U.A. Local 324 Proposal - REVISION #2 INDEX TO BE INSERTED For an Industry Settlement May 1, 2010, May 1, 2011, May 1, 2012 For an Institutional, Commercial, Residential Agreement Article 1- Reservation To Management- No Change Article 2 Hours of Work Add article Add Article 2.05 Shift Appendix A One, Two or Three Regular Shifts This schedule shall be applicable from 12:01 a.m. Monday to 12:00 midnight Friday. On Saturdays, Sundays, and recognized holidays, overtime rates shall apply. Shift differential on Saturday, Sunday and recognized holidays shall be paid at the prevailing rate. 1 st Shift Commence @ 7:30 am to 11:30 am 4 hours Meal @ 11:30 am to 12:00 pm. 0 hours Commence @12:00 pm to 4:00 pm 4 hours Total 8 hours 2 nd shift Commence @ 4:00pm to 8:00 pm 4 hours Meal @ 8:00 pm to 8:30pm 0 hours Commence @8:30 pm to 12:00 am 3.5 hours Total 7.5 hours plus 0.5 hour shift differential = 8 hours 3rd shift Commence @ 12:00 am to 4:00am 4 hours Meal @ 4:00 am to 4:30 am 0 hours Commence @ 4:30 am to 7:30 am 3 hours Total 7 hours plus 1 hour shift differential = 8 hours Scheduling of Shifts: a) The employer may schedule an afternoon and/or night shift if/as required b) Three (3) consecutive days shall be necessary to constitute an afternoon shift or night shift c) It shall not be necessary for there to be a day shift in order for there to be an afternoon and/or a night shift. 1
One or Two Nine Hour Shifts 1 st shift Monday through Friday straight time 1.5 time Commence @ 8:00 am to 12:00 pm 4 hours Meal @ 12:00 pm to 12:30pm 0 hours Commence @12:30 pm to 5:30 pm 4 hours 1 hour Total 8 hours plus 1 hour @1.5 time = 9.5 hours 2nd shift Monday through Friday straight time 1.5 time Commence @ 5:30 pm to 9:30 pm 4 hours Meal @ 9:30 pm to 10:00 pm 0 hours Commence @10:00 pm to 3:00 am 4 hours 1 hour Total 8 hours plus 1 hour @1.5 time = 9.5 hours One or Two Ten Hour Shifts 1 st shift Monday through Friday straight time 1.5 time Commence @ 8:00 am to 12:00 noon 4 hours Meal @ 12:00 noon to 12:30pm 0 hours Commence @12:30 pm to 4:30 pm 4 hours Commence @4:40 pm to 6:30 pm 2 hours Total 8 hours plus 2 hours @1.5 time = 11 hours 2nd shift Monday through Friday straight time 1.5 time Commence @ 6:30 pm to 10:30 pm 4 hours Meal @ 10:30 pm to 11:00 pm 0 hours Commence @11:00 pm to 3:00 am 4 hours Commence @ 3:00 am to 5:00 am 2 hours Total 8 hours plus 2 hours @1.5 time = 11 hours One or Two Eleven Hour Shifts 1 st shift Monday through Friday straight time 1.5 time Double time Commence @ 8:00 am to 12:00 noon 4 hours Meal @ 12:00 noon to 12:30pm 0 hours Commence @12:30 pm to 4:30 pm 4 hours Meal @4:30 pm to 5:00pm 0.5 hrs Commence @ 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm 2 hours 1 hour Total 8.5 hours plus 2 hours @1.5 time plus 1 hour @ 2 time = 13.5 hours 2 nd shift Monday through Friday straight time 1.5 time Double time Commence @ 8:00 pm to 12:00 mid 4 hours Meal @ 12:00 mid to 12:30 am 0 hours Commence @12:30 am to 4:30 am 2 hours 2 hours Meal @4:30 am to 5:00 am 0.5 hrs Commence @ 5:00 am to 8:00 am 3 hours Total 4.5 hours plus 2 hours @1.5 time plus 5 hours @ 2 time = 17.5 hours 2
Article 3 Over Time and Work on Holidays No Change Article 4 Tools Article 4.01 change: Effective May 1, 2010 employees will supply the following hand tools determined by trade: add: tool list for each, Plumber, sprinkler fitter, pipefitter Article 4.02 loss of tools - unchanged New Article 4.03 Each employer shall include on employees regular pay the tool and clothing allowance in accordance with Article 25.01 Wage Scale and Table of Fund Contributions New Article 4.04 Employer to Supply all Consumables Examples include but are not limited to: Flux, solder, grinding discs, sanding cloth, hacksaw blade, cutter wheels, chalk for string lines, striker flints Article 5 Travel Time and Allowance 5.05 Existing- (a) Living out allowance on the basis of one hundred dollars ($100) per day (7days) New- Living out allowance on the basis of $105.00 per day (7 days) increase by $5.00 per day. Effective May 1, 2010 Existing (b) First class room plus ($55.00) per day meal allowance per day worked. New- (b) First class room plus ($60.00) per day meal allowance