Provincewide, Alberta (260 construction employees) and Construction Workers Union (CLAC) Local 63
Renewal agreement: Effective March 1, 2016, to Jan. 31, 2018. Signed on March 22, 2016.
Wage adjustments:
Effective March 1, 2016: $0.19 per hour.
Shift premium: Lead hand: 7.5%. Foreman: 15%. Steward: $0.50 per hour. Steward with tool box 1: $0.75 per hour. Steward with tool box 2: $1 per hour. Steward with tool box 3: $1.25 per hour. Chief steward with tool box 1: $1.50 per hour. Chief steward with tool box 2: $1.75 per hour. Chief steward with tool box 3: $2 per hour. First aid ticket w/CPR: $0.25 per hour. Dual ticket (a journeyperson scaffolding ticket and journeyperson insulating ticket): $2.00 per hour. $2 per hour for all hours when majority of shift falls between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m.
Paid holidays: 11 days.
Vacations with pay: 6% pay on each paycheque.
Overtime: Time and one-half for more than 8 hours per day, 40 hours per week. Time and one-half for working statutory holiday.
Meal allowance: For work more than 12 hours per day, 30 minutes' extra pay, and meal provided.
Medical benefits: CLAC Health and Welfare Trust Fund. Prescription drugs: 80% coverage, maximum $3,000 per person, per year and 100% coverage thereafter.
Dental: Basic services: 100% coverage, maximum $2,000 per person, per year. Comprehensive: 50% coverage, maximum $2,000 per person, per year.
Orthodontic: 50% coverage, maximum $3,000 lifetime per child younger than 19.
Vision: Younger than 21: $300 per year; older than 21: $300 every two years.
Weekly indemnity: Payable after the first day of accident or hospitalization, and the fourth day of illness, maximum 119 days.
STD: 60% weekly earnings, maximum $600 per week.
LTD: 60% weekly earnings, maximum $2,600 per month, per employee, payable after 119 days until age 65.
AD&D: $100,000 per employee younger than 65; $50,000 per employee from age 65 to 74.
Life insurance: $100,000 per employee younger than 65; $50,000 per employee from age 65 to 74.
Pension: CLAC Pension Plan.
Bereavement leave: 3 days for death in immediate family (spouse, common-law spouse, child, legal dependant, father, mother, brother, brother-in-law, sister, sister-in-law, legal guardian, mother-in-law, father-in-law, grandparents, grandchildren).
Call-in pay: Minimum 2 hours.
Probationary period: 3 months.
Safety shoes: Supplied by the employer. $100 per year boot allowance.
Uniforms/clothing: Fully supplied by the employer (gloves, safety equipment, safety glasses, body harnesses with lanyards, fire-retardant coveralls, rain gear). $300 per year for prescription safety eyewear.
Mileage: For work outside the 55 kilometre radius, but within the 80 kilometre radius, $1.25 per kilometre.
Sample rates of pay (current):
General Alberta
Carpenter: $49.15
Scaffolder: $49.15
Insulator: $46.79
Plasterer: $49.15
Equipment operator 1: $49.15
Equipment operator 2: $44.19
Equipment operator 3: $39.21
Carpenter first year: $30.27
Second year: $34.99
Third year: $39.71
Fourth year: $44.43
Scaffolder (CLAC/SIA program)
First year: $30.27
Second year: $34.99
Third year: $39.71
Insulator (3-year program)
First year: $28.85
Second year: $33.34
Third year: $37.82
Insulator (4-year program)
First year: $28.85
Second year: $33.34
Third year: $37.82
Fourth year: $42.30
Plasterer trainee: $30.27
First year: $34.99
Second year: $39.71
Third year: $44.43
Fort McMurray
Carpenter: $51.28
Scaffolder: $51.28
Insulator: $48.81
Plasterer: $51.28
Equipment operator 1: $51.28
Equipment operator 2: $46.07
Equipment operator 3: $40.89
Carpenter first year: $31.54
Second year: $36.48
Third year: $41.41
Fourth year: $46.34
Scaffolder (CLAC/SIA program)
First year: $31.54
Second year: $36.48
Third year: $41.41
Insulator (3 year program)
First year: $30.06
Second year: $34.75
Third year: $39.44
Insulator (4 year program)
First year: $30.06
Second year: $34.75
Third year: $39.44
Fourth year: $44.12
Plasterer trainee: $31.54
First year: $36.48
Second year: $41.41
Third year: $46.34
Editor’s notes: Laser eye surgery: One-time payment of $300. Accommodation allowance: When the job site is beyond the 80-kilometre radius away from the employee’s residence, allowance will be paid.
