Collective agreement: Saputo Dairy Products Canada

Calgary | (maintenance, engineering, lab staff, warehouse workers) Teamsters Union Local 987 of Alberta

Collective agreement: Saputo Dairy Products Canada

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Renewal agreement: Effective May 1, 2025 to April 30, 2029

Wage adjustments:

  • 2026: 3%
  • 2027: 3%
  • 2028: 2.5%

Paid holidays: New Year's Day, Family Day, Labour Day, Good Friday, Thanksgiving Day, Victoria Day, Christmas Day, Canada Day, Boxing Day, August Civic Holiday, Remembrance Day

Vacations with pay: 2 weeks after 1 year of service; 3 weeks after 4 years; 4 weeks after 10 years; 5 weeks after 18 years; 6 weeks after 25 years

Personal/sick days: 56 hours’ sick leave per year

Overtime: 1.5 times regular hourly wage

Employee benefits: Teamsters Pension Plan, dental plan, STD/LTD plan

Bereavement leave: 3 days for immediate family (parents, parents-in-law, stepparents, spouse, child, siblings, stepchildren, grandparents, grandchildren, grandparents-in-law, siblings-in-law)

Probationary period: 180 days  for full-time; 960 hours for part-time

Discipline: Sunset clause of 24 months

Safety shoes: $170 per year or $340 for 2 years

Uniforms/clothing: employer provides, launders outer work clothing for plant, lab and maintenance workers

Sample rates of pay (current, after increase):

  • Maintenance & engineering: $44.74 rising in 3 steps to $48.61
  • Lab technicians: $31.74 rising in 3 steps to $34.52
  • Shunt drivers: $29.23 rising in 3 steps to $31.79

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