Edmonton (480 mine employees) and the International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) Local 955
Renewal agreement: Effective July 26, 2015, to April 30, 2020. Signed on Sept. 11, 2015.
Wage adjustments:
Effective May 1, 2016: Consumer Price Index increase
Effective May 1, 2017: CPI increase
Effective May 1, 2018: CPI increase
Effective May 1, 2019: CPI increase
Shift premium: $1.20 per hour for shifts that start between 4 p.m., and 5 a.m.
Paid holidays: 12 days. Time and one-half for all hours worked on a named holiday.
Overtime: Time and one-half for all hours worked in excess of 8 per day or 40 per week.
Pension: 10% contribution effective upon ratification.
Bereavement leave: 3 days for the death of an immediate family member including employee’s mother, father, grandmother, grandfather, brother, sister, spouse, common-law partner, children, mother-in-law, father-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law and grandchildren.
Call-in pay: Minimum 4 hours’ pay at applicable rate or actual hours worked, whichever is greater.
Safety shoes: Up to $225 per year at 10¢ earned per hour worked.
Tool allowance: $1 per hour for journeyman mechanics and apprentice mechanics.
Sample rates of pay, current (base wage, not including holiday, vacation, benefit or retirement pay):
Welder: $41.65 per hour
Electrician: $41.65
Machinist: $41.65
Crane/boom truck operator: $41.65
Senior surveyor: $38.32
Excavator: $38.32
Front-end loader: $38.32
Service technician: $38.32
Tire technician II: $36.46
Motor scraper: $36.46
Highboy, tow-haul: $36.46
Fuel technician: $36.46
Warehouse technician I: $36.46
Intermediate surveyor: $36.46
Facilities technician: $36.46
Junior surveyor: $31.63
Dozer, scraper: $31.63
Warehouse technician II: $31.63
Custodian: $31.63
Tire technician trainee: $31.63
Mobile steam-cleaner: $31.63
Tow tractor: $25.74
Forklift: $25.74
Stationary steam-cleaner: $25.74
Warehouse technician III: $25.74
Flagperson: $25.74
Skilled groundworker: $25.74
Rod and chairperson: $25.74
Compaction equipment: $25.74
Intermediate groundworker: $24.75
Entry-level groundworker: $24