Lachine, Que. (180 technicians and office employees) and the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAMAW) Local 2468
Renewal agreement: Effective
March 24, 2013, to March 19,
2016. Signed on June 10, 2013.
Wage adjustments:
Effective March 18, 2012: 4%
Effective May 12, 2013: 3%
Effective July 6, 2014: 3%
Paid holidays: 12 days and 1
floater day.
Vacations with pay: 2 weeks
after 1 year, 3 weeks after 3
years, 4 weeks after 9 years, 4
weeks and 1 day after 10 years, 4
weeks and 2 days after 12 years,
4 weeks and 3 days after 14
years, 4 weeks and 4 days after
16 years, 5 weeks after 17 years,
5 weeks and 1 day after 18 years,
5 weeks and 2 days after 22
years and 6 weeks after 25 years.
Overtime: Time and one-half
for all hours worked beyond 8
hours per day or 40 hours per
week. Double time for all hours
worked in excess of 48 hours
per week. Triple time for all
hours worked in excess of 7.6
hours on a statutory holiday.
Meal allowance: $60 daily al- lowance for employees required
to travel out of town. The full
daily allowance includes meals,
beverages, gratuities, laundry,
valet service and personal
phone calls.
Medical benefits: Employees
with single coverage will pay
$10 per pay period. Employees
with family coverage will play
$12 per pay period. Dependants
remain covered for 1 year after
the death of the employee.
Dental: Employees with single
coverage will pay $10 per pay
period. Employees with family
coverage will play $12 per pay
period. Dependants remain
covered for 1 year after the
death of the employee. Plan
covers 100% of premiums for
routine treatments to a maxi- mum of $1,000 per year. Plan
covers 80% of premiums for
major treatments to a maxi- mum of $2,000 per year. Plan
covers 50% of premiums for
orthodontia to a $1,500 lifetime
maximum.
Vision: $350 every 2 years for
the purchase of prescription
glasses or prescription contract
lenses. $50 per employee every
2 years for eye examinations.
LTD: Employees with less than
5 years of participation in the
plan pay 50% of the premium.
Employer pays 100% of premi- ums for employees’ with 5 or
more years of participation in
the plan. LTF benefit will be 66
2/3% of employee’s monthly
base salary to a maximum of
$6,000.
Life insurance: Employees
with single coverage will pay
$10 per pay period. Employees
with family coverage will play
$12 per pay period. Life insur- ance will be equal to 2 times the
employee’s annual basic salary
rounded to the next higher mul- tiple of $1,000. Life insurance
for a retired employee is $7,500.
Pension: Employees hired as of
Jan. 1, 2013, will participate in
the defined contribution com- ponent of the pension plan. Em- ployees will cease contributions
after 35 years in the defined
benefit component. Effective
Jan. 1, 2016, employees will
contribute 4.5% to the defined
benefit component of the pen- sion plan. When the solvency
reached 90% the contribution
will be reduced to 4%.
Seniority – recall rights: 2
years.
Call-in pay: Time and one-half
for hours worked of 4 hours’
pay at straight time, whichever
is greater.
Probationary period: 6
months for new hires and 3
months for promotions. Proba- tionary periods can be extended
by 6 weeks.
Discipline: Sunset clause is 6
months for a letter of warning
and 2 years for a letter of sus- pension.
Mileage: Travel time to work
performed outside company
premises will be paid at straight
time.
Sample rates of pay (current,
after 3% increase):
Level 6: $40,898 per year rising
in 6 steps to $49,972
Level 7: $44,668 rising in 6 steps
to $54,236
Level 8: $48,438 rising in 6 steps
to $59,436
Level 9: $53,040 rising in 6 steps
to $64,870
Level 10: $57,668 rising in 6
steps to $70,902
Level 11: $63,024 rising in 6
steps to $77,870
Level 12: $68,848 rising in 6
steps to $84,838
Level 13: $75,218 rising in 6
steps to $92,768
Level 14: $82,056 rising in 6
steps to $101,452
Editor’s notes: Mobile phones: Employees required to carry mobile phones or pagers outside standard times will
be compensated $140 per week. Service calls: Employees will be paid at time and one-half for all duties related to a
service call. Maternity leave: 18 weeks. Paternity leave: 5 weeks. Birth or adoption leave: 2 paid and 3 unpaid days.
Parental leave: 52 weeks.
