London, Ont. (740 production workers, engineers, operators, maintenance staff) and the United Food and Commercial Workers Canada (UFCW), Local 175
Renewal agreement: Effective June 4, 2017, to June 3, 2021. Signed on Jan. 31, 2018.
Wage adjustments:
For groups 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Effective June 4, 2017: $0.30 per hour
Effective Jan. 1, 2018: $0.50 per hour
Effective June 4, 2018: $0.50 per hour
Effective June 3, 2019: $0.30 per hour
Effective June 1, 2020: $0.30 per hour
For groups 6, 7, 8
Effective June 4, 2017: $0.75 per hour
Effective June 4, 2018: $0.75 per hour
Effective June 3, 2019: $0.75 per hour
Effective June 1, 2020: $0.75 per hour
Shift premium: $0.35 per hour (previously $0.30 per hour) for afternoon shift from noon to 6 p.m. $0.45 per hour (previously $0.40 per hour) for night shift from 6 p.m. to 4 a.m. $1 per hour (previously $0.45 per hour) above highest-paid bargaining-unit employee that employee leads for lead-hands. $1 per hour above highest-paid bargaining-unit employee that employee trains for trainers. $1 per hour above highest-paid bargaining-unit employee in group for machine operators.
Paid holidays: 10 days, plus 2 personal floater days.
Vacations with pay: 1/2 day per month, maximum 5 days or 4% to start, 2 weeks or 4% after 1 year, 3 weeks or 6% after 5 years, 4 weeks or 8% after 10 years, 5 weeks or 10% after 20 years, 6 weeks or 12% after 25 years.
Overtime: Time and one-half for all work after 8 or 10 hours per day or 40 hours per week. Double time for all work on Sunday and after 12 hours per day.
Medical benefits: Employees will contribute $6 per week for single coverage, $8 per week for family coverage for health and dental benefits.
Dental: $1,500 coverage per family member per year. $1,500 lifetime benefit per family member up to 19, for orthodontic coverage. $1,500 per family member per year coverage for crowns.
Vision: $400 per member every 2-year period. $75 every 12 months for eye examinations. $400 one-time reimbursement for laser surgery.
Weekly indemnity: Employer pays 100% of premiums for 66 2/3% of weekly earnings, maximum equivalent to the UI ceiling.
LTD: 60% of weekly earnings, maximum of $2,000 per month, up to 5 years or age 65, whichever occurs first.
AD&D: Employer pays 100% of premiums for coverage of $60,000.
Life insurance: Employer pays 100% of premiums for coverage of $60,000.
Pension: Employees will contribute $1.25 per hour (previously $1.20 per hour) for all hours worked or paid, maximum 40 hours per week for all bargaining-unit employees to Canadian Commercial Workers Industry Pension Plan.
Bereavement leave: 4 days for death in immediate family (mother, father, stepparents, spouse, common-law spouse, son, daughter). 3 days for death in other family (brother, sister, stepsiblings, mother-in-law, father-in-law, grandparents, grandparents-in-law, grandchildren, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law).
Call-in pay: Minimum 4 hours’ pay at applicable overtime rate.
Probationary period: 60 scheduled working days or 4 months of employment, whichever occurs first.
Discipline: Sunset clause is 12 months in case of verbal or written warning; 18 months in case of suspension.
Severance: 1 1/2 week’s pay per year of service, maximum 26 years for plant closure.
Safety shoes: $130 per year for safety footwear except employees in classifications of refrigeration, sanitation, distribution, material handlers, fourth-class stationary engineer, industrial mechanic, grade 3 engineer, licensed millwright, licensed electrician. $160 per year for safety footwear for employees in classifications of sanitation, distribution, material handlers, fourth-class stationary engineer, industrial mechanic, grade 3 engineer, licensed millwright, licensed electrician, kill department.
Uniforms/clothing: Employer will supply, launder smocks, coveralls for designated-employees. Employer will replace, when worn out, aprons, gloves, head gear, freezer clothing, sleevelets, wetsuits, coats for designated areas, insulated coveralls where required.
Tool allowance: $500 per year for each employee in group classifications 5, 6, 7, 8.
Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after increase):
Group 1: $20.60 rising 4 steps to $22
Group 2: $20.65 rising 4 steps to $22.05
Group 3: $20.70 rising 4 steps to $22.10
Group 4: $21.10 rising 4 steps to $22.50
Group 5: $21.35 rising 4 steps to $22.75
Group 6: $23.80 rising 4 steps to $26.05
Group 7: $28.70 rising 4 steps to $30.95
Group 8: $29.15 rising 4 steps to $31.40
Sample rates of hourly pay (current):
Students
Effective Jan. 1, 2018: $14
Effective Jan. 1, 2019: $15
Editor’s notes: Rest time: Employees will not be required to clean aprons, sleeves, knives and gloves during rest and lunch periods. Paid education fund: Employer will contribute $0.02 per hour to UFCW, Local 175 Education and Training Fund for all hours paid to bargaining-unit employees. Attendance-bonus incentive: Employee may qualify for $100 bonus for perfect attendance between June 1 and Nov. 30 and Dec. 1 and May 31. UFCW Leukemia fund: Employer will pay $1,000 to UFCW Leukemia fund, each year on anniversary date (June 3) of agreement.
