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BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as LOEB CITY VIEW
CERT FILE
CERT DATE
TOTALEMPS
EXP DATE
CODING CONTROL
RECEIVEDmiddot
UNION
OTI1ER
(hereinafter called the Company as party of the first part)
AND
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
Chartered by the UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS middot INTERNATIONAL UNION
(hereinafter called the Union as party of the second part)
WITNESSETH that in consideration of the mutual terms and covenants contained herein the parties hereto hereby agree as follows
EFFECTIVE DATE October 27 2002 to October 25 2008
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ARTICLE PAGE Purpose __ middot 1
No Discrimination 1
1 Scope bull ~ 1
2 Union Security 2
3 Management Rights 3
4 Seniority _ ~ 3
5 Hours of Work and Overtime ~ 6
6 Statutory Holidays 1 0 7 Vacations 11 8 Leave of Absence 12 9 Grievance and Arbitration 13
1 0 Strikes and Lockouts 15 11 Temporary Assignments 16
12 Wages 16 13 Part-time Help 16
14 Bereavement 17 15 Union Representation 17 16 Health And Safety 18 17 Store Cards 19 18 Persons Other Than Union Members 19 19 Bulletin Boards 20
20 Uniforms 20 21 Health And Welfare 21 -middot
22 Gender 21 23 Safety Shoe or Boot Allowance 21
24 Cashiers Mat 21 27 Terms of Agreement - 21
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ARTICLE PAGE Appendix A- Health and Welfare 23 Appendix B- Full-time Employee Wage Scale ~ 26
Appendix C - Part-time Employees 29 1 Scope 29
2 Seniority 29 3 Hours of Work middot middot 30
4 Statutory Holidays 32
5 Vacations middot 33 6 Bereavement middot middot 33 7 Rest Period ~ middot 33 8 Wages middot middot 34 9 Safety Shoe or Boot Allowance 34
middot 10 Full-time Replacement 35 Appendix D - Part-time Employee Wage Scale 36 Letter of Agreement - re Printing of Collective Agreement bull 38 Letter of Agreement - re Sunday and Statutory Holidays middot 39 Letter of Agreement - re Time Limits 40 Letter of Agreement - re Night Crew Group 1 41 Letter of Agreement- re Full-time Group 2 Ten (10) Hour Shifts middot 42 Letter of Agreement- re Group 1 amp 2 Distribution 43 Letter of Agreement - re Sunday Work Group 2 middot 46 Letter of Agreement- re Cary Pritchard Assistant Meat Manager 47 Letter of Agreement - re Sylvana Flores Deli Clerk 48 Letter of Agreement - re Red-Circled Full-time Employees middot 49 Letter of Agreement- re Red-Circled Part-time Employees 50
REGIONAL OFFICE
UF CW LOCAL 175 20 HAMILTON AVENUE NORTH
OTTAWA ONTARIO K1Y 186
TELEPHONE 1-613-725-2154 or 1-800-267-5295
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PURPOSE
The purpose of this Agreement is to provide and maintain satisfactory working conditions to provide an amicable method of settling differences and to promote efficiency and service
NO DISCRIMINATION
Both parties agree that
middot All employees are entitled in complete equality to the recognition and exercise of all rights and privileges of the Collective Agreement without drstinction exclusion or preference based on race colour sex age marital status religion political convictions language ethnic national origin or sexual orientation
The Employer and the Union agree that everyone has the right to work in an environment free of all sexual harassment
The parties agree that if such a situation exists a meeting will be held within the shortest possible time limits
No Harassment - The parties agree that harassment will not be tolerated in the workplace Harassment is defined as any unwelcome action by anyperson(s) in particular by management or a co-worker whether verbal or physical on a single or repetitive basis which humiliates insults o~ degrades
ARTICLE 1 -SCOPE
101 (a) The Company recognizes the Union as the exclusive bargaining agent of all employees of Loeb Canada Inc at 1512 Merivale Road in the City of Ottawa save and except Store Director Assistant Director Department Managers Night Crew Manager office employees and management trainees
(b) A full-time employee covered by this Agreement shall be an employee who is normally scheduled to work more than twenty-eight (28) hours per week
(c) A part-time employee covered by Appendix C of this Agreement shall be an employee who is normally scheduled to work twenty-eight (28) hours or less per week The conditions of work for part-time employees shall be governed by Appendix C of this Agreement
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bullbull bull bull ARTICLE 2 - UNION SECURITY
201 (a) It is agreed that all employees covered by this Agreement shall become and remain members of themiddot Union in good standing as a condition ofmiddot employment
(b) New employees shall make application for membership in the Union at the time oftheir hiring and shall become and remain memoers of the Union in good standing as a condition of employment The Employer agrees that it will inform all new employees prior to or at the time of hiring of the Union security provisions of the Agreement
202 The Company shall during the term of the Collective Agreement as a condition of employment deduct from members of the bargaining unit the regular weekly Union dues initiation fees andor assessments and such monies shall be remitted to the Union prior to the 15th day of the month following the month in which such deduction is made The Company shall notify the Union of new full-time employees classifications and rates of pay in addition to terminations on a monthly basis Deduction statements shall be documented by location containing the full name of the employee and his starting date
The Company agrees to record the annual Union Dues Deductions middotfor each employee on his T 4 form
203 In the event that such weekly dues initiation fees andor assessments are changed during the term of the Agreement such changes must be given to the Company by notice properly authorized by Union officials and shall become effective within one (1) month from the date the notice is received The dues and initiation report will be provided in the form of e-mail (remitUFCW175com) or on computer diskette as well as a hard copy of the dues report being attached to the remittance cheque
204 Paragraph 202 above is subject to the provisions that the Company its agents andor employees acting on behalf of the Company shall in no way be responsible for any errors or omissions arising from the collection of and accounting of such dues andor the custody of same
The Union shall indemnify and save harmless the Company its agents andor employees acting on behalf of the Company from any and all claims demands actions or causes of l action arising out of or in any way middotconnected with the collection or attempted collection custody of andor accounting of suchmiddot dues
205 middot New employees shall be documented and documents forwarded to Union Head Office within two (2) weeks of hiring
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206 The Company is to supply the Union Office with a list of all employees on a quarterly basis with the following information
-full name -social insurance number -address - telephone number
The list of employees is to be in alphabetical order
ARTICLE 3- MANAGEMENT RIGHTS
301 The Union recognizes the right of the Company to operate and manage its business in accordance with its commitments and responsibilities The Union further recognizes the function of the Company to hire demote promote transfer or Jay off employees and to suspend discipline or discharge employees for proper and sufficient cause to decide on staffing requirements subjeCt to the terms and conditions contained elsewhere in the Agreement The Company may from time to time formulate reasonable rules and regulations to be observed by the employees and subject at all times to the grievance and arbitration provisions as set forth
302 The Company reserves the right to create any new position andor classification Should the parties fail to reach a satisfactory agreement concerning the wage rate for the new position andor classification the Company shall apply the decision they deem necessary and the matter may be submitted to arbitration as outlined in middot Article 9 of this Agreement middot
ARTICLE 4- SENIORITY
401 (a) Regular full-time employees shall not attain seniority until they have completed a probationary period with the Company Such probationary period shall be forty-five (45) days worked and may be extended through mutual agreement between the parties However should a probationary employee complete such service his seniority will date back to the commencement of his continuous full-time employment The Company shallmiddot have the right to discharge a probationary employee Such discharge may not be grieved by the employee andor the Union
(b) Seniority listings for full-time employees shall be posted by the Company quarter-annually The seniority date for each full-time employee shall be considered to be correct if the Union raises no objection within three (3)
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(c) Persons working outside the bargaining unit returning to the bargaining unit shall return to a position no higher than their former position in the bargaining unit unless it is due to circumstances beyond hisher control middot
(d) A person who has never been in the bargaining unit shall not enter the bargaining unit unless bargaining unit employees who are on layoff and who middot have recall rights have declined their right for recall
(e) It is understood between the Company and the Union that bargaining unit seniority for those persons referred to in paragraph (d) herein shall commence as of the date of their entry into the bargaining unit middot
(f) Anyone promoted to a management position subsequent to the date of ratification of this Agreement will continue to accumulate bargaining unit seniority for six (6) months following his promotion after which time he shall have no bargaining unit seniority Resulting vacancies will be posted within five (5) days of the promotion in accordance with Article 403 (b) (i) of this Agreement If an employee is replacing temporarily in a management position the employee will continue to accumulate bargaining unit seniority ~or the complete period of the assignment without any restrictions
402 (a) middotSeniority is the principle of granting preference to employees for promotions demotions transfers layoffs recalls and vacations Seniority ability and competence will be considered in promotions and where middot ability middotand competence is equal seniority shall govern In layoffs and recalls seniority shall govern provided the employee has the ability and competence to perform the work required The Company undertakes that its decisions concerning ability and competence of employees are neither arbitrary nor unfair
(b) (i) When a vacancy in a position which is likely to remain open for over thirty (30) days (or such longer period as the parties may mutually agree) notice of such vacancy shall be posted wherever possible within five (5) working days of the vacancy arising and shall remain posted for five (5) working days on the bulletin board(s) provided for on the premises for that purpose The Company shall provide themiddot Union with a copy of such vacancy posting It is also the Companys decision if the vacancy will be filled or not
(ii) Employees may apply within the five (5) working days for such job on the necessary form provided by the Company
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bull bull (iii) The Company shall have five (5) working days after the expiration of
the posting to select the successful applicant and another five (5) working days to post on the same bulletin board(s) the name and length of service of themiddot successful applicant The Company may request extensions of these five (5) working day periods and the Union agrees not to unreasonably refuse such request If no applications are made the Company shall then be free to choose an employee from outside the bargaining unit The Company shallmiddot provide the Union with a list of successful applicant(s)
(iv) Where the senior employee is not chosen the Company will inform the Steward before announcing the name of the successful applicant Any employee who applies for the job and was not chosen may within five (5) working days after the successful applicant has been declared lodge a grievance in accordance with the Grievance Procedure
(c) The Company agrees to provide a reasonable familiarization period of four (4) weeks to the successful applicant
403 Seniority and the employment shall be considered terminated ifanmiddotemployee middot
(a) voluntarily leaves the employment of the Employer
(b) is discharged for cause
(c) is absent from work for more than three (3) working days without prior notification to the Company unless the failure to notify the Company is for reasonable cause beyond the control of the employee
(d) is absent from work due to sickness or disability for more than three (3) days and fails upon return to work to produce a certificate from a medical practitioner verifying such absence to the Companys satisfaction if a certificate is requested such requests shall be made prior to the employees return to work)
(e) fails to return to work after a recall from lay-off within seven 7) days after the delivery of notice of recall
f) fails to return to work upon the conclusion of a leave of absence unless his failure to return is for reasonable cause
(g) fails to take a medical examination by a qualified medical practitioner when requested by the Employer middot
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bull bull h) is not recalled to work when laid off due to lack of work his name shall be
retained on the seniority list for a period of time equal to his seniority at date of layoff up to a maximum of twelve 12) months
404 If more than one employee has the same seniority date the affected employees will draw to determine the order of their seniority provided a steward is present
ARTICLE 5 bull HOURS OF WORK AND OVERTIME
501 a)
b)
c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
The normal work week for full-time Group 1 employees shall consist of forty 40) hours - five 5) days of eight 8) hours from Monday to Saturday For full-time Group 2 employees the normal work week shall consist offorty 40) hours- five (5) days from Sunday to Saturday with a maximum of ten (10) hours per day and a minimum of four (4) hours per day
Overtime will be payable at the rate of time and one-half 1 Yz) for all hours worked in excess of the normal daily schedule or on a scheduled day off
Any employee scheduled to commence work prior to 600am shall receive the night shift premium for all hours worked prior to 600 am
Employees not scheduled to be engaged for night shopping will not be scheduled to work later than 600pm except by mutual agreement between the employee and the Company middot
Those employees scheduled to cover night shopping will not be scheduled to work beyond sixty (60) minutes after store closing time However the Company will endeavor to minimize the scheduling to thirty (30) minutes after closing if possible middot
Scheduled overtime will be offered by seniority within each classification within each department provided the employee is available and has the ability to perform the work Such overtime will be offered to full time employees first and then part-time employees In the event of lJnscheduled overtime it will be offered by seniority within each department and classification to employees at work Such overtime will be offered to full time employees first and then part time employees In both overtime situations if there are insufficient volunteers the overtime will b~ assigned in reverse order of seniority commencing with part time employees middot
502 Employees are expected to attend work regularly When unable to attend the Company or designate must be notified as soon as it is reasonably possible prior to the commencement of the scheduled shift of the employee giving the reason
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503 Employees will have their schedule for the following week posted by Thursday at noon on the bulletin board ofthe Company Employees shall be given two (2)days notice of change in their regular working schedule prior to such change being implemented except in the case of sickness accident bereavement fire or flood in their particular area A copy of the schedule shall be given to the Union Steward~
504 (a) Overtime will be payable at the rate of time and one-half (1 ) for all hours worked in excess of the normal daily schedule or on a scheduled day off
(b) Work performed on Sunday for customer shopping shall be voluntary for Group 1 employees and in addition to the regular work week For Group 2 employees (see Letter of Agreement) Sunday shall be part of the work week Employees shall be paid their regular hourly rate of pay plus one dollar and sixty cents ($160) premium for all hours worked on Sunday middot
For purpose of clarity work performed for customer shopping includes hours worked up to three (3) hours prior to store opening and one half () hour after store closing
An employee who works on Sunday when the store is not open for customer shopping due to renovations shall receive his hourly rate ofmiddot pay plus the Sunday premium middot
This premium shall not apply to regularly scheduled night shift work on middot Sunday
For Group 1 employees it is understood the hours worked in excess of forty ( 40) hours per week as a result of Sunday work shall not be paid at time and one half (1 ) in accordance with full-time Article 501 (b)
For part-time employees it is understood the hours worked in excess offorty ( 40) hours per week as a result of Sunday work shall not be paid at time and one half (1) in accordance with Article 702 of Appendix A
(c) The Company agrees that when full-time employees are scheduled to work on Sundays such hours are to be given to Group 2 employees first and thenmiddot
distributed equitably among Group 1 full-time employees who volunteer to work Similarly when part-time employees are scheduled the same distribution method will be implemented amongst part-time employees
(d) Work performed over eight (8) hours on Sunday will be paid at the rate of double time (2x) over eight (8) hours
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505 (a) During each work day employees shall be granted two (2) rest periods with pay of fifteen (15) minutes duration each Whenever possible rest periods shall not be allocated within one (1) hour of starting or quitting time or within one (1) hour of each other
(b) The Company shall also schedule a meal period of up to one (1) hour which may be reduced to one half() hour by mutual agreement between the employee and Employer which shall not count as time worked as near the midpoint of each shift as is practicable with store operations Preference shall be given to employees as to the time of their meal periods based on the commencement of their shift No employee shall work more than five (5) hours without getting a meal period of one half () hour
506 The Company undertakes that no employees shall be requested to work a split-shift unless mutually agreed to between the Company and the employee
507 (a) No employee shall be scheduled to work more than one (1) evening in any work week during evening shopping hours (600 pm - 1000 pm) when the store is open three (3) evenings or less
Group 1 -When the store is open in excess of three (3) evenings per week employees will not be scheduled to work on more than two 2) evenings No employee will be scheduled to work two (2) consecutive evenings
Group 2 - Employees will not be scheduled to work on more than three (3) evenings
(b) Employees will not be designated to work more than one (1) Saturday night in four (4) for customer shopping convenience except in an emergency
508 (a) Should an employee report for work on a regular scheduled basis and there middot is no work available he shall be paid a minimum of four (4) hours pay at his regular rate
(b) Any employee called back to work after the completion of his shift will receive one and one-half (1) times his standard rate of pay for such hours and shall be guaranteed a minimum of three (3) hours pay at the premium rate
(c) Any employee called in to work on a day for which he is not scheduled on a Sunday or a Statutory Holiday shall receive the applicable premium rate of pay for such hours and shall be guaranteed a minimum offour (4) hours pay at the premium rate
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bull bull 509 Night crew operations
Regular employees shall have five (5) working days notice of transfer to the night crew prior to such transfer being implemented except in the case of sickness
accident or bereavement middot middot
The following rules shall apply to all night crew operations
(a) An employee who works on a Night Crew shall receive a shift premium of ninety-five cents (95cent) per hour for the hours worked on the night shift For the purposes of any Statutory Holiday Pay Vacation Pay Sick Pay or Weekly Indemnity Benefits to which such an employee may be entitled in a week during which he is scheduled to work on a night crew his hourly rate shall be deemed to include the premium aforesaid
(b) The night shift shall commence not earlier than 1000 pm and shall conclude not later than 900am All night shifts shall include a one-half() hour unpaid meal period
(c) For Group 1 employees night shifts will be scheduled on consecutive nights either Monday to Friday or Tuesday to Saturday whenever possible For Group 2 employees night shifts will be scheduled on consecutive nights from Sunday to Saturday If the Company finds it necessary to schedule nonshyconsecutive nights a meeting will be arranged in advance with the Union to discuss the matter In the event non-consecutive nights are necessary the junior employee(s) will be so assigned For Group 1 employees the Saturday night into Sunday morning night shift this shift shall remain voluntary and be entitled to the Sunday premium
(d) If a night shift employee wishes to work days instead of nights he will give the Company notice on a form supplied by the Company Fourteen (14) days from the notice he shall be entitled to receive any full week day schedules before a part time employee would be given same He shall also be given first consideration by seniority for a permanent day opening provided he has the ability to perform the normal requirements of the job
(e) bull It is understood that no employee shall be required to work alone on the night shift In the event that a night shift employee reports for work and no one is available to work with him he shall immediately contact Store Management at a phone number provided by the Company for instructions
510 For a full-time employee who desires two (2) consecutive days off he shall be scheduled two (2) consecutive days off (normally Saturday and Sunday or Sunday and Monday) per four (4) week operating period as long as the Company can maintain a sufficient workforce for the proper operation of the business For Group
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bull bull 2 employees the Company agrees that all full-time employees who desire two (2) consecutive days off will be given two (2) consecutive days off every second week
511 There shall be no duplication of the above premium and overtime rates
ARTICLE 6- STATUTORY HOLIDAYS
601 The following holidays shall be recognized as legal holidays
New Years Day Good Friday Victoria Day Canada Day Civic Day
Labour Day Thanksgiving Day Christmas Day Boxing Day
The Company shall pay an employee for such holidays eight (8) hours pay at the employees regular rate of pay
middotIf an employee is scheduled to work on the Civic Holiday such employee will be paid at his regular rate of pay and will be credited with an additional floater holiday
A full-time employee covered by this Agreement shall be eligible for a floater holiday once during each contract year to be taken at a time mutually agreed upon between middot the Company and the employee concerned
602 When a holiday as listed above is observed in any week employees will work a four (4) day week and shall receive five (5) days pay at the standard rate of pay
middotAn employee who works a fifth day in a week during which a holiday as listed above is observed shall receive one and one half (1 ) times his regular hourly rate for all hours so worked on the fifth day
603 When two (2) holidays as listed are observed in any week employees will work a three (3) day week and shall receive five (5) days pay at the standard rate An employee who works on a fourth or fifth day in a week during which two (2) holidays as listed are observed shall receive one and one half (1 ) times his regular hourly rate for all hours so worked on the fourth and fifth day
604 To qualify for pay the employee must work his last scheduled working day preceding the holiday and his first scheduled working after the holiday unless he has secured permission from his Employer or his designate to be absent on one of the qualifying days Employees who are off on compensation accident or illness
middot shall receive legal holiday pay if they have worked within fifteen (15) daysmiddot of the middot holiday They shall receive the difference between the legal holiday pay and whatmiddot
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bull bull they otherwise receive from the Insurance Employer andor Workers Compensation Should a legal holidayoccurwithin an employees leave of absence he shall not be paid for such a legal holiday
605 An employee required to work on any of the aforementioned holidays shall receive one and one half (1 ) times his regular hourly rate for all hours worked and shall in addition receive five (5) days for working a four (4) day week as outlined in paragraph 602 middot
ARTICLE 7 bull VACATIONS
701 (a) Employees who have been employed by the Employer for less than one (1) year at May 1 shall be granted vacation with pay offour (4) percent oftheir total earnings in accordance with the ESA
(b) Employees with one (1) years service but less than five (5) years service with the Company on May 1st of each year shall be granted two (2) weeks vacation with pay
(c) Employees with five (5 years service but less than eight (8) years service with the Company on May 1st of each year shall be granted three (3) weeks vacation with pay
(d) Employees with eight (8) years service or more on May 1st of each year shall be granted four (4) weeks vacation with pay
(e) Employees with seventeen (17) years service or more on May 1st of each year shall be granted five 5) weeks vacation with pay
For clarity the vacation accrual period and entitlement period is from May 1st to April 30th middot
702 Vacations shall be granted by department in accordance with seniority and must be taken within the calendar year unless otherwise mutually agreed Full-time employees wishing to take vacation during the winter months should be allowed to do so with the exception of the period from December 15 to the end of the first full week in January middot
To the extent that it is practicable the Employer will grant vacations in one continuous period Employees entitled to three (3) or more vacation weeks and who wish to take them in one continuous period should be prepared to conclude them prior to June 15th or commence them subsequent to September 15th middot middot
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bull bull 703 The completed vacation schedule shall be posted on May 1 of each year The
Employer agrees that they will not change the vacation period of any employee unless unforseen circumstances arise However the Employer must be able to maintain a sufficient workforce throughout the year Any employee who has not submitted their vacation plan by April 15 will only be permitted to book vacation at a time that will not interfere with another employees vacation
704 Upon termination of employment employees shall be paid vacation with pay as follows
Any employee with seniority whose employment is terminated for any reason and who has not completed his full vacation year shall receive vacation pay in accordance with subsections a)b) c) d) and e) of Article 701 for the total earnings
middot sinc~the preceding May 1 or since his entry in the employ of the Company based on 4 6 8 10 as may be applicable in accordance with the employees accumulated service
ARTICLE 8- LEAVE OF ABSENCE
801 The Company may grant leave of absence without pay to any employee for legitimate reasons The granting or refusal of all such leaves of absence shall be
middot at the discretion of the Company and shall be made in writing to the employee concerned Such permission and request are to be in writing on the standard leave of absence request form two (2) months in advance except in any emergency When the leave of absence is granted there shall be no loss of seniority However Company benefits provided to employees will be discontinued during the leave Seniority shall still accumulate for a six month period and then seniority shall be maintained but not accumulate Any leave of absence granted in conjunction with the employees vacation will be deemed to follow his vacation period
802 (a) An employee may be granted a leave of absence without pay for pregnancyparental leave in accordance with the Employment Standards Act as amended
(b) The Company may grant a leave of absence without pay for the purpose of legal adoptions The Adoption Agencys requirement will be considered in determining the duration of such leave
(c) Notwithstanding 802 (a) and (b) the Employment Standards Act of Ontario shall govern maternity paternity family and adoption leaves
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bull bull 803 Should an employee be appointed to a full-time position with the Union he may
apply for a leave of absence for a three (3) month period During the period of time he is on this leave his seniority shall continue with the Company and his leave of absence may be renewed for three (3) terms of three (3) months each
804 (a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
An employee who is required to serve on a jury shall be compensated for days actually spent on jury duty when he would otherwise have been at work to a maximum of ten (10) working days middot
The employee shall receive the difference between his jury fees and his normal days pay for that time he would have been regularly employed had he not been serving on the jury The employee shall be required to report immediately upon being excused or released from jury duty where such reporting is reasonable under the circumstances
The claim of an employee shall be verified by presentation of his jury duty cheque however no payment shall be made for any hour for which the employee receives compensation by the Company for any other reason Payment shall not be withheld pending submission of the jury duty cheque
Any employee subpoenaed to attend as a witness on behalf of the Company or the Crown shall be entitled to the difference between his witness fee and his normal days pay
805 An employee whose wife gives birth to a child will be given one (1) day off with pay
806 An employee who adopts a child will be given one (1) day off with pay
ARTICLE 9 middotGRIEVANCE AND ARBITRATION
901 Either the Company the Union or any employee has a right to lodge a grievance with respect to any matter arising out of this Agreement or concerning the interpretation application or alleged violation of this Agreement
902 Any employee believing that he has been unjustly dealt with or that the provisions of this Agreement have not been complied with shall discuss the complaint with Management The employee may be accompanied by his Union Steward if he so middot desires These discussions shall take place within seven (7) working days after the event giving rise to the complaint Management shall give an oral decision within four (4) working days from date the discussion took place middot
If managements decision is not satisfactory the complaint must be submitted as a written grievance at Step 1 within six (6) working days following Managements oral decision
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Ameeting to attempt to resolve the grievance shall then take place between the employee concerned the Union Steward and Management Within seven (7) working days of this meeting Management shall give the Union Steward its decision in writing If the decision is not satisfactory the Union Steward must within six (6) working days submit the grievance to Step Two
STEP TWOmiddot
A final meeting to attempt to resolve the grievance shall then take place between the employee concerned the Union Representative the Union Steward Management andor their representatives Within seven (7) working days of this meeting Management shall give its final decision to the Union Representative in writing If the decision is not satisfactory the Union must within thirty (30) calendar days submit the grievance to arbitration
903 In the case of a dismissal a grievance may be filed by an employee who feels he was unjustly dealt with Such a grievance must be filed within five (5) working days from the date of dismissal and shall commence at Step Two
In any subsequent disposal of this case during the Grievance Procedure the Company may reinstate the employee with full back pay suspend the employee for a definite period or sustain the discharge
904 Grievances concerning rates shall be handled in accordance with the above procedure and the disposition of such grievances if sustained shall include the determination of the effective date of the increase with retroactivity thereto
905 The Company or the Union may file grievances commencing at Step Two If an Arbitration Board finds that the Company or the Union has violated the Collective Agreement it shall have the power to award compensation to the Company or any employee affected by the violation
906 (a Failing settlement under the foregoing procedure such grievance may be submitted to Arbitration as hereinafter provided and if no written request for Arbitration is received which is postmarked within thirty-one (31) days after the decision under Step Two is given it shall be deemed to have been abandoned
(b) The time limits as prescribed above may be modified by mutual agreement of the parties in writing middot
907 Should the grievance involve the misinterpretation or alleged violation of the Agreement either party may be free to appeal to Arbitration from Step Twowit~in
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bull bull thirty-one (31) days from the date the decision was given at that step The party requesting Arbitration shall advise the other party in writing of its request together with a statement as to the issue to be arbitrated and shall include in its notice the name and address of its nominee to a Board of Arbitration The other shall within one (1) week of its receipt of the notice nominate its member to the Board of Arbitration and so advise the other party
If two nominees are unable to agree upon the choice of a third member to act as Chairman the Minister of Labour for the Province of Ontario shall be requested to appoint a Chairman The Board shall hear their dispute and the decision of a majority is the decision of the Arbitration Board but if there is no majority the decision of the Chairman governs and shall be final and binding upon the parties
The Board of Arbitration shall not have any jurisdiction to alter or modify any of the provisions of the Agreement nor to substitute any new provisions in lieu thereof nor to make any decisions inconsistent with the terms and provisions of this Agreement
Each of the parties hereto will bear the expenses of the nominee appointed by it and will share equally the expenses of the Chairman of the Boamiddotrd of Arbitration
908 The parties agree that an Arbitration Board shall have the power to award compensation or damages to any party who or employee who is dealt with contrary to the provisions of this Agreement
909 By mutual agreement of the parties a mutually agreed sole arbitrator may be appointed In such case the sole arbitrator shall have all of the rights and powers of a Board of Arbitration middot
91 0 No employee shall be discharged or disciplined except for just and sufficient cause Discharge or discipline grievances may be settled by confirming the Companys decision or by reinstating the discharged or suspended employee with full compensation for time lost less interim earnings if applicable or by any other arrangement which is just and equitable in the opinion of the parties or a Board of Arbitration if the matter is referred to it Any notation of a reprimand or other disciplinary action placed on an employees record shall be nullified after a period of twelve (12) months provided no other notice for the same offence was received for this twelve (12) month period
ARTICLE 10 - STRIKES AND LOCKOUTS
1001 Neither the Union nor any of its members nor any employee shall cause sanction take part in or encourage any sitdown or slowdown of work or any strike or stoppage of or curtailment of or interference with the Companys sales or any picketing of the Companys premises and the Company agrees that it will not causemiddot sanction or participate in any locking out of the employees middot
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bull bull 1002 The Union agrees that it will not interfere or permit any of the employees in the
bargaining unit to interfere with the delivery and sales of merchandise received by the Company from Company suppliers or the removal of perishable merchandise from the Companys stores
ARTICLE 11 -TEMPORARY ASSIGNMENTS
1101 An employee relieving in a higher rated position shall receive a premium of forty dollars ($4000) a week or eight dollars ($800) a day after he has completed more than one (1) working day in such classification exclusive of Sundays and Statutory Holidays in a seven (7) calendar day week Upon the completion of more than one (1) working day in the classification the above will be retroactive to the commencement of the relieving period
1102 Any employee relieving a Department Manager shall receive a premium of sixty dollars ($6000) a week or twelve dollars ($1200) a day after he has completed more than one (1) working day in that position exclusive of Sundays and Statutory holidays in a seven (7) calendar day week Upon the completion of more than one middot (1) working day in the relieving classification the above will be retroactive to the commencement of the relieving period
ARTICLE 12 -WAGES
1201 The wage rates affecting employees in the bargaining unit as set out herein shall be set forth in Appendix B of this Agreement middot
1202 An employee assigned to a position of lead hand shallmiddotreceive a lead hand premium of seventy-five (75cent) cents per hour
1203 An employee who his hired at a higher rate than the start rate is deemed to have to his credit the necessary months to justify such a rate of pay
ARTICLE 13 middotPART-TIME HELP
1301 It is agreed and recognized by both the Union and the Company that the business of the Company is subject to fluctuations according to the day of the week middotor month and time of day resulting in business peaks For this reason it is necessary to employ both regular employees (referred to as full-time employees) and part-time employees middot
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bull bull 1302 The Company agrees that part-time employees shall not be used to the extent they
replace or displace a present full-time employee from employment or prevent the hiring of a full-time employee
ARTICLE 14- BEREAVEMENT
1401 Should a bereavement occur in an employees immediate family (parent parent-Jn law spouse child brother sister grandparent brother-in-law sister-in-law son-inshylaw daughter-in-law grandchild step-parents same sex partners uncle aunt niece or nephew) the employee shall be granted such time off from work with pay as is reasonable under the circumstances up to a maximum of three (3) days
1402 If the funeral is more than two hundred forty kilometers (240) away the employee will receive an additional one (1) day with pay for attending the funeral If bereavement falls during an employees vacation he shall be able to carry over the paid time to be able to use at a later date
ARTICLE 15 middotUNION REPRESENTATION
1501 The Company agrees to recognize the appointment up to four (4) Union Stewards within a store No probationary employee may be appointed The Company also agrees to grant such stewards time off with pay as may be reasonably necessary to service any grievance or potential grievance
1502 (a) The Company agrees that whenever an interview is held with an employee that becomes part of his record regarding his work or conduct a steward will be present as a witness The employee may request that the steward leave the meeting If the steward is unavailable then the Company will ask the employee to select another employee of his choice from the bargaining unit to be present during this interview However there must not be any conclusion taken at this meeting A further meeting must be scheduled with the steward and the employee for the management to render their decision
(b) If the meeting where management is to render their decision isheld without the steward any conclusions verbal or written will be null and void except in the case where the employee requested the steward to leave
(c) Should any reprimand warning or disciplinary measure be issued in writing the employee in question shall receive a copy of such written reprimand warning or disciplinary measure within seven (7) worked days of the discovery of the alleged offence except that an extension of time may be requested in order to complete an investigation
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bull bull 1503 The Business Agent or International Representative of the Union shall be entitled
to visit a store covered by this Agreement during regular hours of work for the purpose of ensuring the terms of the Agreement are implemented provided however that the appropriate Management authority has given his consent which shall not be unreasonably withheld
1504 The Company agrees during the lifetime of this Agreement to grant time off with pay to two (2) full-time employees and one (1) part-time employee for the purpose of collective bargaining with the Company
1505 The Union agrees to forward to the Company a listing of store stewards and their store and department locations on a half-yearly basis
1506 On commencing employment an employee will be advised by the Company that a Union Agreement is in effect and will be introduced to the Union Stewards
ARTICLE 16 bull HEALTH AND SAFETY
1601 A joint Health amp Safety Committee shall be formed of at least two (2) representatives of the Company and at least two (2) employees appointed by the Union The names of the members of this Committee shall be posted on the bulletin board middot
This Committee shall meet in accordance with the Occupational Health and Safety Act or more frequently if necessary This Committee shall be set up and operated at the Companys expense
1602 The Health amp Safety Committee shall
(a) Make recommendations to the Company to promote industrial safety health and hygiene
(b) Study the monthly accident reports and make recommendations for the prevention of similar accidents middot
(c) Make recommendations concerning training and information programs
(d) Make workplace inspections in accordance to the Occupational Health and Safety Act
(e) Prepare a report of every meeting and inspection copies of which are available at all times to interested parties
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bull bull (f) The Committee may review all accident reports and the Committee will make
recommendation to the Company to prevent such accidents in the future
(g) The Company will advise the Committee of each work accidentmiddot in accordance with the Occupational Health and Safety Act
(h) The Company shall inform every employee of the risks associated with his work
(i) A thorough inspection shall be conducted by two (2) Committee members once a month and the necessary time shall be allowed
G) The Health and Safety Committee shall meet every three (3) months or more frequent if necessary
ARTICLE 17 bull STORE CARDS
1701 The Company agrees to prominently display Union Store Cards and Decals of the Union
1702 The Company agrees that the employees may wear Union buttons while on duty
ARTICLE 18 bull PERSONS OTHER THAN UNION MEMBERS
1801 The Company agrees that persons who are not members of the bargaining unitmiddot other than those listed in Article 101 (a) will not perform bargaining unit work except during the re-opening of a refurbished store
In the case of a renovation or relines there will be no restrictions for work to be perform~d by suppliers sales representatives and third party Companies
It is to be understood that at all time without any restrictions the persons who are not members of the bargaining unit as listed in Article 101 (a) can perform bargaining unit work
1802 The Company representatives (Regional Director Marketing Specialist) canmiddot perform functions related to their duties in the store middot middotmiddot
1803 No suppliersales representatives (or their representatives) shall perform any routine store work except chip suppliers bread suppliers cake suppliers magazines soft drink suppliers bulk non-food suppliers spices and dairy products If any supplier is to be added to the list of exceptions the Company and the Union agre~ to meet
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bull bull to discuss the issue The routine work includes verifying codes and removing products with expired dates from shelves
1804 In the case of sampling and demonstrations suppliers or sales representatives are allowed to manipulate products on the shelves and to distribute samples
Suppliers or sales representatives are allowed to put together displays
ARTICLE 19 middotBULLETIN BOARDS
1901 The Company agrees to extend to the Union the use of a bulletin board in each store for the posting of the following notices middot
1 Notice of election - election results - appointment of officers middot 2 Notice of meetings - time and place 3 Notice of social and recreational activities
All other notices must be approved and initialed by the Store Management before being posted on the bulletin board
ARTICLE 20- UNIFORMS
2001 The Company agrees to provide to employees working an average of twenty (20) hours or more with two (2) uniforms
The Company agrees to provide employees working an average of less than twenty hours (20) with one (1) uniform
The Company agrees to supply proper rain gear when needed
The Company agrees to supply proper gloves for employees working in frozen food or working in cooler
The Company agrees to keep a supply of winter jackets for people working in cooler
These articles shall be replaced by the Company when needed due to normal wear in the store Anyadditional articles may be purchased by the employee at cost price
Coats and aprons for the Meat Department shall be laundered by the Company
The Company shall decide what the uniform is comprised of
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bull bull ARTICLE 21- HEALTH AND WELFARE
2101 The Company agrees to pay for Health and Welfare benefits as outlinedmiddot in middot Appendix A which shall form part of this Collective Agreement
ARTICLE 22 - GENDER
2201 It is understood that the use of the masculine gender shall include the female gender middot
ARTICLE23- SAFETY SHOE OR BOOT ALLOWANCE
2301 Full-time employees who are required by the Company to wear approved safety footwear shall be paid an allowance of up to fifty-five ($5500) dollars per year upon middotpresentation of a receipt middot
ARTICLE 24 middotCASHIERS MAT
2401 The Company agrees to provide Cashiers mat and to replace them whenever necessary
ARTICLE 25 -TERMS OF AGREEMENT
2501 (a) This Agreement shall come into force and effect on October 27 2002 and shall continue to October 25 2008 and shall thereafter be automatically renewed for the period of one (1) year unless either party on written notice to the other within a period of not more than ninety (90) days before the expiry date serves notice of intent to terminate or modify the Agreement
(b) In the event either party serves notice of a desire to negotiate changes into this Agreement as above set out it is agreed that the Company and the Union without undue delay shall begin negotiations on the proposed changes
(c) Pending the results of negotiations neither party shall change the conditions existing under the Agreement unless mutually agreed by both parties
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bull bull DATED AT ()-tkwo_ THIS b DAY OF ----=-h-=E=-=b__ ___ _____ 2003
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO ERS UNION LOCAL 175
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bull bull APPENDIX A
Health and Welfare
The following benefits shall apply to all full-time employees who have successfully completed three (3) months of service or to part-time employees with 12 months service and who average 22 hours of work per week These benefits are subject to the terms and conditions of the insurance contract If there are any discrepancies between what is listed in this Agreement and the insurance contract the latter will apply The cost of these benefits shall be fully paid by the Company unless otherwise stated middot
(A) Paid Sick Leave
The Company agrees to provide to all full-time employees forty (40)hours per year for sick leave Any unused sick leave will be paid to the employees on or about January 15th of the following year Employees with less than one (1) year of service shall receive sick leave on a pro-rata basis
(B) Life Insurance
The Company provides a life insurance amount of one (1) time the employees basic annual earnings rounded up to the next multiple of $100000 For part-time employees the amount payable is $12500
(C) Accidental Death and Dismemberment Benefit
One time the employees basic annual earnings rounded up to the next multiple of $100000 For part-time employees the amount payable is $12500
(D) Short-term disability (not applicable to part-time employees)
Weekly indemnity which provides a benefit of 66 23 of an employees basic earnings to a maximum of $45000 per week commencing on the first day in the case of hospitalization or accident on the 8th calendar day of continuous total disability if sickness for a maximum period of twenty-six (26) weeks middot
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bull bull (E) Long-term Disability (not applicable to part-time employees)
Monthly indemnity which provides a benefit of 66 23 of an employees basic earnings to a maximum of $200000 per month commencing after tw~nty-six (26) weeks of continuous total disability for a maximum period of up to age 65
(F) Extended Health Care (individual coverage only for part-time employees)
Hospitalization within Canada semi-private room without deductible and Without any limit as to the number of days
Medical expenses (reimbursement) annual deductible of $25 for individual or family coverage The covered expenses are reimbursed at 80 for drugs or all other expenses The maximum amount reimbursed per covered person for expenses incurred in Canada is unlimited
Medical expenses (covered expenses) professional services of a chiropractor occupational therapist naturopath speech therapist osteopath psychologist physiotherapist or podiatrist limited to one professional visit per day up to a combined maximum of $300 per calendar year for each specialist
(G) Employee Assistance Program
Confidential and professional consultation services by licensed psychologists Assistance will be available for both personal and professional problems and will be limited to 5 visits per year
(H) Dental Plan
middot The Company shall contribute to the United Food and Commercial Workers Trusteed Plan Ontario (Dental Plan) the following cents per hour for all hours paid for all employees to a maximum of forty (40) hours per week Hours paid shall not include weekly indemnity payments The Employer agrees to sign the participation agreement and supply any other documents forms reports or information required by the Trustees of the Dental Plan The Employer shall forward all contributions together with a list of all employees covered and the number of hours paid per week for each employee in each reporting period within fifteen (15) days following the end of each of the Employers four (4) or five (5) week accounting period
Effective November 24 2002- twenty-five (25cent) cents per hour Effective November 24 2004- twenty-seven (27cent) cents per hour Effective November 24 2005- twenty-nine (29cent) cents per hour Effective November 24 2006- thirty-one (31cent) cents per hour
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bull bull (I) Pension Plan
The Company agrees to contribute to the Canadian Commercial Workers Industry Pension Plan (Pension) the following cents per hour for all hours paid for all employees to a maximum of forty (40) hours per week Hours paid shall not include weekly indemnity payments The Employer agrees to sign the participation
middot agreement and supply any other documents forms reports or information required by the Trustees of the Pension Plan The Employer shall forward together with a list of all employees covered and the number of hours paid permiddot week for each employee in each reporting period within fifteen (15) days following the end of each of the Employers four (4) or five (5) week accounting period middot
Effective November 24 2005- twenty-five (25cent) cents per hour Effective November 24 2006- thirty (30cent) cents per hourmiddot Effective November 24 2007- forty (40cent) cents per hour
(J) Doctors Certificate
The Company reserves the right to require a doctors certificate from an employee If such a certificate is required by the Company themiddot employee must be notified before hisher return The Company agrees to pay for the medical certificate
(K) Vision Plan - (not applicable to part-time employees)
The Company shall provide vision care of one hundred fifty dollars ($15000) per twenty-four (24) months
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bull bull APPENDIX B
Full-Time Employee Wage Scale
General
During the term of this Collective Agreement any new job andor classification to be covered under the terms and conditions of this Collective Agreement shall be posted The parties agree to meet within thirty (30) days to determine the appropriate rate of pay for such classification Should the parties not be able to agree such question may be submitted to Arbitration by either party Pending the decision of the Arbitrators such new classifications and rates shall be implemented
Full-time Wage Scale
ClerksCashlers
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Novmiddot 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $842 $842 $842 $842 $852 $867
6 months 900 900 900 900 900 910 925
12 months 958 958 958 958 958 968 983
18 months 1016 1016 1016 1016 1016 1026 1041
24 months 1080 1080 1080 1080 1080 1090 11
30 mpnths 1096 1096 1096 1096 1096 1106 1121
36 months 1196 1196 1196 1196 1196 1206 1221
42 months 1254 1254 1254 1254 1254 1264 1279
48 months 1343 1343 13~43 1343 1343 1353 1368
54 months 1370 1395 1420 1445 1475 1505 1535
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bull bull Receiver
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Nov 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $894 $894 $894 $894 $894 $904 $919
6 months 952 952 952 952 952 962 979
12 months 1010 1010 1010 1010 1010 1020 1035
18 months 1068 1068 1068 1068 1068 1078 1093
24 months 1131 1131 1131 1131 1131 1141 1156
30months 1148 1148 1148 1148 1148 1158 1173
36 months 1247 1247 1247 1247 1247 1257 1272
42 months 1305 1305 1305 1305 1305 13~ 15 1330
48 months 1396 1396 1396 1396 1396 1406 1421
54 months 1424 1449 1474 1499 1529 1559 1589
Meat Cutters
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Nov 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $1370 $1370 $1370 $1370 $1370 $1380 $1395
6 months 1401 1401 1401 1401 1401 1411 1426
12 months 1433 1433 1433 1433 1433 1443 1458
18 months 1464 1464 1464 1464 1464 1474 1489
24 months 1496 1496 1496 1496 1496 1506 1521
30 months 1527 1527 1527 1527 1527 1537 1552
36 months 1559 1559 1559 1559 1559 1569 1584
42 months 1591 1591 1591 1591 1591 1601 1616
48 months 1654 1654 1654 1654 1654 1564 1679
54 months 1687 1712 1737 1762 1792 1822 1852
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bull bull Assistant Department Managers
An employee who is selected by the Company to fill the role of an assistant department manager shall receive a premium of one dollar ($100) per hour For the purposes of any Statutory Holiday Pay Vacation Pay Sick Pay or Weekly Indemnity Benefit Payments to which such an employee may be entitled in a week during which he is scheduled to work as an assistant department manager hismiddot hourly rate shall be deemed to include the premium aforesaid
In his functions an assistant department manager is required to supervise the personnel in his department and also assign the workload to those employees The assistant manager is also required to support the department manager with the administrative duties and must be available to replace the manager during his absences The choice of vacation between the manager and the assistant must be mutually agreed to The schedule can be modified for the assistant manager outside the prescribed delays under article 508
If a meat wrapper is selected as the assistant meat manager the employee will be paid the meat cutters wage rate based on his seniority and will receive the assistant department premium as mentioned above (eg A meat wrapper at 18 month rate of $1060 Will get the meat cutters rate at 18 month of $1440 plus the premium) middot
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bull ARTICLE 1 - SCOPE
APPENDIX C PART-TIME EMPLOYEES
bull 101 All matters relative to part-time employees and their working conditions shall be
contained in this Appendix and Articles middot
For the purpose of this Appendix a part-time employee is an employee who is normally scheduled to work twenty-eight (28) hours or less per week middot
102 If a part-time employee works forty (40) hours per week for six (6) consecutive weeks except for replacement of absent fuiJtime employees such position shall be posted in accordance with Article 4 of the Full-time portion of this Agreement
103 The following articles and clauses of the Full-Time Agreement shall also apply to Part-Time employees
Preamble 1 2 3 403 a) b) c) e) f) 504 b) 511 8 9 10 11 13 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 24 25 Appendix A
ARTICLE 2 - SENIORITY
201 middot (a) After continuing in the employ of the Company for a period of two hundred and fifty (250) hours Employees covered by this Agreement shall be deemed to have served their probationary period and then shall be placedmiddot on the seniority list for part-time employees The Company shall have the right to discharge a probationary employee Such discharge may not be grieved by the employee andor the Union
(b) Seniority listings for part-time employees shall be posted by the Company quarter-annually The seniority date of each part-time employee shall be considered to be correct if the Union raises nomiddot objection within three (3) weeks of the date of posting of the first list on which the employees name appears
202 (a) Seniority shall begin after the employees probationary period has beenmiddot served Lay-offs and re-employment shall be based on seniority availability ability and qualifications to perform the work When a part-time employee becomes a full-time employee he will be required to serve the full~time probationary period if he has not completed is part-time probationary period and will be given a seniority credit of fifty (50) percent of his part-time seniority up to a maximum of twelve (12) months He will also receive the bull
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bull bull greater of his part-time rate or the rate which his full~time seniority credit will give him and shall proceed from that point in the full-time wage progression Such credit shall apply to seniority vacation statutory holidays and sick days If for some reason the employee reverts to part-time during lhe probationary period there will be no loss of seniority The seniority rights of an employee shall be terminated after six (6) months following a lay-off due to lack of work In the event of an opening occurring in the full-time staff employees covered under this Appendix shall receive preference for such full-time position providing they have the necessary seniority ability competence and qualifications to perform the work
b) Part-time employees are expected to attend work in accordance with their schedule of hours When unable to attend the employee must notify the Company or designate as soon as it is reasonably possible prior to the commencement of the scheduled shift of the employee giving the reason why he is unable to attend middot
203 a) The weekly schedule of hours of work shall be allotted according to seniority by department providing the senior employee(s) has the necessary ability and qualifications to perform the work and is available
In the event of hours of work becoming available within a given week beyond the schedule of hours of that given week due to approved absences sickness compensation bereavement andor unanticipated increases in business the Company will call the most senior part-time employees not scheduled that day provided the employee is available and has the qualifications to perform the available work middot middot
b) The assignment of hours as set out in 203 (a) will result in the schedule of daily hours being posted not later than Thursday at noon of the previous week The store steward will be given a copy of the schedules Employees meal periods will be based on the commencement of their shift middot
204 If a full-time employee transfers to part-time status the employee will retain his original date of hire as his part-time seniority date
205 If more than one employee has the same seniority date the affected employees will draw to determine their order of seniority provided a steward is present middot middot
ARTICLE 3 - HOURS OF WORK
For existing part-time employees the Company will meet each employee to review the employees availability the employee shall be able to amend his availability quarterly each year
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bull bull A part-time employee hired after date of ratification shall have a minimum availability to work all day Saturday and Sunday and also two (2) evenings per week
301 The regular working day shall consist of up to ten (1 0) hours for all part-time employees middot middot
302 Should an employee desire a transfer to another department andor classification he shall indicate such preference on a form supplied by the Company stating the department(s) andor classification(s) desired A copy of the form will be provided to the employee and the Union As openings become available the Company will transfer employees by store seniority subject to relevant qualifications provided the employee has had a request on file for fourteen (14) days When transferred to a higher rated classification the employee will be placed on the wage scale at the level which gives him an increase and shall proceed upwards thereafter in accordance with the time frames When transferred to a lower rated classification the employee will be placed at the level equal to his rate of pay but not higher than the top rate of the new classification
303 The Company agrees that part-time employees will get the opportunity to work up to twenty-eight (28) hours per week by seniority by department by classification
prior to new employees being hired provided the Company can cover the available hours without encountering scheduling problems middot
304 The Company will schedule the following guaranteed hours of work per week based middoton the availability of the hours and provided the employee is available and qualified to perform the work
One (1) or more years of seniority a minimum guarantee of fifteen (15) hours of scheduled work per week
three (3) or more years of seniority a minimum guarantee of eighteen (18) middot hours of scheduled work per week
Five (5) or more years of seniority a minimum guarantee of twenty (20) middot hours of scheduled work per week
Six (6) or more years of seniority a minimum guarantee of twenty-four (24) hours of scheduled work per week
Seven (7) or more year of seniority a minimum guarantee of twenty-eight middot (28) hours of scheduled work per week middot
In the event of additional hours being added following the posting of the schedule or schedule changes created by illness accident leave of absence or changes beyond the control of the Company etc the Company agrees to offer such hours
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bull bull to employees by store seniority and by department provided the senior employee bull is available and qualified Such additional or changed hours are intended to be administered in such a manner as to top up part-time employees by seniority to approximately twenty-eight (28) hours unless junior employees have not reached their guaranteed hours in which case the junior employee will have priority to such guaranteep hours middot
ARTICLE 4- STATUTORY HOLIDAYS
401 Part-time employees shall be entitled to statutory holiday pay for the following middot holidays as recognized by the Employment Standards Act
New Years Day Good Friday Victoria Day Canada Day Civic Holiday
Labour Day Thanksgiving Day Christmas Day Boxing Day
If an employee is scheduled towork on the Civic Holiday such employe~ will be paid at his regular rate of pay and will be credited with an additional floater holiday
A part-time employee covered by this Agreement shall be eligible for a floater holiday once during each contract year to be taken at a time mutually agreed upon between the Company and the employee concerned
If any of the above legal holidays are no longer deemed to be a Public Holiday as defined by the Employment Standards Act the employee working on such a day will be paid his regular rate of pay and shall be credited with a floater day to be taken at a mutually agreeable time Otherwise any employee working on a Public Holiday shall be paid at time and one-half (1 Yz) his regular rate of pay plus the statutory days pay middot middot
402 To qualify for pay for a statutory holiday the employee must have worked on hislast scheduled shift preceding and his firSt scheduled shift following_ the legal holiday unless absent dueto proven illness or accident
An employee who so qualifies shall receive legal holiday pay based on his average number of daily hours worked (exclusive of daily overtime) during the four ( 4) weeks
middot immediately preceding the week during which the legal holiday occurs times his standard rate of pay middot
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bull bull ARTICLE 5 -VACATIONS
501 Employees with less than five (5) years seniority as of May 1st of the current year shall receive four (4) percent of their earnings as vacation pay Employees with five (5) or more years service as of May 1st of the current year shall receive six (6) percent of their earnings as vacation pay Employees with eight (8) or more years service as of May 1st of the current year shall receive eight (8) percent of their earnings as vacation pay Employees with seventeen (17) or more years service as of May 1st of the current year shall receive ten (10) percent of their earnings as vacation pay middot middot
502 The Company may grant a leave of absence without pay up to a maximum of four (4) weeks duration to an employee for vacation purposes Such request and permission shall be made in writing It is entirely the Companys choice to allow such a leave of absence without pay If an employee is refused such a request he may not submit a grievance or proceed to arbitration regarding this refusal
503 Part-time employees will choose their vacations after full-time employees have made their choices The preference of vacations will always be given to the partshytime employees having the most seniority Part-time employees will be required to submit their vacation intentions by April1 st of each year
ARTICLE 6- BEREAVEMENT
601 Provided the part-time employee was scheduled to work
The Company agrees to grant employees the necessary time off up to three 3) days with pay at the time of death of the following relatives
Father mother brother sister spouse child step-child mother-in-law father-inshylaw brother-in-law sister-in-law son-in-law daughter-in-law grandparents grandchild step-parents same sex partners uncle aunt niece nephew
602 If the funeral is more than two hundred forty kilometers (240) away the employee will receive an additional one 1) day with pay for attending the fune~al If bereavement falls during an employees vacation he shall be able to carry over the paid time to be able to use at a later date
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bull bull ARTICLE 7 -REST PERIODS
701 Employees covered by this Appendix shall be entitled to one (1) fifteen (15) minute paid rest for each four ( 4) hour period worked Whenever possible each rest period
shall occur at approximately themiddot mid-point of each four (4) hourmiddot period~ No employee who is scheduled for more than four (4) hours but not exceeding six (6) hours shall be required to take their break sooner than two (2) hours into their shift whenever possible
702 middotWhere an employee is working a daily shift of more than six (6) hours he shall have one (1) hour (or a half) hour by mutual consent) off for lunch and one-half() hour for supper if applicable middot
ARTICLE 8 -WAGES
801 A part-time employee shall be pald time and one-half 1 ) for all hours worked over ten 1 0) hours per day or over forty (40) hours per week middot
802 Part-time employees who work on the night crew shall receive a shift premium of ninety-five (95cent) cents per hour for the hours worked on the night shift For the purposes of any Statutory Holiday Pay Vacation Pay or Weekly Indemnity Benefits (where applicable) to which such an employee may be entitled in a week during which he is scheduled to work on a night crew his hourly rate shall be deemed to include the premium aforesaid middot
803 An employee assigned to a position of lead hand shall receive a lead hand premium
of seventy-five (75cent) cents per hour
804 The wage rates affecting employees in the bargaining unit as set out herein shall be set forth in Appendix D of this Agreement
805 An employee who is hired at a higher rate of pay than the start rate is deemed to have to his credit the required hours to justify such a rate of pay
ARTICLE 9 -SAFETY SHOE OR BOOT ALLOWANCE
901 Part-time employees who are required by the Company to wear approved safety footwear shall be paid an allowance of up to forty dollars ($4000) per year upon presentation of a receipt middot
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bull bull ARTICLE 10 middotFULL-TIME REPLACEMENT
1001 Part-time employees replacing full-time employees shall receive the start rate of the full-time classification or whatever level on the scale that would provide him an
increase
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bull APPENDIX D
Part-time Employee Wage Scale
bull Notwithstanding the wage progressions for part-time employees where there is an increase in the Ontario minimum wage rate it shall become the new start rate and those employees so affected shall remain at such rate of pay until their months with the Company would permit them an increase in their rate of pay in accordance with the wage grid
ClerksCashlers
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Nov 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $721 $721 $721 $721 $721 $731 $746
middot 6 months 738 738 738 738 738 748 763
12 months 769 769 769 769 769 779 794
18 months 800 800 800 800 800 810 825
24 months 832 832 832 832 832 842 857
30 months 864 864 864 864 864 874 889
36 months middot 895 895 895 895 895 905 920
42 months 937 937 937 937 937 947 962
48 months 1010 1010 1010 1010 1010 1020 1035
54 months 1 1045 middot1070 1095 1125 1155 1185
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bull bull Service Clerks
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Novmiddotmiddot 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $675 $675 $675 middot $675 $675 $685 $700
6 months 698 698 698 698 698 708 723
12 months 721 721 721 721 721 731 746
18 months 736 736 736 736 736 746 761
24 months 753 753 753 753 753 763 7~78
30 months 795 795 795 795 795 805 820
36 months 811 836 861 886 916 946 976
Meat Cutters
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Nov 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $1238 $1238 $1238 $1238 $1238 $1248 $1263
6 months 1317 1317 1317 1317 1317 1327 1342
12 months 1397 1397 1397 1397 1397 1407 bull 1422
18 months 1425 1450 f475 1500 1530 1560 1590
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bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob As Loeb City View
AND
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UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE PRINTING OF COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT
The Company agrees to pay one thousand five hundred dollars ($1 50000) towards the cost of printing the Collective Agreement into booklet form middot
~ DATED AT 0plusmnaulh ONTARIO this 5 day of --=-H-=e6__ __ 20ol
UNITEDFOODANDCOMMERC~L LOEB CANADA INC WOR RS UNION LOCAL 175
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UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE SUNDAY AND STATUTORY HOLIDAYS
In the event that Sunday is legislated to become a regular work day both parties agree that Article 503 b c d of the Collective Agreement will be deleted and that those hours wiJI be part of the regular work week Both parties agree to meet in order to determine the distribution of these Sunday hours
In the event that stores are allowed to legally open on a statutory holiday without premium pay then the parties agree to meet to amend the Collective Agreement by mutual agreement
3 DATED AT o-HctuKL- ONTARIO this 5 day of_~he-=b~-- 2002
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WOR RS UNION LOCAL 175
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UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE TIME LIMITS
In view of recent changes to the Ontario Labour Relations Act and resulting decisions therefrom and in view ofthe parties history of amiable Labour Relations the parties agree to the following
That neither party shall raise or proceed with a timeliness issue argument regarding filing for arbitration without first giving the other party written prior notice of its intent to do so
Should either party serve such notice on the other party the parties further agree that the final time frame in the Collective Agreement respecting filing for arbitration shall then be triggered
The parties further agree that any Board of Arbitration or single arbitrator shall have full jurisdiction to adjudicate the matter respecting timeliness in light of this agreement andmiddot shall not be restricted by the Ontario Labour Relations Act in so doing
DATED AT Q-t-CUJ)O_ ONTARIO this 5_ day of ~e6
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORK RS UNION LOCAL 175
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UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE NIGHT CREW GROUP 1
The Company agrees that the following full-time night crew employees are classified as Group 1 middot
middot Brian Taylor Brian Lewis Rick Tombs
The Company agrees that should a Group 1 day job come open and an existing Group 1 night crew employee apply and is successful in getting the job he would maintain his Group 1 status
DATED AT 61-cuuo-- ONTARIO this~ dayof F~b
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WOR ERS UNION LOCAL 175
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UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175NEW LETTER
RE FULL-TIME GROUP 2 TEN (10) HOUR SHIFTS
The Company and the Union agree that should the Company wish to introduce ten 1 0) hour shifts the employees affected will be entitled to an additional fifteen 15) minute break to be taken within the last two 2) hours of work
DATED AT 6-ttcuvo- ONTARIO this _fi__ day of Feb 2003
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO ERS UNION LOCAL 175
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UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE GROUP 1 amp 2 DISTRIBUTION
In an effort to maintain full-time positions and create additional full-time positions the parties have agreed to the following
a) The following
Gary Pritchard Maria Romano Robert Chenier Brian Taylor Paul Berrea Allan Cuddihey Bruce Harding Rick Tombs Brian Lewis
are existing full-time employees as date of ratification and will be classified as Group 1 employees middot
b) The Company agrees that forty-five percent (45) of all regular bargaining unit hours per week will be designated as full-time hours Both parties agreemiddot to have fifty percent (50) of full-time employees in Group 1 and fifty percent (50) in Group 2 This ratio will be achieved through attrition In other words as a Group 1 position becomes vacant it will be replaces by a Group 2 position until fifty-fifty percent (50-50) ratio is achieved Once this ratio is achieved if a Group 1 position becomes vacant it would be filled by a Group 2 employee as per the terms and conditions of the Collective Agreement and a new Group 2 position would be posted
c) The Company recognizes the Receiver Assist Meat Manager and Assistant Produce Manager positions as a Group 1 position Should the Company introduce an additional Receiver position in the unit that position would be considered as a Group 2 position middot
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off he will have the following options
full lay-off with recall rights accepting part-time hours while maintaining recall rights if feasible he will be offered a Group 2 full-time position and maintain his recall rights to a Group 1 status for the duration of the recall period middot
e) The creation of Assistant Department Managers will be at the Companys sole discretion and may be classified as Group 2 positions
The parties agree to review at store level on a quarterly basis the level of bargaining unit hours and the number of full-time positions as it relates to Group middot1 and Group 2
DATED AT Dttau~ ONTARIO this~ day of l=t=b
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
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Full-time - forty (40) hours a week maximum five (5) shifts a week - minimum four (4) hours a shift - maximum of ten (10) hours per shift - Saturday and Sunday shifts part of work week - Sunday premium applies
- two (2) consecutive days off every other week - Evenings - may be scheduled up to three (3) evenings a week
Meat Produce and Bakery Department employees may be scheduled from 500 am and would receive night crew premium for time worked from 500 am to 600 am
Night Crew Maybe scheduled between 900pm and 900am - Night crew premium would apply from Sunday to Saturday - would be scheduled consecutive nights
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RE SUNDAY WORK GROUP 2
Sunday work shall be part of the work week for all full-time employees in Group 2 It will be clearly indicated to the concerned employee upon hiring andor promotion If at anytime a Group 2 employee or an employee hired before September 41
h 2001 and promoted to a Group 2 position after September 41
h 2001 advises the Company that he is no longer available to work on Sundays then this employee will be returned to a part-time status with middot the conditions of a part-time employee and the Company will post a new Group 2 full-time position The employee returned to his prior position will not have recourse to the grievance procedure as outlined in the Collective Agreement
DATED AT o-tt~ ONTARIO this__amp__ day of _ _Fi-=Eb=---bull 2003
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO RS UNION LOCAL 175
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UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE CARY PRITCHARD ASSISTANT MEAt MANAGER
Upon ratification Cary Pritchard will move to the Meat Cutter scale at the thirty-six (36) month rate and continue to progress from there on He shall also receive a premium of one dollar ($100) per hour as per the Assistan~ Department Manager premium
DATED AT Otcuvo ONTARIO this 5 day of Feb
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
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UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE SYLVANA FLORES DELl CLERK
The parties agree that Sylvana Flores is on a leave of absence The parties agree that she
will continue to accumulate seniority while on the leave of absence Should Sylvana Flores return to work at Loeb City View prior to January 5 2003 she will maintain her seniority As of January 5 2003 she would have no seniority in the Bargaining Unit
DATED AT Qmiddotttcl)AlO_ ONTARIO this _5_ day of Feb 20CB
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO RS UNION LOCAL 175
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UNIrED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE RED CIRCLED FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES
The Company agrees that the following employees will be considered middot red-circled employees
Maria Romano Robert Chenier Brian Taylor
Effective December 1 2002 they will receive a lump sum payment of seven hundred andmiddot fifty dollars ($75000) middot
Effective November 30 2003 they will receive a lump sum payment of seven hundred and fifty dollars ($75000)
Effective November 28 2004 they will receive a lump sum payment of seven hundred and fifty dollars ($75000) middot
Effective November 27 2005 they will receive a lump sum payment of four hundred dollars ($40000) and a wage increase of twelve cents (12cent) on their rate of pay bringing them to the end rate of the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of thirty cents (30cent) and thirty cents (30cent )
Should the employees want to have their lump sum payment directed to an RRSP they must provide the Store Director with the TD2 no later than the first week of November each yearmiddot
DATED AT 00a vJ6_ ONTARIO this_5_ day of middot Eeb 20~
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO RS UNION CAL 175
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UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE RED-CIRCLED PART-TIME EMPLOYEES
Maria Arella Jimmy Wong Mandy Wong Maria Semler Brenda Laverty Yvonne Gagnon Sandra Gray Beverly MacDonald middot middot
During the term of the Collective Agreement the red-circled ~mployees shall be brought in line with the established wage scales in the negotiated Collective Agreement
Re Maria Arella Jimmy Wong Mandy Wong Maria Semler Brenda Laverty middot bull
Effective December 1 2002 they will receive a lump sum payment of fifteen cents 15cent) per hour worked averaged over the last six 6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks and a wage increase of fifteen cents 15cent) on their rate of pay bringing them to the end rate of middot the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of twentyshyfive cents (25cent) twenty-five cents (25cent) thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents middot (30cent)
Re Yvonne Gagnon Sandra Gray
Effective December 1 2002 they will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 30 2003 they will receive a lump sum payment often cents (10cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six 6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks and a middot wage increase of twenty cents (20cent) on their rate of pay bringing them to the end rate of the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of twenty- five cents 25cent) thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents_(30cent) thirty cents (30cent)
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Effective December 1 2002 she will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 30 2003 she will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 28 2004 she will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 26 2005 she will receive a lump sum payment of fifteen cents (15cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks and a wage increase of twelve cents ( 12cent) on her rate of pay bringing her to the end rate of the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents (30cent) middot
Should the employees want to have their lump sum payment directed to an RRSP they must provide the Store Director with the TD2 no later than the first week of November of each year
DATED AT 0~ ONTARIO this~ day of Feb
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WO ERS UNION OCAL 175
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ARTICLE PAGE Purpose __ middot 1
No Discrimination 1
1 Scope bull ~ 1
2 Union Security 2
3 Management Rights 3
4 Seniority _ ~ 3
5 Hours of Work and Overtime ~ 6
6 Statutory Holidays 1 0 7 Vacations 11 8 Leave of Absence 12 9 Grievance and Arbitration 13
1 0 Strikes and Lockouts 15 11 Temporary Assignments 16
12 Wages 16 13 Part-time Help 16
14 Bereavement 17 15 Union Representation 17 16 Health And Safety 18 17 Store Cards 19 18 Persons Other Than Union Members 19 19 Bulletin Boards 20
20 Uniforms 20 21 Health And Welfare 21 -middot
22 Gender 21 23 Safety Shoe or Boot Allowance 21
24 Cashiers Mat 21 27 Terms of Agreement - 21
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ARTICLE PAGE Appendix A- Health and Welfare 23 Appendix B- Full-time Employee Wage Scale ~ 26
Appendix C - Part-time Employees 29 1 Scope 29
2 Seniority 29 3 Hours of Work middot middot 30
4 Statutory Holidays 32
5 Vacations middot 33 6 Bereavement middot middot 33 7 Rest Period ~ middot 33 8 Wages middot middot 34 9 Safety Shoe or Boot Allowance 34
middot 10 Full-time Replacement 35 Appendix D - Part-time Employee Wage Scale 36 Letter of Agreement - re Printing of Collective Agreement bull 38 Letter of Agreement - re Sunday and Statutory Holidays middot 39 Letter of Agreement - re Time Limits 40 Letter of Agreement - re Night Crew Group 1 41 Letter of Agreement- re Full-time Group 2 Ten (10) Hour Shifts middot 42 Letter of Agreement- re Group 1 amp 2 Distribution 43 Letter of Agreement - re Sunday Work Group 2 middot 46 Letter of Agreement- re Cary Pritchard Assistant Meat Manager 47 Letter of Agreement - re Sylvana Flores Deli Clerk 48 Letter of Agreement - re Red-Circled Full-time Employees middot 49 Letter of Agreement- re Red-Circled Part-time Employees 50
REGIONAL OFFICE
UF CW LOCAL 175 20 HAMILTON AVENUE NORTH
OTTAWA ONTARIO K1Y 186
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PURPOSE
The purpose of this Agreement is to provide and maintain satisfactory working conditions to provide an amicable method of settling differences and to promote efficiency and service
NO DISCRIMINATION
Both parties agree that
middot All employees are entitled in complete equality to the recognition and exercise of all rights and privileges of the Collective Agreement without drstinction exclusion or preference based on race colour sex age marital status religion political convictions language ethnic national origin or sexual orientation
The Employer and the Union agree that everyone has the right to work in an environment free of all sexual harassment
The parties agree that if such a situation exists a meeting will be held within the shortest possible time limits
No Harassment - The parties agree that harassment will not be tolerated in the workplace Harassment is defined as any unwelcome action by anyperson(s) in particular by management or a co-worker whether verbal or physical on a single or repetitive basis which humiliates insults o~ degrades
ARTICLE 1 -SCOPE
101 (a) The Company recognizes the Union as the exclusive bargaining agent of all employees of Loeb Canada Inc at 1512 Merivale Road in the City of Ottawa save and except Store Director Assistant Director Department Managers Night Crew Manager office employees and management trainees
(b) A full-time employee covered by this Agreement shall be an employee who is normally scheduled to work more than twenty-eight (28) hours per week
(c) A part-time employee covered by Appendix C of this Agreement shall be an employee who is normally scheduled to work twenty-eight (28) hours or less per week The conditions of work for part-time employees shall be governed by Appendix C of this Agreement
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201 (a) It is agreed that all employees covered by this Agreement shall become and remain members of themiddot Union in good standing as a condition ofmiddot employment
(b) New employees shall make application for membership in the Union at the time oftheir hiring and shall become and remain memoers of the Union in good standing as a condition of employment The Employer agrees that it will inform all new employees prior to or at the time of hiring of the Union security provisions of the Agreement
202 The Company shall during the term of the Collective Agreement as a condition of employment deduct from members of the bargaining unit the regular weekly Union dues initiation fees andor assessments and such monies shall be remitted to the Union prior to the 15th day of the month following the month in which such deduction is made The Company shall notify the Union of new full-time employees classifications and rates of pay in addition to terminations on a monthly basis Deduction statements shall be documented by location containing the full name of the employee and his starting date
The Company agrees to record the annual Union Dues Deductions middotfor each employee on his T 4 form
203 In the event that such weekly dues initiation fees andor assessments are changed during the term of the Agreement such changes must be given to the Company by notice properly authorized by Union officials and shall become effective within one (1) month from the date the notice is received The dues and initiation report will be provided in the form of e-mail (remitUFCW175com) or on computer diskette as well as a hard copy of the dues report being attached to the remittance cheque
204 Paragraph 202 above is subject to the provisions that the Company its agents andor employees acting on behalf of the Company shall in no way be responsible for any errors or omissions arising from the collection of and accounting of such dues andor the custody of same
The Union shall indemnify and save harmless the Company its agents andor employees acting on behalf of the Company from any and all claims demands actions or causes of l action arising out of or in any way middotconnected with the collection or attempted collection custody of andor accounting of suchmiddot dues
205 middot New employees shall be documented and documents forwarded to Union Head Office within two (2) weeks of hiring
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206 The Company is to supply the Union Office with a list of all employees on a quarterly basis with the following information
-full name -social insurance number -address - telephone number
The list of employees is to be in alphabetical order
ARTICLE 3- MANAGEMENT RIGHTS
301 The Union recognizes the right of the Company to operate and manage its business in accordance with its commitments and responsibilities The Union further recognizes the function of the Company to hire demote promote transfer or Jay off employees and to suspend discipline or discharge employees for proper and sufficient cause to decide on staffing requirements subjeCt to the terms and conditions contained elsewhere in the Agreement The Company may from time to time formulate reasonable rules and regulations to be observed by the employees and subject at all times to the grievance and arbitration provisions as set forth
302 The Company reserves the right to create any new position andor classification Should the parties fail to reach a satisfactory agreement concerning the wage rate for the new position andor classification the Company shall apply the decision they deem necessary and the matter may be submitted to arbitration as outlined in middot Article 9 of this Agreement middot
ARTICLE 4- SENIORITY
401 (a) Regular full-time employees shall not attain seniority until they have completed a probationary period with the Company Such probationary period shall be forty-five (45) days worked and may be extended through mutual agreement between the parties However should a probationary employee complete such service his seniority will date back to the commencement of his continuous full-time employment The Company shallmiddot have the right to discharge a probationary employee Such discharge may not be grieved by the employee andor the Union
(b) Seniority listings for full-time employees shall be posted by the Company quarter-annually The seniority date for each full-time employee shall be considered to be correct if the Union raises no objection within three (3)
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(c) Persons working outside the bargaining unit returning to the bargaining unit shall return to a position no higher than their former position in the bargaining unit unless it is due to circumstances beyond hisher control middot
(d) A person who has never been in the bargaining unit shall not enter the bargaining unit unless bargaining unit employees who are on layoff and who middot have recall rights have declined their right for recall
(e) It is understood between the Company and the Union that bargaining unit seniority for those persons referred to in paragraph (d) herein shall commence as of the date of their entry into the bargaining unit middot
(f) Anyone promoted to a management position subsequent to the date of ratification of this Agreement will continue to accumulate bargaining unit seniority for six (6) months following his promotion after which time he shall have no bargaining unit seniority Resulting vacancies will be posted within five (5) days of the promotion in accordance with Article 403 (b) (i) of this Agreement If an employee is replacing temporarily in a management position the employee will continue to accumulate bargaining unit seniority ~or the complete period of the assignment without any restrictions
402 (a) middotSeniority is the principle of granting preference to employees for promotions demotions transfers layoffs recalls and vacations Seniority ability and competence will be considered in promotions and where middot ability middotand competence is equal seniority shall govern In layoffs and recalls seniority shall govern provided the employee has the ability and competence to perform the work required The Company undertakes that its decisions concerning ability and competence of employees are neither arbitrary nor unfair
(b) (i) When a vacancy in a position which is likely to remain open for over thirty (30) days (or such longer period as the parties may mutually agree) notice of such vacancy shall be posted wherever possible within five (5) working days of the vacancy arising and shall remain posted for five (5) working days on the bulletin board(s) provided for on the premises for that purpose The Company shall provide themiddot Union with a copy of such vacancy posting It is also the Companys decision if the vacancy will be filled or not
(ii) Employees may apply within the five (5) working days for such job on the necessary form provided by the Company
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the posting to select the successful applicant and another five (5) working days to post on the same bulletin board(s) the name and length of service of themiddot successful applicant The Company may request extensions of these five (5) working day periods and the Union agrees not to unreasonably refuse such request If no applications are made the Company shall then be free to choose an employee from outside the bargaining unit The Company shallmiddot provide the Union with a list of successful applicant(s)
(iv) Where the senior employee is not chosen the Company will inform the Steward before announcing the name of the successful applicant Any employee who applies for the job and was not chosen may within five (5) working days after the successful applicant has been declared lodge a grievance in accordance with the Grievance Procedure
(c) The Company agrees to provide a reasonable familiarization period of four (4) weeks to the successful applicant
403 Seniority and the employment shall be considered terminated ifanmiddotemployee middot
(a) voluntarily leaves the employment of the Employer
(b) is discharged for cause
(c) is absent from work for more than three (3) working days without prior notification to the Company unless the failure to notify the Company is for reasonable cause beyond the control of the employee
(d) is absent from work due to sickness or disability for more than three (3) days and fails upon return to work to produce a certificate from a medical practitioner verifying such absence to the Companys satisfaction if a certificate is requested such requests shall be made prior to the employees return to work)
(e) fails to return to work after a recall from lay-off within seven 7) days after the delivery of notice of recall
f) fails to return to work upon the conclusion of a leave of absence unless his failure to return is for reasonable cause
(g) fails to take a medical examination by a qualified medical practitioner when requested by the Employer middot
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retained on the seniority list for a period of time equal to his seniority at date of layoff up to a maximum of twelve 12) months
404 If more than one employee has the same seniority date the affected employees will draw to determine the order of their seniority provided a steward is present
ARTICLE 5 bull HOURS OF WORK AND OVERTIME
501 a)
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The normal work week for full-time Group 1 employees shall consist of forty 40) hours - five 5) days of eight 8) hours from Monday to Saturday For full-time Group 2 employees the normal work week shall consist offorty 40) hours- five (5) days from Sunday to Saturday with a maximum of ten (10) hours per day and a minimum of four (4) hours per day
Overtime will be payable at the rate of time and one-half 1 Yz) for all hours worked in excess of the normal daily schedule or on a scheduled day off
Any employee scheduled to commence work prior to 600am shall receive the night shift premium for all hours worked prior to 600 am
Employees not scheduled to be engaged for night shopping will not be scheduled to work later than 600pm except by mutual agreement between the employee and the Company middot
Those employees scheduled to cover night shopping will not be scheduled to work beyond sixty (60) minutes after store closing time However the Company will endeavor to minimize the scheduling to thirty (30) minutes after closing if possible middot
Scheduled overtime will be offered by seniority within each classification within each department provided the employee is available and has the ability to perform the work Such overtime will be offered to full time employees first and then part-time employees In the event of lJnscheduled overtime it will be offered by seniority within each department and classification to employees at work Such overtime will be offered to full time employees first and then part time employees In both overtime situations if there are insufficient volunteers the overtime will b~ assigned in reverse order of seniority commencing with part time employees middot
502 Employees are expected to attend work regularly When unable to attend the Company or designate must be notified as soon as it is reasonably possible prior to the commencement of the scheduled shift of the employee giving the reason
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503 Employees will have their schedule for the following week posted by Thursday at noon on the bulletin board ofthe Company Employees shall be given two (2)days notice of change in their regular working schedule prior to such change being implemented except in the case of sickness accident bereavement fire or flood in their particular area A copy of the schedule shall be given to the Union Steward~
504 (a) Overtime will be payable at the rate of time and one-half (1 ) for all hours worked in excess of the normal daily schedule or on a scheduled day off
(b) Work performed on Sunday for customer shopping shall be voluntary for Group 1 employees and in addition to the regular work week For Group 2 employees (see Letter of Agreement) Sunday shall be part of the work week Employees shall be paid their regular hourly rate of pay plus one dollar and sixty cents ($160) premium for all hours worked on Sunday middot
For purpose of clarity work performed for customer shopping includes hours worked up to three (3) hours prior to store opening and one half () hour after store closing
An employee who works on Sunday when the store is not open for customer shopping due to renovations shall receive his hourly rate ofmiddot pay plus the Sunday premium middot
This premium shall not apply to regularly scheduled night shift work on middot Sunday
For Group 1 employees it is understood the hours worked in excess of forty ( 40) hours per week as a result of Sunday work shall not be paid at time and one half (1 ) in accordance with full-time Article 501 (b)
For part-time employees it is understood the hours worked in excess offorty ( 40) hours per week as a result of Sunday work shall not be paid at time and one half (1) in accordance with Article 702 of Appendix A
(c) The Company agrees that when full-time employees are scheduled to work on Sundays such hours are to be given to Group 2 employees first and thenmiddot
distributed equitably among Group 1 full-time employees who volunteer to work Similarly when part-time employees are scheduled the same distribution method will be implemented amongst part-time employees
(d) Work performed over eight (8) hours on Sunday will be paid at the rate of double time (2x) over eight (8) hours
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505 (a) During each work day employees shall be granted two (2) rest periods with pay of fifteen (15) minutes duration each Whenever possible rest periods shall not be allocated within one (1) hour of starting or quitting time or within one (1) hour of each other
(b) The Company shall also schedule a meal period of up to one (1) hour which may be reduced to one half() hour by mutual agreement between the employee and Employer which shall not count as time worked as near the midpoint of each shift as is practicable with store operations Preference shall be given to employees as to the time of their meal periods based on the commencement of their shift No employee shall work more than five (5) hours without getting a meal period of one half () hour
506 The Company undertakes that no employees shall be requested to work a split-shift unless mutually agreed to between the Company and the employee
507 (a) No employee shall be scheduled to work more than one (1) evening in any work week during evening shopping hours (600 pm - 1000 pm) when the store is open three (3) evenings or less
Group 1 -When the store is open in excess of three (3) evenings per week employees will not be scheduled to work on more than two 2) evenings No employee will be scheduled to work two (2) consecutive evenings
Group 2 - Employees will not be scheduled to work on more than three (3) evenings
(b) Employees will not be designated to work more than one (1) Saturday night in four (4) for customer shopping convenience except in an emergency
508 (a) Should an employee report for work on a regular scheduled basis and there middot is no work available he shall be paid a minimum of four (4) hours pay at his regular rate
(b) Any employee called back to work after the completion of his shift will receive one and one-half (1) times his standard rate of pay for such hours and shall be guaranteed a minimum of three (3) hours pay at the premium rate
(c) Any employee called in to work on a day for which he is not scheduled on a Sunday or a Statutory Holiday shall receive the applicable premium rate of pay for such hours and shall be guaranteed a minimum offour (4) hours pay at the premium rate
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Regular employees shall have five (5) working days notice of transfer to the night crew prior to such transfer being implemented except in the case of sickness
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The following rules shall apply to all night crew operations
(a) An employee who works on a Night Crew shall receive a shift premium of ninety-five cents (95cent) per hour for the hours worked on the night shift For the purposes of any Statutory Holiday Pay Vacation Pay Sick Pay or Weekly Indemnity Benefits to which such an employee may be entitled in a week during which he is scheduled to work on a night crew his hourly rate shall be deemed to include the premium aforesaid
(b) The night shift shall commence not earlier than 1000 pm and shall conclude not later than 900am All night shifts shall include a one-half() hour unpaid meal period
(c) For Group 1 employees night shifts will be scheduled on consecutive nights either Monday to Friday or Tuesday to Saturday whenever possible For Group 2 employees night shifts will be scheduled on consecutive nights from Sunday to Saturday If the Company finds it necessary to schedule nonshyconsecutive nights a meeting will be arranged in advance with the Union to discuss the matter In the event non-consecutive nights are necessary the junior employee(s) will be so assigned For Group 1 employees the Saturday night into Sunday morning night shift this shift shall remain voluntary and be entitled to the Sunday premium
(d) If a night shift employee wishes to work days instead of nights he will give the Company notice on a form supplied by the Company Fourteen (14) days from the notice he shall be entitled to receive any full week day schedules before a part time employee would be given same He shall also be given first consideration by seniority for a permanent day opening provided he has the ability to perform the normal requirements of the job
(e) bull It is understood that no employee shall be required to work alone on the night shift In the event that a night shift employee reports for work and no one is available to work with him he shall immediately contact Store Management at a phone number provided by the Company for instructions
510 For a full-time employee who desires two (2) consecutive days off he shall be scheduled two (2) consecutive days off (normally Saturday and Sunday or Sunday and Monday) per four (4) week operating period as long as the Company can maintain a sufficient workforce for the proper operation of the business For Group
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bull bull 2 employees the Company agrees that all full-time employees who desire two (2) consecutive days off will be given two (2) consecutive days off every second week
511 There shall be no duplication of the above premium and overtime rates
ARTICLE 6- STATUTORY HOLIDAYS
601 The following holidays shall be recognized as legal holidays
New Years Day Good Friday Victoria Day Canada Day Civic Day
Labour Day Thanksgiving Day Christmas Day Boxing Day
The Company shall pay an employee for such holidays eight (8) hours pay at the employees regular rate of pay
middotIf an employee is scheduled to work on the Civic Holiday such employee will be paid at his regular rate of pay and will be credited with an additional floater holiday
A full-time employee covered by this Agreement shall be eligible for a floater holiday once during each contract year to be taken at a time mutually agreed upon between middot the Company and the employee concerned
602 When a holiday as listed above is observed in any week employees will work a four (4) day week and shall receive five (5) days pay at the standard rate of pay
middotAn employee who works a fifth day in a week during which a holiday as listed above is observed shall receive one and one half (1 ) times his regular hourly rate for all hours so worked on the fifth day
