Collective Agreement (Full-Time)
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COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT (FULL-TIME) BETWEEN GLEN ERIN & BRITANNIA FRESHCO (hereinafter referred to as the "COMPANY") AND UNITED FOOD & COMMERCIAL WORKERS CANADA LOCAL 175 (hereinafter referred to as the "UNION") Effective Date: January 1, 2020 Expiry Date: December 31, 2024 Table of Contents ARTICLE 1.00 - BARGAINING AGENCY ........................................................... 5 ARTICLE 2.00 - UNION ESTABLISHMENT ....................................................... 6 ARTICLE 3.00 - DEDUCTION OF UNION FEES ................................................ 6 ARTICLE 4.00 - BASIC WORK WEEK ............................................................... 7 ARTICLE 5.00 - OVERTIME RATES OF PAY .................................................... 9 ARTICLE 6.00- PAID HOLIDAYS .................................................................... 10 ARTICLE 7.00 - MEAL AND REST PERIODS .............................................. , ... 11 ARTICLE 8.00-WAGES .................................................................................. 11 ARTICLE 9.00 - VACATIONS .......................................................................... 14 ARTICLE 10 - MANAGEMENT'S RIGHTS ....................................................... 15 ARTICLE 11.00- EMPLOYEE AND UNION CO-OPERATION ......................... 16 ARTICLE 12.00 - LEAVE OF ABSENCE .......................................................... 18 ARTICLE 13.00- PREGNANCY AND PARENTAL LEAVE .............................. 18 ARTICLE 15.00 - BEREAVEMENT PAY ........................................................... 20 ARTICLE 16.00 - NO STRIKE, NO LOCK-OUT ................................................ 20 ARTICLE 17.00 - SENIORITY .......................................................................... 20 ARTICLE 18.00- DISCHARGE OF EMPLOYEES SUBJECT TO ARBITRATION ··························································································································25 ARTICLE 19.00 - BUSINESS AGENTS' VISITS ............................................... 25 ARTICLE 20.00 - HEALTH AND WELFARE .................................................... 25 ARTICLE 21.00 - ADJUSTMENT OF GRIEVANCES ........................................ 31 ARTICLE 22.00- BOARD OF ARBITRATION .................................................. 32 ARTICLE 23.00 - CASH SHORTAGES ............................................................. 33 ARTICLE 24.00 - UNION DECAL ..................................................................... 33 ARTICLE 25.00 - BULLETIN BOARD ............................................................... 33 ARTICLE 26.00 - WEARING APPAREL ........................................................... 34 ARTICLE 27.00 - EMPLOYEES OTHER THAN UNION MEMBERS ................ 34 ARTICLE 28.00 - EXPIRATION AND RENEWAL ............................................. 35 APPENDIX "A" ................................................................................................. 36 Full-Time Wages - Level 2 Grid ...................................................................... 36 LETTER OF UNDERSTANDING #1 .................................................................. 37 RE: LABOUR DISPUTE OF SUPPLIERS ......................................................... 37 LETTER OF UNDERSTANDING #2 .................................................................. 38 RE: WORKERS COMPENSATION - ADVANCE .............................................. 38 LETTER OF UNDERSTANDING #3 .................................................................. 39 RE: PROCEDURE FOR MODIFIED WORK AND DISABILITY PLACEMENT .. 39 LETTER OF UNDERSTANDING #4 .................................................................. 40 RE: DOCTOR'S CERTIFICATE ........................................................................ 40 LETTER OF UNDERSTANDING #5 .................................................................. 41 RE: PRINTING CONTRIBUTION ...................................................................... 