Coca-Cola

Edmonton (224 janitors, shippers, receivers, journeymen, drivers, cashiers, merchandisers, receptionists, maintenance employees) and Unifor, Local 350

Renewal agreement: Effective May 15, 2018, to May 15, 2021. Ratified on March 10, 2018. Signed on June 22, 2018. 
Wage adjustments: 
Effective May 16, 2018: 1%
Effective May 16, 2019: 2%
Effective May 16, 2020: 2.5%
Shift premium: $1.90 per hour for all work on Saturday. $2.30 per hour for all work on Sunday. $1.10 per hour for all night hours worked (after 4 p.m. and before 6 a.m. following day). $1.30 per hour for lead-hand.
Paid holidays: 11 days, plus one day before New Year’s of Christmas, of employee’s choosing. 1 additional floater day. Merchandise-department employees may choose to take neither and will receive an extra floater day. 
Vacations with pay: 80 hours or 4% after 1 year, 120 hours or 6% after 3 years, 160 hors or 8% after 10 years, 200 hours or 10% after 20 years, 240 hours or 12% after 30 years. 
Overtime: Time and one-half for all work after 7.5 hours per day (office employees) or 8 hours per day (all other employees). Double time after 4 hours of overtime. Time and one-half for all work on Saturday, double time for all work on Sunday (other than those regularly scheduled to work on Saturday or Sunday). For employees regularly scheduled to work on Saturday or Sunday, time and one-half for all work on first scheduled day off, double time for all work on second scheduled day off. May be banked, maximum 40 hours, minimum unit of banked overtime to be used is 40 regular hours.
Medical benefits: Employer will pay 100% of premiums for Alberta Health Care Plan.
Dental: Employer will pay 100% of premiums. $1,500 per year maximum routine/major treatment benefit per individual. $2,500 per child maximum orthodontic treatment. 100% reimbursement for routine-treatment expenses. 80% reimbursement for major-treatment expenses.
Vision: $250 maximum reimbursement per family member in each 24-month period (reimbursed at 80%).
Weekly indemnity: Employer will pay 100% of premiums. 
Sick leave: 6 days per year. 
LTD: Employer will pay 100% of premiums. 
Life insurance: Employer will pay 100% of premiums for coverage of $55,000 (previously $45,000).
Pension: Employees’ Retirement Plan of Coca-Cola Refreshments Canada Company.
Bereavement leave: 3 days for death of wife, husband, child, father, mother, brother, sister, mother-in-law, father-in-law. 1 day for death of grandmother, grandfather, grandparents-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, daughter-in-law, son-in-law. Will include step-relatives, common-law spouses, same sex partners. 2 additional days for travel more than 350 kilometres away from Edmonton.
Seniority – recall rights: 18 months or period equal to one-half of employee’s seniority, maximum 3 years, whichever time is greater. 
Call-in pay: One-half times employee’s hourly rate or 4 hours’ work at employee’s hourly rate, whichever is greater.
Probationary period: 520 hours of work within 6 consecutive months. 
Discipline: Sunset clause is 18 months or 2 years.
Safety shoes: $185 per year (previously $175 per year) from suppliers authorized by employer. Boots must be CSA-approved, have puncture-resistant soles and meet employer safety-footwear policy and guidelines.
Uniforms/clothing: Employer will provide standard work clothing based on job grouping. 
Tool allowance: Any tools which are provided by employee will — if worn out or broken and not covered by manufacturer’s warranty or if stolen — be replaced by employer with tools of similar quality.
Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 4.5% increase):
Wage bracket 1 (materials-handling persons/reclaim): $27.06 rising 1 step to $28.29
Wage bracket 2 (maintenance helper/janitor): $27.29 rising 1 step to $28.53
Wage bracket 3 (shippers and receivers/inventory assistant/shunter): $28.08 rising 1 step to $29.36
Wage bracket 4 (automotive-maintenance personnel): $30.10 rising 1 step to $31.47
Wage bracket 5 (building-maintenance personnel (prov. certificate)): $30.95 rising 1 step to $32.35
Wage bracket 6 (licensed journeyman): $37.19 rising 1 step to $38.88
Wage bracket 1 (delivery helper/sales-equipment delivery person): $27.06 rising 1 step to $28.29
Wage bracket 2 (sales-equipment service trainee/full-service driver/delivery driver): $28.72 rising 1 step to $30.03
Wage bracket 3 (sales-equipment serviceperson): $30.10 rising 1 step to $31.47
Wage bracket 4 (merchandiser): $18.27 rising 1 step to $19.10
Temporary drivers: $21.25 rising 1 step to $22.22
All other temporaries: $18 rising 1 step to $18.82
Office employees
Wage bracket A (cashier)
Probationary rate: $18.35 rising 1 step to $19.19
Subsequent 3-months: $18.97 rising 1 step to $19.83
Full-time rate: $20.24 rising 1 step to $21.16
Wage bracket B (receptionist)
Probationary rate: $19.01 rising 1 step to $19.87
Subsequent 3-months: $19.87 rising 1 step to $20.77
Full-time rate: $21.33 rising 1 step to $22.30
Editor’s notes: Education fund: Employer will contribute $0.015 cents per hour for all hours worked to Unifor, Local 350 Education Fund. On-call: $7 for each hour employee is scheduled to be on-call. Employee will be paid at time and one-half for all time worked during on-call period, if minimum payment for time worked is equal to 4 times employee’s regular hourly rate. Overnight stays: $75 for meals for each overnight for employee who stays out-of-town on overnight stays. Long-service leave: Employee who completes 25th, 30th, 35th, 40th or 45th year of service will qualify for special long-service leave of 2 weeks.

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