Hamilton, Ont. (120 attendants, maintenance, shipper/receivers, kitchen staff, servers, porters, cashiers) and the United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union (USW), Local 16506-12
Renewal agreement: Effective Jan. 1, 2017, to Dec. 31, 2019. Signed on Jan. 13, 2017.
Wage adjustments:
Effective Jan. 1, 2017: 2.25%
Effective Jan. 1, 2018: 2.5%
Effective Jan. 1, 2019: 2.5%
Shift premium: $1 per hour while employee trains another employee. Room service: In room-service department, 15% gratuity will be added to guest’s check. 100% of gratuity will go to server. $2.75 per hour (previously $2.50 per hour) gratuity and $2.75 per bag (previously $2.50 per hour) for bell persons. $5.50 for each room cleaned over and above 16 rooms within normal 8-hour shift by attendants.
Paid holidays: 9 days.
Vacations with pay: 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 20 years, 6 weeks or 12% after 25 years. Accrued but unpaid vacation pay for vacation years prior to current vacation year will be paid to employee on anniversary date of employment.
Overtime: Time and one-half for all work after 8 hours per day or 40 hours per week.
Medical benefits: Employer pays 80% of premiums, employee pays 20% of premiums.
Dental: Employer pays 80% of premiums, employee pays 20% of premiums. 100% coverage of basic; 50% coverage for major, orthodontic.
Weekly indemnity: 70% of lost daily wages, maximum 3 weeks following initial 3 days lost.
AD&D: Employer pays 80% of premiums, employee pays 20% of premiums.
Life insurance: Employer pays 80% of premiums, employee pays 20% of premiums for coverage of $40,000 (previously $30,000).
Pension: Employer will pay $0.45 (previously $0.40) in year 1 and $0.50 in year 2 for each hour worked by each full-time employee to RRSP established by employee.
Bereavement leave: 5 days for death of spouse, parent, child, sister, brother, mother-in-law, father-in-law, common-law spouse. 1 day for death of brother-in-law, sister-in-law, grandparent.
Seniority – recall rights: 12 consecutive months.
Call-in pay: Minimum of 4 hours’ pay at regular straight-time hourly wage rate.
Probationary period: 60 working days.
Discipline: Sunset clause is 18 months.
Safety shoes: $85 per year for safety shoes.
Uniforms/clothing: Cost of all uniforms will be borne by employer.
Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 5% increase):
Hospitality attendant: $13.41 rising 2 steps to $14.09
GSA: $14.58 rising 2 steps to $15.31
Room-attendant/public area: $15.13 rising 2 steps to $15.89
House-person: $15.13 rising 2 steps to $15.89
Shampooer: $16.74 rising 2 steps to $17.59
Bell staff/door-person: $13.36 rising 2 steps to $14.03
Service promise: $13.36 rising 2 steps to $14.03
Maintenance: $18.12 rising 2 steps to $19.04
Maintenance technician: $21 rising 2 steps to $22.07
Shipper/receiving clerk: $14.20 rising 2 steps to $14.91
Chef de partie: $20.93 rising 2 steps to $21.99
Cook 1: $17.96 rising 2 steps to $18.87
Line cook: $15.85 rising 2 steps to $16.65
Kitchen attendant: $14.48 rising 2 steps to $15.22
Stewarding: $13.20 rising 2 steps to $13.87
Banquet porter: $13.93 rising 2 steps to $14.63
Lead banquet server: $19.80 rising 2 steps to $20.81
Banquet server 1: $14.77 rising 2 steps to $15.52
Room-service server: $10.47 rising 2 steps to $11
Cashier/order taker: $13.76 rising 2 steps to $14.45
Outlet server: $10.43 rising 2 steps to $10.96
Editor’s notes: Canadian citizenship: Employer will allow time off work, without loss of pay, for up to 8 hours for employee to attend citizenship court to be sworn in as Canadian citizen. Taxi rides home: If employee is requested to work beyond end of shift without being provided with 24 hours notice — and shift ends after midnight — employee will be provided with taxi ride home at employer’s expense. Duty meals: Employees will participate in duty-meal plan. Each employee will pay $4.50 for duty meal supplied by employer. Humanity fund: $0.01 per hour from wages of all employees in bargaining unit for hours worked to USW humanity fund.
