Hamilton, Ont. | (general labourers, janitors, receiving operators, millwrights, steamfitters, electricians, operating engineers) UFCW Local 175
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Renewal agreement: Effective Nov. 2, 2025 to Nov. 1, 2028; signed Oct. 28, 2025
Paid holidays: New Year's Day, Family Day, Labour Day, Good Friday, Thanksgiving Day, Victoria Day, Christmas Day, Canada Day, Boxing Day, Civic Holiday, Truth and Reconciliation Day, Remembrance Day
Vacations with pay: 3 weeks after 3 years’ service; 4 weeks after 9 years, 5 weeks after 18 years; 2 personal days per year
Overtime: 1.5 times regular hourly wage after 40-hour work week; double time for excess of 13 continuous hours
Shift premium: $1.05 for all hours worked between 7 p.m. and 7 a.m., effective Oct. 31, 2027, shift premium rate will become $1.10
Employee benefits: Life insurance: $110,000; accident coverage: $110,000; sick pay: $950.58 per week as of Nov. 2, 2025, $988.60 per week as of Nov. 1, 2026, $1,033.09 per week as of Oct. 31, 2027; Extended Health Care Plan; Vision care ($100 for eye exam every 2 years and $375 for glasses/contacts every 2 years) hearing aids ($800 lifetime maximum; dental plan; pension plan
Bereavement leave: 3 days for employee, immediate family (spouse, children, parents, parents-in-law, siblings, grandparents, grandchildren, stepparents, foster parents, stepchildren, foster children, step-grandparents, step-grandchildren, spouse of employee’s child, miscarriage; 1 day for grandparents-in-law, siblings-in-law
Probationary period: 6 months
Discipline: Sunset clause of 12 months; 24 months for safety violations; 36 months for safety violation suspensions
Tool allowance: $425 per year for maintenance employees, boiler room operators; $140 for crush and edible oils facility operators
Safety footwear: $250 per year
Sample rates of pay:
- General labour/janitor: $31.27, rising 2 steps to $33.98
- Operator I: $41.92 rising 2 steps to $45.56
- Operating engineer, Class III: $43.11 rising 2 steps to $46.85
