Saputo Dairy Products Canada (Calgary Cheese)

Renewal agreement: Effective May 1, 2020 to April 30, 2025. Ratified on Nov. 7, 2020. Signed on May 1, 2020.

Wage adjustments:

Effective May 1, 2020: 1%

Effective May 1, 2021: 1.25%

Effective May 1, 2022: 1.5%

Effective May 1, 2023: 2%

Effective May 1, 2024: 2.5%

Maintenance group 1: $0.25 one-time increase in year 1

Shift premium: $1 per hour for all hours worked from 5 p.m. to 11 p.m. $1.30 per hour for all hours worked between 11 p.m. and 7 a.m. $2.50 per hour to maintenance employees holding PLC/electronic certifications or equivalency who are capable of performing required work and actually perform assigned work requiring these skills. $1.25 per hour in recognition of additional responsibilities as lead-hand to direct (including training, related administration) and oversee activities of specific work group or department. 1 hour of pay when employee troubleshoots or problem solves issue over telephone, text, email.

Paid holidays: 11 days.

Vacations with pay: 1 day for each 208 hours worked (maximum 80 hours) to start, 2 weeks after 1 year, 3 weeks after 4 years, 4 weeks after 10 years, 5 weeks after 18 years. If employee resigns before March 1, employee’s vacation pay will be calculated at 2% of regular earnings for each week of entitlement from previous March 1 to date of termination less any vacation actually taken; if resignation occurs after March 1, 2% of regular earnings for each week of entitlement from March 1 to date of termination plus any vacation entitlement not taken.

Overtime: Time and one-half for all hours worked in excess of regular scheduled hours per day or per pay period. Employee will be paid at overtime rates for hours worked prior to scheduled start time and will be permitted to complete regularly scheduled shift if employee is called in to start shift early. Time may be banked, maximum 80 hours and will be paid out by April 30 of each year.

Meal allowance: $7.50, plus paid 15-minute break, for employees who work more than 2 hours of overtime in 1 day.

Medical benefits: Employer will pay full cost of Alberta Health Care premiums.

Dental: Employer pays 100% of premiums for 100% basic coverage; 60% major restorative, maximum $2,000 per year per person.

Vision: $200 every 2 years. $35 for eye exam every 24 months.

Weekly indemnity: Employer pays 100% of premiums. 60% of gross weekly base rate maximum 26 weeks.

Sick leave: 56 hours per year. Employee who works complete calendar year will receive pay-out of 100% of accrued sick leave, provided employee has not received written warning regarding attendance in that year.

LTD: Employer pays 100% of premiums. 60% of gross weekly base rate, maximum $2,300 per month.

Life insurance: Employer pays 100% of premiums for coverage of 1 times annual salary.

Pension: Teamsters pension plan.

Bereavement leave: 3 days for death in immediate family (spouse, common-law spouse, parents, child, brother, sister, grandparents, grandchildren, mother-in-law, father-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, grandparents-in-law, stepmother, stepfather, stepbrother, stepsister).

Seniority – recall rights: 9 consecutive months for layoffs.

Call-in pay: Minimum of 4 hours of pay at overtime rate when employee is called to work on one of scheduled days off. For emergency work outside of scheduled hours 4 hours at job rate or for hours actually worked at overtime rate, whichever is greater.

Probationary period: 180 days.

Discipline: Sunset clause is 2 years of actual work service for disciplinary notices.

Severance: 1 week’s pay for each year of service for employee who is permanently laid off due to discontinuance of operation or lack of work; 1 week’s pay for each year of service, maximum 10 years, for employee who is in department affected by permanent layoffs who would not otherwise lose employment and who applies to voluntarily terminate.

Safety shoes: As condition of employment, all employees will be required to wear employer-approved safety footwear and will be reimbursed $135 per year (or $270 for 2 years).

Uniforms/clothing: Employer will provide and launder, without charge, designated outer work clothing required by plant, laboratory and maintenance employees. Employees who work in bulk or finished goods warehouse will be provided with proper freezer clothes and replaced as required, within 2 weeks of request.

Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 8.5% increase):

Group 1

Maintenance and engineering: $37.65 rising 5 steps to $41.13

Group 2

Machine operators/laboratory technicians: $27.20 rising 5 steps to $29.52

Group 3

CIP: $26.62 rising 5 steps to $28.89

Group 4

Shunt driver: $25.90 rising 5 steps to $28.11

Group 5

Warehouse: $25.84 rising 5 steps to $28.04

Group 6

Other experienced (production): $24.63 rising 5 steps to $26.73