Fox Creek, Alta. (55 operators, maintenance employees) and Unifor, Local 909
Renewal agreement: Effective Feb. 1, 2019 to Jan. 31, 2023. Ratified on Aug 14, 2019. Signed on July 30, 2019.
Wage adjustments:
Effective Feb. 1, 2019: 2.5%
Effective Feb. 1, 2020: 2.75%
Effective Feb. 1, 2021: 3%
Effective Feb. 1, 2022: 3.5%
Shift premium: 13% for shift employees temporarily assigned to 9.37-hour day assignments. 1 hour of overtime if employee climbs incinerator stack as part of duties. 15% for employee assigned responsibilities of shift engineer. $1.22 per hour for day shift (7 a.m. to 7 p.m.). Effective Feb. 1, 2020: $1.25 per hour. Effective Feb. 1, 2021: $1.29 per hour. Effective Feb. 1, 2022: $1.34 per hour. $2.78 per hour for night shift (7p.m.to 7 a.m.). Effective Feb. 1, 2020: $2.85 per hour. Effective Feb. 1, 2021: $2.94 per hour. Effective Feb. 1, 2022: $3.04 per hour. $2.12 per hour for third-class steam ticket. Effective Feb. 1, 2020: $2.18 per hour. Effective Feb. 1, 2021: $2.25 per hour. Effective Feb. 1, 2022: $2.32 per hour. $4.24 per hour for second-class steam ticket. Effective Feb. 1, 2020: $4.36 per hour. Effective Feb. 1, 2021: $4.49 per hour. Effective Feb. 1, 2022: $4.65 per hour. $5.65 per hour for first-class steam ticket. Effective Feb. 1, 2020: $5.80 per hour. Effective Feb. 1, 2021: $5.98 per hour. Effective Feb. 1, 2022: $6.19 per hour. $1.60 per hour for dual ticket. Effective Feb. 1, 2020: $1.64 per hour. Effective Feb. 1, 2021: $1.69 per hour. Effective Feb. 1, 2022: $1.75 per hour.
Paid holidays: 11 days (extra holiday will be observed on day designated by employer). Shift employees may bank up to 8statutory holidays to be taken at later date, maximum amount that employee may bank in any 1 year in combination of overtime and statutory holiday banks is 50 hours double-time, or 100 hours straight-time.
Vacations with pay: Prorated against 3 weeks based on service proration (37.5-hour week) to start, 3 weeks or 112.5 hours after 1 year, 4 weeks or 150 hours after 10 years, 5weeks or 187.5 hours after 19 years, 6 weeks or 225 hours after 25 years for employees assigned to work schedule C. Prorated against 3 weeks based on service proration (40-hour week) to start, 3 weeks or 120 hours after 1 year, 4 weeks or 160hours after 10 years, 5 weeks or 200 hours after 19 years, 6 weeks or 240 hours after 25 years for employees working in plant operations and assigned to work schedule B. Vacations are non-cumulative. At employee’s option, 1 week of vacation may be carried over into next year (week carried over must be taken within 1 year of its carry over). Failure to take vacation week carried over will result in automatic forfeiture by employee.
Overtime: Double time for hours worked in excess of regular work schedule; for hours worked on regular scheduled day off. May be banked and carried over from year to year. 2 hours overtime will be paid upon cancellation of scheduled overtime shift with less than 24 hours’ notice.
Meal allowance: $20 for employee who works more than 2 hours beyond scheduled quitting time; $20 for employee who is called for call-out duty with less than 8 hours’ notice if employee works more than 4 hours. $20 for every 4-hour period that follows.
Seniority – recall rights: 12 months for layoff.
Call-in pay: Paid at double time, minimum 2 hours. If work does not continue from call-out into employee’s regular shift, time will be computed from time they leave home (within 100-kilometre radius of plant) until time they return home.
Probationary period: 180 days.
Severance: 2 weeks’ pay plus 2 weeks’ pay for each year of service multiplied by 1.3, after 1 year of service. Employer will reimburse employee for training/moving costs incurred within 2 years of termination, maximum $2,000.
Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 9.6% increase):
Operator 10: $57.99 rising 3 steps to $63.53
Maintenance 10: $53.96 rising 3 steps to $59.10
Operator 9: $53.85 rising 3 steps to $58.99
Maintenance 9: $53.08 rising 3 steps to $58.15
Maintenance 8: $51.10 rising 3 steps to $55.97
Operator 8: $49.10 rising 3 steps to $53.78
Maintenance 7: $48.74 rising 3 steps to $53.39
Operator 7: $47.23 rising 3 steps to $51.74
Operator 6/maintenance 6: $46.04 rising 3 steps to $50.43
Operator 5/maintenance 5: $43.39 rising 3 steps to $47.53
Operator 4/maintenance 4: $40.86 rising 3 steps to $44.75
Operator 3/maintenance 3: $37.79 rising 3 steps to $41.40
Operator 2/maintenance 2: $35.45 rising 3 steps to $38.84
Operator 1/maintenance 1: $33.16 rising 3 steps to $36.32
Editor’s notes: Transportation allowance: Employee will pay employees three-quarters of hour at straight-time rate for each day of work at Kaybob south #3 gas plant or any other location. Humanitarian fund: Employee will pay $20 for each employee to Unifor Humanitarian Fund. Union will also contribute $20 for each employee to fund. Community fund: Employee will pay $0.03 for each employee’s regular hours of work to Unifor Canadian Community Fund. Paid education leave fund: Employee will pay $0.05 for each employee’s regular hours of work to Unifor Paid Education Leave Program. Training fund: Employee will pay $60 per year for each member of bargaining unit to safety, health and industrial relations training fund established by union.
