110

Renewal agreement: Effective May 17, 2015, to April 30, 2019. Signed on June 17, 2015.

Shift premium: $1 per hour for second shift (commencing any time between 12 p.m. and 8 p.m.) and $1.50 for third shift (commencing any time between 8 p.m. and 6 a.m.) for commercial work. $3 per hour for the second and third shift (increasing to $3.50 effective May 17, 2017) for industrial work. $5.50 per hour for journeyman on industrial work and $4 per hour for commercial work. $1 per hour ($1.50 effective May 7, 2017) if that person has achieved Industrial Construction Crew Supervisor designation from Alberta Apprenticeship and Industry Training.  

Paid holidays: 11 days.

Vacations with pay: 6% of their straight time hourly rate for all hours worked for vacation pay and 4% of their straight time hourly rate for all hours worked for recognized holiday pay for commercial work. 6% of their applicable base rate for vacation pay and 4% of their applicable base rate for recognized holiday pay for industrial work. They receive vacation pay on each paycheque.

Overtime: Commercial/institutional work: Time and one-half for all hours worked beyond 8 hours per day or 40 hours per week. Double time for holidays worked. Time and one-half if an employee is required to return to work without at least an 8-hour break between shifts. Industrial work: Time and one-half for the first 2 hours of overtime worked on a week day, double time for hours worked beyond that. If working a compressed work week (10 days on, 4 days off), time and one-half applies to the first 10 hours worked on the Friday. Double time if employee does not have at least 8 hours between shifts.

Meal allowance: Commercial/institutional work: 1 hot meal after 11 hours of work and every 4 hours after that. Industrial work: 1 hot full-course meal when working overtime in excess of 10 hours and every 4 hours after that. If no hot meal provided, the employee will receive a half-hour of pay at the rate of time and one-half.

Medical benefits: Employees pay into a jointly administered Health and Welfare Fund, the Asbestos Workers Insurance Benefit Trust Fund, 9335.

Vision: Employees must come to work with prescription safety glasses, if needed.

Pension: Employees pay into the Asbestos Workers’ Pension Plan of Alberta, 9335. $2 per hour deducted for journeymen employed on industrial work, going to the Insulators Supplementary Pension Trust Fund.

Call-in pay: 2 hours at the applicable rate of pay if an employee reports to work and is not put to work.

Safety shoes: Employees must report for work equipped with safety boots.

Uniforms/clothing: The employer will supply all necessary safety equipment including approved respirators and/or face masks. Employer will also provide all necessary protective clothing or equipment. Employer will provide coveralls, work gloves, and rubber boots to employees working on spraying. Employer will provide rubber or polythene gloves, hand cleaners, and brushes to employees working with foamglass and all types of mastics.

Tool allowance: Employer will provide required optional tools. When working with stainless steel cladding, foamglass, and all types of mastics, employer may provide metal cutting tools or replace employee’s tools ruined on materials.

Mileage: 52¢ per km. For remote sites: $88 each way up to 200 km, $124 each way over 201 km, $150 each way over 301 km, $224 each way over 375 km or airfare, $344 maximum over 475 km or airfare.   

Sample rates of pay, current:
Commercial/institutional
Foreman: $35.93 per hour
Journeyman: $31.93
Third-year apprentice: $25.54
Second-year apprentice: $20.75
First-year apprentice: $15.97
Helper: $15.97
Industrial
Foreman: $48.18
Journeyman: $42.68
Third-year apprentice: $34.14
Second-year apprentice: $27.74
First-year apprentice: $21.34
Helper: $21.34

Editor’s notes: Turnarounds: $168 after 35 days of employment on jobs beyond a 300 km radius from the centre of Edmonton or Calgary, or other hiring hall location, up to a maximum of 475 km. $168 for every 35 days of employment following return from turnaround. 5 days off after 35 days on the job and every 35 days following return from turnaround. $300 or negotiated transportation allowance not more than airfare after 35 days on a job located beyond a 475 km radius, and every 35 days after return from turnaround.  Accommodation: Camp accommodation, mutually agreed upon room and board, or $110 per day towards board and lodging for out-of-town job within a 475 km radius of the Centre of Edmonton or Calgary or any location with a hiring hall. There are employer-approved exceptions to the $110 per day cap. Training trust fund: All employees pay into a jointly trusted and administered Training Trust Fund. Personal time off: 1 day off with 3 days' notice and with no other leave in the last 30 days.

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