Cochrane, Alta. (50 operating, maintenance employees) and Unifor, Local 1400
Renewal agreement: Effective April 1, 2016, to March 31, 2019. Ratified on Feb. 7, 2017. Signed on April 1, 2016.
Wage adjustments:
Effective Jan. 1, 2016: 0%
Effective Jan. 1, 2017: 2%
Effective Jan. 1, 2018: 2.5%
Shift premium: $1,000 per month for first-class steam-ticket certification. $800 per month for second-class steam-ticket certification. $450 per month for third-class steam-ticket certification. 10% of lead operator no. 1 rate when working as acting coordinator. $200 per month dual-ticket premium for employee who hold 2 valid Alberta journeyman tickets from following list: millwright, electrician, instrument technician, pipefitter, machinist, welder (CWB-certified).
Paid holidays: 12 days, including 1 floater day.
Vacations with pay: 3 weeks after 1 year, 4 weeks after 10 years, 5 weeks after 18 years, 6 weeks after 25 years.
Overtime: Paid after 9 hours per day for day employee, 12 hours per day for shift employee. May be banked, maximum 48 hours.
Seniority – recall rights: 12 months.
Call-in pay: Minimum 4 hours’ pay or double time for actual hours worked plus portal to portal (0.75 hours for one-way, 1.5 hours for return trip).
Probationary period: 9 months.
Safety shoes: Employer will pay for approved safety footwear.
Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 4.5% increase):
Operations
Lead operator 1: $55.75 rising 2 steps to $ rising 2 steps to $58.29
Operator no. 1: $52.05 rising 2 steps to $54.42
Operator no. 2: $46.85 rising 2 steps to $48.98
Operator no. 3: $41.65 rising 2 steps to $43.54
Operator no. 4: $40.07 rising 2 steps to $41.89
Operator no. 5: $36.50 rising 2 steps to $38.16
Operations planner no. 1: $55.75 rising 2 steps to $58.29
Operations planner no. 2: $54.43 rising 2 steps to $56.91
Operations planner no. 3: $52.05 rising 2 steps to $54.42
Maintenance
Craftsman no. 1: $48.89 rising 2 steps to $51.12
Craftsman no. 2: $41.72 rising 2 steps to $43.61
Craftsman no. 3: $40.06 rising 2 steps to $41.88
Craftsman no. 4: $38.54 rising 2 steps to $40.29
Craftsman no. 5: $36.87 rising 2 steps to $38.55
Maintenance planner no. 1: $52.13 rising 2 steps to $54.50
Maintenance planner no. 2: $50.91 rising 2 steps to $53.23
Maintenance planner no. 3: $48.89 rising 2 steps to $51.12
Complex scheduler no. 1: $52.13 rising 2 steps to $54.50
Complex scheduler no. 2: $50.91 rising 2 steps to $53.23
Complex scheduler no. 3: $48.89 rising 2 steps to $51.12
Field
Lead production maintenance operator no. 1: $51.62 rising 2 steps to $53.97
Production maintenance operator no. 1: $48.41 rising 2 steps to $50.61
Production maintenance operator no. 2: $41.30 rising 2 steps to $43.18
Production maintenance operator no. 3: $39.66 rising 2 steps to $41.46
Production maintenance operator no. 4: $38.16 rising 2 steps to $39.89
Production maintenance operator no. 5: $36.50 rising 2 steps to $38.16
Operations planner no. 1: $51.62 rising 2 steps to $53.97
Operations planner no. 2: $50.40 rising 2 steps to $52.70
Operations planner no. 3: $48.20 rising 2 steps to $50.39
Day operations
Day operator 1: $43.38 rising 2 steps to $45.36
Day operator 2: $39.66 rising 2 steps to $41.46
Day operator 3: $36.51 rising 2 steps to $38.17
General
Developmental student A: $29.85 rising 2 steps to $31.21
Editor’s notes: Training fund: Company agrees to pay $60 per member of local as of March 31 each year, for training in health, safety and constructive industrial relations at Jumping Pound Complex.
