Fort Saskatchewan, Alta. (22 engineers, firefighters, foremen, technicians) and the International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE), Local 955
Renewal agreement: Effective Oct. 15, 2019 to Oct. 15, 2021. Ratified on Oct. 15, 2019. Signed on Oct. 15, 2019.
Shift premium: Time and one-half for missed break. Additional one-half hour of pay for employee, who works through scheduled lunch period and lunch period provided falls beyond staggered 1-hour allowance. Time and one-half for all work before or after established work day of 8 hours, Monday through Friday; all time worked on Saturdays, Sundays, recognized holidays. Time and one-half for all work after 10 hours per day (when 4 10-hour day option is worked); when Monday or Friday is scheduled as day off and hours are worked then. $3 differential for all shift work; if overtime is worked it would be at applicable overtime rate plus $3 for all hours worked. Time and one-half, for first shift worked, when employee has shift start time changed more than once per week. $2 per hour for operating foreman; $4 per hour for non-operating foreman; $6 per hour for general foreman. $2 per hour for: twin ring, Transi-Lift, strand jack, RMS lifting system, and jacking system with capacity greater than 450 tons. $1 per hour for: ringer, MAX-ER, super lift, sky horse, ring horse, tower, luffing jib. $0.20 per hour for boom or mast mounted cabs of all hammerhead and tower cranes.
Paid holidays: 11 days.
Vacations with pay: 6% to start, 7% after 4 years, 8% after 7 years, 9% after 10 years, 10% after 12 years (long-term maintenance employees only).
Overtime: Time and one-half for all work after 8 hours in any 24-hour period.
Meal allowance: Employer will provide meal, as second break, when employee works more than 10 hours and every subsequent 4 hours therafter.
Pension: Operating Engineers Local 955 Pension Trust Fund.
Bereavement leave: 3 days for death in immediate family (spouse, child, parent, parent-in-law, grandparent, sibling).
Call-in pay: Minimum 2.5 hours of pay at time and one half basic hourly rate.
Safety shoes: $150 replacement cost, inclusive of GST, if employee works in areas where abnormal wear to approved footwear is incurred, as result of normal duties.
Uniforms/clothing: Employer will issue maximum 2 pairs of coveralls to long-term employees each 12 months. Employer will provide all necessary protective clothing required for working conditions which are exceptional or would lead to speedier deterioration of personal clothing, than under normal or usually accepted working conditions.
Sample rates of hourly pay (current):
Group 1 (second-class steam engineer): $42.54
Group 2
Third-class steam engineer: $40.26
Fourth-class steam engineer: $39.16
Group 3 (firefighter): $38.04
Group 4: $35.74
Group 5: $33.43
Group 1 (non-working foreman): $42
Group 2 (working foreman): $40
Group 3 (utility technician level 4): $38
Group 5 (utility technician level 3): $34
Editor’s notes: Standby: 2 hours’ pay at time and one-half basic hourly rate for each period of duty. Each standby period will not exceed 24 consecutive hours; maximum 3 consecutive standby periods. Training fund: Employer will contribute $0.05 per hour for each hour worked by all employees to International Union of Operating Engineers National Training Fund.
