Richmond, B.C. (72 production employees) and Teamsters Canada, Local 31
Renewal agreement: Effective Sept. 25, 2016, to Sept. 24, 2019. Signed on Sept. 25, 2016.
Shift premium: $0.50 per hour for hours worked between 5 p.m. and 5 a.m. $0.75 per hour for 1 person per shift who has highest-rated first-aid certificate. $1 per hour higher than highest hourly rated employee under lead hand’s direction for lead hand.
Paid holidays: 11 days.
Vacations with pay: 2 weeks or 4% after 1 year, 3 weeks or 6% after 4 years, 4 weeks or 8% after 9 years, 5 weeks or 10% after 14 years, 6 weeks or 12% after 23 years.
Overtime: Time and one-half for all work after 8 hours per day or 40 hours per week, double time for all work after 11 hours per day or 48 hours per week for employees who work 5-day schedule. Time and one-half for all work after 10 hours per day or 40 hours per week, double time for all work after 12 hours per day or 48 hours per week for employees who work 4-day schedule. Maximum 8 hours of overtime per week.
Medical benefits: Employer pays 80% of premiums, employee pays 20% of premiums.
Dental: Employer pays 80% of premiums, employee pays 20% of premiums.
Vision: Employer pays 80% of premiums, employee pays 20% of premiums for $200 every 2 years per family. $75 every 2 years for eye exams.
Sick leave: 5 days per year.
LTD: Employer pays 80% of premiums, employee pays 20% of premiums for 66.7% of first $2,250 plus 40% of balance per month, maximum $6,000
AD&D: Employer pays 80% of premiums, employee pays 20% of premiums for coverage of 100% annual earnings, maximum $150,000.
Life insurance: Employer pays 80% of premiums, employee pays 20% of premiums for coverage of 100% annual earnings, maximum $150,000.
Pension: Employer matches employee contribution, maximum 2.5%.
Bereavement leave: 3 days for death in immediate family (spouse, mother, father, grandparents, grandchildren, sons, stepsons, daughter, stepdaughters, brothers, sisters, mother-in-law, father-in-law, stepfather, stepmother).
Seniority – recall rights: 12 months.
Call-in pay: Minimum 2 hours’ pay at overtime rate.
Probationary period: 60 days worked.
Discipline: Sunset clause is 12 months.
Severance: 1 week’s pay per year of service for employees with up to 5 years of service. 2 weeks’ pay per year of service for employees with 5 years of service.
Safety shoes: $175 per year.
Uniforms/clothing: RSRs will receive uniform issue of 1 baseball cap, 1 toque, 5 short-sleeve shirts, 2 long-sleeve shirts, 5 in total of shorts or pants as chosen by RSR, 1 long-sleeve fleece, 1 jacket. Inside employees will receive 1 baseball cap, 1 toque, 1 pair rain pants, 1 rain jacket, 5 long-sleeve shirts, 1 waterproof winter jacket, 5 in total of pants, 1 pair steel-toed rain boots (CSA-approved).