603 When two (2) holidays as listed are observed in any week employees will work a three (3) day week and shall receive five (5) days pay at the standard rate An employee who works on a fourth or fifth day in a week during which two (2) holidays as listed are observed shall receive one and one half (1 ) times his regular hourly rate for all hours so worked on the fourth and fifth day
604 To qualify for pay the employee must work his last scheduled working day preceding the holiday and his first scheduled working after the holiday unless he has secured permission from his Employer or his designate to be absent on one of the qualifying days Employees who are off on compensation accident or illness
middot shall receive legal holiday pay if they have worked within fifteen (15) daysmiddot of the middot holiday They shall receive the difference between the legal holiday pay and whatmiddot
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bull bull they otherwise receive from the Insurance Employer andor Workers Compensation Should a legal holidayoccurwithin an employees leave of absence he shall not be paid for such a legal holiday
605 An employee required to work on any of the aforementioned holidays shall receive one and one half (1 ) times his regular hourly rate for all hours worked and shall in addition receive five (5) days for working a four (4) day week as outlined in paragraph 602 middot
ARTICLE 7 bull VACATIONS
701 (a) Employees who have been employed by the Employer for less than one (1) year at May 1 shall be granted vacation with pay offour (4) percent oftheir total earnings in accordance with the ESA
(b) Employees with one (1) years service but less than five (5) years service with the Company on May 1st of each year shall be granted two (2) weeks vacation with pay
(c) Employees with five (5 years service but less than eight (8) years service with the Company on May 1st of each year shall be granted three (3) weeks vacation with pay
(d) Employees with eight (8) years service or more on May 1st of each year shall be granted four (4) weeks vacation with pay
(e) Employees with seventeen (17) years service or more on May 1st of each year shall be granted five 5) weeks vacation with pay
For clarity the vacation accrual period and entitlement period is from May 1st to April 30th middot
702 Vacations shall be granted by department in accordance with seniority and must be taken within the calendar year unless otherwise mutually agreed Full-time employees wishing to take vacation during the winter months should be allowed to do so with the exception of the period from December 15 to the end of the first full week in January middot
To the extent that it is practicable the Employer will grant vacations in one continuous period Employees entitled to three (3) or more vacation weeks and who wish to take them in one continuous period should be prepared to conclude them prior to June 15th or commence them subsequent to September 15th middot middot
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bull bull 703 The completed vacation schedule shall be posted on May 1 of each year The
Employer agrees that they will not change the vacation period of any employee unless unforseen circumstances arise However the Employer must be able to maintain a sufficient workforce throughout the year Any employee who has not submitted their vacation plan by April 15 will only be permitted to book vacation at a time that will not interfere with another employees vacation
704 Upon termination of employment employees shall be paid vacation with pay as follows
Any employee with seniority whose employment is terminated for any reason and who has not completed his full vacation year shall receive vacation pay in accordance with subsections a)b) c) d) and e) of Article 701 for the total earnings
middot sinc~the preceding May 1 or since his entry in the employ of the Company based on 4 6 8 10 as may be applicable in accordance with the employees accumulated service
ARTICLE 8- LEAVE OF ABSENCE
801 The Company may grant leave of absence without pay to any employee for legitimate reasons The granting or refusal of all such leaves of absence shall be
middot at the discretion of the Company and shall be made in writing to the employee concerned Such permission and request are to be in writing on the standard leave of absence request form two (2) months in advance except in any emergency When the leave of absence is granted there shall be no loss of seniority However Company benefits provided to employees will be discontinued during the leave Seniority shall still accumulate for a six month period and then seniority shall be maintained but not accumulate Any leave of absence granted in conjunction with the employees vacation will be deemed to follow his vacation period
802 (a) An employee may be granted a leave of absence without pay for pregnancyparental leave in accordance with the Employment Standards Act as amended
(b) The Company may grant a leave of absence without pay for the purpose of legal adoptions The Adoption Agencys requirement will be considered in determining the duration of such leave
(c) Notwithstanding 802 (a) and (b) the Employment Standards Act of Ontario shall govern maternity paternity family and adoption leaves
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bull bull 803 Should an employee be appointed to a full-time position with the Union he may
apply for a leave of absence for a three (3) month period During the period of time he is on this leave his seniority shall continue with the Company and his leave of absence may be renewed for three (3) terms of three (3) months each
804 (a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
An employee who is required to serve on a jury shall be compensated for days actually spent on jury duty when he would otherwise have been at work to a maximum of ten (10) working days middot
The employee shall receive the difference between his jury fees and his normal days pay for that time he would have been regularly employed had he not been serving on the jury The employee shall be required to report immediately upon being excused or released from jury duty where such reporting is reasonable under the circumstances
The claim of an employee shall be verified by presentation of his jury duty cheque however no payment shall be made for any hour for which the employee receives compensation by the Company for any other reason Payment shall not be withheld pending submission of the jury duty cheque
Any employee subpoenaed to attend as a witness on behalf of the Company or the Crown shall be entitled to the difference between his witness fee and his normal days pay
805 An employee whose wife gives birth to a child will be given one (1) day off with pay
806 An employee who adopts a child will be given one (1) day off with pay
ARTICLE 9 middotGRIEVANCE AND ARBITRATION
901 Either the Company the Union or any employee has a right to lodge a grievance with respect to any matter arising out of this Agreement or concerning the interpretation application or alleged violation of this Agreement
902 Any employee believing that he has been unjustly dealt with or that the provisions of this Agreement have not been complied with shall discuss the complaint with Management The employee may be accompanied by his Union Steward if he so middot desires These discussions shall take place within seven (7) working days after the event giving rise to the complaint Management shall give an oral decision within four (4) working days from date the discussion took place middot
If managements decision is not satisfactory the complaint must be submitted as a written grievance at Step 1 within six (6) working days following Managements oral decision
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bull bull STEP ONE
Ameeting to attempt to resolve the grievance shall then take place between the employee concerned the Union Steward and Management Within seven (7) working days of this meeting Management shall give the Union Steward its decision in writing If the decision is not satisfactory the Union Steward must within six (6) working days submit the grievance to Step Two
STEP TWOmiddot
A final meeting to attempt to resolve the grievance shall then take place between the employee concerned the Union Representative the Union Steward Management andor their representatives Within seven (7) working days of this meeting Management shall give its final decision to the Union Representative in writing If the decision is not satisfactory the Union must within thirty (30) calendar days submit the grievance to arbitration
903 In the case of a dismissal a grievance may be filed by an employee who feels he was unjustly dealt with Such a grievance must be filed within five (5) working days from the date of dismissal and shall commence at Step Two
In any subsequent disposal of this case during the Grievance Procedure the Company may reinstate the employee with full back pay suspend the employee for a definite period or sustain the discharge
904 Grievances concerning rates shall be handled in accordance with the above procedure and the disposition of such grievances if sustained shall include the determination of the effective date of the increase with retroactivity thereto
905 The Company or the Union may file grievances commencing at Step Two If an Arbitration Board finds that the Company or the Union has violated the Collective Agreement it shall have the power to award compensation to the Company or any employee affected by the violation
906 (a Failing settlement under the foregoing procedure such grievance may be submitted to Arbitration as hereinafter provided and if no written request for Arbitration is received which is postmarked within thirty-one (31) days after the decision under Step Two is given it shall be deemed to have been abandoned
(b) The time limits as prescribed above may be modified by mutual agreement of the parties in writing middot
907 Should the grievance involve the misinterpretation or alleged violation of the Agreement either party may be free to appeal to Arbitration from Step Twowit~in
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bull bull thirty-one (31) days from the date the decision was given at that step The party requesting Arbitration shall advise the other party in writing of its request together with a statement as to the issue to be arbitrated and shall include in its notice the name and address of its nominee to a Board of Arbitration The other shall within one (1) week of its receipt of the notice nominate its member to the Board of Arbitration and so advise the other party
If two nominees are unable to agree upon the choice of a third member to act as Chairman the Minister of Labour for the Province of Ontario shall be requested to appoint a Chairman The Board shall hear their dispute and the decision of a majority is the decision of the Arbitration Board but if there is no majority the decision of the Chairman governs and shall be final and binding upon the parties
The Board of Arbitration shall not have any jurisdiction to alter or modify any of the provisions of the Agreement nor to substitute any new provisions in lieu thereof nor to make any decisions inconsistent with the terms and provisions of this Agreement
Each of the parties hereto will bear the expenses of the nominee appointed by it and will share equally the expenses of the Chairman of the Boamiddotrd of Arbitration
908 The parties agree that an Arbitration Board shall have the power to award compensation or damages to any party who or employee who is dealt with contrary to the provisions of this Agreement
909 By mutual agreement of the parties a mutually agreed sole arbitrator may be appointed In such case the sole arbitrator shall have all of the rights and powers of a Board of Arbitration middot
91 0 No employee shall be discharged or disciplined except for just and sufficient cause Discharge or discipline grievances may be settled by confirming the Companys decision or by reinstating the discharged or suspended employee with full compensation for time lost less interim earnings if applicable or by any other arrangement which is just and equitable in the opinion of the parties or a Board of Arbitration if the matter is referred to it Any notation of a reprimand or other disciplinary action placed on an employees record shall be nullified after a period of twelve (12) months provided no other notice for the same offence was received for this twelve (12) month period
ARTICLE 10 - STRIKES AND LOCKOUTS
1001 Neither the Union nor any of its members nor any employee shall cause sanction take part in or encourage any sitdown or slowdown of work or any strike or stoppage of or curtailment of or interference with the Companys sales or any picketing of the Companys premises and the Company agrees that it will not causemiddot sanction or participate in any locking out of the employees middot
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bull bull 1002 The Union agrees that it will not interfere or permit any of the employees in the
bargaining unit to interfere with the delivery and sales of merchandise received by the Company from Company suppliers or the removal of perishable merchandise from the Companys stores
ARTICLE 11 -TEMPORARY ASSIGNMENTS
1101 An employee relieving in a higher rated position shall receive a premium of forty dollars ($4000) a week or eight dollars ($800) a day after he has completed more than one (1) working day in such classification exclusive of Sundays and Statutory Holidays in a seven (7) calendar day week Upon the completion of more than one (1) working day in the classification the above will be retroactive to the commencement of the relieving period
1102 Any employee relieving a Department Manager shall receive a premium of sixty dollars ($6000) a week or twelve dollars ($1200) a day after he has completed more than one (1) working day in that position exclusive of Sundays and Statutory holidays in a seven (7) calendar day week Upon the completion of more than one middot (1) working day in the relieving classification the above will be retroactive to the commencement of the relieving period
ARTICLE 12 -WAGES
1201 The wage rates affecting employees in the bargaining unit as set out herein shall be set forth in Appendix B of this Agreement middot
1202 An employee assigned to a position of lead hand shallmiddotreceive a lead hand premium of seventy-five (75cent) cents per hour
1203 An employee who his hired at a higher rate than the start rate is deemed to have to his credit the necessary months to justify such a rate of pay
ARTICLE 13 middotPART-TIME HELP
1301 It is agreed and recognized by both the Union and the Company that the business of the Company is subject to fluctuations according to the day of the week middotor month and time of day resulting in business peaks For this reason it is necessary to employ both regular employees (referred to as full-time employees) and part-time employees middot
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bull bull 1302 The Company agrees that part-time employees shall not be used to the extent they
replace or displace a present full-time employee from employment or prevent the hiring of a full-time employee
ARTICLE 14- BEREAVEMENT
1401 Should a bereavement occur in an employees immediate family (parent parent-Jn law spouse child brother sister grandparent brother-in-law sister-in-law son-inshylaw daughter-in-law grandchild step-parents same sex partners uncle aunt niece or nephew) the employee shall be granted such time off from work with pay as is reasonable under the circumstances up to a maximum of three (3) days
1402 If the funeral is more than two hundred forty kilometers (240) away the employee will receive an additional one (1) day with pay for attending the funeral If bereavement falls during an employees vacation he shall be able to carry over the paid time to be able to use at a later date
ARTICLE 15 middotUNION REPRESENTATION
1501 The Company agrees to recognize the appointment up to four (4) Union Stewards within a store No probationary employee may be appointed The Company also agrees to grant such stewards time off with pay as may be reasonably necessary to service any grievance or potential grievance
1502 (a) The Company agrees that whenever an interview is held with an employee that becomes part of his record regarding his work or conduct a steward will be present as a witness The employee may request that the steward leave the meeting If the steward is unavailable then the Company will ask the employee to select another employee of his choice from the bargaining unit to be present during this interview However there must not be any conclusion taken at this meeting A further meeting must be scheduled with the steward and the employee for the management to render their decision
(b) If the meeting where management is to render their decision isheld without the steward any conclusions verbal or written will be null and void except in the case where the employee requested the steward to leave
(c) Should any reprimand warning or disciplinary measure be issued in writing the employee in question shall receive a copy of such written reprimand warning or disciplinary measure within seven (7) worked days of the discovery of the alleged offence except that an extension of time may be requested in order to complete an investigation
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bull bull 1503 The Business Agent or International Representative of the Union shall be entitled
to visit a store covered by this Agreement during regular hours of work for the purpose of ensuring the terms of the Agreement are implemented provided however that the appropriate Management authority has given his consent which shall not be unreasonably withheld
1504 The Company agrees during the lifetime of this Agreement to grant time off with pay to two (2) full-time employees and one (1) part-time employee for the purpose of collective bargaining with the Company
1505 The Union agrees to forward to the Company a listing of store stewards and their store and department locations on a half-yearly basis
1506 On commencing employment an employee will be advised by the Company that a Union Agreement is in effect and will be introduced to the Union Stewards
ARTICLE 16 bull HEALTH AND SAFETY
1601 A joint Health amp Safety Committee shall be formed of at least two (2) representatives of the Company and at least two (2) employees appointed by the Union The names of the members of this Committee shall be posted on the bulletin board middot
This Committee shall meet in accordance with the Occupational Health and Safety Act or more frequently if necessary This Committee shall be set up and operated at the Companys expense
1602 The Health amp Safety Committee shall
(a) Make recommendations to the Company to promote industrial safety health and hygiene
(b) Study the monthly accident reports and make recommendations for the prevention of similar accidents middot
(c) Make recommendations concerning training and information programs
(d) Make workplace inspections in accordance to the Occupational Health and Safety Act
(e) Prepare a report of every meeting and inspection copies of which are available at all times to interested parties
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bull bull (f) The Committee may review all accident reports and the Committee will make
recommendation to the Company to prevent such accidents in the future
(g) The Company will advise the Committee of each work accidentmiddot in accordance with the Occupational Health and Safety Act
(h) The Company shall inform every employee of the risks associated with his work
(i) A thorough inspection shall be conducted by two (2) Committee members once a month and the necessary time shall be allowed
G) The Health and Safety Committee shall meet every three (3) months or more frequent if necessary
ARTICLE 17 bull STORE CARDS
1701 The Company agrees to prominently display Union Store Cards and Decals of the Union
1702 The Company agrees that the employees may wear Union buttons while on duty
ARTICLE 18 bull PERSONS OTHER THAN UNION MEMBERS
1801 The Company agrees that persons who are not members of the bargaining unitmiddot other than those listed in Article 101 (a) will not perform bargaining unit work except during the re-opening of a refurbished store
In the case of a renovation or relines there will be no restrictions for work to be perform~d by suppliers sales representatives and third party Companies
It is to be understood that at all time without any restrictions the persons who are not members of the bargaining unit as listed in Article 101 (a) can perform bargaining unit work
1802 The Company representatives (Regional Director Marketing Specialist) canmiddot perform functions related to their duties in the store middot middotmiddot
1803 No suppliersales representatives (or their representatives) shall perform any routine store work except chip suppliers bread suppliers cake suppliers magazines soft drink suppliers bulk non-food suppliers spices and dairy products If any supplier is to be added to the list of exceptions the Company and the Union agre~ to meet
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bull bull to discuss the issue The routine work includes verifying codes and removing products with expired dates from shelves
1804 In the case of sampling and demonstrations suppliers or sales representatives are allowed to manipulate products on the shelves and to distribute samples
Suppliers or sales representatives are allowed to put together displays
ARTICLE 19 middotBULLETIN BOARDS
1901 The Company agrees to extend to the Union the use of a bulletin board in each store for the posting of the following notices middot
1 Notice of election - election results - appointment of officers middot 2 Notice of meetings - time and place 3 Notice of social and recreational activities
All other notices must be approved and initialed by the Store Management before being posted on the bulletin board
ARTICLE 20- UNIFORMS
2001 The Company agrees to provide to employees working an average of twenty (20) hours or more with two (2) uniforms
The Company agrees to provide employees working an average of less than twenty hours (20) with one (1) uniform
The Company agrees to supply proper rain gear when needed
The Company agrees to supply proper gloves for employees working in frozen food or working in cooler
The Company agrees to keep a supply of winter jackets for people working in cooler
These articles shall be replaced by the Company when needed due to normal wear in the store Anyadditional articles may be purchased by the employee at cost price
Coats and aprons for the Meat Department shall be laundered by the Company
The Company shall decide what the uniform is comprised of
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bull bull ARTICLE 21- HEALTH AND WELFARE
2101 The Company agrees to pay for Health and Welfare benefits as outlinedmiddot in middot Appendix A which shall form part of this Collective Agreement
ARTICLE 22 - GENDER
2201 It is understood that the use of the masculine gender shall include the female gender middot
ARTICLE23- SAFETY SHOE OR BOOT ALLOWANCE
2301 Full-time employees who are required by the Company to wear approved safety footwear shall be paid an allowance of up to fifty-five ($5500) dollars per year upon middotpresentation of a receipt middot
ARTICLE 24 middotCASHIERS MAT
2401 The Company agrees to provide Cashiers mat and to replace them whenever necessary
ARTICLE 25 -TERMS OF AGREEMENT
2501 (a) This Agreement shall come into force and effect on October 27 2002 and shall continue to October 25 2008 and shall thereafter be automatically renewed for the period of one (1) year unless either party on written notice to the other within a period of not more than ninety (90) days before the expiry date serves notice of intent to terminate or modify the Agreement
(b) In the event either party serves notice of a desire to negotiate changes into this Agreement as above set out it is agreed that the Company and the Union without undue delay shall begin negotiations on the proposed changes
(c) Pending the results of negotiations neither party shall change the conditions existing under the Agreement unless mutually agreed by both parties
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bull bull DATED AT ()-tkwo_ THIS b DAY OF ----=-h-=E=-=b__ ___ _____ 2003
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO ERS UNION LOCAL 175
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bull bull APPENDIX A
Health and Welfare
The following benefits shall apply to all full-time employees who have successfully completed three (3) months of service or to part-time employees with 12 months service and who average 22 hours of work per week These benefits are subject to the terms and conditions of the insurance contract If there are any discrepancies between what is listed in this Agreement and the insurance contract the latter will apply The cost of these benefits shall be fully paid by the Company unless otherwise stated middot
(A) Paid Sick Leave
The Company agrees to provide to all full-time employees forty (40)hours per year for sick leave Any unused sick leave will be paid to the employees on or about January 15th of the following year Employees with less than one (1) year of service shall receive sick leave on a pro-rata basis
(B) Life Insurance
The Company provides a life insurance amount of one (1) time the employees basic annual earnings rounded up to the next multiple of $100000 For part-time employees the amount payable is $12500
(C) Accidental Death and Dismemberment Benefit
One time the employees basic annual earnings rounded up to the next multiple of $100000 For part-time employees the amount payable is $12500
(D) Short-term disability (not applicable to part-time employees)
Weekly indemnity which provides a benefit of 66 23 of an employees basic earnings to a maximum of $45000 per week commencing on the first day in the case of hospitalization or accident on the 8th calendar day of continuous total disability if sickness for a maximum period of twenty-six (26) weeks middot
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bull bull (E) Long-term Disability (not applicable to part-time employees)
Monthly indemnity which provides a benefit of 66 23 of an employees basic earnings to a maximum of $200000 per month commencing after tw~nty-six (26) weeks of continuous total disability for a maximum period of up to age 65
(F) Extended Health Care (individual coverage only for part-time employees)
Hospitalization within Canada semi-private room without deductible and Without any limit as to the number of days
Medical expenses (reimbursement) annual deductible of $25 for individual or family coverage The covered expenses are reimbursed at 80 for drugs or all other expenses The maximum amount reimbursed per covered person for expenses incurred in Canada is unlimited
Medical expenses (covered expenses) professional services of a chiropractor occupational therapist naturopath speech therapist osteopath psychologist physiotherapist or podiatrist limited to one professional visit per day up to a combined maximum of $300 per calendar year for each specialist
(G) Employee Assistance Program
Confidential and professional consultation services by licensed psychologists Assistance will be available for both personal and professional problems and will be limited to 5 visits per year
(H) Dental Plan
middot The Company shall contribute to the United Food and Commercial Workers Trusteed Plan Ontario (Dental Plan) the following cents per hour for all hours paid for all employees to a maximum of forty (40) hours per week Hours paid shall not include weekly indemnity payments The Employer agrees to sign the participation agreement and supply any other documents forms reports or information required by the Trustees of the Dental Plan The Employer shall forward all contributions together with a list of all employees covered and the number of hours paid per week for each employee in each reporting period within fifteen (15) days following the end of each of the Employers four (4) or five (5) week accounting period
Effective November 24 2002- twenty-five (25cent) cents per hour Effective November 24 2004- twenty-seven (27cent) cents per hour Effective November 24 2005- twenty-nine (29cent) cents per hour Effective November 24 2006- thirty-one (31cent) cents per hour
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bull bull (I) Pension Plan
The Company agrees to contribute to the Canadian Commercial Workers Industry Pension Plan (Pension) the following cents per hour for all hours paid for all employees to a maximum of forty (40) hours per week Hours paid shall not include weekly indemnity payments The Employer agrees to sign the participation
middot agreement and supply any other documents forms reports or information required by the Trustees of the Pension Plan The Employer shall forward together with a list of all employees covered and the number of hours paid permiddot week for each employee in each reporting period within fifteen (15) days following the end of each of the Employers four (4) or five (5) week accounting period middot
Effective November 24 2005- twenty-five (25cent) cents per hour Effective November 24 2006- thirty (30cent) cents per hourmiddot Effective November 24 2007- forty (40cent) cents per hour
(J) Doctors Certificate
The Company reserves the right to require a doctors certificate from an employee If such a certificate is required by the Company themiddot employee must be notified before hisher return The Company agrees to pay for the medical certificate
(K) Vision Plan - (not applicable to part-time employees)
The Company shall provide vision care of one hundred fifty dollars ($15000) per twenty-four (24) months
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bull bull APPENDIX B
Full-Time Employee Wage Scale
General
During the term of this Collective Agreement any new job andor classification to be covered under the terms and conditions of this Collective Agreement shall be posted The parties agree to meet within thirty (30) days to determine the appropriate rate of pay for such classification Should the parties not be able to agree such question may be submitted to Arbitration by either party Pending the decision of the Arbitrators such new classifications and rates shall be implemented
Full-time Wage Scale
ClerksCashlers
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Novmiddot 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $842 $842 $842 $842 $852 $867
6 months 900 900 900 900 900 910 925
12 months 958 958 958 958 958 968 983
18 months 1016 1016 1016 1016 1016 1026 1041
24 months 1080 1080 1080 1080 1080 1090 11
30 mpnths 1096 1096 1096 1096 1096 1106 1121
36 months 1196 1196 1196 1196 1196 1206 1221
42 months 1254 1254 1254 1254 1254 1264 1279
48 months 1343 1343 13~43 1343 1343 1353 1368
54 months 1370 1395 1420 1445 1475 1505 1535
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bull bull Receiver
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Nov 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $894 $894 $894 $894 $894 $904 $919
6 months 952 952 952 952 952 962 979
12 months 1010 1010 1010 1010 1010 1020 1035
18 months 1068 1068 1068 1068 1068 1078 1093
24 months 1131 1131 1131 1131 1131 1141 1156
30months 1148 1148 1148 1148 1148 1158 1173
36 months 1247 1247 1247 1247 1247 1257 1272
42 months 1305 1305 1305 1305 1305 13~ 15 1330
48 months 1396 1396 1396 1396 1396 1406 1421
54 months 1424 1449 1474 1499 1529 1559 1589
Meat Cutters
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Nov 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $1370 $1370 $1370 $1370 $1370 $1380 $1395
6 months 1401 1401 1401 1401 1401 1411 1426
12 months 1433 1433 1433 1433 1433 1443 1458
18 months 1464 1464 1464 1464 1464 1474 1489
24 months 1496 1496 1496 1496 1496 1506 1521
30 months 1527 1527 1527 1527 1527 1537 1552
36 months 1559 1559 1559 1559 1559 1569 1584
42 months 1591 1591 1591 1591 1591 1601 1616
48 months 1654 1654 1654 1654 1654 1564 1679
54 months 1687 1712 1737 1762 1792 1822 1852
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bull bull Assistant Department Managers
An employee who is selected by the Company to fill the role of an assistant department manager shall receive a premium of one dollar ($100) per hour For the purposes of any Statutory Holiday Pay Vacation Pay Sick Pay or Weekly Indemnity Benefit Payments to which such an employee may be entitled in a week during which he is scheduled to work as an assistant department manager hismiddot hourly rate shall be deemed to include the premium aforesaid
In his functions an assistant department manager is required to supervise the personnel in his department and also assign the workload to those employees The assistant manager is also required to support the department manager with the administrative duties and must be available to replace the manager during his absences The choice of vacation between the manager and the assistant must be mutually agreed to The schedule can be modified for the assistant manager outside the prescribed delays under article 508
If a meat wrapper is selected as the assistant meat manager the employee will be paid the meat cutters wage rate based on his seniority and will receive the assistant department premium as mentioned above (eg A meat wrapper at 18 month rate of $1060 Will get the meat cutters rate at 18 month of $1440 plus the premium) middot
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bull ARTICLE 1 - SCOPE
APPENDIX C PART-TIME EMPLOYEES
bull 101 All matters relative to part-time employees and their working conditions shall be
contained in this Appendix and Articles middot
For the purpose of this Appendix a part-time employee is an employee who is normally scheduled to work twenty-eight (28) hours or less per week middot
102 If a part-time employee works forty (40) hours per week for six (6) consecutive weeks except for replacement of absent fuiJtime employees such position shall be posted in accordance with Article 4 of the Full-time portion of this Agreement
103 The following articles and clauses of the Full-Time Agreement shall also apply to Part-Time employees
Preamble 1 2 3 403 a) b) c) e) f) 504 b) 511 8 9 10 11 13 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 24 25 Appendix A
ARTICLE 2 - SENIORITY
201 middot (a) After continuing in the employ of the Company for a period of two hundred and fifty (250) hours Employees covered by this Agreement shall be deemed to have served their probationary period and then shall be placedmiddot on the seniority list for part-time employees The Company shall have the right to discharge a probationary employee Such discharge may not be grieved by the employee andor the Union
(b) Seniority listings for part-time employees shall be posted by the Company quarter-annually The seniority date of each part-time employee shall be considered to be correct if the Union raises nomiddot objection within three (3) weeks of the date of posting of the first list on which the employees name appears
202 (a) Seniority shall begin after the employees probationary period has beenmiddot served Lay-offs and re-employment shall be based on seniority availability ability and qualifications to perform the work When a part-time employee becomes a full-time employee he will be required to serve the full~time probationary period if he has not completed is part-time probationary period and will be given a seniority credit of fifty (50) percent of his part-time seniority up to a maximum of twelve (12) months He will also receive the bull
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bull bull greater of his part-time rate or the rate which his full~time seniority credit will give him and shall proceed from that point in the full-time wage progression Such credit shall apply to seniority vacation statutory holidays and sick days If for some reason the employee reverts to part-time during lhe probationary period there will be no loss of seniority The seniority rights of an employee shall be terminated after six (6) months following a lay-off due to lack of work In the event of an opening occurring in the full-time staff employees covered under this Appendix shall receive preference for such full-time position providing they have the necessary seniority ability competence and qualifications to perform the work
b) Part-time employees are expected to attend work in accordance with their schedule of hours When unable to attend the employee must notify the Company or designate as soon as it is reasonably possible prior to the commencement of the scheduled shift of the employee giving the reason why he is unable to attend middot
203 a) The weekly schedule of hours of work shall be allotted according to seniority by department providing the senior employee(s) has the necessary ability and qualifications to perform the work and is available
In the event of hours of work becoming available within a given week beyond the schedule of hours of that given week due to approved absences sickness compensation bereavement andor unanticipated increases in business the Company will call the most senior part-time employees not scheduled that day provided the employee is available and has the qualifications to perform the available work middot middot
b) The assignment of hours as set out in 203 (a) will result in the schedule of daily hours being posted not later than Thursday at noon of the previous week The store steward will be given a copy of the schedules Employees meal periods will be based on the commencement of their shift middot
204 If a full-time employee transfers to part-time status the employee will retain his original date of hire as his part-time seniority date
205 If more than one employee has the same seniority date the affected employees will draw to determine their order of seniority provided a steward is present middot middot
ARTICLE 3 - HOURS OF WORK
For existing part-time employees the Company will meet each employee to review the employees availability the employee shall be able to amend his availability quarterly each year
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bull bull A part-time employee hired after date of ratification shall have a minimum availability to work all day Saturday and Sunday and also two (2) evenings per week
301 The regular working day shall consist of up to ten (1 0) hours for all part-time employees middot middot
302 Should an employee desire a transfer to another department andor classification he shall indicate such preference on a form supplied by the Company stating the department(s) andor classification(s) desired A copy of the form will be provided to the employee and the Union As openings become available the Company will transfer employees by store seniority subject to relevant qualifications provided the employee has had a request on file for fourteen (14) days When transferred to a higher rated classification the employee will be placed on the wage scale at the level which gives him an increase and shall proceed upwards thereafter in accordance with the time frames When transferred to a lower rated classification the employee will be placed at the level equal to his rate of pay but not higher than the top rate of the new classification
303 The Company agrees that part-time employees will get the opportunity to work up to twenty-eight (28) hours per week by seniority by department by classification
prior to new employees being hired provided the Company can cover the available hours without encountering scheduling problems middot
304 The Company will schedule the following guaranteed hours of work per week based middoton the availability of the hours and provided the employee is available and qualified to perform the work
One (1) or more years of seniority a minimum guarantee of fifteen (15) hours of scheduled work per week
three (3) or more years of seniority a minimum guarantee of eighteen (18) middot hours of scheduled work per week
Five (5) or more years of seniority a minimum guarantee of twenty (20) middot hours of scheduled work per week
Six (6) or more years of seniority a minimum guarantee of twenty-four (24) hours of scheduled work per week
Seven (7) or more year of seniority a minimum guarantee of twenty-eight middot (28) hours of scheduled work per week middot
In the event of additional hours being added following the posting of the schedule or schedule changes created by illness accident leave of absence or changes beyond the control of the Company etc the Company agrees to offer such hours
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bull bull to employees by store seniority and by department provided the senior employee bull is available and qualified Such additional or changed hours are intended to be administered in such a manner as to top up part-time employees by seniority to approximately twenty-eight (28) hours unless junior employees have not reached their guaranteed hours in which case the junior employee will have priority to such guaranteep hours middot
ARTICLE 4- STATUTORY HOLIDAYS
401 Part-time employees shall be entitled to statutory holiday pay for the following middot holidays as recognized by the Employment Standards Act
New Years Day Good Friday Victoria Day Canada Day Civic Holiday
Labour Day Thanksgiving Day Christmas Day Boxing Day
If an employee is scheduled towork on the Civic Holiday such employe~ will be paid at his regular rate of pay and will be credited with an additional floater holiday
A part-time employee covered by this Agreement shall be eligible for a floater holiday once during each contract year to be taken at a time mutually agreed upon between the Company and the employee concerned
If any of the above legal holidays are no longer deemed to be a Public Holiday as defined by the Employment Standards Act the employee working on such a day will be paid his regular rate of pay and shall be credited with a floater day to be taken at a mutually agreeable time Otherwise any employee working on a Public Holiday shall be paid at time and one-half (1 Yz) his regular rate of pay plus the statutory days pay middot middot
402 To qualify for pay for a statutory holiday the employee must have worked on hislast scheduled shift preceding and his firSt scheduled shift following_ the legal holiday unless absent dueto proven illness or accident
An employee who so qualifies shall receive legal holiday pay based on his average number of daily hours worked (exclusive of daily overtime) during the four ( 4) weeks
middot immediately preceding the week during which the legal holiday occurs times his standard rate of pay middot
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bull bull ARTICLE 5 -VACATIONS
501 Employees with less than five (5) years seniority as of May 1st of the current year shall receive four (4) percent of their earnings as vacation pay Employees with five (5) or more years service as of May 1st of the current year shall receive six (6) percent of their earnings as vacation pay Employees with eight (8) or more years service as of May 1st of the current year shall receive eight (8) percent of their earnings as vacation pay Employees with seventeen (17) or more years service as of May 1st of the current year shall receive ten (10) percent of their earnings as vacation pay middot middot
502 The Company may grant a leave of absence without pay up to a maximum of four (4) weeks duration to an employee for vacation purposes Such request and permission shall be made in writing It is entirely the Companys choice to allow such a leave of absence without pay If an employee is refused such a request he may not submit a grievance or proceed to arbitration regarding this refusal
503 Part-time employees will choose their vacations after full-time employees have made their choices The preference of vacations will always be given to the partshytime employees having the most seniority Part-time employees will be required to submit their vacation intentions by April1 st of each year
ARTICLE 6- BEREAVEMENT
601 Provided the part-time employee was scheduled to work
The Company agrees to grant employees the necessary time off up to three 3) days with pay at the time of death of the following relatives
Father mother brother sister spouse child step-child mother-in-law father-inshylaw brother-in-law sister-in-law son-in-law daughter-in-law grandparents grandchild step-parents same sex partners uncle aunt niece nephew
602 If the funeral is more than two hundred forty kilometers (240) away the employee will receive an additional one 1) day with pay for attending the fune~al If bereavement falls during an employees vacation he shall be able to carry over the paid time to be able to use at a later date
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bull bull ARTICLE 7 -REST PERIODS
701 Employees covered by this Appendix shall be entitled to one (1) fifteen (15) minute paid rest for each four ( 4) hour period worked Whenever possible each rest period
shall occur at approximately themiddot mid-point of each four (4) hourmiddot period~ No employee who is scheduled for more than four (4) hours but not exceeding six (6) hours shall be required to take their break sooner than two (2) hours into their shift whenever possible
702 middotWhere an employee is working a daily shift of more than six (6) hours he shall have one (1) hour (or a half) hour by mutual consent) off for lunch and one-half() hour for supper if applicable middot
ARTICLE 8 -WAGES
801 A part-time employee shall be pald time and one-half 1 ) for all hours worked over ten 1 0) hours per day or over forty (40) hours per week middot
802 Part-time employees who work on the night crew shall receive a shift premium of ninety-five (95cent) cents per hour for the hours worked on the night shift For the purposes of any Statutory Holiday Pay Vacation Pay or Weekly Indemnity Benefits (where applicable) to which such an employee may be entitled in a week during which he is scheduled to work on a night crew his hourly rate shall be deemed to include the premium aforesaid middot
803 An employee assigned to a position of lead hand shall receive a lead hand premium
of seventy-five (75cent) cents per hour
804 The wage rates affecting employees in the bargaining unit as set out herein shall be set forth in Appendix D of this Agreement
805 An employee who is hired at a higher rate of pay than the start rate is deemed to have to his credit the required hours to justify such a rate of pay
ARTICLE 9 -SAFETY SHOE OR BOOT ALLOWANCE
901 Part-time employees who are required by the Company to wear approved safety footwear shall be paid an allowance of up to forty dollars ($4000) per year upon presentation of a receipt middot
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bull bull ARTICLE 10 middotFULL-TIME REPLACEMENT
1001 Part-time employees replacing full-time employees shall receive the start rate of the full-time classification or whatever level on the scale that would provide him an
increase
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bull APPENDIX D
Part-time Employee Wage Scale
bull Notwithstanding the wage progressions for part-time employees where there is an increase in the Ontario minimum wage rate it shall become the new start rate and those employees so affected shall remain at such rate of pay until their months with the Company would permit them an increase in their rate of pay in accordance with the wage grid
ClerksCashlers
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Nov 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $721 $721 $721 $721 $721 $731 $746
middot 6 months 738 738 738 738 738 748 763
12 months 769 769 769 769 769 779 794
18 months 800 800 800 800 800 810 825
24 months 832 832 832 832 832 842 857
30 months 864 864 864 864 864 874 889
36 months middot 895 895 895 895 895 905 920
42 months 937 937 937 937 937 947 962
48 months 1010 1010 1010 1010 1010 1020 1035
54 months 1 1045 middot1070 1095 1125 1155 1185
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bull bull Service Clerks
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Novmiddotmiddot 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $675 $675 $675 middot $675 $675 $685 $700
6 months 698 698 698 698 698 708 723
12 months 721 721 721 721 721 731 746
18 months 736 736 736 736 736 746 761
24 months 753 753 753 753 753 763 7~78
30 months 795 795 795 795 795 805 820
36 months 811 836 861 886 916 946 976
Meat Cutters
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Nov 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $1238 $1238 $1238 $1238 $1238 $1248 $1263
6 months 1317 1317 1317 1317 1317 1327 1342
12 months 1397 1397 1397 1397 1397 1407 bull 1422
18 months 1425 1450 f475 1500 1530 1560 1590
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bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob As Loeb City View
AND
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UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE PRINTING OF COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT
The Company agrees to pay one thousand five hundred dollars ($1 50000) towards the cost of printing the Collective Agreement into booklet form middot
~ DATED AT 0plusmnaulh ONTARIO this 5 day of --=-H-=e6__ __ 20ol
UNITEDFOODANDCOMMERC~L LOEB CANADA INC WOR RS UNION LOCAL 175
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bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob As Loeb City View
AND
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UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE SUNDAY AND STATUTORY HOLIDAYS
In the event that Sunday is legislated to become a regular work day both parties agree that Article 503 b c d of the Collective Agreement will be deleted and that those hours wiJI be part of the regular work week Both parties agree to meet in order to determine the distribution of these Sunday hours
In the event that stores are allowed to legally open on a statutory holiday without premium pay then the parties agree to meet to amend the Collective Agreement by mutual agreement
3 DATED AT o-HctuKL- ONTARIO this 5 day of_~he-=b~-- 2002
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WOR RS UNION LOCAL 175
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bull bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
ANDmiddot
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE TIME LIMITS
In view of recent changes to the Ontario Labour Relations Act and resulting decisions therefrom and in view ofthe parties history of amiable Labour Relations the parties agree to the following
That neither party shall raise or proceed with a timeliness issue argument regarding filing for arbitration without first giving the other party written prior notice of its intent to do so
Should either party serve such notice on the other party the parties further agree that the final time frame in the Collective Agreement respecting filing for arbitration shall then be triggered
The parties further agree that any Board of Arbitration or single arbitrator shall have full jurisdiction to adjudicate the matter respecting timeliness in light of this agreement andmiddot shall not be restricted by the Ontario Labour Relations Act in so doing
DATED AT Q-t-CUJ)O_ ONTARIO this 5_ day of ~e6
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORK RS UNION LOCAL 175
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LOEB CANADA INC
bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
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UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE NIGHT CREW GROUP 1
The Company agrees that the following full-time night crew employees are classified as Group 1 middot
middot Brian Taylor Brian Lewis Rick Tombs
The Company agrees that should a Group 1 day job come open and an existing Group 1 night crew employee apply and is successful in getting the job he would maintain his Group 1 status
DATED AT 61-cuuo-- ONTARIO this~ dayof F~b
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WOR ERS UNION LOCAL 175
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LOEB CANADA INC
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LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
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UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175NEW LETTER
RE FULL-TIME GROUP 2 TEN (10) HOUR SHIFTS
The Company and the Union agree that should the Company wish to introduce ten 1 0) hour shifts the employees affected will be entitled to an additional fifteen 15) minute break to be taken within the last two 2) hours of work
DATED AT 6-ttcuvo- ONTARIO this _fi__ day of Feb 2003
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO ERS UNION LOCAL 175
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bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
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UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE GROUP 1 amp 2 DISTRIBUTION
In an effort to maintain full-time positions and create additional full-time positions the parties have agreed to the following
a) The following
Gary Pritchard Maria Romano Robert Chenier Brian Taylor Paul Berrea Allan Cuddihey Bruce Harding Rick Tombs Brian Lewis
are existing full-time employees as date of ratification and will be classified as Group 1 employees middot
b) The Company agrees that forty-five percent (45) of all regular bargaining unit hours per week will be designated as full-time hours Both parties agreemiddot to have fifty percent (50) of full-time employees in Group 1 and fifty percent (50) in Group 2 This ratio will be achieved through attrition In other words as a Group 1 position becomes vacant it will be replaces by a Group 2 position until fifty-fifty percent (50-50) ratio is achieved Once this ratio is achieved if a Group 1 position becomes vacant it would be filled by a Group 2 employee as per the terms and conditions of the Collective Agreement and a new Group 2 position would be posted
c) The Company recognizes the Receiver Assist Meat Manager and Assistant Produce Manager positions as a Group 1 position Should the Company introduce an additional Receiver position in the unit that position would be considered as a Group 2 position middot
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bull bull d) In the case of a lay-off of a full-time position if a Group 1 employee is laid
off he will have the following options
full lay-off with recall rights accepting part-time hours while maintaining recall rights if feasible he will be offered a Group 2 full-time position and maintain his recall rights to a Group 1 status for the duration of the recall period middot
e) The creation of Assistant Department Managers will be at the Companys sole discretion and may be classified as Group 2 positions
The parties agree to review at store level on a quarterly basis the level of bargaining unit hours and the number of full-time positions as it relates to Group middot1 and Group 2
DATED AT Dttau~ ONTARIO this~ day of l=t=b
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
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LOEB CANADA INC
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bull bull RE Group 2 Positions - Highlights
Full-time - forty (40) hours a week maximum five (5) shifts a week - minimum four (4) hours a shift - maximum of ten (10) hours per shift - Saturday and Sunday shifts part of work week - Sunday premium applies
- two (2) consecutive days off every other week - Evenings - may be scheduled up to three (3) evenings a week
Meat Produce and Bakery Department employees may be scheduled from 500 am and would receive night crew premium for time worked from 500 am to 600 am
Night Crew Maybe scheduled between 900pm and 900am - Night crew premium would apply from Sunday to Saturday - would be scheduled consecutive nights
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bull bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
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UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE SUNDAY WORK GROUP 2
Sunday work shall be part of the work week for all full-time employees in Group 2 It will be clearly indicated to the concerned employee upon hiring andor promotion If at anytime a Group 2 employee or an employee hired before September 41
h 2001 and promoted to a Group 2 position after September 41
h 2001 advises the Company that he is no longer available to work on Sundays then this employee will be returned to a part-time status with middot the conditions of a part-time employee and the Company will post a new Group 2 full-time position The employee returned to his prior position will not have recourse to the grievance procedure as outlined in the Collective Agreement
DATED AT o-tt~ ONTARIO this__amp__ day of _ _Fi-=Eb=---bull 2003
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO RS UNION LOCAL 175
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bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
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UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE CARY PRITCHARD ASSISTANT MEAt MANAGER
Upon ratification Cary Pritchard will move to the Meat Cutter scale at the thirty-six (36) month rate and continue to progress from there on He shall also receive a premium of one dollar ($100) per hour as per the Assistan~ Department Manager premium
DATED AT Otcuvo ONTARIO this 5 day of Feb
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
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LOEB CANADA INC
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BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INCmiddot cob as Loeb City View
AND
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UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE SYLVANA FLORES DELl CLERK
The parties agree that Sylvana Flores is on a leave of absence The parties agree that she
will continue to accumulate seniority while on the leave of absence Should Sylvana Flores return to work at Loeb City View prior to January 5 2003 she will maintain her seniority As of January 5 2003 she would have no seniority in the Bargaining Unit
DATED AT Qmiddotttcl)AlO_ ONTARIO this _5_ day of Feb 20CB
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO RS UNION LOCAL 175
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bull bull LETTER OF-AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC bull cob as Loeb City View
AND
UNIrED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE RED CIRCLED FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES
The Company agrees that the following employees will be considered middot red-circled employees
Maria Romano Robert Chenier Brian Taylor
Effective December 1 2002 they will receive a lump sum payment of seven hundred andmiddot fifty dollars ($75000) middot
Effective November 30 2003 they will receive a lump sum payment of seven hundred and fifty dollars ($75000)
Effective November 28 2004 they will receive a lump sum payment of seven hundred and fifty dollars ($75000) middot
Effective November 27 2005 they will receive a lump sum payment of four hundred dollars ($40000) and a wage increase of twelve cents (12cent) on their rate of pay bringing them to the end rate of the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of thirty cents (30cent) and thirty cents (30cent )
Should the employees want to have their lump sum payment directed to an RRSP they must provide the Store Director with the TD2 no later than the first week of November each yearmiddot
DATED AT 00a vJ6_ ONTARIO this_5_ day of middot Eeb 20~
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO RS UNION CAL 175
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bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
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UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE RED-CIRCLED PART-TIME EMPLOYEES
Maria Arella Jimmy Wong Mandy Wong Maria Semler Brenda Laverty Yvonne Gagnon Sandra Gray Beverly MacDonald middot middot
During the term of the Collective Agreement the red-circled ~mployees shall be brought in line with the established wage scales in the negotiated Collective Agreement
Re Maria Arella Jimmy Wong Mandy Wong Maria Semler Brenda Laverty middot bull
Effective December 1 2002 they will receive a lump sum payment of fifteen cents 15cent) per hour worked averaged over the last six 6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks and a wage increase of fifteen cents 15cent) on their rate of pay bringing them to the end rate of middot the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of twentyshyfive cents (25cent) twenty-five cents (25cent) thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents middot (30cent)
Re Yvonne Gagnon Sandra Gray
Effective December 1 2002 they will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 30 2003 they will receive a lump sum payment often cents (10cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six 6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks and a middot wage increase of twenty cents (20cent) on their rate of pay bringing them to the end rate of the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of twenty- five cents 25cent) thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents_(30cent) thirty cents (30cent)
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bull bull Re Beverly MacDonald
Effective December 1 2002 she will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 30 2003 she will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 28 2004 she will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 26 2005 she will receive a lump sum payment of fifteen cents (15cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks and a wage increase of twelve cents ( 12cent) on her rate of pay bringing her to the end rate of the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents (30cent) middot
Should the employees want to have their lump sum payment directed to an RRSP they must provide the Store Director with the TD2 no later than the first week of November of each year
DATED AT 0~ ONTARIO this~ day of Feb
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WO ERS UNION OCAL 175
January 21 2003 cep 571-0
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ARTICLE PAGE Appendix A- Health and Welfare 23 Appendix B- Full-time Employee Wage Scale ~ 26
Appendix C - Part-time Employees 29 1 Scope 29
2 Seniority 29 3 Hours of Work middot middot 30
4 Statutory Holidays 32
5 Vacations middot 33 6 Bereavement middot middot 33 7 Rest Period ~ middot 33 8 Wages middot middot 34 9 Safety Shoe or Boot Allowance 34
middot 10 Full-time Replacement 35 Appendix D - Part-time Employee Wage Scale 36 Letter of Agreement - re Printing of Collective Agreement bull 38 Letter of Agreement - re Sunday and Statutory Holidays middot 39 Letter of Agreement - re Time Limits 40 Letter of Agreement - re Night Crew Group 1 41 Letter of Agreement- re Full-time Group 2 Ten (10) Hour Shifts middot 42 Letter of Agreement- re Group 1 amp 2 Distribution 43 Letter of Agreement - re Sunday Work Group 2 middot 46 Letter of Agreement- re Cary Pritchard Assistant Meat Manager 47 Letter of Agreement - re Sylvana Flores Deli Clerk 48 Letter of Agreement - re Red-Circled Full-time Employees middot 49 Letter of Agreement- re Red-Circled Part-time Employees 50
REGIONAL OFFICE
UF CW LOCAL 175 20 HAMILTON AVENUE NORTH
OTTAWA ONTARIO K1Y 186
TELEPHONE 1-613-725-2154 or 1-800-267-5295
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PURPOSE
The purpose of this Agreement is to provide and maintain satisfactory working conditions to provide an amicable method of settling differences and to promote efficiency and service
NO DISCRIMINATION
Both parties agree that
middot All employees are entitled in complete equality to the recognition and exercise of all rights and privileges of the Collective Agreement without drstinction exclusion or preference based on race colour sex age marital status religion political convictions language ethnic national origin or sexual orientation
The Employer and the Union agree that everyone has the right to work in an environment free of all sexual harassment
The parties agree that if such a situation exists a meeting will be held within the shortest possible time limits
No Harassment - The parties agree that harassment will not be tolerated in the workplace Harassment is defined as any unwelcome action by anyperson(s) in particular by management or a co-worker whether verbal or physical on a single or repetitive basis which humiliates insults o~ degrades
ARTICLE 1 -SCOPE
101 (a) The Company recognizes the Union as the exclusive bargaining agent of all employees of Loeb Canada Inc at 1512 Merivale Road in the City of Ottawa save and except Store Director Assistant Director Department Managers Night Crew Manager office employees and management trainees
(b) A full-time employee covered by this Agreement shall be an employee who is normally scheduled to work more than twenty-eight (28) hours per week
(c) A part-time employee covered by Appendix C of this Agreement shall be an employee who is normally scheduled to work twenty-eight (28) hours or less per week The conditions of work for part-time employees shall be governed by Appendix C of this Agreement
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bullbull bull bull ARTICLE 2 - UNION SECURITY
201 (a) It is agreed that all employees covered by this Agreement shall become and remain members of themiddot Union in good standing as a condition ofmiddot employment
(b) New employees shall make application for membership in the Union at the time oftheir hiring and shall become and remain memoers of the Union in good standing as a condition of employment The Employer agrees that it will inform all new employees prior to or at the time of hiring of the Union security provisions of the Agreement
202 The Company shall during the term of the Collective Agreement as a condition of employment deduct from members of the bargaining unit the regular weekly Union dues initiation fees andor assessments and such monies shall be remitted to the Union prior to the 15th day of the month following the month in which such deduction is made The Company shall notify the Union of new full-time employees classifications and rates of pay in addition to terminations on a monthly basis Deduction statements shall be documented by location containing the full name of the employee and his starting date
The Company agrees to record the annual Union Dues Deductions middotfor each employee on his T 4 form
203 In the event that such weekly dues initiation fees andor assessments are changed during the term of the Agreement such changes must be given to the Company by notice properly authorized by Union officials and shall become effective within one (1) month from the date the notice is received The dues and initiation report will be provided in the form of e-mail (remitUFCW175com) or on computer diskette as well as a hard copy of the dues report being attached to the remittance cheque
204 Paragraph 202 above is subject to the provisions that the Company its agents andor employees acting on behalf of the Company shall in no way be responsible for any errors or omissions arising from the collection of and accounting of such dues andor the custody of same
The Union shall indemnify and save harmless the Company its agents andor employees acting on behalf of the Company from any and all claims demands actions or causes of l action arising out of or in any way middotconnected with the collection or attempted collection custody of andor accounting of suchmiddot dues
205 middot New employees shall be documented and documents forwarded to Union Head Office within two (2) weeks of hiring
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206 The Company is to supply the Union Office with a list of all employees on a quarterly basis with the following information
-full name -social insurance number -address - telephone number
The list of employees is to be in alphabetical order
ARTICLE 3- MANAGEMENT RIGHTS
301 The Union recognizes the right of the Company to operate and manage its business in accordance with its commitments and responsibilities The Union further recognizes the function of the Company to hire demote promote transfer or Jay off employees and to suspend discipline or discharge employees for proper and sufficient cause to decide on staffing requirements subjeCt to the terms and conditions contained elsewhere in the Agreement The Company may from time to time formulate reasonable rules and regulations to be observed by the employees and subject at all times to the grievance and arbitration provisions as set forth
302 The Company reserves the right to create any new position andor classification Should the parties fail to reach a satisfactory agreement concerning the wage rate for the new position andor classification the Company shall apply the decision they deem necessary and the matter may be submitted to arbitration as outlined in middot Article 9 of this Agreement middot
ARTICLE 4- SENIORITY
401 (a) Regular full-time employees shall not attain seniority until they have completed a probationary period with the Company Such probationary period shall be forty-five (45) days worked and may be extended through mutual agreement between the parties However should a probationary employee complete such service his seniority will date back to the commencement of his continuous full-time employment The Company shallmiddot have the right to discharge a probationary employee Such discharge may not be grieved by the employee andor the Union
(b) Seniority listings for full-time employees shall be posted by the Company quarter-annually The seniority date for each full-time employee shall be considered to be correct if the Union raises no objection within three (3)
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(c) Persons working outside the bargaining unit returning to the bargaining unit shall return to a position no higher than their former position in the bargaining unit unless it is due to circumstances beyond hisher control middot
(d) A person who has never been in the bargaining unit shall not enter the bargaining unit unless bargaining unit employees who are on layoff and who middot have recall rights have declined their right for recall
(e) It is understood between the Company and the Union that bargaining unit seniority for those persons referred to in paragraph (d) herein shall commence as of the date of their entry into the bargaining unit middot
(f) Anyone promoted to a management position subsequent to the date of ratification of this Agreement will continue to accumulate bargaining unit seniority for six (6) months following his promotion after which time he shall have no bargaining unit seniority Resulting vacancies will be posted within five (5) days of the promotion in accordance with Article 403 (b) (i) of this Agreement If an employee is replacing temporarily in a management position the employee will continue to accumulate bargaining unit seniority ~or the complete period of the assignment without any restrictions
402 (a) middotSeniority is the principle of granting preference to employees for promotions demotions transfers layoffs recalls and vacations Seniority ability and competence will be considered in promotions and where middot ability middotand competence is equal seniority shall govern In layoffs and recalls seniority shall govern provided the employee has the ability and competence to perform the work required The Company undertakes that its decisions concerning ability and competence of employees are neither arbitrary nor unfair
(b) (i) When a vacancy in a position which is likely to remain open for over thirty (30) days (or such longer period as the parties may mutually agree) notice of such vacancy shall be posted wherever possible within five (5) working days of the vacancy arising and shall remain posted for five (5) working days on the bulletin board(s) provided for on the premises for that purpose The Company shall provide themiddot Union with a copy of such vacancy posting It is also the Companys decision if the vacancy will be filled or not
(ii) Employees may apply within the five (5) working days for such job on the necessary form provided by the Company
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bull bull (iii) The Company shall have five (5) working days after the expiration of
the posting to select the successful applicant and another five (5) working days to post on the same bulletin board(s) the name and length of service of themiddot successful applicant The Company may request extensions of these five (5) working day periods and the Union agrees not to unreasonably refuse such request If no applications are made the Company shall then be free to choose an employee from outside the bargaining unit The Company shallmiddot provide the Union with a list of successful applicant(s)
(iv) Where the senior employee is not chosen the Company will inform the Steward before announcing the name of the successful applicant Any employee who applies for the job and was not chosen may within five (5) working days after the successful applicant has been declared lodge a grievance in accordance with the Grievance Procedure
(c) The Company agrees to provide a reasonable familiarization period of four (4) weeks to the successful applicant
403 Seniority and the employment shall be considered terminated ifanmiddotemployee middot
(a) voluntarily leaves the employment of the Employer
(b) is discharged for cause
(c) is absent from work for more than three (3) working days without prior notification to the Company unless the failure to notify the Company is for reasonable cause beyond the control of the employee
(d) is absent from work due to sickness or disability for more than three (3) days and fails upon return to work to produce a certificate from a medical practitioner verifying such absence to the Companys satisfaction if a certificate is requested such requests shall be made prior to the employees return to work)
(e) fails to return to work after a recall from lay-off within seven 7) days after the delivery of notice of recall
f) fails to return to work upon the conclusion of a leave of absence unless his failure to return is for reasonable cause
(g) fails to take a medical examination by a qualified medical practitioner when requested by the Employer middot
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bull bull h) is not recalled to work when laid off due to lack of work his name shall be
retained on the seniority list for a period of time equal to his seniority at date of layoff up to a maximum of twelve 12) months
404 If more than one employee has the same seniority date the affected employees will draw to determine the order of their seniority provided a steward is present
ARTICLE 5 bull HOURS OF WORK AND OVERTIME
501 a)
b)
c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
The normal work week for full-time Group 1 employees shall consist of forty 40) hours - five 5) days of eight 8) hours from Monday to Saturday For full-time Group 2 employees the normal work week shall consist offorty 40) hours- five (5) days from Sunday to Saturday with a maximum of ten (10) hours per day and a minimum of four (4) hours per day
Overtime will be payable at the rate of time and one-half 1 Yz) for all hours worked in excess of the normal daily schedule or on a scheduled day off
Any employee scheduled to commence work prior to 600am shall receive the night shift premium for all hours worked prior to 600 am
Employees not scheduled to be engaged for night shopping will not be scheduled to work later than 600pm except by mutual agreement between the employee and the Company middot
Those employees scheduled to cover night shopping will not be scheduled to work beyond sixty (60) minutes after store closing time However the Company will endeavor to minimize the scheduling to thirty (30) minutes after closing if possible middot
Scheduled overtime will be offered by seniority within each classification within each department provided the employee is available and has the ability to perform the work Such overtime will be offered to full time employees first and then part-time employees In the event of lJnscheduled overtime it will be offered by seniority within each department and classification to employees at work Such overtime will be offered to full time employees first and then part time employees In both overtime situations if there are insufficient volunteers the overtime will b~ assigned in reverse order of seniority commencing with part time employees middot
502 Employees are expected to attend work regularly When unable to attend the Company or designate must be notified as soon as it is reasonably possible prior to the commencement of the scheduled shift of the employee giving the reason
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bull bull why the employee is unable to attend when he expects to return to work and how the Company or designate can call him relative to his absence
503 Employees will have their schedule for the following week posted by Thursday at noon on the bulletin board ofthe Company Employees shall be given two (2)days notice of change in their regular working schedule prior to such change being implemented except in the case of sickness accident bereavement fire or flood in their particular area A copy of the schedule shall be given to the Union Steward~
504 (a) Overtime will be payable at the rate of time and one-half (1 ) for all hours worked in excess of the normal daily schedule or on a scheduled day off
(b) Work performed on Sunday for customer shopping shall be voluntary for Group 1 employees and in addition to the regular work week For Group 2 employees (see Letter of Agreement) Sunday shall be part of the work week Employees shall be paid their regular hourly rate of pay plus one dollar and sixty cents ($160) premium for all hours worked on Sunday middot
For purpose of clarity work performed for customer shopping includes hours worked up to three (3) hours prior to store opening and one half () hour after store closing
An employee who works on Sunday when the store is not open for customer shopping due to renovations shall receive his hourly rate ofmiddot pay plus the Sunday premium middot
This premium shall not apply to regularly scheduled night shift work on middot Sunday
For Group 1 employees it is understood the hours worked in excess of forty ( 40) hours per week as a result of Sunday work shall not be paid at time and one half (1 ) in accordance with full-time Article 501 (b)
For part-time employees it is understood the hours worked in excess offorty ( 40) hours per week as a result of Sunday work shall not be paid at time and one half (1) in accordance with Article 702 of Appendix A
(c) The Company agrees that when full-time employees are scheduled to work on Sundays such hours are to be given to Group 2 employees first and thenmiddot
distributed equitably among Group 1 full-time employees who volunteer to work Similarly when part-time employees are scheduled the same distribution method will be implemented amongst part-time employees
(d) Work performed over eight (8) hours on Sunday will be paid at the rate of double time (2x) over eight (8) hours
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505 (a) During each work day employees shall be granted two (2) rest periods with pay of fifteen (15) minutes duration each Whenever possible rest periods shall not be allocated within one (1) hour of starting or quitting time or within one (1) hour of each other
(b) The Company shall also schedule a meal period of up to one (1) hour which may be reduced to one half() hour by mutual agreement between the employee and Employer which shall not count as time worked as near the midpoint of each shift as is practicable with store operations Preference shall be given to employees as to the time of their meal periods based on the commencement of their shift No employee shall work more than five (5) hours without getting a meal period of one half () hour
506 The Company undertakes that no employees shall be requested to work a split-shift unless mutually agreed to between the Company and the employee
507 (a) No employee shall be scheduled to work more than one (1) evening in any work week during evening shopping hours (600 pm - 1000 pm) when the store is open three (3) evenings or less
Group 1 -When the store is open in excess of three (3) evenings per week employees will not be scheduled to work on more than two 2) evenings No employee will be scheduled to work two (2) consecutive evenings
Group 2 - Employees will not be scheduled to work on more than three (3) evenings
(b) Employees will not be designated to work more than one (1) Saturday night in four (4) for customer shopping convenience except in an emergency
508 (a) Should an employee report for work on a regular scheduled basis and there middot is no work available he shall be paid a minimum of four (4) hours pay at his regular rate
(b) Any employee called back to work after the completion of his shift will receive one and one-half (1) times his standard rate of pay for such hours and shall be guaranteed a minimum of three (3) hours pay at the premium rate
(c) Any employee called in to work on a day for which he is not scheduled on a Sunday or a Statutory Holiday shall receive the applicable premium rate of pay for such hours and shall be guaranteed a minimum offour (4) hours pay at the premium rate
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bull bull 509 Night crew operations
Regular employees shall have five (5) working days notice of transfer to the night crew prior to such transfer being implemented except in the case of sickness
accident or bereavement middot middot
The following rules shall apply to all night crew operations
(a) An employee who works on a Night Crew shall receive a shift premium of ninety-five cents (95cent) per hour for the hours worked on the night shift For the purposes of any Statutory Holiday Pay Vacation Pay Sick Pay or Weekly Indemnity Benefits to which such an employee may be entitled in a week during which he is scheduled to work on a night crew his hourly rate shall be deemed to include the premium aforesaid
(b) The night shift shall commence not earlier than 1000 pm and shall conclude not later than 900am All night shifts shall include a one-half() hour unpaid meal period
(c) For Group 1 employees night shifts will be scheduled on consecutive nights either Monday to Friday or Tuesday to Saturday whenever possible For Group 2 employees night shifts will be scheduled on consecutive nights from Sunday to Saturday If the Company finds it necessary to schedule nonshyconsecutive nights a meeting will be arranged in advance with the Union to discuss the matter In the event non-consecutive nights are necessary the junior employee(s) will be so assigned For Group 1 employees the Saturday night into Sunday morning night shift this shift shall remain voluntary and be entitled to the Sunday premium
(d) If a night shift employee wishes to work days instead of nights he will give the Company notice on a form supplied by the Company Fourteen (14) days from the notice he shall be entitled to receive any full week day schedules before a part time employee would be given same He shall also be given first consideration by seniority for a permanent day opening provided he has the ability to perform the normal requirements of the job
(e) bull It is understood that no employee shall be required to work alone on the night shift In the event that a night shift employee reports for work and no one is available to work with him he shall immediately contact Store Management at a phone number provided by the Company for instructions
510 For a full-time employee who desires two (2) consecutive days off he shall be scheduled two (2) consecutive days off (normally Saturday and Sunday or Sunday and Monday) per four (4) week operating period as long as the Company can maintain a sufficient workforce for the proper operation of the business For Group
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bull bull 2 employees the Company agrees that all full-time employees who desire two (2) consecutive days off will be given two (2) consecutive days off every second week
511 There shall be no duplication of the above premium and overtime rates
ARTICLE 6- STATUTORY HOLIDAYS
601 The following holidays shall be recognized as legal holidays
New Years Day Good Friday Victoria Day Canada Day Civic Day
Labour Day Thanksgiving Day Christmas Day Boxing Day
The Company shall pay an employee for such holidays eight (8) hours pay at the employees regular rate of pay
middotIf an employee is scheduled to work on the Civic Holiday such employee will be paid at his regular rate of pay and will be credited with an additional floater holiday
A full-time employee covered by this Agreement shall be eligible for a floater holiday once during each contract year to be taken at a time mutually agreed upon between middot the Company and the employee concerned
602 When a holiday as listed above is observed in any week employees will work a four (4) day week and shall receive five (5) days pay at the standard rate of pay
middotAn employee who works a fifth day in a week during which a holiday as listed above is observed shall receive one and one half (1 ) times his regular hourly rate for all hours so worked on the fifth day
603 When two (2) holidays as listed are observed in any week employees will work a three (3) day week and shall receive five (5) days pay at the standard rate An employee who works on a fourth or fifth day in a week during which two (2) holidays as listed are observed shall receive one and one half (1 ) times his regular hourly rate for all hours so worked on the fourth and fifth day
604 To qualify for pay the employee must work his last scheduled working day preceding the holiday and his first scheduled working after the holiday unless he has secured permission from his Employer or his designate to be absent on one of the qualifying days Employees who are off on compensation accident or illness
middot shall receive legal holiday pay if they have worked within fifteen (15) daysmiddot of the middot holiday They shall receive the difference between the legal holiday pay and whatmiddot
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bull bull they otherwise receive from the Insurance Employer andor Workers Compensation Should a legal holidayoccurwithin an employees leave of absence he shall not be paid for such a legal holiday
605 An employee required to work on any of the aforementioned holidays shall receive one and one half (1 ) times his regular hourly rate for all hours worked and shall in addition receive five (5) days for working a four (4) day week as outlined in paragraph 602 middot
ARTICLE 7 bull VACATIONS
701 (a) Employees who have been employed by the Employer for less than one (1) year at May 1 shall be granted vacation with pay offour (4) percent oftheir total earnings in accordance with the ESA
(b) Employees with one (1) years service but less than five (5) years service with the Company on May 1st of each year shall be granted two (2) weeks vacation with pay
(c) Employees with five (5 years service but less than eight (8) years service with the Company on May 1st of each year shall be granted three (3) weeks vacation with pay
(d) Employees with eight (8) years service or more on May 1st of each year shall be granted four (4) weeks vacation with pay
(e) Employees with seventeen (17) years service or more on May 1st of each year shall be granted five 5) weeks vacation with pay
For clarity the vacation accrual period and entitlement period is from May 1st to April 30th middot
702 Vacations shall be granted by department in accordance with seniority and must be taken within the calendar year unless otherwise mutually agreed Full-time employees wishing to take vacation during the winter months should be allowed to do so with the exception of the period from December 15 to the end of the first full week in January middot
To the extent that it is practicable the Employer will grant vacations in one continuous period Employees entitled to three (3) or more vacation weeks and who wish to take them in one continuous period should be prepared to conclude them prior to June 15th or commence them subsequent to September 15th middot middot
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bull bull 703 The completed vacation schedule shall be posted on May 1 of each year The
Employer agrees that they will not change the vacation period of any employee unless unforseen circumstances arise However the Employer must be able to maintain a sufficient workforce throughout the year Any employee who has not submitted their vacation plan by April 15 will only be permitted to book vacation at a time that will not interfere with another employees vacation
704 Upon termination of employment employees shall be paid vacation with pay as follows
Any employee with seniority whose employment is terminated for any reason and who has not completed his full vacation year shall receive vacation pay in accordance with subsections a)b) c) d) and e) of Article 701 for the total earnings
middot sinc~the preceding May 1 or since his entry in the employ of the Company based on 4 6 8 10 as may be applicable in accordance with the employees accumulated service
ARTICLE 8- LEAVE OF ABSENCE
801 The Company may grant leave of absence without pay to any employee for legitimate reasons The granting or refusal of all such leaves of absence shall be
middot at the discretion of the Company and shall be made in writing to the employee concerned Such permission and request are to be in writing on the standard leave of absence request form two (2) months in advance except in any emergency When the leave of absence is granted there shall be no loss of seniority However Company benefits provided to employees will be discontinued during the leave Seniority shall still accumulate for a six month period and then seniority shall be maintained but not accumulate Any leave of absence granted in conjunction with the employees vacation will be deemed to follow his vacation period
802 (a) An employee may be granted a leave of absence without pay for pregnancyparental leave in accordance with the Employment Standards Act as amended
(b) The Company may grant a leave of absence without pay for the purpose of legal adoptions The Adoption Agencys requirement will be considered in determining the duration of such leave
(c) Notwithstanding 802 (a) and (b) the Employment Standards Act of Ontario shall govern maternity paternity family and adoption leaves
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bull bull 803 Should an employee be appointed to a full-time position with the Union he may
apply for a leave of absence for a three (3) month period During the period of time he is on this leave his seniority shall continue with the Company and his leave of absence may be renewed for three (3) terms of three (3) months each
804 (a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
An employee who is required to serve on a jury shall be compensated for days actually spent on jury duty when he would otherwise have been at work to a maximum of ten (10) working days middot
The employee shall receive the difference between his jury fees and his normal days pay for that time he would have been regularly employed had he not been serving on the jury The employee shall be required to report immediately upon being excused or released from jury duty where such reporting is reasonable under the circumstances
The claim of an employee shall be verified by presentation of his jury duty cheque however no payment shall be made for any hour for which the employee receives compensation by the Company for any other reason Payment shall not be withheld pending submission of the jury duty cheque
Any employee subpoenaed to attend as a witness on behalf of the Company or the Crown shall be entitled to the difference between his witness fee and his normal days pay
805 An employee whose wife gives birth to a child will be given one (1) day off with pay
806 An employee who adopts a child will be given one (1) day off with pay
ARTICLE 9 middotGRIEVANCE AND ARBITRATION
901 Either the Company the Union or any employee has a right to lodge a grievance with respect to any matter arising out of this Agreement or concerning the interpretation application or alleged violation of this Agreement
902 Any employee believing that he has been unjustly dealt with or that the provisions of this Agreement have not been complied with shall discuss the complaint with Management The employee may be accompanied by his Union Steward if he so middot desires These discussions shall take place within seven (7) working days after the event giving rise to the complaint Management shall give an oral decision within four (4) working days from date the discussion took place middot
If managements decision is not satisfactory the complaint must be submitted as a written grievance at Step 1 within six (6) working days following Managements oral decision
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Ameeting to attempt to resolve the grievance shall then take place between the employee concerned the Union Steward and Management Within seven (7) working days of this meeting Management shall give the Union Steward its decision in writing If the decision is not satisfactory the Union Steward must within six (6) working days submit the grievance to Step Two
STEP TWOmiddot
A final meeting to attempt to resolve the grievance shall then take place between the employee concerned the Union Representative the Union Steward Management andor their representatives Within seven (7) working days of this meeting Management shall give its final decision to the Union Representative in writing If the decision is not satisfactory the Union must within thirty (30) calendar days submit the grievance to arbitration
903 In the case of a dismissal a grievance may be filed by an employee who feels he was unjustly dealt with Such a grievance must be filed within five (5) working days from the date of dismissal and shall commence at Step Two
In any subsequent disposal of this case during the Grievance Procedure the Company may reinstate the employee with full back pay suspend the employee for a definite period or sustain the discharge
904 Grievances concerning rates shall be handled in accordance with the above procedure and the disposition of such grievances if sustained shall include the determination of the effective date of the increase with retroactivity thereto
905 The Company or the Union may file grievances commencing at Step Two If an Arbitration Board finds that the Company or the Union has violated the Collective Agreement it shall have the power to award compensation to the Company or any employee affected by the violation
906 (a Failing settlement under the foregoing procedure such grievance may be submitted to Arbitration as hereinafter provided and if no written request for Arbitration is received which is postmarked within thirty-one (31) days after the decision under Step Two is given it shall be deemed to have been abandoned
(b) The time limits as prescribed above may be modified by mutual agreement of the parties in writing middot
907 Should the grievance involve the misinterpretation or alleged violation of the Agreement either party may be free to appeal to Arbitration from Step Twowit~in
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bull bull thirty-one (31) days from the date the decision was given at that step The party requesting Arbitration shall advise the other party in writing of its request together with a statement as to the issue to be arbitrated and shall include in its notice the name and address of its nominee to a Board of Arbitration The other shall within one (1) week of its receipt of the notice nominate its member to the Board of Arbitration and so advise the other party
If two nominees are unable to agree upon the choice of a third member to act as Chairman the Minister of Labour for the Province of Ontario shall be requested to appoint a Chairman The Board shall hear their dispute and the decision of a majority is the decision of the Arbitration Board but if there is no majority the decision of the Chairman governs and shall be final and binding upon the parties
The Board of Arbitration shall not have any jurisdiction to alter or modify any of the provisions of the Agreement nor to substitute any new provisions in lieu thereof nor to make any decisions inconsistent with the terms and provisions of this Agreement
Each of the parties hereto will bear the expenses of the nominee appointed by it and will share equally the expenses of the Chairman of the Boamiddotrd of Arbitration
908 The parties agree that an Arbitration Board shall have the power to award compensation or damages to any party who or employee who is dealt with contrary to the provisions of this Agreement
909 By mutual agreement of the parties a mutually agreed sole arbitrator may be appointed In such case the sole arbitrator shall have all of the rights and powers of a Board of Arbitration middot
91 0 No employee shall be discharged or disciplined except for just and sufficient cause Discharge or discipline grievances may be settled by confirming the Companys decision or by reinstating the discharged or suspended employee with full compensation for time lost less interim earnings if applicable or by any other arrangement which is just and equitable in the opinion of the parties or a Board of Arbitration if the matter is referred to it Any notation of a reprimand or other disciplinary action placed on an employees record shall be nullified after a period of twelve (12) months provided no other notice for the same offence was received for this twelve (12) month period
ARTICLE 10 - STRIKES AND LOCKOUTS
1001 Neither the Union nor any of its members nor any employee shall cause sanction take part in or encourage any sitdown or slowdown of work or any strike or stoppage of or curtailment of or interference with the Companys sales or any picketing of the Companys premises and the Company agrees that it will not causemiddot sanction or participate in any locking out of the employees middot
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bull bull 1002 The Union agrees that it will not interfere or permit any of the employees in the
bargaining unit to interfere with the delivery and sales of merchandise received by the Company from Company suppliers or the removal of perishable merchandise from the Companys stores
ARTICLE 11 -TEMPORARY ASSIGNMENTS
1101 An employee relieving in a higher rated position shall receive a premium of forty dollars ($4000) a week or eight dollars ($800) a day after he has completed more than one (1) working day in such classification exclusive of Sundays and Statutory Holidays in a seven (7) calendar day week Upon the completion of more than one (1) working day in the classification the above will be retroactive to the commencement of the relieving period
1102 Any employee relieving a Department Manager shall receive a premium of sixty dollars ($6000) a week or twelve dollars ($1200) a day after he has completed more than one (1) working day in that position exclusive of Sundays and Statutory holidays in a seven (7) calendar day week Upon the completion of more than one middot (1) working day in the relieving classification the above will be retroactive to the commencement of the relieving period
ARTICLE 12 -WAGES
1201 The wage rates affecting employees in the bargaining unit as set out herein shall be set forth in Appendix B of this Agreement middot
1202 An employee assigned to a position of lead hand shallmiddotreceive a lead hand premium of seventy-five (75cent) cents per hour
1203 An employee who his hired at a higher rate than the start rate is deemed to have to his credit the necessary months to justify such a rate of pay
ARTICLE 13 middotPART-TIME HELP
1301 It is agreed and recognized by both the Union and the Company that the business of the Company is subject to fluctuations according to the day of the week middotor month and time of day resulting in business peaks For this reason it is necessary to employ both regular employees (referred to as full-time employees) and part-time employees middot
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bull bull 1302 The Company agrees that part-time employees shall not be used to the extent they
replace or displace a present full-time employee from employment or prevent the hiring of a full-time employee
ARTICLE 14- BEREAVEMENT
1401 Should a bereavement occur in an employees immediate family (parent parent-Jn law spouse child brother sister grandparent brother-in-law sister-in-law son-inshylaw daughter-in-law grandchild step-parents same sex partners uncle aunt niece or nephew) the employee shall be granted such time off from work with pay as is reasonable under the circumstances up to a maximum of three (3) days
1402 If the funeral is more than two hundred forty kilometers (240) away the employee will receive an additional one (1) day with pay for attending the funeral If bereavement falls during an employees vacation he shall be able to carry over the paid time to be able to use at a later date
ARTICLE 15 middotUNION REPRESENTATION
1501 The Company agrees to recognize the appointment up to four (4) Union Stewards within a store No probationary employee may be appointed The Company also agrees to grant such stewards time off with pay as may be reasonably necessary to service any grievance or potential grievance
1502 (a) The Company agrees that whenever an interview is held with an employee that becomes part of his record regarding his work or conduct a steward will be present as a witness The employee may request that the steward leave the meeting If the steward is unavailable then the Company will ask the employee to select another employee of his choice from the bargaining unit to be present during this interview However there must not be any conclusion taken at this meeting A further meeting must be scheduled with the steward and the employee for the management to render their decision
(b) If the meeting where management is to render their decision isheld without the steward any conclusions verbal or written will be null and void except in the case where the employee requested the steward to leave
(c) Should any reprimand warning or disciplinary measure be issued in writing the employee in question shall receive a copy of such written reprimand warning or disciplinary measure within seven (7) worked days of the discovery of the alleged offence except that an extension of time may be requested in order to complete an investigation
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bull bull 1503 The Business Agent or International Representative of the Union shall be entitled
to visit a store covered by this Agreement during regular hours of work for the purpose of ensuring the terms of the Agreement are implemented provided however that the appropriate Management authority has given his consent which shall not be unreasonably withheld
1504 The Company agrees during the lifetime of this Agreement to grant time off with pay to two (2) full-time employees and one (1) part-time employee for the purpose of collective bargaining with the Company
1505 The Union agrees to forward to the Company a listing of store stewards and their store and department locations on a half-yearly basis
1506 On commencing employment an employee will be advised by the Company that a Union Agreement is in effect and will be introduced to the Union Stewards
ARTICLE 16 bull HEALTH AND SAFETY
1601 A joint Health amp Safety Committee shall be formed of at least two (2) representatives of the Company and at least two (2) employees appointed by the Union The names of the members of this Committee shall be posted on the bulletin board middot
This Committee shall meet in accordance with the Occupational Health and Safety Act or more frequently if necessary This Committee shall be set up and operated at the Companys expense
1602 The Health amp Safety Committee shall
(a) Make recommendations to the Company to promote industrial safety health and hygiene
(b) Study the monthly accident reports and make recommendations for the prevention of similar accidents middot
(c) Make recommendations concerning training and information programs
(d) Make workplace inspections in accordance to the Occupational Health and Safety Act
(e) Prepare a report of every meeting and inspection copies of which are available at all times to interested parties
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bull bull (f) The Committee may review all accident reports and the Committee will make
recommendation to the Company to prevent such accidents in the future
(g) The Company will advise the Committee of each work accidentmiddot in accordance with the Occupational Health and Safety Act
(h) The Company shall inform every employee of the risks associated with his work
(i) A thorough inspection shall be conducted by two (2) Committee members once a month and the necessary time shall be allowed
G) The Health and Safety Committee shall meet every three (3) months or more frequent if necessary
ARTICLE 17 bull STORE CARDS
1701 The Company agrees to prominently display Union Store Cards and Decals of the Union
1702 The Company agrees that the employees may wear Union buttons while on duty
ARTICLE 18 bull PERSONS OTHER THAN UNION MEMBERS
1801 The Company agrees that persons who are not members of the bargaining unitmiddot other than those listed in Article 101 (a) will not perform bargaining unit work except during the re-opening of a refurbished store
In the case of a renovation or relines there will be no restrictions for work to be perform~d by suppliers sales representatives and third party Companies
It is to be understood that at all time without any restrictions the persons who are not members of the bargaining unit as listed in Article 101 (a) can perform bargaining unit work
1802 The Company representatives (Regional Director Marketing Specialist) canmiddot perform functions related to their duties in the store middot middotmiddot
1803 No suppliersales representatives (or their representatives) shall perform any routine store work except chip suppliers bread suppliers cake suppliers magazines soft drink suppliers bulk non-food suppliers spices and dairy products If any supplier is to be added to the list of exceptions the Company and the Union agre~ to meet
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bull bull to discuss the issue The routine work includes verifying codes and removing products with expired dates from shelves
1804 In the case of sampling and demonstrations suppliers or sales representatives are allowed to manipulate products on the shelves and to distribute samples
Suppliers or sales representatives are allowed to put together displays
ARTICLE 19 middotBULLETIN BOARDS
1901 The Company agrees to extend to the Union the use of a bulletin board in each store for the posting of the following notices middot
1 Notice of election - election results - appointment of officers middot 2 Notice of meetings - time and place 3 Notice of social and recreational activities
All other notices must be approved and initialed by the Store Management before being posted on the bulletin board
ARTICLE 20- UNIFORMS
2001 The Company agrees to provide to employees working an average of twenty (20) hours or more with two (2) uniforms
The Company agrees to provide employees working an average of less than twenty hours (20) with one (1) uniform
The Company agrees to supply proper rain gear when needed
The Company agrees to supply proper gloves for employees working in frozen food or working in cooler
The Company agrees to keep a supply of winter jackets for people working in cooler
These articles shall be replaced by the Company when needed due to normal wear in the store Anyadditional articles may be purchased by the employee at cost price
Coats and aprons for the Meat Department shall be laundered by the Company
The Company shall decide what the uniform is comprised of
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bull bull ARTICLE 21- HEALTH AND WELFARE
2101 The Company agrees to pay for Health and Welfare benefits as outlinedmiddot in middot Appendix A which shall form part of this Collective Agreement
ARTICLE 22 - GENDER
2201 It is understood that the use of the masculine gender shall include the female gender middot
ARTICLE23- SAFETY SHOE OR BOOT ALLOWANCE
2301 Full-time employees who are required by the Company to wear approved safety footwear shall be paid an allowance of up to fifty-five ($5500) dollars per year upon middotpresentation of a receipt middot
ARTICLE 24 middotCASHIERS MAT
