Ford Motor Company of Canada, Limited

Location: Windsor, St. Thomas, Oakville, Bramalea, Ontario

Union: National Automobile, Aerospace, Transportation and General Workers Union of Canada

Affiliation: Canadian Labour Congress

Number of employees: 4,500

Bargaining unit: plant and maintenance employees

A 48-month renewal agreement, effective from September 18, 2012, to September 19, 2016, settled in September 2012 at the bargaining stage. Duration of negotiations – 2 months.

Wages

The current $0.33 per hour cost‑of‑living allowance float continues to be paid, and remains unchanged until June 2016. Further cost‑of‑living adjustments will be added beginning with the June 2016 cost‑of‑living allowance adjustment.

Signing Bonus

$3,000.

Lump Sum

$2,000 in December 2013, 2014 and 2015.

Wage Progression for New Hires

Rates for new employees start 40% (30%) below applicable job rate and full-job rates are reached after 10 (6) years of service. Cost‑of‑living allowance payments will commence upon reaching full job rate.

Cost‑of‑living Allowance

An amount equal to $0.01 for each 0.058 point increase in the CPI (Canada 2002) over 1 quarterly calculation, scheduled for June 2016, covers the period June-July-August 2016 over the average for the previous quarter.

Hours of Work

40 hours per week (unchanged).

Paid Holidays

7 designated days from October through December 2012, 9 days plus Christmas shutdown period for a total of 17 days in 2013, 16 days in 2014, 17 days in 2015 and 9 days from January to September 19, 2016.

Paid Vacation

Current employees: 104 hours earned after 1 year, 112 after 2, 140 after 3, 160 after 5, 180 after 10, 200 after 15, and 240 after 20 (unchanged).

New employees: 80 hours earned after 1 year, 88 after 2, 96 after 3, 104 after 4, 112 after 5, 120 after 6, and 180 after 10.

Health and Welfare

Long-Term Care: Effective January 1, 2014, maximum of $800 ($1,200) per month for new residents with the exception of current residents of long-term facilities and those entering prior to January 1, 2014 who will maintain current coverage.

Dental: Effective January 1, 2013, coverage will be based on the 2011 (2008) Ontario Dental Association (ODA) fee schedule with a two-year (one-year) lag thereafter.

Effective January 1, 2013, implants will be covered up to the cost of bridgework, payable at 50% of the allowable charge (new addition).

Drug plan: Effective January 1, 2013, over-the-counter drugs, other than certain life-sustaining drugs, will no longer be covered under the health care plan (new addition).

Pension Plan

Hybrid Plan: New employees will contribute one-half to a defined benefit plan and the other half to a defined contribution plan. Contribution rate will be as follows: Year 1–4, $1.00 per hour; Year 5–7, $1.50; and, Year 8 and beyond, $2.00; to a maximum contribution up to 2,080 hours per year (new addition).

Effective January 1, 2013, future retirees will have the option to take the lump sum of the pension at retirement in lieu of a monthly pension (new addition).

Labour-Management Committee

Apprenticeship: To be established to look at plant staffing, employee demographics, attrition rates, product cycle plans, and forecasts when considering future apprentice ships (new addition).

Child Care

The $6.00 per day child care subsidy for dependent children who do not qualify for the licensed not‑for‑profit care will be extended to children age 3 (6) up to and including age 10.

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Note: Summary reflects the information received at time of ratification.