Algoma Tubes, Inc. (doing business as Tenaris Algoma Tubes)

Location: Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario

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: 520

Bargaining unit: operational employees

A 36-month renewal agreement effective from June 1, 2014 to May 31, 2017, settled in June 2014 at the bargaining stage. Duration of negotiations - 3 months.

Wages

Effective
June 1, 2014
Effective
June 1, 2015
General Adjustments 1.0% 2.0%
Hourly Rates
Supporter $20.72
[$20.51]
$21.13
Operator $23.34
[$23.11]
$23.81
Specialized Operator $26.05
[$25.79]
$26.57
Effective
June 1, 2016
General Adjustments 2.0%
Hourly Rates
Supporter $21.55
Operator $24.28
Specialized Operator $27.10

Lump-Sum Payment

$1,750.

Classification Adjustment

$2.50 [$2.00] per hour for Trade “A” classifications with tickets.

Hours of Work

40 per week [unchanged].

On-Call

$100 [$12] per week.

Paid Holidays

11 days per year [unchanged]

Paid Vacation

5 weeks earned at 10% of earnings after 16 years of service [new addition]. Also, 2 weeks earned at 4.0% of earnings after 1 year; 3 at 6.0% after 6; 4 at 8.0% after 11 [unchanged].

Health and Welfare

Long Term Disability: 60% [50%] per month after 26 weeks and maximum of $2,500 [$2,300].

Vision Care: $185 [$160] every 24 months.

Orthodontics: $1,400 [$1,000] per year.

Pension Plan

Employer Contributions: June 1, 2014, $2.55 [$2.50] per hour; June 1, 2015, $2.60; June 1, 2016, $2.65.

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