Calgary (13 carpenters, apprentices) and Alberta Regional Council of Carpenters and Allied Workers (ARCAAW), Local 2103
Renewal agreement: Effective March 1, 2017, to Feb. 28, 2020. Ratified on March 7, 2017. Signed on Nov. 8, 2017.
Shift premium: 11% of journeyman rate for any shift starting before 6 a.m. or after 8:30 a.m. $0.25 per hour for 2 certified first-aid attendants.
Paid holidays: 11 days.
Vacations with pay: 3 weeks or 7% to start, 4 weeks or 9% after 10 years, 5 weeks or 11% after 15 years. Also, 1 floating day per year, to be taken in December (Dec. 29, 2017; Dec. 28, 2018; Dec. 27, 2019).
Overtime: Time and one-half for all work in excess of 8 hours per day, double time for all work in excess of 12 hours per day. Time and one-half for first 6 hours worked on Saturday, double time thereafter. Double time for all work on Sunday.
Meal allowance: Hot meal will be provided for more than 2 hours of overtime. Additional meal for each subsequent 4 hours of overtime.
Medical benefits: Employer will contribute $1.60 per hour (previously $1.40 per hour) to Alberta Regional Council of Carpenters and Allied Workers Health and Wellness Plan.
Pension: Employer will contribute $3.62 per hour to Alberta Regional Council of Carpenters and Allied Workers Health and Pension Plan.
Bereavement leave: 3 days for death in immediate family (mother, father, spouse, common-law spouse, mother, father or child of common-law spouse, child, brother, sister, father-in-law, mother-in-law, stepchildren, stepparents).
Probationary period: 60 days.
Safety shoes: $400 per 2-year period (previously $160 per year) for CSA-approved work boots.
Uniforms/clothing: Employer will supply gloves, 2 pairs of coveralls per year.
Tool allowance: Saws will be sharpened at employer’s expense, maximum twice per month. Employer will supply patent miter box or power machine, if required. Employer will pay $0.09 per hour for each hour worked for tool allowance. Effective March 1, 2019: $0.12 per hour.
Sample rates of hourly pay (current):
Journeyman carpenter: $39.55 rising 1 step to $39.95
Pre-apprentice carpenters: 60% of journeyman carpenter’s rate
First-year carpenters: 65% of journeyman carpenter’ rate
Second-year carpenters: 75% of journeyman carpenter’ rate
Third-year carpenters: 85% of journeyman carpenter’ rate
Fourth-year carpenters: 95% of journeyman carpenter’ rate
Lead hand: 12% above journeyman carpenter’s rate
Sub-foreman: 6% above lead hand’s rate
Foreman: 6% above sub-foreman’s rate
Editor’s notes: Loss of tools: Following fire or break-in, employer will compensate carpenters/ apprentices maximum $800 for any loss of stored tools.
Shift premium: 11% of journeyman rate for any shift starting before 6 a.m. or after 8:30 a.m. $0.25 per hour for 2 certified first-aid attendants.
Paid holidays: 11 days.
Vacations with pay: 3 weeks or 7% to start, 4 weeks or 9% after 10 years, 5 weeks or 11% after 15 years. Also, 1 floating day per year, to be taken in December (Dec. 29, 2017; Dec. 28, 2018; Dec. 27, 2019).
Overtime: Time and one-half for all work in excess of 8 hours per day, double time for all work in excess of 12 hours per day. Time and one-half for first 6 hours worked on Saturday, double time thereafter. Double time for all work on Sunday.
Meal allowance: Hot meal will be provided for more than 2 hours of overtime. Additional meal for each subsequent 4 hours of overtime.
Medical benefits: Employer will contribute $1.60 per hour (previously $1.40 per hour) to Alberta Regional Council of Carpenters and Allied Workers Health and Wellness Plan.
Pension: Employer will contribute $3.62 per hour to Alberta Regional Council of Carpenters and Allied Workers Health and Pension Plan.
Bereavement leave: 3 days for death in immediate family (mother, father, spouse, common-law spouse, mother, father or child of common-law spouse, child, brother, sister, father-in-law, mother-in-law, stepchildren, stepparents).
Probationary period: 60 days.
Safety shoes: $400 per 2-year period (previously $160 per year) for CSA-approved work boots.
Uniforms/clothing: Employer will supply gloves, 2 pairs of coveralls per year.
Tool allowance: Saws will be sharpened at employer’s expense, maximum twice per month. Employer will supply patent miter box or power machine, if required. Employer will pay $0.09 per hour for each hour worked for tool allowance. Effective March 1, 2019: $0.12 per hour.
Sample rates of hourly pay (current):
Journeyman carpenter: $39.55 rising 1 step to $39.95
Pre-apprentice carpenters: 60% of journeyman carpenter’s rate
First-year carpenters: 65% of journeyman carpenter’ rate
Second-year carpenters: 75% of journeyman carpenter’ rate
Third-year carpenters: 85% of journeyman carpenter’ rate
Fourth-year carpenters: 95% of journeyman carpenter’ rate
Lead hand: 12% above journeyman carpenter’s rate
Sub-foreman: 6% above lead hand’s rate
Foreman: 6% above sub-foreman’s rate
Editor’s notes: Loss of tools: Following fire or break-in, employer will compensate carpenters/ apprentices maximum $800 for any loss of stored tools.
