Calgary (190 electricians, labourers, operating engineers) and Construction Workers Union (CLAC) Local 63
Renewal agreement: Effective May 1, 2016, to April 30, 2019. Signed on July 7, 2016.
Wage adjustments:
Effective May 1, 2017: minimum 1.25%
Effective May 1, 2018: minimum 1.5%
Shift premium: Advancement premium: $0.50 to $2 per hour. Foreman premium: Top operator’s rate plus $0.50 per hour. Shifts beginning between noon and 11 p.m., paid 110% of the regular rate. Shifts beginning between 11 p.m. and 6 a.m., paid 120% of the regular rate.
Paid holidays: 11 days.
Vacations with pay: 6% pay.
Overtime: Time and one-half for work more than 8 hours per day or 40 hours per week. Double time for work more than 11 hours per day. Maximum 16 hours allowed in overtime bank. Time and one-half for work on Saturday, double time after 11 hours. Double time for work on Sunday.
Medical benefits: Prescription drugs: 80% coverage, maximum $3,000 per person per year, 100% thereafter.
Dental: Basic services: 100% coverage, maximum $2,000 per person per year. Comprehensive: 50% coverage, maximum $2,000 per person per year. Orthodontic: 50% coverage, maximum $3,000 lifetime maximum per child younger than 19 years old.
Vision: $300 per year for persons younger than 21 years old, $300 every 2 years for persons older than 21 years old.
STD: 60% weekly earnings, maximum $600 per week. Payable after the first day of accident or hospitalization, or the 14th day of illness, maximum 119 days.
LTD: 60% weekly earnings, maximum $2,600 per month, payable after 119 days.
Life insurance: $100,000 coverage.
Pension: Employer contributes to union-sponsored group RSP or CLAC Pension Plan (employer matches 1% contribution of employee).
Bereavement leave: 3 days for death in immediate family (spouse, common-law spouse, child, legal dependant, father, mother, father-in-law, mother-in-law, brother, brother-in-law, sister, sister-in-law, grandparents, grandchildren).
Call-in pay: Minimum 2 hours’ pay.
Probationary period: 90 days.
Uniforms/clothing: Employer will supply safety hats, gloves, fire-retardant coveralls and safety glasses. $300 per year allowance for any additional safety clothing.
Tool allowance: Employer supplies all power tools, tradesman provides other tools.
Mileage: $0.47 per kilometre for work outside 60 kilometre radius of regular work zone.
Sample rates of hourly pay (current):
Truck driver
With class 3: $28.11
With class 1, level 1: $29.23
With class 1, level 2: $30.96
With class 1, level 3: $32.68
Small equipment operator (mini-excavator, skid-steer, trencher)
Level 1: $28.66
Level 2: $29.46
Level 3: $30.09
Large equipment operator (backhoe, large excavator)
Level 1: $31.52
Level 2: $32.36
Level 3: $33.82
Level 4: $34.32
Fuser
Level 1: $28.08
Level 2: $29.23
Level 3: $30.09
Level 4: $31.60
Labourer/field clerk
Level 1: $22.33
Level 2: $24.06
Level 3: $25.78
Level 4: $26.98
Flagger: $20.04
Gasfitters
Level 1 apprentice: $25.94
Level 2 “C” ticket: $31.77
Level 3 “B” ticket: $36.91
Level 4 experienced “B” ticket: $39.35
Level 5 “A” ticket: $42.39
Lineman
Foreman: $48.22
Journeyman level 2: $46.63
Journeyman level 1: $41.97
Apprentice lineman
First year (50% of journeyman 1): $22.39
Second year (60% of journeyman 1): $26.30
Third year (67.5% of journeyman 1): $29.24
Fourth year (75% of journeyman 1): $32.18
Hydrovac and directional drill operators
Level 1 apprentice w/ 6 months experience: $26.50
Level 2: $30.09
Level 3 w/class 1: $33.67
Level 4 w/ class 1 and 36+ months’ experience: $35.78
Editor’s notes: Travel time: Employee will be paid when travelling inside employer’s vehicle to and from another job site. Subsistence allowance: $55 per day for meals, $110 per day for room and board, additional $55 for last day of work, when working 75 kilometres or more away from regular job site. Union-management meetings: $25 to committee member for each meeting attended outside of regular working hours. Conscientious objector status: For employees who cannot support the union with their dues for conscientious reasons, as determined by the union’s internal guidelines on what constitutes a conscientious objection. Moonlighting: Unless authorized by the employer, employees shall not moonlight or perform work in competition with the employer.
