Fort McMurray, Alta. | (41 operators, swampers, groundworker) and the International Union Operating Engineers (IUOE), Local 955
Renewal agreement: Effective first Sunday of May 2022 to April 30, 2025. Signed on April 27, 2022.
Wage adjustments:
Effective first Sunday of May 2023: 2.5%
Effective first Sunday of May 2024: 2.5%
Shift premium: $1 per hour for all hours worked as chief job steward (premium does not attract overtime). $1.50 per hour for lead hands. $1 per hour, on straight-time basis, for all hours worked for employees who provide training to other employees.
Paid holidays: 11 days plus 4% of straight-time rate for all hours worked.
Vacations with pay: 2 weeks to start, 3 weeks after 5 years plus 6% of straight-time rate for all hours worked.
Overtime: Paid at time and one-half for work after 8 hours in 1 day or 40 hours in 1 week.
Medical benefits: Employer will contribute $1.75 per hour to Operating Engineers Local 955 Health and Wellness Trust Fund. Effective first Sunday of May 2023: $1.80 per hour. Effective first Sunday of May 2024: $1.85 per hour.
Pension: Employer will contribute 10% to Operating Engineers Local 955 Pension Trust Fund.
Bereavement leave: Maximum 36 regularly scheduled hours for death in employee’s immediate family (mother, father, brother, sister, spouse, common-law partner (regardless of gender), children, mother-in-law, father-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, grandchildren, grandparents).
Call-in pay: Minimum 3 hours of pay at applicable rate.
Probationary period: 90 calendar days. Employees rehired within 24 months will not be required to serve additional probationary period.
Safety shoes: $0.10 per hour for all hours worked, maximum $225 per year.
Uniforms/clothing: Rainwear will be supplied by employer when employee works in rain. Employer will reimburse non-probationary employees, maximum $250 per year, for replacement of approved PPE/cold-weather gear. When work conditions dictate, groundworkers will be supplied with gloves and coveralls, as well as clothes locker.
Mileage: $0.49 per kilometre if employee uses own vehicle, at request of employer, on projects where client provides daily bussing service from Fort McMurray to project site.
Sample rates of hourly pay (current):
Gross rates
Group 1 (senior hydrovac operator): $51.69
Group 2 (hydrovac operator): $49.28
Group 3 (hydrovac operator trainee): $45.90
Group 4 (senior swamper): $43
Group 5 (swamper): $35.33
Group 6 (groundworker/swamper trainees): $33.06
Editor’s notes: Training fund: Employer will contribute $0.10 per hour to Local 955 training fund.
