Alberta, provincewide | (150 construction employees) and Construction Workers Union, CLAC Local 63
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Renewal agreement: Effective Feb. 1, 2024, to Feb. 28, 2026. Ratified in xx 20xx. Signed on xx.
Wage adjustments: Effective Feb. 2, 2025: 3%
Shift premium: Night Shift $3.00/hrs. Premiums for specific roles vary.
Paid holidays: 12 days.
Vacations with pay: All employees will be entitled to receive an amount equal to 6% of their base wage rate for all hours worked as vacation pay.
Overtime: One and one-half time for hours worked in excess of 9 hours per day and 44 hours per week.
Medical benefits: The employer will contribute towards the Insurance Plan administered by the CLAC Health and Welfare Trust Fund.
Dental: Basic services: 100% up to $2,000 per person annually. Major services: 50% up to $2,000 per person annually. Orthodontic: 50% up to $3,000 lifetime maximum per child under 19.
Vision: For employee and family. Under 21: $350 per year. 21 and over: $350 every two years.
Paramedical: Massage therapy with a limit of $80/visit.
STD: 60% of weekly basic earnings to a maximum $700.00 per week. Weekly benefits, payable after the 1st day of accident or hospitalization and the 7th day of illness for a maximum of 26 weeks.
LTD: 60% of earnings, maximum of $3,000.00 per month, per employee, payable after 26 weeks until age 65.
AD&D: $100,000.00 AD &D per employee under the age of 65; $50,000 per employee from age 65 up to and including age 74.
Life insurance: $100,000.00 life insurance per employee under the age of 65; $50,000 per employee from age 65 up to and including age 74.
Pension: The Christian Labour Association of Canada (CLAC) Pension Plan.
Bereavement leave: 3 days.
Call-in pay: An employee who is called back to work in the same day will receive a minimum of 2 hours pay at the appropriate rate.
Probationary period: 90 days.
Tool allowance: When necessary, all tradespersons will supply their own tools common to their trade. All specialty and power tools will be provided by the employer.
Sample rates of pay (current, after increase):
Carpenter: $40.65, up one step to $41.87.
Electrician: $42.66, up one step to $43.94.
Welder: $40.64, up one step to $41.86.
Editor’s notes: The employer will provide safety equipment including gloves, hearing protection, non-prescription safety glasses, shields, goggles, rain gear, particulate masks, breathing apparatuses and fall arrest equipment, if and when required.
