Edmonton (193 specialists, technicians, mechanics) and Unifor, Local 21-A
Renewal agreement: Effective Feb. 1, 2019 to Jan. 31, 2023. Ratified on Nov. 14, 2018. Signed on Nov. 14, 2018.
Wage adjustments:
Effective Feb. 1, 2019: 2.5%
Effective Feb. 1, 2020: 2.75%
Effective Feb. 1, 2021: 3%
Effective Feb. 1, 2022: 3.5%
Shift premium: Steam-ticket premium (paid on Dec. 31 of each year of agreement): $2,500 to each regular utility-plant employee with full second-class ticket; $2,500 to each regular utility-plant employee with full first-class ticket.
Paid holidays: 12 days.
Vacations with pay: 3 weeks after 1 year, 4 weeks after 10 years, 5 weeks after 18 years, 6 weeks after 25 years.
Overtime: Double time for all work in excess of employee’s normal working hours or hours performed on employee’s scheduled day off. Time may be banked, maximum 90 hours per employee, at any 1 time.
Meal allowance: Meal will be provided when employee works more than 2 hours of overtime, either immediately before or after regular working time. Additional meal will be provided for each subsequent period of continuous work of 4 hours of overtime. When scheduled overtime work on normal day off is greater than 10 hours, employee is entitled to receive 1 meal at any time during work period. Additional meal will be provided for each subsequent period of continuous work of 4 hours of overtime. Employees will have 1 of following options: meal may be provided from refinery cafeteria during hours that cafeteria is open; meal may be provided from approved list; meal allowance, valued at $25, may be provided.
Bereavement leave: 3 days for death in immediate family (parent, grandparent, spouse, common-law spouse, child, grandchild, daughter-in-law, son-in-law, brother, sister, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, mother-in-law, father-in-law). 2 additional days paid if extended travel is required.
Seniority – recall rights: 12 months after layoff.
Probationary period: First 6 months of employment.
Severance: 2 weeks’ pay plus 2 weeks’ pay per year of service, multiplied by 1.15.
Safety shoes: Employer will provide $200, incl. GST, per year for approved safety footwear. Employee may defer yearly boot allowance to next year in order to purchase higher-quality safety footwear, maximum 2 years’ allowance at any 1 time. Partial carry-over is not allowed.
Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 9.5% increase):
Console-technician specialist: $60.99 rising 3 steps to $66.80
Process-technician specialist: $58.08 rising 3 steps to $63.62
Maintenance advanced technician/fire technician: $56.31 rising 3 steps to $61.68
Senior packager or blender: $55.78 rising 3 steps to $61.10
Process advanced technician: $55.23 rising 3 steps to $60.49
Maintenance technician: $52.42 rising 3 steps to $57.42
Process technician 1/blow-moulder technician: $51.92 rising 3 steps to $56.87
Blender 1: $51.44 rising 3 steps to $56.35
Store person/shipper/receiver: $50.52 rising 3 steps to $55.34
Class 1 fire mechanic/class 1 mechanic: $50.02 rising 3 steps to $54.79
Process technician 2/blow moulder 1/sr. brander: $48.91 rising 3 steps to $53.58
Process first assistant: $46.68 rising 3 steps to $51.13
Small-container technician 1: $45.72 rising 3 steps to $50.07
Blender 2/store person 1/blow moulder 2/class 2 mechanic: $45.33 rising 3 steps to $49.65
Process second assistant: $43.26 rising 3 steps to $47.38
Lube and fuel handler 1: $43.08 rising 3 steps to $47.19
Process third assistant/store person 2/class 3 mechanic/lube and fuel handler 2: $40.73 rising 3 steps to $44.62
Process trainee/class 4 mechanic/lube and fuel helper 1: $38.25 rising 3 steps to $41.90
Lube and fuel helper 2/class 5 mechanic/storehouse trainee: $36.27 rising 3 steps to $39.73
Editor’s notes: Paid education leave fund: Employer will remit either $25 per employee per quarter (previously $15 per employee per quarter) or $0.05 per hour (previously $0.03 per hour) for each employee’s regular hours of work to paid education leave fund. Payments are to be made on quarterly basis. Shift handover: Regular process, utility-plant employees will receive 24 hours’ straight-time pay each Feb. 1 as lump sum. Schedule changes: When employee’s present schedule is changed by employer with less than 48 hours of notice, first shift will be paid at overtime rates in addition to COS premium (equivalent to number of hou1rs worked on first day or shift of new schedule, paid at straight time). Vacation allowance on termination: 4% with less than one year of service; 6% after 3 years of service; 8% after 4 years of service; 10% after 5 years of service; 12% after 6 years of service (for vacation entitlement earned but not taken prior to termination)
