Provincewide excluding Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia (200 painters) and the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades(IUPAT) Local 1439
Renewal agreement: Effective June 22, 2015, to April 30, 2018. Signed on July 22, 2015.
Wage adjustments:
Effective May 1, 2016: 2.5%
Effective May 1, 2017: 2.5%
Calculated by CLR.
Shift premium: 15% for employees working on the second or third shift. $4 per hour for employees in the spray/painter/abrasive blaster or water blaster category. $3 per hour for foremen in charge of 5 or more employees in possession of a Better SuperVision certificate.
Paid holidays: 10 days.
Overtime: Time and one-half for hours worked in excess of 8 hours per day Monday to Friday. Double time for hours worked in excess of 12 hours per day Monday to Friday. Time and one-half for all hours worked on Saturday. Double time for all hours worked on Sunday.
Meal allowance: $15 after 2 hours of overtime.
Call-in pay: Minimum 2 hours’ pay.
Mileage: 55¢ per km.
Sample rates of pay (current, after 2.5% increase):
Painter (major industrial): $33.67 per hour
Painter (minor industrial): $30.24
Painter (commercial and residential): $21
Glazier (major industrial and +$50 million total project): $33.36
Glazier (minor industrial and non-residential between $5-$50 million total project): $30.10
Glazier (all residential and all other projects $1 million and under): $28.25
Glass and metal setter: $25.08
Drywall major industrial projects: $34.10
Drywall (all other work): $28.41
Editor’s notes: Shift work: No employee will be compelled to work 2 consecutive shifts. Employees have the right to 8 hours off between scheduled shifts.
