Edmonton (37 journeymen, electricians, mechanics, welders, technicians, shipper/receivers, warehouse persons, office coordinators) and the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM), Local 1722
Renewal agreement: Effective May 1, 2018, to April 30, 2021. Ratified on Nov. 9, 2018. Signed on Feb. 14, 2019.
Wage adjustments:
Effective May 1, 2018: 2%
Effective May 1, 2019: 2%
Effective May 1, 2020: 2%
Shift premium: 12% field premium. 10% for charge-hand. 5.5% for lead-hand.
Paid holidays: 11 days.
Vacations with pay: 3 weeks after 1 year, 4 weeks after 9 years, 5 weeks after 15 years, 6 weeks after 25 years for employees hired before Jan. 27, 2017. 2 weeks to start, 3 weeks after 4 years, 4 weeks after 10 years, 5 weeks after 15 years, 6 weeks after 25 years for employees hired after Jan. 27, 2017.
Overtime: Time and one-half for all work after 8 hours on regular shift or 8 hours on scheduled days off. Double time for all work after 4 hours of overtime or on Sunday or on holiday. May be banked as time off in lieu, maximum 40 hours per year. Any unused time will be paid out by Jan. 31 of following year.
Meal allowance: $15 after 4 hours of overtime.
Medical benefits: Wajax Employee Group Benefit Plan.
Pension: Employer contributes 3.5%, employee contributes 3.5% into mandatory DC pension plan.
Bereavement leave: 3 days for death in immediate family (husband, wife, children, mother, father, brother, sister, mother-in-law, father-in-law, sister-in-law, brother-in-law, stepparents, grandparents, grandchildren).
Seniority – recall rights: 12 months.
Call-in pay: Minimum of 2 hours of pay at applicable overtime rate or pay for actual overtime hours worked at applicable overtime rate, whichever is greater.
Probationary period: 4 months.
Discipline: Sunset clause is 18 months.
Safety shoes: $210 per year for CSA-approved safety boots. $210 per year for CSA-approved winter safety boots.
Uniforms/clothing: Employer will supply and launder adequate number of coveralls (minimum of 1 clean pair per day) for service technicians, yard employees and will replace when necessary. If employees are required to wear uniforms (shirts, pants), they will be supplied and cleaned by employer without charge. Employer will supply and clean smocks without charge for shipping, receiving, warehouse personnel. Employer will provide headset ear protectors, respirators, welding gloves, welding goggles and all manner of eye protectors to employees who are required by Workers’ Compensation Act and Occupational Health and Safety Act to wear same and who request them. Employer will provide on as-required replacement basis following items: rainwear/rubber slicker, pants and rain hat, steel-toed rubber boots, insulated coveralls or equivalent, winter liners for hard hats for yard person, plus knee pads for field-service employees.
Tool allowance: Employer will provide tool insurance coverage for employees’ tool boxes and tools on replacement-cost basis in event of loss by fire or theft of entire set of tools and box, when tools are on company property or in company vehicles. Maximum $25,000 per claim. Employer will pay cost of repairs for normal wear and tear on air and electric tools, torque wrenches and for calibration on precision tools that are supplied by employees.
Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 4% increase):
HET
Journeyman HET: $41.99 rising 2 steps to $43.69
Journeyman (off road/on hwy/automotive): $40.99 rising 2 steps to $42.65
Fourth-year apprentice: $40.99 rising 2 steps to $42.65
Third-year apprentice: $33.60 rising 2 steps to $34.96
Second-year apprentice: $31.50 rising 2 steps to $32.77
First-year apprentice: $29.40 rising 2 steps to $30.59
Electrician
Journeyman electrician: $41.99 rising 2 steps to $43.69
Fourth-year apprentice: $37.80 rising 2 steps to $39.33
Third-year apprentice: $33.60 rising 2 steps to $34.96
Second-year apprentice: $29.40 rising 2 steps to $30.59
First-year apprentice: $25.20 rising 2 steps to $26.22
Temporary licensed H/D or automotive mechanic: $35.52 rising 2 steps to $36.96
Bench mechanic: $35.52 rising 2 steps to $36.96
Component rebuilder: $29.66 rising 2 steps to $30.86
Welder
Journeyman welder: $41.99 rising 2 steps to $43.69
Third-year apprentice: $37.80 rising 2 steps to $39.33
Second-year apprentice: $33.60 rising 2 steps to $34.96
First-year apprentice: $29.40 rising 2 steps to $30.59
Parts technician
Journeyman parts technician: $37.79 rising 2 steps to $39.32
Third-year apprentice: $32.12 rising 2 steps to $33.42
Second-year apprentice: $28.34 rising 2 steps to $29.49
First-year apprentice: $24.56 rising 2 steps to $25.56
Warehouse
Shipper/receiver/yardperson: $28.34 rising 2 steps to $29.49
Warehouse person: $21.54 rising 2 steps to $22.41
Labourer: $18.90 rising 2 steps to $19.66
Service office
Senior SA: $30.30 rising 2 steps to $31.53
Junior SA: $27.19 rising 2 steps to $28.28
Service office coordinator: $28.37 rising 2 steps to $29.52
Editor’s notes: On-call pay: $175 for week on call. If week includes holiday, then employee will receive additional $50 for every holiday. $100 for each recall if employee is recalled to perform administrative, supervisory functions or parts technician to perform parts call-in duties. $150 per occurrence if call-in occurs between midnight and 7 a.m. Safety glasses: Employer will provide 1 pair of CSA-approved prescription safety glasses with fixed side shields per Wajax corporate safety eyeglass policy. Travel costs: For work outside of Edmonton, $75 plus 15% gratuity per day for meals. Training costs: When training for employer, employer will pay all necessary travel expenses as per corporate policy. If assignment is held outside greater Edmonton area, all reasonable expenses will be reimbursed, maximum $60 per day.
