Progistix-Solutions

Renewal agreement: Effective Jan. 1, 2020 to Dec. 31, 2023. Ratified in July 2020. Signed on June 29, 2020.

Wage adjustments:

Effective Jan. 1, 2020: 2.5%

Effective Jan. 1, 2021: 2.5%

Effective Jan. 1, 2022: 2.5%

Effective Jan. 1, 2023: 2.5%

Shift premium: $0.77 per hour (previously $0.72 cents per hour) for each hour worked between 6 p.m. and midnight. $0.92 per hour (previously $0.87 per hour) for each hour worked between 12:01 a.m. and 6 a.m. Employees assigned to daily leadership role with respect to bargaining unit employees receive leadership premium of $2 per hour. Employee with specialized forklift truck trainer training receive $2.50 per hour in which they are assigned to train and certify other in operation of forklift trucks.

Paid holidays: 12 days including 3 floater 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 3 years, 4 weeks after 10 years, 5 weeks after 20 years.

Overtime: Time and one-half for hours worked beyond 8 in 1 day or 40 in 1 week. Double time for hours in excess of basic hours of work on holiday without 48 hours of notice. If overtime does not immediately precede or follow scheduled shift and there is less than 48 hours of notice, additional 1 hour’s pay and minimum of 4 hours’ pay in total. Time and one-half for time worked on holiday with 48 hours of notice, or double time if less than 48 hours of notice. Employees scheduled to work 5 days per week who works at least 4 hours on each of successive Saturday paid time and one-half for time worked on second and subsequent consecutive Saturdays. Time and one-half for time worked on Sunday.

Meal allowance: $10 for employees required to continue at work for more than 4 hours of overtime beyond regular quitting time.

Medical benefits: Employer pays 100% of premiums for medical expenses reimbursement plan with employee-paid option.

Dental: Employer pays 100% of premiums for dental expenses reimbursement plan.

STD: Employer pays 100% of premiums for 70% of basic weekly earnings up to 26 weeks, integrated with EI at 16th week. Begins on 8th consecutive calendar day of sickness or injury.

LTD: Employer pays 100% of premiums for 50% of first $2,000 of basic monthly earnings plus 45% of balance of basic monthly earnings.

AD&D: Employer pays 100% of premiums.

Life insurance: Employer pays 100% of premiums.

Pension: Employer contributes 3% of base salary to defined contribution pension plan. Employees who joined prior to Jan. 1, 2010 may contribute up to 6% of base salary, which will be matched by employer at 1/3% for each 1%. Employees who joined after Jan. 1, 2010 may contribute 1 to 2% of base salary, matched by employer. After 5 years of membership, employee can increase contributions up to 4% of base salary, to be matched by employer.

Bereavement leave: 5 paid days for death of spouse, child, parent, sibling. 3 paid days for death of parent-in-law, grandparent, grandchild, other relative residing in same residence. Leave may be extended with pay for up to 1 week when employee must leave city in which they are employed.

Seniority – recall rights: 24 months. Employees can waive right to recall after 13 weeks and receive severance or termination allowance.

Call-in pay: Employees who carry pager receive 4 hours’ pay at regular basic rate of pay for each 1-week period that they carry pager.

Probationary period: 640 hours within 12 consecutive months.

Discipline: Sunset clause is 18 months.

Severance: 2 weeks’ pay for employees with less than 2 weeks’ service, then 2 weeks for every year of service up to 15 years. Employees with more than 15 years’ service receive 1.5 weeks’ pay for every year of service after 15 to maximum of 52 weeks. Termination due to technological change: 2 weeks’ pay per year of service up to 9 years, then 21 weeks’ pay after 10 years, 24 after 11 years, 27 after 12 years, 30 after 13 years, 33 after 14 years, 36 after 16 years, 2 weeks’ pay for each additional 6-month period up to 25 years, then 2.5 weeks’ pay for each subsequent 6-month period after 25 years.

Safety shoes: Cable department employees receive $145 per year towards purchase of CSA-approved safety footwear that can be carried over for maximum of $290 in 1 year. All other employees are eligible to receive reimbursement of $125 per year that can be carried over for maximum of $250 in one year.

Uniforms/clothing: Employer will supply any special clothing as it deems necessary to be worn on job for reasons of appearance, safety or health, or as protection against undue wear or damage.

Tool allowance: Employer supplies tools required for job and replaces then as they become obsolete or worn out.

Mileage: When employee is assigned to special project, attend training course or temporarily transferred to work location that is further away from home than normal work location, employee will be eligible to receive travel expenses.

Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 5% increase):

Building equipment technician (step 1): $29.35 rising 2 steps to $30.83

Building equipment technician (step 3): $30.33 rising 2 steps to $31.87

Logistics processor (step 1): $16.64 rising 2 steps to $17.49

Logistics processor (step 6): $19.27 rising 2 steps to $20.24

Logistics processor (step 11): $21.79 rising 2 steps to $22.89

Materials handler (step 1): $14.71 rising 2 steps to $15.46

Materials handler (step 5): $17.28 rising 2 steps to $18.46

Editor’s notes: Employee savings plan: All regular status employees have option of contributing between 1% and 10% of regular earnings through payroll deduction. Employer will contribute $1 for every $3 of employee contributions, up to maximum of 6% of base pay.