Hamilton, Ont. (130 factory workers) and United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers Intl. Union (USW), Local 5328
Renewal agreement: Effective Aug. 1, 2016, to July 31, 2021. Signed on July 13, 2016.
Shift premium: Turn premium: $0.60 per hour (previously $0.55 per hour) for hours worked on regularly scheduled second turn (3 p.m. to 11 p.m.); $0.70 per hour (previously $0.65 per hour) for hours worked on regularly scheduled third turn (11 p.m. to 7 a.m.). $0.85 cents per hour (previously $0.75 per hour) for all hours worked over an interval of 24 hours between 7 a.m. Sunday and 7 a.m. Monday. $1.25 per hour when working Saturday or Sunday and not being paid overtime.
Paid holidays: 9 days.
Vacations with pay: 1 day per month, maximum 5 days to start, 2 weeks after 1 year, 3 weeks after 5 years, 4 weeks after 9 years, 5 weeks after 15 years, 6 weeks after 22 years, 7 weeks after 30 years.
Overtime: Time and one-half for all hours worked after standard day or standard week.
Meal allowance: Overtime meal allowance is $9.
Medical benefits: Employer pays 100% of costs.
Dental: Employer pays 100% of costs.
Vision: Employer pays 100% of costs.
Weekly indemnity: Employer pays 100% of costs.
LTD: Employer pays 100% of costs.
AD&D: Employer pays 100% of costs.
Life insurance: Employer pays 100% of costs.
Bereavement leave: 5 days for death in immediate family (spouse, son, daughter, father, mother, stepmother, stepfather, stepson, stepdaughter). 3 days for death in extended family (brother, sister, stepbrother, stepsister, father-in-law, mother-in-law, grandson, granddaughter, grandfather, grandmother, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, daughter-in-law, son-in-law).
Seniority – recall rights: Less than 2 years’ service: 24 months; 2 years’ service: 30 months; 3 years’ service: 36 months; 4 years’ service: 42 months; 5 or more years’ service: 48 months.
Call-in pay: Minimum 4 hours’ pay.
Probationary period: 3 months.
Severance: 2 weeks’ pay per year of service, maximum 52 weeks.
Safety shoes: Employer will pay for 100% of cost of safety boots with metatarsal protectors. When work is required in damp areas such as oil temper and cleaning line, employer will pay 100% of cost of any subsequent pair of boots or shoes in 12-month period.
Tool allowance: Company will pay 50% of cost of tool broken in normal duties by trade and craft or assigned maintenance employee when cost equals or exceeds $200 and where cost of broken tool exceeds $10 up to total annual cost of $150.
Sample rates of hourly pay (current):
Job class
1: $24.47
2: $24.76
3: $25.04
4: $25.33
5: $25.61
6: $25.90
7: $26.18
8: $26.47
9: $26.75
10: $27.04
11: $27.32
12: $27.61
13: $27.89
14: $28.18
15: $28.46
16: $28.75
17: $29.03
18: $29.32
19: $29.70
20: $30.01
21: $30.31
22: $30.62
23: $30.92
24: $31.23
25: $31.53
26: $31.84
27: $32.14
28: $32.45
Editor’s notes: Veterans: Service will include service formerly granted for time spent in Her Majesty’s forces. Such service may be applied for purposes of employment, continuation of employment and promotion only. Day of Mourning: The employer will lower Canadian flag to half-mast on official Day of Mourning as identified by union health and safety co-chair and observe 1 minute of silence.
Shift premium: Turn premium: $0.60 per hour (previously $0.55 per hour) for hours worked on regularly scheduled second turn (3 p.m. to 11 p.m.); $0.70 per hour (previously $0.65 per hour) for hours worked on regularly scheduled third turn (11 p.m. to 7 a.m.). $0.85 cents per hour (previously $0.75 per hour) for all hours worked over an interval of 24 hours between 7 a.m. Sunday and 7 a.m. Monday. $1.25 per hour when working Saturday or Sunday and not being paid overtime.
Paid holidays: 9 days.
Vacations with pay: 1 day per month, maximum 5 days to start, 2 weeks after 1 year, 3 weeks after 5 years, 4 weeks after 9 years, 5 weeks after 15 years, 6 weeks after 22 years, 7 weeks after 30 years.
Overtime: Time and one-half for all hours worked after standard day or standard week.
Meal allowance: Overtime meal allowance is $9.
Medical benefits: Employer pays 100% of costs.
Dental: Employer pays 100% of costs.
Vision: Employer pays 100% of costs.
Weekly indemnity: Employer pays 100% of costs.
LTD: Employer pays 100% of costs.
AD&D: Employer pays 100% of costs.
Life insurance: Employer pays 100% of costs.
Bereavement leave: 5 days for death in immediate family (spouse, son, daughter, father, mother, stepmother, stepfather, stepson, stepdaughter). 3 days for death in extended family (brother, sister, stepbrother, stepsister, father-in-law, mother-in-law, grandson, granddaughter, grandfather, grandmother, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, daughter-in-law, son-in-law).
Seniority – recall rights: Less than 2 years’ service: 24 months; 2 years’ service: 30 months; 3 years’ service: 36 months; 4 years’ service: 42 months; 5 or more years’ service: 48 months.
Call-in pay: Minimum 4 hours’ pay.
Probationary period: 3 months.
Severance: 2 weeks’ pay per year of service, maximum 52 weeks.
Safety shoes: Employer will pay for 100% of cost of safety boots with metatarsal protectors. When work is required in damp areas such as oil temper and cleaning line, employer will pay 100% of cost of any subsequent pair of boots or shoes in 12-month period.
Tool allowance: Company will pay 50% of cost of tool broken in normal duties by trade and craft or assigned maintenance employee when cost equals or exceeds $200 and where cost of broken tool exceeds $10 up to total annual cost of $150.
Sample rates of hourly pay (current):
Job class
1: $24.47
2: $24.76
3: $25.04
4: $25.33
5: $25.61
6: $25.90
7: $26.18
8: $26.47
9: $26.75
10: $27.04
11: $27.32
12: $27.61
13: $27.89
14: $28.18
15: $28.46
16: $28.75
17: $29.03
18: $29.32
19: $29.70
20: $30.01
21: $30.31
22: $30.62
23: $30.92
24: $31.23
25: $31.53
26: $31.84
27: $32.14
28: $32.45
Editor’s notes: Veterans: Service will include service formerly granted for time spent in Her Majesty’s forces. Such service may be applied for purposes of employment, continuation of employment and promotion only. Day of Mourning: The employer will lower Canadian flag to half-mast on official Day of Mourning as identified by union health and safety co-chair and observe 1 minute of silence.