Wage adjustments:
Effective May 1, 2018: 2%
Effective May 1, 2019: 2%
Effective May 1, 2020: 2%
Shift premium: 12% field premium. 10% for charge-hand. 5.5% for lead-hand.
Paid holidays: 11 days.
Vacations with pay: 3 weeks after 1 year, 4 weeks after 9 years, 5 weeks after 15 years, 6 weeks after 25 years for employees hired before Jan. 27, 2017. 2 weeks to start, 3 weeks after 4 years, 4 weeks after 10 years, 5 weeks after 15 years, 6 weeks after 25 years for employees hired after Jan. 27, 2017.
Overtime: Time and one-half for all work after 8 hours on regular shift or 8 hours on scheduled days off. Double time for all work after 4 hours of overtime or on Sunday or on holiday. May be banked as time off in lieu, maximum 40 hours per year. Any unused time will be paid out by Jan. 31 of following year.
Meal allowance: $15 after 4 hours of overtime.
Medical benefits: Wajax Employee Group Benefit Plan.
Pension: Employer contributes 3.5%, employee contributes 3.5% into mandatory DC pension plan.
Bereavement leave: 3 days for death in immediate family (husband, wife, children, mother, father, brother, sister, mother-in-law, father-in-law, sister-in-law, brother-in-law, stepparents, grandparents, grandchildren).
Seniority – recall rights: 12 months.
Call-in pay: Minimum of 2 hours of pay at applicable overtime rate or pay for actual overtime hours worked at applicable overtime rate, whichever is greater.
Probationary period: 4 months.
Discipline: Sunset clause is 18 months.
Safety shoes: $210 per year for CSA-approved safety boots. $210 per year for CSA-approved winter safety boots.
Uniforms/clothing: Employer will supply and launder adequate number of coveralls (minimum of 1 clean pair per day) for service technicians, yard employees and will replace when necessary. If employees are required to wear uniforms (shirts, pants), they will be supplied and cleaned by employer without charge. Employer will supply and clean smocks without charge for shipping, receiving, warehouse personnel. Employer will provide headset ear protectors, respirators, welding gloves, welding goggles and all manner of eye protectors to employees who are required by Workers’ Compensation Act and Occupational Health and Safety Act to wear same and who request them. Employer will provide on as-required replacement basis following items: rainwear/rubber slicker, pants and rain hat, steel-toed rubber boots, insulated coveralls or equivalent, winter liners for hard hats for yard person, plus knee pads for field-service employees.
Tool allowance: Employer will provide tool insurance coverage for employees’ tool boxes and tools on replacement-cost basis in event of loss by fire or theft of entire set of tools and box, when tools are on company property or in company vehicles. Maximum $25,000 per claim. Employer will pay cost of repairs for normal wear and tear on air and electric tools, torque wrenches and for calibration on precision tools that are supplied by employees.
Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 4% increase):
HET
Journeyman HET: $41.99 rising 2 steps to $43.69
Journeyman (off road/on hwy/automotive): $40.99 rising 2 steps to $42.65
Fourth-year apprentice: $40.99 rising 2 steps to $42.65
Third-year apprentice: $33.60 rising 2 steps to $34.96
Second-year apprentice: $31.50 rising 2 steps to $32.77
First-year apprentice: $29.40 rising 2 steps to $30.59
Electrician
Journeyman electrician: $41.99 rising 2 steps to $43.69
Fourth-year apprentice: $37.80 rising 2 steps to $39.33
Third-year apprentice: $33.60 rising 2 steps to $34.96
Second-year apprentice: $29.40 rising 2 steps to $30.59
First-year apprentice: $25.20 rising 2 steps to $26.22
Temporary licensed H/D or automotive mechanic: $35.52 rising 2 steps to $36.96
Bench mechanic: $35.52 rising 2 steps to $36.96
Component rebuilder: $29.66 rising 2 steps to $30.86
Welder
Journeyman welder: $41.99 rising 2 steps to $43.69
Third-year apprentice: $37.80 rising 2 steps to $39.33
Second-year apprentice: $33.60 rising 2 steps to $34.96
First-year apprentice: $29.40 rising 2 steps to $30.59
Parts technician
Journeyman parts technician: $37.79 rising 2 steps to $39.32
Third-year apprentice: $32.12 rising 2 steps to $33.42
Second-year apprentice: $28.34 rising 2 steps to $29.49
First-year apprentice: $24.56 rising 2 steps to $25.56
Warehouse
Shipper/receiver/yardperson: $28.34 rising 2 steps to $29.49
Warehouse person: $21.54 rising 2 steps to $22.41
Labourer: $18.90 rising 2 steps to $19.66
Service office
Senior SA: $30.30 rising 2 steps to $31.53
Junior SA: $27.19 rising 2 steps to $28.28
Service office coordinator: $28.37 rising 2 steps to $29.52
Editor’s notes: On-call pay: $175 for week on call. If week includes holiday, then employee will receive additional $50 for every holiday. $100 for each recall if employee is recalled to perform administrative, supervisory functions or parts technician to perform parts call-in duties. $150 per occurrence if call-in occurs between midnight and 7 a.m. Safety glasses: Employer will provide 1 pair of CSA-approved prescription safety glasses with fixed side shields per Wajax corporate safety eyeglass policy. Travel costs: For work outside of Edmonton, $75 plus 15% gratuity per day for meals. Training costs: When training for employer, employer will pay all necessary travel expenses as per corporate policy. If assignment is held outside greater Edmonton area, all reasonable expenses will be reimbursed, maximum $60 per day.
