Provincewide, Alberta (5,900 carpenters) and the Alberta Regional Council of Carpenters and the Allied Workers and United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America (UBC), Local 1325, Edmonton and Local 2103, Calgary
Renewal agreement: Effective Nov. 15, 2020 to April 30, 2023. Signed on Nov. 15, 2020.
Shift premium: $3.50 per hour (previously $3 per hour) for second or third shift on industrial work; $2 per hour (previously $1.50 per hour) for second or third shift on non-industrial work.
Paid holidays: 11 days.
Vacations with pay: Employer will pay vacation allowance of 6% of straight-time hourly rate; holiday pay allowance of 4% of straight-time hourly rate for each hour worked (not including any pay for time traveled).
Overtime: Time and one-half for first 2 hours of overtime on Monday through Friday inclusive. Time and one-half for first 10 hours worked on Friday when compressed work weeks are scheduled. Double time for all work after 2 hours of overtime or on Saturday or Sunday. Double time after 10 hours per day or 40 hours per week.
Meal allowance: Employer will provide meal after 11 hours of work, plus one-hour at straight-time rate to eat meal. Additional hot meal will be provided every additional 4 hours. Employer will provide $50 in lieu of meal and time spent to consume meal on projects when is it impractical for contactor to provide meal.
Medical benefits: Employer will contribute $1.60 per hour to health and wellness fund.
Pension: Employer will contribute to pension trust fund.
Call-in pay: Minimum 2 hours’ pay at employee’s applicable rate.
Safety shoes: Employees will report for work equipped with safety boots CSA-approved, grade 1 (green triangle), in good condition, at least 6 inches high from sole of boot.
Tool allowance: Where tools and equipment such as: patent miter box, power machines, power tools, laser beam level, transit, surveyor’s equipment, normally used by carpenters are required on job, they will be supplied by employer.
Mileage: $0.52 per kilometre traveled when employees travel beyond 45-kilometre free zone for projects or if employee is required to move from 1 job to another during working hours.
Sample rates of hourly pay (current):
Industrial employees
Journeyman: $46.88
Fourth-year (90%): $42.19
Third-year (80%): $37.50
Second-year (70%): $32.82
First-year (60%): $28.13
Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 2.5% increase):
Non-industrial employees
Journeyman: $39.86 rising 2 steps to $40.86
Fourth-year (90%): $35.87 rising 2 steps to $36.77
Third-year (80%): $31.89 rising 2 steps to $32.69
Second-year (70%): $27.90 rising 2 steps to $28.60
Editor’s notes: Minimum wages: Journeyman rate plus $4.50 per hour for carpenter foreman; journeyman rate plus $6.50 per hour for carpenter general foreman; journeyman rate plus $1.50 per hour (previously $1 per hour) for general foreman or foreman engaged in industrial work (if that person has achieved industrial construction crew supervisor designation from Alberta apprenticeship and industry training); journeyman rate plus $3.75 per hour (previously $3.50 per hour) for carpenter foreman; journeyman rate plus $5.75 per hour for carpenter general foreman; journeyman rate plus $1.50 per hour for carpenter lead hand. Loss of tools: Following fire or break-in of tools lock-up, employer will compensate employee, maximum $1,000 for any loss of tools stored, provided employee had previously provided up-to-date tool list to employer at time of hire. Mandatory training: Training trust fund will provide and fund compulsory training for all workers: CSTS, CSO, H2S, Energy Safety Canada Fall Arrest and Confined Space, or equivalents. Where required by employer, employees will also be trained on first aid, aerial work platform, any other training as agreed to. Workers will be paid at straight-time rates for any time spent for course renewals of compulsory safety training and employer will pay any fees charged for such renewals. Remote sites: $88 each way for up to 200 kilometres; $124 each way for 200 kilometres to 300 kilometres; $150 each way for 300 kilometres to 375 kilometres; $224 each way or actual airfare for more than 375 kilometres to 475 kilometres; $344 each way or air fare if is most practical method of accessing project/jobsite for more than 475 kilometres.
