Overwaitea Foods / Cooper’s and Big Buy Foods
Location: province-wide, British Columbia
Union: United Food and Commercial Workers Canada, Local 1518
Affiliation: Change-to-Win / Canadian Labour Congress
Number of Employees: 630
A 60-month renewal agreement, effective from March 1, 2009, to February 28, 2014, settled in April 2009 at the bargaining stage. Duration of negotiations – 5 months.
Wages
| Effective May 3, 2009 |
Effective April 4, 2010 |
|
|---|---|---|
| General Adjustments: | $0.10 – $0.30 | $0.20 – $0.30 |
| Full-Time Employees, Pre-Ratification 1997, Grid “A” Wage Schedules | ||
| Deli Clerk / Bakery Clerk / Warehouse Clerk, 0 – 4,681+ hours |
$16.55 – $17.15 [$16.25 – $16.85] |
$16.85 – $17.45 |
| Grocery Clerk / Cashier / Meat Clerk / Lotto Clerk, 0 – 4,681+ hours |
$16.55 – $21.83 [$16.25 – $21.53] |
$16.85 – $22.13 |
| Meat Cutter, 0 – 4,681 + hours |
$19.70 – $23.50 [$19.40 – $23.20] |
$20.00 – $23.80 |
| Part-Time Employees, Post-Ratification 1997, Grid “B” Wage Schedules | ||
| Meat / Deli Clerk, 0 – 4,681 hours |
$8.80 – $12.30 [$8.60 – $12.00] |
$9.00 – $12.60 |
| Service Clerk / Meat Clean-Up, 0 – 2,081 hours |
$9.25 – $10.05 [$9.25 – $9.95] |
$9.25 – $10.25 |
| Effective April 3, 2011 |
Effective April 2, 2012 |
|
| General Adjustments: | $0.20 – $0.30 | $0.10 – $0.30 |
| Full-Time Employees, Pre-Ratification 1997, Grid “A” Wage Schedules | ||
| Deli Clerk / Bakery Clerk / Warehouse Clerk, 0 – 4,681+ hours |
$17.15 – $17.75 | $17.45 – $18.05 |
| Grocery Clerk / Cashier / Meat Clerk / Lotto Clerk, 0 – 4,681+ hours |
$17.15 – $22.43 | $17.45 – $22.73 |
| Meat Cutter, 0 – 4,681 + hours |
$20.30 – $24.10 | $20.60 – $24.40 |
| Part-Time Employees, Post-Ratification 1997, Grid “C” Wage Schedules | ||
| Meat/Deli Clerk, 0 – 4,681 hours |
$9.20 – $12.90 | $9.40 – $13.20 |
| Service Clerk / Meat Clean-Up, 0 – 2,081 hours |
$9.25 – $10.45 | $9.25 – $10.55 |
Cost-of-Living Allowance
Inactive [previous formula did not generate an adjustment].
Hours of Work
40 hours per week [unchanged].
Personal Time Off [new addition]: Full-time employees may request to leave prior to the completion of their scheduled shift. If granted, this Personal Time Off will be unpaid but the hours will count for the purposes of accumulating sick leave, accumulated time off, vacation, and statutory holidays.
Paid Holidays
10 days [unchanged].
Paid Vacation
Employees hired before February 1, 1998: 2 weeks earned after 1 year, 3 after 3, 4 after 7, 6 after 12, and 8 after 17 [unchanged]; employees hired after January 31, 1998: 2 weeks earned after 1 year, 3 after 5, and 4 after 9 [unchanged].
Health and Welfare
Employer Contribution to Joint UFCW Health and Welfare Trust: Effective April 27, 2009, increased to $0.69 per hour worked; January 1, 2010, $0.70; January 1, 2011, $0.75; January 1, 2012, $0.80; and, January 1, 2013, $0.85.
Prescription Drug Card [new]: To be introduced within 6 months of ratification. The card will be for use in pharmacies operated by the employer; for employees who work in stores with no pharmacy, the employer will make arrangements for this service at a local pharmacy.
Medical Reports: Employer agrees to pay the fee for medical reports required by the employer for sick leave or weekly indemnity, to a maximum of $50 [$20].
Pension Plan
Employer Contribution to Joint UFCW Pension Trust [new addition]: Effective April 27, 2009, the initial contribution rate will be fixed at 2.5% of earnings; the contribution level will increase to the following amounts in January of each of the following years: 2010, 3.0%; 2011. 3.5%; 2012, 4.0%; 2013, 5.0%; 2014, 5.5%; 2015, 6.0%; 2016, 6.5%; 2017, 7.0%; 2018, 7.5%; and 2019, 8.0%.
Effective January 2014, employee contributions will commence as follows:
- Age 18 to 29: 1.0% of earnings;
- Age 30 to 39: 2.0% of earnings;
- Age 40 and over: 4.0% of earnings.
Each employee will have the option of transferring their existing pension funds to the Joint UFCW Pension Plan and use these funds to obtain past pensionable service and/or they may use other funds to purchase past pensionable service subject to actuarial calculation.
Leave of Absence
Military [new addition]: An employee who is a member of the Canadian Armed Forces, including the Primary Reserve, and who is part of an operational deployment will be granted a leave of absence without loss of seniority.
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Note: Summary reflects the information received at time of ratification.