Sobeys West

Renewal agreement: Effective April 17, 2016, to April 19, 2025. Signed on April 17, 2016.

Wage adjustments: 
Full-time warehousemen and janitors hired prior to April 17, 2016
Effective April 17th, 2016: $0.67 per hour
Effective April 16th, 2017: $0.40 per hour
Effective April 15th, 2018: $0.40 per hour
Effective April 14th, 2019: $0.40 per hour
Part-time warehousemen and janitors hired prior to April 17, 2016:
Effective April 17th, 2016: $0.40 per hour
Effective April 16th, 2017: $0.40 per hour
Effective April 15th, 2018: $0.40 per hour
Effective April 14th, 2019: $0.40 per hour

Shift premium: $1 per hour for hours worked between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m. Crew lead hand: $1.50 per hour. Relief supervisors: $2.50 per hour.

Paid holidays: 11 days. 

Vacations with pay: 2 weeks or 4% to start, 3 weeks or 5.77% after 3 years, 3 weeks or 6% after 5 years, 4 weeks or 7.69% after 8 years, 5 weeks or 9.62% after 16 years, 6 weeks or 11.54% after 23 years. 

Overtime: Time and one-half for hours worked after 8 hours or 10 hours, depending on 8- or 10-hour shifts. Time and one-half for hours worked after 40 hours per week. Time and one-half for working holidays.

Meal allowance: Company will pay for meals to drivers on round-trips, depending on the length.

Sick leave: 40 hours per 12 months.

Bereavement leave: 5 days (3 days for part-time worker) for death in immediate family (spouse, child, stepchild, grandchild, parent, stepparent, spouse’s parent, legal dependent, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother, sister, brother-in-law, sister-in-law). 3 days for death in close family (grandparent, step-grandparent, spouse’s grandparent). 1 day for death in other family (aunt, aunt-in-law, uncle, uncle-in-law). 1 day to serve as a pallbearer.
Probationary period: 520 hours. 

Severance: 1 week if worked 1 year, 1 week per year, maximum 15 weeks.

Safety shoes: $120 per year.

Mileage: Company will pay mileage for drivers on round-trips, depending on the length.

Sample rates of pay (current):
Full-time warehousemen and janitors hired prior to April 17, 2016
Hours 
To start: $15.70
521: $16
1,041: $16.55
2,081: $17.20
3,121: $20.80
4,161: $22.23
6,241: $24.83 rising 4 steps to $26.70
Top-rated part-time warehouseman and janitors hired prior to April 17, 2016
Hours
(current, after 7.8% increase):
3,121: $20.40 rising 4 steps to $22
Full-time warehousemen hired on or after April 17, 2016
Hours
To start: $14
521: $14.50
1,040: $15
2,081: $15.50
3,121: $16
4,161: $16.50
5,201: $17.40
6,241: $18.30
7,281: $19.20
8,321: $20.10
9,361: $21.05
10,401: $22.05
11,441: $23.05
12,481: $24.05
13,521: $25.05
14,561: $25.50
15,601: $25.90 
16,641: $26.30
Part-time employees and full-time janitors hired on or After April 17, 2016
Hours
To start: $14
521: $14.50
1,040: $15
2,081: $15.50
3,121: $16
4,161: $16.50
5,201: $17.40
6,241: $18.30
7,281: $19.20
8,321: $20.10
(current, after 4.6% increase):
Full-time truck driver: $26.15 rising 3 steps to $27.35
Part-time truck driver
Hours
To start: $14
1,041: $15.11
2,081: $16.21
3,121: $17.32
4,161: $18.42
5,201: $19.53
6,241: $24.15 rising 3 steps to $25.35

Editor’s notes: Layoff notice: 1 week if worked less than 2 years, 2 weeks if worked less than 5 years, 4 weeks if worked more than 5 years. Family responsibility leave: 3 days per year to attend to illness or injury affecting an employee’s spouse, parent or child. Warehousemen, janitors bonus: For those hired prior to April 17, 2016, workers receive lump-sum signing bonus of $500.