2401 The Company agrees to provide Cashiers mat and to replace them whenever necessary
ARTICLE 25 -TERMS OF AGREEMENT
2501 (a) This Agreement shall come into force and effect on October 27 2002 and shall continue to October 25 2008 and shall thereafter be automatically renewed for the period of one (1) year unless either party on written notice to the other within a period of not more than ninety (90) days before the expiry date serves notice of intent to terminate or modify the Agreement
(b) In the event either party serves notice of a desire to negotiate changes into this Agreement as above set out it is agreed that the Company and the Union without undue delay shall begin negotiations on the proposed changes
(c) Pending the results of negotiations neither party shall change the conditions existing under the Agreement unless mutually agreed by both parties
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bull bull DATED AT ()-tkwo_ THIS b DAY OF ----=-h-=E=-=b__ ___ _____ 2003
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO ERS UNION LOCAL 175
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bull bull APPENDIX A
Health and Welfare
The following benefits shall apply to all full-time employees who have successfully completed three (3) months of service or to part-time employees with 12 months service and who average 22 hours of work per week These benefits are subject to the terms and conditions of the insurance contract If there are any discrepancies between what is listed in this Agreement and the insurance contract the latter will apply The cost of these benefits shall be fully paid by the Company unless otherwise stated middot
(A) Paid Sick Leave
The Company agrees to provide to all full-time employees forty (40)hours per year for sick leave Any unused sick leave will be paid to the employees on or about January 15th of the following year Employees with less than one (1) year of service shall receive sick leave on a pro-rata basis
(B) Life Insurance
The Company provides a life insurance amount of one (1) time the employees basic annual earnings rounded up to the next multiple of $100000 For part-time employees the amount payable is $12500
(C) Accidental Death and Dismemberment Benefit
One time the employees basic annual earnings rounded up to the next multiple of $100000 For part-time employees the amount payable is $12500
(D) Short-term disability (not applicable to part-time employees)
Weekly indemnity which provides a benefit of 66 23 of an employees basic earnings to a maximum of $45000 per week commencing on the first day in the case of hospitalization or accident on the 8th calendar day of continuous total disability if sickness for a maximum period of twenty-six (26) weeks middot
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bull bull (E) Long-term Disability (not applicable to part-time employees)
Monthly indemnity which provides a benefit of 66 23 of an employees basic earnings to a maximum of $200000 per month commencing after tw~nty-six (26) weeks of continuous total disability for a maximum period of up to age 65
(F) Extended Health Care (individual coverage only for part-time employees)
Hospitalization within Canada semi-private room without deductible and Without any limit as to the number of days
Medical expenses (reimbursement) annual deductible of $25 for individual or family coverage The covered expenses are reimbursed at 80 for drugs or all other expenses The maximum amount reimbursed per covered person for expenses incurred in Canada is unlimited
Medical expenses (covered expenses) professional services of a chiropractor occupational therapist naturopath speech therapist osteopath psychologist physiotherapist or podiatrist limited to one professional visit per day up to a combined maximum of $300 per calendar year for each specialist
(G) Employee Assistance Program
Confidential and professional consultation services by licensed psychologists Assistance will be available for both personal and professional problems and will be limited to 5 visits per year
(H) Dental Plan
middot The Company shall contribute to the United Food and Commercial Workers Trusteed Plan Ontario (Dental Plan) the following cents per hour for all hours paid for all employees to a maximum of forty (40) hours per week Hours paid shall not include weekly indemnity payments The Employer agrees to sign the participation agreement and supply any other documents forms reports or information required by the Trustees of the Dental Plan The Employer shall forward all contributions together with a list of all employees covered and the number of hours paid per week for each employee in each reporting period within fifteen (15) days following the end of each of the Employers four (4) or five (5) week accounting period
Effective November 24 2002- twenty-five (25cent) cents per hour Effective November 24 2004- twenty-seven (27cent) cents per hour Effective November 24 2005- twenty-nine (29cent) cents per hour Effective November 24 2006- thirty-one (31cent) cents per hour
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bull bull (I) Pension Plan
The Company agrees to contribute to the Canadian Commercial Workers Industry Pension Plan (Pension) the following cents per hour for all hours paid for all employees to a maximum of forty (40) hours per week Hours paid shall not include weekly indemnity payments The Employer agrees to sign the participation
middot agreement and supply any other documents forms reports or information required by the Trustees of the Pension Plan The Employer shall forward together with a list of all employees covered and the number of hours paid permiddot week for each employee in each reporting period within fifteen (15) days following the end of each of the Employers four (4) or five (5) week accounting period middot
Effective November 24 2005- twenty-five (25cent) cents per hour Effective November 24 2006- thirty (30cent) cents per hourmiddot Effective November 24 2007- forty (40cent) cents per hour
(J) Doctors Certificate
The Company reserves the right to require a doctors certificate from an employee If such a certificate is required by the Company themiddot employee must be notified before hisher return The Company agrees to pay for the medical certificate
(K) Vision Plan - (not applicable to part-time employees)
The Company shall provide vision care of one hundred fifty dollars ($15000) per twenty-four (24) months
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bull bull APPENDIX B
Full-Time Employee Wage Scale
General
During the term of this Collective Agreement any new job andor classification to be covered under the terms and conditions of this Collective Agreement shall be posted The parties agree to meet within thirty (30) days to determine the appropriate rate of pay for such classification Should the parties not be able to agree such question may be submitted to Arbitration by either party Pending the decision of the Arbitrators such new classifications and rates shall be implemented
Full-time Wage Scale
ClerksCashlers
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Novmiddot 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $842 $842 $842 $842 $852 $867
6 months 900 900 900 900 900 910 925
12 months 958 958 958 958 958 968 983
18 months 1016 1016 1016 1016 1016 1026 1041
24 months 1080 1080 1080 1080 1080 1090 11
30 mpnths 1096 1096 1096 1096 1096 1106 1121
36 months 1196 1196 1196 1196 1196 1206 1221
42 months 1254 1254 1254 1254 1254 1264 1279
48 months 1343 1343 13~43 1343 1343 1353 1368
54 months 1370 1395 1420 1445 1475 1505 1535
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bull bull Receiver
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Nov 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $894 $894 $894 $894 $894 $904 $919
6 months 952 952 952 952 952 962 979
12 months 1010 1010 1010 1010 1010 1020 1035
18 months 1068 1068 1068 1068 1068 1078 1093
24 months 1131 1131 1131 1131 1131 1141 1156
30months 1148 1148 1148 1148 1148 1158 1173
36 months 1247 1247 1247 1247 1247 1257 1272
42 months 1305 1305 1305 1305 1305 13~ 15 1330
48 months 1396 1396 1396 1396 1396 1406 1421
54 months 1424 1449 1474 1499 1529 1559 1589
Meat Cutters
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Nov 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $1370 $1370 $1370 $1370 $1370 $1380 $1395
6 months 1401 1401 1401 1401 1401 1411 1426
12 months 1433 1433 1433 1433 1433 1443 1458
18 months 1464 1464 1464 1464 1464 1474 1489
24 months 1496 1496 1496 1496 1496 1506 1521
30 months 1527 1527 1527 1527 1527 1537 1552
36 months 1559 1559 1559 1559 1559 1569 1584
42 months 1591 1591 1591 1591 1591 1601 1616
48 months 1654 1654 1654 1654 1654 1564 1679
54 months 1687 1712 1737 1762 1792 1822 1852
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bull bull Assistant Department Managers
An employee who is selected by the Company to fill the role of an assistant department manager shall receive a premium of one dollar ($100) per hour For the purposes of any Statutory Holiday Pay Vacation Pay Sick Pay or Weekly Indemnity Benefit Payments to which such an employee may be entitled in a week during which he is scheduled to work as an assistant department manager hismiddot hourly rate shall be deemed to include the premium aforesaid
In his functions an assistant department manager is required to supervise the personnel in his department and also assign the workload to those employees The assistant manager is also required to support the department manager with the administrative duties and must be available to replace the manager during his absences The choice of vacation between the manager and the assistant must be mutually agreed to The schedule can be modified for the assistant manager outside the prescribed delays under article 508
If a meat wrapper is selected as the assistant meat manager the employee will be paid the meat cutters wage rate based on his seniority and will receive the assistant department premium as mentioned above (eg A meat wrapper at 18 month rate of $1060 Will get the meat cutters rate at 18 month of $1440 plus the premium) middot
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bull ARTICLE 1 - SCOPE
APPENDIX C PART-TIME EMPLOYEES
bull 101 All matters relative to part-time employees and their working conditions shall be
contained in this Appendix and Articles middot
For the purpose of this Appendix a part-time employee is an employee who is normally scheduled to work twenty-eight (28) hours or less per week middot
102 If a part-time employee works forty (40) hours per week for six (6) consecutive weeks except for replacement of absent fuiJtime employees such position shall be posted in accordance with Article 4 of the Full-time portion of this Agreement
103 The following articles and clauses of the Full-Time Agreement shall also apply to Part-Time employees
Preamble 1 2 3 403 a) b) c) e) f) 504 b) 511 8 9 10 11 13 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 24 25 Appendix A
ARTICLE 2 - SENIORITY
201 middot (a) After continuing in the employ of the Company for a period of two hundred and fifty (250) hours Employees covered by this Agreement shall be deemed to have served their probationary period and then shall be placedmiddot on the seniority list for part-time employees The Company shall have the right to discharge a probationary employee Such discharge may not be grieved by the employee andor the Union
(b) Seniority listings for part-time employees shall be posted by the Company quarter-annually The seniority date of each part-time employee shall be considered to be correct if the Union raises nomiddot objection within three (3) weeks of the date of posting of the first list on which the employees name appears
202 (a) Seniority shall begin after the employees probationary period has beenmiddot served Lay-offs and re-employment shall be based on seniority availability ability and qualifications to perform the work When a part-time employee becomes a full-time employee he will be required to serve the full~time probationary period if he has not completed is part-time probationary period and will be given a seniority credit of fifty (50) percent of his part-time seniority up to a maximum of twelve (12) months He will also receive the bull
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bull bull greater of his part-time rate or the rate which his full~time seniority credit will give him and shall proceed from that point in the full-time wage progression Such credit shall apply to seniority vacation statutory holidays and sick days If for some reason the employee reverts to part-time during lhe probationary period there will be no loss of seniority The seniority rights of an employee shall be terminated after six (6) months following a lay-off due to lack of work In the event of an opening occurring in the full-time staff employees covered under this Appendix shall receive preference for such full-time position providing they have the necessary seniority ability competence and qualifications to perform the work
b) Part-time employees are expected to attend work in accordance with their schedule of hours When unable to attend the employee must notify the Company or designate as soon as it is reasonably possible prior to the commencement of the scheduled shift of the employee giving the reason why he is unable to attend middot
203 a) The weekly schedule of hours of work shall be allotted according to seniority by department providing the senior employee(s) has the necessary ability and qualifications to perform the work and is available
In the event of hours of work becoming available within a given week beyond the schedule of hours of that given week due to approved absences sickness compensation bereavement andor unanticipated increases in business the Company will call the most senior part-time employees not scheduled that day provided the employee is available and has the qualifications to perform the available work middot middot
b) The assignment of hours as set out in 203 (a) will result in the schedule of daily hours being posted not later than Thursday at noon of the previous week The store steward will be given a copy of the schedules Employees meal periods will be based on the commencement of their shift middot
204 If a full-time employee transfers to part-time status the employee will retain his original date of hire as his part-time seniority date
205 If more than one employee has the same seniority date the affected employees will draw to determine their order of seniority provided a steward is present middot middot
ARTICLE 3 - HOURS OF WORK
For existing part-time employees the Company will meet each employee to review the employees availability the employee shall be able to amend his availability quarterly each year
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bull bull A part-time employee hired after date of ratification shall have a minimum availability to work all day Saturday and Sunday and also two (2) evenings per week
301 The regular working day shall consist of up to ten (1 0) hours for all part-time employees middot middot
302 Should an employee desire a transfer to another department andor classification he shall indicate such preference on a form supplied by the Company stating the department(s) andor classification(s) desired A copy of the form will be provided to the employee and the Union As openings become available the Company will transfer employees by store seniority subject to relevant qualifications provided the employee has had a request on file for fourteen (14) days When transferred to a higher rated classification the employee will be placed on the wage scale at the level which gives him an increase and shall proceed upwards thereafter in accordance with the time frames When transferred to a lower rated classification the employee will be placed at the level equal to his rate of pay but not higher than the top rate of the new classification
303 The Company agrees that part-time employees will get the opportunity to work up to twenty-eight (28) hours per week by seniority by department by classification
prior to new employees being hired provided the Company can cover the available hours without encountering scheduling problems middot
304 The Company will schedule the following guaranteed hours of work per week based middoton the availability of the hours and provided the employee is available and qualified to perform the work
One (1) or more years of seniority a minimum guarantee of fifteen (15) hours of scheduled work per week
three (3) or more years of seniority a minimum guarantee of eighteen (18) middot hours of scheduled work per week
Five (5) or more years of seniority a minimum guarantee of twenty (20) middot hours of scheduled work per week
Six (6) or more years of seniority a minimum guarantee of twenty-four (24) hours of scheduled work per week
Seven (7) or more year of seniority a minimum guarantee of twenty-eight middot (28) hours of scheduled work per week middot
In the event of additional hours being added following the posting of the schedule or schedule changes created by illness accident leave of absence or changes beyond the control of the Company etc the Company agrees to offer such hours
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bull bull to employees by store seniority and by department provided the senior employee bull is available and qualified Such additional or changed hours are intended to be administered in such a manner as to top up part-time employees by seniority to approximately twenty-eight (28) hours unless junior employees have not reached their guaranteed hours in which case the junior employee will have priority to such guaranteep hours middot
ARTICLE 4- STATUTORY HOLIDAYS
401 Part-time employees shall be entitled to statutory holiday pay for the following middot holidays as recognized by the Employment Standards Act
New Years Day Good Friday Victoria Day Canada Day Civic Holiday
Labour Day Thanksgiving Day Christmas Day Boxing Day
If an employee is scheduled towork on the Civic Holiday such employe~ will be paid at his regular rate of pay and will be credited with an additional floater holiday
A part-time employee covered by this Agreement shall be eligible for a floater holiday once during each contract year to be taken at a time mutually agreed upon between the Company and the employee concerned
If any of the above legal holidays are no longer deemed to be a Public Holiday as defined by the Employment Standards Act the employee working on such a day will be paid his regular rate of pay and shall be credited with a floater day to be taken at a mutually agreeable time Otherwise any employee working on a Public Holiday shall be paid at time and one-half (1 Yz) his regular rate of pay plus the statutory days pay middot middot
402 To qualify for pay for a statutory holiday the employee must have worked on hislast scheduled shift preceding and his firSt scheduled shift following_ the legal holiday unless absent dueto proven illness or accident
An employee who so qualifies shall receive legal holiday pay based on his average number of daily hours worked (exclusive of daily overtime) during the four ( 4) weeks
middot immediately preceding the week during which the legal holiday occurs times his standard rate of pay middot
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bull bull ARTICLE 5 -VACATIONS
501 Employees with less than five (5) years seniority as of May 1st of the current year shall receive four (4) percent of their earnings as vacation pay Employees with five (5) or more years service as of May 1st of the current year shall receive six (6) percent of their earnings as vacation pay Employees with eight (8) or more years service as of May 1st of the current year shall receive eight (8) percent of their earnings as vacation pay Employees with seventeen (17) or more years service as of May 1st of the current year shall receive ten (10) percent of their earnings as vacation pay middot middot
502 The Company may grant a leave of absence without pay up to a maximum of four (4) weeks duration to an employee for vacation purposes Such request and permission shall be made in writing It is entirely the Companys choice to allow such a leave of absence without pay If an employee is refused such a request he may not submit a grievance or proceed to arbitration regarding this refusal
503 Part-time employees will choose their vacations after full-time employees have made their choices The preference of vacations will always be given to the partshytime employees having the most seniority Part-time employees will be required to submit their vacation intentions by April1 st of each year
ARTICLE 6- BEREAVEMENT
601 Provided the part-time employee was scheduled to work
The Company agrees to grant employees the necessary time off up to three 3) days with pay at the time of death of the following relatives
Father mother brother sister spouse child step-child mother-in-law father-inshylaw brother-in-law sister-in-law son-in-law daughter-in-law grandparents grandchild step-parents same sex partners uncle aunt niece nephew
602 If the funeral is more than two hundred forty kilometers (240) away the employee will receive an additional one 1) day with pay for attending the fune~al If bereavement falls during an employees vacation he shall be able to carry over the paid time to be able to use at a later date
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bull bull ARTICLE 7 -REST PERIODS
701 Employees covered by this Appendix shall be entitled to one (1) fifteen (15) minute paid rest for each four ( 4) hour period worked Whenever possible each rest period
shall occur at approximately themiddot mid-point of each four (4) hourmiddot period~ No employee who is scheduled for more than four (4) hours but not exceeding six (6) hours shall be required to take their break sooner than two (2) hours into their shift whenever possible
702 middotWhere an employee is working a daily shift of more than six (6) hours he shall have one (1) hour (or a half) hour by mutual consent) off for lunch and one-half() hour for supper if applicable middot
ARTICLE 8 -WAGES
801 A part-time employee shall be pald time and one-half 1 ) for all hours worked over ten 1 0) hours per day or over forty (40) hours per week middot
802 Part-time employees who work on the night crew shall receive a shift premium of ninety-five (95cent) cents per hour for the hours worked on the night shift For the purposes of any Statutory Holiday Pay Vacation Pay or Weekly Indemnity Benefits (where applicable) to which such an employee may be entitled in a week during which he is scheduled to work on a night crew his hourly rate shall be deemed to include the premium aforesaid middot
803 An employee assigned to a position of lead hand shall receive a lead hand premium
of seventy-five (75cent) cents per hour
804 The wage rates affecting employees in the bargaining unit as set out herein shall be set forth in Appendix D of this Agreement
805 An employee who is hired at a higher rate of pay than the start rate is deemed to have to his credit the required hours to justify such a rate of pay
ARTICLE 9 -SAFETY SHOE OR BOOT ALLOWANCE
901 Part-time employees who are required by the Company to wear approved safety footwear shall be paid an allowance of up to forty dollars ($4000) per year upon presentation of a receipt middot
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bull bull ARTICLE 10 middotFULL-TIME REPLACEMENT
1001 Part-time employees replacing full-time employees shall receive the start rate of the full-time classification or whatever level on the scale that would provide him an
increase
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bull APPENDIX D
Part-time Employee Wage Scale
bull Notwithstanding the wage progressions for part-time employees where there is an increase in the Ontario minimum wage rate it shall become the new start rate and those employees so affected shall remain at such rate of pay until their months with the Company would permit them an increase in their rate of pay in accordance with the wage grid
ClerksCashlers
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Nov 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $721 $721 $721 $721 $721 $731 $746
middot 6 months 738 738 738 738 738 748 763
12 months 769 769 769 769 769 779 794
18 months 800 800 800 800 800 810 825
24 months 832 832 832 832 832 842 857
30 months 864 864 864 864 864 874 889
36 months middot 895 895 895 895 895 905 920
42 months 937 937 937 937 937 947 962
48 months 1010 1010 1010 1010 1010 1020 1035
54 months 1 1045 middot1070 1095 1125 1155 1185
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bull bull Service Clerks
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Novmiddotmiddot 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $675 $675 $675 middot $675 $675 $685 $700
6 months 698 698 698 698 698 708 723
12 months 721 721 721 721 721 731 746
18 months 736 736 736 736 736 746 761
24 months 753 753 753 753 753 763 7~78
30 months 795 795 795 795 795 805 820
36 months 811 836 861 886 916 946 976
Meat Cutters
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Nov 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $1238 $1238 $1238 $1238 $1238 $1248 $1263
6 months 1317 1317 1317 1317 1317 1327 1342
12 months 1397 1397 1397 1397 1397 1407 bull 1422
18 months 1425 1450 f475 1500 1530 1560 1590
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bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob As Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE PRINTING OF COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT
The Company agrees to pay one thousand five hundred dollars ($1 50000) towards the cost of printing the Collective Agreement into booklet form middot
~ DATED AT 0plusmnaulh ONTARIO this 5 day of --=-H-=e6__ __ 20ol
UNITEDFOODANDCOMMERC~L LOEB CANADA INC WOR RS UNION LOCAL 175
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bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob As Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE SUNDAY AND STATUTORY HOLIDAYS
In the event that Sunday is legislated to become a regular work day both parties agree that Article 503 b c d of the Collective Agreement will be deleted and that those hours wiJI be part of the regular work week Both parties agree to meet in order to determine the distribution of these Sunday hours
In the event that stores are allowed to legally open on a statutory holiday without premium pay then the parties agree to meet to amend the Collective Agreement by mutual agreement
3 DATED AT o-HctuKL- ONTARIO this 5 day of_~he-=b~-- 2002
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WOR RS UNION LOCAL 175
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bull bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
ANDmiddot
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE TIME LIMITS
In view of recent changes to the Ontario Labour Relations Act and resulting decisions therefrom and in view ofthe parties history of amiable Labour Relations the parties agree to the following
That neither party shall raise or proceed with a timeliness issue argument regarding filing for arbitration without first giving the other party written prior notice of its intent to do so
Should either party serve such notice on the other party the parties further agree that the final time frame in the Collective Agreement respecting filing for arbitration shall then be triggered
The parties further agree that any Board of Arbitration or single arbitrator shall have full jurisdiction to adjudicate the matter respecting timeliness in light of this agreement andmiddot shall not be restricted by the Ontario Labour Relations Act in so doing
DATED AT Q-t-CUJ)O_ ONTARIO this 5_ day of ~e6
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORK RS UNION LOCAL 175
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LOEB CANADA INC
bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE NIGHT CREW GROUP 1
The Company agrees that the following full-time night crew employees are classified as Group 1 middot
middot Brian Taylor Brian Lewis Rick Tombs
The Company agrees that should a Group 1 day job come open and an existing Group 1 night crew employee apply and is successful in getting the job he would maintain his Group 1 status
DATED AT 61-cuuo-- ONTARIO this~ dayof F~b
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WOR ERS UNION LOCAL 175
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LOEB CANADA INC
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bull
LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175NEW LETTER
RE FULL-TIME GROUP 2 TEN (10) HOUR SHIFTS
The Company and the Union agree that should the Company wish to introduce ten 1 0) hour shifts the employees affected will be entitled to an additional fifteen 15) minute break to be taken within the last two 2) hours of work
DATED AT 6-ttcuvo- ONTARIO this _fi__ day of Feb 2003
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO ERS UNION LOCAL 175
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bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE GROUP 1 amp 2 DISTRIBUTION
In an effort to maintain full-time positions and create additional full-time positions the parties have agreed to the following
a) The following
Gary Pritchard Maria Romano Robert Chenier Brian Taylor Paul Berrea Allan Cuddihey Bruce Harding Rick Tombs Brian Lewis
are existing full-time employees as date of ratification and will be classified as Group 1 employees middot
b) The Company agrees that forty-five percent (45) of all regular bargaining unit hours per week will be designated as full-time hours Both parties agreemiddot to have fifty percent (50) of full-time employees in Group 1 and fifty percent (50) in Group 2 This ratio will be achieved through attrition In other words as a Group 1 position becomes vacant it will be replaces by a Group 2 position until fifty-fifty percent (50-50) ratio is achieved Once this ratio is achieved if a Group 1 position becomes vacant it would be filled by a Group 2 employee as per the terms and conditions of the Collective Agreement and a new Group 2 position would be posted
c) The Company recognizes the Receiver Assist Meat Manager and Assistant Produce Manager positions as a Group 1 position Should the Company introduce an additional Receiver position in the unit that position would be considered as a Group 2 position middot
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bull bull d) In the case of a lay-off of a full-time position if a Group 1 employee is laid
off he will have the following options
full lay-off with recall rights accepting part-time hours while maintaining recall rights if feasible he will be offered a Group 2 full-time position and maintain his recall rights to a Group 1 status for the duration of the recall period middot
e) The creation of Assistant Department Managers will be at the Companys sole discretion and may be classified as Group 2 positions
The parties agree to review at store level on a quarterly basis the level of bargaining unit hours and the number of full-time positions as it relates to Group middot1 and Group 2
DATED AT Dttau~ ONTARIO this~ day of l=t=b
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
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LOEB CANADA INC
t 2003
bull bull RE Group 2 Positions - Highlights
Full-time - forty (40) hours a week maximum five (5) shifts a week - minimum four (4) hours a shift - maximum of ten (10) hours per shift - Saturday and Sunday shifts part of work week - Sunday premium applies
- two (2) consecutive days off every other week - Evenings - may be scheduled up to three (3) evenings a week
Meat Produce and Bakery Department employees may be scheduled from 500 am and would receive night crew premium for time worked from 500 am to 600 am
Night Crew Maybe scheduled between 900pm and 900am - Night crew premium would apply from Sunday to Saturday - would be scheduled consecutive nights
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bull bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AN[)
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE SUNDAY WORK GROUP 2
Sunday work shall be part of the work week for all full-time employees in Group 2 It will be clearly indicated to the concerned employee upon hiring andor promotion If at anytime a Group 2 employee or an employee hired before September 41
h 2001 and promoted to a Group 2 position after September 41
h 2001 advises the Company that he is no longer available to work on Sundays then this employee will be returned to a part-time status with middot the conditions of a part-time employee and the Company will post a new Group 2 full-time position The employee returned to his prior position will not have recourse to the grievance procedure as outlined in the Collective Agreement
DATED AT o-tt~ ONTARIO this__amp__ day of _ _Fi-=Eb=---bull 2003
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO RS UNION LOCAL 175
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UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE CARY PRITCHARD ASSISTANT MEAt MANAGER
Upon ratification Cary Pritchard will move to the Meat Cutter scale at the thirty-six (36) month rate and continue to progress from there on He shall also receive a premium of one dollar ($100) per hour as per the Assistan~ Department Manager premium
DATED AT Otcuvo ONTARIO this 5 day of Feb
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
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UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE SYLVANA FLORES DELl CLERK
The parties agree that Sylvana Flores is on a leave of absence The parties agree that she
will continue to accumulate seniority while on the leave of absence Should Sylvana Flores return to work at Loeb City View prior to January 5 2003 she will maintain her seniority As of January 5 2003 she would have no seniority in the Bargaining Unit
DATED AT Qmiddotttcl)AlO_ ONTARIO this _5_ day of Feb 20CB
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO RS UNION LOCAL 175
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UNIrED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE RED CIRCLED FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES
The Company agrees that the following employees will be considered middot red-circled employees
Maria Romano Robert Chenier Brian Taylor
Effective December 1 2002 they will receive a lump sum payment of seven hundred andmiddot fifty dollars ($75000) middot
Effective November 30 2003 they will receive a lump sum payment of seven hundred and fifty dollars ($75000)
Effective November 28 2004 they will receive a lump sum payment of seven hundred and fifty dollars ($75000) middot
Effective November 27 2005 they will receive a lump sum payment of four hundred dollars ($40000) and a wage increase of twelve cents (12cent) on their rate of pay bringing them to the end rate of the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of thirty cents (30cent) and thirty cents (30cent )
Should the employees want to have their lump sum payment directed to an RRSP they must provide the Store Director with the TD2 no later than the first week of November each yearmiddot
DATED AT 00a vJ6_ ONTARIO this_5_ day of middot Eeb 20~
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO RS UNION CAL 175
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UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE RED-CIRCLED PART-TIME EMPLOYEES
Maria Arella Jimmy Wong Mandy Wong Maria Semler Brenda Laverty Yvonne Gagnon Sandra Gray Beverly MacDonald middot middot
During the term of the Collective Agreement the red-circled ~mployees shall be brought in line with the established wage scales in the negotiated Collective Agreement
Re Maria Arella Jimmy Wong Mandy Wong Maria Semler Brenda Laverty middot bull
Effective December 1 2002 they will receive a lump sum payment of fifteen cents 15cent) per hour worked averaged over the last six 6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks and a wage increase of fifteen cents 15cent) on their rate of pay bringing them to the end rate of middot the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of twentyshyfive cents (25cent) twenty-five cents (25cent) thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents middot (30cent)
Re Yvonne Gagnon Sandra Gray
Effective December 1 2002 they will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 30 2003 they will receive a lump sum payment often cents (10cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six 6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks and a middot wage increase of twenty cents (20cent) on their rate of pay bringing them to the end rate of the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of twenty- five cents 25cent) thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents_(30cent) thirty cents (30cent)
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Effective December 1 2002 she will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 30 2003 she will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 28 2004 she will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 26 2005 she will receive a lump sum payment of fifteen cents (15cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks and a wage increase of twelve cents ( 12cent) on her rate of pay bringing her to the end rate of the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents (30cent) middot
Should the employees want to have their lump sum payment directed to an RRSP they must provide the Store Director with the TD2 no later than the first week of November of each year
DATED AT 0~ ONTARIO this~ day of Feb
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WO ERS UNION OCAL 175
January 21 2003 cep 571-0
LOEB CANADA INC
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PURPOSE
The purpose of this Agreement is to provide and maintain satisfactory working conditions to provide an amicable method of settling differences and to promote efficiency and service
NO DISCRIMINATION
Both parties agree that
middot All employees are entitled in complete equality to the recognition and exercise of all rights and privileges of the Collective Agreement without drstinction exclusion or preference based on race colour sex age marital status religion political convictions language ethnic national origin or sexual orientation
The Employer and the Union agree that everyone has the right to work in an environment free of all sexual harassment
The parties agree that if such a situation exists a meeting will be held within the shortest possible time limits
No Harassment - The parties agree that harassment will not be tolerated in the workplace Harassment is defined as any unwelcome action by anyperson(s) in particular by management or a co-worker whether verbal or physical on a single or repetitive basis which humiliates insults o~ degrades
ARTICLE 1 -SCOPE
101 (a) The Company recognizes the Union as the exclusive bargaining agent of all employees of Loeb Canada Inc at 1512 Merivale Road in the City of Ottawa save and except Store Director Assistant Director Department Managers Night Crew Manager office employees and management trainees
(b) A full-time employee covered by this Agreement shall be an employee who is normally scheduled to work more than twenty-eight (28) hours per week
(c) A part-time employee covered by Appendix C of this Agreement shall be an employee who is normally scheduled to work twenty-eight (28) hours or less per week The conditions of work for part-time employees shall be governed by Appendix C of this Agreement
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bullbull bull bull ARTICLE 2 - UNION SECURITY
201 (a) It is agreed that all employees covered by this Agreement shall become and remain members of themiddot Union in good standing as a condition ofmiddot employment
(b) New employees shall make application for membership in the Union at the time oftheir hiring and shall become and remain memoers of the Union in good standing as a condition of employment The Employer agrees that it will inform all new employees prior to or at the time of hiring of the Union security provisions of the Agreement
202 The Company shall during the term of the Collective Agreement as a condition of employment deduct from members of the bargaining unit the regular weekly Union dues initiation fees andor assessments and such monies shall be remitted to the Union prior to the 15th day of the month following the month in which such deduction is made The Company shall notify the Union of new full-time employees classifications and rates of pay in addition to terminations on a monthly basis Deduction statements shall be documented by location containing the full name of the employee and his starting date
The Company agrees to record the annual Union Dues Deductions middotfor each employee on his T 4 form
203 In the event that such weekly dues initiation fees andor assessments are changed during the term of the Agreement such changes must be given to the Company by notice properly authorized by Union officials and shall become effective within one (1) month from the date the notice is received The dues and initiation report will be provided in the form of e-mail (remitUFCW175com) or on computer diskette as well as a hard copy of the dues report being attached to the remittance cheque
204 Paragraph 202 above is subject to the provisions that the Company its agents andor employees acting on behalf of the Company shall in no way be responsible for any errors or omissions arising from the collection of and accounting of such dues andor the custody of same
The Union shall indemnify and save harmless the Company its agents andor employees acting on behalf of the Company from any and all claims demands actions or causes of l action arising out of or in any way middotconnected with the collection or attempted collection custody of andor accounting of suchmiddot dues
205 middot New employees shall be documented and documents forwarded to Union Head Office within two (2) weeks of hiring
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206 The Company is to supply the Union Office with a list of all employees on a quarterly basis with the following information
-full name -social insurance number -address - telephone number
The list of employees is to be in alphabetical order
ARTICLE 3- MANAGEMENT RIGHTS
301 The Union recognizes the right of the Company to operate and manage its business in accordance with its commitments and responsibilities The Union further recognizes the function of the Company to hire demote promote transfer or Jay off employees and to suspend discipline or discharge employees for proper and sufficient cause to decide on staffing requirements subjeCt to the terms and conditions contained elsewhere in the Agreement The Company may from time to time formulate reasonable rules and regulations to be observed by the employees and subject at all times to the grievance and arbitration provisions as set forth
302 The Company reserves the right to create any new position andor classification Should the parties fail to reach a satisfactory agreement concerning the wage rate for the new position andor classification the Company shall apply the decision they deem necessary and the matter may be submitted to arbitration as outlined in middot Article 9 of this Agreement middot
ARTICLE 4- SENIORITY
401 (a) Regular full-time employees shall not attain seniority until they have completed a probationary period with the Company Such probationary period shall be forty-five (45) days worked and may be extended through mutual agreement between the parties However should a probationary employee complete such service his seniority will date back to the commencement of his continuous full-time employment The Company shallmiddot have the right to discharge a probationary employee Such discharge may not be grieved by the employee andor the Union
(b) Seniority listings for full-time employees shall be posted by the Company quarter-annually The seniority date for each full-time employee shall be considered to be correct if the Union raises no objection within three (3)
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(c) Persons working outside the bargaining unit returning to the bargaining unit shall return to a position no higher than their former position in the bargaining unit unless it is due to circumstances beyond hisher control middot
(d) A person who has never been in the bargaining unit shall not enter the bargaining unit unless bargaining unit employees who are on layoff and who middot have recall rights have declined their right for recall
(e) It is understood between the Company and the Union that bargaining unit seniority for those persons referred to in paragraph (d) herein shall commence as of the date of their entry into the bargaining unit middot
(f) Anyone promoted to a management position subsequent to the date of ratification of this Agreement will continue to accumulate bargaining unit seniority for six (6) months following his promotion after which time he shall have no bargaining unit seniority Resulting vacancies will be posted within five (5) days of the promotion in accordance with Article 403 (b) (i) of this Agreement If an employee is replacing temporarily in a management position the employee will continue to accumulate bargaining unit seniority ~or the complete period of the assignment without any restrictions
402 (a) middotSeniority is the principle of granting preference to employees for promotions demotions transfers layoffs recalls and vacations Seniority ability and competence will be considered in promotions and where middot ability middotand competence is equal seniority shall govern In layoffs and recalls seniority shall govern provided the employee has the ability and competence to perform the work required The Company undertakes that its decisions concerning ability and competence of employees are neither arbitrary nor unfair
(b) (i) When a vacancy in a position which is likely to remain open for over thirty (30) days (or such longer period as the parties may mutually agree) notice of such vacancy shall be posted wherever possible within five (5) working days of the vacancy arising and shall remain posted for five (5) working days on the bulletin board(s) provided for on the premises for that purpose The Company shall provide themiddot Union with a copy of such vacancy posting It is also the Companys decision if the vacancy will be filled or not
(ii) Employees may apply within the five (5) working days for such job on the necessary form provided by the Company
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the posting to select the successful applicant and another five (5) working days to post on the same bulletin board(s) the name and length of service of themiddot successful applicant The Company may request extensions of these five (5) working day periods and the Union agrees not to unreasonably refuse such request If no applications are made the Company shall then be free to choose an employee from outside the bargaining unit The Company shallmiddot provide the Union with a list of successful applicant(s)
(iv) Where the senior employee is not chosen the Company will inform the Steward before announcing the name of the successful applicant Any employee who applies for the job and was not chosen may within five (5) working days after the successful applicant has been declared lodge a grievance in accordance with the Grievance Procedure
(c) The Company agrees to provide a reasonable familiarization period of four (4) weeks to the successful applicant
403 Seniority and the employment shall be considered terminated ifanmiddotemployee middot
(a) voluntarily leaves the employment of the Employer
(b) is discharged for cause
(c) is absent from work for more than three (3) working days without prior notification to the Company unless the failure to notify the Company is for reasonable cause beyond the control of the employee
(d) is absent from work due to sickness or disability for more than three (3) days and fails upon return to work to produce a certificate from a medical practitioner verifying such absence to the Companys satisfaction if a certificate is requested such requests shall be made prior to the employees return to work)
(e) fails to return to work after a recall from lay-off within seven 7) days after the delivery of notice of recall
f) fails to return to work upon the conclusion of a leave of absence unless his failure to return is for reasonable cause
(g) fails to take a medical examination by a qualified medical practitioner when requested by the Employer middot
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retained on the seniority list for a period of time equal to his seniority at date of layoff up to a maximum of twelve 12) months
404 If more than one employee has the same seniority date the affected employees will draw to determine the order of their seniority provided a steward is present
ARTICLE 5 bull HOURS OF WORK AND OVERTIME
501 a)
b)
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The normal work week for full-time Group 1 employees shall consist of forty 40) hours - five 5) days of eight 8) hours from Monday to Saturday For full-time Group 2 employees the normal work week shall consist offorty 40) hours- five (5) days from Sunday to Saturday with a maximum of ten (10) hours per day and a minimum of four (4) hours per day
Overtime will be payable at the rate of time and one-half 1 Yz) for all hours worked in excess of the normal daily schedule or on a scheduled day off
Any employee scheduled to commence work prior to 600am shall receive the night shift premium for all hours worked prior to 600 am
Employees not scheduled to be engaged for night shopping will not be scheduled to work later than 600pm except by mutual agreement between the employee and the Company middot
Those employees scheduled to cover night shopping will not be scheduled to work beyond sixty (60) minutes after store closing time However the Company will endeavor to minimize the scheduling to thirty (30) minutes after closing if possible middot
Scheduled overtime will be offered by seniority within each classification within each department provided the employee is available and has the ability to perform the work Such overtime will be offered to full time employees first and then part-time employees In the event of lJnscheduled overtime it will be offered by seniority within each department and classification to employees at work Such overtime will be offered to full time employees first and then part time employees In both overtime situations if there are insufficient volunteers the overtime will b~ assigned in reverse order of seniority commencing with part time employees middot
502 Employees are expected to attend work regularly When unable to attend the Company or designate must be notified as soon as it is reasonably possible prior to the commencement of the scheduled shift of the employee giving the reason
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503 Employees will have their schedule for the following week posted by Thursday at noon on the bulletin board ofthe Company Employees shall be given two (2)days notice of change in their regular working schedule prior to such change being implemented except in the case of sickness accident bereavement fire or flood in their particular area A copy of the schedule shall be given to the Union Steward~
504 (a) Overtime will be payable at the rate of time and one-half (1 ) for all hours worked in excess of the normal daily schedule or on a scheduled day off
(b) Work performed on Sunday for customer shopping shall be voluntary for Group 1 employees and in addition to the regular work week For Group 2 employees (see Letter of Agreement) Sunday shall be part of the work week Employees shall be paid their regular hourly rate of pay plus one dollar and sixty cents ($160) premium for all hours worked on Sunday middot
For purpose of clarity work performed for customer shopping includes hours worked up to three (3) hours prior to store opening and one half () hour after store closing
An employee who works on Sunday when the store is not open for customer shopping due to renovations shall receive his hourly rate ofmiddot pay plus the Sunday premium middot
This premium shall not apply to regularly scheduled night shift work on middot Sunday
For Group 1 employees it is understood the hours worked in excess of forty ( 40) hours per week as a result of Sunday work shall not be paid at time and one half (1 ) in accordance with full-time Article 501 (b)
For part-time employees it is understood the hours worked in excess offorty ( 40) hours per week as a result of Sunday work shall not be paid at time and one half (1) in accordance with Article 702 of Appendix A
(c) The Company agrees that when full-time employees are scheduled to work on Sundays such hours are to be given to Group 2 employees first and thenmiddot
distributed equitably among Group 1 full-time employees who volunteer to work Similarly when part-time employees are scheduled the same distribution method will be implemented amongst part-time employees
(d) Work performed over eight (8) hours on Sunday will be paid at the rate of double time (2x) over eight (8) hours
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505 (a) During each work day employees shall be granted two (2) rest periods with pay of fifteen (15) minutes duration each Whenever possible rest periods shall not be allocated within one (1) hour of starting or quitting time or within one (1) hour of each other
(b) The Company shall also schedule a meal period of up to one (1) hour which may be reduced to one half() hour by mutual agreement between the employee and Employer which shall not count as time worked as near the midpoint of each shift as is practicable with store operations Preference shall be given to employees as to the time of their meal periods based on the commencement of their shift No employee shall work more than five (5) hours without getting a meal period of one half () hour
506 The Company undertakes that no employees shall be requested to work a split-shift unless mutually agreed to between the Company and the employee
507 (a) No employee shall be scheduled to work more than one (1) evening in any work week during evening shopping hours (600 pm - 1000 pm) when the store is open three (3) evenings or less
Group 1 -When the store is open in excess of three (3) evenings per week employees will not be scheduled to work on more than two 2) evenings No employee will be scheduled to work two (2) consecutive evenings
Group 2 - Employees will not be scheduled to work on more than three (3) evenings
(b) Employees will not be designated to work more than one (1) Saturday night in four (4) for customer shopping convenience except in an emergency
508 (a) Should an employee report for work on a regular scheduled basis and there middot is no work available he shall be paid a minimum of four (4) hours pay at his regular rate
(b) Any employee called back to work after the completion of his shift will receive one and one-half (1) times his standard rate of pay for such hours and shall be guaranteed a minimum of three (3) hours pay at the premium rate
(c) Any employee called in to work on a day for which he is not scheduled on a Sunday or a Statutory Holiday shall receive the applicable premium rate of pay for such hours and shall be guaranteed a minimum offour (4) hours pay at the premium rate
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Regular employees shall have five (5) working days notice of transfer to the night crew prior to such transfer being implemented except in the case of sickness
accident or bereavement middot middot
The following rules shall apply to all night crew operations
(a) An employee who works on a Night Crew shall receive a shift premium of ninety-five cents (95cent) per hour for the hours worked on the night shift For the purposes of any Statutory Holiday Pay Vacation Pay Sick Pay or Weekly Indemnity Benefits to which such an employee may be entitled in a week during which he is scheduled to work on a night crew his hourly rate shall be deemed to include the premium aforesaid
(b) The night shift shall commence not earlier than 1000 pm and shall conclude not later than 900am All night shifts shall include a one-half() hour unpaid meal period
(c) For Group 1 employees night shifts will be scheduled on consecutive nights either Monday to Friday or Tuesday to Saturday whenever possible For Group 2 employees night shifts will be scheduled on consecutive nights from Sunday to Saturday If the Company finds it necessary to schedule nonshyconsecutive nights a meeting will be arranged in advance with the Union to discuss the matter In the event non-consecutive nights are necessary the junior employee(s) will be so assigned For Group 1 employees the Saturday night into Sunday morning night shift this shift shall remain voluntary and be entitled to the Sunday premium
(d) If a night shift employee wishes to work days instead of nights he will give the Company notice on a form supplied by the Company Fourteen (14) days from the notice he shall be entitled to receive any full week day schedules before a part time employee would be given same He shall also be given first consideration by seniority for a permanent day opening provided he has the ability to perform the normal requirements of the job
(e) bull It is understood that no employee shall be required to work alone on the night shift In the event that a night shift employee reports for work and no one is available to work with him he shall immediately contact Store Management at a phone number provided by the Company for instructions
510 For a full-time employee who desires two (2) consecutive days off he shall be scheduled two (2) consecutive days off (normally Saturday and Sunday or Sunday and Monday) per four (4) week operating period as long as the Company can maintain a sufficient workforce for the proper operation of the business For Group
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511 There shall be no duplication of the above premium and overtime rates
ARTICLE 6- STATUTORY HOLIDAYS
601 The following holidays shall be recognized as legal holidays
New Years Day Good Friday Victoria Day Canada Day Civic Day
Labour Day Thanksgiving Day Christmas Day Boxing Day
The Company shall pay an employee for such holidays eight (8) hours pay at the employees regular rate of pay
middotIf an employee is scheduled to work on the Civic Holiday such employee will be paid at his regular rate of pay and will be credited with an additional floater holiday
A full-time employee covered by this Agreement shall be eligible for a floater holiday once during each contract year to be taken at a time mutually agreed upon between middot the Company and the employee concerned
602 When a holiday as listed above is observed in any week employees will work a four (4) day week and shall receive five (5) days pay at the standard rate of pay
middotAn employee who works a fifth day in a week during which a holiday as listed above is observed shall receive one and one half (1 ) times his regular hourly rate for all hours so worked on the fifth day
603 When two (2) holidays as listed are observed in any week employees will work a three (3) day week and shall receive five (5) days pay at the standard rate An employee who works on a fourth or fifth day in a week during which two (2) holidays as listed are observed shall receive one and one half (1 ) times his regular hourly rate for all hours so worked on the fourth and fifth day
604 To qualify for pay the employee must work his last scheduled working day preceding the holiday and his first scheduled working after the holiday unless he has secured permission from his Employer or his designate to be absent on one of the qualifying days Employees who are off on compensation accident or illness
middot shall receive legal holiday pay if they have worked within fifteen (15) daysmiddot of the middot holiday They shall receive the difference between the legal holiday pay and whatmiddot
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605 An employee required to work on any of the aforementioned holidays shall receive one and one half (1 ) times his regular hourly rate for all hours worked and shall in addition receive five (5) days for working a four (4) day week as outlined in paragraph 602 middot
ARTICLE 7 bull VACATIONS
701 (a) Employees who have been employed by the Employer for less than one (1) year at May 1 shall be granted vacation with pay offour (4) percent oftheir total earnings in accordance with the ESA
(b) Employees with one (1) years service but less than five (5) years service with the Company on May 1st of each year shall be granted two (2) weeks vacation with pay
(c) Employees with five (5 years service but less than eight (8) years service with the Company on May 1st of each year shall be granted three (3) weeks vacation with pay
(d) Employees with eight (8) years service or more on May 1st of each year shall be granted four (4) weeks vacation with pay
(e) Employees with seventeen (17) years service or more on May 1st of each year shall be granted five 5) weeks vacation with pay
For clarity the vacation accrual period and entitlement period is from May 1st to April 30th middot
702 Vacations shall be granted by department in accordance with seniority and must be taken within the calendar year unless otherwise mutually agreed Full-time employees wishing to take vacation during the winter months should be allowed to do so with the exception of the period from December 15 to the end of the first full week in January middot
To the extent that it is practicable the Employer will grant vacations in one continuous period Employees entitled to three (3) or more vacation weeks and who wish to take them in one continuous period should be prepared to conclude them prior to June 15th or commence them subsequent to September 15th middot middot
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bull bull 703 The completed vacation schedule shall be posted on May 1 of each year The
Employer agrees that they will not change the vacation period of any employee unless unforseen circumstances arise However the Employer must be able to maintain a sufficient workforce throughout the year Any employee who has not submitted their vacation plan by April 15 will only be permitted to book vacation at a time that will not interfere with another employees vacation
704 Upon termination of employment employees shall be paid vacation with pay as follows
Any employee with seniority whose employment is terminated for any reason and who has not completed his full vacation year shall receive vacation pay in accordance with subsections a)b) c) d) and e) of Article 701 for the total earnings
middot sinc~the preceding May 1 or since his entry in the employ of the Company based on 4 6 8 10 as may be applicable in accordance with the employees accumulated service
ARTICLE 8- LEAVE OF ABSENCE
801 The Company may grant leave of absence without pay to any employee for legitimate reasons The granting or refusal of all such leaves of absence shall be
middot at the discretion of the Company and shall be made in writing to the employee concerned Such permission and request are to be in writing on the standard leave of absence request form two (2) months in advance except in any emergency When the leave of absence is granted there shall be no loss of seniority However Company benefits provided to employees will be discontinued during the leave Seniority shall still accumulate for a six month period and then seniority shall be maintained but not accumulate Any leave of absence granted in conjunction with the employees vacation will be deemed to follow his vacation period
802 (a) An employee may be granted a leave of absence without pay for pregnancyparental leave in accordance with the Employment Standards Act as amended
(b) The Company may grant a leave of absence without pay for the purpose of legal adoptions The Adoption Agencys requirement will be considered in determining the duration of such leave
(c) Notwithstanding 802 (a) and (b) the Employment Standards Act of Ontario shall govern maternity paternity family and adoption leaves
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bull bull 803 Should an employee be appointed to a full-time position with the Union he may
apply for a leave of absence for a three (3) month period During the period of time he is on this leave his seniority shall continue with the Company and his leave of absence may be renewed for three (3) terms of three (3) months each
804 (a)
(b)
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An employee who is required to serve on a jury shall be compensated for days actually spent on jury duty when he would otherwise have been at work to a maximum of ten (10) working days middot
The employee shall receive the difference between his jury fees and his normal days pay for that time he would have been regularly employed had he not been serving on the jury The employee shall be required to report immediately upon being excused or released from jury duty where such reporting is reasonable under the circumstances
The claim of an employee shall be verified by presentation of his jury duty cheque however no payment shall be made for any hour for which the employee receives compensation by the Company for any other reason Payment shall not be withheld pending submission of the jury duty cheque
Any employee subpoenaed to attend as a witness on behalf of the Company or the Crown shall be entitled to the difference between his witness fee and his normal days pay
805 An employee whose wife gives birth to a child will be given one (1) day off with pay
806 An employee who adopts a child will be given one (1) day off with pay
ARTICLE 9 middotGRIEVANCE AND ARBITRATION
901 Either the Company the Union or any employee has a right to lodge a grievance with respect to any matter arising out of this Agreement or concerning the interpretation application or alleged violation of this Agreement
902 Any employee believing that he has been unjustly dealt with or that the provisions of this Agreement have not been complied with shall discuss the complaint with Management The employee may be accompanied by his Union Steward if he so middot desires These discussions shall take place within seven (7) working days after the event giving rise to the complaint Management shall give an oral decision within four (4) working days from date the discussion took place middot
If managements decision is not satisfactory the complaint must be submitted as a written grievance at Step 1 within six (6) working days following Managements oral decision
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Ameeting to attempt to resolve the grievance shall then take place between the employee concerned the Union Steward and Management Within seven (7) working days of this meeting Management shall give the Union Steward its decision in writing If the decision is not satisfactory the Union Steward must within six (6) working days submit the grievance to Step Two
STEP TWOmiddot
A final meeting to attempt to resolve the grievance shall then take place between the employee concerned the Union Representative the Union Steward Management andor their representatives Within seven (7) working days of this meeting Management shall give its final decision to the Union Representative in writing If the decision is not satisfactory the Union must within thirty (30) calendar days submit the grievance to arbitration
903 In the case of a dismissal a grievance may be filed by an employee who feels he was unjustly dealt with Such a grievance must be filed within five (5) working days from the date of dismissal and shall commence at Step Two
In any subsequent disposal of this case during the Grievance Procedure the Company may reinstate the employee with full back pay suspend the employee for a definite period or sustain the discharge
904 Grievances concerning rates shall be handled in accordance with the above procedure and the disposition of such grievances if sustained shall include the determination of the effective date of the increase with retroactivity thereto
905 The Company or the Union may file grievances commencing at Step Two If an Arbitration Board finds that the Company or the Union has violated the Collective Agreement it shall have the power to award compensation to the Company or any employee affected by the violation
906 (a Failing settlement under the foregoing procedure such grievance may be submitted to Arbitration as hereinafter provided and if no written request for Arbitration is received which is postmarked within thirty-one (31) days after the decision under Step Two is given it shall be deemed to have been abandoned
(b) The time limits as prescribed above may be modified by mutual agreement of the parties in writing middot
907 Should the grievance involve the misinterpretation or alleged violation of the Agreement either party may be free to appeal to Arbitration from Step Twowit~in
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bull bull thirty-one (31) days from the date the decision was given at that step The party requesting Arbitration shall advise the other party in writing of its request together with a statement as to the issue to be arbitrated and shall include in its notice the name and address of its nominee to a Board of Arbitration The other shall within one (1) week of its receipt of the notice nominate its member to the Board of Arbitration and so advise the other party
If two nominees are unable to agree upon the choice of a third member to act as Chairman the Minister of Labour for the Province of Ontario shall be requested to appoint a Chairman The Board shall hear their dispute and the decision of a majority is the decision of the Arbitration Board but if there is no majority the decision of the Chairman governs and shall be final and binding upon the parties
The Board of Arbitration shall not have any jurisdiction to alter or modify any of the provisions of the Agreement nor to substitute any new provisions in lieu thereof nor to make any decisions inconsistent with the terms and provisions of this Agreement
Each of the parties hereto will bear the expenses of the nominee appointed by it and will share equally the expenses of the Chairman of the Boamiddotrd of Arbitration
908 The parties agree that an Arbitration Board shall have the power to award compensation or damages to any party who or employee who is dealt with contrary to the provisions of this Agreement
909 By mutual agreement of the parties a mutually agreed sole arbitrator may be appointed In such case the sole arbitrator shall have all of the rights and powers of a Board of Arbitration middot
91 0 No employee shall be discharged or disciplined except for just and sufficient cause Discharge or discipline grievances may be settled by confirming the Companys decision or by reinstating the discharged or suspended employee with full compensation for time lost less interim earnings if applicable or by any other arrangement which is just and equitable in the opinion of the parties or a Board of Arbitration if the matter is referred to it Any notation of a reprimand or other disciplinary action placed on an employees record shall be nullified after a period of twelve (12) months provided no other notice for the same offence was received for this twelve (12) month period
ARTICLE 10 - STRIKES AND LOCKOUTS
1001 Neither the Union nor any of its members nor any employee shall cause sanction take part in or encourage any sitdown or slowdown of work or any strike or stoppage of or curtailment of or interference with the Companys sales or any picketing of the Companys premises and the Company agrees that it will not causemiddot sanction or participate in any locking out of the employees middot
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bull bull 1002 The Union agrees that it will not interfere or permit any of the employees in the
bargaining unit to interfere with the delivery and sales of merchandise received by the Company from Company suppliers or the removal of perishable merchandise from the Companys stores
ARTICLE 11 -TEMPORARY ASSIGNMENTS
1101 An employee relieving in a higher rated position shall receive a premium of forty dollars ($4000) a week or eight dollars ($800) a day after he has completed more than one (1) working day in such classification exclusive of Sundays and Statutory Holidays in a seven (7) calendar day week Upon the completion of more than one (1) working day in the classification the above will be retroactive to the commencement of the relieving period
1102 Any employee relieving a Department Manager shall receive a premium of sixty dollars ($6000) a week or twelve dollars ($1200) a day after he has completed more than one (1) working day in that position exclusive of Sundays and Statutory holidays in a seven (7) calendar day week Upon the completion of more than one middot (1) working day in the relieving classification the above will be retroactive to the commencement of the relieving period
ARTICLE 12 -WAGES
1201 The wage rates affecting employees in the bargaining unit as set out herein shall be set forth in Appendix B of this Agreement middot
1202 An employee assigned to a position of lead hand shallmiddotreceive a lead hand premium of seventy-five (75cent) cents per hour
1203 An employee who his hired at a higher rate than the start rate is deemed to have to his credit the necessary months to justify such a rate of pay
ARTICLE 13 middotPART-TIME HELP
1301 It is agreed and recognized by both the Union and the Company that the business of the Company is subject to fluctuations according to the day of the week middotor month and time of day resulting in business peaks For this reason it is necessary to employ both regular employees (referred to as full-time employees) and part-time employees middot
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bull bull 1302 The Company agrees that part-time employees shall not be used to the extent they
replace or displace a present full-time employee from employment or prevent the hiring of a full-time employee
ARTICLE 14- BEREAVEMENT
1401 Should a bereavement occur in an employees immediate family (parent parent-Jn law spouse child brother sister grandparent brother-in-law sister-in-law son-inshylaw daughter-in-law grandchild step-parents same sex partners uncle aunt niece or nephew) the employee shall be granted such time off from work with pay as is reasonable under the circumstances up to a maximum of three (3) days
1402 If the funeral is more than two hundred forty kilometers (240) away the employee will receive an additional one (1) day with pay for attending the funeral If bereavement falls during an employees vacation he shall be able to carry over the paid time to be able to use at a later date
ARTICLE 15 middotUNION REPRESENTATION
1501 The Company agrees to recognize the appointment up to four (4) Union Stewards within a store No probationary employee may be appointed The Company also agrees to grant such stewards time off with pay as may be reasonably necessary to service any grievance or potential grievance
1502 (a) The Company agrees that whenever an interview is held with an employee that becomes part of his record regarding his work or conduct a steward will be present as a witness The employee may request that the steward leave the meeting If the steward is unavailable then the Company will ask the employee to select another employee of his choice from the bargaining unit to be present during this interview However there must not be any conclusion taken at this meeting A further meeting must be scheduled with the steward and the employee for the management to render their decision
(b) If the meeting where management is to render their decision isheld without the steward any conclusions verbal or written will be null and void except in the case where the employee requested the steward to leave
(c) Should any reprimand warning or disciplinary measure be issued in writing the employee in question shall receive a copy of such written reprimand warning or disciplinary measure within seven (7) worked days of the discovery of the alleged offence except that an extension of time may be requested in order to complete an investigation
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bull bull 1503 The Business Agent or International Representative of the Union shall be entitled
to visit a store covered by this Agreement during regular hours of work for the purpose of ensuring the terms of the Agreement are implemented provided however that the appropriate Management authority has given his consent which shall not be unreasonably withheld
1504 The Company agrees during the lifetime of this Agreement to grant time off with pay to two (2) full-time employees and one (1) part-time employee for the purpose of collective bargaining with the Company
1505 The Union agrees to forward to the Company a listing of store stewards and their store and department locations on a half-yearly basis
1506 On commencing employment an employee will be advised by the Company that a Union Agreement is in effect and will be introduced to the Union Stewards
ARTICLE 16 bull HEALTH AND SAFETY
1601 A joint Health amp Safety Committee shall be formed of at least two (2) representatives of the Company and at least two (2) employees appointed by the Union The names of the members of this Committee shall be posted on the bulletin board middot
This Committee shall meet in accordance with the Occupational Health and Safety Act or more frequently if necessary This Committee shall be set up and operated at the Companys expense
1602 The Health amp Safety Committee shall
(a) Make recommendations to the Company to promote industrial safety health and hygiene
(b) Study the monthly accident reports and make recommendations for the prevention of similar accidents middot
(c) Make recommendations concerning training and information programs
(d) Make workplace inspections in accordance to the Occupational Health and Safety Act
(e) Prepare a report of every meeting and inspection copies of which are available at all times to interested parties
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bull bull (f) The Committee may review all accident reports and the Committee will make
recommendation to the Company to prevent such accidents in the future
(g) The Company will advise the Committee of each work accidentmiddot in accordance with the Occupational Health and Safety Act
(h) The Company shall inform every employee of the risks associated with his work
(i) A thorough inspection shall be conducted by two (2) Committee members once a month and the necessary time shall be allowed
G) The Health and Safety Committee shall meet every three (3) months or more frequent if necessary
ARTICLE 17 bull STORE CARDS
1701 The Company agrees to prominently display Union Store Cards and Decals of the Union
1702 The Company agrees that the employees may wear Union buttons while on duty
ARTICLE 18 bull PERSONS OTHER THAN UNION MEMBERS
1801 The Company agrees that persons who are not members of the bargaining unitmiddot other than those listed in Article 101 (a) will not perform bargaining unit work except during the re-opening of a refurbished store
In the case of a renovation or relines there will be no restrictions for work to be perform~d by suppliers sales representatives and third party Companies
It is to be understood that at all time without any restrictions the persons who are not members of the bargaining unit as listed in Article 101 (a) can perform bargaining unit work
1802 The Company representatives (Regional Director Marketing Specialist) canmiddot perform functions related to their duties in the store middot middotmiddot
1803 No suppliersales representatives (or their representatives) shall perform any routine store work except chip suppliers bread suppliers cake suppliers magazines soft drink suppliers bulk non-food suppliers spices and dairy products If any supplier is to be added to the list of exceptions the Company and the Union agre~ to meet
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bull bull to discuss the issue The routine work includes verifying codes and removing products with expired dates from shelves
1804 In the case of sampling and demonstrations suppliers or sales representatives are allowed to manipulate products on the shelves and to distribute samples
Suppliers or sales representatives are allowed to put together displays
ARTICLE 19 middotBULLETIN BOARDS
1901 The Company agrees to extend to the Union the use of a bulletin board in each store for the posting of the following notices middot
1 Notice of election - election results - appointment of officers middot 2 Notice of meetings - time and place 3 Notice of social and recreational activities
All other notices must be approved and initialed by the Store Management before being posted on the bulletin board
ARTICLE 20- UNIFORMS
2001 The Company agrees to provide to employees working an average of twenty (20) hours or more with two (2) uniforms
The Company agrees to provide employees working an average of less than twenty hours (20) with one (1) uniform
The Company agrees to supply proper rain gear when needed
The Company agrees to supply proper gloves for employees working in frozen food or working in cooler
The Company agrees to keep a supply of winter jackets for people working in cooler
These articles shall be replaced by the Company when needed due to normal wear in the store Anyadditional articles may be purchased by the employee at cost price
Coats and aprons for the Meat Department shall be laundered by the Company
The Company shall decide what the uniform is comprised of
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bull bull ARTICLE 21- HEALTH AND WELFARE
2101 The Company agrees to pay for Health and Welfare benefits as outlinedmiddot in middot Appendix A which shall form part of this Collective Agreement
ARTICLE 22 - GENDER
2201 It is understood that the use of the masculine gender shall include the female gender middot
ARTICLE23- SAFETY SHOE OR BOOT ALLOWANCE
2301 Full-time employees who are required by the Company to wear approved safety footwear shall be paid an allowance of up to fifty-five ($5500) dollars per year upon middotpresentation of a receipt middot
ARTICLE 24 middotCASHIERS MAT
2401 The Company agrees to provide Cashiers mat and to replace them whenever necessary
ARTICLE 25 -TERMS OF AGREEMENT
2501 (a) This Agreement shall come into force and effect on October 27 2002 and shall continue to October 25 2008 and shall thereafter be automatically renewed for the period of one (1) year unless either party on written notice to the other within a period of not more than ninety (90) days before the expiry date serves notice of intent to terminate or modify the Agreement
(b) In the event either party serves notice of a desire to negotiate changes into this Agreement as above set out it is agreed that the Company and the Union without undue delay shall begin negotiations on the proposed changes
(c) Pending the results of negotiations neither party shall change the conditions existing under the Agreement unless mutually agreed by both parties
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bull bull DATED AT ()-tkwo_ THIS b DAY OF ----=-h-=E=-=b__ ___ _____ 2003
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO ERS UNION LOCAL 175
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bull bull APPENDIX A
Health and Welfare
The following benefits shall apply to all full-time employees who have successfully completed three (3) months of service or to part-time employees with 12 months service and who average 22 hours of work per week These benefits are subject to the terms and conditions of the insurance contract If there are any discrepancies between what is listed in this Agreement and the insurance contract the latter will apply The cost of these benefits shall be fully paid by the Company unless otherwise stated middot
(A) Paid Sick Leave
The Company agrees to provide to all full-time employees forty (40)hours per year for sick leave Any unused sick leave will be paid to the employees on or about January 15th of the following year Employees with less than one (1) year of service shall receive sick leave on a pro-rata basis
(B) Life Insurance
The Company provides a life insurance amount of one (1) time the employees basic annual earnings rounded up to the next multiple of $100000 For part-time employees the amount payable is $12500
(C) Accidental Death and Dismemberment Benefit
One time the employees basic annual earnings rounded up to the next multiple of $100000 For part-time employees the amount payable is $12500
(D) Short-term disability (not applicable to part-time employees)
Weekly indemnity which provides a benefit of 66 23 of an employees basic earnings to a maximum of $45000 per week commencing on the first day in the case of hospitalization or accident on the 8th calendar day of continuous total disability if sickness for a maximum period of twenty-six (26) weeks middot
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bull bull (E) Long-term Disability (not applicable to part-time employees)
Monthly indemnity which provides a benefit of 66 23 of an employees basic earnings to a maximum of $200000 per month commencing after tw~nty-six (26) weeks of continuous total disability for a maximum period of up to age 65
(F) Extended Health Care (individual coverage only for part-time employees)
Hospitalization within Canada semi-private room without deductible and Without any limit as to the number of days
Medical expenses (reimbursement) annual deductible of $25 for individual or family coverage The covered expenses are reimbursed at 80 for drugs or all other expenses The maximum amount reimbursed per covered person for expenses incurred in Canada is unlimited
Medical expenses (covered expenses) professional services of a chiropractor occupational therapist naturopath speech therapist osteopath psychologist physiotherapist or podiatrist limited to one professional visit per day up to a combined maximum of $300 per calendar year for each specialist
(G) Employee Assistance Program
Confidential and professional consultation services by licensed psychologists Assistance will be available for both personal and professional problems and will be limited to 5 visits per year
(H) Dental Plan
middot The Company shall contribute to the United Food and Commercial Workers Trusteed Plan Ontario (Dental Plan) the following cents per hour for all hours paid for all employees to a maximum of forty (40) hours per week Hours paid shall not include weekly indemnity payments The Employer agrees to sign the participation agreement and supply any other documents forms reports or information required by the Trustees of the Dental Plan The Employer shall forward all contributions together with a list of all employees covered and the number of hours paid per week for each employee in each reporting period within fifteen (15) days following the end of each of the Employers four (4) or five (5) week accounting period
Effective November 24 2002- twenty-five (25cent) cents per hour Effective November 24 2004- twenty-seven (27cent) cents per hour Effective November 24 2005- twenty-nine (29cent) cents per hour Effective November 24 2006- thirty-one (31cent) cents per hour
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bull bull (I) Pension Plan
The Company agrees to contribute to the Canadian Commercial Workers Industry Pension Plan (Pension) the following cents per hour for all hours paid for all employees to a maximum of forty (40) hours per week Hours paid shall not include weekly indemnity payments The Employer agrees to sign the participation
middot agreement and supply any other documents forms reports or information required by the Trustees of the Pension Plan The Employer shall forward together with a list of all employees covered and the number of hours paid permiddot week for each employee in each reporting period within fifteen (15) days following the end of each of the Employers four (4) or five (5) week accounting period middot
Effective November 24 2005- twenty-five (25cent) cents per hour Effective November 24 2006- thirty (30cent) cents per hourmiddot Effective November 24 2007- forty (40cent) cents per hour
(J) Doctors Certificate
The Company reserves the right to require a doctors certificate from an employee If such a certificate is required by the Company themiddot employee must be notified before hisher return The Company agrees to pay for the medical certificate
(K) Vision Plan - (not applicable to part-time employees)
The Company shall provide vision care of one hundred fifty dollars ($15000) per twenty-four (24) months
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bull bull APPENDIX B
Full-Time Employee Wage Scale
General
During the term of this Collective Agreement any new job andor classification to be covered under the terms and conditions of this Collective Agreement shall be posted The parties agree to meet within thirty (30) days to determine the appropriate rate of pay for such classification Should the parties not be able to agree such question may be submitted to Arbitration by either party Pending the decision of the Arbitrators such new classifications and rates shall be implemented
Full-time Wage Scale
ClerksCashlers
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Novmiddot 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $842 $842 $842 $842 $852 $867
6 months 900 900 900 900 900 910 925
12 months 958 958 958 958 958 968 983
18 months 1016 1016 1016 1016 1016 1026 1041
24 months 1080 1080 1080 1080 1080 1090 11
30 mpnths 1096 1096 1096 1096 1096 1106 1121
36 months 1196 1196 1196 1196 1196 1206 1221
42 months 1254 1254 1254 1254 1254 1264 1279
48 months 1343 1343 13~43 1343 1343 1353 1368
54 months 1370 1395 1420 1445 1475 1505 1535
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bull bull Receiver
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Nov 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $894 $894 $894 $894 $894 $904 $919
6 months 952 952 952 952 952 962 979
12 months 1010 1010 1010 1010 1010 1020 1035
18 months 1068 1068 1068 1068 1068 1078 1093
24 months 1131 1131 1131 1131 1131 1141 1156
30months 1148 1148 1148 1148 1148 1158 1173
36 months 1247 1247 1247 1247 1247 1257 1272
42 months 1305 1305 1305 1305 1305 13~ 15 1330
48 months 1396 1396 1396 1396 1396 1406 1421
54 months 1424 1449 1474 1499 1529 1559 1589
Meat Cutters
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Nov 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $1370 $1370 $1370 $1370 $1370 $1380 $1395
6 months 1401 1401 1401 1401 1401 1411 1426
12 months 1433 1433 1433 1433 1433 1443 1458
18 months 1464 1464 1464 1464 1464 1474 1489
24 months 1496 1496 1496 1496 1496 1506 1521
30 months 1527 1527 1527 1527 1527 1537 1552
36 months 1559 1559 1559 1559 1559 1569 1584
42 months 1591 1591 1591 1591 1591 1601 1616
48 months 1654 1654 1654 1654 1654 1564 1679
54 months 1687 1712 1737 1762 1792 1822 1852
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bull bull Assistant Department Managers
An employee who is selected by the Company to fill the role of an assistant department manager shall receive a premium of one dollar ($100) per hour For the purposes of any Statutory Holiday Pay Vacation Pay Sick Pay or Weekly Indemnity Benefit Payments to which such an employee may be entitled in a week during which he is scheduled to work as an assistant department manager hismiddot hourly rate shall be deemed to include the premium aforesaid
In his functions an assistant department manager is required to supervise the personnel in his department and also assign the workload to those employees The assistant manager is also required to support the department manager with the administrative duties and must be available to replace the manager during his absences The choice of vacation between the manager and the assistant must be mutually agreed to The schedule can be modified for the assistant manager outside the prescribed delays under article 508
If a meat wrapper is selected as the assistant meat manager the employee will be paid the meat cutters wage rate based on his seniority and will receive the assistant department premium as mentioned above (eg A meat wrapper at 18 month rate of $1060 Will get the meat cutters rate at 18 month of $1440 plus the premium) middot
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bull ARTICLE 1 - SCOPE
APPENDIX C PART-TIME EMPLOYEES
bull 101 All matters relative to part-time employees and their working conditions shall be
contained in this Appendix and Articles middot
For the purpose of this Appendix a part-time employee is an employee who is normally scheduled to work twenty-eight (28) hours or less per week middot
102 If a part-time employee works forty (40) hours per week for six (6) consecutive weeks except for replacement of absent fuiJtime employees such position shall be posted in accordance with Article 4 of the Full-time portion of this Agreement
103 The following articles and clauses of the Full-Time Agreement shall also apply to Part-Time employees
Preamble 1 2 3 403 a) b) c) e) f) 504 b) 511 8 9 10 11 13 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 24 25 Appendix A
ARTICLE 2 - SENIORITY
201 middot (a) After continuing in the employ of the Company for a period of two hundred and fifty (250) hours Employees covered by this Agreement shall be deemed to have served their probationary period and then shall be placedmiddot on the seniority list for part-time employees The Company shall have the right to discharge a probationary employee Such discharge may not be grieved by the employee andor the Union
(b) Seniority listings for part-time employees shall be posted by the Company quarter-annually The seniority date of each part-time employee shall be considered to be correct if the Union raises nomiddot objection within three (3) weeks of the date of posting of the first list on which the employees name appears
202 (a) Seniority shall begin after the employees probationary period has beenmiddot served Lay-offs and re-employment shall be based on seniority availability ability and qualifications to perform the work When a part-time employee becomes a full-time employee he will be required to serve the full~time probationary period if he has not completed is part-time probationary period and will be given a seniority credit of fifty (50) percent of his part-time seniority up to a maximum of twelve (12) months He will also receive the bull
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bull bull greater of his part-time rate or the rate which his full~time seniority credit will give him and shall proceed from that point in the full-time wage progression Such credit shall apply to seniority vacation statutory holidays and sick days If for some reason the employee reverts to part-time during lhe probationary period there will be no loss of seniority The seniority rights of an employee shall be terminated after six (6) months following a lay-off due to lack of work In the event of an opening occurring in the full-time staff employees covered under this Appendix shall receive preference for such full-time position providing they have the necessary seniority ability competence and qualifications to perform the work
b) Part-time employees are expected to attend work in accordance with their schedule of hours When unable to attend the employee must notify the Company or designate as soon as it is reasonably possible prior to the commencement of the scheduled shift of the employee giving the reason why he is unable to attend middot
203 a) The weekly schedule of hours of work shall be allotted according to seniority by department providing the senior employee(s) has the necessary ability and qualifications to perform the work and is available
In the event of hours of work becoming available within a given week beyond the schedule of hours of that given week due to approved absences sickness compensation bereavement andor unanticipated increases in business the Company will call the most senior part-time employees not scheduled that day provided the employee is available and has the qualifications to perform the available work middot middot
b) The assignment of hours as set out in 203 (a) will result in the schedule of daily hours being posted not later than Thursday at noon of the previous week The store steward will be given a copy of the schedules Employees meal periods will be based on the commencement of their shift middot
204 If a full-time employee transfers to part-time status the employee will retain his original date of hire as his part-time seniority date
205 If more than one employee has the same seniority date the affected employees will draw to determine their order of seniority provided a steward is present middot middot
ARTICLE 3 - HOURS OF WORK
For existing part-time employees the Company will meet each employee to review the employees availability the employee shall be able to amend his availability quarterly each year
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bull bull A part-time employee hired after date of ratification shall have a minimum availability to work all day Saturday and Sunday and also two (2) evenings per week
301 The regular working day shall consist of up to ten (1 0) hours for all part-time employees middot middot
302 Should an employee desire a transfer to another department andor classification he shall indicate such preference on a form supplied by the Company stating the department(s) andor classification(s) desired A copy of the form will be provided to the employee and the Union As openings become available the Company will transfer employees by store seniority subject to relevant qualifications provided the employee has had a request on file for fourteen (14) days When transferred to a higher rated classification the employee will be placed on the wage scale at the level which gives him an increase and shall proceed upwards thereafter in accordance with the time frames When transferred to a lower rated classification the employee will be placed at the level equal to his rate of pay but not higher than the top rate of the new classification
303 The Company agrees that part-time employees will get the opportunity to work up to twenty-eight (28) hours per week by seniority by department by classification
prior to new employees being hired provided the Company can cover the available hours without encountering scheduling problems middot
304 The Company will schedule the following guaranteed hours of work per week based middoton the availability of the hours and provided the employee is available and qualified to perform the work
One (1) or more years of seniority a minimum guarantee of fifteen (15) hours of scheduled work per week
three (3) or more years of seniority a minimum guarantee of eighteen (18) middot hours of scheduled work per week
Five (5) or more years of seniority a minimum guarantee of twenty (20) middot hours of scheduled work per week
Six (6) or more years of seniority a minimum guarantee of twenty-four (24) hours of scheduled work per week
Seven (7) or more year of seniority a minimum guarantee of twenty-eight middot (28) hours of scheduled work per week middot
In the event of additional hours being added following the posting of the schedule or schedule changes created by illness accident leave of absence or changes beyond the control of the Company etc the Company agrees to offer such hours
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bull bull to employees by store seniority and by department provided the senior employee bull is available and qualified Such additional or changed hours are intended to be administered in such a manner as to top up part-time employees by seniority to approximately twenty-eight (28) hours unless junior employees have not reached their guaranteed hours in which case the junior employee will have priority to such guaranteep hours middot
ARTICLE 4- STATUTORY HOLIDAYS
401 Part-time employees shall be entitled to statutory holiday pay for the following middot holidays as recognized by the Employment Standards Act
New Years Day Good Friday Victoria Day Canada Day Civic Holiday
Labour Day Thanksgiving Day Christmas Day Boxing Day
If an employee is scheduled towork on the Civic Holiday such employe~ will be paid at his regular rate of pay and will be credited with an additional floater holiday
A part-time employee covered by this Agreement shall be eligible for a floater holiday once during each contract year to be taken at a time mutually agreed upon between the Company and the employee concerned
If any of the above legal holidays are no longer deemed to be a Public Holiday as defined by the Employment Standards Act the employee working on such a day will be paid his regular rate of pay and shall be credited with a floater day to be taken at a mutually agreeable time Otherwise any employee working on a Public Holiday shall be paid at time and one-half (1 Yz) his regular rate of pay plus the statutory days pay middot middot
402 To qualify for pay for a statutory holiday the employee must have worked on hislast scheduled shift preceding and his firSt scheduled shift following_ the legal holiday unless absent dueto proven illness or accident
An employee who so qualifies shall receive legal holiday pay based on his average number of daily hours worked (exclusive of daily overtime) during the four ( 4) weeks
middot immediately preceding the week during which the legal holiday occurs times his standard rate of pay middot
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bull bull ARTICLE 5 -VACATIONS
501 Employees with less than five (5) years seniority as of May 1st of the current year shall receive four (4) percent of their earnings as vacation pay Employees with five (5) or more years service as of May 1st of the current year shall receive six (6) percent of their earnings as vacation pay Employees with eight (8) or more years service as of May 1st of the current year shall receive eight (8) percent of their earnings as vacation pay Employees with seventeen (17) or more years service as of May 1st of the current year shall receive ten (10) percent of their earnings as vacation pay middot middot
502 The Company may grant a leave of absence without pay up to a maximum of four (4) weeks duration to an employee for vacation purposes Such request and permission shall be made in writing It is entirely the Companys choice to allow such a leave of absence without pay If an employee is refused such a request he may not submit a grievance or proceed to arbitration regarding this refusal
503 Part-time employees will choose their vacations after full-time employees have made their choices The preference of vacations will always be given to the partshytime employees having the most seniority Part-time employees will be required to submit their vacation intentions by April1 st of each year
ARTICLE 6- BEREAVEMENT
601 Provided the part-time employee was scheduled to work
The Company agrees to grant employees the necessary time off up to three 3) days with pay at the time of death of the following relatives
Father mother brother sister spouse child step-child mother-in-law father-inshylaw brother-in-law sister-in-law son-in-law daughter-in-law grandparents grandchild step-parents same sex partners uncle aunt niece nephew
602 If the funeral is more than two hundred forty kilometers (240) away the employee will receive an additional one 1) day with pay for attending the fune~al If bereavement falls during an employees vacation he shall be able to carry over the paid time to be able to use at a later date
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bull bull ARTICLE 7 -REST PERIODS
701 Employees covered by this Appendix shall be entitled to one (1) fifteen (15) minute paid rest for each four ( 4) hour period worked Whenever possible each rest period
shall occur at approximately themiddot mid-point of each four (4) hourmiddot period~ No employee who is scheduled for more than four (4) hours but not exceeding six (6) hours shall be required to take their break sooner than two (2) hours into their shift whenever possible
702 middotWhere an employee is working a daily shift of more than six (6) hours he shall have one (1) hour (or a half) hour by mutual consent) off for lunch and one-half() hour for supper if applicable middot
ARTICLE 8 -WAGES
801 A part-time employee shall be pald time and one-half 1 ) for all hours worked over ten 1 0) hours per day or over forty (40) hours per week middot
802 Part-time employees who work on the night crew shall receive a shift premium of ninety-five (95cent) cents per hour for the hours worked on the night shift For the purposes of any Statutory Holiday Pay Vacation Pay or Weekly Indemnity Benefits (where applicable) to which such an employee may be entitled in a week during which he is scheduled to work on a night crew his hourly rate shall be deemed to include the premium aforesaid middot
803 An employee assigned to a position of lead hand shall receive a lead hand premium
of seventy-five (75cent) cents per hour
804 The wage rates affecting employees in the bargaining unit as set out herein shall be set forth in Appendix D of this Agreement
805 An employee who is hired at a higher rate of pay than the start rate is deemed to have to his credit the required hours to justify such a rate of pay
ARTICLE 9 -SAFETY SHOE OR BOOT ALLOWANCE
901 Part-time employees who are required by the Company to wear approved safety footwear shall be paid an allowance of up to forty dollars ($4000) per year upon presentation of a receipt middot
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bull bull ARTICLE 10 middotFULL-TIME REPLACEMENT
1001 Part-time employees replacing full-time employees shall receive the start rate of the full-time classification or whatever level on the scale that would provide him an
increase
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bull APPENDIX D
Part-time Employee Wage Scale
bull Notwithstanding the wage progressions for part-time employees where there is an increase in the Ontario minimum wage rate it shall become the new start rate and those employees so affected shall remain at such rate of pay until their months with the Company would permit them an increase in their rate of pay in accordance with the wage grid
ClerksCashlers
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Nov 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $721 $721 $721 $721 $721 $731 $746
middot 6 months 738 738 738 738 738 748 763
12 months 769 769 769 769 769 779 794
18 months 800 800 800 800 800 810 825
24 months 832 832 832 832 832 842 857
30 months 864 864 864 864 864 874 889
36 months middot 895 895 895 895 895 905 920
42 months 937 937 937 937 937 947 962
48 months 1010 1010 1010 1010 1010 1020 1035
54 months 1 1045 middot1070 1095 1125 1155 1185
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bull bull Service Clerks
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Novmiddotmiddot 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $675 $675 $675 middot $675 $675 $685 $700
6 months 698 698 698 698 698 708 723
12 months 721 721 721 721 721 731 746
18 months 736 736 736 736 736 746 761
24 months 753 753 753 753 753 763 7~78
30 months 795 795 795 795 795 805 820
36 months 811 836 861 886 916 946 976
Meat Cutters
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Nov 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $1238 $1238 $1238 $1238 $1238 $1248 $1263
6 months 1317 1317 1317 1317 1317 1327 1342
12 months 1397 1397 1397 1397 1397 1407 bull 1422
18 months 1425 1450 f475 1500 1530 1560 1590
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bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
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LOEB CANADA INC cob As Loeb City View
AND
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UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE PRINTING OF COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT
The Company agrees to pay one thousand five hundred dollars ($1 50000) towards the cost of printing the Collective Agreement into booklet form middot
~ DATED AT 0plusmnaulh ONTARIO this 5 day of --=-H-=e6__ __ 20ol
UNITEDFOODANDCOMMERC~L LOEB CANADA INC WOR RS UNION LOCAL 175
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LOEB CANADA INC cob As Loeb City View
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UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE SUNDAY AND STATUTORY HOLIDAYS