Wage adjustments:
Effective Jan. 1, 2017: 2.25%
Effective Jan. 1, 2018: 2.5%
Effective Jan. 1, 2019: 2.5%
Shift premium: $1 per hour while employee trains another employee. Room service: In room-service department, 15% gratuity will be added to guest’s check. 100% of gratuity will go to server. $2.75 per hour (previously $2.50 per hour) gratuity and $2.75 per bag (previously $2.50 per hour) for bell persons. $5.50 for each room cleaned over and above 16 rooms within normal 8-hour shift by attendants.
Paid holidays: 9 days.
Vacations with pay: 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 20 years, 6 weeks or 12% after 25 years. Accrued but unpaid vacation pay for vacation years prior to current vacation year will be paid to employee on anniversary date of employment.
Overtime: Time and one-half for all work after 8 hours per day or 40 hours per week.
Medical benefits: Employer pays 80% of premiums, employee pays 20% of premiums.
Dental: Employer pays 80% of premiums, employee pays 20% of premiums. 100% coverage of basic; 50% coverage for major, orthodontic.
Weekly indemnity: 70% of lost daily wages, maximum 3 weeks following initial 3 days lost.
AD&D: Employer pays 80% of premiums, employee pays 20% of premiums.
Life insurance: Employer pays 80% of premiums, employee pays 20% of premiums for coverage of $40,000 (previously $30,000).
Pension: Employer will pay $0.45 (previously $0.40) in year 1 and $0.50 in year 2 for each hour worked by each full-time employee to RRSP established by employee.
Bereavement leave: 5 days for death of spouse, parent, child, sister, brother, mother-in-law, father-in-law, common-law spouse. 1 day for death of brother-in-law, sister-in-law, grandparent.
Seniority – recall rights: 12 consecutive months.
Call-in pay: Minimum of 4 hours’ pay at regular straight-time hourly wage rate.
Probationary period: 60 working days.
Discipline: Sunset clause is 18 months.
Safety shoes: $85 per year for safety shoes.
Uniforms/clothing: Cost of all uniforms will be borne by employer.
Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 5% increase):
Hospitality attendant: $13.41 rising 2 steps to $14.09
GSA: $14.58 rising 2 steps to $15.31
Room-attendant/public area: $15.13 rising 2 steps to $15.89
House-person: $15.13 rising 2 steps to $15.89
Shampooer: $16.74 rising 2 steps to $17.59
Bell staff/door-person: $13.36 rising 2 steps to $14.03
Service promise: $13.36 rising 2 steps to $14.03
Maintenance: $18.12 rising 2 steps to $19.04
Maintenance technician: $21 rising 2 steps to $22.07
Shipper/receiving clerk: $14.20 rising 2 steps to $14.91
Chef de partie: $20.93 rising 2 steps to $21.99
Cook 1: $17.96 rising 2 steps to $18.87
Line cook: $15.85 rising 2 steps to $16.65
Kitchen attendant: $14.48 rising 2 steps to $15.22
Stewarding: $13.20 rising 2 steps to $13.87
Banquet porter: $13.93 rising 2 steps to $14.63
Lead banquet server: $19.80 rising 2 steps to $20.81
Banquet server 1: $14.77 rising 2 steps to $15.52
Room-service server: $10.47 rising 2 steps to $11
Cashier/order taker: $13.76 rising 2 steps to $14.45
Outlet server: $10.43 rising 2 steps to $10.96
Editor’s notes: Canadian citizenship: Employer will allow time off work, without loss of pay, for up to 8 hours for employee to attend citizenship court to be sworn in as Canadian citizen. Taxi rides home: If employee is requested to work beyond end of shift without being provided with 24 hours notice — and shift ends after midnight — employee will be provided with taxi ride home at employer’s expense. Duty meals: Employees will participate in duty-meal plan. Each employee will pay $4.50 for duty meal supplied by employer. Humanity fund: $0.01 per hour from wages of all employees in bargaining unit for hours worked to USW humanity fund.
