Brampton, Ont. (169 manufacturing employees) and Unifor, Local 1646
Renewal agreement: Effective Sept. 16, 2020 to Sept. 15, 2025. Ratified in June 2021. Signed on Oct. 26, 2021.
Wage adjustments:
Effective Sept. 16, 2020: 2%
Effective Sept. 16, 2021: 2%
Effective Sept. 16, 2022: 2.5%
Effective Sept. 16, 2023: 2.5%
Effective Sept. 16, 2024: 2.5%
Shift premium: $0.75 per hour for 2:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. shift. $1.15 per hour for 10:30 p.m. to 6:30 a.m. shift.
Paid holidays: 12 days.
Vacations with pay: 1 day for each completed month of service up to 10 days to start, 2 weeks after 1 year, 3 weeks after 4 years, 4 weeks after 9 years, 5 weeks after 17 years, 6 weeks after 23 years.
Overtime: Time and one-half for all hours worked in excess of 8 per day and 40 per workweek. Double time for all overtime hours in excess of 8 per day between 11 p.m. Saturday and 11 p.m. Sunday and all hours on paid holidays.
Meal allowance: $8.50 (previously $8) to each employee who works more than 10 consecutive hours in any one day (Effective Sept. 16, 2023: $9).
Medical benefits: Employer pays 100% of premiums for full coverage of unlimited semi-private accommodation, prescription drugs and 80% of other services.
Dental: Employer pays 100% of coverage based on Ontario dental fee guide. 100% for basic treatments, 50% for major treatments and orthodontics. Lifetime maximum of $1,500 for orthodontics.
Vision: Employer pays 100% of premiums for coverage of $225 per 24 months, increasing in 4 steps to $245 by Jan. 1, 2025.
Paramedical: Employer pays 100% of premiums for 80% of chiropractor, registered massage therapy, osteopath, naturopath, podiatrist up to $300 per calendar year. Up to $650 per year for licensed physiotherapist. Orthopedic shoes up to $175 per year.
STD: Employer pays 100% of benefits for coverage of 70% of employee’s regular straight time rate up to 5 days per week and 52 weeks per year. Payable from first workday lost due to accident or illness requiring hospitalization and fourth day of sickness. Maximum benefit of $575 rising to $610 on Jan. 1, 2024.
LTD: Employer pays 100% of coverage for 50% of monthly earnings beginning 52 weeks after absence due to illness or injury, monthly maximum of $2,300. Subject to integration with other disability government benefits. Duration not to exceed employee’s service at onset of disability and will cease when employee becomes eligible for unreduced pension.
AD&D: Employer pays 100% of coverage equal to sum of basic and optional life insurance up to $150,000. Amount varies from 200% for total paralysis down to 25% for loss of hearing in 1 year. $10,000 for spouse, $5,000 for child.
Life insurance: Employer pays 100% of group insurance program for coverage of $55,000 rising in 4 steps to $59,000 by Jan. 1, 2025. Multiples of $10,000 optional life insurance may be purchased by employees up to $200,000. $10,000 coverage for spouse, $5,000 for child.
Pension: Employees hired before June 15, 2011 subject to DB plan. Employees hired on or after June 15, 2011, enrol in DC plan in which employees and company each contribute 5% of employee’s earnings. On Jan. 1, 2022, employees have option of contributing additional 0.5% and employer will match.
Bereavement leave: 5 paid days for death of spouse, child, stepchild. 3 paid days for death of parent, parent-in-law, sibling, sibling-in-law, grandparent, grandparent-in-law, grandchild, stepchild.
Seniority – recall rights: Lesser of length of service or 24 months.
Call-in pay: Minimum 4 hours’ pay for call-in outside regular hours of work. Minimum 8 hours’ pay for reporting at regularly scheduled time when no work is available, unless notified at least 2 hours prior to start of shift (doesn’t apply in cases of major breakdown or other causes beyond employer’s control).
Probationary period: 90 continuous working days of service.
Discipline: Sunset clause is 2 months for verbal warning; 3 months for written warning; 6 months for suspension.
Severance: After permanent plant closure, 2% of total earnings for last full period of continuous employment.
Safety shoes: $150 per year ($160 as of Sept. 16, 2023).
Uniforms/clothing: Employer pays 100% of coveralls for mechanical and electrical personnel in maintenance department and for all employees while involved in machine clean-up at corrugator and printing departments. Employer provides 1 winter jacket to each regular shipping employee, baler operator, regular receiver.
Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 7.5% increase):
General help: $23.50 rising 3 steps to $25.31
Slitter-scorer-take-off/BOBST take-off/litho take-off/plant custodian: $25.79 rising 3 steps to $27.78
Taper/shrink wrapper take-off/press take-off/post take-off/stores clerk: $26.34 rising 3 steps to $28.37
BOBST second person/checker towmotor/baler operator/litho second person, trucker: $26.86 rising 3 steps to $28.93
Taper/shrink wrapper operator/receiver/clamp truck operator/stacker operator/press second person/post second person/palletizer auto: $27.47 rising 3 steps to $29.58
Assistant shipper/slitter-scorer operator: $28.04 rising 3 steps to $30.20
Die technician/shipper, $28.55 rising 3 steps to $30.74
BOBST press operator/die maker/litho operator/press operator/post operator/corrugator operator: $29.35 rising 3 steps to $31.61
Corrugator consul operator: $30.19 rising 3 steps to $32.51
Certified mechanic first-class: $30.44 rising 3 steps to $32.78
Certified mechanic A (millwright)/certified maintenance electrician: $32.83 rising 3 steps to $35.35
Certified millwright/electrician (dual certificates): $37.05 rising 3 steps to $39.90
Electrician electronic (certified): $41.02 rising 3 steps to $44.18
Students: $16.94 rising 3 steps to $19.04
Editor’s notes: Hearing aids: Maximum $500 every 5 years.