per day worked increase by $5.00 per day effective May 1, 2010 Article 6 Membership in Union No Change Article 7 Union Shop- No Change Article 8 Termination- Add new Article Article 8.03 Job Stewards shall be recognized on all jobs and other than Superintendents, General Foreman and Foreman shall be one (1) of the last employees terminated or transferred from any of four (4) or more journeymen unless my mutual agreement. Article 9- List of Union Members- No Change Article 10-Persons Conducting a Shop Working with the Tools- No Change Article 11- Non-Union Workmen and Materials- No Change Article 12- Moonlighting- No Change Article 13-Apprentices- No Change 3
Article 14- Lunch Area 14.01 Existing- Whenever practical a heated area for eating lunches will be provided. Such area will be free from tools and equipment. Any disagreement on where practical will be resolved by the Joint Conference Board. New- Whenever practical a heated area for eating lunches will be provided and shall be secured and locked. The lunch room to be cleaned on a frequent basis. Such area will be free from tools and equipment. Any disagreement will be resolved by the Joint Conference Board. 14.02 Existing Approved sanitary facilities will be provided. New- Approved sanitary facilities will be provided as per Work Safe B.C. Any disagreement will be resolved by the Joint Conference Board. A hand wash station to be provided or approved hand cleaner and paper towels or clean rags. Article 15- Payment of Wages- No Change Article 16- Call in Pay- No Change Article 18- Joint Conference Board- No Change Article 19- Arbitration- No Change Article 20- BC Jurisdictional Work Assignment Plan Article 21- Union Representation- No Change Article 22- Pick Up Time- No Change Article 23- Procedure to Become Signers- No Change Article 24- Wage Bond Existing- 24.01- Before Union members are dispatched to and employer who has not been signatory to a UA Agreement in British Columbia for a minimum of two (2) years, such employer may be required to deposit a bond suitable to the union, up to a maximum of one thousand dollars($1,000) per employee and a total maximum of fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000) with the BC Pipe Trades Association for use in default of payment of wages, pension contributions, welfare contributions, vacation pay, statutory holiday pay, or any other contributions provided by the collective agreement. When no longer required, such bond, by mutual consent of the union and the employer concerned, shall be terminated, but where mutual consent cannot be achieved, the matter shall be subject to Arbitration Procedure provided in Articles 18 and 19. New- Wording one thousand dollars ($1000) per employee be raised to two thousand dollars ($2,000) per employee. A total maximum of fifteen thousand ($15,000) per employee be raised to fifty thousand dollars ($50,000). Delete BC Pipe Trades Association. Bond to be held in a trust fund, in Victoria 4
Article 25- Wages Effective May 1, 2010 Current increase New Amount Journeyperson wage Rate 34.00.35 34.35 Tool Clothing.25.05 Cents.30 Vacation Statutory Holiday Pay 4.14.02 4.16 Health & Welfare 2.30.30 Cents 2.60 Pension Plan 4.75.25 Cents 5.00 Apprenticeship.50.05 Cents.55 MTPF.18.05 cents.23 IMIRA.30 No Change.30 Industry Funds.085 No Change.085 Total: 46.50 $1.07 $47.57 NOTE: Increase to Stabilization Fund Deduction.65.35 1.00 NOTE: the wage rate although increased by.35 cents will not increase in weekly net pay as the stabilization fund deduction will increase by the same amount of.35 cents to offset the increase It is our intent that the Stabilization Fund deduction will remain at $1.00 unless mutually agreed upon to decrease by the JCB and IMIRA. Effective May 1, 2011 3% increase- Effective May 1, 2012 3% increase 25.02- Apprentices Wage Schedule- No Change 25.03- Foreman- No Change 25.04 Delete 5
