Atholville, Bathurst, Rothesay and Saint John, N.B. (Retail employees) and the United Food and Commercial Workers Union Canada (UFCW) Local 1288P
Renewal agreement: Effective Oct. 21, 2015, to Jan. 31, 2020. Signed on Oct. 21, 2015.
Wage adjustments:
Clerks and Senior Clerks
Effective Jan. 31, 2016: 15¢ for employees with 5 years of seniority
Effective Jan. 29, 2017: 15¢ for employees with 5 years of seniority
Effective Jan. 28, 2018: 15¢ for employees with 5 years of seniority
Effective Jan. 27, 2019: 15¢ for employees with 5 years of seniority
Meat cutters, Bakers, Pharmacy technicians and Senior cutter/bakers
Effective Jan. 31, 2016: 15¢ for employees with 6 years of seniority
Effective Jan. 29, 2017: 15¢ for employees with 6 years of seniority
Effective Jan. 28, 2018: 15¢ for employees with 6 years of seniority
Effective Jan. 27, 2019: 15¢ for employees with 6 years of seniority
Calculated by CLR
Shift premium: $1.25 per hour for employees working a full scheduled shift between closing and 9 a.m. 65¢ per hour for employees responsible for the customer service desk, the cash office or the front end supervision. $1 per hour for licensed pharmacy technicians.
Paid holidays: 10 days.
Vacations with pay: 2 weeks after 1 year, 3 weeks after 5 years, 4 weeks after 10 years and 5 weeks after 20 years.
Overtime: Time and one-half for all hours worked beyond 40 hours per week.
Bereavement leave: 4 days for employee’s spouse, son, daughter or parent. 2 days for employee’s brother, sister, father-in-law or mother-in-law. 1 day for employee’s brother-in-law, sister-in-law, grandparent or grandchild.
Probationary period: 90 calendar days.
Uniforms/clothing: Employer will provide up to 2 uniforms and pay for laundering.
Sample rates of pay (current, after 15¢ increase):
Full-time clerks: $10.30 rising in 5 steps to $15
Meat cutters: $11 rising in 6 steps to $16
Bakers: $11 rising in 6 steps to $16
Pharmacy technicians: $11 rising in 6 steps to $16
Senior clerks: $10.80 rising in 5 steps to $16.30
Senior cutter/Baker: $11.50 rising in 6 steps to $17.20
Editor’s notes: Notice of layoff: 1 week to start, 2 weeks after 2 years of seniority, 5 weeks after 5 years of seniority and 9 weeks after 10 years of seniority. Education leave: If an employee is granted a leave of absence for educational purposes for a period of more than 110 days their seniority will be frozen for the duration of their leave.
