Burlington, Ont. (240 food production workers) and the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers & Grain Millers International Union (BCTGM), Local 264
Renewal agreement: Effective June 2, 2020 to June 1, 2022. Ratified in July 2020. Signed on Sept. 17, 2020.
Wage adjustments:
Effective June 2, 2020: 2.3%
Effective June 2, 2021: 2.5%
Shift premium: $0.62 per hour (previously $0.60 per hour) for second shift. $0.65 per hour for third (night) shift. $0.84 for employees working 7 hours or less on third shift. $0.50 per hour for group leaders above class D.
Paid holidays: 11 days.
Vacations with pay: 2 weeks after 1 year, 3 weeks after 5 years, 4 weeks after 10 years, 5 weeks after 25 years.
Overtime: Time and one-half for authorized hours in excess of normal work day or work week; hours on statutory holiday; employee’s scheduled day off; hours worked within 12-hour off period. Double time for all hours worked on Sunday.
Meal allowance: 10-minute rest period, for employees who work 1 hour of overtime; $7 for employees who work 2.5 hours or more at end of regular shift.
Medical benefits: Employer pays 100% of premiums for Ontario Health Insurance plan (OHIP).
Dental: Employer pays 100% of premiums.
Vision: Employer pays 100% of premiums for basic optical plan.
Weekly indemnity: Employer pays 100% of premiums for coverage of 75% for 15 weeks and weeks 31 to 52, maximum $465 per week (previously $460 per week).
Pension: Employer-funded pension plan.
Bereavement leave: 5 paid working days for death of spouse or child. 4 paid working days for death of parent, parent-in-law, sibling. 2 paid working days for death of sibling-in-law, grandparent. 1 paid working day for death of grandchild. 1 unpaid day for sibling-in-law not of employee’s immediate family.
Seniority – recall rights: 12 months.
Call-in pay: Minimum 4 hours’ pay when called back after leaving work. $30 for each call-in, plus time and one-half for time worked for mechanics; $40 for each call-in, plus time and one-half for time worked for electrician programmers.
Probationary period: 65 days worked within 9-month period.
Discipline: Sunset clause is 39 months for disciplinary notations placed against record of employee.
Safety shoes: $130 per year (previously $110 per year) if required to wear safety shoes. $45 towards cost of second pair of boots if necessary.
Uniforms/clothing: Where uniforms are required by employer, it will provide 4 uniforms for females and 3 pairs of pants plus 4 shirts for males. 5 pants and 5 shirts for maintenance department employees. 4 aprons per year. $110 every 2 years towards cost of prescription safety glasses for welders, maintenance mechanics, maintenance mechanic trainees, electricians, electrician/programmers. $75 winter clothing allowance for shippers, receivers, and employees who shunt trailers.
Tool allowance: $95 (previously $90) for line mechanics, $230 (previously $215) for maintenance mechanics and electricians
Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 2.5% increase):
Doug mixers/receivers/line mechanics/distribution and promotional supplies handler/jam maker: $24.23 rising in 1 step to $24.73
Machine operators/pre-scalers/automated packaging machine operator: $21.50 rising in 1 step to $22
Palletizers: $22.10 rising in 2 step to $22.60
Janitor/packaging line supplier/raw material supplier: $21.80 rising in 1 step to $22.30
Set-up person: $23.50 rising in 1 step to $24
Warehouse person: $22 rising in 2 step to $22.50
Wafer line middle person: $21.75 rising in 1 step to $22.25
Line quality control person: $21.02 rising in 1 step to $21.52
Packer/general help: $19.87 rising in 1 step to $20.37
Group leader/wafer line cutter: $20.37 rising in 1 step to $20.87
Electrician/programmer: $40.41 rising in 1 step to $40.95
$1 per hour less for training time in first month of employment.
Editor’s notes: Friday shutdown: If there is 1-day shutdown on Friday, employer will assign cleaning work normally performed by part-time employees on Saturdays to full-time employees at regular wage rate on such Fridays. Unpaid leave: Any employee with 3 years’ seniority will be allowed up to 4 weeks leave of absence for overseas travel every 3 years. Must be used after 2 weeks’ vacation are already used. Safety incentive payment: $75 per year to each employee who has at least 1 year of service as of June 1. Prescription safety glasses: Employer will pay $110 every 2 years toward cost of prescription safety glasses for welders, maintenance mechanics, maintenance mechanic trainees, electricians, electrician/programmer.
