Cardinal Couriers

Putnam, Ont. (20 drivers, operators, administrators, warehouse employees) and Teamsters, Local 879

Renewal agreement: Effective Dec. 16, 2017, to Dec. 15, 2019. Signed on Jan. 14, 2018.
Shift premium: $1.50 per hour (previously $0.50 per hour) night premium for utility couriers. $1.50 per hour night premium for drivers engaged as P and D night drivers. $1 per hour for lead-hands.
Paid holidays: 9 days. 
Vacations with pay: 2 weeks or 4% after 1 year, 3 weeks or 6% after 5 years, 4 weeks or 8% after 10 years. 
Overtime: Paid after 55 hours per week for P and D drivers, after 40 hours per week for warehouse, forklift operator and ops administrators, after 60 hours per week for line-haul drivers.
Sick leave: 3 days per year. May not be carried over year to year, will not be paid out if unused.
Bereavement leave: 3 days for death in immediate family (employee’s spouse or common-law partner, employee’s father and mother and spouse or common-law partner of father or mother, employee’s children and children of employee’s spouse or common-law partner, employee’s grandchildren, employee’s bothers and sisters, grandfather and grandmother of employee, father and mother of spouse or common-law partner of employee and spouse or common-law partner of father or mother, any relative of employee who resides with employee). 
Seniority – recall rights: 12 months. 
Probationary period: 60 days of work.
Discipline: Sunset clause is 18 months.
Uniforms/clothing: Employer will provide uniforms upon completion of probationary period for full-time driver. Drivers will receive 5 shirts, 3 pairs of pants including shorts, 1 3-in-1 jacket, 1 hat. Employer will contribute $350 per year for replacement of uniform including safety boots, maximum 1 pair per contract year, maximum $100.
Sample rates of daily pay (current, after 8.5% increase):
Line-haul driver: $225.98 rising 3 steps to $245.12
Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after increase):
Line-haul driver: $19.65 rising 3 steps to $21.32
P & D driver: $17 rising 3 steps to $18.78
Forklift operator: $14.72 rising 3 steps to $16.75
Ops administrator: $14.42 rising 3 steps to $14.86
Warehouse: $11.65 rising 3 steps to $14.21
Editor’s notes: Training: Pay for training will be at straight time and hours will accumulate to overtime pay in work-week in which training takes place. 

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