Provincewide, Ontario (300 construction trades workers) and Labourers International Union of North America (LiUNA), Ontario Provincial District Council
Renewal agreement: Effective May 1, 2020 to April 30, 2025. Ratified in December 2020.
Wage adjustments:
Effective May 1, 2020: 2.4%
Effective May 1, 2021: 2.3%
Effective May 1, 2022: 2.2%
Effective May 1, 2023: 2.2%
Effective May 1, 2024: 2.2%
Shift premium: 1/7 shift differential rate (previously 1/8) for normal scheduled hours on second shift (3 p.m. to 11 p.m.). 1/5 shift differential rate (previously 1/7) for normal scheduled hours on third shift (11 p.m. to 7 a.m.). $18 per day (previously $17) for employees working in radiation area, in plastic suits or replacement material of fully enveloping type with independent air supply. $0.45 per hour when working from bosun chair or swing stage.
Paid holidays: 11 days.
Vacations with pay: 3 weeks after 1 year.
Overtime: Watchmen: Time and one-half for all hours worked outside normal workday or workweek. Double time for all hours worked on Saturdays, Sundays, statutory holidays.
Meal allowance: When employee has not been notified previous day that employee will be required to work more than 2 hours beyond normal quitting time of first or second shifts or for more than 3 hours beyond normal quitting time of third shift, employer will provide meal and be allowed 30 paid minutes to consume it, following first 2 hours of overtime worked. Another meal and break is provided after each additional 4 hours worked.
Medical benefits: Employer pays into operative welfare plan supplied by union.
Pension: Employer pays into pension plan supplied by union.
Call-in pay: Minimum 4 hours’ pay at appropriate premium rate plus travel allowance where applicable when called into work outside of normal hours of work. If employee’s normal hours of work commence within this 4-hour period, employee will be paid premium time from when he commences work until start of employee’s normal hours.
Uniforms/clothing: Employees must provide, at own expense, suitable clothing for performance of regular duties. Employer will provide suitable rainwear when required and reflective winter wear for employees performing snow removal as part of regular scheduled duties.
Tool allowance: For loss by fire at employer’s camp or on work site in employer-designated storage area, company will replace or pay full estimated value of personal tools, mini-mum $15 and maximum $500.
Mileage: Daily travel allowance to employees who are not receiving room and board when project is outside of radius of 40 kilometres from employee’s residence. Rates vary for 40 to 56 kilometres, 56 to 80 kilometres, 80 to 97 kilometres, and more than 97 kilometres. Employees using company vehicles are not entitled to daily travel.
Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after increase):
Local 183 Toronto
Senior foreman: $38.19 rising 5 steps to $44.40
Composite crew foreman: $37.54 rising 5 steps to $43.64
Foreman group 2: $36.56 rising 5 steps to $40.62
Foreman-in-training: $35.25 rising 5 steps to $39.17
Subforeman group 2: $34.92 rising 5 steps to $38.81
Labourer group 2: $32.64 rising 5 steps to $36.27
Group 6: $33.08 rising 5 steps to $36.72
Group 9: $34.31 rising 5 steps to $37.95
Editor’s notes: Room and board: For projects more than 97 radius kilometres from employee’s home, employer may supply room and board within reasonable distance of project or subsistence allowance. On recruitment of tradesmen who live between 80 and 161 radius kilometres from project, employer pays $32 (previously $30) for initial trip to project. For tradesmen who live beyond 161 radius kilometres from project, $0.42 per radius kilometres (previously $0.35 per radius kilometres) plus travel time based on 1 hour’s pay for each 80 radius kilometres up to 8 hours maximum, for initial trip to project.
