Western Forest Products Inc.
Location: Coastal Region, Vancouver Island, British Columbia
Union: United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union
Affiliation: American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations / Canadian Labour Congress
Number of employees: 2,400
Bargaining unit: mill employees; woods employees
A 60-month renewal agreement, effective from June 15, 2014 to June 14, 2019, settled in July 2014 at the bargaining stage. Duration of negotiations – 4 months.
Wages-Logging*
| Effective June 15, 2014 |
Effective June 15, 2015 |
|
|---|---|---|
| General Adjustments | 3.0% | 2.0% |
| Hourly Rates | ||
| Labourer – Group 1 | $27.04 [$26.25] |
$27.58 |
| Forestry Crewman II – Group 7 | $28.63 [$27.80] |
$29.21 |
| Forestry Crewman V – Group 12 | $31.81 [$30.88] |
$32.44 |
| Feller-Buncher Operator – Group 16 | $35.35 [$34.32] |
$36.06 |
| Effective June 15, 2016 |
Effective June 15, 2017 |
|
|---|---|---|
| General Adjustments | 2.5% | 2.5% |
| Hourly Rates | ||
| Labourer – Group 1 | $28.27 | $28.97 |
| Forestry Crewman II – Group 7 | $29.94 | $30.69 |
| Forestry Crewman V – Group 12 | $33.25 | $34.09 |
| Feller-Buncher Operator – Group 16 | $36.96 | $37.88 |
| Effective June 15, 2018 |
|
|---|---|
| General Adjustments | 3.0% |
| Hourly Rates | |
| Labourer – Group 1 | $29.84 |
| Forestry Crewman II – Group 7 | $31.61 |
| Forestry Crewman V – Group 12 | $35.11 |
| Feller-Buncher Operator – Group 16 | $39.02 |
*An additional trade wage increase of $0.50 will be applied each year before percentage increase.
Lump-Sum Payment
Effective July 15, 2014, $400; July 15, 2016, $1,000; July 15, 2017, $1,000; July 15, 2018, $1000.
Hours of Work
40 hours per week [unchanged].
Paid Holidays
11 [10] days. Family day added.
Paid Vacation
2 weeks earned at 5.0% after 1 year, 3 at 7.0% after 2, 4 weeks earned at 9.0% after 7 years; 5 at 11% after 15, 6 weeks earned at 13.0% after 24, and 7 at 15% after 30 [unchanged].
Health and Welfare
Weekly Indemnity: Employment Insurance weekly rate plus $100 [$457].
Vision Care: $400 [$250] per member or dependent in any 24-month consecutive period.
Extended Health Benefits: Effective ratification, lifetime maximum of $100,000 [$60,000]; June 15, 2015, $150,000; June 15, 2016, $200,000; June 15, 2017, $250,000; June 15, 2018, $300,000.
Dental Plan: White Fillings will now be covered under the plan [new addition].
Orthodontic: Lifetime maximum $4,000 [$3,000].
Pension Plan
Employer Contribution: Effective July 1, 2014, $3.675 [$2.675] per hour; effective 2018, contribution will match the contribution of the British Columbia Interior employers.
Employee Contribution: Effective July 1, 2014 $2.225 [$1.625] per hour.
Education Fund
Effective ratification, $0.06 [$0.05]; June 15, 2015, $0.07; June 15, 2016, $0.08.
Harassment
Definition of discrimination clarified to include harassment and bullying which means any inappropriate conduct or comment by a person towards an employee that the person knew or reasonably ought to have known would cause that employee to be humiliated or intimidated [new addition].
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Note: This summary reflects the information available in the collective agreement.