In the event that Sunday is legislated to become a regular work day both parties agree that Article 503 b c d of the Collective Agreement will be deleted and that those hours wiJI be part of the regular work week Both parties agree to meet in order to determine the distribution of these Sunday hours
In the event that stores are allowed to legally open on a statutory holiday without premium pay then the parties agree to meet to amend the Collective Agreement by mutual agreement
3 DATED AT o-HctuKL- ONTARIO this 5 day of_~he-=b~-- 2002
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WOR RS UNION LOCAL 175
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bull bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
ANDmiddot
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE TIME LIMITS
In view of recent changes to the Ontario Labour Relations Act and resulting decisions therefrom and in view ofthe parties history of amiable Labour Relations the parties agree to the following
That neither party shall raise or proceed with a timeliness issue argument regarding filing for arbitration without first giving the other party written prior notice of its intent to do so
Should either party serve such notice on the other party the parties further agree that the final time frame in the Collective Agreement respecting filing for arbitration shall then be triggered
The parties further agree that any Board of Arbitration or single arbitrator shall have full jurisdiction to adjudicate the matter respecting timeliness in light of this agreement andmiddot shall not be restricted by the Ontario Labour Relations Act in so doing
DATED AT Q-t-CUJ)O_ ONTARIO this 5_ day of ~e6
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORK RS UNION LOCAL 175
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LOEB CANADA INC
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BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
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UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE NIGHT CREW GROUP 1
The Company agrees that the following full-time night crew employees are classified as Group 1 middot
middot Brian Taylor Brian Lewis Rick Tombs
The Company agrees that should a Group 1 day job come open and an existing Group 1 night crew employee apply and is successful in getting the job he would maintain his Group 1 status
DATED AT 61-cuuo-- ONTARIO this~ dayof F~b
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WOR ERS UNION LOCAL 175
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LOEB CANADA INC
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LETTER OF AGREEMENT
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LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
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UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175NEW LETTER
RE FULL-TIME GROUP 2 TEN (10) HOUR SHIFTS
The Company and the Union agree that should the Company wish to introduce ten 1 0) hour shifts the employees affected will be entitled to an additional fifteen 15) minute break to be taken within the last two 2) hours of work
DATED AT 6-ttcuvo- ONTARIO this _fi__ day of Feb 2003
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO ERS UNION LOCAL 175
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bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
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UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE GROUP 1 amp 2 DISTRIBUTION
In an effort to maintain full-time positions and create additional full-time positions the parties have agreed to the following
a) The following
Gary Pritchard Maria Romano Robert Chenier Brian Taylor Paul Berrea Allan Cuddihey Bruce Harding Rick Tombs Brian Lewis
are existing full-time employees as date of ratification and will be classified as Group 1 employees middot
b) The Company agrees that forty-five percent (45) of all regular bargaining unit hours per week will be designated as full-time hours Both parties agreemiddot to have fifty percent (50) of full-time employees in Group 1 and fifty percent (50) in Group 2 This ratio will be achieved through attrition In other words as a Group 1 position becomes vacant it will be replaces by a Group 2 position until fifty-fifty percent (50-50) ratio is achieved Once this ratio is achieved if a Group 1 position becomes vacant it would be filled by a Group 2 employee as per the terms and conditions of the Collective Agreement and a new Group 2 position would be posted
c) The Company recognizes the Receiver Assist Meat Manager and Assistant Produce Manager positions as a Group 1 position Should the Company introduce an additional Receiver position in the unit that position would be considered as a Group 2 position middot
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bull bull d) In the case of a lay-off of a full-time position if a Group 1 employee is laid
off he will have the following options
full lay-off with recall rights accepting part-time hours while maintaining recall rights if feasible he will be offered a Group 2 full-time position and maintain his recall rights to a Group 1 status for the duration of the recall period middot
e) The creation of Assistant Department Managers will be at the Companys sole discretion and may be classified as Group 2 positions
The parties agree to review at store level on a quarterly basis the level of bargaining unit hours and the number of full-time positions as it relates to Group middot1 and Group 2
DATED AT Dttau~ ONTARIO this~ day of l=t=b
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
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LOEB CANADA INC
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bull bull RE Group 2 Positions - Highlights
Full-time - forty (40) hours a week maximum five (5) shifts a week - minimum four (4) hours a shift - maximum of ten (10) hours per shift - Saturday and Sunday shifts part of work week - Sunday premium applies
- two (2) consecutive days off every other week - Evenings - may be scheduled up to three (3) evenings a week
Meat Produce and Bakery Department employees may be scheduled from 500 am and would receive night crew premium for time worked from 500 am to 600 am
Night Crew Maybe scheduled between 900pm and 900am - Night crew premium would apply from Sunday to Saturday - would be scheduled consecutive nights
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bull bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
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LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
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UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE SUNDAY WORK GROUP 2
Sunday work shall be part of the work week for all full-time employees in Group 2 It will be clearly indicated to the concerned employee upon hiring andor promotion If at anytime a Group 2 employee or an employee hired before September 41
h 2001 and promoted to a Group 2 position after September 41
h 2001 advises the Company that he is no longer available to work on Sundays then this employee will be returned to a part-time status with middot the conditions of a part-time employee and the Company will post a new Group 2 full-time position The employee returned to his prior position will not have recourse to the grievance procedure as outlined in the Collective Agreement
DATED AT o-tt~ ONTARIO this__amp__ day of _ _Fi-=Eb=---bull 2003
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO RS UNION LOCAL 175
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bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
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UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE CARY PRITCHARD ASSISTANT MEAt MANAGER
Upon ratification Cary Pritchard will move to the Meat Cutter scale at the thirty-six (36) month rate and continue to progress from there on He shall also receive a premium of one dollar ($100) per hour as per the Assistan~ Department Manager premium
DATED AT Otcuvo ONTARIO this 5 day of Feb
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
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LOEB CANADA INCmiddot cob as Loeb City View
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UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE SYLVANA FLORES DELl CLERK
The parties agree that Sylvana Flores is on a leave of absence The parties agree that she
will continue to accumulate seniority while on the leave of absence Should Sylvana Flores return to work at Loeb City View prior to January 5 2003 she will maintain her seniority As of January 5 2003 she would have no seniority in the Bargaining Unit
DATED AT Qmiddotttcl)AlO_ ONTARIO this _5_ day of Feb 20CB
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO RS UNION LOCAL 175
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bull bull LETTER OF-AGREEMENT
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LOEB CANADA INC bull cob as Loeb City View
AND
UNIrED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE RED CIRCLED FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES
The Company agrees that the following employees will be considered middot red-circled employees
Maria Romano Robert Chenier Brian Taylor
Effective December 1 2002 they will receive a lump sum payment of seven hundred andmiddot fifty dollars ($75000) middot
Effective November 30 2003 they will receive a lump sum payment of seven hundred and fifty dollars ($75000)
Effective November 28 2004 they will receive a lump sum payment of seven hundred and fifty dollars ($75000) middot
Effective November 27 2005 they will receive a lump sum payment of four hundred dollars ($40000) and a wage increase of twelve cents (12cent) on their rate of pay bringing them to the end rate of the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of thirty cents (30cent) and thirty cents (30cent )
Should the employees want to have their lump sum payment directed to an RRSP they must provide the Store Director with the TD2 no later than the first week of November each yearmiddot
DATED AT 00a vJ6_ ONTARIO this_5_ day of middot Eeb 20~
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO RS UNION CAL 175
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LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
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UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE RED-CIRCLED PART-TIME EMPLOYEES
Maria Arella Jimmy Wong Mandy Wong Maria Semler Brenda Laverty Yvonne Gagnon Sandra Gray Beverly MacDonald middot middot
During the term of the Collective Agreement the red-circled ~mployees shall be brought in line with the established wage scales in the negotiated Collective Agreement
Re Maria Arella Jimmy Wong Mandy Wong Maria Semler Brenda Laverty middot bull
Effective December 1 2002 they will receive a lump sum payment of fifteen cents 15cent) per hour worked averaged over the last six 6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks and a wage increase of fifteen cents 15cent) on their rate of pay bringing them to the end rate of middot the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of twentyshyfive cents (25cent) twenty-five cents (25cent) thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents middot (30cent)
Re Yvonne Gagnon Sandra Gray
Effective December 1 2002 they will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 30 2003 they will receive a lump sum payment often cents (10cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six 6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks and a middot wage increase of twenty cents (20cent) on their rate of pay bringing them to the end rate of the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of twenty- five cents 25cent) thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents_(30cent) thirty cents (30cent)
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Effective December 1 2002 she will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 30 2003 she will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 28 2004 she will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 26 2005 she will receive a lump sum payment of fifteen cents (15cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks and a wage increase of twelve cents ( 12cent) on her rate of pay bringing her to the end rate of the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents (30cent) middot
Should the employees want to have their lump sum payment directed to an RRSP they must provide the Store Director with the TD2 no later than the first week of November of each year
DATED AT 0~ ONTARIO this~ day of Feb
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WO ERS UNION OCAL 175
January 21 2003 cep 571-0
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bullbull bull bull ARTICLE 2 - UNION SECURITY
201 (a) It is agreed that all employees covered by this Agreement shall become and remain members of themiddot Union in good standing as a condition ofmiddot employment
(b) New employees shall make application for membership in the Union at the time oftheir hiring and shall become and remain memoers of the Union in good standing as a condition of employment The Employer agrees that it will inform all new employees prior to or at the time of hiring of the Union security provisions of the Agreement
202 The Company shall during the term of the Collective Agreement as a condition of employment deduct from members of the bargaining unit the regular weekly Union dues initiation fees andor assessments and such monies shall be remitted to the Union prior to the 15th day of the month following the month in which such deduction is made The Company shall notify the Union of new full-time employees classifications and rates of pay in addition to terminations on a monthly basis Deduction statements shall be documented by location containing the full name of the employee and his starting date
The Company agrees to record the annual Union Dues Deductions middotfor each employee on his T 4 form
203 In the event that such weekly dues initiation fees andor assessments are changed during the term of the Agreement such changes must be given to the Company by notice properly authorized by Union officials and shall become effective within one (1) month from the date the notice is received The dues and initiation report will be provided in the form of e-mail (remitUFCW175com) or on computer diskette as well as a hard copy of the dues report being attached to the remittance cheque
204 Paragraph 202 above is subject to the provisions that the Company its agents andor employees acting on behalf of the Company shall in no way be responsible for any errors or omissions arising from the collection of and accounting of such dues andor the custody of same
The Union shall indemnify and save harmless the Company its agents andor employees acting on behalf of the Company from any and all claims demands actions or causes of l action arising out of or in any way middotconnected with the collection or attempted collection custody of andor accounting of suchmiddot dues
205 middot New employees shall be documented and documents forwarded to Union Head Office within two (2) weeks of hiring
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206 The Company is to supply the Union Office with a list of all employees on a quarterly basis with the following information
-full name -social insurance number -address - telephone number
The list of employees is to be in alphabetical order
ARTICLE 3- MANAGEMENT RIGHTS
301 The Union recognizes the right of the Company to operate and manage its business in accordance with its commitments and responsibilities The Union further recognizes the function of the Company to hire demote promote transfer or Jay off employees and to suspend discipline or discharge employees for proper and sufficient cause to decide on staffing requirements subjeCt to the terms and conditions contained elsewhere in the Agreement The Company may from time to time formulate reasonable rules and regulations to be observed by the employees and subject at all times to the grievance and arbitration provisions as set forth
302 The Company reserves the right to create any new position andor classification Should the parties fail to reach a satisfactory agreement concerning the wage rate for the new position andor classification the Company shall apply the decision they deem necessary and the matter may be submitted to arbitration as outlined in middot Article 9 of this Agreement middot
ARTICLE 4- SENIORITY
401 (a) Regular full-time employees shall not attain seniority until they have completed a probationary period with the Company Such probationary period shall be forty-five (45) days worked and may be extended through mutual agreement between the parties However should a probationary employee complete such service his seniority will date back to the commencement of his continuous full-time employment The Company shallmiddot have the right to discharge a probationary employee Such discharge may not be grieved by the employee andor the Union
(b) Seniority listings for full-time employees shall be posted by the Company quarter-annually The seniority date for each full-time employee shall be considered to be correct if the Union raises no objection within three (3)
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(c) Persons working outside the bargaining unit returning to the bargaining unit shall return to a position no higher than their former position in the bargaining unit unless it is due to circumstances beyond hisher control middot
(d) A person who has never been in the bargaining unit shall not enter the bargaining unit unless bargaining unit employees who are on layoff and who middot have recall rights have declined their right for recall
(e) It is understood between the Company and the Union that bargaining unit seniority for those persons referred to in paragraph (d) herein shall commence as of the date of their entry into the bargaining unit middot
(f) Anyone promoted to a management position subsequent to the date of ratification of this Agreement will continue to accumulate bargaining unit seniority for six (6) months following his promotion after which time he shall have no bargaining unit seniority Resulting vacancies will be posted within five (5) days of the promotion in accordance with Article 403 (b) (i) of this Agreement If an employee is replacing temporarily in a management position the employee will continue to accumulate bargaining unit seniority ~or the complete period of the assignment without any restrictions
402 (a) middotSeniority is the principle of granting preference to employees for promotions demotions transfers layoffs recalls and vacations Seniority ability and competence will be considered in promotions and where middot ability middotand competence is equal seniority shall govern In layoffs and recalls seniority shall govern provided the employee has the ability and competence to perform the work required The Company undertakes that its decisions concerning ability and competence of employees are neither arbitrary nor unfair
(b) (i) When a vacancy in a position which is likely to remain open for over thirty (30) days (or such longer period as the parties may mutually agree) notice of such vacancy shall be posted wherever possible within five (5) working days of the vacancy arising and shall remain posted for five (5) working days on the bulletin board(s) provided for on the premises for that purpose The Company shall provide themiddot Union with a copy of such vacancy posting It is also the Companys decision if the vacancy will be filled or not
(ii) Employees may apply within the five (5) working days for such job on the necessary form provided by the Company
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the posting to select the successful applicant and another five (5) working days to post on the same bulletin board(s) the name and length of service of themiddot successful applicant The Company may request extensions of these five (5) working day periods and the Union agrees not to unreasonably refuse such request If no applications are made the Company shall then be free to choose an employee from outside the bargaining unit The Company shallmiddot provide the Union with a list of successful applicant(s)
(iv) Where the senior employee is not chosen the Company will inform the Steward before announcing the name of the successful applicant Any employee who applies for the job and was not chosen may within five (5) working days after the successful applicant has been declared lodge a grievance in accordance with the Grievance Procedure
(c) The Company agrees to provide a reasonable familiarization period of four (4) weeks to the successful applicant
403 Seniority and the employment shall be considered terminated ifanmiddotemployee middot
(a) voluntarily leaves the employment of the Employer
(b) is discharged for cause
(c) is absent from work for more than three (3) working days without prior notification to the Company unless the failure to notify the Company is for reasonable cause beyond the control of the employee
(d) is absent from work due to sickness or disability for more than three (3) days and fails upon return to work to produce a certificate from a medical practitioner verifying such absence to the Companys satisfaction if a certificate is requested such requests shall be made prior to the employees return to work)
(e) fails to return to work after a recall from lay-off within seven 7) days after the delivery of notice of recall
f) fails to return to work upon the conclusion of a leave of absence unless his failure to return is for reasonable cause
(g) fails to take a medical examination by a qualified medical practitioner when requested by the Employer middot
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retained on the seniority list for a period of time equal to his seniority at date of layoff up to a maximum of twelve 12) months
404 If more than one employee has the same seniority date the affected employees will draw to determine the order of their seniority provided a steward is present
ARTICLE 5 bull HOURS OF WORK AND OVERTIME
501 a)
b)
c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
The normal work week for full-time Group 1 employees shall consist of forty 40) hours - five 5) days of eight 8) hours from Monday to Saturday For full-time Group 2 employees the normal work week shall consist offorty 40) hours- five (5) days from Sunday to Saturday with a maximum of ten (10) hours per day and a minimum of four (4) hours per day
Overtime will be payable at the rate of time and one-half 1 Yz) for all hours worked in excess of the normal daily schedule or on a scheduled day off
Any employee scheduled to commence work prior to 600am shall receive the night shift premium for all hours worked prior to 600 am
Employees not scheduled to be engaged for night shopping will not be scheduled to work later than 600pm except by mutual agreement between the employee and the Company middot
Those employees scheduled to cover night shopping will not be scheduled to work beyond sixty (60) minutes after store closing time However the Company will endeavor to minimize the scheduling to thirty (30) minutes after closing if possible middot
Scheduled overtime will be offered by seniority within each classification within each department provided the employee is available and has the ability to perform the work Such overtime will be offered to full time employees first and then part-time employees In the event of lJnscheduled overtime it will be offered by seniority within each department and classification to employees at work Such overtime will be offered to full time employees first and then part time employees In both overtime situations if there are insufficient volunteers the overtime will b~ assigned in reverse order of seniority commencing with part time employees middot
502 Employees are expected to attend work regularly When unable to attend the Company or designate must be notified as soon as it is reasonably possible prior to the commencement of the scheduled shift of the employee giving the reason
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503 Employees will have their schedule for the following week posted by Thursday at noon on the bulletin board ofthe Company Employees shall be given two (2)days notice of change in their regular working schedule prior to such change being implemented except in the case of sickness accident bereavement fire or flood in their particular area A copy of the schedule shall be given to the Union Steward~
504 (a) Overtime will be payable at the rate of time and one-half (1 ) for all hours worked in excess of the normal daily schedule or on a scheduled day off
(b) Work performed on Sunday for customer shopping shall be voluntary for Group 1 employees and in addition to the regular work week For Group 2 employees (see Letter of Agreement) Sunday shall be part of the work week Employees shall be paid their regular hourly rate of pay plus one dollar and sixty cents ($160) premium for all hours worked on Sunday middot
For purpose of clarity work performed for customer shopping includes hours worked up to three (3) hours prior to store opening and one half () hour after store closing
An employee who works on Sunday when the store is not open for customer shopping due to renovations shall receive his hourly rate ofmiddot pay plus the Sunday premium middot
This premium shall not apply to regularly scheduled night shift work on middot Sunday
For Group 1 employees it is understood the hours worked in excess of forty ( 40) hours per week as a result of Sunday work shall not be paid at time and one half (1 ) in accordance with full-time Article 501 (b)
For part-time employees it is understood the hours worked in excess offorty ( 40) hours per week as a result of Sunday work shall not be paid at time and one half (1) in accordance with Article 702 of Appendix A
(c) The Company agrees that when full-time employees are scheduled to work on Sundays such hours are to be given to Group 2 employees first and thenmiddot
distributed equitably among Group 1 full-time employees who volunteer to work Similarly when part-time employees are scheduled the same distribution method will be implemented amongst part-time employees
(d) Work performed over eight (8) hours on Sunday will be paid at the rate of double time (2x) over eight (8) hours
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505 (a) During each work day employees shall be granted two (2) rest periods with pay of fifteen (15) minutes duration each Whenever possible rest periods shall not be allocated within one (1) hour of starting or quitting time or within one (1) hour of each other
(b) The Company shall also schedule a meal period of up to one (1) hour which may be reduced to one half() hour by mutual agreement between the employee and Employer which shall not count as time worked as near the midpoint of each shift as is practicable with store operations Preference shall be given to employees as to the time of their meal periods based on the commencement of their shift No employee shall work more than five (5) hours without getting a meal period of one half () hour
506 The Company undertakes that no employees shall be requested to work a split-shift unless mutually agreed to between the Company and the employee
507 (a) No employee shall be scheduled to work more than one (1) evening in any work week during evening shopping hours (600 pm - 1000 pm) when the store is open three (3) evenings or less
Group 1 -When the store is open in excess of three (3) evenings per week employees will not be scheduled to work on more than two 2) evenings No employee will be scheduled to work two (2) consecutive evenings
Group 2 - Employees will not be scheduled to work on more than three (3) evenings
(b) Employees will not be designated to work more than one (1) Saturday night in four (4) for customer shopping convenience except in an emergency
508 (a) Should an employee report for work on a regular scheduled basis and there middot is no work available he shall be paid a minimum of four (4) hours pay at his regular rate
(b) Any employee called back to work after the completion of his shift will receive one and one-half (1) times his standard rate of pay for such hours and shall be guaranteed a minimum of three (3) hours pay at the premium rate
(c) Any employee called in to work on a day for which he is not scheduled on a Sunday or a Statutory Holiday shall receive the applicable premium rate of pay for such hours and shall be guaranteed a minimum offour (4) hours pay at the premium rate
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bull bull 509 Night crew operations
Regular employees shall have five (5) working days notice of transfer to the night crew prior to such transfer being implemented except in the case of sickness
accident or bereavement middot middot
The following rules shall apply to all night crew operations
(a) An employee who works on a Night Crew shall receive a shift premium of ninety-five cents (95cent) per hour for the hours worked on the night shift For the purposes of any Statutory Holiday Pay Vacation Pay Sick Pay or Weekly Indemnity Benefits to which such an employee may be entitled in a week during which he is scheduled to work on a night crew his hourly rate shall be deemed to include the premium aforesaid
(b) The night shift shall commence not earlier than 1000 pm and shall conclude not later than 900am All night shifts shall include a one-half() hour unpaid meal period
(c) For Group 1 employees night shifts will be scheduled on consecutive nights either Monday to Friday or Tuesday to Saturday whenever possible For Group 2 employees night shifts will be scheduled on consecutive nights from Sunday to Saturday If the Company finds it necessary to schedule nonshyconsecutive nights a meeting will be arranged in advance with the Union to discuss the matter In the event non-consecutive nights are necessary the junior employee(s) will be so assigned For Group 1 employees the Saturday night into Sunday morning night shift this shift shall remain voluntary and be entitled to the Sunday premium
(d) If a night shift employee wishes to work days instead of nights he will give the Company notice on a form supplied by the Company Fourteen (14) days from the notice he shall be entitled to receive any full week day schedules before a part time employee would be given same He shall also be given first consideration by seniority for a permanent day opening provided he has the ability to perform the normal requirements of the job
(e) bull It is understood that no employee shall be required to work alone on the night shift In the event that a night shift employee reports for work and no one is available to work with him he shall immediately contact Store Management at a phone number provided by the Company for instructions
510 For a full-time employee who desires two (2) consecutive days off he shall be scheduled two (2) consecutive days off (normally Saturday and Sunday or Sunday and Monday) per four (4) week operating period as long as the Company can maintain a sufficient workforce for the proper operation of the business For Group
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bull bull 2 employees the Company agrees that all full-time employees who desire two (2) consecutive days off will be given two (2) consecutive days off every second week
511 There shall be no duplication of the above premium and overtime rates
ARTICLE 6- STATUTORY HOLIDAYS
601 The following holidays shall be recognized as legal holidays
New Years Day Good Friday Victoria Day Canada Day Civic Day
Labour Day Thanksgiving Day Christmas Day Boxing Day
The Company shall pay an employee for such holidays eight (8) hours pay at the employees regular rate of pay
middotIf an employee is scheduled to work on the Civic Holiday such employee will be paid at his regular rate of pay and will be credited with an additional floater holiday
A full-time employee covered by this Agreement shall be eligible for a floater holiday once during each contract year to be taken at a time mutually agreed upon between middot the Company and the employee concerned
602 When a holiday as listed above is observed in any week employees will work a four (4) day week and shall receive five (5) days pay at the standard rate of pay
middotAn employee who works a fifth day in a week during which a holiday as listed above is observed shall receive one and one half (1 ) times his regular hourly rate for all hours so worked on the fifth day
603 When two (2) holidays as listed are observed in any week employees will work a three (3) day week and shall receive five (5) days pay at the standard rate An employee who works on a fourth or fifth day in a week during which two (2) holidays as listed are observed shall receive one and one half (1 ) times his regular hourly rate for all hours so worked on the fourth and fifth day
604 To qualify for pay the employee must work his last scheduled working day preceding the holiday and his first scheduled working after the holiday unless he has secured permission from his Employer or his designate to be absent on one of the qualifying days Employees who are off on compensation accident or illness
middot shall receive legal holiday pay if they have worked within fifteen (15) daysmiddot of the middot holiday They shall receive the difference between the legal holiday pay and whatmiddot
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bull bull they otherwise receive from the Insurance Employer andor Workers Compensation Should a legal holidayoccurwithin an employees leave of absence he shall not be paid for such a legal holiday
605 An employee required to work on any of the aforementioned holidays shall receive one and one half (1 ) times his regular hourly rate for all hours worked and shall in addition receive five (5) days for working a four (4) day week as outlined in paragraph 602 middot
ARTICLE 7 bull VACATIONS
701 (a) Employees who have been employed by the Employer for less than one (1) year at May 1 shall be granted vacation with pay offour (4) percent oftheir total earnings in accordance with the ESA
(b) Employees with one (1) years service but less than five (5) years service with the Company on May 1st of each year shall be granted two (2) weeks vacation with pay
(c) Employees with five (5 years service but less than eight (8) years service with the Company on May 1st of each year shall be granted three (3) weeks vacation with pay
(d) Employees with eight (8) years service or more on May 1st of each year shall be granted four (4) weeks vacation with pay
(e) Employees with seventeen (17) years service or more on May 1st of each year shall be granted five 5) weeks vacation with pay
For clarity the vacation accrual period and entitlement period is from May 1st to April 30th middot
702 Vacations shall be granted by department in accordance with seniority and must be taken within the calendar year unless otherwise mutually agreed Full-time employees wishing to take vacation during the winter months should be allowed to do so with the exception of the period from December 15 to the end of the first full week in January middot
To the extent that it is practicable the Employer will grant vacations in one continuous period Employees entitled to three (3) or more vacation weeks and who wish to take them in one continuous period should be prepared to conclude them prior to June 15th or commence them subsequent to September 15th middot middot
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bull bull 703 The completed vacation schedule shall be posted on May 1 of each year The
Employer agrees that they will not change the vacation period of any employee unless unforseen circumstances arise However the Employer must be able to maintain a sufficient workforce throughout the year Any employee who has not submitted their vacation plan by April 15 will only be permitted to book vacation at a time that will not interfere with another employees vacation
704 Upon termination of employment employees shall be paid vacation with pay as follows
Any employee with seniority whose employment is terminated for any reason and who has not completed his full vacation year shall receive vacation pay in accordance with subsections a)b) c) d) and e) of Article 701 for the total earnings
middot sinc~the preceding May 1 or since his entry in the employ of the Company based on 4 6 8 10 as may be applicable in accordance with the employees accumulated service
ARTICLE 8- LEAVE OF ABSENCE
801 The Company may grant leave of absence without pay to any employee for legitimate reasons The granting or refusal of all such leaves of absence shall be
middot at the discretion of the Company and shall be made in writing to the employee concerned Such permission and request are to be in writing on the standard leave of absence request form two (2) months in advance except in any emergency When the leave of absence is granted there shall be no loss of seniority However Company benefits provided to employees will be discontinued during the leave Seniority shall still accumulate for a six month period and then seniority shall be maintained but not accumulate Any leave of absence granted in conjunction with the employees vacation will be deemed to follow his vacation period
802 (a) An employee may be granted a leave of absence without pay for pregnancyparental leave in accordance with the Employment Standards Act as amended
(b) The Company may grant a leave of absence without pay for the purpose of legal adoptions The Adoption Agencys requirement will be considered in determining the duration of such leave
(c) Notwithstanding 802 (a) and (b) the Employment Standards Act of Ontario shall govern maternity paternity family and adoption leaves
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bull bull 803 Should an employee be appointed to a full-time position with the Union he may
apply for a leave of absence for a three (3) month period During the period of time he is on this leave his seniority shall continue with the Company and his leave of absence may be renewed for three (3) terms of three (3) months each
804 (a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
An employee who is required to serve on a jury shall be compensated for days actually spent on jury duty when he would otherwise have been at work to a maximum of ten (10) working days middot
The employee shall receive the difference between his jury fees and his normal days pay for that time he would have been regularly employed had he not been serving on the jury The employee shall be required to report immediately upon being excused or released from jury duty where such reporting is reasonable under the circumstances
The claim of an employee shall be verified by presentation of his jury duty cheque however no payment shall be made for any hour for which the employee receives compensation by the Company for any other reason Payment shall not be withheld pending submission of the jury duty cheque
Any employee subpoenaed to attend as a witness on behalf of the Company or the Crown shall be entitled to the difference between his witness fee and his normal days pay
805 An employee whose wife gives birth to a child will be given one (1) day off with pay
806 An employee who adopts a child will be given one (1) day off with pay
ARTICLE 9 middotGRIEVANCE AND ARBITRATION
901 Either the Company the Union or any employee has a right to lodge a grievance with respect to any matter arising out of this Agreement or concerning the interpretation application or alleged violation of this Agreement
902 Any employee believing that he has been unjustly dealt with or that the provisions of this Agreement have not been complied with shall discuss the complaint with Management The employee may be accompanied by his Union Steward if he so middot desires These discussions shall take place within seven (7) working days after the event giving rise to the complaint Management shall give an oral decision within four (4) working days from date the discussion took place middot
If managements decision is not satisfactory the complaint must be submitted as a written grievance at Step 1 within six (6) working days following Managements oral decision
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bull bull STEP ONE
Ameeting to attempt to resolve the grievance shall then take place between the employee concerned the Union Steward and Management Within seven (7) working days of this meeting Management shall give the Union Steward its decision in writing If the decision is not satisfactory the Union Steward must within six (6) working days submit the grievance to Step Two
STEP TWOmiddot
A final meeting to attempt to resolve the grievance shall then take place between the employee concerned the Union Representative the Union Steward Management andor their representatives Within seven (7) working days of this meeting Management shall give its final decision to the Union Representative in writing If the decision is not satisfactory the Union must within thirty (30) calendar days submit the grievance to arbitration
903 In the case of a dismissal a grievance may be filed by an employee who feels he was unjustly dealt with Such a grievance must be filed within five (5) working days from the date of dismissal and shall commence at Step Two
In any subsequent disposal of this case during the Grievance Procedure the Company may reinstate the employee with full back pay suspend the employee for a definite period or sustain the discharge
904 Grievances concerning rates shall be handled in accordance with the above procedure and the disposition of such grievances if sustained shall include the determination of the effective date of the increase with retroactivity thereto
905 The Company or the Union may file grievances commencing at Step Two If an Arbitration Board finds that the Company or the Union has violated the Collective Agreement it shall have the power to award compensation to the Company or any employee affected by the violation
906 (a Failing settlement under the foregoing procedure such grievance may be submitted to Arbitration as hereinafter provided and if no written request for Arbitration is received which is postmarked within thirty-one (31) days after the decision under Step Two is given it shall be deemed to have been abandoned
(b) The time limits as prescribed above may be modified by mutual agreement of the parties in writing middot
907 Should the grievance involve the misinterpretation or alleged violation of the Agreement either party may be free to appeal to Arbitration from Step Twowit~in
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bull bull thirty-one (31) days from the date the decision was given at that step The party requesting Arbitration shall advise the other party in writing of its request together with a statement as to the issue to be arbitrated and shall include in its notice the name and address of its nominee to a Board of Arbitration The other shall within one (1) week of its receipt of the notice nominate its member to the Board of Arbitration and so advise the other party
If two nominees are unable to agree upon the choice of a third member to act as Chairman the Minister of Labour for the Province of Ontario shall be requested to appoint a Chairman The Board shall hear their dispute and the decision of a majority is the decision of the Arbitration Board but if there is no majority the decision of the Chairman governs and shall be final and binding upon the parties
The Board of Arbitration shall not have any jurisdiction to alter or modify any of the provisions of the Agreement nor to substitute any new provisions in lieu thereof nor to make any decisions inconsistent with the terms and provisions of this Agreement
Each of the parties hereto will bear the expenses of the nominee appointed by it and will share equally the expenses of the Chairman of the Boamiddotrd of Arbitration
908 The parties agree that an Arbitration Board shall have the power to award compensation or damages to any party who or employee who is dealt with contrary to the provisions of this Agreement
909 By mutual agreement of the parties a mutually agreed sole arbitrator may be appointed In such case the sole arbitrator shall have all of the rights and powers of a Board of Arbitration middot
91 0 No employee shall be discharged or disciplined except for just and sufficient cause Discharge or discipline grievances may be settled by confirming the Companys decision or by reinstating the discharged or suspended employee with full compensation for time lost less interim earnings if applicable or by any other arrangement which is just and equitable in the opinion of the parties or a Board of Arbitration if the matter is referred to it Any notation of a reprimand or other disciplinary action placed on an employees record shall be nullified after a period of twelve (12) months provided no other notice for the same offence was received for this twelve (12) month period
ARTICLE 10 - STRIKES AND LOCKOUTS
1001 Neither the Union nor any of its members nor any employee shall cause sanction take part in or encourage any sitdown or slowdown of work or any strike or stoppage of or curtailment of or interference with the Companys sales or any picketing of the Companys premises and the Company agrees that it will not causemiddot sanction or participate in any locking out of the employees middot
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bull bull 1002 The Union agrees that it will not interfere or permit any of the employees in the
bargaining unit to interfere with the delivery and sales of merchandise received by the Company from Company suppliers or the removal of perishable merchandise from the Companys stores
ARTICLE 11 -TEMPORARY ASSIGNMENTS
1101 An employee relieving in a higher rated position shall receive a premium of forty dollars ($4000) a week or eight dollars ($800) a day after he has completed more than one (1) working day in such classification exclusive of Sundays and Statutory Holidays in a seven (7) calendar day week Upon the completion of more than one (1) working day in the classification the above will be retroactive to the commencement of the relieving period
1102 Any employee relieving a Department Manager shall receive a premium of sixty dollars ($6000) a week or twelve dollars ($1200) a day after he has completed more than one (1) working day in that position exclusive of Sundays and Statutory holidays in a seven (7) calendar day week Upon the completion of more than one middot (1) working day in the relieving classification the above will be retroactive to the commencement of the relieving period
ARTICLE 12 -WAGES
1201 The wage rates affecting employees in the bargaining unit as set out herein shall be set forth in Appendix B of this Agreement middot
1202 An employee assigned to a position of lead hand shallmiddotreceive a lead hand premium of seventy-five (75cent) cents per hour
1203 An employee who his hired at a higher rate than the start rate is deemed to have to his credit the necessary months to justify such a rate of pay
ARTICLE 13 middotPART-TIME HELP
1301 It is agreed and recognized by both the Union and the Company that the business of the Company is subject to fluctuations according to the day of the week middotor month and time of day resulting in business peaks For this reason it is necessary to employ both regular employees (referred to as full-time employees) and part-time employees middot
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bull bull 1302 The Company agrees that part-time employees shall not be used to the extent they
replace or displace a present full-time employee from employment or prevent the hiring of a full-time employee
ARTICLE 14- BEREAVEMENT
1401 Should a bereavement occur in an employees immediate family (parent parent-Jn law spouse child brother sister grandparent brother-in-law sister-in-law son-inshylaw daughter-in-law grandchild step-parents same sex partners uncle aunt niece or nephew) the employee shall be granted such time off from work with pay as is reasonable under the circumstances up to a maximum of three (3) days
1402 If the funeral is more than two hundred forty kilometers (240) away the employee will receive an additional one (1) day with pay for attending the funeral If bereavement falls during an employees vacation he shall be able to carry over the paid time to be able to use at a later date
ARTICLE 15 middotUNION REPRESENTATION
1501 The Company agrees to recognize the appointment up to four (4) Union Stewards within a store No probationary employee may be appointed The Company also agrees to grant such stewards time off with pay as may be reasonably necessary to service any grievance or potential grievance
1502 (a) The Company agrees that whenever an interview is held with an employee that becomes part of his record regarding his work or conduct a steward will be present as a witness The employee may request that the steward leave the meeting If the steward is unavailable then the Company will ask the employee to select another employee of his choice from the bargaining unit to be present during this interview However there must not be any conclusion taken at this meeting A further meeting must be scheduled with the steward and the employee for the management to render their decision
(b) If the meeting where management is to render their decision isheld without the steward any conclusions verbal or written will be null and void except in the case where the employee requested the steward to leave
(c) Should any reprimand warning or disciplinary measure be issued in writing the employee in question shall receive a copy of such written reprimand warning or disciplinary measure within seven (7) worked days of the discovery of the alleged offence except that an extension of time may be requested in order to complete an investigation
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bull bull 1503 The Business Agent or International Representative of the Union shall be entitled
to visit a store covered by this Agreement during regular hours of work for the purpose of ensuring the terms of the Agreement are implemented provided however that the appropriate Management authority has given his consent which shall not be unreasonably withheld
1504 The Company agrees during the lifetime of this Agreement to grant time off with pay to two (2) full-time employees and one (1) part-time employee for the purpose of collective bargaining with the Company
1505 The Union agrees to forward to the Company a listing of store stewards and their store and department locations on a half-yearly basis
1506 On commencing employment an employee will be advised by the Company that a Union Agreement is in effect and will be introduced to the Union Stewards
ARTICLE 16 bull HEALTH AND SAFETY
1601 A joint Health amp Safety Committee shall be formed of at least two (2) representatives of the Company and at least two (2) employees appointed by the Union The names of the members of this Committee shall be posted on the bulletin board middot
This Committee shall meet in accordance with the Occupational Health and Safety Act or more frequently if necessary This Committee shall be set up and operated at the Companys expense
1602 The Health amp Safety Committee shall
(a) Make recommendations to the Company to promote industrial safety health and hygiene
(b) Study the monthly accident reports and make recommendations for the prevention of similar accidents middot
(c) Make recommendations concerning training and information programs
(d) Make workplace inspections in accordance to the Occupational Health and Safety Act
(e) Prepare a report of every meeting and inspection copies of which are available at all times to interested parties
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bull bull (f) The Committee may review all accident reports and the Committee will make
recommendation to the Company to prevent such accidents in the future
(g) The Company will advise the Committee of each work accidentmiddot in accordance with the Occupational Health and Safety Act
(h) The Company shall inform every employee of the risks associated with his work
(i) A thorough inspection shall be conducted by two (2) Committee members once a month and the necessary time shall be allowed
G) The Health and Safety Committee shall meet every three (3) months or more frequent if necessary
ARTICLE 17 bull STORE CARDS
1701 The Company agrees to prominently display Union Store Cards and Decals of the Union
1702 The Company agrees that the employees may wear Union buttons while on duty
ARTICLE 18 bull PERSONS OTHER THAN UNION MEMBERS
1801 The Company agrees that persons who are not members of the bargaining unitmiddot other than those listed in Article 101 (a) will not perform bargaining unit work except during the re-opening of a refurbished store
In the case of a renovation or relines there will be no restrictions for work to be perform~d by suppliers sales representatives and third party Companies
It is to be understood that at all time without any restrictions the persons who are not members of the bargaining unit as listed in Article 101 (a) can perform bargaining unit work
1802 The Company representatives (Regional Director Marketing Specialist) canmiddot perform functions related to their duties in the store middot middotmiddot
1803 No suppliersales representatives (or their representatives) shall perform any routine store work except chip suppliers bread suppliers cake suppliers magazines soft drink suppliers bulk non-food suppliers spices and dairy products If any supplier is to be added to the list of exceptions the Company and the Union agre~ to meet
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bull bull to discuss the issue The routine work includes verifying codes and removing products with expired dates from shelves
1804 In the case of sampling and demonstrations suppliers or sales representatives are allowed to manipulate products on the shelves and to distribute samples
Suppliers or sales representatives are allowed to put together displays
ARTICLE 19 middotBULLETIN BOARDS
1901 The Company agrees to extend to the Union the use of a bulletin board in each store for the posting of the following notices middot
1 Notice of election - election results - appointment of officers middot 2 Notice of meetings - time and place 3 Notice of social and recreational activities
All other notices must be approved and initialed by the Store Management before being posted on the bulletin board
ARTICLE 20- UNIFORMS
2001 The Company agrees to provide to employees working an average of twenty (20) hours or more with two (2) uniforms
The Company agrees to provide employees working an average of less than twenty hours (20) with one (1) uniform
The Company agrees to supply proper rain gear when needed
The Company agrees to supply proper gloves for employees working in frozen food or working in cooler
The Company agrees to keep a supply of winter jackets for people working in cooler
These articles shall be replaced by the Company when needed due to normal wear in the store Anyadditional articles may be purchased by the employee at cost price
Coats and aprons for the Meat Department shall be laundered by the Company
The Company shall decide what the uniform is comprised of
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bull bull ARTICLE 21- HEALTH AND WELFARE
2101 The Company agrees to pay for Health and Welfare benefits as outlinedmiddot in middot Appendix A which shall form part of this Collective Agreement
ARTICLE 22 - GENDER
2201 It is understood that the use of the masculine gender shall include the female gender middot
ARTICLE23- SAFETY SHOE OR BOOT ALLOWANCE
2301 Full-time employees who are required by the Company to wear approved safety footwear shall be paid an allowance of up to fifty-five ($5500) dollars per year upon middotpresentation of a receipt middot
ARTICLE 24 middotCASHIERS MAT
2401 The Company agrees to provide Cashiers mat and to replace them whenever necessary
ARTICLE 25 -TERMS OF AGREEMENT
2501 (a) This Agreement shall come into force and effect on October 27 2002 and shall continue to October 25 2008 and shall thereafter be automatically renewed for the period of one (1) year unless either party on written notice to the other within a period of not more than ninety (90) days before the expiry date serves notice of intent to terminate or modify the Agreement
(b) In the event either party serves notice of a desire to negotiate changes into this Agreement as above set out it is agreed that the Company and the Union without undue delay shall begin negotiations on the proposed changes
(c) Pending the results of negotiations neither party shall change the conditions existing under the Agreement unless mutually agreed by both parties
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bull bull DATED AT ()-tkwo_ THIS b DAY OF ----=-h-=E=-=b__ ___ _____ 2003
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO ERS UNION LOCAL 175
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bull bull APPENDIX A
Health and Welfare
The following benefits shall apply to all full-time employees who have successfully completed three (3) months of service or to part-time employees with 12 months service and who average 22 hours of work per week These benefits are subject to the terms and conditions of the insurance contract If there are any discrepancies between what is listed in this Agreement and the insurance contract the latter will apply The cost of these benefits shall be fully paid by the Company unless otherwise stated middot
(A) Paid Sick Leave
The Company agrees to provide to all full-time employees forty (40)hours per year for sick leave Any unused sick leave will be paid to the employees on or about January 15th of the following year Employees with less than one (1) year of service shall receive sick leave on a pro-rata basis
(B) Life Insurance
The Company provides a life insurance amount of one (1) time the employees basic annual earnings rounded up to the next multiple of $100000 For part-time employees the amount payable is $12500
(C) Accidental Death and Dismemberment Benefit
One time the employees basic annual earnings rounded up to the next multiple of $100000 For part-time employees the amount payable is $12500
(D) Short-term disability (not applicable to part-time employees)
Weekly indemnity which provides a benefit of 66 23 of an employees basic earnings to a maximum of $45000 per week commencing on the first day in the case of hospitalization or accident on the 8th calendar day of continuous total disability if sickness for a maximum period of twenty-six (26) weeks middot
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bull bull (E) Long-term Disability (not applicable to part-time employees)
Monthly indemnity which provides a benefit of 66 23 of an employees basic earnings to a maximum of $200000 per month commencing after tw~nty-six (26) weeks of continuous total disability for a maximum period of up to age 65
(F) Extended Health Care (individual coverage only for part-time employees)
Hospitalization within Canada semi-private room without deductible and Without any limit as to the number of days
Medical expenses (reimbursement) annual deductible of $25 for individual or family coverage The covered expenses are reimbursed at 80 for drugs or all other expenses The maximum amount reimbursed per covered person for expenses incurred in Canada is unlimited
Medical expenses (covered expenses) professional services of a chiropractor occupational therapist naturopath speech therapist osteopath psychologist physiotherapist or podiatrist limited to one professional visit per day up to a combined maximum of $300 per calendar year for each specialist
(G) Employee Assistance Program
Confidential and professional consultation services by licensed psychologists Assistance will be available for both personal and professional problems and will be limited to 5 visits per year
(H) Dental Plan
middot The Company shall contribute to the United Food and Commercial Workers Trusteed Plan Ontario (Dental Plan) the following cents per hour for all hours paid for all employees to a maximum of forty (40) hours per week Hours paid shall not include weekly indemnity payments The Employer agrees to sign the participation agreement and supply any other documents forms reports or information required by the Trustees of the Dental Plan The Employer shall forward all contributions together with a list of all employees covered and the number of hours paid per week for each employee in each reporting period within fifteen (15) days following the end of each of the Employers four (4) or five (5) week accounting period
Effective November 24 2002- twenty-five (25cent) cents per hour Effective November 24 2004- twenty-seven (27cent) cents per hour Effective November 24 2005- twenty-nine (29cent) cents per hour Effective November 24 2006- thirty-one (31cent) cents per hour
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bull bull (I) Pension Plan
The Company agrees to contribute to the Canadian Commercial Workers Industry Pension Plan (Pension) the following cents per hour for all hours paid for all employees to a maximum of forty (40) hours per week Hours paid shall not include weekly indemnity payments The Employer agrees to sign the participation
middot agreement and supply any other documents forms reports or information required by the Trustees of the Pension Plan The Employer shall forward together with a list of all employees covered and the number of hours paid permiddot week for each employee in each reporting period within fifteen (15) days following the end of each of the Employers four (4) or five (5) week accounting period middot
Effective November 24 2005- twenty-five (25cent) cents per hour Effective November 24 2006- thirty (30cent) cents per hourmiddot Effective November 24 2007- forty (40cent) cents per hour
(J) Doctors Certificate
The Company reserves the right to require a doctors certificate from an employee If such a certificate is required by the Company themiddot employee must be notified before hisher return The Company agrees to pay for the medical certificate
(K) Vision Plan - (not applicable to part-time employees)
The Company shall provide vision care of one hundred fifty dollars ($15000) per twenty-four (24) months
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bull bull APPENDIX B
Full-Time Employee Wage Scale
General
During the term of this Collective Agreement any new job andor classification to be covered under the terms and conditions of this Collective Agreement shall be posted The parties agree to meet within thirty (30) days to determine the appropriate rate of pay for such classification Should the parties not be able to agree such question may be submitted to Arbitration by either party Pending the decision of the Arbitrators such new classifications and rates shall be implemented
Full-time Wage Scale
ClerksCashlers
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Novmiddot 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $842 $842 $842 $842 $852 $867
6 months 900 900 900 900 900 910 925
12 months 958 958 958 958 958 968 983
18 months 1016 1016 1016 1016 1016 1026 1041
24 months 1080 1080 1080 1080 1080 1090 11
30 mpnths 1096 1096 1096 1096 1096 1106 1121
36 months 1196 1196 1196 1196 1196 1206 1221
42 months 1254 1254 1254 1254 1254 1264 1279
48 months 1343 1343 13~43 1343 1343 1353 1368
54 months 1370 1395 1420 1445 1475 1505 1535
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bull bull Receiver
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Nov 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $894 $894 $894 $894 $894 $904 $919
6 months 952 952 952 952 952 962 979
12 months 1010 1010 1010 1010 1010 1020 1035
18 months 1068 1068 1068 1068 1068 1078 1093
24 months 1131 1131 1131 1131 1131 1141 1156
30months 1148 1148 1148 1148 1148 1158 1173
36 months 1247 1247 1247 1247 1247 1257 1272
42 months 1305 1305 1305 1305 1305 13~ 15 1330
48 months 1396 1396 1396 1396 1396 1406 1421
54 months 1424 1449 1474 1499 1529 1559 1589
Meat Cutters
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Nov 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $1370 $1370 $1370 $1370 $1370 $1380 $1395
6 months 1401 1401 1401 1401 1401 1411 1426
12 months 1433 1433 1433 1433 1433 1443 1458
18 months 1464 1464 1464 1464 1464 1474 1489
24 months 1496 1496 1496 1496 1496 1506 1521
30 months 1527 1527 1527 1527 1527 1537 1552
36 months 1559 1559 1559 1559 1559 1569 1584
42 months 1591 1591 1591 1591 1591 1601 1616
48 months 1654 1654 1654 1654 1654 1564 1679
54 months 1687 1712 1737 1762 1792 1822 1852
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bull bull Assistant Department Managers
An employee who is selected by the Company to fill the role of an assistant department manager shall receive a premium of one dollar ($100) per hour For the purposes of any Statutory Holiday Pay Vacation Pay Sick Pay or Weekly Indemnity Benefit Payments to which such an employee may be entitled in a week during which he is scheduled to work as an assistant department manager hismiddot hourly rate shall be deemed to include the premium aforesaid
In his functions an assistant department manager is required to supervise the personnel in his department and also assign the workload to those employees The assistant manager is also required to support the department manager with the administrative duties and must be available to replace the manager during his absences The choice of vacation between the manager and the assistant must be mutually agreed to The schedule can be modified for the assistant manager outside the prescribed delays under article 508
If a meat wrapper is selected as the assistant meat manager the employee will be paid the meat cutters wage rate based on his seniority and will receive the assistant department premium as mentioned above (eg A meat wrapper at 18 month rate of $1060 Will get the meat cutters rate at 18 month of $1440 plus the premium) middot
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bull ARTICLE 1 - SCOPE
APPENDIX C PART-TIME EMPLOYEES
bull 101 All matters relative to part-time employees and their working conditions shall be
contained in this Appendix and Articles middot
For the purpose of this Appendix a part-time employee is an employee who is normally scheduled to work twenty-eight (28) hours or less per week middot
102 If a part-time employee works forty (40) hours per week for six (6) consecutive weeks except for replacement of absent fuiJtime employees such position shall be posted in accordance with Article 4 of the Full-time portion of this Agreement
103 The following articles and clauses of the Full-Time Agreement shall also apply to Part-Time employees
Preamble 1 2 3 403 a) b) c) e) f) 504 b) 511 8 9 10 11 13 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 24 25 Appendix A
ARTICLE 2 - SENIORITY
201 middot (a) After continuing in the employ of the Company for a period of two hundred and fifty (250) hours Employees covered by this Agreement shall be deemed to have served their probationary period and then shall be placedmiddot on the seniority list for part-time employees The Company shall have the right to discharge a probationary employee Such discharge may not be grieved by the employee andor the Union
(b) Seniority listings for part-time employees shall be posted by the Company quarter-annually The seniority date of each part-time employee shall be considered to be correct if the Union raises nomiddot objection within three (3) weeks of the date of posting of the first list on which the employees name appears
202 (a) Seniority shall begin after the employees probationary period has beenmiddot served Lay-offs and re-employment shall be based on seniority availability ability and qualifications to perform the work When a part-time employee becomes a full-time employee he will be required to serve the full~time probationary period if he has not completed is part-time probationary period and will be given a seniority credit of fifty (50) percent of his part-time seniority up to a maximum of twelve (12) months He will also receive the bull
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bull bull greater of his part-time rate or the rate which his full~time seniority credit will give him and shall proceed from that point in the full-time wage progression Such credit shall apply to seniority vacation statutory holidays and sick days If for some reason the employee reverts to part-time during lhe probationary period there will be no loss of seniority The seniority rights of an employee shall be terminated after six (6) months following a lay-off due to lack of work In the event of an opening occurring in the full-time staff employees covered under this Appendix shall receive preference for such full-time position providing they have the necessary seniority ability competence and qualifications to perform the work
b) Part-time employees are expected to attend work in accordance with their schedule of hours When unable to attend the employee must notify the Company or designate as soon as it is reasonably possible prior to the commencement of the scheduled shift of the employee giving the reason why he is unable to attend middot
203 a) The weekly schedule of hours of work shall be allotted according to seniority by department providing the senior employee(s) has the necessary ability and qualifications to perform the work and is available
In the event of hours of work becoming available within a given week beyond the schedule of hours of that given week due to approved absences sickness compensation bereavement andor unanticipated increases in business the Company will call the most senior part-time employees not scheduled that day provided the employee is available and has the qualifications to perform the available work middot middot
b) The assignment of hours as set out in 203 (a) will result in the schedule of daily hours being posted not later than Thursday at noon of the previous week The store steward will be given a copy of the schedules Employees meal periods will be based on the commencement of their shift middot
204 If a full-time employee transfers to part-time status the employee will retain his original date of hire as his part-time seniority date
205 If more than one employee has the same seniority date the affected employees will draw to determine their order of seniority provided a steward is present middot middot
ARTICLE 3 - HOURS OF WORK
For existing part-time employees the Company will meet each employee to review the employees availability the employee shall be able to amend his availability quarterly each year
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bull bull A part-time employee hired after date of ratification shall have a minimum availability to work all day Saturday and Sunday and also two (2) evenings per week
301 The regular working day shall consist of up to ten (1 0) hours for all part-time employees middot middot
302 Should an employee desire a transfer to another department andor classification he shall indicate such preference on a form supplied by the Company stating the department(s) andor classification(s) desired A copy of the form will be provided to the employee and the Union As openings become available the Company will transfer employees by store seniority subject to relevant qualifications provided the employee has had a request on file for fourteen (14) days When transferred to a higher rated classification the employee will be placed on the wage scale at the level which gives him an increase and shall proceed upwards thereafter in accordance with the time frames When transferred to a lower rated classification the employee will be placed at the level equal to his rate of pay but not higher than the top rate of the new classification
303 The Company agrees that part-time employees will get the opportunity to work up to twenty-eight (28) hours per week by seniority by department by classification
prior to new employees being hired provided the Company can cover the available hours without encountering scheduling problems middot
304 The Company will schedule the following guaranteed hours of work per week based middoton the availability of the hours and provided the employee is available and qualified to perform the work
One (1) or more years of seniority a minimum guarantee of fifteen (15) hours of scheduled work per week
three (3) or more years of seniority a minimum guarantee of eighteen (18) middot hours of scheduled work per week
Five (5) or more years of seniority a minimum guarantee of twenty (20) middot hours of scheduled work per week
Six (6) or more years of seniority a minimum guarantee of twenty-four (24) hours of scheduled work per week
Seven (7) or more year of seniority a minimum guarantee of twenty-eight middot (28) hours of scheduled work per week middot
In the event of additional hours being added following the posting of the schedule or schedule changes created by illness accident leave of absence or changes beyond the control of the Company etc the Company agrees to offer such hours
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bull bull to employees by store seniority and by department provided the senior employee bull is available and qualified Such additional or changed hours are intended to be administered in such a manner as to top up part-time employees by seniority to approximately twenty-eight (28) hours unless junior employees have not reached their guaranteed hours in which case the junior employee will have priority to such guaranteep hours middot
ARTICLE 4- STATUTORY HOLIDAYS
401 Part-time employees shall be entitled to statutory holiday pay for the following middot holidays as recognized by the Employment Standards Act
New Years Day Good Friday Victoria Day Canada Day Civic Holiday
Labour Day Thanksgiving Day Christmas Day Boxing Day
If an employee is scheduled towork on the Civic Holiday such employe~ will be paid at his regular rate of pay and will be credited with an additional floater holiday
A part-time employee covered by this Agreement shall be eligible for a floater holiday once during each contract year to be taken at a time mutually agreed upon between the Company and the employee concerned
If any of the above legal holidays are no longer deemed to be a Public Holiday as defined by the Employment Standards Act the employee working on such a day will be paid his regular rate of pay and shall be credited with a floater day to be taken at a mutually agreeable time Otherwise any employee working on a Public Holiday shall be paid at time and one-half (1 Yz) his regular rate of pay plus the statutory days pay middot middot
402 To qualify for pay for a statutory holiday the employee must have worked on hislast scheduled shift preceding and his firSt scheduled shift following_ the legal holiday unless absent dueto proven illness or accident
An employee who so qualifies shall receive legal holiday pay based on his average number of daily hours worked (exclusive of daily overtime) during the four ( 4) weeks
middot immediately preceding the week during which the legal holiday occurs times his standard rate of pay middot
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bull bull ARTICLE 5 -VACATIONS
501 Employees with less than five (5) years seniority as of May 1st of the current year shall receive four (4) percent of their earnings as vacation pay Employees with five (5) or more years service as of May 1st of the current year shall receive six (6) percent of their earnings as vacation pay Employees with eight (8) or more years service as of May 1st of the current year shall receive eight (8) percent of their earnings as vacation pay Employees with seventeen (17) or more years service as of May 1st of the current year shall receive ten (10) percent of their earnings as vacation pay middot middot
502 The Company may grant a leave of absence without pay up to a maximum of four (4) weeks duration to an employee for vacation purposes Such request and permission shall be made in writing It is entirely the Companys choice to allow such a leave of absence without pay If an employee is refused such a request he may not submit a grievance or proceed to arbitration regarding this refusal
503 Part-time employees will choose their vacations after full-time employees have made their choices The preference of vacations will always be given to the partshytime employees having the most seniority Part-time employees will be required to submit their vacation intentions by April1 st of each year
ARTICLE 6- BEREAVEMENT
601 Provided the part-time employee was scheduled to work
The Company agrees to grant employees the necessary time off up to three 3) days with pay at the time of death of the following relatives
Father mother brother sister spouse child step-child mother-in-law father-inshylaw brother-in-law sister-in-law son-in-law daughter-in-law grandparents grandchild step-parents same sex partners uncle aunt niece nephew
602 If the funeral is more than two hundred forty kilometers (240) away the employee will receive an additional one 1) day with pay for attending the fune~al If bereavement falls during an employees vacation he shall be able to carry over the paid time to be able to use at a later date
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bull bull ARTICLE 7 -REST PERIODS
701 Employees covered by this Appendix shall be entitled to one (1) fifteen (15) minute paid rest for each four ( 4) hour period worked Whenever possible each rest period
shall occur at approximately themiddot mid-point of each four (4) hourmiddot period~ No employee who is scheduled for more than four (4) hours but not exceeding six (6) hours shall be required to take their break sooner than two (2) hours into their shift whenever possible
702 middotWhere an employee is working a daily shift of more than six (6) hours he shall have one (1) hour (or a half) hour by mutual consent) off for lunch and one-half() hour for supper if applicable middot
ARTICLE 8 -WAGES
801 A part-time employee shall be pald time and one-half 1 ) for all hours worked over ten 1 0) hours per day or over forty (40) hours per week middot
802 Part-time employees who work on the night crew shall receive a shift premium of ninety-five (95cent) cents per hour for the hours worked on the night shift For the purposes of any Statutory Holiday Pay Vacation Pay or Weekly Indemnity Benefits (where applicable) to which such an employee may be entitled in a week during which he is scheduled to work on a night crew his hourly rate shall be deemed to include the premium aforesaid middot
803 An employee assigned to a position of lead hand shall receive a lead hand premium
of seventy-five (75cent) cents per hour
804 The wage rates affecting employees in the bargaining unit as set out herein shall be set forth in Appendix D of this Agreement
805 An employee who is hired at a higher rate of pay than the start rate is deemed to have to his credit the required hours to justify such a rate of pay
ARTICLE 9 -SAFETY SHOE OR BOOT ALLOWANCE
901 Part-time employees who are required by the Company to wear approved safety footwear shall be paid an allowance of up to forty dollars ($4000) per year upon presentation of a receipt middot
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bull bull ARTICLE 10 middotFULL-TIME REPLACEMENT
1001 Part-time employees replacing full-time employees shall receive the start rate of the full-time classification or whatever level on the scale that would provide him an
increase
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bull APPENDIX D
Part-time Employee Wage Scale
bull Notwithstanding the wage progressions for part-time employees where there is an increase in the Ontario minimum wage rate it shall become the new start rate and those employees so affected shall remain at such rate of pay until their months with the Company would permit them an increase in their rate of pay in accordance with the wage grid
ClerksCashlers
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Nov 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $721 $721 $721 $721 $721 $731 $746
middot 6 months 738 738 738 738 738 748 763
12 months 769 769 769 769 769 779 794
18 months 800 800 800 800 800 810 825
24 months 832 832 832 832 832 842 857
30 months 864 864 864 864 864 874 889
36 months middot 895 895 895 895 895 905 920
42 months 937 937 937 937 937 947 962
48 months 1010 1010 1010 1010 1010 1020 1035
54 months 1 1045 middot1070 1095 1125 1155 1185
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bull bull Service Clerks
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Novmiddotmiddot 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $675 $675 $675 middot $675 $675 $685 $700
6 months 698 698 698 698 698 708 723
12 months 721 721 721 721 721 731 746
18 months 736 736 736 736 736 746 761
24 months 753 753 753 753 753 763 7~78
30 months 795 795 795 795 795 805 820
36 months 811 836 861 886 916 946 976
Meat Cutters
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Nov 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $1238 $1238 $1238 $1238 $1238 $1248 $1263
6 months 1317 1317 1317 1317 1317 1327 1342
12 months 1397 1397 1397 1397 1397 1407 bull 1422
18 months 1425 1450 f475 1500 1530 1560 1590
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bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob As Loeb City View
AND
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UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE PRINTING OF COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT
The Company agrees to pay one thousand five hundred dollars ($1 50000) towards the cost of printing the Collective Agreement into booklet form middot
~ DATED AT 0plusmnaulh ONTARIO this 5 day of --=-H-=e6__ __ 20ol
UNITEDFOODANDCOMMERC~L LOEB CANADA INC WOR RS UNION LOCAL 175
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bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob As Loeb City View
AND
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UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE SUNDAY AND STATUTORY HOLIDAYS
In the event that Sunday is legislated to become a regular work day both parties agree that Article 503 b c d of the Collective Agreement will be deleted and that those hours wiJI be part of the regular work week Both parties agree to meet in order to determine the distribution of these Sunday hours
In the event that stores are allowed to legally open on a statutory holiday without premium pay then the parties agree to meet to amend the Collective Agreement by mutual agreement
3 DATED AT o-HctuKL- ONTARIO this 5 day of_~he-=b~-- 2002
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WOR RS UNION LOCAL 175
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bull bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
ANDmiddot
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE TIME LIMITS
In view of recent changes to the Ontario Labour Relations Act and resulting decisions therefrom and in view ofthe parties history of amiable Labour Relations the parties agree to the following
That neither party shall raise or proceed with a timeliness issue argument regarding filing for arbitration without first giving the other party written prior notice of its intent to do so
Should either party serve such notice on the other party the parties further agree that the final time frame in the Collective Agreement respecting filing for arbitration shall then be triggered
The parties further agree that any Board of Arbitration or single arbitrator shall have full jurisdiction to adjudicate the matter respecting timeliness in light of this agreement andmiddot shall not be restricted by the Ontario Labour Relations Act in so doing
DATED AT Q-t-CUJ)O_ ONTARIO this 5_ day of ~e6
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORK RS UNION LOCAL 175
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LOEB CANADA INC
bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
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UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE NIGHT CREW GROUP 1
The Company agrees that the following full-time night crew employees are classified as Group 1 middot
middot Brian Taylor Brian Lewis Rick Tombs
The Company agrees that should a Group 1 day job come open and an existing Group 1 night crew employee apply and is successful in getting the job he would maintain his Group 1 status
DATED AT 61-cuuo-- ONTARIO this~ dayof F~b
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WOR ERS UNION LOCAL 175
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LOEB CANADA INC
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LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
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UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175NEW LETTER
RE FULL-TIME GROUP 2 TEN (10) HOUR SHIFTS
The Company and the Union agree that should the Company wish to introduce ten 1 0) hour shifts the employees affected will be entitled to an additional fifteen 15) minute break to be taken within the last two 2) hours of work
DATED AT 6-ttcuvo- ONTARIO this _fi__ day of Feb 2003
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO ERS UNION LOCAL 175
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bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
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UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE GROUP 1 amp 2 DISTRIBUTION
In an effort to maintain full-time positions and create additional full-time positions the parties have agreed to the following
a) The following
Gary Pritchard Maria Romano Robert Chenier Brian Taylor Paul Berrea Allan Cuddihey Bruce Harding Rick Tombs Brian Lewis
are existing full-time employees as date of ratification and will be classified as Group 1 employees middot
b) The Company agrees that forty-five percent (45) of all regular bargaining unit hours per week will be designated as full-time hours Both parties agreemiddot to have fifty percent (50) of full-time employees in Group 1 and fifty percent (50) in Group 2 This ratio will be achieved through attrition In other words as a Group 1 position becomes vacant it will be replaces by a Group 2 position until fifty-fifty percent (50-50) ratio is achieved Once this ratio is achieved if a Group 1 position becomes vacant it would be filled by a Group 2 employee as per the terms and conditions of the Collective Agreement and a new Group 2 position would be posted
c) The Company recognizes the Receiver Assist Meat Manager and Assistant Produce Manager positions as a Group 1 position Should the Company introduce an additional Receiver position in the unit that position would be considered as a Group 2 position middot
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bull bull d) In the case of a lay-off of a full-time position if a Group 1 employee is laid
off he will have the following options
full lay-off with recall rights accepting part-time hours while maintaining recall rights if feasible he will be offered a Group 2 full-time position and maintain his recall rights to a Group 1 status for the duration of the recall period middot
e) The creation of Assistant Department Managers will be at the Companys sole discretion and may be classified as Group 2 positions
The parties agree to review at store level on a quarterly basis the level of bargaining unit hours and the number of full-time positions as it relates to Group middot1 and Group 2
DATED AT Dttau~ ONTARIO this~ day of l=t=b
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
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LOEB CANADA INC
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Full-time - forty (40) hours a week maximum five (5) shifts a week - minimum four (4) hours a shift - maximum of ten (10) hours per shift - Saturday and Sunday shifts part of work week - Sunday premium applies
- two (2) consecutive days off every other week - Evenings - may be scheduled up to three (3) evenings a week
Meat Produce and Bakery Department employees may be scheduled from 500 am and would receive night crew premium for time worked from 500 am to 600 am
Night Crew Maybe scheduled between 900pm and 900am - Night crew premium would apply from Sunday to Saturday - would be scheduled consecutive nights
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bull bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
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UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE SUNDAY WORK GROUP 2
Sunday work shall be part of the work week for all full-time employees in Group 2 It will be clearly indicated to the concerned employee upon hiring andor promotion If at anytime a Group 2 employee or an employee hired before September 41
h 2001 and promoted to a Group 2 position after September 41
h 2001 advises the Company that he is no longer available to work on Sundays then this employee will be returned to a part-time status with middot the conditions of a part-time employee and the Company will post a new Group 2 full-time position The employee returned to his prior position will not have recourse to the grievance procedure as outlined in the Collective Agreement
DATED AT o-tt~ ONTARIO this__amp__ day of _ _Fi-=Eb=---bull 2003
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO RS UNION LOCAL 175
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bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
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UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE CARY PRITCHARD ASSISTANT MEAt MANAGER
Upon ratification Cary Pritchard will move to the Meat Cutter scale at the thirty-six (36) month rate and continue to progress from there on He shall also receive a premium of one dollar ($100) per hour as per the Assistan~ Department Manager premium
DATED AT Otcuvo ONTARIO this 5 day of Feb
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
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LOEB CANADA INC
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BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INCmiddot cob as Loeb City View
AND
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UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE SYLVANA FLORES DELl CLERK
The parties agree that Sylvana Flores is on a leave of absence The parties agree that she
will continue to accumulate seniority while on the leave of absence Should Sylvana Flores return to work at Loeb City View prior to January 5 2003 she will maintain her seniority As of January 5 2003 she would have no seniority in the Bargaining Unit
DATED AT Qmiddotttcl)AlO_ ONTARIO this _5_ day of Feb 20CB
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO RS UNION LOCAL 175
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bull bull LETTER OF-AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC bull cob as Loeb City View
AND
UNIrED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE RED CIRCLED FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES
The Company agrees that the following employees will be considered middot red-circled employees
Maria Romano Robert Chenier Brian Taylor
Effective December 1 2002 they will receive a lump sum payment of seven hundred andmiddot fifty dollars ($75000) middot
Effective November 30 2003 they will receive a lump sum payment of seven hundred and fifty dollars ($75000)
Effective November 28 2004 they will receive a lump sum payment of seven hundred and fifty dollars ($75000) middot
Effective November 27 2005 they will receive a lump sum payment of four hundred dollars ($40000) and a wage increase of twelve cents (12cent) on their rate of pay bringing them to the end rate of the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of thirty cents (30cent) and thirty cents (30cent )
Should the employees want to have their lump sum payment directed to an RRSP they must provide the Store Director with the TD2 no later than the first week of November each yearmiddot
DATED AT 00a vJ6_ ONTARIO this_5_ day of middot Eeb 20~
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO RS UNION CAL 175
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bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
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UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE RED-CIRCLED PART-TIME EMPLOYEES
Maria Arella Jimmy Wong Mandy Wong Maria Semler Brenda Laverty Yvonne Gagnon Sandra Gray Beverly MacDonald middot middot
During the term of the Collective Agreement the red-circled ~mployees shall be brought in line with the established wage scales in the negotiated Collective Agreement
Re Maria Arella Jimmy Wong Mandy Wong Maria Semler Brenda Laverty middot bull
Effective December 1 2002 they will receive a lump sum payment of fifteen cents 15cent) per hour worked averaged over the last six 6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks and a wage increase of fifteen cents 15cent) on their rate of pay bringing them to the end rate of middot the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of twentyshyfive cents (25cent) twenty-five cents (25cent) thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents middot (30cent)
Re Yvonne Gagnon Sandra Gray
Effective December 1 2002 they will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 30 2003 they will receive a lump sum payment often cents (10cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six 6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks and a middot wage increase of twenty cents (20cent) on their rate of pay bringing them to the end rate of the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of twenty- five cents 25cent) thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents_(30cent) thirty cents (30cent)
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bull bull Re Beverly MacDonald
Effective December 1 2002 she will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 30 2003 she will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 28 2004 she will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 26 2005 she will receive a lump sum payment of fifteen cents (15cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks and a wage increase of twelve cents ( 12cent) on her rate of pay bringing her to the end rate of the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents (30cent) middot
Should the employees want to have their lump sum payment directed to an RRSP they must provide the Store Director with the TD2 no later than the first week of November of each year
DATED AT 0~ ONTARIO this~ day of Feb
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WO ERS UNION OCAL 175
January 21 2003 cep 571-0
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206 The Company is to supply the Union Office with a list of all employees on a quarterly basis with the following information
-full name -social insurance number -address - telephone number
The list of employees is to be in alphabetical order
ARTICLE 3- MANAGEMENT RIGHTS
301 The Union recognizes the right of the Company to operate and manage its business in accordance with its commitments and responsibilities The Union further recognizes the function of the Company to hire demote promote transfer or Jay off employees and to suspend discipline or discharge employees for proper and sufficient cause to decide on staffing requirements subjeCt to the terms and conditions contained elsewhere in the Agreement The Company may from time to time formulate reasonable rules and regulations to be observed by the employees and subject at all times to the grievance and arbitration provisions as set forth
302 The Company reserves the right to create any new position andor classification Should the parties fail to reach a satisfactory agreement concerning the wage rate for the new position andor classification the Company shall apply the decision they deem necessary and the matter may be submitted to arbitration as outlined in middot Article 9 of this Agreement middot
ARTICLE 4- SENIORITY
401 (a) Regular full-time employees shall not attain seniority until they have completed a probationary period with the Company Such probationary period shall be forty-five (45) days worked and may be extended through mutual agreement between the parties However should a probationary employee complete such service his seniority will date back to the commencement of his continuous full-time employment The Company shallmiddot have the right to discharge a probationary employee Such discharge may not be grieved by the employee andor the Union
(b) Seniority listings for full-time employees shall be posted by the Company quarter-annually The seniority date for each full-time employee shall be considered to be correct if the Union raises no objection within three (3)
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(c) Persons working outside the bargaining unit returning to the bargaining unit shall return to a position no higher than their former position in the bargaining unit unless it is due to circumstances beyond hisher control middot
(d) A person who has never been in the bargaining unit shall not enter the bargaining unit unless bargaining unit employees who are on layoff and who middot have recall rights have declined their right for recall
(e) It is understood between the Company and the Union that bargaining unit seniority for those persons referred to in paragraph (d) herein shall commence as of the date of their entry into the bargaining unit middot
(f) Anyone promoted to a management position subsequent to the date of ratification of this Agreement will continue to accumulate bargaining unit seniority for six (6) months following his promotion after which time he shall have no bargaining unit seniority Resulting vacancies will be posted within five (5) days of the promotion in accordance with Article 403 (b) (i) of this Agreement If an employee is replacing temporarily in a management position the employee will continue to accumulate bargaining unit seniority ~or the complete period of the assignment without any restrictions
402 (a) middotSeniority is the principle of granting preference to employees for promotions demotions transfers layoffs recalls and vacations Seniority ability and competence will be considered in promotions and where middot ability middotand competence is equal seniority shall govern In layoffs and recalls seniority shall govern provided the employee has the ability and competence to perform the work required The Company undertakes that its decisions concerning ability and competence of employees are neither arbitrary nor unfair
(b) (i) When a vacancy in a position which is likely to remain open for over thirty (30) days (or such longer period as the parties may mutually agree) notice of such vacancy shall be posted wherever possible within five (5) working days of the vacancy arising and shall remain posted for five (5) working days on the bulletin board(s) provided for on the premises for that purpose The Company shall provide themiddot Union with a copy of such vacancy posting It is also the Companys decision if the vacancy will be filled or not
(ii) Employees may apply within the five (5) working days for such job on the necessary form provided by the Company
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the posting to select the successful applicant and another five (5) working days to post on the same bulletin board(s) the name and length of service of themiddot successful applicant The Company may request extensions of these five (5) working day periods and the Union agrees not to unreasonably refuse such request If no applications are made the Company shall then be free to choose an employee from outside the bargaining unit The Company shallmiddot provide the Union with a list of successful applicant(s)
(iv) Where the senior employee is not chosen the Company will inform the Steward before announcing the name of the successful applicant Any employee who applies for the job and was not chosen may within five (5) working days after the successful applicant has been declared lodge a grievance in accordance with the Grievance Procedure
(c) The Company agrees to provide a reasonable familiarization period of four (4) weeks to the successful applicant
403 Seniority and the employment shall be considered terminated ifanmiddotemployee middot
(a) voluntarily leaves the employment of the Employer
(b) is discharged for cause
(c) is absent from work for more than three (3) working days without prior notification to the Company unless the failure to notify the Company is for reasonable cause beyond the control of the employee
(d) is absent from work due to sickness or disability for more than three (3) days and fails upon return to work to produce a certificate from a medical practitioner verifying such absence to the Companys satisfaction if a certificate is requested such requests shall be made prior to the employees return to work)
(e) fails to return to work after a recall from lay-off within seven 7) days after the delivery of notice of recall
f) fails to return to work upon the conclusion of a leave of absence unless his failure to return is for reasonable cause
(g) fails to take a medical examination by a qualified medical practitioner when requested by the Employer middot
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bull bull h) is not recalled to work when laid off due to lack of work his name shall be
retained on the seniority list for a period of time equal to his seniority at date of layoff up to a maximum of twelve 12) months
404 If more than one employee has the same seniority date the affected employees will draw to determine the order of their seniority provided a steward is present
ARTICLE 5 bull HOURS OF WORK AND OVERTIME
501 a)
b)
c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
The normal work week for full-time Group 1 employees shall consist of forty 40) hours - five 5) days of eight 8) hours from Monday to Saturday For full-time Group 2 employees the normal work week shall consist offorty 40) hours- five (5) days from Sunday to Saturday with a maximum of ten (10) hours per day and a minimum of four (4) hours per day
Overtime will be payable at the rate of time and one-half 1 Yz) for all hours worked in excess of the normal daily schedule or on a scheduled day off
Any employee scheduled to commence work prior to 600am shall receive the night shift premium for all hours worked prior to 600 am
Employees not scheduled to be engaged for night shopping will not be scheduled to work later than 600pm except by mutual agreement between the employee and the Company middot
Those employees scheduled to cover night shopping will not be scheduled to work beyond sixty (60) minutes after store closing time However the Company will endeavor to minimize the scheduling to thirty (30) minutes after closing if possible middot
Scheduled overtime will be offered by seniority within each classification within each department provided the employee is available and has the ability to perform the work Such overtime will be offered to full time employees first and then part-time employees In the event of lJnscheduled overtime it will be offered by seniority within each department and classification to employees at work Such overtime will be offered to full time employees first and then part time employees In both overtime situations if there are insufficient volunteers the overtime will b~ assigned in reverse order of seniority commencing with part time employees middot
502 Employees are expected to attend work regularly When unable to attend the Company or designate must be notified as soon as it is reasonably possible prior to the commencement of the scheduled shift of the employee giving the reason
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bull bull why the employee is unable to attend when he expects to return to work and how the Company or designate can call him relative to his absence
503 Employees will have their schedule for the following week posted by Thursday at noon on the bulletin board ofthe Company Employees shall be given two (2)days notice of change in their regular working schedule prior to such change being implemented except in the case of sickness accident bereavement fire or flood in their particular area A copy of the schedule shall be given to the Union Steward~
504 (a) Overtime will be payable at the rate of time and one-half (1 ) for all hours worked in excess of the normal daily schedule or on a scheduled day off
(b) Work performed on Sunday for customer shopping shall be voluntary for Group 1 employees and in addition to the regular work week For Group 2 employees (see Letter of Agreement) Sunday shall be part of the work week Employees shall be paid their regular hourly rate of pay plus one dollar and sixty cents ($160) premium for all hours worked on Sunday middot
For purpose of clarity work performed for customer shopping includes hours worked up to three (3) hours prior to store opening and one half () hour after store closing
An employee who works on Sunday when the store is not open for customer shopping due to renovations shall receive his hourly rate ofmiddot pay plus the Sunday premium middot
This premium shall not apply to regularly scheduled night shift work on middot Sunday
For Group 1 employees it is understood the hours worked in excess of forty ( 40) hours per week as a result of Sunday work shall not be paid at time and one half (1 ) in accordance with full-time Article 501 (b)
For part-time employees it is understood the hours worked in excess offorty ( 40) hours per week as a result of Sunday work shall not be paid at time and one half (1) in accordance with Article 702 of Appendix A
(c) The Company agrees that when full-time employees are scheduled to work on Sundays such hours are to be given to Group 2 employees first and thenmiddot
distributed equitably among Group 1 full-time employees who volunteer to work Similarly when part-time employees are scheduled the same distribution method will be implemented amongst part-time employees
(d) Work performed over eight (8) hours on Sunday will be paid at the rate of double time (2x) over eight (8) hours
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505 (a) During each work day employees shall be granted two (2) rest periods with pay of fifteen (15) minutes duration each Whenever possible rest periods shall not be allocated within one (1) hour of starting or quitting time or within one (1) hour of each other
(b) The Company shall also schedule a meal period of up to one (1) hour which may be reduced to one half() hour by mutual agreement between the employee and Employer which shall not count as time worked as near the midpoint of each shift as is practicable with store operations Preference shall be given to employees as to the time of their meal periods based on the commencement of their shift No employee shall work more than five (5) hours without getting a meal period of one half () hour
506 The Company undertakes that no employees shall be requested to work a split-shift unless mutually agreed to between the Company and the employee
507 (a) No employee shall be scheduled to work more than one (1) evening in any work week during evening shopping hours (600 pm - 1000 pm) when the store is open three (3) evenings or less
Group 1 -When the store is open in excess of three (3) evenings per week employees will not be scheduled to work on more than two 2) evenings No employee will be scheduled to work two (2) consecutive evenings
Group 2 - Employees will not be scheduled to work on more than three (3) evenings
(b) Employees will not be designated to work more than one (1) Saturday night in four (4) for customer shopping convenience except in an emergency
508 (a) Should an employee report for work on a regular scheduled basis and there middot is no work available he shall be paid a minimum of four (4) hours pay at his regular rate
(b) Any employee called back to work after the completion of his shift will receive one and one-half (1) times his standard rate of pay for such hours and shall be guaranteed a minimum of three (3) hours pay at the premium rate
(c) Any employee called in to work on a day for which he is not scheduled on a Sunday or a Statutory Holiday shall receive the applicable premium rate of pay for such hours and shall be guaranteed a minimum offour (4) hours pay at the premium rate
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bull bull 509 Night crew operations
Regular employees shall have five (5) working days notice of transfer to the night crew prior to such transfer being implemented except in the case of sickness
accident or bereavement middot middot
The following rules shall apply to all night crew operations
