Toronto and Area Road Builders Association

Toronto (3,030 construction workers) and Teamsters Canada Local 230 and Labourers’ International Union of North America (LiUNA), Local 183

Click here to view the original collective agreement.
Renewal agreement: Effective May 1, 2016, to April 30, 2019. Signed on Sept. 14, 2016.
Shift premium: Working foreman: Effective May 15, 2017: $4.75 per hour; Effective May 1, 2018: $5 per hour (previously $4 per hour).
Paid holidays: 10 days.
Vacations with pay: 10% pay.
Overtime: Time and one-half for all hours worked after 10 hours per day, 50 hours per week (except watchmen). Time and one-half for all hours worked on seventh consecutive shift for watchmen.
Medical benefits: Employer will pay per hour per employee into Local 183 Members Benefit Fund. Effective May 10, 2016: $2.80. Effective May 1, 2017: $3.05. Effective May 1, 2018: $3.30.
Pension: Employer will pay per hour per employee into Labourers’ Pension Fund of Central and Eastern Canada and Teamsters Local 230 Benefit Fund.
Uniforms/clothing: When raining, employer will provide suitable clothing, including rubber boots and rain suits.
Tool allowance: Employer will reimburse $300 when tools stored in employer’s locked facility and lost due to fire or theft.
Mileage: $0.50 per hour (previously $0.44 per hour).
Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after increase):
LiUNA, Local 183
Group 1 (grade person, asphalt rakers concrete road, curb and sidewalk finisher, carpenter, curb setters, brick setters, pipe layers, curb-machine operators, concrete paving track setters, tail-end paver and asphalt grinder): $54.29 rising 2 steps to $56.89 (Simcoe County: $38.14 rising 2 steps to $40.39)
Group 2 (labourers (incl. wire mesh & steel reinforcing), operators of pumps 3” in diameter and under, interlocking stone and gabion installers, labourers (operating ail machine-driven tools by gas, air or electricity, including plate tampers, operators of self-propelled hand compactors (walk behind)), concrete workers (screedmen, puddlers, floatmen), fence erectors (chain-link and other types including snow fences), guard rail installers, diamond saw operators (jackhammer man), sound barrier erectors, maintenance hole builders): $52.64 rising 2 steps to $55.24 (Simcoe County: $37.33 rising 2 steps to $39.58)
Group 3 (traffic control person, casual watch person): $43.84 rising 2 steps to $46.44 (Simcoe County: $34.58 rising 2 steps to $36.83)
Group 4 (watchperson for 6 nights’ duty, 10 hours per day, 50 hours per week): $877.50 rising 2 steps to $1,010 (Simcoe County: $680 rising 2 steps to $827.50)
Teamsters’ Local 230
Truck driver, including off-highway: $51.96 rising 2 steps to $54.66 (Simcoe County: $35.32 rising 2 steps to $36.92)
Fuel truck drivers: $51.94 rising 2 steps to $54.64 (Simcoe County: $35.32 rising 2 steps to $36.92)
Loading bearing boom drivers, Dumpcrete drivers, pup-dump trailer drivers, flo-boy drivers, tractor trailer, dump truck, tag-a-long over 15 ton: $51.94 rising 2 steps to $54.64 (Simcoe County: $35.64 rising 2 steps to $37.24)
Truck train driver; custom mobile mixer units (truck- or trailer-mounted): $52.06 rising 2 steps to $54.76 (Simcoe County: $35.64 rising 2 steps to $37.24)
Float drivers: $52.50 rising 2 steps to $55.20 (Simcoe County: $36.19 rising 2 steps to $37.79)
Editor’s notes: Safety helmets: Employer will supply safety helmets to employees. When helmet is returned and has been made unwearable through willful neglect and abuse, employee will be charged full replacement value. Entertainment devices: Cellphones, blackberries, iPods and other similar devices will not be used during working hours. Out-of-town allowances: $100 per day (previously $82.40 per day or $412 per week) for room and board. If more than 160 kilometres away, maximum payable 7 days per week.
 

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