Masonry Contractors Association of Toronto Inc.

Location: province-wide, Ontario

Union: Bricklayers, Masons Independent Union of Canada

Affiliation: Canadian Labour Congress

Number of employees: 950

Bargaining unit: bricklayers; masonry workers

A 36-month renewal agreement, effective from May 1, 2013 to April 30, 2016, settled in March 2013 at the bargaining stage. Duration of negotiations: 3 months.

Salaries

Effective
May 1, 2013
Effective
May 1, 2014
General Adjustments $1.00 $1.47
Hourly Rates
Bricklayer,
High- and low-rise buildings
Total Compensation
$50.00
[$49.00]
$51.47
Assistant Bricklayer
High- and low-rise buildings
Total Compensation
$47.80
[$46.80]
$49.27
Effective
May 1, 2015
General Adjustments $1.48
Hourly Rates
Bricklayer,
High- and low-rise buildings
Total Compensation
$52.95
Assistant Bricklayer
High- and low-rise buildings
Total Compensation
$50.75

Hours of Work

44 hours per week [unchanged]].

Overtime

Time and a half for all hours worked beyond 9 hours a day, Monday to Thursday, 8 hours on Friday, and all hours worked on Saturday; double time for all hours worked on Sunday or a statutory holiday. Time and a half for all hours worked beyond 9.5 hours a day, Monday to Thursday, and 8.5 hours on Friday for assistant bricklayers, fork-lift operators and their respective apprentices [unchanged].

Shift Premium

1 1/7 times the regular rate for the second shift; time and a half for the third shift [unchanged].

Indemnities and Allowances

Downtown expenses, zone 1: Effective May 1, 2015, $15.00 per day [new addition].

Accommodation and meals: Effective May 1, 2015, $105 [$100] per day.

Parking: Effective May 1, 2015, $14 per day [new addition].

Zone 2 travel: Effective May 1, 2015, $17 [$10] per day.

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Note: This summary reflects the information available at time of ratification.