(a) An employee who works on a Night Crew shall receive a shift premium of ninety-five cents (95cent) per hour for the hours worked on the night shift For the purposes of any Statutory Holiday Pay Vacation Pay Sick Pay or Weekly Indemnity Benefits to which such an employee may be entitled in a week during which he is scheduled to work on a night crew his hourly rate shall be deemed to include the premium aforesaid
(b) The night shift shall commence not earlier than 1000 pm and shall conclude not later than 900am All night shifts shall include a one-half() hour unpaid meal period
(c) For Group 1 employees night shifts will be scheduled on consecutive nights either Monday to Friday or Tuesday to Saturday whenever possible For Group 2 employees night shifts will be scheduled on consecutive nights from Sunday to Saturday If the Company finds it necessary to schedule nonshyconsecutive nights a meeting will be arranged in advance with the Union to discuss the matter In the event non-consecutive nights are necessary the junior employee(s) will be so assigned For Group 1 employees the Saturday night into Sunday morning night shift this shift shall remain voluntary and be entitled to the Sunday premium
(d) If a night shift employee wishes to work days instead of nights he will give the Company notice on a form supplied by the Company Fourteen (14) days from the notice he shall be entitled to receive any full week day schedules before a part time employee would be given same He shall also be given first consideration by seniority for a permanent day opening provided he has the ability to perform the normal requirements of the job
(e) bull It is understood that no employee shall be required to work alone on the night shift In the event that a night shift employee reports for work and no one is available to work with him he shall immediately contact Store Management at a phone number provided by the Company for instructions
510 For a full-time employee who desires two (2) consecutive days off he shall be scheduled two (2) consecutive days off (normally Saturday and Sunday or Sunday and Monday) per four (4) week operating period as long as the Company can maintain a sufficient workforce for the proper operation of the business For Group
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bull bull 2 employees the Company agrees that all full-time employees who desire two (2) consecutive days off will be given two (2) consecutive days off every second week
511 There shall be no duplication of the above premium and overtime rates
ARTICLE 6- STATUTORY HOLIDAYS
601 The following holidays shall be recognized as legal holidays
New Years Day Good Friday Victoria Day Canada Day Civic Day
Labour Day Thanksgiving Day Christmas Day Boxing Day
The Company shall pay an employee for such holidays eight (8) hours pay at the employees regular rate of pay
middotIf an employee is scheduled to work on the Civic Holiday such employee will be paid at his regular rate of pay and will be credited with an additional floater holiday
A full-time employee covered by this Agreement shall be eligible for a floater holiday once during each contract year to be taken at a time mutually agreed upon between middot the Company and the employee concerned
602 When a holiday as listed above is observed in any week employees will work a four (4) day week and shall receive five (5) days pay at the standard rate of pay
middotAn employee who works a fifth day in a week during which a holiday as listed above is observed shall receive one and one half (1 ) times his regular hourly rate for all hours so worked on the fifth day
603 When two (2) holidays as listed are observed in any week employees will work a three (3) day week and shall receive five (5) days pay at the standard rate An employee who works on a fourth or fifth day in a week during which two (2) holidays as listed are observed shall receive one and one half (1 ) times his regular hourly rate for all hours so worked on the fourth and fifth day
604 To qualify for pay the employee must work his last scheduled working day preceding the holiday and his first scheduled working after the holiday unless he has secured permission from his Employer or his designate to be absent on one of the qualifying days Employees who are off on compensation accident or illness
middot shall receive legal holiday pay if they have worked within fifteen (15) daysmiddot of the middot holiday They shall receive the difference between the legal holiday pay and whatmiddot
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bull bull they otherwise receive from the Insurance Employer andor Workers Compensation Should a legal holidayoccurwithin an employees leave of absence he shall not be paid for such a legal holiday
605 An employee required to work on any of the aforementioned holidays shall receive one and one half (1 ) times his regular hourly rate for all hours worked and shall in addition receive five (5) days for working a four (4) day week as outlined in paragraph 602 middot
ARTICLE 7 bull VACATIONS
701 (a) Employees who have been employed by the Employer for less than one (1) year at May 1 shall be granted vacation with pay offour (4) percent oftheir total earnings in accordance with the ESA
(b) Employees with one (1) years service but less than five (5) years service with the Company on May 1st of each year shall be granted two (2) weeks vacation with pay
(c) Employees with five (5 years service but less than eight (8) years service with the Company on May 1st of each year shall be granted three (3) weeks vacation with pay
(d) Employees with eight (8) years service or more on May 1st of each year shall be granted four (4) weeks vacation with pay
(e) Employees with seventeen (17) years service or more on May 1st of each year shall be granted five 5) weeks vacation with pay
For clarity the vacation accrual period and entitlement period is from May 1st to April 30th middot
702 Vacations shall be granted by department in accordance with seniority and must be taken within the calendar year unless otherwise mutually agreed Full-time employees wishing to take vacation during the winter months should be allowed to do so with the exception of the period from December 15 to the end of the first full week in January middot
To the extent that it is practicable the Employer will grant vacations in one continuous period Employees entitled to three (3) or more vacation weeks and who wish to take them in one continuous period should be prepared to conclude them prior to June 15th or commence them subsequent to September 15th middot middot
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bull bull 703 The completed vacation schedule shall be posted on May 1 of each year The
Employer agrees that they will not change the vacation period of any employee unless unforseen circumstances arise However the Employer must be able to maintain a sufficient workforce throughout the year Any employee who has not submitted their vacation plan by April 15 will only be permitted to book vacation at a time that will not interfere with another employees vacation
704 Upon termination of employment employees shall be paid vacation with pay as follows
Any employee with seniority whose employment is terminated for any reason and who has not completed his full vacation year shall receive vacation pay in accordance with subsections a)b) c) d) and e) of Article 701 for the total earnings
middot sinc~the preceding May 1 or since his entry in the employ of the Company based on 4 6 8 10 as may be applicable in accordance with the employees accumulated service
ARTICLE 8- LEAVE OF ABSENCE
801 The Company may grant leave of absence without pay to any employee for legitimate reasons The granting or refusal of all such leaves of absence shall be
middot at the discretion of the Company and shall be made in writing to the employee concerned Such permission and request are to be in writing on the standard leave of absence request form two (2) months in advance except in any emergency When the leave of absence is granted there shall be no loss of seniority However Company benefits provided to employees will be discontinued during the leave Seniority shall still accumulate for a six month period and then seniority shall be maintained but not accumulate Any leave of absence granted in conjunction with the employees vacation will be deemed to follow his vacation period
802 (a) An employee may be granted a leave of absence without pay for pregnancyparental leave in accordance with the Employment Standards Act as amended
(b) The Company may grant a leave of absence without pay for the purpose of legal adoptions The Adoption Agencys requirement will be considered in determining the duration of such leave
(c) Notwithstanding 802 (a) and (b) the Employment Standards Act of Ontario shall govern maternity paternity family and adoption leaves
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bull bull 803 Should an employee be appointed to a full-time position with the Union he may
apply for a leave of absence for a three (3) month period During the period of time he is on this leave his seniority shall continue with the Company and his leave of absence may be renewed for three (3) terms of three (3) months each
804 (a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
An employee who is required to serve on a jury shall be compensated for days actually spent on jury duty when he would otherwise have been at work to a maximum of ten (10) working days middot
The employee shall receive the difference between his jury fees and his normal days pay for that time he would have been regularly employed had he not been serving on the jury The employee shall be required to report immediately upon being excused or released from jury duty where such reporting is reasonable under the circumstances
The claim of an employee shall be verified by presentation of his jury duty cheque however no payment shall be made for any hour for which the employee receives compensation by the Company for any other reason Payment shall not be withheld pending submission of the jury duty cheque
Any employee subpoenaed to attend as a witness on behalf of the Company or the Crown shall be entitled to the difference between his witness fee and his normal days pay
805 An employee whose wife gives birth to a child will be given one (1) day off with pay
806 An employee who adopts a child will be given one (1) day off with pay
ARTICLE 9 middotGRIEVANCE AND ARBITRATION
901 Either the Company the Union or any employee has a right to lodge a grievance with respect to any matter arising out of this Agreement or concerning the interpretation application or alleged violation of this Agreement
902 Any employee believing that he has been unjustly dealt with or that the provisions of this Agreement have not been complied with shall discuss the complaint with Management The employee may be accompanied by his Union Steward if he so middot desires These discussions shall take place within seven (7) working days after the event giving rise to the complaint Management shall give an oral decision within four (4) working days from date the discussion took place middot
If managements decision is not satisfactory the complaint must be submitted as a written grievance at Step 1 within six (6) working days following Managements oral decision
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bull bull STEP ONE
Ameeting to attempt to resolve the grievance shall then take place between the employee concerned the Union Steward and Management Within seven (7) working days of this meeting Management shall give the Union Steward its decision in writing If the decision is not satisfactory the Union Steward must within six (6) working days submit the grievance to Step Two
STEP TWOmiddot
A final meeting to attempt to resolve the grievance shall then take place between the employee concerned the Union Representative the Union Steward Management andor their representatives Within seven (7) working days of this meeting Management shall give its final decision to the Union Representative in writing If the decision is not satisfactory the Union must within thirty (30) calendar days submit the grievance to arbitration
903 In the case of a dismissal a grievance may be filed by an employee who feels he was unjustly dealt with Such a grievance must be filed within five (5) working days from the date of dismissal and shall commence at Step Two
In any subsequent disposal of this case during the Grievance Procedure the Company may reinstate the employee with full back pay suspend the employee for a definite period or sustain the discharge
904 Grievances concerning rates shall be handled in accordance with the above procedure and the disposition of such grievances if sustained shall include the determination of the effective date of the increase with retroactivity thereto
905 The Company or the Union may file grievances commencing at Step Two If an Arbitration Board finds that the Company or the Union has violated the Collective Agreement it shall have the power to award compensation to the Company or any employee affected by the violation
906 (a Failing settlement under the foregoing procedure such grievance may be submitted to Arbitration as hereinafter provided and if no written request for Arbitration is received which is postmarked within thirty-one (31) days after the decision under Step Two is given it shall be deemed to have been abandoned
(b) The time limits as prescribed above may be modified by mutual agreement of the parties in writing middot
907 Should the grievance involve the misinterpretation or alleged violation of the Agreement either party may be free to appeal to Arbitration from Step Twowit~in
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bull bull thirty-one (31) days from the date the decision was given at that step The party requesting Arbitration shall advise the other party in writing of its request together with a statement as to the issue to be arbitrated and shall include in its notice the name and address of its nominee to a Board of Arbitration The other shall within one (1) week of its receipt of the notice nominate its member to the Board of Arbitration and so advise the other party
If two nominees are unable to agree upon the choice of a third member to act as Chairman the Minister of Labour for the Province of Ontario shall be requested to appoint a Chairman The Board shall hear their dispute and the decision of a majority is the decision of the Arbitration Board but if there is no majority the decision of the Chairman governs and shall be final and binding upon the parties
The Board of Arbitration shall not have any jurisdiction to alter or modify any of the provisions of the Agreement nor to substitute any new provisions in lieu thereof nor to make any decisions inconsistent with the terms and provisions of this Agreement
Each of the parties hereto will bear the expenses of the nominee appointed by it and will share equally the expenses of the Chairman of the Boamiddotrd of Arbitration
908 The parties agree that an Arbitration Board shall have the power to award compensation or damages to any party who or employee who is dealt with contrary to the provisions of this Agreement
909 By mutual agreement of the parties a mutually agreed sole arbitrator may be appointed In such case the sole arbitrator shall have all of the rights and powers of a Board of Arbitration middot
91 0 No employee shall be discharged or disciplined except for just and sufficient cause Discharge or discipline grievances may be settled by confirming the Companys decision or by reinstating the discharged or suspended employee with full compensation for time lost less interim earnings if applicable or by any other arrangement which is just and equitable in the opinion of the parties or a Board of Arbitration if the matter is referred to it Any notation of a reprimand or other disciplinary action placed on an employees record shall be nullified after a period of twelve (12) months provided no other notice for the same offence was received for this twelve (12) month period
ARTICLE 10 - STRIKES AND LOCKOUTS
1001 Neither the Union nor any of its members nor any employee shall cause sanction take part in or encourage any sitdown or slowdown of work or any strike or stoppage of or curtailment of or interference with the Companys sales or any picketing of the Companys premises and the Company agrees that it will not causemiddot sanction or participate in any locking out of the employees middot
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bull bull 1002 The Union agrees that it will not interfere or permit any of the employees in the
bargaining unit to interfere with the delivery and sales of merchandise received by the Company from Company suppliers or the removal of perishable merchandise from the Companys stores
ARTICLE 11 -TEMPORARY ASSIGNMENTS
1101 An employee relieving in a higher rated position shall receive a premium of forty dollars ($4000) a week or eight dollars ($800) a day after he has completed more than one (1) working day in such classification exclusive of Sundays and Statutory Holidays in a seven (7) calendar day week Upon the completion of more than one (1) working day in the classification the above will be retroactive to the commencement of the relieving period
1102 Any employee relieving a Department Manager shall receive a premium of sixty dollars ($6000) a week or twelve dollars ($1200) a day after he has completed more than one (1) working day in that position exclusive of Sundays and Statutory holidays in a seven (7) calendar day week Upon the completion of more than one middot (1) working day in the relieving classification the above will be retroactive to the commencement of the relieving period
ARTICLE 12 -WAGES
1201 The wage rates affecting employees in the bargaining unit as set out herein shall be set forth in Appendix B of this Agreement middot
1202 An employee assigned to a position of lead hand shallmiddotreceive a lead hand premium of seventy-five (75cent) cents per hour
1203 An employee who his hired at a higher rate than the start rate is deemed to have to his credit the necessary months to justify such a rate of pay
ARTICLE 13 middotPART-TIME HELP
1301 It is agreed and recognized by both the Union and the Company that the business of the Company is subject to fluctuations according to the day of the week middotor month and time of day resulting in business peaks For this reason it is necessary to employ both regular employees (referred to as full-time employees) and part-time employees middot
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bull bull 1302 The Company agrees that part-time employees shall not be used to the extent they
replace or displace a present full-time employee from employment or prevent the hiring of a full-time employee
ARTICLE 14- BEREAVEMENT
1401 Should a bereavement occur in an employees immediate family (parent parent-Jn law spouse child brother sister grandparent brother-in-law sister-in-law son-inshylaw daughter-in-law grandchild step-parents same sex partners uncle aunt niece or nephew) the employee shall be granted such time off from work with pay as is reasonable under the circumstances up to a maximum of three (3) days
1402 If the funeral is more than two hundred forty kilometers (240) away the employee will receive an additional one (1) day with pay for attending the funeral If bereavement falls during an employees vacation he shall be able to carry over the paid time to be able to use at a later date
ARTICLE 15 middotUNION REPRESENTATION
1501 The Company agrees to recognize the appointment up to four (4) Union Stewards within a store No probationary employee may be appointed The Company also agrees to grant such stewards time off with pay as may be reasonably necessary to service any grievance or potential grievance
1502 (a) The Company agrees that whenever an interview is held with an employee that becomes part of his record regarding his work or conduct a steward will be present as a witness The employee may request that the steward leave the meeting If the steward is unavailable then the Company will ask the employee to select another employee of his choice from the bargaining unit to be present during this interview However there must not be any conclusion taken at this meeting A further meeting must be scheduled with the steward and the employee for the management to render their decision
(b) If the meeting where management is to render their decision isheld without the steward any conclusions verbal or written will be null and void except in the case where the employee requested the steward to leave
(c) Should any reprimand warning or disciplinary measure be issued in writing the employee in question shall receive a copy of such written reprimand warning or disciplinary measure within seven (7) worked days of the discovery of the alleged offence except that an extension of time may be requested in order to complete an investigation
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bull bull 1503 The Business Agent or International Representative of the Union shall be entitled
to visit a store covered by this Agreement during regular hours of work for the purpose of ensuring the terms of the Agreement are implemented provided however that the appropriate Management authority has given his consent which shall not be unreasonably withheld
1504 The Company agrees during the lifetime of this Agreement to grant time off with pay to two (2) full-time employees and one (1) part-time employee for the purpose of collective bargaining with the Company
1505 The Union agrees to forward to the Company a listing of store stewards and their store and department locations on a half-yearly basis
1506 On commencing employment an employee will be advised by the Company that a Union Agreement is in effect and will be introduced to the Union Stewards
ARTICLE 16 bull HEALTH AND SAFETY
1601 A joint Health amp Safety Committee shall be formed of at least two (2) representatives of the Company and at least two (2) employees appointed by the Union The names of the members of this Committee shall be posted on the bulletin board middot
This Committee shall meet in accordance with the Occupational Health and Safety Act or more frequently if necessary This Committee shall be set up and operated at the Companys expense
1602 The Health amp Safety Committee shall
(a) Make recommendations to the Company to promote industrial safety health and hygiene
(b) Study the monthly accident reports and make recommendations for the prevention of similar accidents middot
(c) Make recommendations concerning training and information programs
(d) Make workplace inspections in accordance to the Occupational Health and Safety Act
(e) Prepare a report of every meeting and inspection copies of which are available at all times to interested parties
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bull bull (f) The Committee may review all accident reports and the Committee will make
recommendation to the Company to prevent such accidents in the future
(g) The Company will advise the Committee of each work accidentmiddot in accordance with the Occupational Health and Safety Act
(h) The Company shall inform every employee of the risks associated with his work
(i) A thorough inspection shall be conducted by two (2) Committee members once a month and the necessary time shall be allowed
G) The Health and Safety Committee shall meet every three (3) months or more frequent if necessary
ARTICLE 17 bull STORE CARDS
1701 The Company agrees to prominently display Union Store Cards and Decals of the Union
1702 The Company agrees that the employees may wear Union buttons while on duty
ARTICLE 18 bull PERSONS OTHER THAN UNION MEMBERS
1801 The Company agrees that persons who are not members of the bargaining unitmiddot other than those listed in Article 101 (a) will not perform bargaining unit work except during the re-opening of a refurbished store
In the case of a renovation or relines there will be no restrictions for work to be perform~d by suppliers sales representatives and third party Companies
It is to be understood that at all time without any restrictions the persons who are not members of the bargaining unit as listed in Article 101 (a) can perform bargaining unit work
1802 The Company representatives (Regional Director Marketing Specialist) canmiddot perform functions related to their duties in the store middot middotmiddot
1803 No suppliersales representatives (or their representatives) shall perform any routine store work except chip suppliers bread suppliers cake suppliers magazines soft drink suppliers bulk non-food suppliers spices and dairy products If any supplier is to be added to the list of exceptions the Company and the Union agre~ to meet
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bull bull to discuss the issue The routine work includes verifying codes and removing products with expired dates from shelves
1804 In the case of sampling and demonstrations suppliers or sales representatives are allowed to manipulate products on the shelves and to distribute samples
Suppliers or sales representatives are allowed to put together displays
ARTICLE 19 middotBULLETIN BOARDS
1901 The Company agrees to extend to the Union the use of a bulletin board in each store for the posting of the following notices middot
1 Notice of election - election results - appointment of officers middot 2 Notice of meetings - time and place 3 Notice of social and recreational activities
All other notices must be approved and initialed by the Store Management before being posted on the bulletin board
ARTICLE 20- UNIFORMS
2001 The Company agrees to provide to employees working an average of twenty (20) hours or more with two (2) uniforms
The Company agrees to provide employees working an average of less than twenty hours (20) with one (1) uniform
The Company agrees to supply proper rain gear when needed
The Company agrees to supply proper gloves for employees working in frozen food or working in cooler
The Company agrees to keep a supply of winter jackets for people working in cooler
These articles shall be replaced by the Company when needed due to normal wear in the store Anyadditional articles may be purchased by the employee at cost price
Coats and aprons for the Meat Department shall be laundered by the Company
The Company shall decide what the uniform is comprised of
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bull bull ARTICLE 21- HEALTH AND WELFARE
2101 The Company agrees to pay for Health and Welfare benefits as outlinedmiddot in middot Appendix A which shall form part of this Collective Agreement
ARTICLE 22 - GENDER
2201 It is understood that the use of the masculine gender shall include the female gender middot
ARTICLE23- SAFETY SHOE OR BOOT ALLOWANCE
2301 Full-time employees who are required by the Company to wear approved safety footwear shall be paid an allowance of up to fifty-five ($5500) dollars per year upon middotpresentation of a receipt middot
ARTICLE 24 middotCASHIERS MAT
2401 The Company agrees to provide Cashiers mat and to replace them whenever necessary
ARTICLE 25 -TERMS OF AGREEMENT
2501 (a) This Agreement shall come into force and effect on October 27 2002 and shall continue to October 25 2008 and shall thereafter be automatically renewed for the period of one (1) year unless either party on written notice to the other within a period of not more than ninety (90) days before the expiry date serves notice of intent to terminate or modify the Agreement
(b) In the event either party serves notice of a desire to negotiate changes into this Agreement as above set out it is agreed that the Company and the Union without undue delay shall begin negotiations on the proposed changes
(c) Pending the results of negotiations neither party shall change the conditions existing under the Agreement unless mutually agreed by both parties
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bull bull DATED AT ()-tkwo_ THIS b DAY OF ----=-h-=E=-=b__ ___ _____ 2003
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO ERS UNION LOCAL 175
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bull bull APPENDIX A
Health and Welfare
The following benefits shall apply to all full-time employees who have successfully completed three (3) months of service or to part-time employees with 12 months service and who average 22 hours of work per week These benefits are subject to the terms and conditions of the insurance contract If there are any discrepancies between what is listed in this Agreement and the insurance contract the latter will apply The cost of these benefits shall be fully paid by the Company unless otherwise stated middot
(A) Paid Sick Leave
The Company agrees to provide to all full-time employees forty (40)hours per year for sick leave Any unused sick leave will be paid to the employees on or about January 15th of the following year Employees with less than one (1) year of service shall receive sick leave on a pro-rata basis
(B) Life Insurance
The Company provides a life insurance amount of one (1) time the employees basic annual earnings rounded up to the next multiple of $100000 For part-time employees the amount payable is $12500
(C) Accidental Death and Dismemberment Benefit
One time the employees basic annual earnings rounded up to the next multiple of $100000 For part-time employees the amount payable is $12500
(D) Short-term disability (not applicable to part-time employees)
Weekly indemnity which provides a benefit of 66 23 of an employees basic earnings to a maximum of $45000 per week commencing on the first day in the case of hospitalization or accident on the 8th calendar day of continuous total disability if sickness for a maximum period of twenty-six (26) weeks middot
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bull bull (E) Long-term Disability (not applicable to part-time employees)
Monthly indemnity which provides a benefit of 66 23 of an employees basic earnings to a maximum of $200000 per month commencing after tw~nty-six (26) weeks of continuous total disability for a maximum period of up to age 65
(F) Extended Health Care (individual coverage only for part-time employees)
Hospitalization within Canada semi-private room without deductible and Without any limit as to the number of days
Medical expenses (reimbursement) annual deductible of $25 for individual or family coverage The covered expenses are reimbursed at 80 for drugs or all other expenses The maximum amount reimbursed per covered person for expenses incurred in Canada is unlimited
Medical expenses (covered expenses) professional services of a chiropractor occupational therapist naturopath speech therapist osteopath psychologist physiotherapist or podiatrist limited to one professional visit per day up to a combined maximum of $300 per calendar year for each specialist
(G) Employee Assistance Program
Confidential and professional consultation services by licensed psychologists Assistance will be available for both personal and professional problems and will be limited to 5 visits per year
(H) Dental Plan
middot The Company shall contribute to the United Food and Commercial Workers Trusteed Plan Ontario (Dental Plan) the following cents per hour for all hours paid for all employees to a maximum of forty (40) hours per week Hours paid shall not include weekly indemnity payments The Employer agrees to sign the participation agreement and supply any other documents forms reports or information required by the Trustees of the Dental Plan The Employer shall forward all contributions together with a list of all employees covered and the number of hours paid per week for each employee in each reporting period within fifteen (15) days following the end of each of the Employers four (4) or five (5) week accounting period
Effective November 24 2002- twenty-five (25cent) cents per hour Effective November 24 2004- twenty-seven (27cent) cents per hour Effective November 24 2005- twenty-nine (29cent) cents per hour Effective November 24 2006- thirty-one (31cent) cents per hour
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bull bull (I) Pension Plan
The Company agrees to contribute to the Canadian Commercial Workers Industry Pension Plan (Pension) the following cents per hour for all hours paid for all employees to a maximum of forty (40) hours per week Hours paid shall not include weekly indemnity payments The Employer agrees to sign the participation
middot agreement and supply any other documents forms reports or information required by the Trustees of the Pension Plan The Employer shall forward together with a list of all employees covered and the number of hours paid permiddot week for each employee in each reporting period within fifteen (15) days following the end of each of the Employers four (4) or five (5) week accounting period middot
Effective November 24 2005- twenty-five (25cent) cents per hour Effective November 24 2006- thirty (30cent) cents per hourmiddot Effective November 24 2007- forty (40cent) cents per hour
(J) Doctors Certificate
The Company reserves the right to require a doctors certificate from an employee If such a certificate is required by the Company themiddot employee must be notified before hisher return The Company agrees to pay for the medical certificate
(K) Vision Plan - (not applicable to part-time employees)
The Company shall provide vision care of one hundred fifty dollars ($15000) per twenty-four (24) months
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bull bull APPENDIX B
Full-Time Employee Wage Scale
General
During the term of this Collective Agreement any new job andor classification to be covered under the terms and conditions of this Collective Agreement shall be posted The parties agree to meet within thirty (30) days to determine the appropriate rate of pay for such classification Should the parties not be able to agree such question may be submitted to Arbitration by either party Pending the decision of the Arbitrators such new classifications and rates shall be implemented
Full-time Wage Scale
ClerksCashlers
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Novmiddot 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $842 $842 $842 $842 $852 $867
6 months 900 900 900 900 900 910 925
12 months 958 958 958 958 958 968 983
18 months 1016 1016 1016 1016 1016 1026 1041
24 months 1080 1080 1080 1080 1080 1090 11
30 mpnths 1096 1096 1096 1096 1096 1106 1121
36 months 1196 1196 1196 1196 1196 1206 1221
42 months 1254 1254 1254 1254 1254 1264 1279
48 months 1343 1343 13~43 1343 1343 1353 1368
54 months 1370 1395 1420 1445 1475 1505 1535
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bull bull Receiver
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Nov 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $894 $894 $894 $894 $894 $904 $919
6 months 952 952 952 952 952 962 979
12 months 1010 1010 1010 1010 1010 1020 1035
18 months 1068 1068 1068 1068 1068 1078 1093
24 months 1131 1131 1131 1131 1131 1141 1156
30months 1148 1148 1148 1148 1148 1158 1173
36 months 1247 1247 1247 1247 1247 1257 1272
42 months 1305 1305 1305 1305 1305 13~ 15 1330
48 months 1396 1396 1396 1396 1396 1406 1421
54 months 1424 1449 1474 1499 1529 1559 1589
Meat Cutters
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Nov 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $1370 $1370 $1370 $1370 $1370 $1380 $1395
6 months 1401 1401 1401 1401 1401 1411 1426
12 months 1433 1433 1433 1433 1433 1443 1458
18 months 1464 1464 1464 1464 1464 1474 1489
24 months 1496 1496 1496 1496 1496 1506 1521
30 months 1527 1527 1527 1527 1527 1537 1552
36 months 1559 1559 1559 1559 1559 1569 1584
42 months 1591 1591 1591 1591 1591 1601 1616
48 months 1654 1654 1654 1654 1654 1564 1679
54 months 1687 1712 1737 1762 1792 1822 1852
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bull bull Assistant Department Managers
An employee who is selected by the Company to fill the role of an assistant department manager shall receive a premium of one dollar ($100) per hour For the purposes of any Statutory Holiday Pay Vacation Pay Sick Pay or Weekly Indemnity Benefit Payments to which such an employee may be entitled in a week during which he is scheduled to work as an assistant department manager hismiddot hourly rate shall be deemed to include the premium aforesaid
In his functions an assistant department manager is required to supervise the personnel in his department and also assign the workload to those employees The assistant manager is also required to support the department manager with the administrative duties and must be available to replace the manager during his absences The choice of vacation between the manager and the assistant must be mutually agreed to The schedule can be modified for the assistant manager outside the prescribed delays under article 508
If a meat wrapper is selected as the assistant meat manager the employee will be paid the meat cutters wage rate based on his seniority and will receive the assistant department premium as mentioned above (eg A meat wrapper at 18 month rate of $1060 Will get the meat cutters rate at 18 month of $1440 plus the premium) middot
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bull ARTICLE 1 - SCOPE
APPENDIX C PART-TIME EMPLOYEES
bull 101 All matters relative to part-time employees and their working conditions shall be
contained in this Appendix and Articles middot
For the purpose of this Appendix a part-time employee is an employee who is normally scheduled to work twenty-eight (28) hours or less per week middot
102 If a part-time employee works forty (40) hours per week for six (6) consecutive weeks except for replacement of absent fuiJtime employees such position shall be posted in accordance with Article 4 of the Full-time portion of this Agreement
103 The following articles and clauses of the Full-Time Agreement shall also apply to Part-Time employees
Preamble 1 2 3 403 a) b) c) e) f) 504 b) 511 8 9 10 11 13 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 24 25 Appendix A
ARTICLE 2 - SENIORITY
201 middot (a) After continuing in the employ of the Company for a period of two hundred and fifty (250) hours Employees covered by this Agreement shall be deemed to have served their probationary period and then shall be placedmiddot on the seniority list for part-time employees The Company shall have the right to discharge a probationary employee Such discharge may not be grieved by the employee andor the Union
(b) Seniority listings for part-time employees shall be posted by the Company quarter-annually The seniority date of each part-time employee shall be considered to be correct if the Union raises nomiddot objection within three (3) weeks of the date of posting of the first list on which the employees name appears
202 (a) Seniority shall begin after the employees probationary period has beenmiddot served Lay-offs and re-employment shall be based on seniority availability ability and qualifications to perform the work When a part-time employee becomes a full-time employee he will be required to serve the full~time probationary period if he has not completed is part-time probationary period and will be given a seniority credit of fifty (50) percent of his part-time seniority up to a maximum of twelve (12) months He will also receive the bull
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bull bull greater of his part-time rate or the rate which his full~time seniority credit will give him and shall proceed from that point in the full-time wage progression Such credit shall apply to seniority vacation statutory holidays and sick days If for some reason the employee reverts to part-time during lhe probationary period there will be no loss of seniority The seniority rights of an employee shall be terminated after six (6) months following a lay-off due to lack of work In the event of an opening occurring in the full-time staff employees covered under this Appendix shall receive preference for such full-time position providing they have the necessary seniority ability competence and qualifications to perform the work
b) Part-time employees are expected to attend work in accordance with their schedule of hours When unable to attend the employee must notify the Company or designate as soon as it is reasonably possible prior to the commencement of the scheduled shift of the employee giving the reason why he is unable to attend middot
203 a) The weekly schedule of hours of work shall be allotted according to seniority by department providing the senior employee(s) has the necessary ability and qualifications to perform the work and is available
In the event of hours of work becoming available within a given week beyond the schedule of hours of that given week due to approved absences sickness compensation bereavement andor unanticipated increases in business the Company will call the most senior part-time employees not scheduled that day provided the employee is available and has the qualifications to perform the available work middot middot
b) The assignment of hours as set out in 203 (a) will result in the schedule of daily hours being posted not later than Thursday at noon of the previous week The store steward will be given a copy of the schedules Employees meal periods will be based on the commencement of their shift middot
204 If a full-time employee transfers to part-time status the employee will retain his original date of hire as his part-time seniority date
205 If more than one employee has the same seniority date the affected employees will draw to determine their order of seniority provided a steward is present middot middot
ARTICLE 3 - HOURS OF WORK
For existing part-time employees the Company will meet each employee to review the employees availability the employee shall be able to amend his availability quarterly each year
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bull bull A part-time employee hired after date of ratification shall have a minimum availability to work all day Saturday and Sunday and also two (2) evenings per week
301 The regular working day shall consist of up to ten (1 0) hours for all part-time employees middot middot
302 Should an employee desire a transfer to another department andor classification he shall indicate such preference on a form supplied by the Company stating the department(s) andor classification(s) desired A copy of the form will be provided to the employee and the Union As openings become available the Company will transfer employees by store seniority subject to relevant qualifications provided the employee has had a request on file for fourteen (14) days When transferred to a higher rated classification the employee will be placed on the wage scale at the level which gives him an increase and shall proceed upwards thereafter in accordance with the time frames When transferred to a lower rated classification the employee will be placed at the level equal to his rate of pay but not higher than the top rate of the new classification
303 The Company agrees that part-time employees will get the opportunity to work up to twenty-eight (28) hours per week by seniority by department by classification
prior to new employees being hired provided the Company can cover the available hours without encountering scheduling problems middot
304 The Company will schedule the following guaranteed hours of work per week based middoton the availability of the hours and provided the employee is available and qualified to perform the work
One (1) or more years of seniority a minimum guarantee of fifteen (15) hours of scheduled work per week
three (3) or more years of seniority a minimum guarantee of eighteen (18) middot hours of scheduled work per week
Five (5) or more years of seniority a minimum guarantee of twenty (20) middot hours of scheduled work per week
Six (6) or more years of seniority a minimum guarantee of twenty-four (24) hours of scheduled work per week
Seven (7) or more year of seniority a minimum guarantee of twenty-eight middot (28) hours of scheduled work per week middot
In the event of additional hours being added following the posting of the schedule or schedule changes created by illness accident leave of absence or changes beyond the control of the Company etc the Company agrees to offer such hours
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bull bull to employees by store seniority and by department provided the senior employee bull is available and qualified Such additional or changed hours are intended to be administered in such a manner as to top up part-time employees by seniority to approximately twenty-eight (28) hours unless junior employees have not reached their guaranteed hours in which case the junior employee will have priority to such guaranteep hours middot
ARTICLE 4- STATUTORY HOLIDAYS
401 Part-time employees shall be entitled to statutory holiday pay for the following middot holidays as recognized by the Employment Standards Act
New Years Day Good Friday Victoria Day Canada Day Civic Holiday
Labour Day Thanksgiving Day Christmas Day Boxing Day
If an employee is scheduled towork on the Civic Holiday such employe~ will be paid at his regular rate of pay and will be credited with an additional floater holiday
A part-time employee covered by this Agreement shall be eligible for a floater holiday once during each contract year to be taken at a time mutually agreed upon between the Company and the employee concerned
If any of the above legal holidays are no longer deemed to be a Public Holiday as defined by the Employment Standards Act the employee working on such a day will be paid his regular rate of pay and shall be credited with a floater day to be taken at a mutually agreeable time Otherwise any employee working on a Public Holiday shall be paid at time and one-half (1 Yz) his regular rate of pay plus the statutory days pay middot middot
402 To qualify for pay for a statutory holiday the employee must have worked on hislast scheduled shift preceding and his firSt scheduled shift following_ the legal holiday unless absent dueto proven illness or accident
An employee who so qualifies shall receive legal holiday pay based on his average number of daily hours worked (exclusive of daily overtime) during the four ( 4) weeks
middot immediately preceding the week during which the legal holiday occurs times his standard rate of pay middot
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bull bull ARTICLE 5 -VACATIONS
501 Employees with less than five (5) years seniority as of May 1st of the current year shall receive four (4) percent of their earnings as vacation pay Employees with five (5) or more years service as of May 1st of the current year shall receive six (6) percent of their earnings as vacation pay Employees with eight (8) or more years service as of May 1st of the current year shall receive eight (8) percent of their earnings as vacation pay Employees with seventeen (17) or more years service as of May 1st of the current year shall receive ten (10) percent of their earnings as vacation pay middot middot
502 The Company may grant a leave of absence without pay up to a maximum of four (4) weeks duration to an employee for vacation purposes Such request and permission shall be made in writing It is entirely the Companys choice to allow such a leave of absence without pay If an employee is refused such a request he may not submit a grievance or proceed to arbitration regarding this refusal
503 Part-time employees will choose their vacations after full-time employees have made their choices The preference of vacations will always be given to the partshytime employees having the most seniority Part-time employees will be required to submit their vacation intentions by April1 st of each year
ARTICLE 6- BEREAVEMENT
601 Provided the part-time employee was scheduled to work
The Company agrees to grant employees the necessary time off up to three 3) days with pay at the time of death of the following relatives
Father mother brother sister spouse child step-child mother-in-law father-inshylaw brother-in-law sister-in-law son-in-law daughter-in-law grandparents grandchild step-parents same sex partners uncle aunt niece nephew
602 If the funeral is more than two hundred forty kilometers (240) away the employee will receive an additional one 1) day with pay for attending the fune~al If bereavement falls during an employees vacation he shall be able to carry over the paid time to be able to use at a later date
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bull bull ARTICLE 7 -REST PERIODS
701 Employees covered by this Appendix shall be entitled to one (1) fifteen (15) minute paid rest for each four ( 4) hour period worked Whenever possible each rest period
shall occur at approximately themiddot mid-point of each four (4) hourmiddot period~ No employee who is scheduled for more than four (4) hours but not exceeding six (6) hours shall be required to take their break sooner than two (2) hours into their shift whenever possible
702 middotWhere an employee is working a daily shift of more than six (6) hours he shall have one (1) hour (or a half) hour by mutual consent) off for lunch and one-half() hour for supper if applicable middot
ARTICLE 8 -WAGES
801 A part-time employee shall be pald time and one-half 1 ) for all hours worked over ten 1 0) hours per day or over forty (40) hours per week middot
802 Part-time employees who work on the night crew shall receive a shift premium of ninety-five (95cent) cents per hour for the hours worked on the night shift For the purposes of any Statutory Holiday Pay Vacation Pay or Weekly Indemnity Benefits (where applicable) to which such an employee may be entitled in a week during which he is scheduled to work on a night crew his hourly rate shall be deemed to include the premium aforesaid middot
803 An employee assigned to a position of lead hand shall receive a lead hand premium
of seventy-five (75cent) cents per hour
804 The wage rates affecting employees in the bargaining unit as set out herein shall be set forth in Appendix D of this Agreement
805 An employee who is hired at a higher rate of pay than the start rate is deemed to have to his credit the required hours to justify such a rate of pay
ARTICLE 9 -SAFETY SHOE OR BOOT ALLOWANCE
901 Part-time employees who are required by the Company to wear approved safety footwear shall be paid an allowance of up to forty dollars ($4000) per year upon presentation of a receipt middot
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bull bull ARTICLE 10 middotFULL-TIME REPLACEMENT
1001 Part-time employees replacing full-time employees shall receive the start rate of the full-time classification or whatever level on the scale that would provide him an
increase
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bull APPENDIX D
Part-time Employee Wage Scale
bull Notwithstanding the wage progressions for part-time employees where there is an increase in the Ontario minimum wage rate it shall become the new start rate and those employees so affected shall remain at such rate of pay until their months with the Company would permit them an increase in their rate of pay in accordance with the wage grid
ClerksCashlers
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Nov 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $721 $721 $721 $721 $721 $731 $746
middot 6 months 738 738 738 738 738 748 763
12 months 769 769 769 769 769 779 794
18 months 800 800 800 800 800 810 825
24 months 832 832 832 832 832 842 857
30 months 864 864 864 864 864 874 889
36 months middot 895 895 895 895 895 905 920
42 months 937 937 937 937 937 947 962
48 months 1010 1010 1010 1010 1010 1020 1035
54 months 1 1045 middot1070 1095 1125 1155 1185
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bull bull Service Clerks
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Novmiddotmiddot 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $675 $675 $675 middot $675 $675 $685 $700
6 months 698 698 698 698 698 708 723
12 months 721 721 721 721 721 731 746
18 months 736 736 736 736 736 746 761
24 months 753 753 753 753 753 763 7~78
30 months 795 795 795 795 795 805 820
36 months 811 836 861 886 916 946 976
Meat Cutters
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Nov 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $1238 $1238 $1238 $1238 $1238 $1248 $1263
6 months 1317 1317 1317 1317 1317 1327 1342
12 months 1397 1397 1397 1397 1397 1407 bull 1422
18 months 1425 1450 f475 1500 1530 1560 1590
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bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob As Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE PRINTING OF COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT
The Company agrees to pay one thousand five hundred dollars ($1 50000) towards the cost of printing the Collective Agreement into booklet form middot
~ DATED AT 0plusmnaulh ONTARIO this 5 day of --=-H-=e6__ __ 20ol
UNITEDFOODANDCOMMERC~L LOEB CANADA INC WOR RS UNION LOCAL 175
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bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob As Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE SUNDAY AND STATUTORY HOLIDAYS
In the event that Sunday is legislated to become a regular work day both parties agree that Article 503 b c d of the Collective Agreement will be deleted and that those hours wiJI be part of the regular work week Both parties agree to meet in order to determine the distribution of these Sunday hours
In the event that stores are allowed to legally open on a statutory holiday without premium pay then the parties agree to meet to amend the Collective Agreement by mutual agreement
3 DATED AT o-HctuKL- ONTARIO this 5 day of_~he-=b~-- 2002
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WOR RS UNION LOCAL 175
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bull bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
ANDmiddot
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE TIME LIMITS
In view of recent changes to the Ontario Labour Relations Act and resulting decisions therefrom and in view ofthe parties history of amiable Labour Relations the parties agree to the following
That neither party shall raise or proceed with a timeliness issue argument regarding filing for arbitration without first giving the other party written prior notice of its intent to do so
Should either party serve such notice on the other party the parties further agree that the final time frame in the Collective Agreement respecting filing for arbitration shall then be triggered
The parties further agree that any Board of Arbitration or single arbitrator shall have full jurisdiction to adjudicate the matter respecting timeliness in light of this agreement andmiddot shall not be restricted by the Ontario Labour Relations Act in so doing
DATED AT Q-t-CUJ)O_ ONTARIO this 5_ day of ~e6
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORK RS UNION LOCAL 175
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LOEB CANADA INC
bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE NIGHT CREW GROUP 1
The Company agrees that the following full-time night crew employees are classified as Group 1 middot
middot Brian Taylor Brian Lewis Rick Tombs
The Company agrees that should a Group 1 day job come open and an existing Group 1 night crew employee apply and is successful in getting the job he would maintain his Group 1 status
DATED AT 61-cuuo-- ONTARIO this~ dayof F~b
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WOR ERS UNION LOCAL 175
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LOEB CANADA INC
20~
bull
LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175NEW LETTER
RE FULL-TIME GROUP 2 TEN (10) HOUR SHIFTS
The Company and the Union agree that should the Company wish to introduce ten 1 0) hour shifts the employees affected will be entitled to an additional fifteen 15) minute break to be taken within the last two 2) hours of work
DATED AT 6-ttcuvo- ONTARIO this _fi__ day of Feb 2003
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO ERS UNION LOCAL 175
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bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE GROUP 1 amp 2 DISTRIBUTION
In an effort to maintain full-time positions and create additional full-time positions the parties have agreed to the following
a) The following
Gary Pritchard Maria Romano Robert Chenier Brian Taylor Paul Berrea Allan Cuddihey Bruce Harding Rick Tombs Brian Lewis
are existing full-time employees as date of ratification and will be classified as Group 1 employees middot
b) The Company agrees that forty-five percent (45) of all regular bargaining unit hours per week will be designated as full-time hours Both parties agreemiddot to have fifty percent (50) of full-time employees in Group 1 and fifty percent (50) in Group 2 This ratio will be achieved through attrition In other words as a Group 1 position becomes vacant it will be replaces by a Group 2 position until fifty-fifty percent (50-50) ratio is achieved Once this ratio is achieved if a Group 1 position becomes vacant it would be filled by a Group 2 employee as per the terms and conditions of the Collective Agreement and a new Group 2 position would be posted
c) The Company recognizes the Receiver Assist Meat Manager and Assistant Produce Manager positions as a Group 1 position Should the Company introduce an additional Receiver position in the unit that position would be considered as a Group 2 position middot
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bull bull d) In the case of a lay-off of a full-time position if a Group 1 employee is laid
off he will have the following options
full lay-off with recall rights accepting part-time hours while maintaining recall rights if feasible he will be offered a Group 2 full-time position and maintain his recall rights to a Group 1 status for the duration of the recall period middot
e) The creation of Assistant Department Managers will be at the Companys sole discretion and may be classified as Group 2 positions
The parties agree to review at store level on a quarterly basis the level of bargaining unit hours and the number of full-time positions as it relates to Group middot1 and Group 2
DATED AT Dttau~ ONTARIO this~ day of l=t=b
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
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LOEB CANADA INC
t 2003
bull bull RE Group 2 Positions - Highlights
Full-time - forty (40) hours a week maximum five (5) shifts a week - minimum four (4) hours a shift - maximum of ten (10) hours per shift - Saturday and Sunday shifts part of work week - Sunday premium applies
- two (2) consecutive days off every other week - Evenings - may be scheduled up to three (3) evenings a week
Meat Produce and Bakery Department employees may be scheduled from 500 am and would receive night crew premium for time worked from 500 am to 600 am
Night Crew Maybe scheduled between 900pm and 900am - Night crew premium would apply from Sunday to Saturday - would be scheduled consecutive nights
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bull bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AN[)
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE SUNDAY WORK GROUP 2
Sunday work shall be part of the work week for all full-time employees in Group 2 It will be clearly indicated to the concerned employee upon hiring andor promotion If at anytime a Group 2 employee or an employee hired before September 41
h 2001 and promoted to a Group 2 position after September 41
h 2001 advises the Company that he is no longer available to work on Sundays then this employee will be returned to a part-time status with middot the conditions of a part-time employee and the Company will post a new Group 2 full-time position The employee returned to his prior position will not have recourse to the grievance procedure as outlined in the Collective Agreement
DATED AT o-tt~ ONTARIO this__amp__ day of _ _Fi-=Eb=---bull 2003
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO RS UNION LOCAL 175
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bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE CARY PRITCHARD ASSISTANT MEAt MANAGER
Upon ratification Cary Pritchard will move to the Meat Cutter scale at the thirty-six (36) month rate and continue to progress from there on He shall also receive a premium of one dollar ($100) per hour as per the Assistan~ Department Manager premium
DATED AT Otcuvo ONTARIO this 5 day of Feb
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
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LOEB CANADA INC
20Q3
I- - bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INCmiddot cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE SYLVANA FLORES DELl CLERK
The parties agree that Sylvana Flores is on a leave of absence The parties agree that she
will continue to accumulate seniority while on the leave of absence Should Sylvana Flores return to work at Loeb City View prior to January 5 2003 she will maintain her seniority As of January 5 2003 she would have no seniority in the Bargaining Unit
DATED AT Qmiddotttcl)AlO_ ONTARIO this _5_ day of Feb 20CB
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO RS UNION LOCAL 175
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bull bull LETTER OF-AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC bull cob as Loeb City View
AND
UNIrED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE RED CIRCLED FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES
The Company agrees that the following employees will be considered middot red-circled employees
Maria Romano Robert Chenier Brian Taylor
Effective December 1 2002 they will receive a lump sum payment of seven hundred andmiddot fifty dollars ($75000) middot
Effective November 30 2003 they will receive a lump sum payment of seven hundred and fifty dollars ($75000)
Effective November 28 2004 they will receive a lump sum payment of seven hundred and fifty dollars ($75000) middot
Effective November 27 2005 they will receive a lump sum payment of four hundred dollars ($40000) and a wage increase of twelve cents (12cent) on their rate of pay bringing them to the end rate of the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of thirty cents (30cent) and thirty cents (30cent )
Should the employees want to have their lump sum payment directed to an RRSP they must provide the Store Director with the TD2 no later than the first week of November each yearmiddot
DATED AT 00a vJ6_ ONTARIO this_5_ day of middot Eeb 20~
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO RS UNION CAL 175
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bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE RED-CIRCLED PART-TIME EMPLOYEES
Maria Arella Jimmy Wong Mandy Wong Maria Semler Brenda Laverty Yvonne Gagnon Sandra Gray Beverly MacDonald middot middot
During the term of the Collective Agreement the red-circled ~mployees shall be brought in line with the established wage scales in the negotiated Collective Agreement
Re Maria Arella Jimmy Wong Mandy Wong Maria Semler Brenda Laverty middot bull
Effective December 1 2002 they will receive a lump sum payment of fifteen cents 15cent) per hour worked averaged over the last six 6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks and a wage increase of fifteen cents 15cent) on their rate of pay bringing them to the end rate of middot the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of twentyshyfive cents (25cent) twenty-five cents (25cent) thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents middot (30cent)
Re Yvonne Gagnon Sandra Gray
Effective December 1 2002 they will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 30 2003 they will receive a lump sum payment often cents (10cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six 6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks and a middot wage increase of twenty cents (20cent) on their rate of pay bringing them to the end rate of the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of twenty- five cents 25cent) thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents_(30cent) thirty cents (30cent)
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bull bull Re Beverly MacDonald
Effective December 1 2002 she will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 30 2003 she will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 28 2004 she will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 26 2005 she will receive a lump sum payment of fifteen cents (15cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks and a wage increase of twelve cents ( 12cent) on her rate of pay bringing her to the end rate of the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents (30cent) middot
Should the employees want to have their lump sum payment directed to an RRSP they must provide the Store Director with the TD2 no later than the first week of November of each year
DATED AT 0~ ONTARIO this~ day of Feb
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WO ERS UNION OCAL 175
January 21 2003 cep 571-0
LOEB CANADA INC
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bull bull weeks of the date of posting of the first list on which the employees riame appears
(c) Persons working outside the bargaining unit returning to the bargaining unit shall return to a position no higher than their former position in the bargaining unit unless it is due to circumstances beyond hisher control middot
(d) A person who has never been in the bargaining unit shall not enter the bargaining unit unless bargaining unit employees who are on layoff and who middot have recall rights have declined their right for recall
(e) It is understood between the Company and the Union that bargaining unit seniority for those persons referred to in paragraph (d) herein shall commence as of the date of their entry into the bargaining unit middot
(f) Anyone promoted to a management position subsequent to the date of ratification of this Agreement will continue to accumulate bargaining unit seniority for six (6) months following his promotion after which time he shall have no bargaining unit seniority Resulting vacancies will be posted within five (5) days of the promotion in accordance with Article 403 (b) (i) of this Agreement If an employee is replacing temporarily in a management position the employee will continue to accumulate bargaining unit seniority ~or the complete period of the assignment without any restrictions
402 (a) middotSeniority is the principle of granting preference to employees for promotions demotions transfers layoffs recalls and vacations Seniority ability and competence will be considered in promotions and where middot ability middotand competence is equal seniority shall govern In layoffs and recalls seniority shall govern provided the employee has the ability and competence to perform the work required The Company undertakes that its decisions concerning ability and competence of employees are neither arbitrary nor unfair
(b) (i) When a vacancy in a position which is likely to remain open for over thirty (30) days (or such longer period as the parties may mutually agree) notice of such vacancy shall be posted wherever possible within five (5) working days of the vacancy arising and shall remain posted for five (5) working days on the bulletin board(s) provided for on the premises for that purpose The Company shall provide themiddot Union with a copy of such vacancy posting It is also the Companys decision if the vacancy will be filled or not
(ii) Employees may apply within the five (5) working days for such job on the necessary form provided by the Company
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bull bull (iii) The Company shall have five (5) working days after the expiration of
the posting to select the successful applicant and another five (5) working days to post on the same bulletin board(s) the name and length of service of themiddot successful applicant The Company may request extensions of these five (5) working day periods and the Union agrees not to unreasonably refuse such request If no applications are made the Company shall then be free to choose an employee from outside the bargaining unit The Company shallmiddot provide the Union with a list of successful applicant(s)
(iv) Where the senior employee is not chosen the Company will inform the Steward before announcing the name of the successful applicant Any employee who applies for the job and was not chosen may within five (5) working days after the successful applicant has been declared lodge a grievance in accordance with the Grievance Procedure
(c) The Company agrees to provide a reasonable familiarization period of four (4) weeks to the successful applicant
403 Seniority and the employment shall be considered terminated ifanmiddotemployee middot
(a) voluntarily leaves the employment of the Employer
(b) is discharged for cause
(c) is absent from work for more than three (3) working days without prior notification to the Company unless the failure to notify the Company is for reasonable cause beyond the control of the employee
(d) is absent from work due to sickness or disability for more than three (3) days and fails upon return to work to produce a certificate from a medical practitioner verifying such absence to the Companys satisfaction if a certificate is requested such requests shall be made prior to the employees return to work)
(e) fails to return to work after a recall from lay-off within seven 7) days after the delivery of notice of recall
f) fails to return to work upon the conclusion of a leave of absence unless his failure to return is for reasonable cause
(g) fails to take a medical examination by a qualified medical practitioner when requested by the Employer middot
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bull bull h) is not recalled to work when laid off due to lack of work his name shall be
retained on the seniority list for a period of time equal to his seniority at date of layoff up to a maximum of twelve 12) months
404 If more than one employee has the same seniority date the affected employees will draw to determine the order of their seniority provided a steward is present
ARTICLE 5 bull HOURS OF WORK AND OVERTIME
501 a)
b)
c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
The normal work week for full-time Group 1 employees shall consist of forty 40) hours - five 5) days of eight 8) hours from Monday to Saturday For full-time Group 2 employees the normal work week shall consist offorty 40) hours- five (5) days from Sunday to Saturday with a maximum of ten (10) hours per day and a minimum of four (4) hours per day
Overtime will be payable at the rate of time and one-half 1 Yz) for all hours worked in excess of the normal daily schedule or on a scheduled day off
Any employee scheduled to commence work prior to 600am shall receive the night shift premium for all hours worked prior to 600 am
Employees not scheduled to be engaged for night shopping will not be scheduled to work later than 600pm except by mutual agreement between the employee and the Company middot
Those employees scheduled to cover night shopping will not be scheduled to work beyond sixty (60) minutes after store closing time However the Company will endeavor to minimize the scheduling to thirty (30) minutes after closing if possible middot
Scheduled overtime will be offered by seniority within each classification within each department provided the employee is available and has the ability to perform the work Such overtime will be offered to full time employees first and then part-time employees In the event of lJnscheduled overtime it will be offered by seniority within each department and classification to employees at work Such overtime will be offered to full time employees first and then part time employees In both overtime situations if there are insufficient volunteers the overtime will b~ assigned in reverse order of seniority commencing with part time employees middot
502 Employees are expected to attend work regularly When unable to attend the Company or designate must be notified as soon as it is reasonably possible prior to the commencement of the scheduled shift of the employee giving the reason
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bull bull why the employee is unable to attend when he expects to return to work and how the Company or designate can call him relative to his absence
503 Employees will have their schedule for the following week posted by Thursday at noon on the bulletin board ofthe Company Employees shall be given two (2)days notice of change in their regular working schedule prior to such change being implemented except in the case of sickness accident bereavement fire or flood in their particular area A copy of the schedule shall be given to the Union Steward~
504 (a) Overtime will be payable at the rate of time and one-half (1 ) for all hours worked in excess of the normal daily schedule or on a scheduled day off
(b) Work performed on Sunday for customer shopping shall be voluntary for Group 1 employees and in addition to the regular work week For Group 2 employees (see Letter of Agreement) Sunday shall be part of the work week Employees shall be paid their regular hourly rate of pay plus one dollar and sixty cents ($160) premium for all hours worked on Sunday middot
For purpose of clarity work performed for customer shopping includes hours worked up to three (3) hours prior to store opening and one half () hour after store closing
An employee who works on Sunday when the store is not open for customer shopping due to renovations shall receive his hourly rate ofmiddot pay plus the Sunday premium middot
This premium shall not apply to regularly scheduled night shift work on middot Sunday
For Group 1 employees it is understood the hours worked in excess of forty ( 40) hours per week as a result of Sunday work shall not be paid at time and one half (1 ) in accordance with full-time Article 501 (b)
For part-time employees it is understood the hours worked in excess offorty ( 40) hours per week as a result of Sunday work shall not be paid at time and one half (1) in accordance with Article 702 of Appendix A
(c) The Company agrees that when full-time employees are scheduled to work on Sundays such hours are to be given to Group 2 employees first and thenmiddot
distributed equitably among Group 1 full-time employees who volunteer to work Similarly when part-time employees are scheduled the same distribution method will be implemented amongst part-time employees
(d) Work performed over eight (8) hours on Sunday will be paid at the rate of double time (2x) over eight (8) hours
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505 (a) During each work day employees shall be granted two (2) rest periods with pay of fifteen (15) minutes duration each Whenever possible rest periods shall not be allocated within one (1) hour of starting or quitting time or within one (1) hour of each other
(b) The Company shall also schedule a meal period of up to one (1) hour which may be reduced to one half() hour by mutual agreement between the employee and Employer which shall not count as time worked as near the midpoint of each shift as is practicable with store operations Preference shall be given to employees as to the time of their meal periods based on the commencement of their shift No employee shall work more than five (5) hours without getting a meal period of one half () hour
506 The Company undertakes that no employees shall be requested to work a split-shift unless mutually agreed to between the Company and the employee
507 (a) No employee shall be scheduled to work more than one (1) evening in any work week during evening shopping hours (600 pm - 1000 pm) when the store is open three (3) evenings or less
Group 1 -When the store is open in excess of three (3) evenings per week employees will not be scheduled to work on more than two 2) evenings No employee will be scheduled to work two (2) consecutive evenings
Group 2 - Employees will not be scheduled to work on more than three (3) evenings
(b) Employees will not be designated to work more than one (1) Saturday night in four (4) for customer shopping convenience except in an emergency
508 (a) Should an employee report for work on a regular scheduled basis and there middot is no work available he shall be paid a minimum of four (4) hours pay at his regular rate
(b) Any employee called back to work after the completion of his shift will receive one and one-half (1) times his standard rate of pay for such hours and shall be guaranteed a minimum of three (3) hours pay at the premium rate
(c) Any employee called in to work on a day for which he is not scheduled on a Sunday or a Statutory Holiday shall receive the applicable premium rate of pay for such hours and shall be guaranteed a minimum offour (4) hours pay at the premium rate
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bull bull 509 Night crew operations
Regular employees shall have five (5) working days notice of transfer to the night crew prior to such transfer being implemented except in the case of sickness
accident or bereavement middot middot
The following rules shall apply to all night crew operations
(a) An employee who works on a Night Crew shall receive a shift premium of ninety-five cents (95cent) per hour for the hours worked on the night shift For the purposes of any Statutory Holiday Pay Vacation Pay Sick Pay or Weekly Indemnity Benefits to which such an employee may be entitled in a week during which he is scheduled to work on a night crew his hourly rate shall be deemed to include the premium aforesaid
(b) The night shift shall commence not earlier than 1000 pm and shall conclude not later than 900am All night shifts shall include a one-half() hour unpaid meal period
(c) For Group 1 employees night shifts will be scheduled on consecutive nights either Monday to Friday or Tuesday to Saturday whenever possible For Group 2 employees night shifts will be scheduled on consecutive nights from Sunday to Saturday If the Company finds it necessary to schedule nonshyconsecutive nights a meeting will be arranged in advance with the Union to discuss the matter In the event non-consecutive nights are necessary the junior employee(s) will be so assigned For Group 1 employees the Saturday night into Sunday morning night shift this shift shall remain voluntary and be entitled to the Sunday premium
(d) If a night shift employee wishes to work days instead of nights he will give the Company notice on a form supplied by the Company Fourteen (14) days from the notice he shall be entitled to receive any full week day schedules before a part time employee would be given same He shall also be given first consideration by seniority for a permanent day opening provided he has the ability to perform the normal requirements of the job
(e) bull It is understood that no employee shall be required to work alone on the night shift In the event that a night shift employee reports for work and no one is available to work with him he shall immediately contact Store Management at a phone number provided by the Company for instructions
510 For a full-time employee who desires two (2) consecutive days off he shall be scheduled two (2) consecutive days off (normally Saturday and Sunday or Sunday and Monday) per four (4) week operating period as long as the Company can maintain a sufficient workforce for the proper operation of the business For Group
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bull bull 2 employees the Company agrees that all full-time employees who desire two (2) consecutive days off will be given two (2) consecutive days off every second week
511 There shall be no duplication of the above premium and overtime rates
ARTICLE 6- STATUTORY HOLIDAYS
601 The following holidays shall be recognized as legal holidays
New Years Day Good Friday Victoria Day Canada Day Civic Day
Labour Day Thanksgiving Day Christmas Day Boxing Day
The Company shall pay an employee for such holidays eight (8) hours pay at the employees regular rate of pay
middotIf an employee is scheduled to work on the Civic Holiday such employee will be paid at his regular rate of pay and will be credited with an additional floater holiday
A full-time employee covered by this Agreement shall be eligible for a floater holiday once during each contract year to be taken at a time mutually agreed upon between middot the Company and the employee concerned
602 When a holiday as listed above is observed in any week employees will work a four (4) day week and shall receive five (5) days pay at the standard rate of pay
middotAn employee who works a fifth day in a week during which a holiday as listed above is observed shall receive one and one half (1 ) times his regular hourly rate for all hours so worked on the fifth day
603 When two (2) holidays as listed are observed in any week employees will work a three (3) day week and shall receive five (5) days pay at the standard rate An employee who works on a fourth or fifth day in a week during which two (2) holidays as listed are observed shall receive one and one half (1 ) times his regular hourly rate for all hours so worked on the fourth and fifth day
604 To qualify for pay the employee must work his last scheduled working day preceding the holiday and his first scheduled working after the holiday unless he has secured permission from his Employer or his designate to be absent on one of the qualifying days Employees who are off on compensation accident or illness
middot shall receive legal holiday pay if they have worked within fifteen (15) daysmiddot of the middot holiday They shall receive the difference between the legal holiday pay and whatmiddot
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bull bull they otherwise receive from the Insurance Employer andor Workers Compensation Should a legal holidayoccurwithin an employees leave of absence he shall not be paid for such a legal holiday
605 An employee required to work on any of the aforementioned holidays shall receive one and one half (1 ) times his regular hourly rate for all hours worked and shall in addition receive five (5) days for working a four (4) day week as outlined in paragraph 602 middot
ARTICLE 7 bull VACATIONS
701 (a) Employees who have been employed by the Employer for less than one (1) year at May 1 shall be granted vacation with pay offour (4) percent oftheir total earnings in accordance with the ESA
(b) Employees with one (1) years service but less than five (5) years service with the Company on May 1st of each year shall be granted two (2) weeks vacation with pay
(c) Employees with five (5 years service but less than eight (8) years service with the Company on May 1st of each year shall be granted three (3) weeks vacation with pay
(d) Employees with eight (8) years service or more on May 1st of each year shall be granted four (4) weeks vacation with pay
(e) Employees with seventeen (17) years service or more on May 1st of each year shall be granted five 5) weeks vacation with pay
For clarity the vacation accrual period and entitlement period is from May 1st to April 30th middot
702 Vacations shall be granted by department in accordance with seniority and must be taken within the calendar year unless otherwise mutually agreed Full-time employees wishing to take vacation during the winter months should be allowed to do so with the exception of the period from December 15 to the end of the first full week in January middot
To the extent that it is practicable the Employer will grant vacations in one continuous period Employees entitled to three (3) or more vacation weeks and who wish to take them in one continuous period should be prepared to conclude them prior to June 15th or commence them subsequent to September 15th middot middot
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bull bull 703 The completed vacation schedule shall be posted on May 1 of each year The
Employer agrees that they will not change the vacation period of any employee unless unforseen circumstances arise However the Employer must be able to maintain a sufficient workforce throughout the year Any employee who has not submitted their vacation plan by April 15 will only be permitted to book vacation at a time that will not interfere with another employees vacation
704 Upon termination of employment employees shall be paid vacation with pay as follows
Any employee with seniority whose employment is terminated for any reason and who has not completed his full vacation year shall receive vacation pay in accordance with subsections a)b) c) d) and e) of Article 701 for the total earnings
middot sinc~the preceding May 1 or since his entry in the employ of the Company based on 4 6 8 10 as may be applicable in accordance with the employees accumulated service
ARTICLE 8- LEAVE OF ABSENCE
801 The Company may grant leave of absence without pay to any employee for legitimate reasons The granting or refusal of all such leaves of absence shall be
middot at the discretion of the Company and shall be made in writing to the employee concerned Such permission and request are to be in writing on the standard leave of absence request form two (2) months in advance except in any emergency When the leave of absence is granted there shall be no loss of seniority However Company benefits provided to employees will be discontinued during the leave Seniority shall still accumulate for a six month period and then seniority shall be maintained but not accumulate Any leave of absence granted in conjunction with the employees vacation will be deemed to follow his vacation period
802 (a) An employee may be granted a leave of absence without pay for pregnancyparental leave in accordance with the Employment Standards Act as amended
(b) The Company may grant a leave of absence without pay for the purpose of legal adoptions The Adoption Agencys requirement will be considered in determining the duration of such leave
(c) Notwithstanding 802 (a) and (b) the Employment Standards Act of Ontario shall govern maternity paternity family and adoption leaves
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bull bull 803 Should an employee be appointed to a full-time position with the Union he may
apply for a leave of absence for a three (3) month period During the period of time he is on this leave his seniority shall continue with the Company and his leave of absence may be renewed for three (3) terms of three (3) months each
804 (a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
An employee who is required to serve on a jury shall be compensated for days actually spent on jury duty when he would otherwise have been at work to a maximum of ten (10) working days middot
The employee shall receive the difference between his jury fees and his normal days pay for that time he would have been regularly employed had he not been serving on the jury The employee shall be required to report immediately upon being excused or released from jury duty where such reporting is reasonable under the circumstances
The claim of an employee shall be verified by presentation of his jury duty cheque however no payment shall be made for any hour for which the employee receives compensation by the Company for any other reason Payment shall not be withheld pending submission of the jury duty cheque
Any employee subpoenaed to attend as a witness on behalf of the Company or the Crown shall be entitled to the difference between his witness fee and his normal days pay
805 An employee whose wife gives birth to a child will be given one (1) day off with pay
806 An employee who adopts a child will be given one (1) day off with pay
ARTICLE 9 middotGRIEVANCE AND ARBITRATION
901 Either the Company the Union or any employee has a right to lodge a grievance with respect to any matter arising out of this Agreement or concerning the interpretation application or alleged violation of this Agreement
902 Any employee believing that he has been unjustly dealt with or that the provisions of this Agreement have not been complied with shall discuss the complaint with Management The employee may be accompanied by his Union Steward if he so middot desires These discussions shall take place within seven (7) working days after the event giving rise to the complaint Management shall give an oral decision within four (4) working days from date the discussion took place middot
If managements decision is not satisfactory the complaint must be submitted as a written grievance at Step 1 within six (6) working days following Managements oral decision
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bull bull STEP ONE
Ameeting to attempt to resolve the grievance shall then take place between the employee concerned the Union Steward and Management Within seven (7) working days of this meeting Management shall give the Union Steward its decision in writing If the decision is not satisfactory the Union Steward must within six (6) working days submit the grievance to Step Two
STEP TWOmiddot
A final meeting to attempt to resolve the grievance shall then take place between the employee concerned the Union Representative the Union Steward Management andor their representatives Within seven (7) working days of this meeting Management shall give its final decision to the Union Representative in writing If the decision is not satisfactory the Union must within thirty (30) calendar days submit the grievance to arbitration
903 In the case of a dismissal a grievance may be filed by an employee who feels he was unjustly dealt with Such a grievance must be filed within five (5) working days from the date of dismissal and shall commence at Step Two
In any subsequent disposal of this case during the Grievance Procedure the Company may reinstate the employee with full back pay suspend the employee for a definite period or sustain the discharge
904 Grievances concerning rates shall be handled in accordance with the above procedure and the disposition of such grievances if sustained shall include the determination of the effective date of the increase with retroactivity thereto
905 The Company or the Union may file grievances commencing at Step Two If an Arbitration Board finds that the Company or the Union has violated the Collective Agreement it shall have the power to award compensation to the Company or any employee affected by the violation
906 (a Failing settlement under the foregoing procedure such grievance may be submitted to Arbitration as hereinafter provided and if no written request for Arbitration is received which is postmarked within thirty-one (31) days after the decision under Step Two is given it shall be deemed to have been abandoned
(b) The time limits as prescribed above may be modified by mutual agreement of the parties in writing middot
907 Should the grievance involve the misinterpretation or alleged violation of the Agreement either party may be free to appeal to Arbitration from Step Twowit~in
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bull bull thirty-one (31) days from the date the decision was given at that step The party requesting Arbitration shall advise the other party in writing of its request together with a statement as to the issue to be arbitrated and shall include in its notice the name and address of its nominee to a Board of Arbitration The other shall within one (1) week of its receipt of the notice nominate its member to the Board of Arbitration and so advise the other party
If two nominees are unable to agree upon the choice of a third member to act as Chairman the Minister of Labour for the Province of Ontario shall be requested to appoint a Chairman The Board shall hear their dispute and the decision of a majority is the decision of the Arbitration Board but if there is no majority the decision of the Chairman governs and shall be final and binding upon the parties
The Board of Arbitration shall not have any jurisdiction to alter or modify any of the provisions of the Agreement nor to substitute any new provisions in lieu thereof nor to make any decisions inconsistent with the terms and provisions of this Agreement
Each of the parties hereto will bear the expenses of the nominee appointed by it and will share equally the expenses of the Chairman of the Boamiddotrd of Arbitration
908 The parties agree that an Arbitration Board shall have the power to award compensation or damages to any party who or employee who is dealt with contrary to the provisions of this Agreement
909 By mutual agreement of the parties a mutually agreed sole arbitrator may be appointed In such case the sole arbitrator shall have all of the rights and powers of a Board of Arbitration middot
91 0 No employee shall be discharged or disciplined except for just and sufficient cause Discharge or discipline grievances may be settled by confirming the Companys decision or by reinstating the discharged or suspended employee with full compensation for time lost less interim earnings if applicable or by any other arrangement which is just and equitable in the opinion of the parties or a Board of Arbitration if the matter is referred to it Any notation of a reprimand or other disciplinary action placed on an employees record shall be nullified after a period of twelve (12) months provided no other notice for the same offence was received for this twelve (12) month period
ARTICLE 10 - STRIKES AND LOCKOUTS
1001 Neither the Union nor any of its members nor any employee shall cause sanction take part in or encourage any sitdown or slowdown of work or any strike or stoppage of or curtailment of or interference with the Companys sales or any picketing of the Companys premises and the Company agrees that it will not causemiddot sanction or participate in any locking out of the employees middot
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bull bull 1002 The Union agrees that it will not interfere or permit any of the employees in the
bargaining unit to interfere with the delivery and sales of merchandise received by the Company from Company suppliers or the removal of perishable merchandise from the Companys stores
ARTICLE 11 -TEMPORARY ASSIGNMENTS
1101 An employee relieving in a higher rated position shall receive a premium of forty dollars ($4000) a week or eight dollars ($800) a day after he has completed more than one (1) working day in such classification exclusive of Sundays and Statutory Holidays in a seven (7) calendar day week Upon the completion of more than one (1) working day in the classification the above will be retroactive to the commencement of the relieving period
1102 Any employee relieving a Department Manager shall receive a premium of sixty dollars ($6000) a week or twelve dollars ($1200) a day after he has completed more than one (1) working day in that position exclusive of Sundays and Statutory holidays in a seven (7) calendar day week Upon the completion of more than one middot (1) working day in the relieving classification the above will be retroactive to the commencement of the relieving period
ARTICLE 12 -WAGES
1201 The wage rates affecting employees in the bargaining unit as set out herein shall be set forth in Appendix B of this Agreement middot
1202 An employee assigned to a position of lead hand shallmiddotreceive a lead hand premium of seventy-five (75cent) cents per hour
1203 An employee who his hired at a higher rate than the start rate is deemed to have to his credit the necessary months to justify such a rate of pay
ARTICLE 13 middotPART-TIME HELP
1301 It is agreed and recognized by both the Union and the Company that the business of the Company is subject to fluctuations according to the day of the week middotor month and time of day resulting in business peaks For this reason it is necessary to employ both regular employees (referred to as full-time employees) and part-time employees middot
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bull bull 1302 The Company agrees that part-time employees shall not be used to the extent they
replace or displace a present full-time employee from employment or prevent the hiring of a full-time employee
ARTICLE 14- BEREAVEMENT
1401 Should a bereavement occur in an employees immediate family (parent parent-Jn law spouse child brother sister grandparent brother-in-law sister-in-law son-inshylaw daughter-in-law grandchild step-parents same sex partners uncle aunt niece or nephew) the employee shall be granted such time off from work with pay as is reasonable under the circumstances up to a maximum of three (3) days
1402 If the funeral is more than two hundred forty kilometers (240) away the employee will receive an additional one (1) day with pay for attending the funeral If bereavement falls during an employees vacation he shall be able to carry over the paid time to be able to use at a later date
ARTICLE 15 middotUNION REPRESENTATION
1501 The Company agrees to recognize the appointment up to four (4) Union Stewards within a store No probationary employee may be appointed The Company also agrees to grant such stewards time off with pay as may be reasonably necessary to service any grievance or potential grievance
1502 (a) The Company agrees that whenever an interview is held with an employee that becomes part of his record regarding his work or conduct a steward will be present as a witness The employee may request that the steward leave the meeting If the steward is unavailable then the Company will ask the employee to select another employee of his choice from the bargaining unit to be present during this interview However there must not be any conclusion taken at this meeting A further meeting must be scheduled with the steward and the employee for the management to render their decision
(b) If the meeting where management is to render their decision isheld without the steward any conclusions verbal or written will be null and void except in the case where the employee requested the steward to leave
(c) Should any reprimand warning or disciplinary measure be issued in writing the employee in question shall receive a copy of such written reprimand warning or disciplinary measure within seven (7) worked days of the discovery of the alleged offence except that an extension of time may be requested in order to complete an investigation
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bull bull 1503 The Business Agent or International Representative of the Union shall be entitled
to visit a store covered by this Agreement during regular hours of work for the purpose of ensuring the terms of the Agreement are implemented provided however that the appropriate Management authority has given his consent which shall not be unreasonably withheld
1504 The Company agrees during the lifetime of this Agreement to grant time off with pay to two (2) full-time employees and one (1) part-time employee for the purpose of collective bargaining with the Company
1505 The Union agrees to forward to the Company a listing of store stewards and their store and department locations on a half-yearly basis
1506 On commencing employment an employee will be advised by the Company that a Union Agreement is in effect and will be introduced to the Union Stewards
ARTICLE 16 bull HEALTH AND SAFETY
1601 A joint Health amp Safety Committee shall be formed of at least two (2) representatives of the Company and at least two (2) employees appointed by the Union The names of the members of this Committee shall be posted on the bulletin board middot
This Committee shall meet in accordance with the Occupational Health and Safety Act or more frequently if necessary This Committee shall be set up and operated at the Companys expense
1602 The Health amp Safety Committee shall
(a) Make recommendations to the Company to promote industrial safety health and hygiene
(b) Study the monthly accident reports and make recommendations for the prevention of similar accidents middot
(c) Make recommendations concerning training and information programs
(d) Make workplace inspections in accordance to the Occupational Health and Safety Act
(e) Prepare a report of every meeting and inspection copies of which are available at all times to interested parties
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bull bull (f) The Committee may review all accident reports and the Committee will make
recommendation to the Company to prevent such accidents in the future
(g) The Company will advise the Committee of each work accidentmiddot in accordance with the Occupational Health and Safety Act
(h) The Company shall inform every employee of the risks associated with his work
(i) A thorough inspection shall be conducted by two (2) Committee members once a month and the necessary time shall be allowed
G) The Health and Safety Committee shall meet every three (3) months or more frequent if necessary
ARTICLE 17 bull STORE CARDS
1701 The Company agrees to prominently display Union Store Cards and Decals of the Union
1702 The Company agrees that the employees may wear Union buttons while on duty
ARTICLE 18 bull PERSONS OTHER THAN UNION MEMBERS
1801 The Company agrees that persons who are not members of the bargaining unitmiddot other than those listed in Article 101 (a) will not perform bargaining unit work except during the re-opening of a refurbished store
In the case of a renovation or relines there will be no restrictions for work to be perform~d by suppliers sales representatives and third party Companies
It is to be understood that at all time without any restrictions the persons who are not members of the bargaining unit as listed in Article 101 (a) can perform bargaining unit work
1802 The Company representatives (Regional Director Marketing Specialist) canmiddot perform functions related to their duties in the store middot middotmiddot
1803 No suppliersales representatives (or their representatives) shall perform any routine store work except chip suppliers bread suppliers cake suppliers magazines soft drink suppliers bulk non-food suppliers spices and dairy products If any supplier is to be added to the list of exceptions the Company and the Union agre~ to meet
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bull bull to discuss the issue The routine work includes verifying codes and removing products with expired dates from shelves
1804 In the case of sampling and demonstrations suppliers or sales representatives are allowed to manipulate products on the shelves and to distribute samples
Suppliers or sales representatives are allowed to put together displays
ARTICLE 19 middotBULLETIN BOARDS
1901 The Company agrees to extend to the Union the use of a bulletin board in each store for the posting of the following notices middot
1 Notice of election - election results - appointment of officers middot 2 Notice of meetings - time and place 3 Notice of social and recreational activities
All other notices must be approved and initialed by the Store Management before being posted on the bulletin board
ARTICLE 20- UNIFORMS
2001 The Company agrees to provide to employees working an average of twenty (20) hours or more with two (2) uniforms
The Company agrees to provide employees working an average of less than twenty hours (20) with one (1) uniform
The Company agrees to supply proper rain gear when needed
The Company agrees to supply proper gloves for employees working in frozen food or working in cooler
The Company agrees to keep a supply of winter jackets for people working in cooler
These articles shall be replaced by the Company when needed due to normal wear in the store Anyadditional articles may be purchased by the employee at cost price
Coats and aprons for the Meat Department shall be laundered by the Company
The Company shall decide what the uniform is comprised of
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bull bull ARTICLE 21- HEALTH AND WELFARE
2101 The Company agrees to pay for Health and Welfare benefits as outlinedmiddot in middot Appendix A which shall form part of this Collective Agreement
ARTICLE 22 - GENDER
2201 It is understood that the use of the masculine gender shall include the female gender middot
ARTICLE23- SAFETY SHOE OR BOOT ALLOWANCE
2301 Full-time employees who are required by the Company to wear approved safety footwear shall be paid an allowance of up to fifty-five ($5500) dollars per year upon middotpresentation of a receipt middot
ARTICLE 24 middotCASHIERS MAT
2401 The Company agrees to provide Cashiers mat and to replace them whenever necessary
ARTICLE 25 -TERMS OF AGREEMENT
2501 (a) This Agreement shall come into force and effect on October 27 2002 and shall continue to October 25 2008 and shall thereafter be automatically renewed for the period of one (1) year unless either party on written notice to the other within a period of not more than ninety (90) days before the expiry date serves notice of intent to terminate or modify the Agreement
(b) In the event either party serves notice of a desire to negotiate changes into this Agreement as above set out it is agreed that the Company and the Union without undue delay shall begin negotiations on the proposed changes
(c) Pending the results of negotiations neither party shall change the conditions existing under the Agreement unless mutually agreed by both parties
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bull bull DATED AT ()-tkwo_ THIS b DAY OF ----=-h-=E=-=b__ ___ _____ 2003
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO ERS UNION LOCAL 175
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bull bull APPENDIX A
Health and Welfare
The following benefits shall apply to all full-time employees who have successfully completed three (3) months of service or to part-time employees with 12 months service and who average 22 hours of work per week These benefits are subject to the terms and conditions of the insurance contract If there are any discrepancies between what is listed in this Agreement and the insurance contract the latter will apply The cost of these benefits shall be fully paid by the Company unless otherwise stated middot
(A) Paid Sick Leave
The Company agrees to provide to all full-time employees forty (40)hours per year for sick leave Any unused sick leave will be paid to the employees on or about January 15th of the following year Employees with less than one (1) year of service shall receive sick leave on a pro-rata basis
(B) Life Insurance
The Company provides a life insurance amount of one (1) time the employees basic annual earnings rounded up to the next multiple of $100000 For part-time employees the amount payable is $12500
(C) Accidental Death and Dismemberment Benefit
One time the employees basic annual earnings rounded up to the next multiple of $100000 For part-time employees the amount payable is $12500
(D) Short-term disability (not applicable to part-time employees)
Weekly indemnity which provides a benefit of 66 23 of an employees basic earnings to a maximum of $45000 per week commencing on the first day in the case of hospitalization or accident on the 8th calendar day of continuous total disability if sickness for a maximum period of twenty-six (26) weeks middot
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bull bull (E) Long-term Disability (not applicable to part-time employees)
Monthly indemnity which provides a benefit of 66 23 of an employees basic earnings to a maximum of $200000 per month commencing after tw~nty-six (26) weeks of continuous total disability for a maximum period of up to age 65
(F) Extended Health Care (individual coverage only for part-time employees)
Hospitalization within Canada semi-private room without deductible and Without any limit as to the number of days
Medical expenses (reimbursement) annual deductible of $25 for individual or family coverage The covered expenses are reimbursed at 80 for drugs or all other expenses The maximum amount reimbursed per covered person for expenses incurred in Canada is unlimited
Medical expenses (covered expenses) professional services of a chiropractor occupational therapist naturopath speech therapist osteopath psychologist physiotherapist or podiatrist limited to one professional visit per day up to a combined maximum of $300 per calendar year for each specialist
(G) Employee Assistance Program
Confidential and professional consultation services by licensed psychologists Assistance will be available for both personal and professional problems and will be limited to 5 visits per year
(H) Dental Plan
middot The Company shall contribute to the United Food and Commercial Workers Trusteed Plan Ontario (Dental Plan) the following cents per hour for all hours paid for all employees to a maximum of forty (40) hours per week Hours paid shall not include weekly indemnity payments The Employer agrees to sign the participation agreement and supply any other documents forms reports or information required by the Trustees of the Dental Plan The Employer shall forward all contributions together with a list of all employees covered and the number of hours paid per week for each employee in each reporting period within fifteen (15) days following the end of each of the Employers four (4) or five (5) week accounting period
