Moulure Alexandria Moulding

Alexandria, Ont. (270 operators, drivers, receivers, maintenance workers) and the United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers Intl. Union (USW)

Renewal agreement: Effective Dec. 10, 2017, to Dec. 9, 2020. Signed on April 11, 2018.
Wage adjustments: 
Effective Dec. 10, 2017: 1.5%
Effective Dec. 10, 2018: 1.5%
Effective Dec. 10, 2019: 1.5%
Shift premium: $0.50 per hour for afternoon-shift employees. $0.60 per hour for night-shift employees. $0.25 per hour for day-shift employees working on 12-hour shifts. $0.72 per hour for night-shift employees working on 12-hour shifts. $250 winter bonus for outside (station) and plant (yard) employees.
Paid holidays: 12 days (includes day before Christmas Day, day before New Year’s Day).
Vacations with pay: 4% to start, one-half day per month after 6 months, 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 17 years, 6 weeks or 12% after 25 years.
Overtime: Time and one-half for all work after 40 hours per week (36 hours at MDF) or on Saturday. Double time for all work on Sunday.
Medical benefits: Employer pays 100% of premiums.
Dental: Employer pays 100% of premiums. 50% for major restorative benefits. 100% for basic preventative.
Vision: $275 (previously $225).
Paramedical: Massage: $75 per visit (previously $50 per visit). Speech therapist: $25 per visit (previously $10 per visit).
STD: Employee pays 100% of premiums.
LTD: Employer pays 100% of premiums.
Life insurance: Employer pays 100% of premiums.
Pension: Employer will deposit $175 per month into each employee’s personal RRSP.
Bereavement leave: 5 days for death of current spouse, father, mother, children. 3 days for death of sister, brother. 2 days for death of father-in-law, mother-in-law, employee’s grandparents. 1 day for death of brother-in-law, sister-in-law, spouse’s grandparent.
Seniority – recall rights: 18 months. 
Call-in pay: Minimum 3 hours’ pay at time and one-half. 
Probationary period: 480 hours worked.
Discipline: Sunset clause is 12 months; 18 months for suspensions of 2 to 4 days; 24 months for suspensions of 5 days or more.
Safety shoes: $135 before May of each year for safety shoes or boots. Additional $135 for outside employees to purchase additional pair of winterized safety boots per year. 1 pair of winter rubbers for outside employees.
Uniforms/clothing: $250 per year uniform allowance for van drivers. Employer will provide 1 apron for finger-joint machine tailor. Maximum 1 apron per machine and apron will be left with machine.
Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 3% increase):
A classifications
Licensed maintenance: $28.28 rising 1 step to $29.13
Unlicensed maintenance: $27.72 rising 1 step to $28.56
Moulder operator tech: $25.55 rising 1 step to $26.32
Saw filer: $25.48 rising 1 step to $26.25
Primer/sander trainer: $24.69 rising 1 step to $25.44
Moulder/grinder operator: $24.14 rising 1 step to $24.87
Slitter/laminator operator: $23.58 rising 1 step to $24.29
Floater: $23.58 rising 1 step to $24.29
Sander/primer operator: $23.58 rising 1 step to $24.29
Rip-saw operator: $23.58 rising 1 step to $24.29
Added-value operator: $23.35 rising 1 step to $24.06
Shipper: $22.73 rising 1 step to $23.42
B classifications
Truck driver A delivery: $22.52 rising 1 step to $23.20
Finger joint operator: $22.40 rising 1 step to $23.08
Band saw operator: $22.40 rising 1 step to $23.08
Truck driver A internal: $22.40 rising 1 step to $23.08
Gang-rip operator: $22.40 rising 1 step to $23.08
DC receiver: $22.39 rising 1 step to $23.07
MFG receiver: $22.39 rising 1 step to $23.07
Lift-truck operator DC: $22.18 rising 1 step to $22.85
DC employee: $22.18 rising 1 step to $22.85
DC employee RWW: $22.18 rising 1 step to $22.85
DC employee shunter: $22.18 rising 1 step to $22.85
Lift truck operator MFG: $22.18 rising 1 step to $22.85
Coordinator MFG: $22.02 rising 1 step to $22.69
Planer operator: $21.81 rising 1 step to $22.47
Edge-glue operator: $21.81 rising 1 step to $22.47
C classifications
General help MFG: $21.15 rising 1 step to $21.79
General help MFG/lumber stacker: $21.15 rising 1 step to $21.79
Finger-joint feeder/receiver: $20.96 rising 1 step to $21.79
Chop-saw/re-rip operator: $20.96 rising 1 step to $21.59
Editor’s notes: Humanity fund: Employer will deduct $0.01 per hour for all hours worked into humanity fund. Prescription safety glasses: $150 every 24 months for standard prescriptions; $250 for prescription requiring bi-focal, multi-focal or progressive lenses. Employer will replace safety glasses broken by accident at work. Bonus: $50 per week for employees who work each of regular work days scheduled for them in work week. Employees will not be eligible for bonus for lateness. 
 

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