Ottawa (200 plasterers, masons) and the Operative Plasterers & Cement Masons International Association (OPCMIA), Local 124
Renewal agreement: Effective July 13, 2021 to April 30, 2024. Ratified in July 2021. Signed on Aug. 9, 2021.
Wage adjustments:
Effective July 13, 2021: 9.8%
Effective May 1, 2022: 2.6%
Effective May 7, 2023: 2.5%
Shift premium: 8 hours’ pay for 7 hours worked for occupied premises work. Foreman receives $1 per hour above normal rate.
Paid holidays: 9 days. Employer will pay 11% as vacation and holiday pay.
Overtime: Time and one-half for any time worked in excess of regular working day and all work performed on Saturday, Sunday or paid holiday.
Medical benefits: Employer contributes to employee welfare plan.
Pension: Employer contributes to pension plan.
Mileage: $75 per day for all work located beyond radius of 60 kilometres of intersection of Carling and Preston Streets.
Sample rates of pay (current, after 5.1% increase):
High-rise apartments or condominiums: $35.66 rising 2 steps to $37.48
Low-rise housing including townhouses: $30.11 rising 2 steps to $31.91
Sample rates of piecework pay (current, after 5.1% increase):
Taping apartment building: $315 per 1,000 square feet rising 2 steps to $360
Taping apartment building (smooth ceilings): $850 per 1,000 square feet rising 2 steps to $898
Taping apartment building (texture spray): $283 per 1,000 square feet rising 2 steps to $299
Taping apartment building (sanding): $69 per 1,000 square feet rising 2 steps to $77
Taping wood-frame residential construction: $280 per 1,000 square feet rising 2 steps to $294
Taping wood-frame residential construction (sanding): $68 per 1,000 square feet rising 2 steps to $76
Taping wood-frame residential (texture spray): $206 per 1,000 square feet rising 2 steps to $218
Taping wood-frame residential (skylights): $105 per skylight rising 2 steps to $128
Sample rates of pay (current):
Apprentices
First 1,200-hour work period: 50%
Second 1,200-hour work period: 65%
Third 1,200-hour work period: 80%
Fourth 1,200-hour work period: 90%
Fifth 1,200-hour work period: 90%
Editor’s notes: Association fund: Employer will contribute $0.30 per hour to Walls and Ceilings Contractors Association (WACCA) of Ottawa Association Fund.