Effective November 24 2002- twenty-five (25cent) cents per hour Effective November 24 2004- twenty-seven (27cent) cents per hour Effective November 24 2005- twenty-nine (29cent) cents per hour Effective November 24 2006- thirty-one (31cent) cents per hour
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bull bull (I) Pension Plan
The Company agrees to contribute to the Canadian Commercial Workers Industry Pension Plan (Pension) the following cents per hour for all hours paid for all employees to a maximum of forty (40) hours per week Hours paid shall not include weekly indemnity payments The Employer agrees to sign the participation
middot agreement and supply any other documents forms reports or information required by the Trustees of the Pension Plan The Employer shall forward together with a list of all employees covered and the number of hours paid permiddot week for each employee in each reporting period within fifteen (15) days following the end of each of the Employers four (4) or five (5) week accounting period middot
Effective November 24 2005- twenty-five (25cent) cents per hour Effective November 24 2006- thirty (30cent) cents per hourmiddot Effective November 24 2007- forty (40cent) cents per hour
(J) Doctors Certificate
The Company reserves the right to require a doctors certificate from an employee If such a certificate is required by the Company themiddot employee must be notified before hisher return The Company agrees to pay for the medical certificate
(K) Vision Plan - (not applicable to part-time employees)
The Company shall provide vision care of one hundred fifty dollars ($15000) per twenty-four (24) months
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bull bull APPENDIX B
Full-Time Employee Wage Scale
General
During the term of this Collective Agreement any new job andor classification to be covered under the terms and conditions of this Collective Agreement shall be posted The parties agree to meet within thirty (30) days to determine the appropriate rate of pay for such classification Should the parties not be able to agree such question may be submitted to Arbitration by either party Pending the decision of the Arbitrators such new classifications and rates shall be implemented
Full-time Wage Scale
ClerksCashlers
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Novmiddot 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $842 $842 $842 $842 $852 $867
6 months 900 900 900 900 900 910 925
12 months 958 958 958 958 958 968 983
18 months 1016 1016 1016 1016 1016 1026 1041
24 months 1080 1080 1080 1080 1080 1090 11
30 mpnths 1096 1096 1096 1096 1096 1106 1121
36 months 1196 1196 1196 1196 1196 1206 1221
42 months 1254 1254 1254 1254 1254 1264 1279
48 months 1343 1343 13~43 1343 1343 1353 1368
54 months 1370 1395 1420 1445 1475 1505 1535
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bull bull Receiver
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Nov 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $894 $894 $894 $894 $894 $904 $919
6 months 952 952 952 952 952 962 979
12 months 1010 1010 1010 1010 1010 1020 1035
18 months 1068 1068 1068 1068 1068 1078 1093
24 months 1131 1131 1131 1131 1131 1141 1156
30months 1148 1148 1148 1148 1148 1158 1173
36 months 1247 1247 1247 1247 1247 1257 1272
42 months 1305 1305 1305 1305 1305 13~ 15 1330
48 months 1396 1396 1396 1396 1396 1406 1421
54 months 1424 1449 1474 1499 1529 1559 1589
Meat Cutters
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Nov 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $1370 $1370 $1370 $1370 $1370 $1380 $1395
6 months 1401 1401 1401 1401 1401 1411 1426
12 months 1433 1433 1433 1433 1433 1443 1458
18 months 1464 1464 1464 1464 1464 1474 1489
24 months 1496 1496 1496 1496 1496 1506 1521
30 months 1527 1527 1527 1527 1527 1537 1552
36 months 1559 1559 1559 1559 1559 1569 1584
42 months 1591 1591 1591 1591 1591 1601 1616
48 months 1654 1654 1654 1654 1654 1564 1679
54 months 1687 1712 1737 1762 1792 1822 1852
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bull bull Assistant Department Managers
An employee who is selected by the Company to fill the role of an assistant department manager shall receive a premium of one dollar ($100) per hour For the purposes of any Statutory Holiday Pay Vacation Pay Sick Pay or Weekly Indemnity Benefit Payments to which such an employee may be entitled in a week during which he is scheduled to work as an assistant department manager hismiddot hourly rate shall be deemed to include the premium aforesaid
In his functions an assistant department manager is required to supervise the personnel in his department and also assign the workload to those employees The assistant manager is also required to support the department manager with the administrative duties and must be available to replace the manager during his absences The choice of vacation between the manager and the assistant must be mutually agreed to The schedule can be modified for the assistant manager outside the prescribed delays under article 508
If a meat wrapper is selected as the assistant meat manager the employee will be paid the meat cutters wage rate based on his seniority and will receive the assistant department premium as mentioned above (eg A meat wrapper at 18 month rate of $1060 Will get the meat cutters rate at 18 month of $1440 plus the premium) middot
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bull ARTICLE 1 - SCOPE
APPENDIX C PART-TIME EMPLOYEES
bull 101 All matters relative to part-time employees and their working conditions shall be
contained in this Appendix and Articles middot
For the purpose of this Appendix a part-time employee is an employee who is normally scheduled to work twenty-eight (28) hours or less per week middot
102 If a part-time employee works forty (40) hours per week for six (6) consecutive weeks except for replacement of absent fuiJtime employees such position shall be posted in accordance with Article 4 of the Full-time portion of this Agreement
103 The following articles and clauses of the Full-Time Agreement shall also apply to Part-Time employees
Preamble 1 2 3 403 a) b) c) e) f) 504 b) 511 8 9 10 11 13 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 24 25 Appendix A
ARTICLE 2 - SENIORITY
201 middot (a) After continuing in the employ of the Company for a period of two hundred and fifty (250) hours Employees covered by this Agreement shall be deemed to have served their probationary period and then shall be placedmiddot on the seniority list for part-time employees The Company shall have the right to discharge a probationary employee Such discharge may not be grieved by the employee andor the Union
(b) Seniority listings for part-time employees shall be posted by the Company quarter-annually The seniority date of each part-time employee shall be considered to be correct if the Union raises nomiddot objection within three (3) weeks of the date of posting of the first list on which the employees name appears
202 (a) Seniority shall begin after the employees probationary period has beenmiddot served Lay-offs and re-employment shall be based on seniority availability ability and qualifications to perform the work When a part-time employee becomes a full-time employee he will be required to serve the full~time probationary period if he has not completed is part-time probationary period and will be given a seniority credit of fifty (50) percent of his part-time seniority up to a maximum of twelve (12) months He will also receive the bull
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bull bull greater of his part-time rate or the rate which his full~time seniority credit will give him and shall proceed from that point in the full-time wage progression Such credit shall apply to seniority vacation statutory holidays and sick days If for some reason the employee reverts to part-time during lhe probationary period there will be no loss of seniority The seniority rights of an employee shall be terminated after six (6) months following a lay-off due to lack of work In the event of an opening occurring in the full-time staff employees covered under this Appendix shall receive preference for such full-time position providing they have the necessary seniority ability competence and qualifications to perform the work
b) Part-time employees are expected to attend work in accordance with their schedule of hours When unable to attend the employee must notify the Company or designate as soon as it is reasonably possible prior to the commencement of the scheduled shift of the employee giving the reason why he is unable to attend middot
203 a) The weekly schedule of hours of work shall be allotted according to seniority by department providing the senior employee(s) has the necessary ability and qualifications to perform the work and is available
In the event of hours of work becoming available within a given week beyond the schedule of hours of that given week due to approved absences sickness compensation bereavement andor unanticipated increases in business the Company will call the most senior part-time employees not scheduled that day provided the employee is available and has the qualifications to perform the available work middot middot
b) The assignment of hours as set out in 203 (a) will result in the schedule of daily hours being posted not later than Thursday at noon of the previous week The store steward will be given a copy of the schedules Employees meal periods will be based on the commencement of their shift middot
204 If a full-time employee transfers to part-time status the employee will retain his original date of hire as his part-time seniority date
205 If more than one employee has the same seniority date the affected employees will draw to determine their order of seniority provided a steward is present middot middot
ARTICLE 3 - HOURS OF WORK
For existing part-time employees the Company will meet each employee to review the employees availability the employee shall be able to amend his availability quarterly each year
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bull bull A part-time employee hired after date of ratification shall have a minimum availability to work all day Saturday and Sunday and also two (2) evenings per week
301 The regular working day shall consist of up to ten (1 0) hours for all part-time employees middot middot
302 Should an employee desire a transfer to another department andor classification he shall indicate such preference on a form supplied by the Company stating the department(s) andor classification(s) desired A copy of the form will be provided to the employee and the Union As openings become available the Company will transfer employees by store seniority subject to relevant qualifications provided the employee has had a request on file for fourteen (14) days When transferred to a higher rated classification the employee will be placed on the wage scale at the level which gives him an increase and shall proceed upwards thereafter in accordance with the time frames When transferred to a lower rated classification the employee will be placed at the level equal to his rate of pay but not higher than the top rate of the new classification
303 The Company agrees that part-time employees will get the opportunity to work up to twenty-eight (28) hours per week by seniority by department by classification
prior to new employees being hired provided the Company can cover the available hours without encountering scheduling problems middot
304 The Company will schedule the following guaranteed hours of work per week based middoton the availability of the hours and provided the employee is available and qualified to perform the work
One (1) or more years of seniority a minimum guarantee of fifteen (15) hours of scheduled work per week
three (3) or more years of seniority a minimum guarantee of eighteen (18) middot hours of scheduled work per week
Five (5) or more years of seniority a minimum guarantee of twenty (20) middot hours of scheduled work per week
Six (6) or more years of seniority a minimum guarantee of twenty-four (24) hours of scheduled work per week
Seven (7) or more year of seniority a minimum guarantee of twenty-eight middot (28) hours of scheduled work per week middot
In the event of additional hours being added following the posting of the schedule or schedule changes created by illness accident leave of absence or changes beyond the control of the Company etc the Company agrees to offer such hours
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bull bull to employees by store seniority and by department provided the senior employee bull is available and qualified Such additional or changed hours are intended to be administered in such a manner as to top up part-time employees by seniority to approximately twenty-eight (28) hours unless junior employees have not reached their guaranteed hours in which case the junior employee will have priority to such guaranteep hours middot
ARTICLE 4- STATUTORY HOLIDAYS
401 Part-time employees shall be entitled to statutory holiday pay for the following middot holidays as recognized by the Employment Standards Act
New Years Day Good Friday Victoria Day Canada Day Civic Holiday
Labour Day Thanksgiving Day Christmas Day Boxing Day
If an employee is scheduled towork on the Civic Holiday such employe~ will be paid at his regular rate of pay and will be credited with an additional floater holiday
A part-time employee covered by this Agreement shall be eligible for a floater holiday once during each contract year to be taken at a time mutually agreed upon between the Company and the employee concerned
If any of the above legal holidays are no longer deemed to be a Public Holiday as defined by the Employment Standards Act the employee working on such a day will be paid his regular rate of pay and shall be credited with a floater day to be taken at a mutually agreeable time Otherwise any employee working on a Public Holiday shall be paid at time and one-half (1 Yz) his regular rate of pay plus the statutory days pay middot middot
402 To qualify for pay for a statutory holiday the employee must have worked on hislast scheduled shift preceding and his firSt scheduled shift following_ the legal holiday unless absent dueto proven illness or accident
An employee who so qualifies shall receive legal holiday pay based on his average number of daily hours worked (exclusive of daily overtime) during the four ( 4) weeks
middot immediately preceding the week during which the legal holiday occurs times his standard rate of pay middot
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bull bull ARTICLE 5 -VACATIONS
501 Employees with less than five (5) years seniority as of May 1st of the current year shall receive four (4) percent of their earnings as vacation pay Employees with five (5) or more years service as of May 1st of the current year shall receive six (6) percent of their earnings as vacation pay Employees with eight (8) or more years service as of May 1st of the current year shall receive eight (8) percent of their earnings as vacation pay Employees with seventeen (17) or more years service as of May 1st of the current year shall receive ten (10) percent of their earnings as vacation pay middot middot
502 The Company may grant a leave of absence without pay up to a maximum of four (4) weeks duration to an employee for vacation purposes Such request and permission shall be made in writing It is entirely the Companys choice to allow such a leave of absence without pay If an employee is refused such a request he may not submit a grievance or proceed to arbitration regarding this refusal
503 Part-time employees will choose their vacations after full-time employees have made their choices The preference of vacations will always be given to the partshytime employees having the most seniority Part-time employees will be required to submit their vacation intentions by April1 st of each year
ARTICLE 6- BEREAVEMENT
601 Provided the part-time employee was scheduled to work
The Company agrees to grant employees the necessary time off up to three 3) days with pay at the time of death of the following relatives
Father mother brother sister spouse child step-child mother-in-law father-inshylaw brother-in-law sister-in-law son-in-law daughter-in-law grandparents grandchild step-parents same sex partners uncle aunt niece nephew
602 If the funeral is more than two hundred forty kilometers (240) away the employee will receive an additional one 1) day with pay for attending the fune~al If bereavement falls during an employees vacation he shall be able to carry over the paid time to be able to use at a later date
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bull bull ARTICLE 7 -REST PERIODS
701 Employees covered by this Appendix shall be entitled to one (1) fifteen (15) minute paid rest for each four ( 4) hour period worked Whenever possible each rest period
shall occur at approximately themiddot mid-point of each four (4) hourmiddot period~ No employee who is scheduled for more than four (4) hours but not exceeding six (6) hours shall be required to take their break sooner than two (2) hours into their shift whenever possible
702 middotWhere an employee is working a daily shift of more than six (6) hours he shall have one (1) hour (or a half) hour by mutual consent) off for lunch and one-half() hour for supper if applicable middot
ARTICLE 8 -WAGES
801 A part-time employee shall be pald time and one-half 1 ) for all hours worked over ten 1 0) hours per day or over forty (40) hours per week middot
802 Part-time employees who work on the night crew shall receive a shift premium of ninety-five (95cent) cents per hour for the hours worked on the night shift For the purposes of any Statutory Holiday Pay Vacation Pay or Weekly Indemnity Benefits (where applicable) to which such an employee may be entitled in a week during which he is scheduled to work on a night crew his hourly rate shall be deemed to include the premium aforesaid middot
803 An employee assigned to a position of lead hand shall receive a lead hand premium
of seventy-five (75cent) cents per hour
804 The wage rates affecting employees in the bargaining unit as set out herein shall be set forth in Appendix D of this Agreement
805 An employee who is hired at a higher rate of pay than the start rate is deemed to have to his credit the required hours to justify such a rate of pay
ARTICLE 9 -SAFETY SHOE OR BOOT ALLOWANCE
901 Part-time employees who are required by the Company to wear approved safety footwear shall be paid an allowance of up to forty dollars ($4000) per year upon presentation of a receipt middot
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bull bull ARTICLE 10 middotFULL-TIME REPLACEMENT
1001 Part-time employees replacing full-time employees shall receive the start rate of the full-time classification or whatever level on the scale that would provide him an
increase
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bull APPENDIX D
Part-time Employee Wage Scale
bull Notwithstanding the wage progressions for part-time employees where there is an increase in the Ontario minimum wage rate it shall become the new start rate and those employees so affected shall remain at such rate of pay until their months with the Company would permit them an increase in their rate of pay in accordance with the wage grid
ClerksCashlers
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Nov 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $721 $721 $721 $721 $721 $731 $746
middot 6 months 738 738 738 738 738 748 763
12 months 769 769 769 769 769 779 794
18 months 800 800 800 800 800 810 825
24 months 832 832 832 832 832 842 857
30 months 864 864 864 864 864 874 889
36 months middot 895 895 895 895 895 905 920
42 months 937 937 937 937 937 947 962
48 months 1010 1010 1010 1010 1010 1020 1035
54 months 1 1045 middot1070 1095 1125 1155 1185
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bull bull Service Clerks
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Novmiddotmiddot 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $675 $675 $675 middot $675 $675 $685 $700
6 months 698 698 698 698 698 708 723
12 months 721 721 721 721 721 731 746
18 months 736 736 736 736 736 746 761
24 months 753 753 753 753 753 763 7~78
30 months 795 795 795 795 795 805 820
36 months 811 836 861 886 916 946 976
Meat Cutters
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Nov 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $1238 $1238 $1238 $1238 $1238 $1248 $1263
6 months 1317 1317 1317 1317 1317 1327 1342
12 months 1397 1397 1397 1397 1397 1407 bull 1422
18 months 1425 1450 f475 1500 1530 1560 1590
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bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob As Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE PRINTING OF COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT
The Company agrees to pay one thousand five hundred dollars ($1 50000) towards the cost of printing the Collective Agreement into booklet form middot
~ DATED AT 0plusmnaulh ONTARIO this 5 day of --=-H-=e6__ __ 20ol
UNITEDFOODANDCOMMERC~L LOEB CANADA INC WOR RS UNION LOCAL 175
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bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob As Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE SUNDAY AND STATUTORY HOLIDAYS
In the event that Sunday is legislated to become a regular work day both parties agree that Article 503 b c d of the Collective Agreement will be deleted and that those hours wiJI be part of the regular work week Both parties agree to meet in order to determine the distribution of these Sunday hours
In the event that stores are allowed to legally open on a statutory holiday without premium pay then the parties agree to meet to amend the Collective Agreement by mutual agreement
3 DATED AT o-HctuKL- ONTARIO this 5 day of_~he-=b~-- 2002
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WOR RS UNION LOCAL 175
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bull bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
ANDmiddot
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE TIME LIMITS
In view of recent changes to the Ontario Labour Relations Act and resulting decisions therefrom and in view ofthe parties history of amiable Labour Relations the parties agree to the following
That neither party shall raise or proceed with a timeliness issue argument regarding filing for arbitration without first giving the other party written prior notice of its intent to do so
Should either party serve such notice on the other party the parties further agree that the final time frame in the Collective Agreement respecting filing for arbitration shall then be triggered
The parties further agree that any Board of Arbitration or single arbitrator shall have full jurisdiction to adjudicate the matter respecting timeliness in light of this agreement andmiddot shall not be restricted by the Ontario Labour Relations Act in so doing
DATED AT Q-t-CUJ)O_ ONTARIO this 5_ day of ~e6
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORK RS UNION LOCAL 175
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LOEB CANADA INC
bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE NIGHT CREW GROUP 1
The Company agrees that the following full-time night crew employees are classified as Group 1 middot
middot Brian Taylor Brian Lewis Rick Tombs
The Company agrees that should a Group 1 day job come open and an existing Group 1 night crew employee apply and is successful in getting the job he would maintain his Group 1 status
DATED AT 61-cuuo-- ONTARIO this~ dayof F~b
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WOR ERS UNION LOCAL 175
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LOEB CANADA INC
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bull
LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175NEW LETTER
RE FULL-TIME GROUP 2 TEN (10) HOUR SHIFTS
The Company and the Union agree that should the Company wish to introduce ten 1 0) hour shifts the employees affected will be entitled to an additional fifteen 15) minute break to be taken within the last two 2) hours of work
DATED AT 6-ttcuvo- ONTARIO this _fi__ day of Feb 2003
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO ERS UNION LOCAL 175
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bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE GROUP 1 amp 2 DISTRIBUTION
In an effort to maintain full-time positions and create additional full-time positions the parties have agreed to the following
a) The following
Gary Pritchard Maria Romano Robert Chenier Brian Taylor Paul Berrea Allan Cuddihey Bruce Harding Rick Tombs Brian Lewis
are existing full-time employees as date of ratification and will be classified as Group 1 employees middot
b) The Company agrees that forty-five percent (45) of all regular bargaining unit hours per week will be designated as full-time hours Both parties agreemiddot to have fifty percent (50) of full-time employees in Group 1 and fifty percent (50) in Group 2 This ratio will be achieved through attrition In other words as a Group 1 position becomes vacant it will be replaces by a Group 2 position until fifty-fifty percent (50-50) ratio is achieved Once this ratio is achieved if a Group 1 position becomes vacant it would be filled by a Group 2 employee as per the terms and conditions of the Collective Agreement and a new Group 2 position would be posted
c) The Company recognizes the Receiver Assist Meat Manager and Assistant Produce Manager positions as a Group 1 position Should the Company introduce an additional Receiver position in the unit that position would be considered as a Group 2 position middot
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bull bull d) In the case of a lay-off of a full-time position if a Group 1 employee is laid
off he will have the following options
full lay-off with recall rights accepting part-time hours while maintaining recall rights if feasible he will be offered a Group 2 full-time position and maintain his recall rights to a Group 1 status for the duration of the recall period middot
e) The creation of Assistant Department Managers will be at the Companys sole discretion and may be classified as Group 2 positions
The parties agree to review at store level on a quarterly basis the level of bargaining unit hours and the number of full-time positions as it relates to Group middot1 and Group 2
DATED AT Dttau~ ONTARIO this~ day of l=t=b
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
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LOEB CANADA INC
t 2003
bull bull RE Group 2 Positions - Highlights
Full-time - forty (40) hours a week maximum five (5) shifts a week - minimum four (4) hours a shift - maximum of ten (10) hours per shift - Saturday and Sunday shifts part of work week - Sunday premium applies
- two (2) consecutive days off every other week - Evenings - may be scheduled up to three (3) evenings a week
Meat Produce and Bakery Department employees may be scheduled from 500 am and would receive night crew premium for time worked from 500 am to 600 am
Night Crew Maybe scheduled between 900pm and 900am - Night crew premium would apply from Sunday to Saturday - would be scheduled consecutive nights
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bull bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AN[)
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE SUNDAY WORK GROUP 2
Sunday work shall be part of the work week for all full-time employees in Group 2 It will be clearly indicated to the concerned employee upon hiring andor promotion If at anytime a Group 2 employee or an employee hired before September 41
h 2001 and promoted to a Group 2 position after September 41
h 2001 advises the Company that he is no longer available to work on Sundays then this employee will be returned to a part-time status with middot the conditions of a part-time employee and the Company will post a new Group 2 full-time position The employee returned to his prior position will not have recourse to the grievance procedure as outlined in the Collective Agreement
DATED AT o-tt~ ONTARIO this__amp__ day of _ _Fi-=Eb=---bull 2003
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO RS UNION LOCAL 175
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UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE CARY PRITCHARD ASSISTANT MEAt MANAGER
Upon ratification Cary Pritchard will move to the Meat Cutter scale at the thirty-six (36) month rate and continue to progress from there on He shall also receive a premium of one dollar ($100) per hour as per the Assistan~ Department Manager premium
DATED AT Otcuvo ONTARIO this 5 day of Feb
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
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LOEB CANADA INCmiddot cob as Loeb City View
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UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE SYLVANA FLORES DELl CLERK
The parties agree that Sylvana Flores is on a leave of absence The parties agree that she
will continue to accumulate seniority while on the leave of absence Should Sylvana Flores return to work at Loeb City View prior to January 5 2003 she will maintain her seniority As of January 5 2003 she would have no seniority in the Bargaining Unit
DATED AT Qmiddotttcl)AlO_ ONTARIO this _5_ day of Feb 20CB
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO RS UNION LOCAL 175
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bull bull LETTER OF-AGREEMENT
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UNIrED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE RED CIRCLED FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES
The Company agrees that the following employees will be considered middot red-circled employees
Maria Romano Robert Chenier Brian Taylor
Effective December 1 2002 they will receive a lump sum payment of seven hundred andmiddot fifty dollars ($75000) middot
Effective November 30 2003 they will receive a lump sum payment of seven hundred and fifty dollars ($75000)
Effective November 28 2004 they will receive a lump sum payment of seven hundred and fifty dollars ($75000) middot
Effective November 27 2005 they will receive a lump sum payment of four hundred dollars ($40000) and a wage increase of twelve cents (12cent) on their rate of pay bringing them to the end rate of the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of thirty cents (30cent) and thirty cents (30cent )
Should the employees want to have their lump sum payment directed to an RRSP they must provide the Store Director with the TD2 no later than the first week of November each yearmiddot
DATED AT 00a vJ6_ ONTARIO this_5_ day of middot Eeb 20~
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO RS UNION CAL 175
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bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
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UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE RED-CIRCLED PART-TIME EMPLOYEES
Maria Arella Jimmy Wong Mandy Wong Maria Semler Brenda Laverty Yvonne Gagnon Sandra Gray Beverly MacDonald middot middot
During the term of the Collective Agreement the red-circled ~mployees shall be brought in line with the established wage scales in the negotiated Collective Agreement
Re Maria Arella Jimmy Wong Mandy Wong Maria Semler Brenda Laverty middot bull
Effective December 1 2002 they will receive a lump sum payment of fifteen cents 15cent) per hour worked averaged over the last six 6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks and a wage increase of fifteen cents 15cent) on their rate of pay bringing them to the end rate of middot the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of twentyshyfive cents (25cent) twenty-five cents (25cent) thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents middot (30cent)
Re Yvonne Gagnon Sandra Gray
Effective December 1 2002 they will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 30 2003 they will receive a lump sum payment often cents (10cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six 6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks and a middot wage increase of twenty cents (20cent) on their rate of pay bringing them to the end rate of the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of twenty- five cents 25cent) thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents_(30cent) thirty cents (30cent)
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bull bull Re Beverly MacDonald
Effective December 1 2002 she will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 30 2003 she will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 28 2004 she will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 26 2005 she will receive a lump sum payment of fifteen cents (15cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks and a wage increase of twelve cents ( 12cent) on her rate of pay bringing her to the end rate of the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents (30cent) middot
Should the employees want to have their lump sum payment directed to an RRSP they must provide the Store Director with the TD2 no later than the first week of November of each year
DATED AT 0~ ONTARIO this~ day of Feb
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WO ERS UNION OCAL 175
January 21 2003 cep 571-0
LOEB CANADA INC
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bull bull (iii) The Company shall have five (5) working days after the expiration of
the posting to select the successful applicant and another five (5) working days to post on the same bulletin board(s) the name and length of service of themiddot successful applicant The Company may request extensions of these five (5) working day periods and the Union agrees not to unreasonably refuse such request If no applications are made the Company shall then be free to choose an employee from outside the bargaining unit The Company shallmiddot provide the Union with a list of successful applicant(s)
(iv) Where the senior employee is not chosen the Company will inform the Steward before announcing the name of the successful applicant Any employee who applies for the job and was not chosen may within five (5) working days after the successful applicant has been declared lodge a grievance in accordance with the Grievance Procedure
(c) The Company agrees to provide a reasonable familiarization period of four (4) weeks to the successful applicant
403 Seniority and the employment shall be considered terminated ifanmiddotemployee middot
(a) voluntarily leaves the employment of the Employer
(b) is discharged for cause
(c) is absent from work for more than three (3) working days without prior notification to the Company unless the failure to notify the Company is for reasonable cause beyond the control of the employee
(d) is absent from work due to sickness or disability for more than three (3) days and fails upon return to work to produce a certificate from a medical practitioner verifying such absence to the Companys satisfaction if a certificate is requested such requests shall be made prior to the employees return to work)
(e) fails to return to work after a recall from lay-off within seven 7) days after the delivery of notice of recall
f) fails to return to work upon the conclusion of a leave of absence unless his failure to return is for reasonable cause
(g) fails to take a medical examination by a qualified medical practitioner when requested by the Employer middot
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bull bull h) is not recalled to work when laid off due to lack of work his name shall be
retained on the seniority list for a period of time equal to his seniority at date of layoff up to a maximum of twelve 12) months
404 If more than one employee has the same seniority date the affected employees will draw to determine the order of their seniority provided a steward is present
ARTICLE 5 bull HOURS OF WORK AND OVERTIME
501 a)
b)
c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
The normal work week for full-time Group 1 employees shall consist of forty 40) hours - five 5) days of eight 8) hours from Monday to Saturday For full-time Group 2 employees the normal work week shall consist offorty 40) hours- five (5) days from Sunday to Saturday with a maximum of ten (10) hours per day and a minimum of four (4) hours per day
Overtime will be payable at the rate of time and one-half 1 Yz) for all hours worked in excess of the normal daily schedule or on a scheduled day off
Any employee scheduled to commence work prior to 600am shall receive the night shift premium for all hours worked prior to 600 am
Employees not scheduled to be engaged for night shopping will not be scheduled to work later than 600pm except by mutual agreement between the employee and the Company middot
Those employees scheduled to cover night shopping will not be scheduled to work beyond sixty (60) minutes after store closing time However the Company will endeavor to minimize the scheduling to thirty (30) minutes after closing if possible middot
Scheduled overtime will be offered by seniority within each classification within each department provided the employee is available and has the ability to perform the work Such overtime will be offered to full time employees first and then part-time employees In the event of lJnscheduled overtime it will be offered by seniority within each department and classification to employees at work Such overtime will be offered to full time employees first and then part time employees In both overtime situations if there are insufficient volunteers the overtime will b~ assigned in reverse order of seniority commencing with part time employees middot
502 Employees are expected to attend work regularly When unable to attend the Company or designate must be notified as soon as it is reasonably possible prior to the commencement of the scheduled shift of the employee giving the reason
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bull bull why the employee is unable to attend when he expects to return to work and how the Company or designate can call him relative to his absence
503 Employees will have their schedule for the following week posted by Thursday at noon on the bulletin board ofthe Company Employees shall be given two (2)days notice of change in their regular working schedule prior to such change being implemented except in the case of sickness accident bereavement fire or flood in their particular area A copy of the schedule shall be given to the Union Steward~
504 (a) Overtime will be payable at the rate of time and one-half (1 ) for all hours worked in excess of the normal daily schedule or on a scheduled day off
(b) Work performed on Sunday for customer shopping shall be voluntary for Group 1 employees and in addition to the regular work week For Group 2 employees (see Letter of Agreement) Sunday shall be part of the work week Employees shall be paid their regular hourly rate of pay plus one dollar and sixty cents ($160) premium for all hours worked on Sunday middot
For purpose of clarity work performed for customer shopping includes hours worked up to three (3) hours prior to store opening and one half () hour after store closing
An employee who works on Sunday when the store is not open for customer shopping due to renovations shall receive his hourly rate ofmiddot pay plus the Sunday premium middot
This premium shall not apply to regularly scheduled night shift work on middot Sunday
For Group 1 employees it is understood the hours worked in excess of forty ( 40) hours per week as a result of Sunday work shall not be paid at time and one half (1 ) in accordance with full-time Article 501 (b)
For part-time employees it is understood the hours worked in excess offorty ( 40) hours per week as a result of Sunday work shall not be paid at time and one half (1) in accordance with Article 702 of Appendix A
(c) The Company agrees that when full-time employees are scheduled to work on Sundays such hours are to be given to Group 2 employees first and thenmiddot
distributed equitably among Group 1 full-time employees who volunteer to work Similarly when part-time employees are scheduled the same distribution method will be implemented amongst part-time employees
(d) Work performed over eight (8) hours on Sunday will be paid at the rate of double time (2x) over eight (8) hours
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505 (a) During each work day employees shall be granted two (2) rest periods with pay of fifteen (15) minutes duration each Whenever possible rest periods shall not be allocated within one (1) hour of starting or quitting time or within one (1) hour of each other
(b) The Company shall also schedule a meal period of up to one (1) hour which may be reduced to one half() hour by mutual agreement between the employee and Employer which shall not count as time worked as near the midpoint of each shift as is practicable with store operations Preference shall be given to employees as to the time of their meal periods based on the commencement of their shift No employee shall work more than five (5) hours without getting a meal period of one half () hour
506 The Company undertakes that no employees shall be requested to work a split-shift unless mutually agreed to between the Company and the employee
507 (a) No employee shall be scheduled to work more than one (1) evening in any work week during evening shopping hours (600 pm - 1000 pm) when the store is open three (3) evenings or less
Group 1 -When the store is open in excess of three (3) evenings per week employees will not be scheduled to work on more than two 2) evenings No employee will be scheduled to work two (2) consecutive evenings
Group 2 - Employees will not be scheduled to work on more than three (3) evenings
(b) Employees will not be designated to work more than one (1) Saturday night in four (4) for customer shopping convenience except in an emergency
508 (a) Should an employee report for work on a regular scheduled basis and there middot is no work available he shall be paid a minimum of four (4) hours pay at his regular rate
(b) Any employee called back to work after the completion of his shift will receive one and one-half (1) times his standard rate of pay for such hours and shall be guaranteed a minimum of three (3) hours pay at the premium rate
(c) Any employee called in to work on a day for which he is not scheduled on a Sunday or a Statutory Holiday shall receive the applicable premium rate of pay for such hours and shall be guaranteed a minimum offour (4) hours pay at the premium rate
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bull bull 509 Night crew operations
Regular employees shall have five (5) working days notice of transfer to the night crew prior to such transfer being implemented except in the case of sickness
accident or bereavement middot middot
The following rules shall apply to all night crew operations
(a) An employee who works on a Night Crew shall receive a shift premium of ninety-five cents (95cent) per hour for the hours worked on the night shift For the purposes of any Statutory Holiday Pay Vacation Pay Sick Pay or Weekly Indemnity Benefits to which such an employee may be entitled in a week during which he is scheduled to work on a night crew his hourly rate shall be deemed to include the premium aforesaid
(b) The night shift shall commence not earlier than 1000 pm and shall conclude not later than 900am All night shifts shall include a one-half() hour unpaid meal period
(c) For Group 1 employees night shifts will be scheduled on consecutive nights either Monday to Friday or Tuesday to Saturday whenever possible For Group 2 employees night shifts will be scheduled on consecutive nights from Sunday to Saturday If the Company finds it necessary to schedule nonshyconsecutive nights a meeting will be arranged in advance with the Union to discuss the matter In the event non-consecutive nights are necessary the junior employee(s) will be so assigned For Group 1 employees the Saturday night into Sunday morning night shift this shift shall remain voluntary and be entitled to the Sunday premium
(d) If a night shift employee wishes to work days instead of nights he will give the Company notice on a form supplied by the Company Fourteen (14) days from the notice he shall be entitled to receive any full week day schedules before a part time employee would be given same He shall also be given first consideration by seniority for a permanent day opening provided he has the ability to perform the normal requirements of the job
(e) bull It is understood that no employee shall be required to work alone on the night shift In the event that a night shift employee reports for work and no one is available to work with him he shall immediately contact Store Management at a phone number provided by the Company for instructions
510 For a full-time employee who desires two (2) consecutive days off he shall be scheduled two (2) consecutive days off (normally Saturday and Sunday or Sunday and Monday) per four (4) week operating period as long as the Company can maintain a sufficient workforce for the proper operation of the business For Group
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bull bull 2 employees the Company agrees that all full-time employees who desire two (2) consecutive days off will be given two (2) consecutive days off every second week
511 There shall be no duplication of the above premium and overtime rates
ARTICLE 6- STATUTORY HOLIDAYS
601 The following holidays shall be recognized as legal holidays
New Years Day Good Friday Victoria Day Canada Day Civic Day
Labour Day Thanksgiving Day Christmas Day Boxing Day
The Company shall pay an employee for such holidays eight (8) hours pay at the employees regular rate of pay
middotIf an employee is scheduled to work on the Civic Holiday such employee will be paid at his regular rate of pay and will be credited with an additional floater holiday
A full-time employee covered by this Agreement shall be eligible for a floater holiday once during each contract year to be taken at a time mutually agreed upon between middot the Company and the employee concerned
602 When a holiday as listed above is observed in any week employees will work a four (4) day week and shall receive five (5) days pay at the standard rate of pay
middotAn employee who works a fifth day in a week during which a holiday as listed above is observed shall receive one and one half (1 ) times his regular hourly rate for all hours so worked on the fifth day
603 When two (2) holidays as listed are observed in any week employees will work a three (3) day week and shall receive five (5) days pay at the standard rate An employee who works on a fourth or fifth day in a week during which two (2) holidays as listed are observed shall receive one and one half (1 ) times his regular hourly rate for all hours so worked on the fourth and fifth day
604 To qualify for pay the employee must work his last scheduled working day preceding the holiday and his first scheduled working after the holiday unless he has secured permission from his Employer or his designate to be absent on one of the qualifying days Employees who are off on compensation accident or illness
middot shall receive legal holiday pay if they have worked within fifteen (15) daysmiddot of the middot holiday They shall receive the difference between the legal holiday pay and whatmiddot
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bull bull they otherwise receive from the Insurance Employer andor Workers Compensation Should a legal holidayoccurwithin an employees leave of absence he shall not be paid for such a legal holiday
605 An employee required to work on any of the aforementioned holidays shall receive one and one half (1 ) times his regular hourly rate for all hours worked and shall in addition receive five (5) days for working a four (4) day week as outlined in paragraph 602 middot
ARTICLE 7 bull VACATIONS
701 (a) Employees who have been employed by the Employer for less than one (1) year at May 1 shall be granted vacation with pay offour (4) percent oftheir total earnings in accordance with the ESA
(b) Employees with one (1) years service but less than five (5) years service with the Company on May 1st of each year shall be granted two (2) weeks vacation with pay
(c) Employees with five (5 years service but less than eight (8) years service with the Company on May 1st of each year shall be granted three (3) weeks vacation with pay
(d) Employees with eight (8) years service or more on May 1st of each year shall be granted four (4) weeks vacation with pay
(e) Employees with seventeen (17) years service or more on May 1st of each year shall be granted five 5) weeks vacation with pay
For clarity the vacation accrual period and entitlement period is from May 1st to April 30th middot
702 Vacations shall be granted by department in accordance with seniority and must be taken within the calendar year unless otherwise mutually agreed Full-time employees wishing to take vacation during the winter months should be allowed to do so with the exception of the period from December 15 to the end of the first full week in January middot
To the extent that it is practicable the Employer will grant vacations in one continuous period Employees entitled to three (3) or more vacation weeks and who wish to take them in one continuous period should be prepared to conclude them prior to June 15th or commence them subsequent to September 15th middot middot
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bull bull 703 The completed vacation schedule shall be posted on May 1 of each year The
Employer agrees that they will not change the vacation period of any employee unless unforseen circumstances arise However the Employer must be able to maintain a sufficient workforce throughout the year Any employee who has not submitted their vacation plan by April 15 will only be permitted to book vacation at a time that will not interfere with another employees vacation
704 Upon termination of employment employees shall be paid vacation with pay as follows
Any employee with seniority whose employment is terminated for any reason and who has not completed his full vacation year shall receive vacation pay in accordance with subsections a)b) c) d) and e) of Article 701 for the total earnings
middot sinc~the preceding May 1 or since his entry in the employ of the Company based on 4 6 8 10 as may be applicable in accordance with the employees accumulated service
ARTICLE 8- LEAVE OF ABSENCE
801 The Company may grant leave of absence without pay to any employee for legitimate reasons The granting or refusal of all such leaves of absence shall be
middot at the discretion of the Company and shall be made in writing to the employee concerned Such permission and request are to be in writing on the standard leave of absence request form two (2) months in advance except in any emergency When the leave of absence is granted there shall be no loss of seniority However Company benefits provided to employees will be discontinued during the leave Seniority shall still accumulate for a six month period and then seniority shall be maintained but not accumulate Any leave of absence granted in conjunction with the employees vacation will be deemed to follow his vacation period
802 (a) An employee may be granted a leave of absence without pay for pregnancyparental leave in accordance with the Employment Standards Act as amended
(b) The Company may grant a leave of absence without pay for the purpose of legal adoptions The Adoption Agencys requirement will be considered in determining the duration of such leave
(c) Notwithstanding 802 (a) and (b) the Employment Standards Act of Ontario shall govern maternity paternity family and adoption leaves
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bull bull 803 Should an employee be appointed to a full-time position with the Union he may
apply for a leave of absence for a three (3) month period During the period of time he is on this leave his seniority shall continue with the Company and his leave of absence may be renewed for three (3) terms of three (3) months each
804 (a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
An employee who is required to serve on a jury shall be compensated for days actually spent on jury duty when he would otherwise have been at work to a maximum of ten (10) working days middot
The employee shall receive the difference between his jury fees and his normal days pay for that time he would have been regularly employed had he not been serving on the jury The employee shall be required to report immediately upon being excused or released from jury duty where such reporting is reasonable under the circumstances
The claim of an employee shall be verified by presentation of his jury duty cheque however no payment shall be made for any hour for which the employee receives compensation by the Company for any other reason Payment shall not be withheld pending submission of the jury duty cheque
Any employee subpoenaed to attend as a witness on behalf of the Company or the Crown shall be entitled to the difference between his witness fee and his normal days pay
805 An employee whose wife gives birth to a child will be given one (1) day off with pay
806 An employee who adopts a child will be given one (1) day off with pay
ARTICLE 9 middotGRIEVANCE AND ARBITRATION
901 Either the Company the Union or any employee has a right to lodge a grievance with respect to any matter arising out of this Agreement or concerning the interpretation application or alleged violation of this Agreement
902 Any employee believing that he has been unjustly dealt with or that the provisions of this Agreement have not been complied with shall discuss the complaint with Management The employee may be accompanied by his Union Steward if he so middot desires These discussions shall take place within seven (7) working days after the event giving rise to the complaint Management shall give an oral decision within four (4) working days from date the discussion took place middot
If managements decision is not satisfactory the complaint must be submitted as a written grievance at Step 1 within six (6) working days following Managements oral decision
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bull bull STEP ONE
Ameeting to attempt to resolve the grievance shall then take place between the employee concerned the Union Steward and Management Within seven (7) working days of this meeting Management shall give the Union Steward its decision in writing If the decision is not satisfactory the Union Steward must within six (6) working days submit the grievance to Step Two
STEP TWOmiddot
A final meeting to attempt to resolve the grievance shall then take place between the employee concerned the Union Representative the Union Steward Management andor their representatives Within seven (7) working days of this meeting Management shall give its final decision to the Union Representative in writing If the decision is not satisfactory the Union must within thirty (30) calendar days submit the grievance to arbitration
903 In the case of a dismissal a grievance may be filed by an employee who feels he was unjustly dealt with Such a grievance must be filed within five (5) working days from the date of dismissal and shall commence at Step Two
In any subsequent disposal of this case during the Grievance Procedure the Company may reinstate the employee with full back pay suspend the employee for a definite period or sustain the discharge
904 Grievances concerning rates shall be handled in accordance with the above procedure and the disposition of such grievances if sustained shall include the determination of the effective date of the increase with retroactivity thereto
905 The Company or the Union may file grievances commencing at Step Two If an Arbitration Board finds that the Company or the Union has violated the Collective Agreement it shall have the power to award compensation to the Company or any employee affected by the violation
906 (a Failing settlement under the foregoing procedure such grievance may be submitted to Arbitration as hereinafter provided and if no written request for Arbitration is received which is postmarked within thirty-one (31) days after the decision under Step Two is given it shall be deemed to have been abandoned
(b) The time limits as prescribed above may be modified by mutual agreement of the parties in writing middot
907 Should the grievance involve the misinterpretation or alleged violation of the Agreement either party may be free to appeal to Arbitration from Step Twowit~in
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bull bull thirty-one (31) days from the date the decision was given at that step The party requesting Arbitration shall advise the other party in writing of its request together with a statement as to the issue to be arbitrated and shall include in its notice the name and address of its nominee to a Board of Arbitration The other shall within one (1) week of its receipt of the notice nominate its member to the Board of Arbitration and so advise the other party
If two nominees are unable to agree upon the choice of a third member to act as Chairman the Minister of Labour for the Province of Ontario shall be requested to appoint a Chairman The Board shall hear their dispute and the decision of a majority is the decision of the Arbitration Board but if there is no majority the decision of the Chairman governs and shall be final and binding upon the parties
The Board of Arbitration shall not have any jurisdiction to alter or modify any of the provisions of the Agreement nor to substitute any new provisions in lieu thereof nor to make any decisions inconsistent with the terms and provisions of this Agreement
Each of the parties hereto will bear the expenses of the nominee appointed by it and will share equally the expenses of the Chairman of the Boamiddotrd of Arbitration
908 The parties agree that an Arbitration Board shall have the power to award compensation or damages to any party who or employee who is dealt with contrary to the provisions of this Agreement
909 By mutual agreement of the parties a mutually agreed sole arbitrator may be appointed In such case the sole arbitrator shall have all of the rights and powers of a Board of Arbitration middot
91 0 No employee shall be discharged or disciplined except for just and sufficient cause Discharge or discipline grievances may be settled by confirming the Companys decision or by reinstating the discharged or suspended employee with full compensation for time lost less interim earnings if applicable or by any other arrangement which is just and equitable in the opinion of the parties or a Board of Arbitration if the matter is referred to it Any notation of a reprimand or other disciplinary action placed on an employees record shall be nullified after a period of twelve (12) months provided no other notice for the same offence was received for this twelve (12) month period
ARTICLE 10 - STRIKES AND LOCKOUTS
1001 Neither the Union nor any of its members nor any employee shall cause sanction take part in or encourage any sitdown or slowdown of work or any strike or stoppage of or curtailment of or interference with the Companys sales or any picketing of the Companys premises and the Company agrees that it will not causemiddot sanction or participate in any locking out of the employees middot
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bull bull 1002 The Union agrees that it will not interfere or permit any of the employees in the
bargaining unit to interfere with the delivery and sales of merchandise received by the Company from Company suppliers or the removal of perishable merchandise from the Companys stores
ARTICLE 11 -TEMPORARY ASSIGNMENTS
1101 An employee relieving in a higher rated position shall receive a premium of forty dollars ($4000) a week or eight dollars ($800) a day after he has completed more than one (1) working day in such classification exclusive of Sundays and Statutory Holidays in a seven (7) calendar day week Upon the completion of more than one (1) working day in the classification the above will be retroactive to the commencement of the relieving period
1102 Any employee relieving a Department Manager shall receive a premium of sixty dollars ($6000) a week or twelve dollars ($1200) a day after he has completed more than one (1) working day in that position exclusive of Sundays and Statutory holidays in a seven (7) calendar day week Upon the completion of more than one middot (1) working day in the relieving classification the above will be retroactive to the commencement of the relieving period
ARTICLE 12 -WAGES
1201 The wage rates affecting employees in the bargaining unit as set out herein shall be set forth in Appendix B of this Agreement middot
1202 An employee assigned to a position of lead hand shallmiddotreceive a lead hand premium of seventy-five (75cent) cents per hour
1203 An employee who his hired at a higher rate than the start rate is deemed to have to his credit the necessary months to justify such a rate of pay
ARTICLE 13 middotPART-TIME HELP
1301 It is agreed and recognized by both the Union and the Company that the business of the Company is subject to fluctuations according to the day of the week middotor month and time of day resulting in business peaks For this reason it is necessary to employ both regular employees (referred to as full-time employees) and part-time employees middot
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bull bull 1302 The Company agrees that part-time employees shall not be used to the extent they
replace or displace a present full-time employee from employment or prevent the hiring of a full-time employee
ARTICLE 14- BEREAVEMENT
1401 Should a bereavement occur in an employees immediate family (parent parent-Jn law spouse child brother sister grandparent brother-in-law sister-in-law son-inshylaw daughter-in-law grandchild step-parents same sex partners uncle aunt niece or nephew) the employee shall be granted such time off from work with pay as is reasonable under the circumstances up to a maximum of three (3) days
1402 If the funeral is more than two hundred forty kilometers (240) away the employee will receive an additional one (1) day with pay for attending the funeral If bereavement falls during an employees vacation he shall be able to carry over the paid time to be able to use at a later date
ARTICLE 15 middotUNION REPRESENTATION
1501 The Company agrees to recognize the appointment up to four (4) Union Stewards within a store No probationary employee may be appointed The Company also agrees to grant such stewards time off with pay as may be reasonably necessary to service any grievance or potential grievance
1502 (a) The Company agrees that whenever an interview is held with an employee that becomes part of his record regarding his work or conduct a steward will be present as a witness The employee may request that the steward leave the meeting If the steward is unavailable then the Company will ask the employee to select another employee of his choice from the bargaining unit to be present during this interview However there must not be any conclusion taken at this meeting A further meeting must be scheduled with the steward and the employee for the management to render their decision
(b) If the meeting where management is to render their decision isheld without the steward any conclusions verbal or written will be null and void except in the case where the employee requested the steward to leave
(c) Should any reprimand warning or disciplinary measure be issued in writing the employee in question shall receive a copy of such written reprimand warning or disciplinary measure within seven (7) worked days of the discovery of the alleged offence except that an extension of time may be requested in order to complete an investigation
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bull bull 1503 The Business Agent or International Representative of the Union shall be entitled
to visit a store covered by this Agreement during regular hours of work for the purpose of ensuring the terms of the Agreement are implemented provided however that the appropriate Management authority has given his consent which shall not be unreasonably withheld
1504 The Company agrees during the lifetime of this Agreement to grant time off with pay to two (2) full-time employees and one (1) part-time employee for the purpose of collective bargaining with the Company
1505 The Union agrees to forward to the Company a listing of store stewards and their store and department locations on a half-yearly basis
1506 On commencing employment an employee will be advised by the Company that a Union Agreement is in effect and will be introduced to the Union Stewards
ARTICLE 16 bull HEALTH AND SAFETY
1601 A joint Health amp Safety Committee shall be formed of at least two (2) representatives of the Company and at least two (2) employees appointed by the Union The names of the members of this Committee shall be posted on the bulletin board middot
This Committee shall meet in accordance with the Occupational Health and Safety Act or more frequently if necessary This Committee shall be set up and operated at the Companys expense
1602 The Health amp Safety Committee shall
(a) Make recommendations to the Company to promote industrial safety health and hygiene
(b) Study the monthly accident reports and make recommendations for the prevention of similar accidents middot
(c) Make recommendations concerning training and information programs
(d) Make workplace inspections in accordance to the Occupational Health and Safety Act
(e) Prepare a report of every meeting and inspection copies of which are available at all times to interested parties
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bull bull (f) The Committee may review all accident reports and the Committee will make
recommendation to the Company to prevent such accidents in the future
(g) The Company will advise the Committee of each work accidentmiddot in accordance with the Occupational Health and Safety Act
(h) The Company shall inform every employee of the risks associated with his work
(i) A thorough inspection shall be conducted by two (2) Committee members once a month and the necessary time shall be allowed
G) The Health and Safety Committee shall meet every three (3) months or more frequent if necessary
ARTICLE 17 bull STORE CARDS
1701 The Company agrees to prominently display Union Store Cards and Decals of the Union
1702 The Company agrees that the employees may wear Union buttons while on duty
ARTICLE 18 bull PERSONS OTHER THAN UNION MEMBERS
1801 The Company agrees that persons who are not members of the bargaining unitmiddot other than those listed in Article 101 (a) will not perform bargaining unit work except during the re-opening of a refurbished store
In the case of a renovation or relines there will be no restrictions for work to be perform~d by suppliers sales representatives and third party Companies
It is to be understood that at all time without any restrictions the persons who are not members of the bargaining unit as listed in Article 101 (a) can perform bargaining unit work
1802 The Company representatives (Regional Director Marketing Specialist) canmiddot perform functions related to their duties in the store middot middotmiddot
1803 No suppliersales representatives (or their representatives) shall perform any routine store work except chip suppliers bread suppliers cake suppliers magazines soft drink suppliers bulk non-food suppliers spices and dairy products If any supplier is to be added to the list of exceptions the Company and the Union agre~ to meet
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bull bull to discuss the issue The routine work includes verifying codes and removing products with expired dates from shelves
1804 In the case of sampling and demonstrations suppliers or sales representatives are allowed to manipulate products on the shelves and to distribute samples
Suppliers or sales representatives are allowed to put together displays
ARTICLE 19 middotBULLETIN BOARDS
1901 The Company agrees to extend to the Union the use of a bulletin board in each store for the posting of the following notices middot
1 Notice of election - election results - appointment of officers middot 2 Notice of meetings - time and place 3 Notice of social and recreational activities
All other notices must be approved and initialed by the Store Management before being posted on the bulletin board
ARTICLE 20- UNIFORMS
2001 The Company agrees to provide to employees working an average of twenty (20) hours or more with two (2) uniforms
The Company agrees to provide employees working an average of less than twenty hours (20) with one (1) uniform
The Company agrees to supply proper rain gear when needed
The Company agrees to supply proper gloves for employees working in frozen food or working in cooler
The Company agrees to keep a supply of winter jackets for people working in cooler
These articles shall be replaced by the Company when needed due to normal wear in the store Anyadditional articles may be purchased by the employee at cost price
Coats and aprons for the Meat Department shall be laundered by the Company
The Company shall decide what the uniform is comprised of
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bull bull ARTICLE 21- HEALTH AND WELFARE
2101 The Company agrees to pay for Health and Welfare benefits as outlinedmiddot in middot Appendix A which shall form part of this Collective Agreement
ARTICLE 22 - GENDER
2201 It is understood that the use of the masculine gender shall include the female gender middot
ARTICLE23- SAFETY SHOE OR BOOT ALLOWANCE
2301 Full-time employees who are required by the Company to wear approved safety footwear shall be paid an allowance of up to fifty-five ($5500) dollars per year upon middotpresentation of a receipt middot
ARTICLE 24 middotCASHIERS MAT
2401 The Company agrees to provide Cashiers mat and to replace them whenever necessary
ARTICLE 25 -TERMS OF AGREEMENT
2501 (a) This Agreement shall come into force and effect on October 27 2002 and shall continue to October 25 2008 and shall thereafter be automatically renewed for the period of one (1) year unless either party on written notice to the other within a period of not more than ninety (90) days before the expiry date serves notice of intent to terminate or modify the Agreement
(b) In the event either party serves notice of a desire to negotiate changes into this Agreement as above set out it is agreed that the Company and the Union without undue delay shall begin negotiations on the proposed changes
(c) Pending the results of negotiations neither party shall change the conditions existing under the Agreement unless mutually agreed by both parties
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bull bull DATED AT ()-tkwo_ THIS b DAY OF ----=-h-=E=-=b__ ___ _____ 2003
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO ERS UNION LOCAL 175
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bull bull APPENDIX A
Health and Welfare
The following benefits shall apply to all full-time employees who have successfully completed three (3) months of service or to part-time employees with 12 months service and who average 22 hours of work per week These benefits are subject to the terms and conditions of the insurance contract If there are any discrepancies between what is listed in this Agreement and the insurance contract the latter will apply The cost of these benefits shall be fully paid by the Company unless otherwise stated middot
(A) Paid Sick Leave
The Company agrees to provide to all full-time employees forty (40)hours per year for sick leave Any unused sick leave will be paid to the employees on or about January 15th of the following year Employees with less than one (1) year of service shall receive sick leave on a pro-rata basis
(B) Life Insurance
The Company provides a life insurance amount of one (1) time the employees basic annual earnings rounded up to the next multiple of $100000 For part-time employees the amount payable is $12500
(C) Accidental Death and Dismemberment Benefit
One time the employees basic annual earnings rounded up to the next multiple of $100000 For part-time employees the amount payable is $12500
(D) Short-term disability (not applicable to part-time employees)
Weekly indemnity which provides a benefit of 66 23 of an employees basic earnings to a maximum of $45000 per week commencing on the first day in the case of hospitalization or accident on the 8th calendar day of continuous total disability if sickness for a maximum period of twenty-six (26) weeks middot
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bull bull (E) Long-term Disability (not applicable to part-time employees)
Monthly indemnity which provides a benefit of 66 23 of an employees basic earnings to a maximum of $200000 per month commencing after tw~nty-six (26) weeks of continuous total disability for a maximum period of up to age 65
(F) Extended Health Care (individual coverage only for part-time employees)
Hospitalization within Canada semi-private room without deductible and Without any limit as to the number of days
Medical expenses (reimbursement) annual deductible of $25 for individual or family coverage The covered expenses are reimbursed at 80 for drugs or all other expenses The maximum amount reimbursed per covered person for expenses incurred in Canada is unlimited
Medical expenses (covered expenses) professional services of a chiropractor occupational therapist naturopath speech therapist osteopath psychologist physiotherapist or podiatrist limited to one professional visit per day up to a combined maximum of $300 per calendar year for each specialist
(G) Employee Assistance Program
Confidential and professional consultation services by licensed psychologists Assistance will be available for both personal and professional problems and will be limited to 5 visits per year
(H) Dental Plan
middot The Company shall contribute to the United Food and Commercial Workers Trusteed Plan Ontario (Dental Plan) the following cents per hour for all hours paid for all employees to a maximum of forty (40) hours per week Hours paid shall not include weekly indemnity payments The Employer agrees to sign the participation agreement and supply any other documents forms reports or information required by the Trustees of the Dental Plan The Employer shall forward all contributions together with a list of all employees covered and the number of hours paid per week for each employee in each reporting period within fifteen (15) days following the end of each of the Employers four (4) or five (5) week accounting period
Effective November 24 2002- twenty-five (25cent) cents per hour Effective November 24 2004- twenty-seven (27cent) cents per hour Effective November 24 2005- twenty-nine (29cent) cents per hour Effective November 24 2006- thirty-one (31cent) cents per hour
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bull bull (I) Pension Plan
The Company agrees to contribute to the Canadian Commercial Workers Industry Pension Plan (Pension) the following cents per hour for all hours paid for all employees to a maximum of forty (40) hours per week Hours paid shall not include weekly indemnity payments The Employer agrees to sign the participation
middot agreement and supply any other documents forms reports or information required by the Trustees of the Pension Plan The Employer shall forward together with a list of all employees covered and the number of hours paid permiddot week for each employee in each reporting period within fifteen (15) days following the end of each of the Employers four (4) or five (5) week accounting period middot
Effective November 24 2005- twenty-five (25cent) cents per hour Effective November 24 2006- thirty (30cent) cents per hourmiddot Effective November 24 2007- forty (40cent) cents per hour
(J) Doctors Certificate
The Company reserves the right to require a doctors certificate from an employee If such a certificate is required by the Company themiddot employee must be notified before hisher return The Company agrees to pay for the medical certificate
(K) Vision Plan - (not applicable to part-time employees)
The Company shall provide vision care of one hundred fifty dollars ($15000) per twenty-four (24) months
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bull bull APPENDIX B
Full-Time Employee Wage Scale
General
During the term of this Collective Agreement any new job andor classification to be covered under the terms and conditions of this Collective Agreement shall be posted The parties agree to meet within thirty (30) days to determine the appropriate rate of pay for such classification Should the parties not be able to agree such question may be submitted to Arbitration by either party Pending the decision of the Arbitrators such new classifications and rates shall be implemented
Full-time Wage Scale
ClerksCashlers
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Novmiddot 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $842 $842 $842 $842 $852 $867
6 months 900 900 900 900 900 910 925
12 months 958 958 958 958 958 968 983
18 months 1016 1016 1016 1016 1016 1026 1041
24 months 1080 1080 1080 1080 1080 1090 11
30 mpnths 1096 1096 1096 1096 1096 1106 1121
36 months 1196 1196 1196 1196 1196 1206 1221
42 months 1254 1254 1254 1254 1254 1264 1279
48 months 1343 1343 13~43 1343 1343 1353 1368
54 months 1370 1395 1420 1445 1475 1505 1535
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bull bull Receiver
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Nov 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $894 $894 $894 $894 $894 $904 $919
6 months 952 952 952 952 952 962 979
12 months 1010 1010 1010 1010 1010 1020 1035
18 months 1068 1068 1068 1068 1068 1078 1093
24 months 1131 1131 1131 1131 1131 1141 1156
30months 1148 1148 1148 1148 1148 1158 1173
36 months 1247 1247 1247 1247 1247 1257 1272
42 months 1305 1305 1305 1305 1305 13~ 15 1330
48 months 1396 1396 1396 1396 1396 1406 1421
54 months 1424 1449 1474 1499 1529 1559 1589
Meat Cutters
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Nov 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $1370 $1370 $1370 $1370 $1370 $1380 $1395
6 months 1401 1401 1401 1401 1401 1411 1426
12 months 1433 1433 1433 1433 1433 1443 1458
18 months 1464 1464 1464 1464 1464 1474 1489
24 months 1496 1496 1496 1496 1496 1506 1521
30 months 1527 1527 1527 1527 1527 1537 1552
36 months 1559 1559 1559 1559 1559 1569 1584
42 months 1591 1591 1591 1591 1591 1601 1616
48 months 1654 1654 1654 1654 1654 1564 1679
54 months 1687 1712 1737 1762 1792 1822 1852
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bull bull Assistant Department Managers
An employee who is selected by the Company to fill the role of an assistant department manager shall receive a premium of one dollar ($100) per hour For the purposes of any Statutory Holiday Pay Vacation Pay Sick Pay or Weekly Indemnity Benefit Payments to which such an employee may be entitled in a week during which he is scheduled to work as an assistant department manager hismiddot hourly rate shall be deemed to include the premium aforesaid
In his functions an assistant department manager is required to supervise the personnel in his department and also assign the workload to those employees The assistant manager is also required to support the department manager with the administrative duties and must be available to replace the manager during his absences The choice of vacation between the manager and the assistant must be mutually agreed to The schedule can be modified for the assistant manager outside the prescribed delays under article 508
If a meat wrapper is selected as the assistant meat manager the employee will be paid the meat cutters wage rate based on his seniority and will receive the assistant department premium as mentioned above (eg A meat wrapper at 18 month rate of $1060 Will get the meat cutters rate at 18 month of $1440 plus the premium) middot
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bull ARTICLE 1 - SCOPE
APPENDIX C PART-TIME EMPLOYEES
bull 101 All matters relative to part-time employees and their working conditions shall be
contained in this Appendix and Articles middot
For the purpose of this Appendix a part-time employee is an employee who is normally scheduled to work twenty-eight (28) hours or less per week middot
102 If a part-time employee works forty (40) hours per week for six (6) consecutive weeks except for replacement of absent fuiJtime employees such position shall be posted in accordance with Article 4 of the Full-time portion of this Agreement
103 The following articles and clauses of the Full-Time Agreement shall also apply to Part-Time employees
Preamble 1 2 3 403 a) b) c) e) f) 504 b) 511 8 9 10 11 13 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 24 25 Appendix A
ARTICLE 2 - SENIORITY
201 middot (a) After continuing in the employ of the Company for a period of two hundred and fifty (250) hours Employees covered by this Agreement shall be deemed to have served their probationary period and then shall be placedmiddot on the seniority list for part-time employees The Company shall have the right to discharge a probationary employee Such discharge may not be grieved by the employee andor the Union
(b) Seniority listings for part-time employees shall be posted by the Company quarter-annually The seniority date of each part-time employee shall be considered to be correct if the Union raises nomiddot objection within three (3) weeks of the date of posting of the first list on which the employees name appears
202 (a) Seniority shall begin after the employees probationary period has beenmiddot served Lay-offs and re-employment shall be based on seniority availability ability and qualifications to perform the work When a part-time employee becomes a full-time employee he will be required to serve the full~time probationary period if he has not completed is part-time probationary period and will be given a seniority credit of fifty (50) percent of his part-time seniority up to a maximum of twelve (12) months He will also receive the bull
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bull bull greater of his part-time rate or the rate which his full~time seniority credit will give him and shall proceed from that point in the full-time wage progression Such credit shall apply to seniority vacation statutory holidays and sick days If for some reason the employee reverts to part-time during lhe probationary period there will be no loss of seniority The seniority rights of an employee shall be terminated after six (6) months following a lay-off due to lack of work In the event of an opening occurring in the full-time staff employees covered under this Appendix shall receive preference for such full-time position providing they have the necessary seniority ability competence and qualifications to perform the work
b) Part-time employees are expected to attend work in accordance with their schedule of hours When unable to attend the employee must notify the Company or designate as soon as it is reasonably possible prior to the commencement of the scheduled shift of the employee giving the reason why he is unable to attend middot
203 a) The weekly schedule of hours of work shall be allotted according to seniority by department providing the senior employee(s) has the necessary ability and qualifications to perform the work and is available
In the event of hours of work becoming available within a given week beyond the schedule of hours of that given week due to approved absences sickness compensation bereavement andor unanticipated increases in business the Company will call the most senior part-time employees not scheduled that day provided the employee is available and has the qualifications to perform the available work middot middot
b) The assignment of hours as set out in 203 (a) will result in the schedule of daily hours being posted not later than Thursday at noon of the previous week The store steward will be given a copy of the schedules Employees meal periods will be based on the commencement of their shift middot
204 If a full-time employee transfers to part-time status the employee will retain his original date of hire as his part-time seniority date
205 If more than one employee has the same seniority date the affected employees will draw to determine their order of seniority provided a steward is present middot middot
ARTICLE 3 - HOURS OF WORK
For existing part-time employees the Company will meet each employee to review the employees availability the employee shall be able to amend his availability quarterly each year
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bull bull A part-time employee hired after date of ratification shall have a minimum availability to work all day Saturday and Sunday and also two (2) evenings per week
301 The regular working day shall consist of up to ten (1 0) hours for all part-time employees middot middot
302 Should an employee desire a transfer to another department andor classification he shall indicate such preference on a form supplied by the Company stating the department(s) andor classification(s) desired A copy of the form will be provided to the employee and the Union As openings become available the Company will transfer employees by store seniority subject to relevant qualifications provided the employee has had a request on file for fourteen (14) days When transferred to a higher rated classification the employee will be placed on the wage scale at the level which gives him an increase and shall proceed upwards thereafter in accordance with the time frames When transferred to a lower rated classification the employee will be placed at the level equal to his rate of pay but not higher than the top rate of the new classification
303 The Company agrees that part-time employees will get the opportunity to work up to twenty-eight (28) hours per week by seniority by department by classification
prior to new employees being hired provided the Company can cover the available hours without encountering scheduling problems middot
304 The Company will schedule the following guaranteed hours of work per week based middoton the availability of the hours and provided the employee is available and qualified to perform the work
One (1) or more years of seniority a minimum guarantee of fifteen (15) hours of scheduled work per week
three (3) or more years of seniority a minimum guarantee of eighteen (18) middot hours of scheduled work per week
Five (5) or more years of seniority a minimum guarantee of twenty (20) middot hours of scheduled work per week
Six (6) or more years of seniority a minimum guarantee of twenty-four (24) hours of scheduled work per week
Seven (7) or more year of seniority a minimum guarantee of twenty-eight middot (28) hours of scheduled work per week middot
In the event of additional hours being added following the posting of the schedule or schedule changes created by illness accident leave of absence or changes beyond the control of the Company etc the Company agrees to offer such hours
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bull bull to employees by store seniority and by department provided the senior employee bull is available and qualified Such additional or changed hours are intended to be administered in such a manner as to top up part-time employees by seniority to approximately twenty-eight (28) hours unless junior employees have not reached their guaranteed hours in which case the junior employee will have priority to such guaranteep hours middot
ARTICLE 4- STATUTORY HOLIDAYS
401 Part-time employees shall be entitled to statutory holiday pay for the following middot holidays as recognized by the Employment Standards Act
New Years Day Good Friday Victoria Day Canada Day Civic Holiday
Labour Day Thanksgiving Day Christmas Day Boxing Day
If an employee is scheduled towork on the Civic Holiday such employe~ will be paid at his regular rate of pay and will be credited with an additional floater holiday
A part-time employee covered by this Agreement shall be eligible for a floater holiday once during each contract year to be taken at a time mutually agreed upon between the Company and the employee concerned
If any of the above legal holidays are no longer deemed to be a Public Holiday as defined by the Employment Standards Act the employee working on such a day will be paid his regular rate of pay and shall be credited with a floater day to be taken at a mutually agreeable time Otherwise any employee working on a Public Holiday shall be paid at time and one-half (1 Yz) his regular rate of pay plus the statutory days pay middot middot
402 To qualify for pay for a statutory holiday the employee must have worked on hislast scheduled shift preceding and his firSt scheduled shift following_ the legal holiday unless absent dueto proven illness or accident
An employee who so qualifies shall receive legal holiday pay based on his average number of daily hours worked (exclusive of daily overtime) during the four ( 4) weeks
middot immediately preceding the week during which the legal holiday occurs times his standard rate of pay middot
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bull bull ARTICLE 5 -VACATIONS
501 Employees with less than five (5) years seniority as of May 1st of the current year shall receive four (4) percent of their earnings as vacation pay Employees with five (5) or more years service as of May 1st of the current year shall receive six (6) percent of their earnings as vacation pay Employees with eight (8) or more years service as of May 1st of the current year shall receive eight (8) percent of their earnings as vacation pay Employees with seventeen (17) or more years service as of May 1st of the current year shall receive ten (10) percent of their earnings as vacation pay middot middot
502 The Company may grant a leave of absence without pay up to a maximum of four (4) weeks duration to an employee for vacation purposes Such request and permission shall be made in writing It is entirely the Companys choice to allow such a leave of absence without pay If an employee is refused such a request he may not submit a grievance or proceed to arbitration regarding this refusal
503 Part-time employees will choose their vacations after full-time employees have made their choices The preference of vacations will always be given to the partshytime employees having the most seniority Part-time employees will be required to submit their vacation intentions by April1 st of each year
ARTICLE 6- BEREAVEMENT
601 Provided the part-time employee was scheduled to work
The Company agrees to grant employees the necessary time off up to three 3) days with pay at the time of death of the following relatives
Father mother brother sister spouse child step-child mother-in-law father-inshylaw brother-in-law sister-in-law son-in-law daughter-in-law grandparents grandchild step-parents same sex partners uncle aunt niece nephew
602 If the funeral is more than two hundred forty kilometers (240) away the employee will receive an additional one 1) day with pay for attending the fune~al If bereavement falls during an employees vacation he shall be able to carry over the paid time to be able to use at a later date
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bull bull ARTICLE 7 -REST PERIODS
701 Employees covered by this Appendix shall be entitled to one (1) fifteen (15) minute paid rest for each four ( 4) hour period worked Whenever possible each rest period
shall occur at approximately themiddot mid-point of each four (4) hourmiddot period~ No employee who is scheduled for more than four (4) hours but not exceeding six (6) hours shall be required to take their break sooner than two (2) hours into their shift whenever possible
702 middotWhere an employee is working a daily shift of more than six (6) hours he shall have one (1) hour (or a half) hour by mutual consent) off for lunch and one-half() hour for supper if applicable middot
ARTICLE 8 -WAGES
801 A part-time employee shall be pald time and one-half 1 ) for all hours worked over ten 1 0) hours per day or over forty (40) hours per week middot
802 Part-time employees who work on the night crew shall receive a shift premium of ninety-five (95cent) cents per hour for the hours worked on the night shift For the purposes of any Statutory Holiday Pay Vacation Pay or Weekly Indemnity Benefits (where applicable) to which such an employee may be entitled in a week during which he is scheduled to work on a night crew his hourly rate shall be deemed to include the premium aforesaid middot
803 An employee assigned to a position of lead hand shall receive a lead hand premium
of seventy-five (75cent) cents per hour
804 The wage rates affecting employees in the bargaining unit as set out herein shall be set forth in Appendix D of this Agreement
805 An employee who is hired at a higher rate of pay than the start rate is deemed to have to his credit the required hours to justify such a rate of pay
ARTICLE 9 -SAFETY SHOE OR BOOT ALLOWANCE
901 Part-time employees who are required by the Company to wear approved safety footwear shall be paid an allowance of up to forty dollars ($4000) per year upon presentation of a receipt middot
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bull bull ARTICLE 10 middotFULL-TIME REPLACEMENT
1001 Part-time employees replacing full-time employees shall receive the start rate of the full-time classification or whatever level on the scale that would provide him an
increase
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bull APPENDIX D
Part-time Employee Wage Scale
bull Notwithstanding the wage progressions for part-time employees where there is an increase in the Ontario minimum wage rate it shall become the new start rate and those employees so affected shall remain at such rate of pay until their months with the Company would permit them an increase in their rate of pay in accordance with the wage grid
ClerksCashlers
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Nov 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $721 $721 $721 $721 $721 $731 $746
middot 6 months 738 738 738 738 738 748 763
12 months 769 769 769 769 769 779 794
18 months 800 800 800 800 800 810 825
24 months 832 832 832 832 832 842 857
30 months 864 864 864 864 864 874 889
36 months middot 895 895 895 895 895 905 920
42 months 937 937 937 937 937 947 962
48 months 1010 1010 1010 1010 1010 1020 1035
54 months 1 1045 middot1070 1095 1125 1155 1185
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bull bull Service Clerks
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Novmiddotmiddot 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $675 $675 $675 middot $675 $675 $685 $700
6 months 698 698 698 698 698 708 723
12 months 721 721 721 721 721 731 746
18 months 736 736 736 736 736 746 761
24 months 753 753 753 753 753 763 7~78
30 months 795 795 795 795 795 805 820
36 months 811 836 861 886 916 946 976
Meat Cutters
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Nov 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $1238 $1238 $1238 $1238 $1238 $1248 $1263
6 months 1317 1317 1317 1317 1317 1327 1342
12 months 1397 1397 1397 1397 1397 1407 bull 1422
18 months 1425 1450 f475 1500 1530 1560 1590
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bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob As Loeb City View
AND
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UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE PRINTING OF COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT
The Company agrees to pay one thousand five hundred dollars ($1 50000) towards the cost of printing the Collective Agreement into booklet form middot
~ DATED AT 0plusmnaulh ONTARIO this 5 day of --=-H-=e6__ __ 20ol
UNITEDFOODANDCOMMERC~L LOEB CANADA INC WOR RS UNION LOCAL 175
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bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob As Loeb City View
AND
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UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE SUNDAY AND STATUTORY HOLIDAYS
In the event that Sunday is legislated to become a regular work day both parties agree that Article 503 b c d of the Collective Agreement will be deleted and that those hours wiJI be part of the regular work week Both parties agree to meet in order to determine the distribution of these Sunday hours
In the event that stores are allowed to legally open on a statutory holiday without premium pay then the parties agree to meet to amend the Collective Agreement by mutual agreement
3 DATED AT o-HctuKL- ONTARIO this 5 day of_~he-=b~-- 2002
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WOR RS UNION LOCAL 175
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bull bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
ANDmiddot
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE TIME LIMITS
In view of recent changes to the Ontario Labour Relations Act and resulting decisions therefrom and in view ofthe parties history of amiable Labour Relations the parties agree to the following
That neither party shall raise or proceed with a timeliness issue argument regarding filing for arbitration without first giving the other party written prior notice of its intent to do so
Should either party serve such notice on the other party the parties further agree that the final time frame in the Collective Agreement respecting filing for arbitration shall then be triggered
The parties further agree that any Board of Arbitration or single arbitrator shall have full jurisdiction to adjudicate the matter respecting timeliness in light of this agreement andmiddot shall not be restricted by the Ontario Labour Relations Act in so doing
DATED AT Q-t-CUJ)O_ ONTARIO this 5_ day of ~e6
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORK RS UNION LOCAL 175
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LOEB CANADA INC
bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
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UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE NIGHT CREW GROUP 1
The Company agrees that the following full-time night crew employees are classified as Group 1 middot
middot Brian Taylor Brian Lewis Rick Tombs
The Company agrees that should a Group 1 day job come open and an existing Group 1 night crew employee apply and is successful in getting the job he would maintain his Group 1 status
DATED AT 61-cuuo-- ONTARIO this~ dayof F~b
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WOR ERS UNION LOCAL 175
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LOEB CANADA INC
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bull
LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
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UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175NEW LETTER
RE FULL-TIME GROUP 2 TEN (10) HOUR SHIFTS
The Company and the Union agree that should the Company wish to introduce ten 1 0) hour shifts the employees affected will be entitled to an additional fifteen 15) minute break to be taken within the last two 2) hours of work
DATED AT 6-ttcuvo- ONTARIO this _fi__ day of Feb 2003
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO ERS UNION LOCAL 175
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bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
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UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE GROUP 1 amp 2 DISTRIBUTION
In an effort to maintain full-time positions and create additional full-time positions the parties have agreed to the following
a) The following
Gary Pritchard Maria Romano Robert Chenier Brian Taylor Paul Berrea Allan Cuddihey Bruce Harding Rick Tombs Brian Lewis
are existing full-time employees as date of ratification and will be classified as Group 1 employees middot
b) The Company agrees that forty-five percent (45) of all regular bargaining unit hours per week will be designated as full-time hours Both parties agreemiddot to have fifty percent (50) of full-time employees in Group 1 and fifty percent (50) in Group 2 This ratio will be achieved through attrition In other words as a Group 1 position becomes vacant it will be replaces by a Group 2 position until fifty-fifty percent (50-50) ratio is achieved Once this ratio is achieved if a Group 1 position becomes vacant it would be filled by a Group 2 employee as per the terms and conditions of the Collective Agreement and a new Group 2 position would be posted
c) The Company recognizes the Receiver Assist Meat Manager and Assistant Produce Manager positions as a Group 1 position Should the Company introduce an additional Receiver position in the unit that position would be considered as a Group 2 position middot
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bull bull d) In the case of a lay-off of a full-time position if a Group 1 employee is laid
off he will have the following options
full lay-off with recall rights accepting part-time hours while maintaining recall rights if feasible he will be offered a Group 2 full-time position and maintain his recall rights to a Group 1 status for the duration of the recall period middot
e) The creation of Assistant Department Managers will be at the Companys sole discretion and may be classified as Group 2 positions
The parties agree to review at store level on a quarterly basis the level of bargaining unit hours and the number of full-time positions as it relates to Group middot1 and Group 2
DATED AT Dttau~ ONTARIO this~ day of l=t=b
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
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LOEB CANADA INC
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bull bull RE Group 2 Positions - Highlights
Full-time - forty (40) hours a week maximum five (5) shifts a week - minimum four (4) hours a shift - maximum of ten (10) hours per shift - Saturday and Sunday shifts part of work week - Sunday premium applies
- two (2) consecutive days off every other week - Evenings - may be scheduled up to three (3) evenings a week
Meat Produce and Bakery Department employees may be scheduled from 500 am and would receive night crew premium for time worked from 500 am to 600 am
Night Crew Maybe scheduled between 900pm and 900am - Night crew premium would apply from Sunday to Saturday - would be scheduled consecutive nights
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UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE SUNDAY WORK GROUP 2
Sunday work shall be part of the work week for all full-time employees in Group 2 It will be clearly indicated to the concerned employee upon hiring andor promotion If at anytime a Group 2 employee or an employee hired before September 41
h 2001 and promoted to a Group 2 position after September 41
h 2001 advises the Company that he is no longer available to work on Sundays then this employee will be returned to a part-time status with middot the conditions of a part-time employee and the Company will post a new Group 2 full-time position The employee returned to his prior position will not have recourse to the grievance procedure as outlined in the Collective Agreement
DATED AT o-tt~ ONTARIO this__amp__ day of _ _Fi-=Eb=---bull 2003
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO RS UNION LOCAL 175
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UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE CARY PRITCHARD ASSISTANT MEAt MANAGER
Upon ratification Cary Pritchard will move to the Meat Cutter scale at the thirty-six (36) month rate and continue to progress from there on He shall also receive a premium of one dollar ($100) per hour as per the Assistan~ Department Manager premium
DATED AT Otcuvo ONTARIO this 5 day of Feb
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
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UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE SYLVANA FLORES DELl CLERK
The parties agree that Sylvana Flores is on a leave of absence The parties agree that she
will continue to accumulate seniority while on the leave of absence Should Sylvana Flores return to work at Loeb City View prior to January 5 2003 she will maintain her seniority As of January 5 2003 she would have no seniority in the Bargaining Unit
DATED AT Qmiddotttcl)AlO_ ONTARIO this _5_ day of Feb 20CB
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO RS UNION LOCAL 175
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bull bull LETTER OF-AGREEMENT
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UNIrED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE RED CIRCLED FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES
The Company agrees that the following employees will be considered middot red-circled employees
Maria Romano Robert Chenier Brian Taylor
Effective December 1 2002 they will receive a lump sum payment of seven hundred andmiddot fifty dollars ($75000) middot
Effective November 30 2003 they will receive a lump sum payment of seven hundred and fifty dollars ($75000)
Effective November 28 2004 they will receive a lump sum payment of seven hundred and fifty dollars ($75000) middot
Effective November 27 2005 they will receive a lump sum payment of four hundred dollars ($40000) and a wage increase of twelve cents (12cent) on their rate of pay bringing them to the end rate of the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of thirty cents (30cent) and thirty cents (30cent )
Should the employees want to have their lump sum payment directed to an RRSP they must provide the Store Director with the TD2 no later than the first week of November each yearmiddot
DATED AT 00a vJ6_ ONTARIO this_5_ day of middot Eeb 20~
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO RS UNION CAL 175
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UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE RED-CIRCLED PART-TIME EMPLOYEES
Maria Arella Jimmy Wong Mandy Wong Maria Semler Brenda Laverty Yvonne Gagnon Sandra Gray Beverly MacDonald middot middot
During the term of the Collective Agreement the red-circled ~mployees shall be brought in line with the established wage scales in the negotiated Collective Agreement
Re Maria Arella Jimmy Wong Mandy Wong Maria Semler Brenda Laverty middot bull
Effective December 1 2002 they will receive a lump sum payment of fifteen cents 15cent) per hour worked averaged over the last six 6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks and a wage increase of fifteen cents 15cent) on their rate of pay bringing them to the end rate of middot the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of twentyshyfive cents (25cent) twenty-five cents (25cent) thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents middot (30cent)
Re Yvonne Gagnon Sandra Gray
Effective December 1 2002 they will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 30 2003 they will receive a lump sum payment often cents (10cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six 6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks and a middot wage increase of twenty cents (20cent) on their rate of pay bringing them to the end rate of the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of twenty- five cents 25cent) thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents_(30cent) thirty cents (30cent)
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bull bull Re Beverly MacDonald
Effective December 1 2002 she will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 30 2003 she will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 28 2004 she will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 26 2005 she will receive a lump sum payment of fifteen cents (15cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks and a wage increase of twelve cents ( 12cent) on her rate of pay bringing her to the end rate of the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents (30cent) middot
Should the employees want to have their lump sum payment directed to an RRSP they must provide the Store Director with the TD2 no later than the first week of November of each year
DATED AT 0~ ONTARIO this~ day of Feb
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WO ERS UNION OCAL 175
January 21 2003 cep 571-0
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bull bull h) is not recalled to work when laid off due to lack of work his name shall be
retained on the seniority list for a period of time equal to his seniority at date of layoff up to a maximum of twelve 12) months
404 If more than one employee has the same seniority date the affected employees will draw to determine the order of their seniority provided a steward is present
ARTICLE 5 bull HOURS OF WORK AND OVERTIME
501 a)
b)