(25.05 becomes 25.04) 25.05 Existing: - Employees, while working from a swinging scaffold or bosun s chair shall be paid five percent 95%) per hour over their regular rate of pay. New wording Employees, while working from swinging scaffold, crane basket or bosun chair, shall be paid five percent (5) per hour over their regular rate of pay. Article 26- Holiday Pay- No Change Article 27- Health and Welfare Plan- No Change Article 28-Pension Plan- No Change Article 29- Mechanical Trades Promotion Fund- New wording 29.03 Existing: 29.03 Thirteen cents ($0.13) per hour (plus GST) for each hour earned by Employees covered by this Agreement shall be paid to the Mechanical Trade Promotion fund. Increasing to eighteen cents ($0.18) per hour ( plus GST) May 1, 2009 New wording: Contributions for each hour earned by employees covered by this agreement shall be paid to the Mechanical Trade Promotion fund in accordance with article 25.01 Wage Scale and Table of Fund Contributions. Article 29A- Island Mechanical Industrial Relations Association Fund no change Article 30- Supplemental Dues Check off- No Change Article 31- Vancouver Island Piping Industry Joint Training Committee Fund (Apprenticeship Fund) Article 31.01 Existing: Effective May 1, 2007, thirty cents ($0.30) per hour earned by each employee shall be paid to the Vancouver Island Piping Industry Joint Training Committee local fund. The Apprenticeship Fund includes contributions of five cents (.05) per hour to the Canadian Training Fund. New Wording: Each employer shall contribute to the Vancouver Island Piping Industry Joint Training Committee local fund in accordance with Article 25.01 Wage Scale and Table of Fund Contributions. Article 32- Construction Industry Funds- No Change Article 33- Representative to Inspect Payrolls- No Change Article 34- Saving Clause- No Change Article 35- Term of Agreement- No Change Article 36- Safety Clause 36.01 No change 6
New Article 36.02 Company to supply safety glasses, hearing protection, high visibility vests, respirators when required and 3 M dust masks, safety harnesses, face shields, Hilti vacuum bags, side shield for eye glasses, paper coveralls when required or any other safety equipment, PPE, required under the WORK SAFE BC AUTHORITY. Employees to sign out for the above safety equipment and return to company upon lay-off. New Article 36.03 Protective Clothing and Tools When required, rubber boots and raincoats, pants and hats shall be furnished by the Employer on underground sewer and water main work, including piping, carrying gas, oil or other fluids and in accordance with the Workers Compensation Act, Accident Prevention Regulations. Protective clothing shall be supplied to Employees working in confined spaces on maintenance and repair jobs where certain conditions exist such as working in tanks or pipe containing chemical, oils, gases, acids, etc. Article 37- Enabling Clause- No Change Article 38- Bereavement Leave (No Pay) - No Change New - Article 39 Standard For Excellence Members & Local Union Responsibilities U.A. business managers, shop stewards and local memberships shall ensure all members: Arrive on time. Adhere to lunch and break times (personal cell phones are only used at this time) Be prepared with required tools. Respect tools and equipment supplied by employer Adhere to the zero tolerance substance abuse policy Eliminate work disruptions Ensure safe on-time completion of projects Respect property. Vandalism is not tolerated Be productive and dress appropriately Respect and adhere to employer and customer rules and policies Follow management directives Enhance skill level by using local and international training classes and take advantage of the certification system Employer & Management Responsibilities Our signatory contractors have the responsibility to manage their jobs effectively. They have the following responsibilities under the UA Standard of Excellence: Ineffective management, superintendents, journey workers and apprentices will be returned to the referral hall Ensure all materials needed are available Provide storage for tools Provide leadership to jobsite supervisors Ensure leadership takes responsibility for mistakes created by management decisions Be consistent and fair with disciplinary action Create and maintain a safe work environment 7
Promote and support continued education and training Have property manned projects Treat employees with respect Cooperate and communicate with job steward 8