Procor

Renewal agreement: Effective Feb. 1, 2023 to Jan. 31, 2027. Signed on Aug. 1, 2023.

Shift premium: $1.10 per hour for lead-hands. $0.20 per hour over CR3 rate for painter if qualified in both painting and sandblasting skills. $1 per hour while acting in that capacity for employee in charge of mobile repair unit. $1.40 per hour (previously $1.20 per hour), $1.75 per hour (previously $1.25 per hour) respectively for afternoon and night shifts.

Paid holidays: 12 days, plus 1 additional holiday designated by employer.

Vacations with pay: 2 weeks after 1 year, 3 weeks after 3 years, 4 weeks after 10 years, 5 weeks after 20 years.

Overtime: Time and one-half for first 2 hours of overtime required following completion of regular 8-hour shift, after which double time will be paid for work performed on that day. Double time if hours paid at time and one-half are greater than 8 hours in workweek. Time and one-half for first 8 hours of work performed on sixth consecutive day worked; double time for hours worked after 8 hours on sixth consecutive day and for all hours worked on Sunday.

Meal allowance: $10 in lieu of lunch for employee who continues working for more than 2 hours beyond regular shift.

Vision: $275 (previously $250) for purchase made during any rolling 24 months.

Bereavement leave: 5 days for death of spouse, children. 3 days for death of brother, sister, mother, mother-in-law, father, father-in-law, grandchild. Additional 2 days if travel greater than 300 kilometres (1-way) is required to attend funeral. 1 day to attend funeral of grandfather, grandfather-in-law, grandmother, grandmother-in-law.

Seniority – recall rights: 12 consecutive months on layoff.

Call-in pay: Minimum 4 hours of pay at overtime or straight-time rate, whichever is greater amount.

Probationary period: 90 work days or shifts.

Severance: 1-time payment amounting to 2 week’s pay for each year of service, maximum 52 weeks for employees with 1 or more years of service.

Safety shoes: $275 per year (previously $250 per year) for safety boots or safety boot repair.

Mileage: $0.25 per kilometre — based on known kilometre distance from Edmonton repair location to work site — when employee reports to Edmonton repair shop before travelling to another work site using own vehicle.

Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 8.7% increase):

Chief engineer/air-brake mechanic/maintenance mechanic/A welder: $43.17 rising 3 steps to $47.29

Journeyperson welder with 4 position 7018 test plate certification: $40.64 rising 3 steps to $44.52

CR 1/third-year apprentice/A.B. repair person/liner applicator/fourth-class steam engineer/senior trackmobile operator/journeyperson welder (no test certification): $40.12 rising 3 steps to $43.94

CR 2/second-year apprentice/trackmobile operator/painter senior/storesperson senior: $37.59 rising 3 steps to $41.18

CR 3/first-year apprentice/sandblaster/switchperson/painter: $35.82 rising 3 steps to $39.24

Helper senior/storesperson: $30.84 rising 3 steps to $33.78

Helper: $27.19 rising 3 steps to $29.79

Labourer/janitor: $25.12 rising 3 steps to $27.52