c)
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The normal work week for full-time Group 1 employees shall consist of forty 40) hours - five 5) days of eight 8) hours from Monday to Saturday For full-time Group 2 employees the normal work week shall consist offorty 40) hours- five (5) days from Sunday to Saturday with a maximum of ten (10) hours per day and a minimum of four (4) hours per day
Overtime will be payable at the rate of time and one-half 1 Yz) for all hours worked in excess of the normal daily schedule or on a scheduled day off
Any employee scheduled to commence work prior to 600am shall receive the night shift premium for all hours worked prior to 600 am
Employees not scheduled to be engaged for night shopping will not be scheduled to work later than 600pm except by mutual agreement between the employee and the Company middot
Those employees scheduled to cover night shopping will not be scheduled to work beyond sixty (60) minutes after store closing time However the Company will endeavor to minimize the scheduling to thirty (30) minutes after closing if possible middot
Scheduled overtime will be offered by seniority within each classification within each department provided the employee is available and has the ability to perform the work Such overtime will be offered to full time employees first and then part-time employees In the event of lJnscheduled overtime it will be offered by seniority within each department and classification to employees at work Such overtime will be offered to full time employees first and then part time employees In both overtime situations if there are insufficient volunteers the overtime will b~ assigned in reverse order of seniority commencing with part time employees middot
502 Employees are expected to attend work regularly When unable to attend the Company or designate must be notified as soon as it is reasonably possible prior to the commencement of the scheduled shift of the employee giving the reason
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bull bull why the employee is unable to attend when he expects to return to work and how the Company or designate can call him relative to his absence
503 Employees will have their schedule for the following week posted by Thursday at noon on the bulletin board ofthe Company Employees shall be given two (2)days notice of change in their regular working schedule prior to such change being implemented except in the case of sickness accident bereavement fire or flood in their particular area A copy of the schedule shall be given to the Union Steward~
504 (a) Overtime will be payable at the rate of time and one-half (1 ) for all hours worked in excess of the normal daily schedule or on a scheduled day off
(b) Work performed on Sunday for customer shopping shall be voluntary for Group 1 employees and in addition to the regular work week For Group 2 employees (see Letter of Agreement) Sunday shall be part of the work week Employees shall be paid their regular hourly rate of pay plus one dollar and sixty cents ($160) premium for all hours worked on Sunday middot
For purpose of clarity work performed for customer shopping includes hours worked up to three (3) hours prior to store opening and one half () hour after store closing
An employee who works on Sunday when the store is not open for customer shopping due to renovations shall receive his hourly rate ofmiddot pay plus the Sunday premium middot
This premium shall not apply to regularly scheduled night shift work on middot Sunday
For Group 1 employees it is understood the hours worked in excess of forty ( 40) hours per week as a result of Sunday work shall not be paid at time and one half (1 ) in accordance with full-time Article 501 (b)
For part-time employees it is understood the hours worked in excess offorty ( 40) hours per week as a result of Sunday work shall not be paid at time and one half (1) in accordance with Article 702 of Appendix A
(c) The Company agrees that when full-time employees are scheduled to work on Sundays such hours are to be given to Group 2 employees first and thenmiddot
distributed equitably among Group 1 full-time employees who volunteer to work Similarly when part-time employees are scheduled the same distribution method will be implemented amongst part-time employees
(d) Work performed over eight (8) hours on Sunday will be paid at the rate of double time (2x) over eight (8) hours
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505 (a) During each work day employees shall be granted two (2) rest periods with pay of fifteen (15) minutes duration each Whenever possible rest periods shall not be allocated within one (1) hour of starting or quitting time or within one (1) hour of each other
(b) The Company shall also schedule a meal period of up to one (1) hour which may be reduced to one half() hour by mutual agreement between the employee and Employer which shall not count as time worked as near the midpoint of each shift as is practicable with store operations Preference shall be given to employees as to the time of their meal periods based on the commencement of their shift No employee shall work more than five (5) hours without getting a meal period of one half () hour
506 The Company undertakes that no employees shall be requested to work a split-shift unless mutually agreed to between the Company and the employee
507 (a) No employee shall be scheduled to work more than one (1) evening in any work week during evening shopping hours (600 pm - 1000 pm) when the store is open three (3) evenings or less
Group 1 -When the store is open in excess of three (3) evenings per week employees will not be scheduled to work on more than two 2) evenings No employee will be scheduled to work two (2) consecutive evenings
Group 2 - Employees will not be scheduled to work on more than three (3) evenings
(b) Employees will not be designated to work more than one (1) Saturday night in four (4) for customer shopping convenience except in an emergency
508 (a) Should an employee report for work on a regular scheduled basis and there middot is no work available he shall be paid a minimum of four (4) hours pay at his regular rate
(b) Any employee called back to work after the completion of his shift will receive one and one-half (1) times his standard rate of pay for such hours and shall be guaranteed a minimum of three (3) hours pay at the premium rate
(c) Any employee called in to work on a day for which he is not scheduled on a Sunday or a Statutory Holiday shall receive the applicable premium rate of pay for such hours and shall be guaranteed a minimum offour (4) hours pay at the premium rate
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bull bull 509 Night crew operations
Regular employees shall have five (5) working days notice of transfer to the night crew prior to such transfer being implemented except in the case of sickness
accident or bereavement middot middot
The following rules shall apply to all night crew operations
(a) An employee who works on a Night Crew shall receive a shift premium of ninety-five cents (95cent) per hour for the hours worked on the night shift For the purposes of any Statutory Holiday Pay Vacation Pay Sick Pay or Weekly Indemnity Benefits to which such an employee may be entitled in a week during which he is scheduled to work on a night crew his hourly rate shall be deemed to include the premium aforesaid
(b) The night shift shall commence not earlier than 1000 pm and shall conclude not later than 900am All night shifts shall include a one-half() hour unpaid meal period
(c) For Group 1 employees night shifts will be scheduled on consecutive nights either Monday to Friday or Tuesday to Saturday whenever possible For Group 2 employees night shifts will be scheduled on consecutive nights from Sunday to Saturday If the Company finds it necessary to schedule nonshyconsecutive nights a meeting will be arranged in advance with the Union to discuss the matter In the event non-consecutive nights are necessary the junior employee(s) will be so assigned For Group 1 employees the Saturday night into Sunday morning night shift this shift shall remain voluntary and be entitled to the Sunday premium
(d) If a night shift employee wishes to work days instead of nights he will give the Company notice on a form supplied by the Company Fourteen (14) days from the notice he shall be entitled to receive any full week day schedules before a part time employee would be given same He shall also be given first consideration by seniority for a permanent day opening provided he has the ability to perform the normal requirements of the job
(e) bull It is understood that no employee shall be required to work alone on the night shift In the event that a night shift employee reports for work and no one is available to work with him he shall immediately contact Store Management at a phone number provided by the Company for instructions
510 For a full-time employee who desires two (2) consecutive days off he shall be scheduled two (2) consecutive days off (normally Saturday and Sunday or Sunday and Monday) per four (4) week operating period as long as the Company can maintain a sufficient workforce for the proper operation of the business For Group
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bull bull 2 employees the Company agrees that all full-time employees who desire two (2) consecutive days off will be given two (2) consecutive days off every second week
511 There shall be no duplication of the above premium and overtime rates
ARTICLE 6- STATUTORY HOLIDAYS
601 The following holidays shall be recognized as legal holidays
New Years Day Good Friday Victoria Day Canada Day Civic Day
Labour Day Thanksgiving Day Christmas Day Boxing Day
The Company shall pay an employee for such holidays eight (8) hours pay at the employees regular rate of pay
middotIf an employee is scheduled to work on the Civic Holiday such employee will be paid at his regular rate of pay and will be credited with an additional floater holiday
A full-time employee covered by this Agreement shall be eligible for a floater holiday once during each contract year to be taken at a time mutually agreed upon between middot the Company and the employee concerned
602 When a holiday as listed above is observed in any week employees will work a four (4) day week and shall receive five (5) days pay at the standard rate of pay
middotAn employee who works a fifth day in a week during which a holiday as listed above is observed shall receive one and one half (1 ) times his regular hourly rate for all hours so worked on the fifth day
603 When two (2) holidays as listed are observed in any week employees will work a three (3) day week and shall receive five (5) days pay at the standard rate An employee who works on a fourth or fifth day in a week during which two (2) holidays as listed are observed shall receive one and one half (1 ) times his regular hourly rate for all hours so worked on the fourth and fifth day
604 To qualify for pay the employee must work his last scheduled working day preceding the holiday and his first scheduled working after the holiday unless he has secured permission from his Employer or his designate to be absent on one of the qualifying days Employees who are off on compensation accident or illness
middot shall receive legal holiday pay if they have worked within fifteen (15) daysmiddot of the middot holiday They shall receive the difference between the legal holiday pay and whatmiddot
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bull bull they otherwise receive from the Insurance Employer andor Workers Compensation Should a legal holidayoccurwithin an employees leave of absence he shall not be paid for such a legal holiday
605 An employee required to work on any of the aforementioned holidays shall receive one and one half (1 ) times his regular hourly rate for all hours worked and shall in addition receive five (5) days for working a four (4) day week as outlined in paragraph 602 middot
ARTICLE 7 bull VACATIONS
701 (a) Employees who have been employed by the Employer for less than one (1) year at May 1 shall be granted vacation with pay offour (4) percent oftheir total earnings in accordance with the ESA
(b) Employees with one (1) years service but less than five (5) years service with the Company on May 1st of each year shall be granted two (2) weeks vacation with pay
(c) Employees with five (5 years service but less than eight (8) years service with the Company on May 1st of each year shall be granted three (3) weeks vacation with pay
(d) Employees with eight (8) years service or more on May 1st of each year shall be granted four (4) weeks vacation with pay
(e) Employees with seventeen (17) years service or more on May 1st of each year shall be granted five 5) weeks vacation with pay
For clarity the vacation accrual period and entitlement period is from May 1st to April 30th middot
702 Vacations shall be granted by department in accordance with seniority and must be taken within the calendar year unless otherwise mutually agreed Full-time employees wishing to take vacation during the winter months should be allowed to do so with the exception of the period from December 15 to the end of the first full week in January middot
To the extent that it is practicable the Employer will grant vacations in one continuous period Employees entitled to three (3) or more vacation weeks and who wish to take them in one continuous period should be prepared to conclude them prior to June 15th or commence them subsequent to September 15th middot middot
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bull bull 703 The completed vacation schedule shall be posted on May 1 of each year The
Employer agrees that they will not change the vacation period of any employee unless unforseen circumstances arise However the Employer must be able to maintain a sufficient workforce throughout the year Any employee who has not submitted their vacation plan by April 15 will only be permitted to book vacation at a time that will not interfere with another employees vacation
704 Upon termination of employment employees shall be paid vacation with pay as follows
Any employee with seniority whose employment is terminated for any reason and who has not completed his full vacation year shall receive vacation pay in accordance with subsections a)b) c) d) and e) of Article 701 for the total earnings
middot sinc~the preceding May 1 or since his entry in the employ of the Company based on 4 6 8 10 as may be applicable in accordance with the employees accumulated service
ARTICLE 8- LEAVE OF ABSENCE
801 The Company may grant leave of absence without pay to any employee for legitimate reasons The granting or refusal of all such leaves of absence shall be
middot at the discretion of the Company and shall be made in writing to the employee concerned Such permission and request are to be in writing on the standard leave of absence request form two (2) months in advance except in any emergency When the leave of absence is granted there shall be no loss of seniority However Company benefits provided to employees will be discontinued during the leave Seniority shall still accumulate for a six month period and then seniority shall be maintained but not accumulate Any leave of absence granted in conjunction with the employees vacation will be deemed to follow his vacation period
802 (a) An employee may be granted a leave of absence without pay for pregnancyparental leave in accordance with the Employment Standards Act as amended
(b) The Company may grant a leave of absence without pay for the purpose of legal adoptions The Adoption Agencys requirement will be considered in determining the duration of such leave
(c) Notwithstanding 802 (a) and (b) the Employment Standards Act of Ontario shall govern maternity paternity family and adoption leaves
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bull bull 803 Should an employee be appointed to a full-time position with the Union he may
apply for a leave of absence for a three (3) month period During the period of time he is on this leave his seniority shall continue with the Company and his leave of absence may be renewed for three (3) terms of three (3) months each
804 (a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
An employee who is required to serve on a jury shall be compensated for days actually spent on jury duty when he would otherwise have been at work to a maximum of ten (10) working days middot
The employee shall receive the difference between his jury fees and his normal days pay for that time he would have been regularly employed had he not been serving on the jury The employee shall be required to report immediately upon being excused or released from jury duty where such reporting is reasonable under the circumstances
The claim of an employee shall be verified by presentation of his jury duty cheque however no payment shall be made for any hour for which the employee receives compensation by the Company for any other reason Payment shall not be withheld pending submission of the jury duty cheque
Any employee subpoenaed to attend as a witness on behalf of the Company or the Crown shall be entitled to the difference between his witness fee and his normal days pay
805 An employee whose wife gives birth to a child will be given one (1) day off with pay
806 An employee who adopts a child will be given one (1) day off with pay
ARTICLE 9 middotGRIEVANCE AND ARBITRATION
901 Either the Company the Union or any employee has a right to lodge a grievance with respect to any matter arising out of this Agreement or concerning the interpretation application or alleged violation of this Agreement
902 Any employee believing that he has been unjustly dealt with or that the provisions of this Agreement have not been complied with shall discuss the complaint with Management The employee may be accompanied by his Union Steward if he so middot desires These discussions shall take place within seven (7) working days after the event giving rise to the complaint Management shall give an oral decision within four (4) working days from date the discussion took place middot
If managements decision is not satisfactory the complaint must be submitted as a written grievance at Step 1 within six (6) working days following Managements oral decision
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Ameeting to attempt to resolve the grievance shall then take place between the employee concerned the Union Steward and Management Within seven (7) working days of this meeting Management shall give the Union Steward its decision in writing If the decision is not satisfactory the Union Steward must within six (6) working days submit the grievance to Step Two
STEP TWOmiddot
A final meeting to attempt to resolve the grievance shall then take place between the employee concerned the Union Representative the Union Steward Management andor their representatives Within seven (7) working days of this meeting Management shall give its final decision to the Union Representative in writing If the decision is not satisfactory the Union must within thirty (30) calendar days submit the grievance to arbitration
903 In the case of a dismissal a grievance may be filed by an employee who feels he was unjustly dealt with Such a grievance must be filed within five (5) working days from the date of dismissal and shall commence at Step Two
In any subsequent disposal of this case during the Grievance Procedure the Company may reinstate the employee with full back pay suspend the employee for a definite period or sustain the discharge
904 Grievances concerning rates shall be handled in accordance with the above procedure and the disposition of such grievances if sustained shall include the determination of the effective date of the increase with retroactivity thereto
905 The Company or the Union may file grievances commencing at Step Two If an Arbitration Board finds that the Company or the Union has violated the Collective Agreement it shall have the power to award compensation to the Company or any employee affected by the violation
906 (a Failing settlement under the foregoing procedure such grievance may be submitted to Arbitration as hereinafter provided and if no written request for Arbitration is received which is postmarked within thirty-one (31) days after the decision under Step Two is given it shall be deemed to have been abandoned
(b) The time limits as prescribed above may be modified by mutual agreement of the parties in writing middot
907 Should the grievance involve the misinterpretation or alleged violation of the Agreement either party may be free to appeal to Arbitration from Step Twowit~in
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bull bull thirty-one (31) days from the date the decision was given at that step The party requesting Arbitration shall advise the other party in writing of its request together with a statement as to the issue to be arbitrated and shall include in its notice the name and address of its nominee to a Board of Arbitration The other shall within one (1) week of its receipt of the notice nominate its member to the Board of Arbitration and so advise the other party
If two nominees are unable to agree upon the choice of a third member to act as Chairman the Minister of Labour for the Province of Ontario shall be requested to appoint a Chairman The Board shall hear their dispute and the decision of a majority is the decision of the Arbitration Board but if there is no majority the decision of the Chairman governs and shall be final and binding upon the parties
The Board of Arbitration shall not have any jurisdiction to alter or modify any of the provisions of the Agreement nor to substitute any new provisions in lieu thereof nor to make any decisions inconsistent with the terms and provisions of this Agreement
Each of the parties hereto will bear the expenses of the nominee appointed by it and will share equally the expenses of the Chairman of the Boamiddotrd of Arbitration
908 The parties agree that an Arbitration Board shall have the power to award compensation or damages to any party who or employee who is dealt with contrary to the provisions of this Agreement
909 By mutual agreement of the parties a mutually agreed sole arbitrator may be appointed In such case the sole arbitrator shall have all of the rights and powers of a Board of Arbitration middot
91 0 No employee shall be discharged or disciplined except for just and sufficient cause Discharge or discipline grievances may be settled by confirming the Companys decision or by reinstating the discharged or suspended employee with full compensation for time lost less interim earnings if applicable or by any other arrangement which is just and equitable in the opinion of the parties or a Board of Arbitration if the matter is referred to it Any notation of a reprimand or other disciplinary action placed on an employees record shall be nullified after a period of twelve (12) months provided no other notice for the same offence was received for this twelve (12) month period
ARTICLE 10 - STRIKES AND LOCKOUTS
1001 Neither the Union nor any of its members nor any employee shall cause sanction take part in or encourage any sitdown or slowdown of work or any strike or stoppage of or curtailment of or interference with the Companys sales or any picketing of the Companys premises and the Company agrees that it will not causemiddot sanction or participate in any locking out of the employees middot
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bull bull 1002 The Union agrees that it will not interfere or permit any of the employees in the
bargaining unit to interfere with the delivery and sales of merchandise received by the Company from Company suppliers or the removal of perishable merchandise from the Companys stores
ARTICLE 11 -TEMPORARY ASSIGNMENTS
1101 An employee relieving in a higher rated position shall receive a premium of forty dollars ($4000) a week or eight dollars ($800) a day after he has completed more than one (1) working day in such classification exclusive of Sundays and Statutory Holidays in a seven (7) calendar day week Upon the completion of more than one (1) working day in the classification the above will be retroactive to the commencement of the relieving period
1102 Any employee relieving a Department Manager shall receive a premium of sixty dollars ($6000) a week or twelve dollars ($1200) a day after he has completed more than one (1) working day in that position exclusive of Sundays and Statutory holidays in a seven (7) calendar day week Upon the completion of more than one middot (1) working day in the relieving classification the above will be retroactive to the commencement of the relieving period
ARTICLE 12 -WAGES
1201 The wage rates affecting employees in the bargaining unit as set out herein shall be set forth in Appendix B of this Agreement middot
1202 An employee assigned to a position of lead hand shallmiddotreceive a lead hand premium of seventy-five (75cent) cents per hour
1203 An employee who his hired at a higher rate than the start rate is deemed to have to his credit the necessary months to justify such a rate of pay
ARTICLE 13 middotPART-TIME HELP
1301 It is agreed and recognized by both the Union and the Company that the business of the Company is subject to fluctuations according to the day of the week middotor month and time of day resulting in business peaks For this reason it is necessary to employ both regular employees (referred to as full-time employees) and part-time employees middot
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bull bull 1302 The Company agrees that part-time employees shall not be used to the extent they
replace or displace a present full-time employee from employment or prevent the hiring of a full-time employee
ARTICLE 14- BEREAVEMENT
1401 Should a bereavement occur in an employees immediate family (parent parent-Jn law spouse child brother sister grandparent brother-in-law sister-in-law son-inshylaw daughter-in-law grandchild step-parents same sex partners uncle aunt niece or nephew) the employee shall be granted such time off from work with pay as is reasonable under the circumstances up to a maximum of three (3) days
1402 If the funeral is more than two hundred forty kilometers (240) away the employee will receive an additional one (1) day with pay for attending the funeral If bereavement falls during an employees vacation he shall be able to carry over the paid time to be able to use at a later date
ARTICLE 15 middotUNION REPRESENTATION
1501 The Company agrees to recognize the appointment up to four (4) Union Stewards within a store No probationary employee may be appointed The Company also agrees to grant such stewards time off with pay as may be reasonably necessary to service any grievance or potential grievance
1502 (a) The Company agrees that whenever an interview is held with an employee that becomes part of his record regarding his work or conduct a steward will be present as a witness The employee may request that the steward leave the meeting If the steward is unavailable then the Company will ask the employee to select another employee of his choice from the bargaining unit to be present during this interview However there must not be any conclusion taken at this meeting A further meeting must be scheduled with the steward and the employee for the management to render their decision
(b) If the meeting where management is to render their decision isheld without the steward any conclusions verbal or written will be null and void except in the case where the employee requested the steward to leave
(c) Should any reprimand warning or disciplinary measure be issued in writing the employee in question shall receive a copy of such written reprimand warning or disciplinary measure within seven (7) worked days of the discovery of the alleged offence except that an extension of time may be requested in order to complete an investigation
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bull bull 1503 The Business Agent or International Representative of the Union shall be entitled
to visit a store covered by this Agreement during regular hours of work for the purpose of ensuring the terms of the Agreement are implemented provided however that the appropriate Management authority has given his consent which shall not be unreasonably withheld
1504 The Company agrees during the lifetime of this Agreement to grant time off with pay to two (2) full-time employees and one (1) part-time employee for the purpose of collective bargaining with the Company
1505 The Union agrees to forward to the Company a listing of store stewards and their store and department locations on a half-yearly basis
1506 On commencing employment an employee will be advised by the Company that a Union Agreement is in effect and will be introduced to the Union Stewards
ARTICLE 16 bull HEALTH AND SAFETY
1601 A joint Health amp Safety Committee shall be formed of at least two (2) representatives of the Company and at least two (2) employees appointed by the Union The names of the members of this Committee shall be posted on the bulletin board middot
This Committee shall meet in accordance with the Occupational Health and Safety Act or more frequently if necessary This Committee shall be set up and operated at the Companys expense
1602 The Health amp Safety Committee shall
(a) Make recommendations to the Company to promote industrial safety health and hygiene
(b) Study the monthly accident reports and make recommendations for the prevention of similar accidents middot
(c) Make recommendations concerning training and information programs
(d) Make workplace inspections in accordance to the Occupational Health and Safety Act
(e) Prepare a report of every meeting and inspection copies of which are available at all times to interested parties
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bull bull (f) The Committee may review all accident reports and the Committee will make
recommendation to the Company to prevent such accidents in the future
(g) The Company will advise the Committee of each work accidentmiddot in accordance with the Occupational Health and Safety Act
(h) The Company shall inform every employee of the risks associated with his work
(i) A thorough inspection shall be conducted by two (2) Committee members once a month and the necessary time shall be allowed
G) The Health and Safety Committee shall meet every three (3) months or more frequent if necessary
ARTICLE 17 bull STORE CARDS
1701 The Company agrees to prominently display Union Store Cards and Decals of the Union
1702 The Company agrees that the employees may wear Union buttons while on duty
ARTICLE 18 bull PERSONS OTHER THAN UNION MEMBERS
1801 The Company agrees that persons who are not members of the bargaining unitmiddot other than those listed in Article 101 (a) will not perform bargaining unit work except during the re-opening of a refurbished store
In the case of a renovation or relines there will be no restrictions for work to be perform~d by suppliers sales representatives and third party Companies
It is to be understood that at all time without any restrictions the persons who are not members of the bargaining unit as listed in Article 101 (a) can perform bargaining unit work
1802 The Company representatives (Regional Director Marketing Specialist) canmiddot perform functions related to their duties in the store middot middotmiddot
1803 No suppliersales representatives (or their representatives) shall perform any routine store work except chip suppliers bread suppliers cake suppliers magazines soft drink suppliers bulk non-food suppliers spices and dairy products If any supplier is to be added to the list of exceptions the Company and the Union agre~ to meet
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bull bull to discuss the issue The routine work includes verifying codes and removing products with expired dates from shelves
1804 In the case of sampling and demonstrations suppliers or sales representatives are allowed to manipulate products on the shelves and to distribute samples
Suppliers or sales representatives are allowed to put together displays
ARTICLE 19 middotBULLETIN BOARDS
1901 The Company agrees to extend to the Union the use of a bulletin board in each store for the posting of the following notices middot
1 Notice of election - election results - appointment of officers middot 2 Notice of meetings - time and place 3 Notice of social and recreational activities
All other notices must be approved and initialed by the Store Management before being posted on the bulletin board
ARTICLE 20- UNIFORMS
2001 The Company agrees to provide to employees working an average of twenty (20) hours or more with two (2) uniforms
The Company agrees to provide employees working an average of less than twenty hours (20) with one (1) uniform
The Company agrees to supply proper rain gear when needed
The Company agrees to supply proper gloves for employees working in frozen food or working in cooler
The Company agrees to keep a supply of winter jackets for people working in cooler
These articles shall be replaced by the Company when needed due to normal wear in the store Anyadditional articles may be purchased by the employee at cost price
Coats and aprons for the Meat Department shall be laundered by the Company
The Company shall decide what the uniform is comprised of
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bull bull ARTICLE 21- HEALTH AND WELFARE
2101 The Company agrees to pay for Health and Welfare benefits as outlinedmiddot in middot Appendix A which shall form part of this Collective Agreement
ARTICLE 22 - GENDER
2201 It is understood that the use of the masculine gender shall include the female gender middot
ARTICLE23- SAFETY SHOE OR BOOT ALLOWANCE
2301 Full-time employees who are required by the Company to wear approved safety footwear shall be paid an allowance of up to fifty-five ($5500) dollars per year upon middotpresentation of a receipt middot
ARTICLE 24 middotCASHIERS MAT
2401 The Company agrees to provide Cashiers mat and to replace them whenever necessary
ARTICLE 25 -TERMS OF AGREEMENT
2501 (a) This Agreement shall come into force and effect on October 27 2002 and shall continue to October 25 2008 and shall thereafter be automatically renewed for the period of one (1) year unless either party on written notice to the other within a period of not more than ninety (90) days before the expiry date serves notice of intent to terminate or modify the Agreement
(b) In the event either party serves notice of a desire to negotiate changes into this Agreement as above set out it is agreed that the Company and the Union without undue delay shall begin negotiations on the proposed changes
(c) Pending the results of negotiations neither party shall change the conditions existing under the Agreement unless mutually agreed by both parties
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bull bull DATED AT ()-tkwo_ THIS b DAY OF ----=-h-=E=-=b__ ___ _____ 2003
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO ERS UNION LOCAL 175
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bull bull APPENDIX A
Health and Welfare
The following benefits shall apply to all full-time employees who have successfully completed three (3) months of service or to part-time employees with 12 months service and who average 22 hours of work per week These benefits are subject to the terms and conditions of the insurance contract If there are any discrepancies between what is listed in this Agreement and the insurance contract the latter will apply The cost of these benefits shall be fully paid by the Company unless otherwise stated middot
(A) Paid Sick Leave
The Company agrees to provide to all full-time employees forty (40)hours per year for sick leave Any unused sick leave will be paid to the employees on or about January 15th of the following year Employees with less than one (1) year of service shall receive sick leave on a pro-rata basis
(B) Life Insurance
The Company provides a life insurance amount of one (1) time the employees basic annual earnings rounded up to the next multiple of $100000 For part-time employees the amount payable is $12500
(C) Accidental Death and Dismemberment Benefit
One time the employees basic annual earnings rounded up to the next multiple of $100000 For part-time employees the amount payable is $12500
(D) Short-term disability (not applicable to part-time employees)
Weekly indemnity which provides a benefit of 66 23 of an employees basic earnings to a maximum of $45000 per week commencing on the first day in the case of hospitalization or accident on the 8th calendar day of continuous total disability if sickness for a maximum period of twenty-six (26) weeks middot
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bull bull (E) Long-term Disability (not applicable to part-time employees)
Monthly indemnity which provides a benefit of 66 23 of an employees basic earnings to a maximum of $200000 per month commencing after tw~nty-six (26) weeks of continuous total disability for a maximum period of up to age 65
(F) Extended Health Care (individual coverage only for part-time employees)
Hospitalization within Canada semi-private room without deductible and Without any limit as to the number of days
Medical expenses (reimbursement) annual deductible of $25 for individual or family coverage The covered expenses are reimbursed at 80 for drugs or all other expenses The maximum amount reimbursed per covered person for expenses incurred in Canada is unlimited
Medical expenses (covered expenses) professional services of a chiropractor occupational therapist naturopath speech therapist osteopath psychologist physiotherapist or podiatrist limited to one professional visit per day up to a combined maximum of $300 per calendar year for each specialist
(G) Employee Assistance Program
Confidential and professional consultation services by licensed psychologists Assistance will be available for both personal and professional problems and will be limited to 5 visits per year
(H) Dental Plan
middot The Company shall contribute to the United Food and Commercial Workers Trusteed Plan Ontario (Dental Plan) the following cents per hour for all hours paid for all employees to a maximum of forty (40) hours per week Hours paid shall not include weekly indemnity payments The Employer agrees to sign the participation agreement and supply any other documents forms reports or information required by the Trustees of the Dental Plan The Employer shall forward all contributions together with a list of all employees covered and the number of hours paid per week for each employee in each reporting period within fifteen (15) days following the end of each of the Employers four (4) or five (5) week accounting period
Effective November 24 2002- twenty-five (25cent) cents per hour Effective November 24 2004- twenty-seven (27cent) cents per hour Effective November 24 2005- twenty-nine (29cent) cents per hour Effective November 24 2006- thirty-one (31cent) cents per hour
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bull bull (I) Pension Plan
The Company agrees to contribute to the Canadian Commercial Workers Industry Pension Plan (Pension) the following cents per hour for all hours paid for all employees to a maximum of forty (40) hours per week Hours paid shall not include weekly indemnity payments The Employer agrees to sign the participation
middot agreement and supply any other documents forms reports or information required by the Trustees of the Pension Plan The Employer shall forward together with a list of all employees covered and the number of hours paid permiddot week for each employee in each reporting period within fifteen (15) days following the end of each of the Employers four (4) or five (5) week accounting period middot
Effective November 24 2005- twenty-five (25cent) cents per hour Effective November 24 2006- thirty (30cent) cents per hourmiddot Effective November 24 2007- forty (40cent) cents per hour
(J) Doctors Certificate
The Company reserves the right to require a doctors certificate from an employee If such a certificate is required by the Company themiddot employee must be notified before hisher return The Company agrees to pay for the medical certificate
(K) Vision Plan - (not applicable to part-time employees)
The Company shall provide vision care of one hundred fifty dollars ($15000) per twenty-four (24) months
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bull bull APPENDIX B
Full-Time Employee Wage Scale
General
During the term of this Collective Agreement any new job andor classification to be covered under the terms and conditions of this Collective Agreement shall be posted The parties agree to meet within thirty (30) days to determine the appropriate rate of pay for such classification Should the parties not be able to agree such question may be submitted to Arbitration by either party Pending the decision of the Arbitrators such new classifications and rates shall be implemented
Full-time Wage Scale
ClerksCashlers
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Novmiddot 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $842 $842 $842 $842 $852 $867
6 months 900 900 900 900 900 910 925
12 months 958 958 958 958 958 968 983
18 months 1016 1016 1016 1016 1016 1026 1041
24 months 1080 1080 1080 1080 1080 1090 11
30 mpnths 1096 1096 1096 1096 1096 1106 1121
36 months 1196 1196 1196 1196 1196 1206 1221
42 months 1254 1254 1254 1254 1254 1264 1279
48 months 1343 1343 13~43 1343 1343 1353 1368
54 months 1370 1395 1420 1445 1475 1505 1535
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bull bull Receiver
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Nov 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $894 $894 $894 $894 $894 $904 $919
6 months 952 952 952 952 952 962 979
12 months 1010 1010 1010 1010 1010 1020 1035
18 months 1068 1068 1068 1068 1068 1078 1093
24 months 1131 1131 1131 1131 1131 1141 1156
30months 1148 1148 1148 1148 1148 1158 1173
36 months 1247 1247 1247 1247 1247 1257 1272
42 months 1305 1305 1305 1305 1305 13~ 15 1330
48 months 1396 1396 1396 1396 1396 1406 1421
54 months 1424 1449 1474 1499 1529 1559 1589
Meat Cutters
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Nov 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $1370 $1370 $1370 $1370 $1370 $1380 $1395
6 months 1401 1401 1401 1401 1401 1411 1426
12 months 1433 1433 1433 1433 1433 1443 1458
18 months 1464 1464 1464 1464 1464 1474 1489
24 months 1496 1496 1496 1496 1496 1506 1521
30 months 1527 1527 1527 1527 1527 1537 1552
36 months 1559 1559 1559 1559 1559 1569 1584
42 months 1591 1591 1591 1591 1591 1601 1616
48 months 1654 1654 1654 1654 1654 1564 1679
54 months 1687 1712 1737 1762 1792 1822 1852
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bull bull Assistant Department Managers
An employee who is selected by the Company to fill the role of an assistant department manager shall receive a premium of one dollar ($100) per hour For the purposes of any Statutory Holiday Pay Vacation Pay Sick Pay or Weekly Indemnity Benefit Payments to which such an employee may be entitled in a week during which he is scheduled to work as an assistant department manager hismiddot hourly rate shall be deemed to include the premium aforesaid
In his functions an assistant department manager is required to supervise the personnel in his department and also assign the workload to those employees The assistant manager is also required to support the department manager with the administrative duties and must be available to replace the manager during his absences The choice of vacation between the manager and the assistant must be mutually agreed to The schedule can be modified for the assistant manager outside the prescribed delays under article 508
If a meat wrapper is selected as the assistant meat manager the employee will be paid the meat cutters wage rate based on his seniority and will receive the assistant department premium as mentioned above (eg A meat wrapper at 18 month rate of $1060 Will get the meat cutters rate at 18 month of $1440 plus the premium) middot
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bull ARTICLE 1 - SCOPE
APPENDIX C PART-TIME EMPLOYEES
bull 101 All matters relative to part-time employees and their working conditions shall be
contained in this Appendix and Articles middot
For the purpose of this Appendix a part-time employee is an employee who is normally scheduled to work twenty-eight (28) hours or less per week middot
102 If a part-time employee works forty (40) hours per week for six (6) consecutive weeks except for replacement of absent fuiJtime employees such position shall be posted in accordance with Article 4 of the Full-time portion of this Agreement
103 The following articles and clauses of the Full-Time Agreement shall also apply to Part-Time employees
Preamble 1 2 3 403 a) b) c) e) f) 504 b) 511 8 9 10 11 13 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 24 25 Appendix A
ARTICLE 2 - SENIORITY
201 middot (a) After continuing in the employ of the Company for a period of two hundred and fifty (250) hours Employees covered by this Agreement shall be deemed to have served their probationary period and then shall be placedmiddot on the seniority list for part-time employees The Company shall have the right to discharge a probationary employee Such discharge may not be grieved by the employee andor the Union
(b) Seniority listings for part-time employees shall be posted by the Company quarter-annually The seniority date of each part-time employee shall be considered to be correct if the Union raises nomiddot objection within three (3) weeks of the date of posting of the first list on which the employees name appears
202 (a) Seniority shall begin after the employees probationary period has beenmiddot served Lay-offs and re-employment shall be based on seniority availability ability and qualifications to perform the work When a part-time employee becomes a full-time employee he will be required to serve the full~time probationary period if he has not completed is part-time probationary period and will be given a seniority credit of fifty (50) percent of his part-time seniority up to a maximum of twelve (12) months He will also receive the bull
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bull bull greater of his part-time rate or the rate which his full~time seniority credit will give him and shall proceed from that point in the full-time wage progression Such credit shall apply to seniority vacation statutory holidays and sick days If for some reason the employee reverts to part-time during lhe probationary period there will be no loss of seniority The seniority rights of an employee shall be terminated after six (6) months following a lay-off due to lack of work In the event of an opening occurring in the full-time staff employees covered under this Appendix shall receive preference for such full-time position providing they have the necessary seniority ability competence and qualifications to perform the work
b) Part-time employees are expected to attend work in accordance with their schedule of hours When unable to attend the employee must notify the Company or designate as soon as it is reasonably possible prior to the commencement of the scheduled shift of the employee giving the reason why he is unable to attend middot
203 a) The weekly schedule of hours of work shall be allotted according to seniority by department providing the senior employee(s) has the necessary ability and qualifications to perform the work and is available
In the event of hours of work becoming available within a given week beyond the schedule of hours of that given week due to approved absences sickness compensation bereavement andor unanticipated increases in business the Company will call the most senior part-time employees not scheduled that day provided the employee is available and has the qualifications to perform the available work middot middot
b) The assignment of hours as set out in 203 (a) will result in the schedule of daily hours being posted not later than Thursday at noon of the previous week The store steward will be given a copy of the schedules Employees meal periods will be based on the commencement of their shift middot
204 If a full-time employee transfers to part-time status the employee will retain his original date of hire as his part-time seniority date
205 If more than one employee has the same seniority date the affected employees will draw to determine their order of seniority provided a steward is present middot middot
ARTICLE 3 - HOURS OF WORK
For existing part-time employees the Company will meet each employee to review the employees availability the employee shall be able to amend his availability quarterly each year
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bull bull A part-time employee hired after date of ratification shall have a minimum availability to work all day Saturday and Sunday and also two (2) evenings per week
301 The regular working day shall consist of up to ten (1 0) hours for all part-time employees middot middot
302 Should an employee desire a transfer to another department andor classification he shall indicate such preference on a form supplied by the Company stating the department(s) andor classification(s) desired A copy of the form will be provided to the employee and the Union As openings become available the Company will transfer employees by store seniority subject to relevant qualifications provided the employee has had a request on file for fourteen (14) days When transferred to a higher rated classification the employee will be placed on the wage scale at the level which gives him an increase and shall proceed upwards thereafter in accordance with the time frames When transferred to a lower rated classification the employee will be placed at the level equal to his rate of pay but not higher than the top rate of the new classification
303 The Company agrees that part-time employees will get the opportunity to work up to twenty-eight (28) hours per week by seniority by department by classification
prior to new employees being hired provided the Company can cover the available hours without encountering scheduling problems middot
304 The Company will schedule the following guaranteed hours of work per week based middoton the availability of the hours and provided the employee is available and qualified to perform the work
One (1) or more years of seniority a minimum guarantee of fifteen (15) hours of scheduled work per week
three (3) or more years of seniority a minimum guarantee of eighteen (18) middot hours of scheduled work per week
Five (5) or more years of seniority a minimum guarantee of twenty (20) middot hours of scheduled work per week
Six (6) or more years of seniority a minimum guarantee of twenty-four (24) hours of scheduled work per week
Seven (7) or more year of seniority a minimum guarantee of twenty-eight middot (28) hours of scheduled work per week middot
In the event of additional hours being added following the posting of the schedule or schedule changes created by illness accident leave of absence or changes beyond the control of the Company etc the Company agrees to offer such hours
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bull bull to employees by store seniority and by department provided the senior employee bull is available and qualified Such additional or changed hours are intended to be administered in such a manner as to top up part-time employees by seniority to approximately twenty-eight (28) hours unless junior employees have not reached their guaranteed hours in which case the junior employee will have priority to such guaranteep hours middot
ARTICLE 4- STATUTORY HOLIDAYS
401 Part-time employees shall be entitled to statutory holiday pay for the following middot holidays as recognized by the Employment Standards Act
New Years Day Good Friday Victoria Day Canada Day Civic Holiday
Labour Day Thanksgiving Day Christmas Day Boxing Day
If an employee is scheduled towork on the Civic Holiday such employe~ will be paid at his regular rate of pay and will be credited with an additional floater holiday
A part-time employee covered by this Agreement shall be eligible for a floater holiday once during each contract year to be taken at a time mutually agreed upon between the Company and the employee concerned
If any of the above legal holidays are no longer deemed to be a Public Holiday as defined by the Employment Standards Act the employee working on such a day will be paid his regular rate of pay and shall be credited with a floater day to be taken at a mutually agreeable time Otherwise any employee working on a Public Holiday shall be paid at time and one-half (1 Yz) his regular rate of pay plus the statutory days pay middot middot
402 To qualify for pay for a statutory holiday the employee must have worked on hislast scheduled shift preceding and his firSt scheduled shift following_ the legal holiday unless absent dueto proven illness or accident
An employee who so qualifies shall receive legal holiday pay based on his average number of daily hours worked (exclusive of daily overtime) during the four ( 4) weeks
middot immediately preceding the week during which the legal holiday occurs times his standard rate of pay middot
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bull bull ARTICLE 5 -VACATIONS
501 Employees with less than five (5) years seniority as of May 1st of the current year shall receive four (4) percent of their earnings as vacation pay Employees with five (5) or more years service as of May 1st of the current year shall receive six (6) percent of their earnings as vacation pay Employees with eight (8) or more years service as of May 1st of the current year shall receive eight (8) percent of their earnings as vacation pay Employees with seventeen (17) or more years service as of May 1st of the current year shall receive ten (10) percent of their earnings as vacation pay middot middot
502 The Company may grant a leave of absence without pay up to a maximum of four (4) weeks duration to an employee for vacation purposes Such request and permission shall be made in writing It is entirely the Companys choice to allow such a leave of absence without pay If an employee is refused such a request he may not submit a grievance or proceed to arbitration regarding this refusal
503 Part-time employees will choose their vacations after full-time employees have made their choices The preference of vacations will always be given to the partshytime employees having the most seniority Part-time employees will be required to submit their vacation intentions by April1 st of each year
ARTICLE 6- BEREAVEMENT
601 Provided the part-time employee was scheduled to work
The Company agrees to grant employees the necessary time off up to three 3) days with pay at the time of death of the following relatives
Father mother brother sister spouse child step-child mother-in-law father-inshylaw brother-in-law sister-in-law son-in-law daughter-in-law grandparents grandchild step-parents same sex partners uncle aunt niece nephew
602 If the funeral is more than two hundred forty kilometers (240) away the employee will receive an additional one 1) day with pay for attending the fune~al If bereavement falls during an employees vacation he shall be able to carry over the paid time to be able to use at a later date
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bull bull ARTICLE 7 -REST PERIODS
701 Employees covered by this Appendix shall be entitled to one (1) fifteen (15) minute paid rest for each four ( 4) hour period worked Whenever possible each rest period
shall occur at approximately themiddot mid-point of each four (4) hourmiddot period~ No employee who is scheduled for more than four (4) hours but not exceeding six (6) hours shall be required to take their break sooner than two (2) hours into their shift whenever possible
702 middotWhere an employee is working a daily shift of more than six (6) hours he shall have one (1) hour (or a half) hour by mutual consent) off for lunch and one-half() hour for supper if applicable middot
ARTICLE 8 -WAGES
801 A part-time employee shall be pald time and one-half 1 ) for all hours worked over ten 1 0) hours per day or over forty (40) hours per week middot
802 Part-time employees who work on the night crew shall receive a shift premium of ninety-five (95cent) cents per hour for the hours worked on the night shift For the purposes of any Statutory Holiday Pay Vacation Pay or Weekly Indemnity Benefits (where applicable) to which such an employee may be entitled in a week during which he is scheduled to work on a night crew his hourly rate shall be deemed to include the premium aforesaid middot
803 An employee assigned to a position of lead hand shall receive a lead hand premium
of seventy-five (75cent) cents per hour
804 The wage rates affecting employees in the bargaining unit as set out herein shall be set forth in Appendix D of this Agreement
805 An employee who is hired at a higher rate of pay than the start rate is deemed to have to his credit the required hours to justify such a rate of pay
ARTICLE 9 -SAFETY SHOE OR BOOT ALLOWANCE
901 Part-time employees who are required by the Company to wear approved safety footwear shall be paid an allowance of up to forty dollars ($4000) per year upon presentation of a receipt middot
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bull bull ARTICLE 10 middotFULL-TIME REPLACEMENT
1001 Part-time employees replacing full-time employees shall receive the start rate of the full-time classification or whatever level on the scale that would provide him an
increase
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bull APPENDIX D
Part-time Employee Wage Scale
bull Notwithstanding the wage progressions for part-time employees where there is an increase in the Ontario minimum wage rate it shall become the new start rate and those employees so affected shall remain at such rate of pay until their months with the Company would permit them an increase in their rate of pay in accordance with the wage grid
ClerksCashlers
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Nov 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $721 $721 $721 $721 $721 $731 $746
middot 6 months 738 738 738 738 738 748 763
12 months 769 769 769 769 769 779 794
18 months 800 800 800 800 800 810 825
24 months 832 832 832 832 832 842 857
30 months 864 864 864 864 864 874 889
36 months middot 895 895 895 895 895 905 920
42 months 937 937 937 937 937 947 962
48 months 1010 1010 1010 1010 1010 1020 1035
54 months 1 1045 middot1070 1095 1125 1155 1185
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bull bull Service Clerks
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Novmiddotmiddot 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $675 $675 $675 middot $675 $675 $685 $700
6 months 698 698 698 698 698 708 723
12 months 721 721 721 721 721 731 746
18 months 736 736 736 736 736 746 761
24 months 753 753 753 753 753 763 7~78
30 months 795 795 795 795 795 805 820
36 months 811 836 861 886 916 946 976
Meat Cutters
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Nov 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $1238 $1238 $1238 $1238 $1238 $1248 $1263
6 months 1317 1317 1317 1317 1317 1327 1342
12 months 1397 1397 1397 1397 1397 1407 bull 1422
18 months 1425 1450 f475 1500 1530 1560 1590
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bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob As Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE PRINTING OF COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT
The Company agrees to pay one thousand five hundred dollars ($1 50000) towards the cost of printing the Collective Agreement into booklet form middot
~ DATED AT 0plusmnaulh ONTARIO this 5 day of --=-H-=e6__ __ 20ol
UNITEDFOODANDCOMMERC~L LOEB CANADA INC WOR RS UNION LOCAL 175
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bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob As Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE SUNDAY AND STATUTORY HOLIDAYS
In the event that Sunday is legislated to become a regular work day both parties agree that Article 503 b c d of the Collective Agreement will be deleted and that those hours wiJI be part of the regular work week Both parties agree to meet in order to determine the distribution of these Sunday hours
In the event that stores are allowed to legally open on a statutory holiday without premium pay then the parties agree to meet to amend the Collective Agreement by mutual agreement
3 DATED AT o-HctuKL- ONTARIO this 5 day of_~he-=b~-- 2002
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WOR RS UNION LOCAL 175
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bull bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
ANDmiddot
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE TIME LIMITS
In view of recent changes to the Ontario Labour Relations Act and resulting decisions therefrom and in view ofthe parties history of amiable Labour Relations the parties agree to the following
That neither party shall raise or proceed with a timeliness issue argument regarding filing for arbitration without first giving the other party written prior notice of its intent to do so
Should either party serve such notice on the other party the parties further agree that the final time frame in the Collective Agreement respecting filing for arbitration shall then be triggered
The parties further agree that any Board of Arbitration or single arbitrator shall have full jurisdiction to adjudicate the matter respecting timeliness in light of this agreement andmiddot shall not be restricted by the Ontario Labour Relations Act in so doing
DATED AT Q-t-CUJ)O_ ONTARIO this 5_ day of ~e6
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORK RS UNION LOCAL 175
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LOEB CANADA INC
bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE NIGHT CREW GROUP 1
The Company agrees that the following full-time night crew employees are classified as Group 1 middot
middot Brian Taylor Brian Lewis Rick Tombs
The Company agrees that should a Group 1 day job come open and an existing Group 1 night crew employee apply and is successful in getting the job he would maintain his Group 1 status
DATED AT 61-cuuo-- ONTARIO this~ dayof F~b
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WOR ERS UNION LOCAL 175
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UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175NEW LETTER
RE FULL-TIME GROUP 2 TEN (10) HOUR SHIFTS
The Company and the Union agree that should the Company wish to introduce ten 1 0) hour shifts the employees affected will be entitled to an additional fifteen 15) minute break to be taken within the last two 2) hours of work
DATED AT 6-ttcuvo- ONTARIO this _fi__ day of Feb 2003
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO ERS UNION LOCAL 175
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UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE GROUP 1 amp 2 DISTRIBUTION
In an effort to maintain full-time positions and create additional full-time positions the parties have agreed to the following
a) The following
Gary Pritchard Maria Romano Robert Chenier Brian Taylor Paul Berrea Allan Cuddihey Bruce Harding Rick Tombs Brian Lewis
are existing full-time employees as date of ratification and will be classified as Group 1 employees middot
b) The Company agrees that forty-five percent (45) of all regular bargaining unit hours per week will be designated as full-time hours Both parties agreemiddot to have fifty percent (50) of full-time employees in Group 1 and fifty percent (50) in Group 2 This ratio will be achieved through attrition In other words as a Group 1 position becomes vacant it will be replaces by a Group 2 position until fifty-fifty percent (50-50) ratio is achieved Once this ratio is achieved if a Group 1 position becomes vacant it would be filled by a Group 2 employee as per the terms and conditions of the Collective Agreement and a new Group 2 position would be posted
c) The Company recognizes the Receiver Assist Meat Manager and Assistant Produce Manager positions as a Group 1 position Should the Company introduce an additional Receiver position in the unit that position would be considered as a Group 2 position middot
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bull bull d) In the case of a lay-off of a full-time position if a Group 1 employee is laid
off he will have the following options
full lay-off with recall rights accepting part-time hours while maintaining recall rights if feasible he will be offered a Group 2 full-time position and maintain his recall rights to a Group 1 status for the duration of the recall period middot
e) The creation of Assistant Department Managers will be at the Companys sole discretion and may be classified as Group 2 positions
The parties agree to review at store level on a quarterly basis the level of bargaining unit hours and the number of full-time positions as it relates to Group middot1 and Group 2
DATED AT Dttau~ ONTARIO this~ day of l=t=b
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
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LOEB CANADA INC
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bull bull RE Group 2 Positions - Highlights
Full-time - forty (40) hours a week maximum five (5) shifts a week - minimum four (4) hours a shift - maximum of ten (10) hours per shift - Saturday and Sunday shifts part of work week - Sunday premium applies
- two (2) consecutive days off every other week - Evenings - may be scheduled up to three (3) evenings a week
Meat Produce and Bakery Department employees may be scheduled from 500 am and would receive night crew premium for time worked from 500 am to 600 am
Night Crew Maybe scheduled between 900pm and 900am - Night crew premium would apply from Sunday to Saturday - would be scheduled consecutive nights
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UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE SUNDAY WORK GROUP 2
Sunday work shall be part of the work week for all full-time employees in Group 2 It will be clearly indicated to the concerned employee upon hiring andor promotion If at anytime a Group 2 employee or an employee hired before September 41
h 2001 and promoted to a Group 2 position after September 41
h 2001 advises the Company that he is no longer available to work on Sundays then this employee will be returned to a part-time status with middot the conditions of a part-time employee and the Company will post a new Group 2 full-time position The employee returned to his prior position will not have recourse to the grievance procedure as outlined in the Collective Agreement
DATED AT o-tt~ ONTARIO this__amp__ day of _ _Fi-=Eb=---bull 2003
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO RS UNION LOCAL 175
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UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE CARY PRITCHARD ASSISTANT MEAt MANAGER
Upon ratification Cary Pritchard will move to the Meat Cutter scale at the thirty-six (36) month rate and continue to progress from there on He shall also receive a premium of one dollar ($100) per hour as per the Assistan~ Department Manager premium
DATED AT Otcuvo ONTARIO this 5 day of Feb
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
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UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE SYLVANA FLORES DELl CLERK
The parties agree that Sylvana Flores is on a leave of absence The parties agree that she
will continue to accumulate seniority while on the leave of absence Should Sylvana Flores return to work at Loeb City View prior to January 5 2003 she will maintain her seniority As of January 5 2003 she would have no seniority in the Bargaining Unit
DATED AT Qmiddotttcl)AlO_ ONTARIO this _5_ day of Feb 20CB
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO RS UNION LOCAL 175
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bull bull LETTER OF-AGREEMENT
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UNIrED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE RED CIRCLED FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES
The Company agrees that the following employees will be considered middot red-circled employees
Maria Romano Robert Chenier Brian Taylor
Effective December 1 2002 they will receive a lump sum payment of seven hundred andmiddot fifty dollars ($75000) middot
Effective November 30 2003 they will receive a lump sum payment of seven hundred and fifty dollars ($75000)
Effective November 28 2004 they will receive a lump sum payment of seven hundred and fifty dollars ($75000) middot
Effective November 27 2005 they will receive a lump sum payment of four hundred dollars ($40000) and a wage increase of twelve cents (12cent) on their rate of pay bringing them to the end rate of the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of thirty cents (30cent) and thirty cents (30cent )
Should the employees want to have their lump sum payment directed to an RRSP they must provide the Store Director with the TD2 no later than the first week of November each yearmiddot
DATED AT 00a vJ6_ ONTARIO this_5_ day of middot Eeb 20~
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO RS UNION CAL 175
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UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE RED-CIRCLED PART-TIME EMPLOYEES
Maria Arella Jimmy Wong Mandy Wong Maria Semler Brenda Laverty Yvonne Gagnon Sandra Gray Beverly MacDonald middot middot
During the term of the Collective Agreement the red-circled ~mployees shall be brought in line with the established wage scales in the negotiated Collective Agreement
Re Maria Arella Jimmy Wong Mandy Wong Maria Semler Brenda Laverty middot bull
Effective December 1 2002 they will receive a lump sum payment of fifteen cents 15cent) per hour worked averaged over the last six 6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks and a wage increase of fifteen cents 15cent) on their rate of pay bringing them to the end rate of middot the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of twentyshyfive cents (25cent) twenty-five cents (25cent) thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents middot (30cent)
Re Yvonne Gagnon Sandra Gray
Effective December 1 2002 they will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 30 2003 they will receive a lump sum payment often cents (10cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six 6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks and a middot wage increase of twenty cents (20cent) on their rate of pay bringing them to the end rate of the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of twenty- five cents 25cent) thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents_(30cent) thirty cents (30cent)
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bull bull Re Beverly MacDonald
Effective December 1 2002 she will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 30 2003 she will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 28 2004 she will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 26 2005 she will receive a lump sum payment of fifteen cents (15cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks and a wage increase of twelve cents ( 12cent) on her rate of pay bringing her to the end rate of the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents (30cent) middot
Should the employees want to have their lump sum payment directed to an RRSP they must provide the Store Director with the TD2 no later than the first week of November of each year
DATED AT 0~ ONTARIO this~ day of Feb
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WO ERS UNION OCAL 175
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bull bull why the employee is unable to attend when he expects to return to work and how the Company or designate can call him relative to his absence
503 Employees will have their schedule for the following week posted by Thursday at noon on the bulletin board ofthe Company Employees shall be given two (2)days notice of change in their regular working schedule prior to such change being implemented except in the case of sickness accident bereavement fire or flood in their particular area A copy of the schedule shall be given to the Union Steward~
504 (a) Overtime will be payable at the rate of time and one-half (1 ) for all hours worked in excess of the normal daily schedule or on a scheduled day off
(b) Work performed on Sunday for customer shopping shall be voluntary for Group 1 employees and in addition to the regular work week For Group 2 employees (see Letter of Agreement) Sunday shall be part of the work week Employees shall be paid their regular hourly rate of pay plus one dollar and sixty cents ($160) premium for all hours worked on Sunday middot
For purpose of clarity work performed for customer shopping includes hours worked up to three (3) hours prior to store opening and one half () hour after store closing
An employee who works on Sunday when the store is not open for customer shopping due to renovations shall receive his hourly rate ofmiddot pay plus the Sunday premium middot
This premium shall not apply to regularly scheduled night shift work on middot Sunday
For Group 1 employees it is understood the hours worked in excess of forty ( 40) hours per week as a result of Sunday work shall not be paid at time and one half (1 ) in accordance with full-time Article 501 (b)
For part-time employees it is understood the hours worked in excess offorty ( 40) hours per week as a result of Sunday work shall not be paid at time and one half (1) in accordance with Article 702 of Appendix A
(c) The Company agrees that when full-time employees are scheduled to work on Sundays such hours are to be given to Group 2 employees first and thenmiddot
distributed equitably among Group 1 full-time employees who volunteer to work Similarly when part-time employees are scheduled the same distribution method will be implemented amongst part-time employees
(d) Work performed over eight (8) hours on Sunday will be paid at the rate of double time (2x) over eight (8) hours
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505 (a) During each work day employees shall be granted two (2) rest periods with pay of fifteen (15) minutes duration each Whenever possible rest periods shall not be allocated within one (1) hour of starting or quitting time or within one (1) hour of each other
(b) The Company shall also schedule a meal period of up to one (1) hour which may be reduced to one half() hour by mutual agreement between the employee and Employer which shall not count as time worked as near the midpoint of each shift as is practicable with store operations Preference shall be given to employees as to the time of their meal periods based on the commencement of their shift No employee shall work more than five (5) hours without getting a meal period of one half () hour
506 The Company undertakes that no employees shall be requested to work a split-shift unless mutually agreed to between the Company and the employee
507 (a) No employee shall be scheduled to work more than one (1) evening in any work week during evening shopping hours (600 pm - 1000 pm) when the store is open three (3) evenings or less
Group 1 -When the store is open in excess of three (3) evenings per week employees will not be scheduled to work on more than two 2) evenings No employee will be scheduled to work two (2) consecutive evenings
Group 2 - Employees will not be scheduled to work on more than three (3) evenings
(b) Employees will not be designated to work more than one (1) Saturday night in four (4) for customer shopping convenience except in an emergency
508 (a) Should an employee report for work on a regular scheduled basis and there middot is no work available he shall be paid a minimum of four (4) hours pay at his regular rate
(b) Any employee called back to work after the completion of his shift will receive one and one-half (1) times his standard rate of pay for such hours and shall be guaranteed a minimum of three (3) hours pay at the premium rate
(c) Any employee called in to work on a day for which he is not scheduled on a Sunday or a Statutory Holiday shall receive the applicable premium rate of pay for such hours and shall be guaranteed a minimum offour (4) hours pay at the premium rate
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bull bull 509 Night crew operations
Regular employees shall have five (5) working days notice of transfer to the night crew prior to such transfer being implemented except in the case of sickness
accident or bereavement middot middot
The following rules shall apply to all night crew operations
(a) An employee who works on a Night Crew shall receive a shift premium of ninety-five cents (95cent) per hour for the hours worked on the night shift For the purposes of any Statutory Holiday Pay Vacation Pay Sick Pay or Weekly Indemnity Benefits to which such an employee may be entitled in a week during which he is scheduled to work on a night crew his hourly rate shall be deemed to include the premium aforesaid
(b) The night shift shall commence not earlier than 1000 pm and shall conclude not later than 900am All night shifts shall include a one-half() hour unpaid meal period
(c) For Group 1 employees night shifts will be scheduled on consecutive nights either Monday to Friday or Tuesday to Saturday whenever possible For Group 2 employees night shifts will be scheduled on consecutive nights from Sunday to Saturday If the Company finds it necessary to schedule nonshyconsecutive nights a meeting will be arranged in advance with the Union to discuss the matter In the event non-consecutive nights are necessary the junior employee(s) will be so assigned For Group 1 employees the Saturday night into Sunday morning night shift this shift shall remain voluntary and be entitled to the Sunday premium
(d) If a night shift employee wishes to work days instead of nights he will give the Company notice on a form supplied by the Company Fourteen (14) days from the notice he shall be entitled to receive any full week day schedules before a part time employee would be given same He shall also be given first consideration by seniority for a permanent day opening provided he has the ability to perform the normal requirements of the job
(e) bull It is understood that no employee shall be required to work alone on the night shift In the event that a night shift employee reports for work and no one is available to work with him he shall immediately contact Store Management at a phone number provided by the Company for instructions
510 For a full-time employee who desires two (2) consecutive days off he shall be scheduled two (2) consecutive days off (normally Saturday and Sunday or Sunday and Monday) per four (4) week operating period as long as the Company can maintain a sufficient workforce for the proper operation of the business For Group
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bull bull 2 employees the Company agrees that all full-time employees who desire two (2) consecutive days off will be given two (2) consecutive days off every second week
511 There shall be no duplication of the above premium and overtime rates
ARTICLE 6- STATUTORY HOLIDAYS
601 The following holidays shall be recognized as legal holidays
New Years Day Good Friday Victoria Day Canada Day Civic Day
Labour Day Thanksgiving Day Christmas Day Boxing Day
The Company shall pay an employee for such holidays eight (8) hours pay at the employees regular rate of pay
middotIf an employee is scheduled to work on the Civic Holiday such employee will be paid at his regular rate of pay and will be credited with an additional floater holiday
A full-time employee covered by this Agreement shall be eligible for a floater holiday once during each contract year to be taken at a time mutually agreed upon between middot the Company and the employee concerned
602 When a holiday as listed above is observed in any week employees will work a four (4) day week and shall receive five (5) days pay at the standard rate of pay
middotAn employee who works a fifth day in a week during which a holiday as listed above is observed shall receive one and one half (1 ) times his regular hourly rate for all hours so worked on the fifth day
603 When two (2) holidays as listed are observed in any week employees will work a three (3) day week and shall receive five (5) days pay at the standard rate An employee who works on a fourth or fifth day in a week during which two (2) holidays as listed are observed shall receive one and one half (1 ) times his regular hourly rate for all hours so worked on the fourth and fifth day
604 To qualify for pay the employee must work his last scheduled working day preceding the holiday and his first scheduled working after the holiday unless he has secured permission from his Employer or his designate to be absent on one of the qualifying days Employees who are off on compensation accident or illness
middot shall receive legal holiday pay if they have worked within fifteen (15) daysmiddot of the middot holiday They shall receive the difference between the legal holiday pay and whatmiddot
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bull bull they otherwise receive from the Insurance Employer andor Workers Compensation Should a legal holidayoccurwithin an employees leave of absence he shall not be paid for such a legal holiday
605 An employee required to work on any of the aforementioned holidays shall receive one and one half (1 ) times his regular hourly rate for all hours worked and shall in addition receive five (5) days for working a four (4) day week as outlined in paragraph 602 middot
ARTICLE 7 bull VACATIONS
701 (a) Employees who have been employed by the Employer for less than one (1) year at May 1 shall be granted vacation with pay offour (4) percent oftheir total earnings in accordance with the ESA
(b) Employees with one (1) years service but less than five (5) years service with the Company on May 1st of each year shall be granted two (2) weeks vacation with pay
(c) Employees with five (5 years service but less than eight (8) years service with the Company on May 1st of each year shall be granted three (3) weeks vacation with pay
(d) Employees with eight (8) years service or more on May 1st of each year shall be granted four (4) weeks vacation with pay
(e) Employees with seventeen (17) years service or more on May 1st of each year shall be granted five 5) weeks vacation with pay
For clarity the vacation accrual period and entitlement period is from May 1st to April 30th middot
702 Vacations shall be granted by department in accordance with seniority and must be taken within the calendar year unless otherwise mutually agreed Full-time employees wishing to take vacation during the winter months should be allowed to do so with the exception of the period from December 15 to the end of the first full week in January middot
To the extent that it is practicable the Employer will grant vacations in one continuous period Employees entitled to three (3) or more vacation weeks and who wish to take them in one continuous period should be prepared to conclude them prior to June 15th or commence them subsequent to September 15th middot middot
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bull bull 703 The completed vacation schedule shall be posted on May 1 of each year The
Employer agrees that they will not change the vacation period of any employee unless unforseen circumstances arise However the Employer must be able to maintain a sufficient workforce throughout the year Any employee who has not submitted their vacation plan by April 15 will only be permitted to book vacation at a time that will not interfere with another employees vacation
704 Upon termination of employment employees shall be paid vacation with pay as follows
Any employee with seniority whose employment is terminated for any reason and who has not completed his full vacation year shall receive vacation pay in accordance with subsections a)b) c) d) and e) of Article 701 for the total earnings
middot sinc~the preceding May 1 or since his entry in the employ of the Company based on 4 6 8 10 as may be applicable in accordance with the employees accumulated service
ARTICLE 8- LEAVE OF ABSENCE
801 The Company may grant leave of absence without pay to any employee for legitimate reasons The granting or refusal of all such leaves of absence shall be
middot at the discretion of the Company and shall be made in writing to the employee concerned Such permission and request are to be in writing on the standard leave of absence request form two (2) months in advance except in any emergency When the leave of absence is granted there shall be no loss of seniority However Company benefits provided to employees will be discontinued during the leave Seniority shall still accumulate for a six month period and then seniority shall be maintained but not accumulate Any leave of absence granted in conjunction with the employees vacation will be deemed to follow his vacation period
802 (a) An employee may be granted a leave of absence without pay for pregnancyparental leave in accordance with the Employment Standards Act as amended
(b) The Company may grant a leave of absence without pay for the purpose of legal adoptions The Adoption Agencys requirement will be considered in determining the duration of such leave
(c) Notwithstanding 802 (a) and (b) the Employment Standards Act of Ontario shall govern maternity paternity family and adoption leaves
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bull bull 803 Should an employee be appointed to a full-time position with the Union he may
apply for a leave of absence for a three (3) month period During the period of time he is on this leave his seniority shall continue with the Company and his leave of absence may be renewed for three (3) terms of three (3) months each
804 (a)
(b)
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An employee who is required to serve on a jury shall be compensated for days actually spent on jury duty when he would otherwise have been at work to a maximum of ten (10) working days middot
The employee shall receive the difference between his jury fees and his normal days pay for that time he would have been regularly employed had he not been serving on the jury The employee shall be required to report immediately upon being excused or released from jury duty where such reporting is reasonable under the circumstances
The claim of an employee shall be verified by presentation of his jury duty cheque however no payment shall be made for any hour for which the employee receives compensation by the Company for any other reason Payment shall not be withheld pending submission of the jury duty cheque
Any employee subpoenaed to attend as a witness on behalf of the Company or the Crown shall be entitled to the difference between his witness fee and his normal days pay
805 An employee whose wife gives birth to a child will be given one (1) day off with pay
806 An employee who adopts a child will be given one (1) day off with pay
ARTICLE 9 middotGRIEVANCE AND ARBITRATION
901 Either the Company the Union or any employee has a right to lodge a grievance with respect to any matter arising out of this Agreement or concerning the interpretation application or alleged violation of this Agreement
902 Any employee believing that he has been unjustly dealt with or that the provisions of this Agreement have not been complied with shall discuss the complaint with Management The employee may be accompanied by his Union Steward if he so middot desires These discussions shall take place within seven (7) working days after the event giving rise to the complaint Management shall give an oral decision within four (4) working days from date the discussion took place middot
If managements decision is not satisfactory the complaint must be submitted as a written grievance at Step 1 within six (6) working days following Managements oral decision
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Ameeting to attempt to resolve the grievance shall then take place between the employee concerned the Union Steward and Management Within seven (7) working days of this meeting Management shall give the Union Steward its decision in writing If the decision is not satisfactory the Union Steward must within six (6) working days submit the grievance to Step Two
STEP TWOmiddot
A final meeting to attempt to resolve the grievance shall then take place between the employee concerned the Union Representative the Union Steward Management andor their representatives Within seven (7) working days of this meeting Management shall give its final decision to the Union Representative in writing If the decision is not satisfactory the Union must within thirty (30) calendar days submit the grievance to arbitration
903 In the case of a dismissal a grievance may be filed by an employee who feels he was unjustly dealt with Such a grievance must be filed within five (5) working days from the date of dismissal and shall commence at Step Two
In any subsequent disposal of this case during the Grievance Procedure the Company may reinstate the employee with full back pay suspend the employee for a definite period or sustain the discharge
904 Grievances concerning rates shall be handled in accordance with the above procedure and the disposition of such grievances if sustained shall include the determination of the effective date of the increase with retroactivity thereto
905 The Company or the Union may file grievances commencing at Step Two If an Arbitration Board finds that the Company or the Union has violated the Collective Agreement it shall have the power to award compensation to the Company or any employee affected by the violation
906 (a Failing settlement under the foregoing procedure such grievance may be submitted to Arbitration as hereinafter provided and if no written request for Arbitration is received which is postmarked within thirty-one (31) days after the decision under Step Two is given it shall be deemed to have been abandoned
(b) The time limits as prescribed above may be modified by mutual agreement of the parties in writing middot
907 Should the grievance involve the misinterpretation or alleged violation of the Agreement either party may be free to appeal to Arbitration from Step Twowit~in
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bull bull thirty-one (31) days from the date the decision was given at that step The party requesting Arbitration shall advise the other party in writing of its request together with a statement as to the issue to be arbitrated and shall include in its notice the name and address of its nominee to a Board of Arbitration The other shall within one (1) week of its receipt of the notice nominate its member to the Board of Arbitration and so advise the other party
If two nominees are unable to agree upon the choice of a third member to act as Chairman the Minister of Labour for the Province of Ontario shall be requested to appoint a Chairman The Board shall hear their dispute and the decision of a majority is the decision of the Arbitration Board but if there is no majority the decision of the Chairman governs and shall be final and binding upon the parties
The Board of Arbitration shall not have any jurisdiction to alter or modify any of the provisions of the Agreement nor to substitute any new provisions in lieu thereof nor to make any decisions inconsistent with the terms and provisions of this Agreement
Each of the parties hereto will bear the expenses of the nominee appointed by it and will share equally the expenses of the Chairman of the Boamiddotrd of Arbitration
908 The parties agree that an Arbitration Board shall have the power to award compensation or damages to any party who or employee who is dealt with contrary to the provisions of this Agreement
909 By mutual agreement of the parties a mutually agreed sole arbitrator may be appointed In such case the sole arbitrator shall have all of the rights and powers of a Board of Arbitration middot
91 0 No employee shall be discharged or disciplined except for just and sufficient cause Discharge or discipline grievances may be settled by confirming the Companys decision or by reinstating the discharged or suspended employee with full compensation for time lost less interim earnings if applicable or by any other arrangement which is just and equitable in the opinion of the parties or a Board of Arbitration if the matter is referred to it Any notation of a reprimand or other disciplinary action placed on an employees record shall be nullified after a period of twelve (12) months provided no other notice for the same offence was received for this twelve (12) month period
ARTICLE 10 - STRIKES AND LOCKOUTS
1001 Neither the Union nor any of its members nor any employee shall cause sanction take part in or encourage any sitdown or slowdown of work or any strike or stoppage of or curtailment of or interference with the Companys sales or any picketing of the Companys premises and the Company agrees that it will not causemiddot sanction or participate in any locking out of the employees middot
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bull bull 1002 The Union agrees that it will not interfere or permit any of the employees in the
bargaining unit to interfere with the delivery and sales of merchandise received by the Company from Company suppliers or the removal of perishable merchandise from the Companys stores
ARTICLE 11 -TEMPORARY ASSIGNMENTS
1101 An employee relieving in a higher rated position shall receive a premium of forty dollars ($4000) a week or eight dollars ($800) a day after he has completed more than one (1) working day in such classification exclusive of Sundays and Statutory Holidays in a seven (7) calendar day week Upon the completion of more than one (1) working day in the classification the above will be retroactive to the commencement of the relieving period
1102 Any employee relieving a Department Manager shall receive a premium of sixty dollars ($6000) a week or twelve dollars ($1200) a day after he has completed more than one (1) working day in that position exclusive of Sundays and Statutory holidays in a seven (7) calendar day week Upon the completion of more than one middot (1) working day in the relieving classification the above will be retroactive to the commencement of the relieving period
ARTICLE 12 -WAGES
1201 The wage rates affecting employees in the bargaining unit as set out herein shall be set forth in Appendix B of this Agreement middot
1202 An employee assigned to a position of lead hand shallmiddotreceive a lead hand premium of seventy-five (75cent) cents per hour
1203 An employee who his hired at a higher rate than the start rate is deemed to have to his credit the necessary months to justify such a rate of pay
ARTICLE 13 middotPART-TIME HELP
1301 It is agreed and recognized by both the Union and the Company that the business of the Company is subject to fluctuations according to the day of the week middotor month and time of day resulting in business peaks For this reason it is necessary to employ both regular employees (referred to as full-time employees) and part-time employees middot
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bull bull 1302 The Company agrees that part-time employees shall not be used to the extent they
replace or displace a present full-time employee from employment or prevent the hiring of a full-time employee
ARTICLE 14- BEREAVEMENT
1401 Should a bereavement occur in an employees immediate family (parent parent-Jn law spouse child brother sister grandparent brother-in-law sister-in-law son-inshylaw daughter-in-law grandchild step-parents same sex partners uncle aunt niece or nephew) the employee shall be granted such time off from work with pay as is reasonable under the circumstances up to a maximum of three (3) days
1402 If the funeral is more than two hundred forty kilometers (240) away the employee will receive an additional one (1) day with pay for attending the funeral If bereavement falls during an employees vacation he shall be able to carry over the paid time to be able to use at a later date
ARTICLE 15 middotUNION REPRESENTATION
1501 The Company agrees to recognize the appointment up to four (4) Union Stewards within a store No probationary employee may be appointed The Company also agrees to grant such stewards time off with pay as may be reasonably necessary to service any grievance or potential grievance
1502 (a) The Company agrees that whenever an interview is held with an employee that becomes part of his record regarding his work or conduct a steward will be present as a witness The employee may request that the steward leave the meeting If the steward is unavailable then the Company will ask the employee to select another employee of his choice from the bargaining unit to be present during this interview However there must not be any conclusion taken at this meeting A further meeting must be scheduled with the steward and the employee for the management to render their decision
(b) If the meeting where management is to render their decision isheld without the steward any conclusions verbal or written will be null and void except in the case where the employee requested the steward to leave
(c) Should any reprimand warning or disciplinary measure be issued in writing the employee in question shall receive a copy of such written reprimand warning or disciplinary measure within seven (7) worked days of the discovery of the alleged offence except that an extension of time may be requested in order to complete an investigation
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bull bull 1503 The Business Agent or International Representative of the Union shall be entitled
to visit a store covered by this Agreement during regular hours of work for the purpose of ensuring the terms of the Agreement are implemented provided however that the appropriate Management authority has given his consent which shall not be unreasonably withheld
1504 The Company agrees during the lifetime of this Agreement to grant time off with pay to two (2) full-time employees and one (1) part-time employee for the purpose of collective bargaining with the Company
1505 The Union agrees to forward to the Company a listing of store stewards and their store and department locations on a half-yearly basis
1506 On commencing employment an employee will be advised by the Company that a Union Agreement is in effect and will be introduced to the Union Stewards
ARTICLE 16 bull HEALTH AND SAFETY
1601 A joint Health amp Safety Committee shall be formed of at least two (2) representatives of the Company and at least two (2) employees appointed by the Union The names of the members of this Committee shall be posted on the bulletin board middot
This Committee shall meet in accordance with the Occupational Health and Safety Act or more frequently if necessary This Committee shall be set up and operated at the Companys expense
1602 The Health amp Safety Committee shall
(a) Make recommendations to the Company to promote industrial safety health and hygiene
(b) Study the monthly accident reports and make recommendations for the prevention of similar accidents middot
(c) Make recommendations concerning training and information programs
(d) Make workplace inspections in accordance to the Occupational Health and Safety Act
(e) Prepare a report of every meeting and inspection copies of which are available at all times to interested parties
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bull bull (f) The Committee may review all accident reports and the Committee will make
recommendation to the Company to prevent such accidents in the future
(g) The Company will advise the Committee of each work accidentmiddot in accordance with the Occupational Health and Safety Act
(h) The Company shall inform every employee of the risks associated with his work
(i) A thorough inspection shall be conducted by two (2) Committee members once a month and the necessary time shall be allowed
G) The Health and Safety Committee shall meet every three (3) months or more frequent if necessary
ARTICLE 17 bull STORE CARDS
1701 The Company agrees to prominently display Union Store Cards and Decals of the Union
1702 The Company agrees that the employees may wear Union buttons while on duty
ARTICLE 18 bull PERSONS OTHER THAN UNION MEMBERS
1801 The Company agrees that persons who are not members of the bargaining unitmiddot other than those listed in Article 101 (a) will not perform bargaining unit work except during the re-opening of a refurbished store
In the case of a renovation or relines there will be no restrictions for work to be perform~d by suppliers sales representatives and third party Companies
It is to be understood that at all time without any restrictions the persons who are not members of the bargaining unit as listed in Article 101 (a) can perform bargaining unit work
1802 The Company representatives (Regional Director Marketing Specialist) canmiddot perform functions related to their duties in the store middot middotmiddot
1803 No suppliersales representatives (or their representatives) shall perform any routine store work except chip suppliers bread suppliers cake suppliers magazines soft drink suppliers bulk non-food suppliers spices and dairy products If any supplier is to be added to the list of exceptions the Company and the Union agre~ to meet
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bull bull to discuss the issue The routine work includes verifying codes and removing products with expired dates from shelves
1804 In the case of sampling and demonstrations suppliers or sales representatives are allowed to manipulate products on the shelves and to distribute samples
Suppliers or sales representatives are allowed to put together displays
ARTICLE 19 middotBULLETIN BOARDS
1901 The Company agrees to extend to the Union the use of a bulletin board in each store for the posting of the following notices middot
1 Notice of election - election results - appointment of officers middot 2 Notice of meetings - time and place 3 Notice of social and recreational activities
All other notices must be approved and initialed by the Store Management before being posted on the bulletin board
ARTICLE 20- UNIFORMS
2001 The Company agrees to provide to employees working an average of twenty (20) hours or more with two (2) uniforms
The Company agrees to provide employees working an average of less than twenty hours (20) with one (1) uniform
The Company agrees to supply proper rain gear when needed
The Company agrees to supply proper gloves for employees working in frozen food or working in cooler
The Company agrees to keep a supply of winter jackets for people working in cooler
These articles shall be replaced by the Company when needed due to normal wear in the store Anyadditional articles may be purchased by the employee at cost price
Coats and aprons for the Meat Department shall be laundered by the Company
The Company shall decide what the uniform is comprised of
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bull bull ARTICLE 21- HEALTH AND WELFARE
2101 The Company agrees to pay for Health and Welfare benefits as outlinedmiddot in middot Appendix A which shall form part of this Collective Agreement
ARTICLE 22 - GENDER
2201 It is understood that the use of the masculine gender shall include the female gender middot
ARTICLE23- SAFETY SHOE OR BOOT ALLOWANCE
2301 Full-time employees who are required by the Company to wear approved safety footwear shall be paid an allowance of up to fifty-five ($5500) dollars per year upon middotpresentation of a receipt middot
ARTICLE 24 middotCASHIERS MAT
2401 The Company agrees to provide Cashiers mat and to replace them whenever necessary
ARTICLE 25 -TERMS OF AGREEMENT
2501 (a) This Agreement shall come into force and effect on October 27 2002 and shall continue to October 25 2008 and shall thereafter be automatically renewed for the period of one (1) year unless either party on written notice to the other within a period of not more than ninety (90) days before the expiry date serves notice of intent to terminate or modify the Agreement
(b) In the event either party serves notice of a desire to negotiate changes into this Agreement as above set out it is agreed that the Company and the Union without undue delay shall begin negotiations on the proposed changes
(c) Pending the results of negotiations neither party shall change the conditions existing under the Agreement unless mutually agreed by both parties
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bull bull DATED AT ()-tkwo_ THIS b DAY OF ----=-h-=E=-=b__ ___ _____ 2003
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO ERS UNION LOCAL 175
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bull bull APPENDIX A
Health and Welfare
The following benefits shall apply to all full-time employees who have successfully completed three (3) months of service or to part-time employees with 12 months service and who average 22 hours of work per week These benefits are subject to the terms and conditions of the insurance contract If there are any discrepancies between what is listed in this Agreement and the insurance contract the latter will apply The cost of these benefits shall be fully paid by the Company unless otherwise stated middot
(A) Paid Sick Leave
The Company agrees to provide to all full-time employees forty (40)hours per year for sick leave Any unused sick leave will be paid to the employees on or about January 15th of the following year Employees with less than one (1) year of service shall receive sick leave on a pro-rata basis
(B) Life Insurance
The Company provides a life insurance amount of one (1) time the employees basic annual earnings rounded up to the next multiple of $100000 For part-time employees the amount payable is $12500
(C) Accidental Death and Dismemberment Benefit
One time the employees basic annual earnings rounded up to the next multiple of $100000 For part-time employees the amount payable is $12500
(D) Short-term disability (not applicable to part-time employees)
Weekly indemnity which provides a benefit of 66 23 of an employees basic earnings to a maximum of $45000 per week commencing on the first day in the case of hospitalization or accident on the 8th calendar day of continuous total disability if sickness for a maximum period of twenty-six (26) weeks middot
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bull bull (E) Long-term Disability (not applicable to part-time employees)
Monthly indemnity which provides a benefit of 66 23 of an employees basic earnings to a maximum of $200000 per month commencing after tw~nty-six (26) weeks of continuous total disability for a maximum period of up to age 65
(F) Extended Health Care (individual coverage only for part-time employees)
Hospitalization within Canada semi-private room without deductible and Without any limit as to the number of days
Medical expenses (reimbursement) annual deductible of $25 for individual or family coverage The covered expenses are reimbursed at 80 for drugs or all other expenses The maximum amount reimbursed per covered person for expenses incurred in Canada is unlimited
Medical expenses (covered expenses) professional services of a chiropractor occupational therapist naturopath speech therapist osteopath psychologist physiotherapist or podiatrist limited to one professional visit per day up to a combined maximum of $300 per calendar year for each specialist
(G) Employee Assistance Program
Confidential and professional consultation services by licensed psychologists Assistance will be available for both personal and professional problems and will be limited to 5 visits per year
(H) Dental Plan
middot The Company shall contribute to the United Food and Commercial Workers Trusteed Plan Ontario (Dental Plan) the following cents per hour for all hours paid for all employees to a maximum of forty (40) hours per week Hours paid shall not include weekly indemnity payments The Employer agrees to sign the participation agreement and supply any other documents forms reports or information required by the Trustees of the Dental Plan The Employer shall forward all contributions together with a list of all employees covered and the number of hours paid per week for each employee in each reporting period within fifteen (15) days following the end of each of the Employers four (4) or five (5) week accounting period
Effective November 24 2002- twenty-five (25cent) cents per hour Effective November 24 2004- twenty-seven (27cent) cents per hour Effective November 24 2005- twenty-nine (29cent) cents per hour Effective November 24 2006- thirty-one (31cent) cents per hour
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bull bull (I) Pension Plan
