Tandet Logistics

Renewal agreement: Effective May 25, 2018, to May 24, 2023. Signed on Oct. 16, 2018.

Shift premium: $10 for each load, unload for liquid bulk equipment operations. $10 per hour for all standard (non-specific) pickups and deliveries that exceed 2 hours or delays beyond control of driver that have billable capabilities. $61.80 if driver departs on holiday before 6 p.m. return to terminal from run after noon on holiday or if scheduling of load requires driver to be away from terminal for entire holiday. $51.50 if delivery occurs on weekend or if driver is required by scheduling needs to leave home terminal on weekend to meet scheduled delivery. Weekend is defined as Friday at 6 p.m. to Sunday at 6 p.m. $4 per hour for loads inbound to home terminal when driver is required to work between midnight Friday and midnight Saturday.

Paid holidays: 9 days.

Vacations with pay: All drivers will receive vacation pay in accordance with regulations established under Canada Labour Code.

Pension: Effective May 2023 and on first of each month thereafter: Employer will contribute $200 per month per employer to Teamsters and Participating Employers Pension Plan for each employee who has been on payroll for more than 90 calendar days and has reported to work at least 4 days in month.

Bereavement leave: 3 days for death in immediate family (spouse or common-law partner; father and mother and spouse or common-law partner of father or mother; child(ren) and child(ren) of spouse or common-law partner; grandchild(ren); brothers and sisters; grandfather and grandmother; father and mother of spouse or common-law partner and spouse or common-law partner of father or mother; any relative who resides permanently with driver).

Seniority – recall rights: 12months.

Probationary period: 90 calendar days.

Safety shoes: Drivers may apply any unused portion of uniform allowance towards purchase of safety shoes, provided they have acquired minimum uniform requirement.

Uniforms/clothing: Where employer requires that all drivers wear uniforms as condition of employment, each driver will receive $325 per year for uniforms from supplier appointed by employer. Minimum uniform requirement will be 3shirts, 2pairs of pants, 1 jacket.

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

Liquid bulk equipment operation: $14.50 rising 1 step to $15

Dry bulk equipment operation (when loading, unloading, driving vehicle on hourly work less than 400 kilometres round trip): $23 rising 1 step to $25

Dry bulk self-load rate: $24 rising 1 step to $25

Loader: $24 rising 1 step to $25

Sample rates of hourly pay (current):

Dry bulk rate (probationary): $14.50

Sample rates of per kilometre pay (current, after increase):

Loaded rates: $0.17 rising 1 step to $0.18

Empty rates: $0.128 rising 1step to $0.138

Distance rated: $0.295 rising 1step to $0.31

Editor’s notes: Driver’s licence requirements: FAST (Free and Secure Trade) and TWIC (Transportation Worker Identification Credential) cards are condition of employment and maintained at employer’s expense. Medical examinations: Employer will pay for all examinations required by employer plus maximum $20 for transportation or maximum $0.35 per kilometre for mileage away from Sarnia for any travel related to examinations. Pay for training: When employer requires employee to take training, employee will be paid for all time spent in training at regular hourly rate of pay. Weekly distance bonus: Each driver who exceeds target of 4,250 kilometres in 1 week will receive bonus of $100 that will accrue to yearend and paid on or before first week of December each year.