41 COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT (Full-Time) EXPIRY: DECEMBER 31, 2024 EXECUTED THIS 18th day of February, 2020 BETWEEN: GLEN ERIN & BRITANNIA FRESHCO (hereinafter referred to as the "COMPANY") AND: UNITED FOOD & COMMERCIAL WORKERS CANADA, LOCAL 175 (hereinafter referred to as the "UNION") WHEREAS: The Company and the Union desire to cooperate in establishing and maintaining conditions which will promote a harmonious relationship between the Company and the employees covered by this Agreement, and in providing methods for a fair and amicable adjustment of disputes which may arise between them, and to promote efficiency and service. NOW, THEREFORE, the Company and the Union mutually agree as follows: ARTICLE 1.00 - BARGAINING AGENCY 1.01 (a) The Company recognizes the Union as the sole Collective Bargaining Agent for all employees employed by the Company at 6040 Glen Erin Drive, Mississauga, save and except Store Owner, Meat Department Manager, Assistant Manager, Grocery Manager, Customer Service Manager, persons above these ranks and persons regularly employed more than twenty-four (24) hours per week. ARTICLE 2.00 - UNION ESTABLISHMENT 2.01 Employees shall make application for membership in the Union at the time of hiring and the Company shall forward such applications to the Union. The Company agrees to retain in its employ, within the Bargaining Unit as outlined in Section 1.01 (a) of this Agreement, only members of the Union in good standing. The Company shall be free to hire new employees who are not members of the Union provided said new employees shall be eligible for membership in the Union and shall, within thirty (30) days after commencement of employment apply for and maintain membership in the Union as a condition of employment. 2.02 The Company agrees to list monthly on the due's deduction sheet, all employees who have terminated their employment. ARTICLE 3.00 - DEDUCTION OF UNION FEES 3.01 The Company shall deduct from each employee in the bargaining unit, the amount of Union dues and initiation fees on an instalment basis as authorized by the Union in writing. 3.02 The remittance statement shall be documented by location containing a dues and initiation report which will be provided in the form of e mail ([email protected]) or on a computer diskette as well as a hard copy for the dues report being attached to the remittance cheque. The information provided shall be on a standard spreadsheet in Excel Quattro Pro, Lotus or other software program acceptable and adaptable to the Union. The spreadsheet will be in a format provided by the Union and the Company will provide the following current information: as known to the Company. 1. S.I.N. 2. Employee number if applicable. 3. Full name (Last/First/Initials) 4. Full address, including City and Postal Code 5. Telephone number (including area code) 6. Date of hire 7. Rate of pay a. Classification 9. Full-time or part-time designation 10. Union dues deducted (or the reason a deduction was not made). If dues are deducted weekly, report requires five (5) columns for reporting. 11. Total dues deducted 12. Back dues owing 13. Vacation pay breakdown of dues owing 14. Initiation fees deducted 15. Total Initiation fees deducted 3.03 The Union shall indemnify and save harmless the Company, its agents, and/or employees acting on behalf of the Company from any and all claims, demands, actions, or causes of action arising out of or in any way connected with the collection, or attempted collection, custody of and/or accounting of such dues. 3.04 Union dues deductions, deducted from the Company payroll during the calendar year, shall be included on the T-4 income tax forms that are provided by the Company. ARTICLE 4.00 - BASIC WORK WEEK 4.01 The basic work week for full time employees shall consist of forty (40) hours a week worked in five (5) shifts of eight (8) hours. No full-time employee shall be scheduled to work more than two (2) night shifts per week, unless the employee voluntarily agrees to do so. An employee will be worked on a rotating basis on Saturday nights by the Company wherever practical. 4.02 Each employee shall, if required, work up to an additional fifteen (15) minutes for clean-up purposes or for serving a customer after the completion of a regular shift and shall be paid for such time. Such clean up time shall not be accumulative and shall not be used for purposes of stocking shelves or other store fixtures. 4.03 Full-time employees shall not be scheduled to work more than one (1) hour after store closing time, unless the employee voluntarily agrees to do so. This shall not apply to a full-time cashier and/or a clerk in charge for purposes of closing off cash and sales reports on the last day of business of the week. A regular work schedule shall be posted by Thursday noon for the following week, for each of the full-time employees of the bargaining unit and shall be kept posted in the store and shall not be changed without three (3) calendar days' notice to each employee affected by such contemplated change, except in any emergency over and above the control of the Company. All changes shall be marked on the posted schedule the same day. Upon request, a copy of the work schedule shall be given to the store steward. The Store Owner or their designate shall retain a copy of the work schedule for a four (4) month period. A business representative of Local 175 shall be permitted to peruse the work schedules with the Store Owner, or their designate, in an effort to resolve any complaint. 4.04 The Company agrees that