Wage adjustments:
For groups 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Effective June 4, 2017: $0.30 per hour
Effective Jan. 1, 2018: $0.50 per hour
Effective June 4, 2018: $0.50 per hour
Effective June 3, 2019: $0.30 per hour
Effective June 1, 2020: $0.30 per hour
For groups 6, 7, 8
Effective June 4, 2017: $0.75 per hour
Effective June 4, 2018: $0.75 per hour
Effective June 3, 2019: $0.75 per hour
Effective June 1, 2020: $0.75 per hour
Shift premium: $0.35 per hour (previously $0.30 per hour) for afternoon shift from noon to 6 p.m. $0.45 per hour (previously $0.40 per hour) for night shift from 6 p.m. to 4 a.m. $1 per hour (previously $0.45 per hour) above highest-paid bargaining-unit employee that employee leads for lead-hands. $1 per hour above highest-paid bargaining-unit employee that employee trains for trainers. $1 per hour above highest-paid bargaining-unit employee in group for machine operators.
Paid holidays: 10 days, plus 2 personal floater days.
Vacations with pay: 1/2 day per month, maximum 5 days or 4% to start, 2 weeks or 4% after 1 year, 3 weeks or 6% after 5 years, 4 weeks or 8% after 10 years, 5 weeks or 10% after 20 years, 6 weeks or 12% after 25 years.
Overtime: Time and one-half for all work after 8 or 10 hours per day or 40 hours per week. Double time for all work on Sunday and after 12 hours per day.
Medical benefits: Employees will contribute $6 per week for single coverage, $8 per week for family coverage for health and dental benefits.
Dental: $1,500 coverage per family member per year. $1,500 lifetime benefit per family member up to 19, for orthodontic coverage. $1,500 per family member per year coverage for crowns.
Vision: $400 per member every 2-year period. $75 every 12 months for eye examinations. $400 one-time reimbursement for laser surgery.
Weekly indemnity: Employer pays 100% of premiums for 66 2/3% of weekly earnings, maximum equivalent to the UI ceiling.
LTD: 60% of weekly earnings, maximum of $2,000 per month, up to 5 years or age 65, whichever occurs first.
AD&D: Employer pays 100% of premiums for coverage of $60,000.
Life insurance: Employer pays 100% of premiums for coverage of $60,000.
Pension: Employees will contribute $1.25 per hour (previously $1.20 per hour) for all hours worked or paid, maximum 40 hours per week for all bargaining-unit employees to Canadian Commercial Workers Industry Pension Plan.
Bereavement leave: 4 days for death in immediate family (mother, father, stepparents, spouse, common-law spouse, son, daughter). 3 days for death in other family (brother, sister, stepsiblings, mother-in-law, father-in-law, grandparents, grandparents-in-law, grandchildren, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law).
Call-in pay: Minimum 4 hours’ pay at applicable overtime rate.
Probationary period: 60 scheduled working days or 4 months of employment, whichever occurs first.
Discipline: Sunset clause is 12 months in case of verbal or written warning; 18 months in case of suspension.
Severance: 1 1/2 week’s pay per year of service, maximum 26 years for plant closure.
Safety shoes: $130 per year for safety footwear except employees in classifications of refrigeration, sanitation, distribution, material handlers, fourth-class stationary engineer, industrial mechanic, grade 3 engineer, licensed millwright, licensed electrician. $160 per year for safety footwear for employees in classifications of sanitation, distribution, material handlers, fourth-class stationary engineer, industrial mechanic, grade 3 engineer, licensed millwright, licensed electrician, kill department.
Uniforms/clothing: Employer will supply, launder smocks, coveralls for designated-employees. Employer will replace, when worn out, aprons, gloves, head gear, freezer clothing, sleevelets, wetsuits, coats for designated areas, insulated coveralls where required.
Tool allowance: $500 per year for each employee in group classifications 5, 6, 7, 8.
Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after increase):
Group 1: $20.60 rising 4 steps to $22
Group 2: $20.65 rising 4 steps to $22.05
Group 3: $20.70 rising 4 steps to $22.10
Group 4: $21.10 rising 4 steps to $22.50
Group 5: $21.35 rising 4 steps to $22.75
Group 6: $23.80 rising 4 steps to $26.05
Group 7: $28.70 rising 4 steps to $30.95
Group 8: $29.15 rising 4 steps to $31.40
Sample rates of hourly pay (current):
Students
Effective Jan. 1, 2018: $14
Effective Jan. 1, 2019: $15
Editor’s notes: Rest time: Employees will not be required to clean aprons, sleeves, knives and gloves during rest and lunch periods. Paid education fund: Employer will contribute $0.02 per hour to UFCW, Local 175 Education and Training Fund for all hours paid to bargaining-unit employees. Attendance-bonus incentive: Employee may qualify for $100 bonus for perfect attendance between June 1 and Nov. 30 and Dec. 1 and May 31. UFCW Leukemia fund: Employer will pay $1,000 to UFCW Leukemia fund, each year on anniversary date (June 3) of agreement.
