Vegreville, Alta. (447 mechanics, labourers, operators) and the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees (AUPE), Locals 118/024, 118/025, 118/026, 118/027
Renewal agreement: Effective Nov. 1, 2017, to Oct. 31, 2019. Ratified on Oct. 28, 2017. Signed on June 6, 2018.
Wage adjustments:
Effective year 1: 1%
Effective year 2: 1.5%
Paid holidays: 11 days.
Vacations with pay: 1 1/4 days per month to start, 1 2/3 days per month after 10 years.
Overtime: Time and one-half for all work after 10 hours per day or 44 hours per week; double time for all hours worked on Christmas Day or New Year’s Day. May be banked, maximum 160 hours per year.
Medical benefits: Employer pays 100% of premiums.
Dental: Employer pays 100% of premiums. 80% coverage for basic dental. 50% coverage for major, maximum $1,500 per year. 50% coverage for orthodontic, lifetime maximum $1,500.
Vision: $300 coverage for glasses every 2 years, $75 maximum coverage for eye examination 2 times per year.
Paramedical: 100% coverage.
STD: 60% of weekly salary, maximum benefit equal to current EI maximum.
LTD: Employer pays 100% of premiums for coverage of 66.67% of monthly salary, maximum $13,000 per month.
AD&D: Employer pays 100% of premiums for coverage of 200% of annual salary, maximum $1,100,000.
Life insurance: Coverage of 200% of 1-year's salary.
Pension: Employer will contribute $1.25 per hour worked to RRSP on employee’s behalf. Employees have option to contribute 0% to 18% via payroll deductions.
Bereavement leave: 3 days for death in immediate family (parent, wife, husband, child, father-in-law, mother-in-law, stepparent, brother, sister, grandparents, grandchildren). 2 additional days for travel greater than 400 kilometres. 1 day for death of son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, any relative residing in employee’s household.
Seniority – recall rights: 18 months.
Call-in pay: Time and one-half for all hours after 10 hours per day or 44 hours per week; double time for all hours worked on Christmas Day or New Year’s Day.
Probationary period: 90 working days.
Discipline: Sunset clause is 24 months.
Safety shoes: Where employer’s regulations regarding safety footwear exceed Workers’ Compensation Board regulations, employer will supply such footwear.
Uniforms/clothing: Employer will provide welder’s leather jackets, aprons where appropriate; rubber boots, aprons, gloves and goggles where appropriate when employees are cleaning or washing machinery or equipment; work gloves where handling of materials is likely to puncture, abrade, irritate hands or arms. Where work is performed in inclement weather, necessary rain wear and gloves will also be made available.
Tool allowance: Employer will replace employee’s hand tools, pneumatic tools, power tools, tool boxes required for job, which may be lost (includes stolen/fire damage), worn out or broken while used on job.
Mileage: $0.52 per kilometre for all distances travelled on employer business.
Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 2.5% increase):
Heavy-equipment mechanics
Labour/mechanic helper 1 (not registered as apprentice): $16 rising 3 steps to $16.40
Labour/mechanic helper 2 (not registered as apprentice): $18 rising 3 steps to $18.45
First-year apprentice: $19.80 rising 3 steps to $20.30
Second-year apprentice: $23.10 rising 3 steps to $23.68
Third-year apprentice: $26.40 rising 3 steps to $27.06
Fourth-year apprentice: $29.70 rising 3 steps to $30.45
Journeymen heavy-equipment mechanic: $33 rising 3 steps to $33.83
Journeymen heavy-equipment mechanic (trailer CVIP-qualified): $34 rising 3 steps to $34.86
Journeymen heavy-equipment mechanic (all CVIP-qualifed): $36 rising 3 steps to $36.91
Journeymen heavy-equipment mechanic (dual-qualified HD and automotive): $38 rising 3 steps to $38.96
Apprentices
Two-year program
First-year: 65% of certified journeyman rate
Second-year: 90% of certified journeyman rate
Three-year program
First-year: 65% of certified journeyman rate
Second-year: 75% of certified journeyman rate
Third-year: 90% of certified journeyman rate
Four-year program
First-year: 65% of certified journeyman rate
Second-year: 70% of certified journeyman rate
Third-year: 80% of certified journeyman rate
Fourth-year: 90% of certified journeyman rate
Five-year program
First-year: 65% of certified journeyman rate
Second-year: 70% of certified journeyman rate
Third-year: 75% of certified journeyman rate
Fourth-year: 85% of certified journeyman rate
Fifth-year: 90% of certified journeyman rate
Editor’s notes: Standby: Minimum 4 hours’ regular pay per day or actual hours worked, whichever is greater. Meal allowances: Employees on travel status away from seniority block will be entitled to $45 per day. Telephone allowance: Employees authorized to travel who are required to obtain overnight accommodation will be entitled to $10 for every 2 consecutive nights away, if employee has not been issued company telephone or cellphone.