Sample rates of per-unit pay (current):
Per cooler movement (in): $6
Per cooler movement (out): $5
Per cooler maintenance (off-route and only service/product provided on stop): $6
UTS equipment (off-route): $5
Coffee stop (including equipment): $5
Training of new RSR/day (working interview): $35
Case delivery: $1
Single unit delivery (allied/breakroom): $0.25
Palletized product/equipment (50 units and over): $55
Tetley Tea/Tassimo Box: $0.50
Fresh creamer bag: $1
Fresh milker bag: $1
RSR training 20 working days: $16
K-cups - box: $0.76 rising 2 steps to $0.78
Per sleeve of cups delivered: $0.55
Sample rates of per-unit pay (current, after 2.8% increase):
Route sales manager/relief RSR outside seniority group
Per bottle delivered: $1.07 rising 2 steps to $1.10
Minimum stop (off-route): $2.14 rising 2 steps to $2.20
Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 4% increase):
RSR hourly rate: $19.45 rising 2 steps to $20.25
Dispatcher (outside seniority group)
Start: $18.14 rising 2 steps to $18.86
12 months: $19.14 rising 2 steps to $19.90
24 months: $20.15 rising 2 steps to $20.95
Equipment technician (inside seniority group)
Start: $19.05 rising 2 steps to $19.85
12 months: $20.05 rising 2 steps to $20.85
24 months: $21.80 rising 2 steps to $22.60
Loader/forklift/verifier (inside seniority group)
Start: $17.37 rising 2 steps to $18.09
12 months: $18.34 rising 2 steps to $19.10
24 months: $19.30 rising 2 steps to $20.10
Bottling line operator (inside seniority group)
Start: $17.37 rising 2 steps to $18.09
12 months: $18.34 rising 2 steps to $19.10
24 months: $19.30 rising 2 steps to $20.10
Cooler cleaning (inside seniority group)
Start: $16.07 rising 2 steps to $16.79
12 months: $16.96 rising 2 steps to $17.72
24 months: $17.85 rising 2 steps to $18.65
Lead bottling line operator (inside seniority group)
Start: $19.62 rising 2 steps to $20.34
12 months: $20.71 rising 2 steps to $21.47
24 months: $21.80 rising 2 steps to $22.60
Stores/shipper/receiver (inside seniority group)
Start: $18.90 rising 2 steps to $19.62
12 months: $19.95 rising 2 steps to $20.71
24 months: $21 rising 2 steps to $21.80
Class 1 RSR (outside seniority group)
Start: $21.33 rising 2 steps to $22.05
12 months: $22.52 rising 2 steps to $23.28
24 months: $23.70 rising 2 steps to $24.50
Quality assurance (inside seniority group)
Start: $18.27 rising 2 steps to $18.99
12 months: $19.29 rising 2 steps to $20.05
24 months: $20.30 rising 2 steps to $21.10
Casual warehouse rate: $16.16 rising 2 steps to $16.65
Signing bonus: $325 paid on first pay period after ratification.
Shift premium: $0.50 per hour for hours worked between 5 p.m. and 5 a.m. $0.75 per hour for 1 person per shift who has highest-rated first-aid certificate. $1 per hour higher than highest hourly rated employee under lead hand’s direction for lead hand.
Paid holidays: 11 days.
Vacations with pay: 2 weeks or 4% after 1 year, 3 weeks or 6% after 4 years, 4 weeks or 8% after 9 years, 5 weeks or 10% after 14 years, 6 weeks or 12% after 23 years.
Overtime: Time and one-half for all work after 8 hours per day or 40 hours per week, double time for all work after 11 hours per day or 48 hours per week for employees who work 5-day schedule. Time and one-half for all work after 10 hours per day or 40 hours per week, double time for all work after 12 hours per day or 48 hours per week for employees who work 4-day schedule. Maximum 8 hours of overtime per week.
Medical benefits: Employer pays 80% of premiums, employee pays 20% of premiums.
Dental: Employer pays 80% of premiums, employee pays 20% of premiums.
Vision: Employer pays 80% of premiums, employee pays 20% of premiums for $200 every 2 years per family. $75 every 2 years for eye exams.
Sick leave: 5 days per year.
LTD: Employer pays 80% of premiums, employee pays 20% of premiums for 66.7% of first $2,250 plus 40% of balance per month, maximum $6,000
AD&D: Employer pays 80% of premiums, employee pays 20% of premiums for coverage of 100% annual earnings, maximum $150,000.
Life insurance: Employer pays 80% of premiums, employee pays 20% of premiums for coverage of 100% annual earnings, maximum $150,000.
Pension: Employer matches employee contribution, maximum 2.5%.
Bereavement leave: 3 days for death in immediate family (spouse, mother, father, grandparents, grandchildren, sons, stepsons, daughter, stepdaughters, brothers, sisters, mother-in-law, father-in-law, stepfather, stepmother).
