British Columbia, provincewide | (34 transport truck drivers) and Teamsters Local Union No. 31
Click here to view the original collective agreement.
Renewal agreement: Effective Jan. 1, 2024, to Dec. 31, 2026.
Wage adjustments:
Effective Jan. 1, 2024: 5%
Effective Jan. 1, 2025: 4%
Effective Jan. 1, 2026: 3%
Paid holidays: 11 days.
Vacations with pay: 2 weeks after 1 year, 3 weeks after 3 years, 4 weeks after 9 years, 5 weeks after 15 years, 6 weeks after 21 years.
Overtime: Double time for all hours worked in excess of 8 or ten 10 hours per day or 40 hours per week (exclusive of daily overtime).
Medical benefits:
Dental: Provided by the Plan established by the Board of Trustees.
Weekly indemnity: Provided by the Plan established by the Board of Trustees.
Sick leave: Employees with 1 continuous years’ service or more shall accumulate paid sick leave at the rate of 1/2 day per employed month to a maximum of 30 days.
LTD: Provided by the Plan established by the Board of Trustees.
AD&D: Provided by the Plan established by the Board of Trustees.
Life insurance: Provided by the Plan established by the Board of Trustees.
Pension: Teamsters’ National Pension Plan.
Bereavement leave: 3 days in the case of death of a parent, spouse, brother, sister, child, parent-in-law, sister-in-law, brother-in-law, step-children, legal guardian and grandparents which include spouses grandparents and grand-children.
Call-in pay: Any regular employee who is called out to work on a regular workday shall be paid not less than 8 or ten 10 hours pay depending on his posted shift.
Probationary period: 90 calendar days.
Severance: No contributions required.
Safety shoes: Where the company makes it a condition of employment for all employees to wear safety-toed boots, the company will supply them.
Uniforms/clothing: Employer shall provide uniform when one is required. Any employee physically handling dangerous goods shall be provided with all recommended and approved protective clothing and/or devices to perform the job safely. Maintenance shop employees shall be provided with clean coveralls.
Mileage: Mileage rates depend on axel.
Sample rates of pay (current, after increase):
5 Axle Rate: $28.60, up 3 steps to $32.17.
6 Axle Rate: $28.60, up 3 steps to $32.17.
7 Axle Rate: $28.60, up 3 steps to $32.17.
8 Axle Rate: $28.60, up 3 steps to $32.17.
Editor’s notes: A training premium of $5.00 per hour will be paid to instructional drivers while training.
