Saskatoon (16 packers, operators, millwrights, maintenance, sanitation, warehouse employees) and the United Food and Commercial Workers Canada (UFCW), Local 1400
Renewal agreement: Effective May 1, 2019 to April 30, 2023. Signed on April 28, 2020.
Wage adjustments:
Effective May 1, 2019: 2%
Effective May 1, 2020: 2%
Effective May 1, 2021: 2%
Effective May 1, 2022: 2.25%
Shift premium: $1 per hour (previously $0.85 per hour) for employees who work on night shift.
Paid holidays: 10 days, plus 1 floater day (if floater day is not taken by last pay period in April in following year, it will be paid out).
Vacations with pay: 4% of previous vacation year’s T4 earnings to start, 2 weeks or 4% after 1 year, 3 weeks or 6% after 4 years, 4 weeks or 8% after 10 years, 5 weeks or 10% after 20 years.
Overtime: Time and one-half for all work after 8 or 12 hours per day or 40 hours per week. Time and one-half for all work on scheduled days off (after employee has worked equivalent of normal scheduled hours in pay period for employees on 12-hour rotation).
Medical benefits: Parrish & Heimbecker Flexible Benefit Plan.
Sick leave: 8 hours for every month worked, maximum 680 hours. Unused portion of employee’s sick leave will accrue for future use. Payable at two-thirds of normal hourly base rate for first 3 weeks’ absence; 100% thereafter, total of 17 weeks.
Pension: Employees will join group RRSP on second anniversary of date of hire. Employee will contribute minimum 4% (previously minimum 3%), employer will match contributions, maximum 6%.
Bereavement leave: 5 days for death of spouse (including common-law spouse), child, stepchild, parent. 3 days for death of mother-in-law, father-in-law, stepparent, brother, sister, sister-in-law, brother-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, grandparent of employee or employee’s spouse, grandchild of employee or employee’s spouse, any relative in employee’s household.
Seniority – recall rights: 12 months after layoffs; 3 months if employee accepts position outside bargaining unit.
Call-in pay: Minimum of 3 hours’ at applicable overtime rate.
Probationary period: 3 calendar months (employee absent due to illness, injury, approved leave of absence of 5 days or more will have probation period extended by number of days absent).
Discipline: Sunset clause is 18 months for discipline memoranda.
Safety shoes: $185 per year (previously $165 per year) for safety footwear. Additional annual equivalent allowance will be provided to employees who work outdoors.
Uniforms/clothing: All employees will wear uniforms provided by employer.
Mileage: $0.50 per kilometre for employee using own vehicle for business use.
Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 6.4% increase):
Packer
Start: $19.37 rising 4 steps to $20.61
3 mo.: $19.95 rising 4 steps to $21.22
6 mo.: $20.53 rising 4 steps to $21.84
12 mo.: $21.13 rising 4 steps to $22.48
18 mo.: $21.72 rising 4 steps to $23.10
Operator
Start: $23.54 rising 4 steps to $25.04
3 mo.: $24.12 rising 4 steps to $25.66
6 mo.: $24.72 rising 4 steps to $26.30
12 mo.: $25.31 rising 4 steps to $26.92
18 mo.: $25.90 rising 4 steps to $27.55
Utility operator
Start: $23.08 rising 4 steps to $24.55
3 mo.: $23.53 rising 4 steps to $25.03
6 mo.: $23.99 rising 4 steps to $25.52
12 mo.: $24.44 rising 4 steps to $26
18 mo.: $24.90 rising 4 steps to $26.49
Maintenance
Start: $23.54 rising 4 steps to $25.04
3 mo.: $24.12 rising 4 steps to $25.66
6 mo.: $24.72 rising 4 steps to $26.30
12 mo.: $25.31 rising 4 steps to $26.92
18 mo.: $25.90 rising 4 steps to $27.55
Second-year millwright apprentice
Start: $25.90 rising 4 steps to $27.55
3 mo.: $26.68 rising 4 steps to $28.39
6 mo.: $27.46 rising 4 steps to $29.21
12 mo.: $28.25 rising 4 steps to $30.06
18 mo.: $29.04 rising 4 steps to $30.89
Third-year millwright apprentice
Start: $29.04 rising 4 steps to $30.89
3 mo.: $29.72 rising 4 steps to $31.62
6 mo.: $30.42 rising 4 steps to $32.36
12 mo.: $31.11 rising 4 steps to $33.10
18 mo.: $31.77 rising 4 steps to $33.80
Fourth-year millwright apprentice
Start: $31.77 rising 4 steps to $33.80
3 mo.: $32.47 rising 4 steps to $34.54
6 mo.: $33.16 rising 4 steps to $35.28
12 mo.: $33.85 rising 4 steps to $36.01
18 mo.: $34.52 rising 4 steps to $36.72
Licensed millwright
Start: $37.26 rising 4 steps to $39.64
Sanitation
Start: $20 rising 4 steps to $21.28
3 mo.: $20.60 rising 4 steps to $21.92
6 mo.: $21.19 rising 4 steps to $22.54
12 mo.: $21.78 rising 4 steps to $23.17
18 mo.: $22.36 rising 4 steps to $23.79
Warehouse
Start: $20 rising 4 steps to $21.28
3 mo.: $20.60 rising 4 steps to $21.92
6 mo.: $21.19 rising 4 steps to $22.54
12 mo.: $21.78 rising 4 steps to $23.17
18 mo.: $22.36 rising 4 steps to $23.79
$500 signing bonus to all active employees as of ratification
Editor’s notes: On call: $100 per week when employer elects to have maintenance employee on call (done by rotation of maintenance employees). Employees called in to work will be paid at applicable rate for all hours worked minimum 3 hours of pay.