Wage adjustments:
Effective year 1: 1%
Effective year 2: 1.5%
Paid holidays: 11 days.
Vacations with pay: 1 1/4 days per month to start, 1 2/3 days per month after 10 years.
Overtime: Time and one-half for all work after 10 hours per day or 44 hours per week; double time for all hours worked on Christmas Day or New Year’s Day. May be banked, maximum 160 hours per year.
Medical benefits: Employer pays 100% of premiums.
Dental: Employer pays 100% of premiums. 80% coverage for basic dental. 50% coverage for major, maximum $1,500 per year. 50% coverage for orthodontic, lifetime maximum $1,500.
Vision: $300 coverage for glasses every 2 years, $75 maximum coverage for eye examination 2 times per year.
Paramedical: 100% coverage.
STD: 60% of weekly salary, maximum benefit equal to current EI maximum.
LTD: Employer pays 100% of premiums for coverage of 66.67% of monthly salary, maximum $13,000 per month.
AD&D: Employer pays 100% of premiums for coverage of 200% of annual salary, maximum $1,100,000.
Life insurance: Coverage of 200% of 1-year's salary.
Pension: Employer will contribute $1.25 per hour worked to RRSP on employee’s behalf. Employees have option to contribute 0% to 18% via payroll deductions.
Bereavement leave: 3 days for death in immediate family (parent, wife, husband, child, father-in-law, mother-in-law, stepparent, brother, sister, grandparents, grandchildren). 2 additional days for travel greater than 400 kilometres. 1 day for death of son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, any relative residing in employee’s household.
Seniority – recall rights: 18 months.
Call-in pay: Time and one-half for all hours after 10 hours per day or 44 hours per week; double time for all hours worked on Christmas Day or New Year’s Day.
Probationary period: 90 working days.
Discipline: Sunset clause is 24 months.
Safety shoes: Where employer’s regulations regarding safety footwear exceed Workers’ Compensation Board regulations, employer will supply such footwear.
Uniforms/clothing: Employer will provide welder’s leather jackets, aprons where appropriate; rubber boots, aprons, gloves and goggles where appropriate when employees are cleaning or washing machinery or equipment; work gloves where handling of materials is likely to puncture, abrade, irritate hands or arms. Where work is performed in inclement weather, necessary rain wear and gloves will also be made available.
Tool allowance: Employer will replace employee’s hand tools, pneumatic tools, power tools, tool boxes required for job, which may be lost (includes stolen/fire damage), worn out or broken while used on job.
Mileage: $0.52 per kilometre for all distances travelled on employer business.
Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 2.5% increase):
Heavy-equipment mechanics
Labour/mechanic helper 1 (not registered as apprentice): $16 rising 3 steps to $16.40
Labour/mechanic helper 2 (not registered as apprentice): $18 rising 3 steps to $18.45
First-year apprentice: $19.80 rising 3 steps to $20.30
Second-year apprentice: $23.10 rising 3 steps to $23.68
Third-year apprentice: $26.40 rising 3 steps to $27.06
Fourth-year apprentice: $29.70 rising 3 steps to $30.45
Journeymen heavy-equipment mechanic: $33 rising 3 steps to $33.83
Journeymen heavy-equipment mechanic (trailer CVIP-qualified): $34 rising 3 steps to $34.86
Journeymen heavy-equipment mechanic (all CVIP-qualifed): $36 rising 3 steps to $36.91
Journeymen heavy-equipment mechanic (dual-qualified HD and automotive): $38 rising 3 steps to $38.96
Apprentices
Two-year program
First-year: 65% of certified journeyman rate
Second-year: 90% of certified journeyman rate
Three-year program
First-year: 65% of certified journeyman rate
Second-year: 75% of certified journeyman rate
Third-year: 90% of certified journeyman rate
Four-year program
First-year: 65% of certified journeyman rate
Second-year: 70% of certified journeyman rate
Third-year: 80% of certified journeyman rate
Fourth-year: 90% of certified journeyman rate
Five-year program
First-year: 65% of certified journeyman rate
Second-year: 70% of certified journeyman rate
Third-year: 75% of certified journeyman rate
Fourth-year: 85% of certified journeyman rate
Fifth-year: 90% of certified journeyman rate
Editor’s notes: Standby: Minimum 4 hours’ regular pay per day or actual hours worked, whichever is greater. Meal allowances: Employees on travel status away from seniority block will be entitled to $45 per day. Telephone allowance: Employees authorized to travel who are required to obtain overnight accommodation will be entitled to $10 for every 2 consecutive nights away, if employee has not been issued company telephone or cellphone.
