Provincewide, New Brunswick (350 electricians) and International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW), Local 502
Renewal agreement: Effective July 18, 2016, to Dec. 31, 2018. Signed on July 8, 2016.
Shift premium: $4 per hour above journeyman rate for foremen. $6 per hour above journeyman rate for general foremen. Any shift that begins outside the hours of 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. will be paid 125% of journeyman rate. On Saturday or Sunday, any shift that begins 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. will be paid 200% of the journeyman rate. Any Saturday or Sunday shift outside the hours 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. will be paid 250% of the journeyman rate.
Paid holidays: 10 days.
Vacations with pay: 10% of gross earnings. Additional 1% for all paid holidays.
Overtime: Double time for all excess hours worked.
Meal allowance: $20 for working more than 2 hours of overtime.
Pension: IBEW Welfare and Pension Fund.
Uniforms/clothing: Hard hats, winter liners, suitable chin straps, rain suits, rubber boots natural or man-made leather-palmed gloves will be supplied by the employer.
Tool allowance: The following is required of each journeyman: adequate tool box, steel tape 16’, claw hammer (commercial only), hacksaw frame, keyhole saw (commercial only), crescent wrenches not over 12” (formerly 2), small set Allen wrenches, electricians pliers 9” (Klein), channel lock pliers 11” (Klein), needle nose pliers, 2 flat screwdrivers (small, large), 3 Robinson screwdrivers (nos. 6, 8, 10), electricians’ knife, centre punch, torpedo level, 1 set Phillips screwdrivers, 1 set 3/8” drive (ratchet, extension, sockets ¼” to ¾”), 1 600-volt tester, side cutters (diagonal pliers), 4 combination or speed wrenches (7/16”, ½”, 9/16”, ¾”). Employer will provide fire and theft insurance for tools, maximum $450 coverage per incident.
Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 3% increase):
Category of work
Commercial: $56.82 rising 2 steps to $58.51
Industrial: $57.55 rising 2 steps to $59.24
Local 502 IBEW market recovery wage package
1T: $34.42 rising 2 steps to $35.42
1.5T: $51.38 rising 2 steps to $52.88
2T: $68.34 rising 2 steps to $70.34
Editor’s notes: Damaged clothes: Employee’s clothing burned or destroyed as a result of an accident while on the job, will be replaced by the employer. Required training: All employees shall hold and maintain valid safety training in the following NBCSA safety training courses: WHMIS including the recognized Globally Harmonized System (GHS), safety orientation, fall protection basic for workers, confined space awareness. Costs shall be paid by union’s training fund. Shelter: Employers will provide a room heated to 65 degrees Fahrenheit, for employees to change their clothes and eat their lunch.
Shift premium: $4 per hour above journeyman rate for foremen. $6 per hour above journeyman rate for general foremen. Any shift that begins outside the hours of 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. will be paid 125% of journeyman rate. On Saturday or Sunday, any shift that begins 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. will be paid 200% of the journeyman rate. Any Saturday or Sunday shift outside the hours 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. will be paid 250% of the journeyman rate.
Paid holidays: 10 days.
Vacations with pay: 10% of gross earnings. Additional 1% for all paid holidays.
Overtime: Double time for all excess hours worked.
Meal allowance: $20 for working more than 2 hours of overtime.
Pension: IBEW Welfare and Pension Fund.
Uniforms/clothing: Hard hats, winter liners, suitable chin straps, rain suits, rubber boots natural or man-made leather-palmed gloves will be supplied by the employer.
Tool allowance: The following is required of each journeyman: adequate tool box, steel tape 16’, claw hammer (commercial only), hacksaw frame, keyhole saw (commercial only), crescent wrenches not over 12” (formerly 2), small set Allen wrenches, electricians pliers 9” (Klein), channel lock pliers 11” (Klein), needle nose pliers, 2 flat screwdrivers (small, large), 3 Robinson screwdrivers (nos. 6, 8, 10), electricians’ knife, centre punch, torpedo level, 1 set Phillips screwdrivers, 1 set 3/8” drive (ratchet, extension, sockets ¼” to ¾”), 1 600-volt tester, side cutters (diagonal pliers), 4 combination or speed wrenches (7/16”, ½”, 9/16”, ¾”). Employer will provide fire and theft insurance for tools, maximum $450 coverage per incident.
Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 3% increase):
Category of work
Commercial: $56.82 rising 2 steps to $58.51
Industrial: $57.55 rising 2 steps to $59.24
Local 502 IBEW market recovery wage package
1T: $34.42 rising 2 steps to $35.42
1.5T: $51.38 rising 2 steps to $52.88
2T: $68.34 rising 2 steps to $70.34
Editor’s notes: Damaged clothes: Employee’s clothing burned or destroyed as a result of an accident while on the job, will be replaced by the employer. Required training: All employees shall hold and maintain valid safety training in the following NBCSA safety training courses: WHMIS including the recognized Globally Harmonized System (GHS), safety orientation, fall protection basic for workers, confined space awareness. Costs shall be paid by union’s training fund. Shelter: Employers will provide a room heated to 65 degrees Fahrenheit, for employees to change their clothes and eat their lunch.
