Ply Gem Canada

Calgary (250 assemblers, technicians, drivers, journeymen, millwrights, electricians, operators, glaziers) and the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America (UBC), Local 2010

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Renewal agreement: Effective July 1, 2017, to June 30, 2021. Signed on July 13, 2017.
Wage adjustments: 
Effective July 1, 2019: $0.25 per hour
Effective July 1, 2020: $0.25 per hour
Shift premium: $1 per hour (previously $1.30 per hour) for each hour worked on shift that begins after noon. $2 per hour (previously $1 per hour) for all work on Saturday or Sunday. $2 per hour when employer temporarily assigns employee to position of greater responsibility for 2 full, consecutive shifts or more.
Paid holidays: 11 days. 
Vacations with pay: Prorated time or 6% to start, 15 days or 6% after 1 year, 20 days or 8% after 8 years, 25 days or 10% after 16 years. 
Overtime: Time and one-half for all work after 40 hours per week. 
Medical benefits: Employer pays 100% of premiums. 
Dental: Employer pays 80% of premiums, employee pays 20% of premiums.
LTD: Employee pays 100% of premiums. 
Bereavement leave: 5 days for death in immediate family (spouse, parent of employee or spouse, child, stepchild, adopted child, brother, sister, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, grandparent of employee or spouse, grandchild).
Seniority – recall rights: 240 days.
Probationary period: 220 working days (previously 120 days of employment). 
Safety shoes: After 12 months of employment: $125 per year for employees who are designated by employer to wear safety shoes.
Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after increase):
Job level
1 (receiver, material handler 1, machine operator 1, assembler 1, glazier 1, stager, loader 1, packer, swamper): $15.25 rising 4 steps to $17.25
2 (material handler 2, forktruck/crane, machine operator 2, assembler 2, glazier 2, loader 2): $17.90 rising 4 steps to $18.90
3 (assembler 3, glazier 2, facilities tech 3): $20.50 rising 4 steps to $21.80
4 (assembler 4, driver 1 (5-ton), facilities tech 4, boiler class 5): $22 rising 4 steps to $24
5 (driver 2 (tractor trailer)): $24 rising 4 steps to $26.75
6 (journeyman, millwright): $32.75 rising 4 steps to $36.75
7 (journeyman, electrician): $32.75 rising 4 steps to $36.75 
 

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