Stratford, Ont. (205 industrial trade workers) and the United Steelworkers of America (USW)
Renewal agreement: Effective Nov. 1, 2020 to Oct. 31, 2023. Ratified in January 2021. Signed on Jan. 19, 2021.
Wage adjustments:
Effective Nov. 1, 2021: 4%
Effective Nov. 1, 2022: 3%
Shift premium: $0.75 per hour for all hours on second shift, rising to $0.85 per hour on Nov. 1, 2022. 85 per hour for all hours on third shift, rising to $0.95 per hour per hour on Nov. 1, 2022.
Paid holidays: 14 days including 2 days between Dec. 24 and Jan. 1 to be designated by employer.
Vacations with pay: None unless plant shutdown to start, 2 weeks after 1 year, 3 weeks after 5 years, 4 weeks after 12 years, 5 weeks after 20 years, 6 weeks after 25 years.
Overtime: Time and one-half for first 4 hours worked prior to and beyond normal scheduled shift in 1 day and double time for all work beyond that. Double time for all hours worked over 12 consecutive hours in workday and all hours worked on statutory holiday. Time and one-half for all hours worked on sixth shift worked in calendar week if at least 40 hours (5x8 workweek) or 36 hours (3x12 workweek) worked. Double time for all hours worked on seventh shift worked in calendar week beyond 40/48 hours and all hours worked between 7 a.m. Saturday and 7 a.m. Sunday if 36 hours worked by employee on 3x12 schedule.
Dental: Employer pays 100% of premiums. Maximum $1,700 per year per covered person for all dental services.
Vision: Employer pays 100% of premiums. Coverage of $600 every 24 months for each employee and dependants.
Paramedical: Employer pays 100% of premiums for coverage providing up to $1,200 per employee and each dependant per year. Maximum of $500 per year, no drug coverage for naturopathic service.
STD: Employer pays 100% of premiums for up to $625 in weekly benefits.
LTD: Employer pays 100% of premiums for coverage of $1,800 per month. Rises to $1,900 per month on Nov. 1, 2022.
Life insurance: Employer pays 100% of premiums for $45,000 of coverage.
Pension: Employer matches employee contributions between 4% and 4.5%.
Bereavement leave: 3 paid days for death of spouse, common-law spouse, child, grandchild, parent, sibling, parent-in-law. 1 paid day to attend funeral of child-in-law, sibling-in-law, grandparent, spouse’s grandparent. For stepparents, employer will review on case-by-case basis.
Seniority – recall rights: Length of employee’s seniority to start; 18 months after 1 year of service; 24 months after 5 years of service. 1 year for absence while on worker’s compensation, accident, sickness, LTD benefits.
Call-in pay: Minimum 4 hours’ pay at either regular rate or overtime rate, whichever is applicable.
Probationary period: 3 months of employment and 520 hours of work.
Severance: 2 weeks for layoffs. For employees not returning following layoff period equal to employee’s seniority: length of service for less than 1 year of service; 18 months after 1 year of service; 24 months after 5 years of service.
Safety shoes: $700 per year for CSA-approved metatarsal safety boots.
Tool allowance: $135 per year after completion of 1 year. $225 per year for maintenance employees.
Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 7% increase):
Industrial furnace tech: $43.30 rising 2 steps to $45.50
Reliability technician/electrical point-person: $37.77 rising 2 steps to $39.69
Electrician: $37.22 rising 2 steps to $39.10
Mechanical point-person: $35.54 rising 2 steps to $37.34
Millwright: $34.98 rising 2 steps to $36.75
Certified machinist: $32.58 rising 2 steps to $34.23
Tool room point-person: $32.39 rising 2 steps to $34.03
Maintenance grade 1: $29.86 rising 2 steps to $31.37
Hille point-person: $29.04 rising 2 steps to $30.51
Hill S.U. and operate 5/assembly point-person: $28.52 rising 2 steps to $29.96
Machinist grade 1/line 5 S.U. and operate/line 3 S.U. and operate: $28.41 rising 2 steps to $29.85
Line 4 S.U. and operate/S.U. spring make-up grad 1: $28.15 rising 2 steps to $29.57
Hille S.U. and operate 4: $27.53 rising 2 steps to $28.92
Inspector grad 1/shear S.U. and operate/NCR conversion operator: $27.23 rising in 1 step to $28.60
Automated bihardiness: $27.08 rising 2 steps to $28.45
S.U. grade 2/wrapper S.U. and operate/stress peen S.U. and operate/warehouse OP. grade 1: $26.70 rising 2 steps to $28.05
Inspector grade 2/spring assembler/heat treat and assy backup/make-up backup/forklift operator: $26.22 rising 2 steps to $27.54
Hille S.U. and operate 1/machine operator: $25.78 rising 2 steps to $27.09
Warehouse op. grade 2/utility: $25.27 rising 2 steps to $26.55
Signing bonus (less statutory deductions) Jan. 24, 2021: $1,200
Signing bonus (less statutory deductions) Nov. 1, 2021: $900
Apprentices
First 1,000 hours worked: 65% of certified appendix A trade job rate
Second 1,000 hours worked: 70% of certified appendix A trade job rate
Third 1,000 hours worked: 75% of certified appendix A trade job rate
Fourth 1,000 hours worked: 80% of certified appendix A trade job rate
Fifth 1,000 hours worked: 85% of certified appendix A trade job rate
Sixth 1,000 hours worked: 90% of certified appendix A trade job rate
Seventh 1,000 hours worked: 95% of certified appendix A trade job rate
Eighth 1,000 hours worked: not less than 95% of certified appendix A trade job rate
Editor’s notes: Prescription glasses: Employees may obtain safety prescription glasses or replacement lenses, including single-lens, bifocal, trifocal, UV tint to safety glasses at no cost once per year provided purchase is made from employer-approved optician and employer-approved frames and lenses.