Seniority – recall rights: 12 months.
Call-in pay: Minimum 2 hours’ pay at overtime rate.
Probationary period: 60 days worked.
Discipline: Sunset clause is 12 months.
Severance: 1 week’s pay per year of service for employees with up to 5 years of service. 2 weeks’ pay per year of service for employees with 5 years of service.
Safety shoes: $175 per year.
Uniforms/clothing: RSRs will receive uniform issue of 1 baseball cap, 1 toque, 5 short-sleeve shirts, 2 long-sleeve shirts, 5 in total of shorts or pants as chosen by RSR, 1 long-sleeve fleece, 1 jacket. Inside employees will receive 1 baseball cap, 1 toque, 1 pair rain pants, 1 rain jacket, 5 long-sleeve shirts, 1 waterproof winter jacket, 5 in total of pants, 1 pair steel-toed rain boots (CSA-approved).
Sample rates of per-unit pay (current):
Per cooler movement (in): $6
Per cooler movement (out): $5
Per cooler maintenance (off-route and only service/product provided on stop): $6
UTS equipment (off-route): $5
Coffee stop (including equipment): $5
Training of new RSR/day (working interview): $35
Case delivery: $1
Single unit delivery (allied/breakroom): $0.25
Palletized product/equipment (50 units and over): $55
Tetley Tea/Tassimo Box: $0.50
Fresh creamer bag: $1
Fresh milker bag: $1
RSR training 20 working days: $16
K-cups - box: $0.76 rising 2 steps to $0.78
Per sleeve of cups delivered: $0.55
Sample rates of per-unit pay (current, after 2.8% increase):
Route sales manager/relief RSR outside seniority group
Per bottle delivered: $1.07 rising 2 steps to $1.10
Minimum stop (off-route): $2.14 rising 2 steps to $2.20
Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 4% increase):
RSR hourly rate: $19.45 rising 2 steps to $20.25
Dispatcher (outside seniority group)
Start: $18.14 rising 2 steps to $18.86
12 months: $19.14 rising 2 steps to $19.90
24 months: $20.15 rising 2 steps to $20.95
Equipment technician (inside seniority group)
Start: $19.05 rising 2 steps to $19.85
12 months: $20.05 rising 2 steps to $20.85
24 months: $21.80 rising 2 steps to $22.60
Loader/forklift/verifier (inside seniority group)
Start: $17.37 rising 2 steps to $18.09
12 months: $18.34 rising 2 steps to $19.10
24 months: $19.30 rising 2 steps to $20.10
Bottling line operator (inside seniority group)
Start: $17.37 rising 2 steps to $18.09
12 months: $18.34 rising 2 steps to $19.10
24 months: $19.30 rising 2 steps to $20.10
Cooler cleaning (inside seniority group)
Start: $16.07 rising 2 steps to $16.79
12 months: $16.96 rising 2 steps to $17.72
24 months: $17.85 rising 2 steps to $18.65
Lead bottling line operator (inside seniority group)
Start: $19.62 rising 2 steps to $20.34
12 months: $20.71 rising 2 steps to $21.47
24 months: $21.80 rising 2 steps to $22.60
Stores/shipper/receiver (inside seniority group)
Start: $18.90 rising 2 steps to $19.62
12 months: $19.95 rising 2 steps to $20.71
24 months: $21 rising 2 steps to $21.80
Class 1 RSR (outside seniority group)
Start: $21.33 rising 2 steps to $22.05
12 months: $22.52 rising 2 steps to $23.28
24 months: $23.70 rising 2 steps to $24.50
Quality assurance (inside seniority group)
Start: $18.27 rising 2 steps to $18.99
12 months: $19.29 rising 2 steps to $20.05
24 months: $20.30 rising 2 steps to $21.10
Casual warehouse rate: $16.16 rising 2 steps to $16.65
Signing bonus: $325 paid on first pay period after ratification.
