Edmonton (135 grocery store employees) and the United Food and Commercial Workers Canada (UFCW), Local 401
Renewal agreement: Effective March 25, 2021 to March 24, 2025. Signed on March 25, 2021.
Wage adjustments:
For all part-time employees who are top-rated
Effective first full pay week following first anniversary: $0.25 per hour
Effective first full pay week following second anniversary: $0.25 per hour
Effective first full pay week following third anniversary: $0.25 per hour
Shift premium: $0.75 per hour for employees designated as night crew (scheduled between 8 p.m. and 9 a.m.); $0.75 per hour for employees who lead night crew. $0.75 per hour for any non-night crew employee who works later than 11 p.m. for all hours worked from 11 p.m. onward (does not apply to employees who begin work shift from 5 a.m. and onward next day). $1 per hour for each hour worked when employee is assigned to perform majority of duties of position not set out in collective agreement. $1.50 per hour for all hours worked after 32 per week for part-time employees.
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: Time and one-half for work after 8 hours per day or 40 hours per week.
Sick leave: 3 days per year, accumulated on basis of one-half day every 2 months.
Pension: Employer will make its employee pension plan available to eligible employees.
Bereavement leave: 3 days for death in immediate family (spouse, parent, parent-in-law, child, brother, sister, sister-in-law, brother-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, grandparents, common-law spouse, stepparents, stepchild, grandchild). 1 day off, with pay, to employee for death of aunt or uncle.
Seniority – recall rights: 6 months after layoffs.
Probationary period: 350 hours of active regular duty.
Severance: 1 week of pay after 13 weeks of service; 2 weeks of pay after 2 years of service; 4 weeks of pay after 4 years of service; 5 weeks of pay after 6 years of service; 6 weeks of pay after 8 years of service; 8 weeks of pay after 10 years of service. Time and one-half normal weekly earnings multiplied by years of service, maximum $50,000 for full-time employees; $15,000 for part-time employees as enhanced severance for permanent discontinuance of store operations.
Safety shoes: All part-time employees (minimum of 2 years of service) who are required by employer to purchase safety footwear will be reimbursed $30; full-time employees will be entitled to reimbursement of $30 twice during collective agreement (shoes must be entirely black in colour and must be CSA-approved).
Uniforms/clothing: When employer requires employee to wear uniform shirt, employer will supply new hires 1 shirt at time of hire. Every September, or earlier if required, all employees who are required by employer to wear uniform will upon request, receive 1 additional shirt as long as employee remains actively employed. Employer will maintain employee-shared supply of clean, cold-temperature apparel: coats, gloves, hats.
Sample rates of hourly pay (current):
Minimum rates for full-time employees
Start: $15
6 months: $15.10
12 months: $15.20
18 months: $15.30
24 months: $15.40
30 months: $16
36 months: $16.50
42 months: $17.50
48 months: $18
Minimum rates for part-time employees
0 to 300 hours: minimum wage (MW)
301 to 650 hours: MW + $0.05
651 to 1,300 hours: MW + $0.10
1,301 to 1,950 hours: MW + $0.15
1,951 to 2,600 hours: MW + $0.20
2,601 to 3,250 hours: MW + $0.25
3,251 to 3,900 hours: MW + $0.35
3,901 to 4,500 hours: MW + $0.40
4,501 to 5,200 hours: MW + $0.50
5,201 to 6,500 hours: MW + $0.60
More than 6,501 hours: MW + $0.70
Editor’s notes: First-aid training: Employees’ first aid training courses will be paid for by employer and scheduled on paid workday. Health, safety, education, training fund: Employer will contribute $0.06 per hour for every hour worked to United Food and Commercial Workers, Local 401 Health, Safety, Education and Training Fund. Employer contributions will increase by additional $0.01 per hour each year thereafter on last Sunday of year until expiry date of collective agreement or total contribution reaches maximum $0.14 per hour. Meeting time: Employees will be paid for attendance at non-voluntary meetings (maximum 2 hours, 4 times per year).
