Société du groupe d'embouteillage Pepsi (Canada)
Location: Saint-Laurent, Quebec
Union: Teamsters Canada
Affiliation: Change-to-Win / Canadian Labour Congress
Number of employees: 500
Bargaining unit: plant and maintenance employees
A 60-month renewal agreement, effective from September 1, 2013 to August 31, 2018, settled in February 2014 at the bargaining stage. Duration of negotiations: 5 months.
Wages
| Effective September 1, 2013 |
Effective September 1, 2014 |
|
|---|---|---|
| General adjustments | 0.0% | 0.5% |
| Hourly rates – Indoor group | ||
| Production Worker | $26.87 | $27.00 |
| Forklift Mechanic | $29.33 | $29.48 |
| Electromechanical Technician | $32.44 | $32.60 |
| Effective September 1, 2015 |
Effective September 1, 2016 |
|
|---|---|---|
| General adjustments | 1.5% | 2.0% |
| Hourly rates – Indoor group | ||
| Production Worker | $27.41 | $27.96 |
| Forklift Mechanic | $29.92 | $30.52 |
| Electromechanical Technician | $33.09 | $33.75 |
| Effective September 1, 2017 |
|
|---|---|
| General adjustments | 2.25% |
| Hourly rates – Indoor group | |
| Production Worker | $28.59 |
| Forklift Mechanic | $31.21 |
| Electromechanical Technician | $34.51 |
Hours of Work
40 hours per week [unchanged].
Premiums
Phone duty: a premium of $0.30 an hour will be paid to mechanics on phone duty at night and Saturdays [new provision].
Paid Holidays
13 days [unchanged].
Paid Vacation
2 weeks earned after 1 year, 3 after 5, 4 after 10, 5 after 20 and 6 after 30 [unchanged].
Long service leave: 2 additional weeks after 25 years of service, 30, 35 and 45 [unchanged].
Employee Benefits
Short-term compensation: 50% [75%] of the compensation will be paid by the company.
Allowances and Indemnities
Tools: effective the signing of the collective agreement, $50 will be paid to fleet or garage mechanics who supply their own tools, as well as $500 [$450] per year of the collective agreement.
Leave
Bereavement leave: 5 calendar days in the event of the death of employee’s spouse or child, 3 for the employee’s father, mother, brother, sister, child of the spouse, father-in-law, mother-in-law, sister-in-law, brother-in-law, daughter-in-law, son-in-law or grandchild, and 1 for the employee’s grandmother or grandfather [unchanged]. In the event that the death occurs more than 450 kilometres from the place of work, 1 additional day will be granted to the employee on condition of proof of latter’s attendance at the funeral [new addition].
Leave for union activities: leave without pay for up to 6 [3] months per year may be approved for a local official of Fonds de Solidarité des travailleurs du Québec.
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Note: Summary reflects the information received at time of ratification.