Alexandria, Ont. (300 manufacturing employees) and the United Steelworkers (USW)
Renewal agreement: Effective Dec. 10, 2020 to Dec. 9, 2023. Ratified in April 2021. Signed on June 7, 2021.
Wage adjustments:
Effective Dec. 10, 2020: 2%
Effective Dec. 10, 2021: 2%
Effective Dec. 10, 2022: 2%
Shift premium: $0.50 per hour for afternoon shift employees. $0.60 per hour for night shift employees. $0.25 per hour for 12-hour day shift employees. $0.72 per hour for 12-hour night shift employees. $2.30 per hour for 12-hour weekend shift employees. Employees on 12-hour shifts who work on Sunday as part of scheduled shift receive time and one-half for all hours worked on Sunday. Outside and plant (yard) employees receive winter bonus of $250.
Paid holidays: 12 days.
Vacations with pay: 0.5 days per month employed to start, 2 weeks after 1 years, 3 weeks after 5 years, 4 weeks after 10 years, 5 weeks after 17 years, 6 weeks after 25 years.
Overtime: Time and one-half for hours worked after 40 hours in 1 week, all hours worked on Saturday, all hours worked on paid holiday. Double time for all hours worked on Sunday.
Medical benefits: Employer pays 100% of premiums for hospital, major medical, and 90% prescription drug coverage.
Dental: Employer pays 100% of premiums for coverage for 100% basic preventative and 50% co-payment for major restorative.
Paramedical: Employer pays 100% of premiums for extended health coverage.
STD: Employer pays 100% of premiums for salary replacement coverage.
LTD: Employer pays 100% of premiums for salary replacement coverage.
Life insurance: Employer pays 100% of premiums for group life insurance.
Pension: Employer deposits $185 per month (previously $175) into each employee’s personal RRSP, except for employees receiving LTD benefits.
Bereavement leave: 5 working days for death of current spouse, parent, child. 3 working days for death of sibling. 2 working days for parent-in-law, grandparent. 1 working day for death of parent-in-law, spouse’s grandparent. 2 days may be retained to attend funeral if it happens later. 1 day may be retained to attend interment if different from funeral.
Seniority – recall rights: 18 months after layoffs; 24 months if employee is absent due to illness, injury, on WSIB benefits.
Call-in pay: Minimum 3 hours at time and one-half.
Probationary period: 480 straight-time hours worked.
Discipline: Sunset clause is 12 months for reprimand or verbal warnings; 12 months for 1-day suspensions; 18 months for 2- to 4-day suspensions, 24 months
Safety shoes: $150 per year towards purchase of safety shoes (previously $135). Outdoor employees received 1 pair of winterized safety boots, winter rubbers, and $150 (previously $135) towards purchase of second pair of safety boots.
Uniforms/clothing: Van drivers receive uniform allowance of $250 per year. 1 apron per finger joint machine for tailors. $150 every 24 months for standard prescription safety glasses, $250 for prescription bifocal, multi-focal, progressive lenses.
Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 4% increase):
Licensed maintenance: $32.63 rising in 2 steps to $33.95
Unlicensed maintenance: $31.06 rising in 2 steps to $32.31
Moulder operator tech: $26.85 rising in 2 steps to $27.94
Saw filer: $26.78 rising in 2 steps to $27.87
Primer sander trainer: $25.95 rising in 2 steps to $27
Moulder grinder: $25.37 rising in 2 steps to $26.40
Slitter laminator/floater/sander primer operator/rip saw operator: $24.78 rising in 2 steps to $25.79
Added value operator: $24.54 rising in 2 steps to $25.53
Shipper/lift truck operator: $23.89 rising in 2 steps to $24.86
Truck driver A delivery: $23.66 rising in 2 steps to $24.61
Finger joint operator/optimizer operator/band saw operator/truck driver A internal/gang rip operator: $23.54 rising in 2 steps to $24.49
DC receiver/MFG receiver: $23.53 rising in 2 steps to $24.48
DC shunter/DC employee/DC employee RWW/DC replenisher: $23.31 rising in 2 steps to $24.26
Coordinator MFG: $23.14 rising in 2 steps to $24.07
Planer operator/edge glue operator: $22.92 rising in 2 steps to $23.85
General help MFG/general help/finger joint feeder receiver: $22.23 rising in 2 steps to $23.12
Chop saw re-rip operator: $22.02 rising in 2 steps to $22.91
Editor’s notes: Attendance bonus: Employees who actually work each of regular workdays scheduled for them in 1 work week will receive $50 weekly bonus unless disqualified. Those who don’t qualify because of taking statutory leave, miss days because of work accident, are laid off for part of 1 week will be paid pro-rata portion of bonus. License renewal: Maximum 4 hours of straight-time pay for truck drivers who must take written or road tests associated with obtaining class AZ license.