Wage adjustments:
Effective May 1, 2017: minimum 1.25%
Effective May 1, 2018: minimum 1.5%
Shift premium: Advancement premium: $0.50 to $2 per hour. Foreman premium: Top operator’s rate plus $0.50 per hour. Shifts beginning between noon and 11 p.m., paid 110% of the regular rate. Shifts beginning between 11 p.m. and 6 a.m., paid 120% of the regular rate.
Paid holidays: 11 days.
Vacations with pay: 6% pay.
Overtime: Time and one-half for work more than 8 hours per day or 40 hours per week. Double time for work more than 11 hours per day. Maximum 16 hours allowed in overtime bank. Time and one-half for work on Saturday, double time after 11 hours. Double time for work on Sunday.
Medical benefits: Prescription drugs: 80% coverage, maximum $3,000 per person per year, 100% thereafter.
Dental: Basic services: 100% coverage, maximum $2,000 per person per year. Comprehensive: 50% coverage, maximum $2,000 per person per year. Orthodontic: 50% coverage, maximum $3,000 lifetime maximum per child younger than 19 years old.
Vision: $300 per year for persons younger than 21 years old, $300 every 2 years for persons older than 21 years old.
STD: 60% weekly earnings, maximum $600 per week. Payable after the first day of accident or hospitalization, or the 14th day of illness, maximum 119 days.
LTD: 60% weekly earnings, maximum $2,600 per month, payable after 119 days.
Life insurance: $100,000 coverage.
Pension: Employer contributes to union-sponsored group RSP or CLAC Pension Plan (employer matches 1% contribution of employee).
Bereavement leave: 3 days for death in immediate family (spouse, common-law spouse, child, legal dependant, father, mother, father-in-law, mother-in-law, brother, brother-in-law, sister, sister-in-law, grandparents, grandchildren).
Call-in pay: Minimum 2 hours’ pay.
Probationary period: 90 days.
Uniforms/clothing: Employer will supply safety hats, gloves, fire-retardant coveralls and safety glasses. $300 per year allowance for any additional safety clothing.
Tool allowance: Employer supplies all power tools, tradesman provides other tools.
Mileage: $0.47 per kilometre for work outside 60 kilometre radius of regular work zone.
Sample rates of hourly pay (current):
Truck driver
With class 3: $28.11
With class 1, level 1: $29.23
With class 1, level 2: $30.96
With class 1, level 3: $32.68
Small equipment operator (mini-excavator, skid-steer, trencher)
Level 1: $28.66
Level 2: $29.46
Level 3: $30.09
Large equipment operator (backhoe, large excavator)
Level 1: $31.52
Level 2: $32.36
Level 3: $33.82
Level 4: $34.32
Fuser
Level 1: $28.08
Level 2: $29.23
Level 3: $30.09
Level 4: $31.60
Labourer/field clerk
Level 1: $22.33
Level 2: $24.06
Level 3: $25.78
Level 4: $26.98
Flagger: $20.04
Gasfitters
Level 1 apprentice: $25.94
Level 2 “C” ticket: $31.77
Level 3 “B” ticket: $36.91
Level 4 experienced “B” ticket: $39.35
Level 5 “A” ticket: $42.39
Lineman
Foreman: $48.22
Journeyman level 2: $46.63
Journeyman level 1: $41.97
Apprentice lineman
First year (50% of journeyman 1): $22.39
Second year (60% of journeyman 1): $26.30
Third year (67.5% of journeyman 1): $29.24
Fourth year (75% of journeyman 1): $32.18
Hydrovac and directional drill operators
Level 1 apprentice w/ 6 months experience: $26.50
Level 2: $30.09
Level 3 w/class 1: $33.67
Level 4 w/ class 1 and 36+ months’ experience: $35.78
Editor’s notes: Travel time: Employee will be paid when travelling inside employer’s vehicle to and from another job site. Subsistence allowance: $55 per day for meals, $110 per day for room and board, additional $55 for last day of work, when working 75 kilometres or more away from regular job site. Union-management meetings: $25 to committee member for each meeting attended outside of regular working hours. Conscientious objector status: For employees who cannot support the union with their dues for conscientious reasons, as determined by the union’s internal guidelines on what constitutes a conscientious objection. Moonlighting: Unless authorized by the employer, employees shall not moonlight or perform work in competition with the employer.
