National Elevator and Escalator Association

Location: province-wide, Ontario

Union: International Union of Elevator Constructors

Affiliation: American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations

Number of employees: 1,400

Bargaining unit: elevator constructors

A 36-month renewal agreement, effective from May 1, 2013, to April 30, 2016, settled in June 2013 at the work stoppage stage. Duration of negotiations – 3 months.

Wages

Effective
June 28, 2013
Effective
May 1, 2014
Effective
May 1, 2015
Total Package Adjustments $1.10 $1.50 $1.60
Elevator Mechanic – Local 96, Ottawa
Hourly Rate $47.61
[$46.63]
$48.95 $50.38
Total Package $57.06
[$55.96]
$58.56 $60.16
Elevator Mechanic – Local 50, Toronto
Hourly Rate $48.27
[$47.29]
$49.61 $51.04
Total Package $57.85
[$56.75]
$59.35 $60.95

Working Conditions and Employer Contributions Applicable to Local 50, Toronto

Hours of Work

40 hours per week [unchanged].

Overtime

Time and a half for all hours worked beyond regular hours, Monday to Friday, except double time if there is maintenance work. Double time for all hours worked on Saturday, Sunday, or statutory holidays [unchanged].

Allowances

Travel: $21 [$20] per day, to employees who are working on Construction, or Modernization or Scheduled Repair Work in the area bounded by Highway 10, north to Highway 401, and east along Highway 401 to Highway 427, north on Highway 427 to Steeles Avenue and east on Steeles Avenue to Brock Road (Pickering) and south on Brock Road to Lake Ontario; Effective May 1, 2014, $22; Effective May 1, 2015, $23.

Safety Glasses: $100 [$75] every 2 years.

Employer Contributions

Pension Plan: $2.25 per hour worked [unchanged].

Welfare Plan: $1.18 per hour worked [unchanged].

Education Plan: $0.31 per hour worked [unchanged].

Union Fund: $0.05 per hour worked [unchanged].

Vacation and Statutory Holiday Pay: 12% of gross earnings [unchanged].

Industry Fund: $0.15 [$0.10] per hour worked.

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