Wage adjustments:
Effective Jan. 1, 2016: 0%
Effective Jan. 1, 2017: 2%
Effective Jan. 1, 2018: 2.5%
Shift premium: $1,000 per month for first-class steam-ticket certification. $800 per month for second-class steam-ticket certification. $450 per month for third-class steam-ticket certification. 10% of lead operator no. 1 rate when working as acting coordinator. $200 per month dual-ticket premium for employee who hold 2 valid Alberta journeyman tickets from following list: millwright, electrician, instrument technician, pipefitter, machinist, welder (CWB-certified).
Paid holidays: 12 days, including 1 floater day.
Vacations with pay: 3 weeks after 1 year, 4 weeks after 10 years, 5 weeks after 18 years, 6 weeks after 25 years.
Overtime: Paid after 9 hours per day for day employee, 12 hours per day for shift employee. May be banked, maximum 48 hours.
Seniority – recall rights: 12 months.
Call-in pay: Minimum 4 hours’ pay or double time for actual hours worked plus portal to portal (0.75 hours for one-way, 1.5 hours for return trip).
Probationary period: 9 months.
Safety shoes: Employer will pay for approved safety footwear.
Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 4.5% increase):
Operations
Lead operator 1: $55.75 rising 2 steps to $ rising 2 steps to $58.29
Operator no. 1: $52.05 rising 2 steps to $54.42
Operator no. 2: $46.85 rising 2 steps to $48.98
Operator no. 3: $41.65 rising 2 steps to $43.54
Operator no. 4: $40.07 rising 2 steps to $41.89
Operator no. 5: $36.50 rising 2 steps to $38.16
Operations planner no. 1: $55.75 rising 2 steps to $58.29
Operations planner no. 2: $54.43 rising 2 steps to $56.91
Operations planner no. 3: $52.05 rising 2 steps to $54.42
Maintenance
Craftsman no. 1: $48.89 rising 2 steps to $51.12
Craftsman no. 2: $41.72 rising 2 steps to $43.61
Craftsman no. 3: $40.06 rising 2 steps to $41.88
Craftsman no. 4: $38.54 rising 2 steps to $40.29
Craftsman no. 5: $36.87 rising 2 steps to $38.55
Maintenance planner no. 1: $52.13 rising 2 steps to $54.50
Maintenance planner no. 2: $50.91 rising 2 steps to $53.23
Maintenance planner no. 3: $48.89 rising 2 steps to $51.12
Complex scheduler no. 1: $52.13 rising 2 steps to $54.50
Complex scheduler no. 2: $50.91 rising 2 steps to $53.23
Complex scheduler no. 3: $48.89 rising 2 steps to $51.12
Field
Lead production maintenance operator no. 1: $51.62 rising 2 steps to $53.97
Production maintenance operator no. 1: $48.41 rising 2 steps to $50.61
Production maintenance operator no. 2: $41.30 rising 2 steps to $43.18
Production maintenance operator no. 3: $39.66 rising 2 steps to $41.46
Production maintenance operator no. 4: $38.16 rising 2 steps to $39.89
Production maintenance operator no. 5: $36.50 rising 2 steps to $38.16
Operations planner no. 1: $51.62 rising 2 steps to $53.97
Operations planner no. 2: $50.40 rising 2 steps to $52.70
Operations planner no. 3: $48.20 rising 2 steps to $50.39
Day operations
Day operator 1: $43.38 rising 2 steps to $45.36
Day operator 2: $39.66 rising 2 steps to $41.46
Day operator 3: $36.51 rising 2 steps to $38.17
General
Developmental student A: $29.85 rising 2 steps to $31.21
Editor’s notes: Training fund: Company agrees to pay $60 per member of local as of March 31 each year, for training in health, safety and constructive industrial relations at Jumping Pound Complex.
