Olymel, limited partnership
Location: Saint-Henri, Quebec
Union: United Food and Commercial Workers Canada
Affiliation: Change-to-Win / Canadian Labour Congress
Number of employees: 500
Bargaining unit: production employees
A 64-month renewal agreement, effective from July 13, 2012, to October 31, 2017, with wages retroactive to November 1, 2011, settled in July 2012 at the bargaining stage. Duration of negotiations – 9 months.
Wages
| Effective November 1, 2011 |
Effective November 1, 2012 |
Effective November 1, 2013 |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| General adjustments | $0.40 | $0.40 – $0.62 | $0.35 – $0.60 |
| Fresh sausages unit – hourly rates | |||
| Class 3 | $15.48 ($15.08) |
$15.88 | $16.23 |
| Class 1 | $16.92 ($16.52) |
$17.54 | $18.14 |
| Production and maintenance unit – hourly rates | |||
| Class 3 | $17.30 ($16.90) |
$17.70 | $18.05 |
| Class 9 | $22.15 ($21.75) |
$22.55 | $22.90 |
| Effective November 1, 2014 |
Effective November 1, 2015 |
Effective November 1, 2016 |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| General adjustments | $0.35 – $0.60 | $0.35 | $0.30 |
| Fresh sausages unit – hourly rates | |||
| Class 3 | $16.58 | $16.93 | $17.23 |
| Class 1 | $18.74 | $19.09 | $19.39 |
| Production and maintenance unit – hourly rates | |||
| Class 3 | $18.40 | $18.75 | $19.05 |
| Class 9 | $23.25 | $23.60 | $23.90 |
Hours of work
40 hours per week with a guarantee of 37 hours per week (unchanged).
Paid holidays
13 days of paid holiday (unchanged).
Paid vacation
2 weeks at 4.5% of salary after 1 year of service, 2 weeks at 5.0% and 2 years, 2 weeks at 5.5% after 3 years, 3 weeks at 6.0% after 5 years, 3 weeks at 7.5% after 8 years, 4 weeks at 8.0% after 10 years, 5 weeks at 10.0% after 20 and 6 weeks at 12.0% after 30 years (unchanged).
Premiums
Evening: as of June 17, 2012, $0.60 ($0.50) an hour.
Night: as of June 17, 2012, $0.85 ($0.75) an hour.
Team leader: as of January 1, 2013, $0.75 ($0.60) an hour.
Trainer: as of January 1, 2013, $0.75 ($0.60) an hour.
Team leader and trainer premiums cannot be accumulated.
Pension plan
Employer contribution to the Régime de retraite des Travailleurs et travailleuses unis de l'alimentation et du commerce du Canada (TUAC): as of the first Monday of May 2013, $0.70 ($0.65) per hour worked; as of the first Monday of May 2016, $0.75.
Leave
Family leave: 10 (5) days of unpaid leave per year.
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Note: This summary reflects the information available at the time of ratification.