The Company agrees to contribute to the Canadian Commercial Workers Industry Pension Plan (Pension) the following cents per hour for all hours paid for all employees to a maximum of forty (40) hours per week Hours paid shall not include weekly indemnity payments The Employer agrees to sign the participation
middot agreement and supply any other documents forms reports or information required by the Trustees of the Pension Plan The Employer shall forward together with a list of all employees covered and the number of hours paid permiddot week for each employee in each reporting period within fifteen (15) days following the end of each of the Employers four (4) or five (5) week accounting period middot
Effective November 24 2005- twenty-five (25cent) cents per hour Effective November 24 2006- thirty (30cent) cents per hourmiddot Effective November 24 2007- forty (40cent) cents per hour
(J) Doctors Certificate
The Company reserves the right to require a doctors certificate from an employee If such a certificate is required by the Company themiddot employee must be notified before hisher return The Company agrees to pay for the medical certificate
(K) Vision Plan - (not applicable to part-time employees)
The Company shall provide vision care of one hundred fifty dollars ($15000) per twenty-four (24) months
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bull bull APPENDIX B
Full-Time Employee Wage Scale
General
During the term of this Collective Agreement any new job andor classification to be covered under the terms and conditions of this Collective Agreement shall be posted The parties agree to meet within thirty (30) days to determine the appropriate rate of pay for such classification Should the parties not be able to agree such question may be submitted to Arbitration by either party Pending the decision of the Arbitrators such new classifications and rates shall be implemented
Full-time Wage Scale
ClerksCashlers
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Novmiddot 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $842 $842 $842 $842 $852 $867
6 months 900 900 900 900 900 910 925
12 months 958 958 958 958 958 968 983
18 months 1016 1016 1016 1016 1016 1026 1041
24 months 1080 1080 1080 1080 1080 1090 11
30 mpnths 1096 1096 1096 1096 1096 1106 1121
36 months 1196 1196 1196 1196 1196 1206 1221
42 months 1254 1254 1254 1254 1254 1264 1279
48 months 1343 1343 13~43 1343 1343 1353 1368
54 months 1370 1395 1420 1445 1475 1505 1535
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bull bull Receiver
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Nov 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $894 $894 $894 $894 $894 $904 $919
6 months 952 952 952 952 952 962 979
12 months 1010 1010 1010 1010 1010 1020 1035
18 months 1068 1068 1068 1068 1068 1078 1093
24 months 1131 1131 1131 1131 1131 1141 1156
30months 1148 1148 1148 1148 1148 1158 1173
36 months 1247 1247 1247 1247 1247 1257 1272
42 months 1305 1305 1305 1305 1305 13~ 15 1330
48 months 1396 1396 1396 1396 1396 1406 1421
54 months 1424 1449 1474 1499 1529 1559 1589
Meat Cutters
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Nov 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $1370 $1370 $1370 $1370 $1370 $1380 $1395
6 months 1401 1401 1401 1401 1401 1411 1426
12 months 1433 1433 1433 1433 1433 1443 1458
18 months 1464 1464 1464 1464 1464 1474 1489
24 months 1496 1496 1496 1496 1496 1506 1521
30 months 1527 1527 1527 1527 1527 1537 1552
36 months 1559 1559 1559 1559 1559 1569 1584
42 months 1591 1591 1591 1591 1591 1601 1616
48 months 1654 1654 1654 1654 1654 1564 1679
54 months 1687 1712 1737 1762 1792 1822 1852
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bull bull Assistant Department Managers
An employee who is selected by the Company to fill the role of an assistant department manager shall receive a premium of one dollar ($100) per hour For the purposes of any Statutory Holiday Pay Vacation Pay Sick Pay or Weekly Indemnity Benefit Payments to which such an employee may be entitled in a week during which he is scheduled to work as an assistant department manager hismiddot hourly rate shall be deemed to include the premium aforesaid
In his functions an assistant department manager is required to supervise the personnel in his department and also assign the workload to those employees The assistant manager is also required to support the department manager with the administrative duties and must be available to replace the manager during his absences The choice of vacation between the manager and the assistant must be mutually agreed to The schedule can be modified for the assistant manager outside the prescribed delays under article 508
If a meat wrapper is selected as the assistant meat manager the employee will be paid the meat cutters wage rate based on his seniority and will receive the assistant department premium as mentioned above (eg A meat wrapper at 18 month rate of $1060 Will get the meat cutters rate at 18 month of $1440 plus the premium) middot
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bull ARTICLE 1 - SCOPE
APPENDIX C PART-TIME EMPLOYEES
bull 101 All matters relative to part-time employees and their working conditions shall be
contained in this Appendix and Articles middot
For the purpose of this Appendix a part-time employee is an employee who is normally scheduled to work twenty-eight (28) hours or less per week middot
102 If a part-time employee works forty (40) hours per week for six (6) consecutive weeks except for replacement of absent fuiJtime employees such position shall be posted in accordance with Article 4 of the Full-time portion of this Agreement
103 The following articles and clauses of the Full-Time Agreement shall also apply to Part-Time employees
Preamble 1 2 3 403 a) b) c) e) f) 504 b) 511 8 9 10 11 13 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 24 25 Appendix A
ARTICLE 2 - SENIORITY
201 middot (a) After continuing in the employ of the Company for a period of two hundred and fifty (250) hours Employees covered by this Agreement shall be deemed to have served their probationary period and then shall be placedmiddot on the seniority list for part-time employees The Company shall have the right to discharge a probationary employee Such discharge may not be grieved by the employee andor the Union
(b) Seniority listings for part-time employees shall be posted by the Company quarter-annually The seniority date of each part-time employee shall be considered to be correct if the Union raises nomiddot objection within three (3) weeks of the date of posting of the first list on which the employees name appears
202 (a) Seniority shall begin after the employees probationary period has beenmiddot served Lay-offs and re-employment shall be based on seniority availability ability and qualifications to perform the work When a part-time employee becomes a full-time employee he will be required to serve the full~time probationary period if he has not completed is part-time probationary period and will be given a seniority credit of fifty (50) percent of his part-time seniority up to a maximum of twelve (12) months He will also receive the bull
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bull bull greater of his part-time rate or the rate which his full~time seniority credit will give him and shall proceed from that point in the full-time wage progression Such credit shall apply to seniority vacation statutory holidays and sick days If for some reason the employee reverts to part-time during lhe probationary period there will be no loss of seniority The seniority rights of an employee shall be terminated after six (6) months following a lay-off due to lack of work In the event of an opening occurring in the full-time staff employees covered under this Appendix shall receive preference for such full-time position providing they have the necessary seniority ability competence and qualifications to perform the work
b) Part-time employees are expected to attend work in accordance with their schedule of hours When unable to attend the employee must notify the Company or designate as soon as it is reasonably possible prior to the commencement of the scheduled shift of the employee giving the reason why he is unable to attend middot
203 a) The weekly schedule of hours of work shall be allotted according to seniority by department providing the senior employee(s) has the necessary ability and qualifications to perform the work and is available
In the event of hours of work becoming available within a given week beyond the schedule of hours of that given week due to approved absences sickness compensation bereavement andor unanticipated increases in business the Company will call the most senior part-time employees not scheduled that day provided the employee is available and has the qualifications to perform the available work middot middot
b) The assignment of hours as set out in 203 (a) will result in the schedule of daily hours being posted not later than Thursday at noon of the previous week The store steward will be given a copy of the schedules Employees meal periods will be based on the commencement of their shift middot
204 If a full-time employee transfers to part-time status the employee will retain his original date of hire as his part-time seniority date
205 If more than one employee has the same seniority date the affected employees will draw to determine their order of seniority provided a steward is present middot middot
ARTICLE 3 - HOURS OF WORK
For existing part-time employees the Company will meet each employee to review the employees availability the employee shall be able to amend his availability quarterly each year
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bull bull A part-time employee hired after date of ratification shall have a minimum availability to work all day Saturday and Sunday and also two (2) evenings per week
301 The regular working day shall consist of up to ten (1 0) hours for all part-time employees middot middot
302 Should an employee desire a transfer to another department andor classification he shall indicate such preference on a form supplied by the Company stating the department(s) andor classification(s) desired A copy of the form will be provided to the employee and the Union As openings become available the Company will transfer employees by store seniority subject to relevant qualifications provided the employee has had a request on file for fourteen (14) days When transferred to a higher rated classification the employee will be placed on the wage scale at the level which gives him an increase and shall proceed upwards thereafter in accordance with the time frames When transferred to a lower rated classification the employee will be placed at the level equal to his rate of pay but not higher than the top rate of the new classification
303 The Company agrees that part-time employees will get the opportunity to work up to twenty-eight (28) hours per week by seniority by department by classification
prior to new employees being hired provided the Company can cover the available hours without encountering scheduling problems middot
304 The Company will schedule the following guaranteed hours of work per week based middoton the availability of the hours and provided the employee is available and qualified to perform the work
One (1) or more years of seniority a minimum guarantee of fifteen (15) hours of scheduled work per week
three (3) or more years of seniority a minimum guarantee of eighteen (18) middot hours of scheduled work per week
Five (5) or more years of seniority a minimum guarantee of twenty (20) middot hours of scheduled work per week
Six (6) or more years of seniority a minimum guarantee of twenty-four (24) hours of scheduled work per week
Seven (7) or more year of seniority a minimum guarantee of twenty-eight middot (28) hours of scheduled work per week middot
In the event of additional hours being added following the posting of the schedule or schedule changes created by illness accident leave of absence or changes beyond the control of the Company etc the Company agrees to offer such hours
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bull bull to employees by store seniority and by department provided the senior employee bull is available and qualified Such additional or changed hours are intended to be administered in such a manner as to top up part-time employees by seniority to approximately twenty-eight (28) hours unless junior employees have not reached their guaranteed hours in which case the junior employee will have priority to such guaranteep hours middot
ARTICLE 4- STATUTORY HOLIDAYS
401 Part-time employees shall be entitled to statutory holiday pay for the following middot holidays as recognized by the Employment Standards Act
New Years Day Good Friday Victoria Day Canada Day Civic Holiday
Labour Day Thanksgiving Day Christmas Day Boxing Day
If an employee is scheduled towork on the Civic Holiday such employe~ will be paid at his regular rate of pay and will be credited with an additional floater holiday
A part-time employee covered by this Agreement shall be eligible for a floater holiday once during each contract year to be taken at a time mutually agreed upon between the Company and the employee concerned
If any of the above legal holidays are no longer deemed to be a Public Holiday as defined by the Employment Standards Act the employee working on such a day will be paid his regular rate of pay and shall be credited with a floater day to be taken at a mutually agreeable time Otherwise any employee working on a Public Holiday shall be paid at time and one-half (1 Yz) his regular rate of pay plus the statutory days pay middot middot
402 To qualify for pay for a statutory holiday the employee must have worked on hislast scheduled shift preceding and his firSt scheduled shift following_ the legal holiday unless absent dueto proven illness or accident
An employee who so qualifies shall receive legal holiday pay based on his average number of daily hours worked (exclusive of daily overtime) during the four ( 4) weeks
middot immediately preceding the week during which the legal holiday occurs times his standard rate of pay middot
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bull bull ARTICLE 5 -VACATIONS
501 Employees with less than five (5) years seniority as of May 1st of the current year shall receive four (4) percent of their earnings as vacation pay Employees with five (5) or more years service as of May 1st of the current year shall receive six (6) percent of their earnings as vacation pay Employees with eight (8) or more years service as of May 1st of the current year shall receive eight (8) percent of their earnings as vacation pay Employees with seventeen (17) or more years service as of May 1st of the current year shall receive ten (10) percent of their earnings as vacation pay middot middot
502 The Company may grant a leave of absence without pay up to a maximum of four (4) weeks duration to an employee for vacation purposes Such request and permission shall be made in writing It is entirely the Companys choice to allow such a leave of absence without pay If an employee is refused such a request he may not submit a grievance or proceed to arbitration regarding this refusal
503 Part-time employees will choose their vacations after full-time employees have made their choices The preference of vacations will always be given to the partshytime employees having the most seniority Part-time employees will be required to submit their vacation intentions by April1 st of each year
ARTICLE 6- BEREAVEMENT
601 Provided the part-time employee was scheduled to work
The Company agrees to grant employees the necessary time off up to three 3) days with pay at the time of death of the following relatives
Father mother brother sister spouse child step-child mother-in-law father-inshylaw brother-in-law sister-in-law son-in-law daughter-in-law grandparents grandchild step-parents same sex partners uncle aunt niece nephew
602 If the funeral is more than two hundred forty kilometers (240) away the employee will receive an additional one 1) day with pay for attending the fune~al If bereavement falls during an employees vacation he shall be able to carry over the paid time to be able to use at a later date
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bull bull ARTICLE 7 -REST PERIODS
701 Employees covered by this Appendix shall be entitled to one (1) fifteen (15) minute paid rest for each four ( 4) hour period worked Whenever possible each rest period
shall occur at approximately themiddot mid-point of each four (4) hourmiddot period~ No employee who is scheduled for more than four (4) hours but not exceeding six (6) hours shall be required to take their break sooner than two (2) hours into their shift whenever possible
702 middotWhere an employee is working a daily shift of more than six (6) hours he shall have one (1) hour (or a half) hour by mutual consent) off for lunch and one-half() hour for supper if applicable middot
ARTICLE 8 -WAGES
801 A part-time employee shall be pald time and one-half 1 ) for all hours worked over ten 1 0) hours per day or over forty (40) hours per week middot
802 Part-time employees who work on the night crew shall receive a shift premium of ninety-five (95cent) cents per hour for the hours worked on the night shift For the purposes of any Statutory Holiday Pay Vacation Pay or Weekly Indemnity Benefits (where applicable) to which such an employee may be entitled in a week during which he is scheduled to work on a night crew his hourly rate shall be deemed to include the premium aforesaid middot
803 An employee assigned to a position of lead hand shall receive a lead hand premium
of seventy-five (75cent) cents per hour
804 The wage rates affecting employees in the bargaining unit as set out herein shall be set forth in Appendix D of this Agreement
805 An employee who is hired at a higher rate of pay than the start rate is deemed to have to his credit the required hours to justify such a rate of pay
ARTICLE 9 -SAFETY SHOE OR BOOT ALLOWANCE
901 Part-time employees who are required by the Company to wear approved safety footwear shall be paid an allowance of up to forty dollars ($4000) per year upon presentation of a receipt middot
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bull bull ARTICLE 10 middotFULL-TIME REPLACEMENT
1001 Part-time employees replacing full-time employees shall receive the start rate of the full-time classification or whatever level on the scale that would provide him an
increase
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bull APPENDIX D
Part-time Employee Wage Scale
bull Notwithstanding the wage progressions for part-time employees where there is an increase in the Ontario minimum wage rate it shall become the new start rate and those employees so affected shall remain at such rate of pay until their months with the Company would permit them an increase in their rate of pay in accordance with the wage grid
ClerksCashlers
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Nov 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $721 $721 $721 $721 $721 $731 $746
middot 6 months 738 738 738 738 738 748 763
12 months 769 769 769 769 769 779 794
18 months 800 800 800 800 800 810 825
24 months 832 832 832 832 832 842 857
30 months 864 864 864 864 864 874 889
36 months middot 895 895 895 895 895 905 920
42 months 937 937 937 937 937 947 962
48 months 1010 1010 1010 1010 1010 1020 1035
54 months 1 1045 middot1070 1095 1125 1155 1185
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bull bull Service Clerks
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Novmiddotmiddot 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $675 $675 $675 middot $675 $675 $685 $700
6 months 698 698 698 698 698 708 723
12 months 721 721 721 721 721 731 746
18 months 736 736 736 736 736 746 761
24 months 753 753 753 753 753 763 7~78
30 months 795 795 795 795 795 805 820
36 months 811 836 861 886 916 946 976
Meat Cutters
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Nov 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $1238 $1238 $1238 $1238 $1238 $1248 $1263
6 months 1317 1317 1317 1317 1317 1327 1342
12 months 1397 1397 1397 1397 1397 1407 bull 1422
18 months 1425 1450 f475 1500 1530 1560 1590
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bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob As Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE PRINTING OF COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT
The Company agrees to pay one thousand five hundred dollars ($1 50000) towards the cost of printing the Collective Agreement into booklet form middot
~ DATED AT 0plusmnaulh ONTARIO this 5 day of --=-H-=e6__ __ 20ol
UNITEDFOODANDCOMMERC~L LOEB CANADA INC WOR RS UNION LOCAL 175
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bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob As Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE SUNDAY AND STATUTORY HOLIDAYS
In the event that Sunday is legislated to become a regular work day both parties agree that Article 503 b c d of the Collective Agreement will be deleted and that those hours wiJI be part of the regular work week Both parties agree to meet in order to determine the distribution of these Sunday hours
In the event that stores are allowed to legally open on a statutory holiday without premium pay then the parties agree to meet to amend the Collective Agreement by mutual agreement
3 DATED AT o-HctuKL- ONTARIO this 5 day of_~he-=b~-- 2002
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WOR RS UNION LOCAL 175
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bull bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
ANDmiddot
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE TIME LIMITS
In view of recent changes to the Ontario Labour Relations Act and resulting decisions therefrom and in view ofthe parties history of amiable Labour Relations the parties agree to the following
That neither party shall raise or proceed with a timeliness issue argument regarding filing for arbitration without first giving the other party written prior notice of its intent to do so
Should either party serve such notice on the other party the parties further agree that the final time frame in the Collective Agreement respecting filing for arbitration shall then be triggered
The parties further agree that any Board of Arbitration or single arbitrator shall have full jurisdiction to adjudicate the matter respecting timeliness in light of this agreement andmiddot shall not be restricted by the Ontario Labour Relations Act in so doing
DATED AT Q-t-CUJ)O_ ONTARIO this 5_ day of ~e6
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORK RS UNION LOCAL 175
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LOEB CANADA INC
bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE NIGHT CREW GROUP 1
The Company agrees that the following full-time night crew employees are classified as Group 1 middot
middot Brian Taylor Brian Lewis Rick Tombs
The Company agrees that should a Group 1 day job come open and an existing Group 1 night crew employee apply and is successful in getting the job he would maintain his Group 1 status
DATED AT 61-cuuo-- ONTARIO this~ dayof F~b
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WOR ERS UNION LOCAL 175
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UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175NEW LETTER
RE FULL-TIME GROUP 2 TEN (10) HOUR SHIFTS
The Company and the Union agree that should the Company wish to introduce ten 1 0) hour shifts the employees affected will be entitled to an additional fifteen 15) minute break to be taken within the last two 2) hours of work
DATED AT 6-ttcuvo- ONTARIO this _fi__ day of Feb 2003
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO ERS UNION LOCAL 175
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UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE GROUP 1 amp 2 DISTRIBUTION
In an effort to maintain full-time positions and create additional full-time positions the parties have agreed to the following
a) The following
Gary Pritchard Maria Romano Robert Chenier Brian Taylor Paul Berrea Allan Cuddihey Bruce Harding Rick Tombs Brian Lewis
are existing full-time employees as date of ratification and will be classified as Group 1 employees middot
b) The Company agrees that forty-five percent (45) of all regular bargaining unit hours per week will be designated as full-time hours Both parties agreemiddot to have fifty percent (50) of full-time employees in Group 1 and fifty percent (50) in Group 2 This ratio will be achieved through attrition In other words as a Group 1 position becomes vacant it will be replaces by a Group 2 position until fifty-fifty percent (50-50) ratio is achieved Once this ratio is achieved if a Group 1 position becomes vacant it would be filled by a Group 2 employee as per the terms and conditions of the Collective Agreement and a new Group 2 position would be posted
c) The Company recognizes the Receiver Assist Meat Manager and Assistant Produce Manager positions as a Group 1 position Should the Company introduce an additional Receiver position in the unit that position would be considered as a Group 2 position middot
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bull bull d) In the case of a lay-off of a full-time position if a Group 1 employee is laid
off he will have the following options
full lay-off with recall rights accepting part-time hours while maintaining recall rights if feasible he will be offered a Group 2 full-time position and maintain his recall rights to a Group 1 status for the duration of the recall period middot
e) The creation of Assistant Department Managers will be at the Companys sole discretion and may be classified as Group 2 positions
The parties agree to review at store level on a quarterly basis the level of bargaining unit hours and the number of full-time positions as it relates to Group middot1 and Group 2
DATED AT Dttau~ ONTARIO this~ day of l=t=b
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
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LOEB CANADA INC
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bull bull RE Group 2 Positions - Highlights
Full-time - forty (40) hours a week maximum five (5) shifts a week - minimum four (4) hours a shift - maximum of ten (10) hours per shift - Saturday and Sunday shifts part of work week - Sunday premium applies
- two (2) consecutive days off every other week - Evenings - may be scheduled up to three (3) evenings a week
Meat Produce and Bakery Department employees may be scheduled from 500 am and would receive night crew premium for time worked from 500 am to 600 am
Night Crew Maybe scheduled between 900pm and 900am - Night crew premium would apply from Sunday to Saturday - would be scheduled consecutive nights
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RE SUNDAY WORK GROUP 2
Sunday work shall be part of the work week for all full-time employees in Group 2 It will be clearly indicated to the concerned employee upon hiring andor promotion If at anytime a Group 2 employee or an employee hired before September 41
h 2001 and promoted to a Group 2 position after September 41
h 2001 advises the Company that he is no longer available to work on Sundays then this employee will be returned to a part-time status with middot the conditions of a part-time employee and the Company will post a new Group 2 full-time position The employee returned to his prior position will not have recourse to the grievance procedure as outlined in the Collective Agreement
DATED AT o-tt~ ONTARIO this__amp__ day of _ _Fi-=Eb=---bull 2003
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UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE CARY PRITCHARD ASSISTANT MEAt MANAGER
Upon ratification Cary Pritchard will move to the Meat Cutter scale at the thirty-six (36) month rate and continue to progress from there on He shall also receive a premium of one dollar ($100) per hour as per the Assistan~ Department Manager premium
DATED AT Otcuvo ONTARIO this 5 day of Feb
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
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UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE SYLVANA FLORES DELl CLERK
The parties agree that Sylvana Flores is on a leave of absence The parties agree that she
will continue to accumulate seniority while on the leave of absence Should Sylvana Flores return to work at Loeb City View prior to January 5 2003 she will maintain her seniority As of January 5 2003 she would have no seniority in the Bargaining Unit
DATED AT Qmiddotttcl)AlO_ ONTARIO this _5_ day of Feb 20CB
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO RS UNION LOCAL 175
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bull bull LETTER OF-AGREEMENT
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UNIrED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE RED CIRCLED FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES
The Company agrees that the following employees will be considered middot red-circled employees
Maria Romano Robert Chenier Brian Taylor
Effective December 1 2002 they will receive a lump sum payment of seven hundred andmiddot fifty dollars ($75000) middot
Effective November 30 2003 they will receive a lump sum payment of seven hundred and fifty dollars ($75000)
Effective November 28 2004 they will receive a lump sum payment of seven hundred and fifty dollars ($75000) middot
Effective November 27 2005 they will receive a lump sum payment of four hundred dollars ($40000) and a wage increase of twelve cents (12cent) on their rate of pay bringing them to the end rate of the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of thirty cents (30cent) and thirty cents (30cent )
Should the employees want to have their lump sum payment directed to an RRSP they must provide the Store Director with the TD2 no later than the first week of November each yearmiddot
DATED AT 00a vJ6_ ONTARIO this_5_ day of middot Eeb 20~
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO RS UNION CAL 175
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UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE RED-CIRCLED PART-TIME EMPLOYEES
Maria Arella Jimmy Wong Mandy Wong Maria Semler Brenda Laverty Yvonne Gagnon Sandra Gray Beverly MacDonald middot middot
During the term of the Collective Agreement the red-circled ~mployees shall be brought in line with the established wage scales in the negotiated Collective Agreement
Re Maria Arella Jimmy Wong Mandy Wong Maria Semler Brenda Laverty middot bull
Effective December 1 2002 they will receive a lump sum payment of fifteen cents 15cent) per hour worked averaged over the last six 6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks and a wage increase of fifteen cents 15cent) on their rate of pay bringing them to the end rate of middot the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of twentyshyfive cents (25cent) twenty-five cents (25cent) thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents middot (30cent)
Re Yvonne Gagnon Sandra Gray
Effective December 1 2002 they will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 30 2003 they will receive a lump sum payment often cents (10cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six 6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks and a middot wage increase of twenty cents (20cent) on their rate of pay bringing them to the end rate of the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of twenty- five cents 25cent) thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents_(30cent) thirty cents (30cent)
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bull bull Re Beverly MacDonald
Effective December 1 2002 she will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 30 2003 she will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 28 2004 she will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 26 2005 she will receive a lump sum payment of fifteen cents (15cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks and a wage increase of twelve cents ( 12cent) on her rate of pay bringing her to the end rate of the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents (30cent) middot
Should the employees want to have their lump sum payment directed to an RRSP they must provide the Store Director with the TD2 no later than the first week of November of each year
DATED AT 0~ ONTARIO this~ day of Feb
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WO ERS UNION OCAL 175
January 21 2003 cep 571-0
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505 (a) During each work day employees shall be granted two (2) rest periods with pay of fifteen (15) minutes duration each Whenever possible rest periods shall not be allocated within one (1) hour of starting or quitting time or within one (1) hour of each other
(b) The Company shall also schedule a meal period of up to one (1) hour which may be reduced to one half() hour by mutual agreement between the employee and Employer which shall not count as time worked as near the midpoint of each shift as is practicable with store operations Preference shall be given to employees as to the time of their meal periods based on the commencement of their shift No employee shall work more than five (5) hours without getting a meal period of one half () hour
506 The Company undertakes that no employees shall be requested to work a split-shift unless mutually agreed to between the Company and the employee
507 (a) No employee shall be scheduled to work more than one (1) evening in any work week during evening shopping hours (600 pm - 1000 pm) when the store is open three (3) evenings or less
Group 1 -When the store is open in excess of three (3) evenings per week employees will not be scheduled to work on more than two 2) evenings No employee will be scheduled to work two (2) consecutive evenings
Group 2 - Employees will not be scheduled to work on more than three (3) evenings
(b) Employees will not be designated to work more than one (1) Saturday night in four (4) for customer shopping convenience except in an emergency
508 (a) Should an employee report for work on a regular scheduled basis and there middot is no work available he shall be paid a minimum of four (4) hours pay at his regular rate
(b) Any employee called back to work after the completion of his shift will receive one and one-half (1) times his standard rate of pay for such hours and shall be guaranteed a minimum of three (3) hours pay at the premium rate
(c) Any employee called in to work on a day for which he is not scheduled on a Sunday or a Statutory Holiday shall receive the applicable premium rate of pay for such hours and shall be guaranteed a minimum offour (4) hours pay at the premium rate
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bull bull 509 Night crew operations
Regular employees shall have five (5) working days notice of transfer to the night crew prior to such transfer being implemented except in the case of sickness
accident or bereavement middot middot
The following rules shall apply to all night crew operations
(a) An employee who works on a Night Crew shall receive a shift premium of ninety-five cents (95cent) per hour for the hours worked on the night shift For the purposes of any Statutory Holiday Pay Vacation Pay Sick Pay or Weekly Indemnity Benefits to which such an employee may be entitled in a week during which he is scheduled to work on a night crew his hourly rate shall be deemed to include the premium aforesaid
(b) The night shift shall commence not earlier than 1000 pm and shall conclude not later than 900am All night shifts shall include a one-half() hour unpaid meal period
(c) For Group 1 employees night shifts will be scheduled on consecutive nights either Monday to Friday or Tuesday to Saturday whenever possible For Group 2 employees night shifts will be scheduled on consecutive nights from Sunday to Saturday If the Company finds it necessary to schedule nonshyconsecutive nights a meeting will be arranged in advance with the Union to discuss the matter In the event non-consecutive nights are necessary the junior employee(s) will be so assigned For Group 1 employees the Saturday night into Sunday morning night shift this shift shall remain voluntary and be entitled to the Sunday premium
(d) If a night shift employee wishes to work days instead of nights he will give the Company notice on a form supplied by the Company Fourteen (14) days from the notice he shall be entitled to receive any full week day schedules before a part time employee would be given same He shall also be given first consideration by seniority for a permanent day opening provided he has the ability to perform the normal requirements of the job
(e) bull It is understood that no employee shall be required to work alone on the night shift In the event that a night shift employee reports for work and no one is available to work with him he shall immediately contact Store Management at a phone number provided by the Company for instructions
510 For a full-time employee who desires two (2) consecutive days off he shall be scheduled two (2) consecutive days off (normally Saturday and Sunday or Sunday and Monday) per four (4) week operating period as long as the Company can maintain a sufficient workforce for the proper operation of the business For Group
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bull bull 2 employees the Company agrees that all full-time employees who desire two (2) consecutive days off will be given two (2) consecutive days off every second week
511 There shall be no duplication of the above premium and overtime rates
ARTICLE 6- STATUTORY HOLIDAYS
601 The following holidays shall be recognized as legal holidays
New Years Day Good Friday Victoria Day Canada Day Civic Day
Labour Day Thanksgiving Day Christmas Day Boxing Day
The Company shall pay an employee for such holidays eight (8) hours pay at the employees regular rate of pay
middotIf an employee is scheduled to work on the Civic Holiday such employee will be paid at his regular rate of pay and will be credited with an additional floater holiday
A full-time employee covered by this Agreement shall be eligible for a floater holiday once during each contract year to be taken at a time mutually agreed upon between middot the Company and the employee concerned
602 When a holiday as listed above is observed in any week employees will work a four (4) day week and shall receive five (5) days pay at the standard rate of pay
middotAn employee who works a fifth day in a week during which a holiday as listed above is observed shall receive one and one half (1 ) times his regular hourly rate for all hours so worked on the fifth day
603 When two (2) holidays as listed are observed in any week employees will work a three (3) day week and shall receive five (5) days pay at the standard rate An employee who works on a fourth or fifth day in a week during which two (2) holidays as listed are observed shall receive one and one half (1 ) times his regular hourly rate for all hours so worked on the fourth and fifth day
604 To qualify for pay the employee must work his last scheduled working day preceding the holiday and his first scheduled working after the holiday unless he has secured permission from his Employer or his designate to be absent on one of the qualifying days Employees who are off on compensation accident or illness
middot shall receive legal holiday pay if they have worked within fifteen (15) daysmiddot of the middot holiday They shall receive the difference between the legal holiday pay and whatmiddot
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bull bull they otherwise receive from the Insurance Employer andor Workers Compensation Should a legal holidayoccurwithin an employees leave of absence he shall not be paid for such a legal holiday
605 An employee required to work on any of the aforementioned holidays shall receive one and one half (1 ) times his regular hourly rate for all hours worked and shall in addition receive five (5) days for working a four (4) day week as outlined in paragraph 602 middot
ARTICLE 7 bull VACATIONS
701 (a) Employees who have been employed by the Employer for less than one (1) year at May 1 shall be granted vacation with pay offour (4) percent oftheir total earnings in accordance with the ESA
(b) Employees with one (1) years service but less than five (5) years service with the Company on May 1st of each year shall be granted two (2) weeks vacation with pay
(c) Employees with five (5 years service but less than eight (8) years service with the Company on May 1st of each year shall be granted three (3) weeks vacation with pay
(d) Employees with eight (8) years service or more on May 1st of each year shall be granted four (4) weeks vacation with pay
(e) Employees with seventeen (17) years service or more on May 1st of each year shall be granted five 5) weeks vacation with pay
For clarity the vacation accrual period and entitlement period is from May 1st to April 30th middot
702 Vacations shall be granted by department in accordance with seniority and must be taken within the calendar year unless otherwise mutually agreed Full-time employees wishing to take vacation during the winter months should be allowed to do so with the exception of the period from December 15 to the end of the first full week in January middot
To the extent that it is practicable the Employer will grant vacations in one continuous period Employees entitled to three (3) or more vacation weeks and who wish to take them in one continuous period should be prepared to conclude them prior to June 15th or commence them subsequent to September 15th middot middot
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bull bull 703 The completed vacation schedule shall be posted on May 1 of each year The
Employer agrees that they will not change the vacation period of any employee unless unforseen circumstances arise However the Employer must be able to maintain a sufficient workforce throughout the year Any employee who has not submitted their vacation plan by April 15 will only be permitted to book vacation at a time that will not interfere with another employees vacation
704 Upon termination of employment employees shall be paid vacation with pay as follows
Any employee with seniority whose employment is terminated for any reason and who has not completed his full vacation year shall receive vacation pay in accordance with subsections a)b) c) d) and e) of Article 701 for the total earnings
middot sinc~the preceding May 1 or since his entry in the employ of the Company based on 4 6 8 10 as may be applicable in accordance with the employees accumulated service
ARTICLE 8- LEAVE OF ABSENCE
801 The Company may grant leave of absence without pay to any employee for legitimate reasons The granting or refusal of all such leaves of absence shall be
middot at the discretion of the Company and shall be made in writing to the employee concerned Such permission and request are to be in writing on the standard leave of absence request form two (2) months in advance except in any emergency When the leave of absence is granted there shall be no loss of seniority However Company benefits provided to employees will be discontinued during the leave Seniority shall still accumulate for a six month period and then seniority shall be maintained but not accumulate Any leave of absence granted in conjunction with the employees vacation will be deemed to follow his vacation period
802 (a) An employee may be granted a leave of absence without pay for pregnancyparental leave in accordance with the Employment Standards Act as amended
(b) The Company may grant a leave of absence without pay for the purpose of legal adoptions The Adoption Agencys requirement will be considered in determining the duration of such leave
(c) Notwithstanding 802 (a) and (b) the Employment Standards Act of Ontario shall govern maternity paternity family and adoption leaves
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bull bull 803 Should an employee be appointed to a full-time position with the Union he may
apply for a leave of absence for a three (3) month period During the period of time he is on this leave his seniority shall continue with the Company and his leave of absence may be renewed for three (3) terms of three (3) months each
804 (a)
(b)
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An employee who is required to serve on a jury shall be compensated for days actually spent on jury duty when he would otherwise have been at work to a maximum of ten (10) working days middot
The employee shall receive the difference between his jury fees and his normal days pay for that time he would have been regularly employed had he not been serving on the jury The employee shall be required to report immediately upon being excused or released from jury duty where such reporting is reasonable under the circumstances
The claim of an employee shall be verified by presentation of his jury duty cheque however no payment shall be made for any hour for which the employee receives compensation by the Company for any other reason Payment shall not be withheld pending submission of the jury duty cheque
Any employee subpoenaed to attend as a witness on behalf of the Company or the Crown shall be entitled to the difference between his witness fee and his normal days pay
805 An employee whose wife gives birth to a child will be given one (1) day off with pay
806 An employee who adopts a child will be given one (1) day off with pay
ARTICLE 9 middotGRIEVANCE AND ARBITRATION
901 Either the Company the Union or any employee has a right to lodge a grievance with respect to any matter arising out of this Agreement or concerning the interpretation application or alleged violation of this Agreement
902 Any employee believing that he has been unjustly dealt with or that the provisions of this Agreement have not been complied with shall discuss the complaint with Management The employee may be accompanied by his Union Steward if he so middot desires These discussions shall take place within seven (7) working days after the event giving rise to the complaint Management shall give an oral decision within four (4) working days from date the discussion took place middot
If managements decision is not satisfactory the complaint must be submitted as a written grievance at Step 1 within six (6) working days following Managements oral decision
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Ameeting to attempt to resolve the grievance shall then take place between the employee concerned the Union Steward and Management Within seven (7) working days of this meeting Management shall give the Union Steward its decision in writing If the decision is not satisfactory the Union Steward must within six (6) working days submit the grievance to Step Two
STEP TWOmiddot
A final meeting to attempt to resolve the grievance shall then take place between the employee concerned the Union Representative the Union Steward Management andor their representatives Within seven (7) working days of this meeting Management shall give its final decision to the Union Representative in writing If the decision is not satisfactory the Union must within thirty (30) calendar days submit the grievance to arbitration
903 In the case of a dismissal a grievance may be filed by an employee who feels he was unjustly dealt with Such a grievance must be filed within five (5) working days from the date of dismissal and shall commence at Step Two
In any subsequent disposal of this case during the Grievance Procedure the Company may reinstate the employee with full back pay suspend the employee for a definite period or sustain the discharge
904 Grievances concerning rates shall be handled in accordance with the above procedure and the disposition of such grievances if sustained shall include the determination of the effective date of the increase with retroactivity thereto
905 The Company or the Union may file grievances commencing at Step Two If an Arbitration Board finds that the Company or the Union has violated the Collective Agreement it shall have the power to award compensation to the Company or any employee affected by the violation
906 (a Failing settlement under the foregoing procedure such grievance may be submitted to Arbitration as hereinafter provided and if no written request for Arbitration is received which is postmarked within thirty-one (31) days after the decision under Step Two is given it shall be deemed to have been abandoned
(b) The time limits as prescribed above may be modified by mutual agreement of the parties in writing middot
907 Should the grievance involve the misinterpretation or alleged violation of the Agreement either party may be free to appeal to Arbitration from Step Twowit~in
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bull bull thirty-one (31) days from the date the decision was given at that step The party requesting Arbitration shall advise the other party in writing of its request together with a statement as to the issue to be arbitrated and shall include in its notice the name and address of its nominee to a Board of Arbitration The other shall within one (1) week of its receipt of the notice nominate its member to the Board of Arbitration and so advise the other party
If two nominees are unable to agree upon the choice of a third member to act as Chairman the Minister of Labour for the Province of Ontario shall be requested to appoint a Chairman The Board shall hear their dispute and the decision of a majority is the decision of the Arbitration Board but if there is no majority the decision of the Chairman governs and shall be final and binding upon the parties
The Board of Arbitration shall not have any jurisdiction to alter or modify any of the provisions of the Agreement nor to substitute any new provisions in lieu thereof nor to make any decisions inconsistent with the terms and provisions of this Agreement
Each of the parties hereto will bear the expenses of the nominee appointed by it and will share equally the expenses of the Chairman of the Boamiddotrd of Arbitration
908 The parties agree that an Arbitration Board shall have the power to award compensation or damages to any party who or employee who is dealt with contrary to the provisions of this Agreement
909 By mutual agreement of the parties a mutually agreed sole arbitrator may be appointed In such case the sole arbitrator shall have all of the rights and powers of a Board of Arbitration middot
91 0 No employee shall be discharged or disciplined except for just and sufficient cause Discharge or discipline grievances may be settled by confirming the Companys decision or by reinstating the discharged or suspended employee with full compensation for time lost less interim earnings if applicable or by any other arrangement which is just and equitable in the opinion of the parties or a Board of Arbitration if the matter is referred to it Any notation of a reprimand or other disciplinary action placed on an employees record shall be nullified after a period of twelve (12) months provided no other notice for the same offence was received for this twelve (12) month period
ARTICLE 10 - STRIKES AND LOCKOUTS
1001 Neither the Union nor any of its members nor any employee shall cause sanction take part in or encourage any sitdown or slowdown of work or any strike or stoppage of or curtailment of or interference with the Companys sales or any picketing of the Companys premises and the Company agrees that it will not causemiddot sanction or participate in any locking out of the employees middot
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bull bull 1002 The Union agrees that it will not interfere or permit any of the employees in the
bargaining unit to interfere with the delivery and sales of merchandise received by the Company from Company suppliers or the removal of perishable merchandise from the Companys stores
ARTICLE 11 -TEMPORARY ASSIGNMENTS
1101 An employee relieving in a higher rated position shall receive a premium of forty dollars ($4000) a week or eight dollars ($800) a day after he has completed more than one (1) working day in such classification exclusive of Sundays and Statutory Holidays in a seven (7) calendar day week Upon the completion of more than one (1) working day in the classification the above will be retroactive to the commencement of the relieving period
1102 Any employee relieving a Department Manager shall receive a premium of sixty dollars ($6000) a week or twelve dollars ($1200) a day after he has completed more than one (1) working day in that position exclusive of Sundays and Statutory holidays in a seven (7) calendar day week Upon the completion of more than one middot (1) working day in the relieving classification the above will be retroactive to the commencement of the relieving period
ARTICLE 12 -WAGES
1201 The wage rates affecting employees in the bargaining unit as set out herein shall be set forth in Appendix B of this Agreement middot
1202 An employee assigned to a position of lead hand shallmiddotreceive a lead hand premium of seventy-five (75cent) cents per hour
1203 An employee who his hired at a higher rate than the start rate is deemed to have to his credit the necessary months to justify such a rate of pay
ARTICLE 13 middotPART-TIME HELP
1301 It is agreed and recognized by both the Union and the Company that the business of the Company is subject to fluctuations according to the day of the week middotor month and time of day resulting in business peaks For this reason it is necessary to employ both regular employees (referred to as full-time employees) and part-time employees middot
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bull bull 1302 The Company agrees that part-time employees shall not be used to the extent they
replace or displace a present full-time employee from employment or prevent the hiring of a full-time employee
ARTICLE 14- BEREAVEMENT
1401 Should a bereavement occur in an employees immediate family (parent parent-Jn law spouse child brother sister grandparent brother-in-law sister-in-law son-inshylaw daughter-in-law grandchild step-parents same sex partners uncle aunt niece or nephew) the employee shall be granted such time off from work with pay as is reasonable under the circumstances up to a maximum of three (3) days
1402 If the funeral is more than two hundred forty kilometers (240) away the employee will receive an additional one (1) day with pay for attending the funeral If bereavement falls during an employees vacation he shall be able to carry over the paid time to be able to use at a later date
ARTICLE 15 middotUNION REPRESENTATION
1501 The Company agrees to recognize the appointment up to four (4) Union Stewards within a store No probationary employee may be appointed The Company also agrees to grant such stewards time off with pay as may be reasonably necessary to service any grievance or potential grievance
1502 (a) The Company agrees that whenever an interview is held with an employee that becomes part of his record regarding his work or conduct a steward will be present as a witness The employee may request that the steward leave the meeting If the steward is unavailable then the Company will ask the employee to select another employee of his choice from the bargaining unit to be present during this interview However there must not be any conclusion taken at this meeting A further meeting must be scheduled with the steward and the employee for the management to render their decision
(b) If the meeting where management is to render their decision isheld without the steward any conclusions verbal or written will be null and void except in the case where the employee requested the steward to leave
(c) Should any reprimand warning or disciplinary measure be issued in writing the employee in question shall receive a copy of such written reprimand warning or disciplinary measure within seven (7) worked days of the discovery of the alleged offence except that an extension of time may be requested in order to complete an investigation
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bull bull 1503 The Business Agent or International Representative of the Union shall be entitled
to visit a store covered by this Agreement during regular hours of work for the purpose of ensuring the terms of the Agreement are implemented provided however that the appropriate Management authority has given his consent which shall not be unreasonably withheld
1504 The Company agrees during the lifetime of this Agreement to grant time off with pay to two (2) full-time employees and one (1) part-time employee for the purpose of collective bargaining with the Company
1505 The Union agrees to forward to the Company a listing of store stewards and their store and department locations on a half-yearly basis
1506 On commencing employment an employee will be advised by the Company that a Union Agreement is in effect and will be introduced to the Union Stewards
ARTICLE 16 bull HEALTH AND SAFETY
1601 A joint Health amp Safety Committee shall be formed of at least two (2) representatives of the Company and at least two (2) employees appointed by the Union The names of the members of this Committee shall be posted on the bulletin board middot
This Committee shall meet in accordance with the Occupational Health and Safety Act or more frequently if necessary This Committee shall be set up and operated at the Companys expense
1602 The Health amp Safety Committee shall
(a) Make recommendations to the Company to promote industrial safety health and hygiene
(b) Study the monthly accident reports and make recommendations for the prevention of similar accidents middot
(c) Make recommendations concerning training and information programs
(d) Make workplace inspections in accordance to the Occupational Health and Safety Act
(e) Prepare a report of every meeting and inspection copies of which are available at all times to interested parties
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bull bull (f) The Committee may review all accident reports and the Committee will make
recommendation to the Company to prevent such accidents in the future
(g) The Company will advise the Committee of each work accidentmiddot in accordance with the Occupational Health and Safety Act
(h) The Company shall inform every employee of the risks associated with his work
(i) A thorough inspection shall be conducted by two (2) Committee members once a month and the necessary time shall be allowed
G) The Health and Safety Committee shall meet every three (3) months or more frequent if necessary
ARTICLE 17 bull STORE CARDS
1701 The Company agrees to prominently display Union Store Cards and Decals of the Union
1702 The Company agrees that the employees may wear Union buttons while on duty
ARTICLE 18 bull PERSONS OTHER THAN UNION MEMBERS
1801 The Company agrees that persons who are not members of the bargaining unitmiddot other than those listed in Article 101 (a) will not perform bargaining unit work except during the re-opening of a refurbished store
In the case of a renovation or relines there will be no restrictions for work to be perform~d by suppliers sales representatives and third party Companies
It is to be understood that at all time without any restrictions the persons who are not members of the bargaining unit as listed in Article 101 (a) can perform bargaining unit work
1802 The Company representatives (Regional Director Marketing Specialist) canmiddot perform functions related to their duties in the store middot middotmiddot
1803 No suppliersales representatives (or their representatives) shall perform any routine store work except chip suppliers bread suppliers cake suppliers magazines soft drink suppliers bulk non-food suppliers spices and dairy products If any supplier is to be added to the list of exceptions the Company and the Union agre~ to meet
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bull bull to discuss the issue The routine work includes verifying codes and removing products with expired dates from shelves
1804 In the case of sampling and demonstrations suppliers or sales representatives are allowed to manipulate products on the shelves and to distribute samples
Suppliers or sales representatives are allowed to put together displays
ARTICLE 19 middotBULLETIN BOARDS
1901 The Company agrees to extend to the Union the use of a bulletin board in each store for the posting of the following notices middot
1 Notice of election - election results - appointment of officers middot 2 Notice of meetings - time and place 3 Notice of social and recreational activities
All other notices must be approved and initialed by the Store Management before being posted on the bulletin board
ARTICLE 20- UNIFORMS
2001 The Company agrees to provide to employees working an average of twenty (20) hours or more with two (2) uniforms
The Company agrees to provide employees working an average of less than twenty hours (20) with one (1) uniform
The Company agrees to supply proper rain gear when needed
The Company agrees to supply proper gloves for employees working in frozen food or working in cooler
The Company agrees to keep a supply of winter jackets for people working in cooler
These articles shall be replaced by the Company when needed due to normal wear in the store Anyadditional articles may be purchased by the employee at cost price
Coats and aprons for the Meat Department shall be laundered by the Company
The Company shall decide what the uniform is comprised of
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bull bull ARTICLE 21- HEALTH AND WELFARE
2101 The Company agrees to pay for Health and Welfare benefits as outlinedmiddot in middot Appendix A which shall form part of this Collective Agreement
ARTICLE 22 - GENDER
2201 It is understood that the use of the masculine gender shall include the female gender middot
ARTICLE23- SAFETY SHOE OR BOOT ALLOWANCE
2301 Full-time employees who are required by the Company to wear approved safety footwear shall be paid an allowance of up to fifty-five ($5500) dollars per year upon middotpresentation of a receipt middot
ARTICLE 24 middotCASHIERS MAT
2401 The Company agrees to provide Cashiers mat and to replace them whenever necessary
ARTICLE 25 -TERMS OF AGREEMENT
2501 (a) This Agreement shall come into force and effect on October 27 2002 and shall continue to October 25 2008 and shall thereafter be automatically renewed for the period of one (1) year unless either party on written notice to the other within a period of not more than ninety (90) days before the expiry date serves notice of intent to terminate or modify the Agreement
(b) In the event either party serves notice of a desire to negotiate changes into this Agreement as above set out it is agreed that the Company and the Union without undue delay shall begin negotiations on the proposed changes
(c) Pending the results of negotiations neither party shall change the conditions existing under the Agreement unless mutually agreed by both parties
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bull bull DATED AT ()-tkwo_ THIS b DAY OF ----=-h-=E=-=b__ ___ _____ 2003
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO ERS UNION LOCAL 175
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bull bull APPENDIX A
Health and Welfare
The following benefits shall apply to all full-time employees who have successfully completed three (3) months of service or to part-time employees with 12 months service and who average 22 hours of work per week These benefits are subject to the terms and conditions of the insurance contract If there are any discrepancies between what is listed in this Agreement and the insurance contract the latter will apply The cost of these benefits shall be fully paid by the Company unless otherwise stated middot
(A) Paid Sick Leave
The Company agrees to provide to all full-time employees forty (40)hours per year for sick leave Any unused sick leave will be paid to the employees on or about January 15th of the following year Employees with less than one (1) year of service shall receive sick leave on a pro-rata basis
(B) Life Insurance
The Company provides a life insurance amount of one (1) time the employees basic annual earnings rounded up to the next multiple of $100000 For part-time employees the amount payable is $12500
(C) Accidental Death and Dismemberment Benefit
One time the employees basic annual earnings rounded up to the next multiple of $100000 For part-time employees the amount payable is $12500
(D) Short-term disability (not applicable to part-time employees)
Weekly indemnity which provides a benefit of 66 23 of an employees basic earnings to a maximum of $45000 per week commencing on the first day in the case of hospitalization or accident on the 8th calendar day of continuous total disability if sickness for a maximum period of twenty-six (26) weeks middot
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bull bull (E) Long-term Disability (not applicable to part-time employees)
Monthly indemnity which provides a benefit of 66 23 of an employees basic earnings to a maximum of $200000 per month commencing after tw~nty-six (26) weeks of continuous total disability for a maximum period of up to age 65
(F) Extended Health Care (individual coverage only for part-time employees)
Hospitalization within Canada semi-private room without deductible and Without any limit as to the number of days
Medical expenses (reimbursement) annual deductible of $25 for individual or family coverage The covered expenses are reimbursed at 80 for drugs or all other expenses The maximum amount reimbursed per covered person for expenses incurred in Canada is unlimited
Medical expenses (covered expenses) professional services of a chiropractor occupational therapist naturopath speech therapist osteopath psychologist physiotherapist or podiatrist limited to one professional visit per day up to a combined maximum of $300 per calendar year for each specialist
(G) Employee Assistance Program
Confidential and professional consultation services by licensed psychologists Assistance will be available for both personal and professional problems and will be limited to 5 visits per year
(H) Dental Plan
middot The Company shall contribute to the United Food and Commercial Workers Trusteed Plan Ontario (Dental Plan) the following cents per hour for all hours paid for all employees to a maximum of forty (40) hours per week Hours paid shall not include weekly indemnity payments The Employer agrees to sign the participation agreement and supply any other documents forms reports or information required by the Trustees of the Dental Plan The Employer shall forward all contributions together with a list of all employees covered and the number of hours paid per week for each employee in each reporting period within fifteen (15) days following the end of each of the Employers four (4) or five (5) week accounting period
Effective November 24 2002- twenty-five (25cent) cents per hour Effective November 24 2004- twenty-seven (27cent) cents per hour Effective November 24 2005- twenty-nine (29cent) cents per hour Effective November 24 2006- thirty-one (31cent) cents per hour
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bull bull (I) Pension Plan
The Company agrees to contribute to the Canadian Commercial Workers Industry Pension Plan (Pension) the following cents per hour for all hours paid for all employees to a maximum of forty (40) hours per week Hours paid shall not include weekly indemnity payments The Employer agrees to sign the participation
middot agreement and supply any other documents forms reports or information required by the Trustees of the Pension Plan The Employer shall forward together with a list of all employees covered and the number of hours paid permiddot week for each employee in each reporting period within fifteen (15) days following the end of each of the Employers four (4) or five (5) week accounting period middot
Effective November 24 2005- twenty-five (25cent) cents per hour Effective November 24 2006- thirty (30cent) cents per hourmiddot Effective November 24 2007- forty (40cent) cents per hour
(J) Doctors Certificate
The Company reserves the right to require a doctors certificate from an employee If such a certificate is required by the Company themiddot employee must be notified before hisher return The Company agrees to pay for the medical certificate
(K) Vision Plan - (not applicable to part-time employees)
The Company shall provide vision care of one hundred fifty dollars ($15000) per twenty-four (24) months
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bull bull APPENDIX B
Full-Time Employee Wage Scale
General
During the term of this Collective Agreement any new job andor classification to be covered under the terms and conditions of this Collective Agreement shall be posted The parties agree to meet within thirty (30) days to determine the appropriate rate of pay for such classification Should the parties not be able to agree such question may be submitted to Arbitration by either party Pending the decision of the Arbitrators such new classifications and rates shall be implemented
Full-time Wage Scale
ClerksCashlers
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Novmiddot 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $842 $842 $842 $842 $852 $867
6 months 900 900 900 900 900 910 925
12 months 958 958 958 958 958 968 983
18 months 1016 1016 1016 1016 1016 1026 1041
24 months 1080 1080 1080 1080 1080 1090 11
30 mpnths 1096 1096 1096 1096 1096 1106 1121
36 months 1196 1196 1196 1196 1196 1206 1221
42 months 1254 1254 1254 1254 1254 1264 1279
48 months 1343 1343 13~43 1343 1343 1353 1368
54 months 1370 1395 1420 1445 1475 1505 1535
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bull bull Receiver
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Nov 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $894 $894 $894 $894 $894 $904 $919
6 months 952 952 952 952 952 962 979
12 months 1010 1010 1010 1010 1010 1020 1035
18 months 1068 1068 1068 1068 1068 1078 1093
24 months 1131 1131 1131 1131 1131 1141 1156
30months 1148 1148 1148 1148 1148 1158 1173
36 months 1247 1247 1247 1247 1247 1257 1272
42 months 1305 1305 1305 1305 1305 13~ 15 1330
48 months 1396 1396 1396 1396 1396 1406 1421
54 months 1424 1449 1474 1499 1529 1559 1589
Meat Cutters
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Nov 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $1370 $1370 $1370 $1370 $1370 $1380 $1395
6 months 1401 1401 1401 1401 1401 1411 1426
12 months 1433 1433 1433 1433 1433 1443 1458
18 months 1464 1464 1464 1464 1464 1474 1489
24 months 1496 1496 1496 1496 1496 1506 1521
30 months 1527 1527 1527 1527 1527 1537 1552
36 months 1559 1559 1559 1559 1559 1569 1584
42 months 1591 1591 1591 1591 1591 1601 1616
48 months 1654 1654 1654 1654 1654 1564 1679
54 months 1687 1712 1737 1762 1792 1822 1852
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bull bull Assistant Department Managers
An employee who is selected by the Company to fill the role of an assistant department manager shall receive a premium of one dollar ($100) per hour For the purposes of any Statutory Holiday Pay Vacation Pay Sick Pay or Weekly Indemnity Benefit Payments to which such an employee may be entitled in a week during which he is scheduled to work as an assistant department manager hismiddot hourly rate shall be deemed to include the premium aforesaid
In his functions an assistant department manager is required to supervise the personnel in his department and also assign the workload to those employees The assistant manager is also required to support the department manager with the administrative duties and must be available to replace the manager during his absences The choice of vacation between the manager and the assistant must be mutually agreed to The schedule can be modified for the assistant manager outside the prescribed delays under article 508
If a meat wrapper is selected as the assistant meat manager the employee will be paid the meat cutters wage rate based on his seniority and will receive the assistant department premium as mentioned above (eg A meat wrapper at 18 month rate of $1060 Will get the meat cutters rate at 18 month of $1440 plus the premium) middot
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bull ARTICLE 1 - SCOPE
APPENDIX C PART-TIME EMPLOYEES
bull 101 All matters relative to part-time employees and their working conditions shall be
contained in this Appendix and Articles middot
For the purpose of this Appendix a part-time employee is an employee who is normally scheduled to work twenty-eight (28) hours or less per week middot
102 If a part-time employee works forty (40) hours per week for six (6) consecutive weeks except for replacement of absent fuiJtime employees such position shall be posted in accordance with Article 4 of the Full-time portion of this Agreement
103 The following articles and clauses of the Full-Time Agreement shall also apply to Part-Time employees
Preamble 1 2 3 403 a) b) c) e) f) 504 b) 511 8 9 10 11 13 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 24 25 Appendix A
ARTICLE 2 - SENIORITY
201 middot (a) After continuing in the employ of the Company for a period of two hundred and fifty (250) hours Employees covered by this Agreement shall be deemed to have served their probationary period and then shall be placedmiddot on the seniority list for part-time employees The Company shall have the right to discharge a probationary employee Such discharge may not be grieved by the employee andor the Union
(b) Seniority listings for part-time employees shall be posted by the Company quarter-annually The seniority date of each part-time employee shall be considered to be correct if the Union raises nomiddot objection within three (3) weeks of the date of posting of the first list on which the employees name appears
202 (a) Seniority shall begin after the employees probationary period has beenmiddot served Lay-offs and re-employment shall be based on seniority availability ability and qualifications to perform the work When a part-time employee becomes a full-time employee he will be required to serve the full~time probationary period if he has not completed is part-time probationary period and will be given a seniority credit of fifty (50) percent of his part-time seniority up to a maximum of twelve (12) months He will also receive the bull
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bull bull greater of his part-time rate or the rate which his full~time seniority credit will give him and shall proceed from that point in the full-time wage progression Such credit shall apply to seniority vacation statutory holidays and sick days If for some reason the employee reverts to part-time during lhe probationary period there will be no loss of seniority The seniority rights of an employee shall be terminated after six (6) months following a lay-off due to lack of work In the event of an opening occurring in the full-time staff employees covered under this Appendix shall receive preference for such full-time position providing they have the necessary seniority ability competence and qualifications to perform the work
b) Part-time employees are expected to attend work in accordance with their schedule of hours When unable to attend the employee must notify the Company or designate as soon as it is reasonably possible prior to the commencement of the scheduled shift of the employee giving the reason why he is unable to attend middot
203 a) The weekly schedule of hours of work shall be allotted according to seniority by department providing the senior employee(s) has the necessary ability and qualifications to perform the work and is available
In the event of hours of work becoming available within a given week beyond the schedule of hours of that given week due to approved absences sickness compensation bereavement andor unanticipated increases in business the Company will call the most senior part-time employees not scheduled that day provided the employee is available and has the qualifications to perform the available work middot middot
b) The assignment of hours as set out in 203 (a) will result in the schedule of daily hours being posted not later than Thursday at noon of the previous week The store steward will be given a copy of the schedules Employees meal periods will be based on the commencement of their shift middot
204 If a full-time employee transfers to part-time status the employee will retain his original date of hire as his part-time seniority date
205 If more than one employee has the same seniority date the affected employees will draw to determine their order of seniority provided a steward is present middot middot
ARTICLE 3 - HOURS OF WORK
For existing part-time employees the Company will meet each employee to review the employees availability the employee shall be able to amend his availability quarterly each year
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bull bull A part-time employee hired after date of ratification shall have a minimum availability to work all day Saturday and Sunday and also two (2) evenings per week
301 The regular working day shall consist of up to ten (1 0) hours for all part-time employees middot middot
302 Should an employee desire a transfer to another department andor classification he shall indicate such preference on a form supplied by the Company stating the department(s) andor classification(s) desired A copy of the form will be provided to the employee and the Union As openings become available the Company will transfer employees by store seniority subject to relevant qualifications provided the employee has had a request on file for fourteen (14) days When transferred to a higher rated classification the employee will be placed on the wage scale at the level which gives him an increase and shall proceed upwards thereafter in accordance with the time frames When transferred to a lower rated classification the employee will be placed at the level equal to his rate of pay but not higher than the top rate of the new classification
303 The Company agrees that part-time employees will get the opportunity to work up to twenty-eight (28) hours per week by seniority by department by classification
prior to new employees being hired provided the Company can cover the available hours without encountering scheduling problems middot
304 The Company will schedule the following guaranteed hours of work per week based middoton the availability of the hours and provided the employee is available and qualified to perform the work
One (1) or more years of seniority a minimum guarantee of fifteen (15) hours of scheduled work per week
three (3) or more years of seniority a minimum guarantee of eighteen (18) middot hours of scheduled work per week
Five (5) or more years of seniority a minimum guarantee of twenty (20) middot hours of scheduled work per week
Six (6) or more years of seniority a minimum guarantee of twenty-four (24) hours of scheduled work per week
Seven (7) or more year of seniority a minimum guarantee of twenty-eight middot (28) hours of scheduled work per week middot
In the event of additional hours being added following the posting of the schedule or schedule changes created by illness accident leave of absence or changes beyond the control of the Company etc the Company agrees to offer such hours
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bull bull to employees by store seniority and by department provided the senior employee bull is available and qualified Such additional or changed hours are intended to be administered in such a manner as to top up part-time employees by seniority to approximately twenty-eight (28) hours unless junior employees have not reached their guaranteed hours in which case the junior employee will have priority to such guaranteep hours middot
ARTICLE 4- STATUTORY HOLIDAYS
401 Part-time employees shall be entitled to statutory holiday pay for the following middot holidays as recognized by the Employment Standards Act
New Years Day Good Friday Victoria Day Canada Day Civic Holiday
Labour Day Thanksgiving Day Christmas Day Boxing Day
If an employee is scheduled towork on the Civic Holiday such employe~ will be paid at his regular rate of pay and will be credited with an additional floater holiday
A part-time employee covered by this Agreement shall be eligible for a floater holiday once during each contract year to be taken at a time mutually agreed upon between the Company and the employee concerned
If any of the above legal holidays are no longer deemed to be a Public Holiday as defined by the Employment Standards Act the employee working on such a day will be paid his regular rate of pay and shall be credited with a floater day to be taken at a mutually agreeable time Otherwise any employee working on a Public Holiday shall be paid at time and one-half (1 Yz) his regular rate of pay plus the statutory days pay middot middot
402 To qualify for pay for a statutory holiday the employee must have worked on hislast scheduled shift preceding and his firSt scheduled shift following_ the legal holiday unless absent dueto proven illness or accident
An employee who so qualifies shall receive legal holiday pay based on his average number of daily hours worked (exclusive of daily overtime) during the four ( 4) weeks
middot immediately preceding the week during which the legal holiday occurs times his standard rate of pay middot
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bull bull ARTICLE 5 -VACATIONS
501 Employees with less than five (5) years seniority as of May 1st of the current year shall receive four (4) percent of their earnings as vacation pay Employees with five (5) or more years service as of May 1st of the current year shall receive six (6) percent of their earnings as vacation pay Employees with eight (8) or more years service as of May 1st of the current year shall receive eight (8) percent of their earnings as vacation pay Employees with seventeen (17) or more years service as of May 1st of the current year shall receive ten (10) percent of their earnings as vacation pay middot middot
502 The Company may grant a leave of absence without pay up to a maximum of four (4) weeks duration to an employee for vacation purposes Such request and permission shall be made in writing It is entirely the Companys choice to allow such a leave of absence without pay If an employee is refused such a request he may not submit a grievance or proceed to arbitration regarding this refusal
503 Part-time employees will choose their vacations after full-time employees have made their choices The preference of vacations will always be given to the partshytime employees having the most seniority Part-time employees will be required to submit their vacation intentions by April1 st of each year
ARTICLE 6- BEREAVEMENT
601 Provided the part-time employee was scheduled to work
The Company agrees to grant employees the necessary time off up to three 3) days with pay at the time of death of the following relatives
Father mother brother sister spouse child step-child mother-in-law father-inshylaw brother-in-law sister-in-law son-in-law daughter-in-law grandparents grandchild step-parents same sex partners uncle aunt niece nephew
602 If the funeral is more than two hundred forty kilometers (240) away the employee will receive an additional one 1) day with pay for attending the fune~al If bereavement falls during an employees vacation he shall be able to carry over the paid time to be able to use at a later date
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bull bull ARTICLE 7 -REST PERIODS
701 Employees covered by this Appendix shall be entitled to one (1) fifteen (15) minute paid rest for each four ( 4) hour period worked Whenever possible each rest period
shall occur at approximately themiddot mid-point of each four (4) hourmiddot period~ No employee who is scheduled for more than four (4) hours but not exceeding six (6) hours shall be required to take their break sooner than two (2) hours into their shift whenever possible
702 middotWhere an employee is working a daily shift of more than six (6) hours he shall have one (1) hour (or a half) hour by mutual consent) off for lunch and one-half() hour for supper if applicable middot
ARTICLE 8 -WAGES
801 A part-time employee shall be pald time and one-half 1 ) for all hours worked over ten 1 0) hours per day or over forty (40) hours per week middot
802 Part-time employees who work on the night crew shall receive a shift premium of ninety-five (95cent) cents per hour for the hours worked on the night shift For the purposes of any Statutory Holiday Pay Vacation Pay or Weekly Indemnity Benefits (where applicable) to which such an employee may be entitled in a week during which he is scheduled to work on a night crew his hourly rate shall be deemed to include the premium aforesaid middot
803 An employee assigned to a position of lead hand shall receive a lead hand premium
of seventy-five (75cent) cents per hour
804 The wage rates affecting employees in the bargaining unit as set out herein shall be set forth in Appendix D of this Agreement
805 An employee who is hired at a higher rate of pay than the start rate is deemed to have to his credit the required hours to justify such a rate of pay
ARTICLE 9 -SAFETY SHOE OR BOOT ALLOWANCE
901 Part-time employees who are required by the Company to wear approved safety footwear shall be paid an allowance of up to forty dollars ($4000) per year upon presentation of a receipt middot
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bull bull ARTICLE 10 middotFULL-TIME REPLACEMENT
1001 Part-time employees replacing full-time employees shall receive the start rate of the full-time classification or whatever level on the scale that would provide him an
increase
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bull APPENDIX D
Part-time Employee Wage Scale
bull Notwithstanding the wage progressions for part-time employees where there is an increase in the Ontario minimum wage rate it shall become the new start rate and those employees so affected shall remain at such rate of pay until their months with the Company would permit them an increase in their rate of pay in accordance with the wage grid
ClerksCashlers
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Nov 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $721 $721 $721 $721 $721 $731 $746
middot 6 months 738 738 738 738 738 748 763
12 months 769 769 769 769 769 779 794
18 months 800 800 800 800 800 810 825
24 months 832 832 832 832 832 842 857
30 months 864 864 864 864 864 874 889
36 months middot 895 895 895 895 895 905 920
42 months 937 937 937 937 937 947 962
48 months 1010 1010 1010 1010 1010 1020 1035
54 months 1 1045 middot1070 1095 1125 1155 1185
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bull bull Service Clerks
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Novmiddotmiddot 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $675 $675 $675 middot $675 $675 $685 $700
6 months 698 698 698 698 698 708 723
12 months 721 721 721 721 721 731 746
18 months 736 736 736 736 736 746 761
24 months 753 753 753 753 753 763 7~78
30 months 795 795 795 795 795 805 820
36 months 811 836 861 886 916 946 976
Meat Cutters
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Nov 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $1238 $1238 $1238 $1238 $1238 $1248 $1263
6 months 1317 1317 1317 1317 1317 1327 1342
12 months 1397 1397 1397 1397 1397 1407 bull 1422
18 months 1425 1450 f475 1500 1530 1560 1590
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bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob As Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE PRINTING OF COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT
The Company agrees to pay one thousand five hundred dollars ($1 50000) towards the cost of printing the Collective Agreement into booklet form middot
~ DATED AT 0plusmnaulh ONTARIO this 5 day of --=-H-=e6__ __ 20ol
UNITEDFOODANDCOMMERC~L LOEB CANADA INC WOR RS UNION LOCAL 175
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bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob As Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE SUNDAY AND STATUTORY HOLIDAYS
In the event that Sunday is legislated to become a regular work day both parties agree that Article 503 b c d of the Collective Agreement will be deleted and that those hours wiJI be part of the regular work week Both parties agree to meet in order to determine the distribution of these Sunday hours
In the event that stores are allowed to legally open on a statutory holiday without premium pay then the parties agree to meet to amend the Collective Agreement by mutual agreement
3 DATED AT o-HctuKL- ONTARIO this 5 day of_~he-=b~-- 2002
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WOR RS UNION LOCAL 175
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bull bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
ANDmiddot
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE TIME LIMITS
In view of recent changes to the Ontario Labour Relations Act and resulting decisions therefrom and in view ofthe parties history of amiable Labour Relations the parties agree to the following
That neither party shall raise or proceed with a timeliness issue argument regarding filing for arbitration without first giving the other party written prior notice of its intent to do so
Should either party serve such notice on the other party the parties further agree that the final time frame in the Collective Agreement respecting filing for arbitration shall then be triggered
The parties further agree that any Board of Arbitration or single arbitrator shall have full jurisdiction to adjudicate the matter respecting timeliness in light of this agreement andmiddot shall not be restricted by the Ontario Labour Relations Act in so doing
DATED AT Q-t-CUJ)O_ ONTARIO this 5_ day of ~e6
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORK RS UNION LOCAL 175
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LOEB CANADA INC
bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE NIGHT CREW GROUP 1
The Company agrees that the following full-time night crew employees are classified as Group 1 middot
middot Brian Taylor Brian Lewis Rick Tombs
The Company agrees that should a Group 1 day job come open and an existing Group 1 night crew employee apply and is successful in getting the job he would maintain his Group 1 status
DATED AT 61-cuuo-- ONTARIO this~ dayof F~b
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WOR ERS UNION LOCAL 175
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LOEB CANADA INC
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bull
LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175NEW LETTER
RE FULL-TIME GROUP 2 TEN (10) HOUR SHIFTS
The Company and the Union agree that should the Company wish to introduce ten 1 0) hour shifts the employees affected will be entitled to an additional fifteen 15) minute break to be taken within the last two 2) hours of work
DATED AT 6-ttcuvo- ONTARIO this _fi__ day of Feb 2003
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO ERS UNION LOCAL 175
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bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE GROUP 1 amp 2 DISTRIBUTION
In an effort to maintain full-time positions and create additional full-time positions the parties have agreed to the following
a) The following
Gary Pritchard Maria Romano Robert Chenier Brian Taylor Paul Berrea Allan Cuddihey Bruce Harding Rick Tombs Brian Lewis
are existing full-time employees as date of ratification and will be classified as Group 1 employees middot
b) The Company agrees that forty-five percent (45) of all regular bargaining unit hours per week will be designated as full-time hours Both parties agreemiddot to have fifty percent (50) of full-time employees in Group 1 and fifty percent (50) in Group 2 This ratio will be achieved through attrition In other words as a Group 1 position becomes vacant it will be replaces by a Group 2 position until fifty-fifty percent (50-50) ratio is achieved Once this ratio is achieved if a Group 1 position becomes vacant it would be filled by a Group 2 employee as per the terms and conditions of the Collective Agreement and a new Group 2 position would be posted
c) The Company recognizes the Receiver Assist Meat Manager and Assistant Produce Manager positions as a Group 1 position Should the Company introduce an additional Receiver position in the unit that position would be considered as a Group 2 position middot
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bull bull d) In the case of a lay-off of a full-time position if a Group 1 employee is laid
off he will have the following options
full lay-off with recall rights accepting part-time hours while maintaining recall rights if feasible he will be offered a Group 2 full-time position and maintain his recall rights to a Group 1 status for the duration of the recall period middot
e) The creation of Assistant Department Managers will be at the Companys sole discretion and may be classified as Group 2 positions
The parties agree to review at store level on a quarterly basis the level of bargaining unit hours and the number of full-time positions as it relates to Group middot1 and Group 2
DATED AT Dttau~ ONTARIO this~ day of l=t=b
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
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LOEB CANADA INC
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bull bull RE Group 2 Positions - Highlights
Full-time - forty (40) hours a week maximum five (5) shifts a week - minimum four (4) hours a shift - maximum of ten (10) hours per shift - Saturday and Sunday shifts part of work week - Sunday premium applies
- two (2) consecutive days off every other week - Evenings - may be scheduled up to three (3) evenings a week
Meat Produce and Bakery Department employees may be scheduled from 500 am and would receive night crew premium for time worked from 500 am to 600 am
Night Crew Maybe scheduled between 900pm and 900am - Night crew premium would apply from Sunday to Saturday - would be scheduled consecutive nights
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bull bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
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UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE SUNDAY WORK GROUP 2
Sunday work shall be part of the work week for all full-time employees in Group 2 It will be clearly indicated to the concerned employee upon hiring andor promotion If at anytime a Group 2 employee or an employee hired before September 41
h 2001 and promoted to a Group 2 position after September 41
h 2001 advises the Company that he is no longer available to work on Sundays then this employee will be returned to a part-time status with middot the conditions of a part-time employee and the Company will post a new Group 2 full-time position The employee returned to his prior position will not have recourse to the grievance procedure as outlined in the Collective Agreement
DATED AT o-tt~ ONTARIO this__amp__ day of _ _Fi-=Eb=---bull 2003
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO RS UNION LOCAL 175
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bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
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UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE CARY PRITCHARD ASSISTANT MEAt MANAGER
Upon ratification Cary Pritchard will move to the Meat Cutter scale at the thirty-six (36) month rate and continue to progress from there on He shall also receive a premium of one dollar ($100) per hour as per the Assistan~ Department Manager premium
DATED AT Otcuvo ONTARIO this 5 day of Feb
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
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LOEB CANADA INC
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LOEB CANADA INCmiddot cob as Loeb City View
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UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE SYLVANA FLORES DELl CLERK
The parties agree that Sylvana Flores is on a leave of absence The parties agree that she
will continue to accumulate seniority while on the leave of absence Should Sylvana Flores return to work at Loeb City View prior to January 5 2003 she will maintain her seniority As of January 5 2003 she would have no seniority in the Bargaining Unit
DATED AT Qmiddotttcl)AlO_ ONTARIO this _5_ day of Feb 20CB
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO RS UNION LOCAL 175
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bull bull LETTER OF-AGREEMENT
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UNIrED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE RED CIRCLED FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES
The Company agrees that the following employees will be considered middot red-circled employees
Maria Romano Robert Chenier Brian Taylor
Effective December 1 2002 they will receive a lump sum payment of seven hundred andmiddot fifty dollars ($75000) middot
Effective November 30 2003 they will receive a lump sum payment of seven hundred and fifty dollars ($75000)
Effective November 28 2004 they will receive a lump sum payment of seven hundred and fifty dollars ($75000) middot
Effective November 27 2005 they will receive a lump sum payment of four hundred dollars ($40000) and a wage increase of twelve cents (12cent) on their rate of pay bringing them to the end rate of the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of thirty cents (30cent) and thirty cents (30cent )
Should the employees want to have their lump sum payment directed to an RRSP they must provide the Store Director with the TD2 no later than the first week of November each yearmiddot
DATED AT 00a vJ6_ ONTARIO this_5_ day of middot Eeb 20~
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO RS UNION CAL 175
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bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
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UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE RED-CIRCLED PART-TIME EMPLOYEES
Maria Arella Jimmy Wong Mandy Wong Maria Semler Brenda Laverty Yvonne Gagnon Sandra Gray Beverly MacDonald middot middot
During the term of the Collective Agreement the red-circled ~mployees shall be brought in line with the established wage scales in the negotiated Collective Agreement
Re Maria Arella Jimmy Wong Mandy Wong Maria Semler Brenda Laverty middot bull
Effective December 1 2002 they will receive a lump sum payment of fifteen cents 15cent) per hour worked averaged over the last six 6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks and a wage increase of fifteen cents 15cent) on their rate of pay bringing them to the end rate of middot the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of twentyshyfive cents (25cent) twenty-five cents (25cent) thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents middot (30cent)
Re Yvonne Gagnon Sandra Gray
Effective December 1 2002 they will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 30 2003 they will receive a lump sum payment often cents (10cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six 6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks and a middot wage increase of twenty cents (20cent) on their rate of pay bringing them to the end rate of the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of twenty- five cents 25cent) thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents_(30cent) thirty cents (30cent)
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bull bull Re Beverly MacDonald
Effective December 1 2002 she will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 30 2003 she will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 28 2004 she will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 26 2005 she will receive a lump sum payment of fifteen cents (15cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks and a wage increase of twelve cents ( 12cent) on her rate of pay bringing her to the end rate of the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents (30cent) middot
Should the employees want to have their lump sum payment directed to an RRSP they must provide the Store Director with the TD2 no later than the first week of November of each year
DATED AT 0~ ONTARIO this~ day of Feb
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WO ERS UNION OCAL 175
January 21 2003 cep 571-0
LOEB CANADA INC
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bull bull 509 Night crew operations
Regular employees shall have five (5) working days notice of transfer to the night crew prior to such transfer being implemented except in the case of sickness
accident or bereavement middot middot
The following rules shall apply to all night crew operations
(a) An employee who works on a Night Crew shall receive a shift premium of ninety-five cents (95cent) per hour for the hours worked on the night shift For the purposes of any Statutory Holiday Pay Vacation Pay Sick Pay or Weekly Indemnity Benefits to which such an employee may be entitled in a week during which he is scheduled to work on a night crew his hourly rate shall be deemed to include the premium aforesaid
(b) The night shift shall commence not earlier than 1000 pm and shall conclude not later than 900am All night shifts shall include a one-half() hour unpaid meal period
(c) For Group 1 employees night shifts will be scheduled on consecutive nights either Monday to Friday or Tuesday to Saturday whenever possible For Group 2 employees night shifts will be scheduled on consecutive nights from Sunday to Saturday If the Company finds it necessary to schedule nonshyconsecutive nights a meeting will be arranged in advance with the Union to discuss the matter In the event non-consecutive nights are necessary the junior employee(s) will be so assigned For Group 1 employees the Saturday night into Sunday morning night shift this shift shall remain voluntary and be entitled to the Sunday premium
(d) If a night shift employee wishes to work days instead of nights he will give the Company notice on a form supplied by the Company Fourteen (14) days from the notice he shall be entitled to receive any full week day schedules before a part time employee would be given same He shall also be given first consideration by seniority for a permanent day opening provided he has the ability to perform the normal requirements of the job
(e) bull It is understood that no employee shall be required to work alone on the night shift In the event that a night shift employee reports for work and no one is available to work with him he shall immediately contact Store Management at a phone number provided by the Company for instructions
510 For a full-time employee who desires two (2) consecutive days off he shall be scheduled two (2) consecutive days off (normally Saturday and Sunday or Sunday and Monday) per four (4) week operating period as long as the Company can maintain a sufficient workforce for the proper operation of the business For Group
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bull bull 2 employees the Company agrees that all full-time employees who desire two (2) consecutive days off will be given two (2) consecutive days off every second week
511 There shall be no duplication of the above premium and overtime rates
ARTICLE 6- STATUTORY HOLIDAYS
601 The following holidays shall be recognized as legal holidays
New Years Day Good Friday Victoria Day Canada Day Civic Day
Labour Day Thanksgiving Day Christmas Day Boxing Day
The Company shall pay an employee for such holidays eight (8) hours pay at the employees regular rate of pay
middotIf an employee is scheduled to work on the Civic Holiday such employee will be paid at his regular rate of pay and will be credited with an additional floater holiday
A full-time employee covered by this Agreement shall be eligible for a floater holiday once during each contract year to be taken at a time mutually agreed upon between middot the Company and the employee concerned
602 When a holiday as listed above is observed in any week employees will work a four (4) day week and shall receive five (5) days pay at the standard rate of pay
middotAn employee who works a fifth day in a week during which a holiday as listed above is observed shall receive one and one half (1 ) times his regular hourly rate for all hours so worked on the fifth day
603 When two (2) holidays as listed are observed in any week employees will work a three (3) day week and shall receive five (5) days pay at the standard rate An employee who works on a fourth or fifth day in a week during which two (2) holidays as listed are observed shall receive one and one half (1 ) times his regular hourly rate for all hours so worked on the fourth and fifth day
604 To qualify for pay the employee must work his last scheduled working day preceding the holiday and his first scheduled working after the holiday unless he has secured permission from his Employer or his designate to be absent on one of the qualifying days Employees who are off on compensation accident or illness
middot shall receive legal holiday pay if they have worked within fifteen (15) daysmiddot of the middot holiday They shall receive the difference between the legal holiday pay and whatmiddot
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bull bull they otherwise receive from the Insurance Employer andor Workers Compensation Should a legal holidayoccurwithin an employees leave of absence he shall not be paid for such a legal holiday
605 An employee required to work on any of the aforementioned holidays shall receive one and one half (1 ) times his regular hourly rate for all hours worked and shall in addition receive five (5) days for working a four (4) day week as outlined in paragraph 602 middot
ARTICLE 7 bull VACATIONS
701 (a) Employees who have been employed by the Employer for less than one (1) year at May 1 shall be granted vacation with pay offour (4) percent oftheir total earnings in accordance with the ESA
(b) Employees with one (1) years service but less than five (5) years service with the Company on May 1st of each year shall be granted two (2) weeks vacation with pay
(c) Employees with five (5 years service but less than eight (8) years service with the Company on May 1st of each year shall be granted three (3) weeks vacation with pay
(d) Employees with eight (8) years service or more on May 1st of each year shall be granted four (4) weeks vacation with pay
(e) Employees with seventeen (17) years service or more on May 1st of each year shall be granted five 5) weeks vacation with pay
For clarity the vacation accrual period and entitlement period is from May 1st to April 30th middot
702 Vacations shall be granted by department in accordance with seniority and must be taken within the calendar year unless otherwise mutually agreed Full-time employees wishing to take vacation during the winter months should be allowed to do so with the exception of the period from December 15 to the end of the first full week in January middot
To the extent that it is practicable the Employer will grant vacations in one continuous period Employees entitled to three (3) or more vacation weeks and who wish to take them in one continuous period should be prepared to conclude them prior to June 15th or commence them subsequent to September 15th middot middot
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bull bull 703 The completed vacation schedule shall be posted on May 1 of each year The
Employer agrees that they will not change the vacation period of any employee unless unforseen circumstances arise However the Employer must be able to maintain a sufficient workforce throughout the year Any employee who has not submitted their vacation plan by April 15 will only be permitted to book vacation at a time that will not interfere with another employees vacation
704 Upon termination of employment employees shall be paid vacation with pay as follows
Any employee with seniority whose employment is terminated for any reason and who has not completed his full vacation year shall receive vacation pay in accordance with subsections a)b) c) d) and e) of Article 701 for the total earnings
middot sinc~the preceding May 1 or since his entry in the employ of the Company based on 4 6 8 10 as may be applicable in accordance with the employees accumulated service
ARTICLE 8- LEAVE OF ABSENCE
801 The Company may grant leave of absence without pay to any employee for legitimate reasons The granting or refusal of all such leaves of absence shall be
middot at the discretion of the Company and shall be made in writing to the employee concerned Such permission and request are to be in writing on the standard leave of absence request form two (2) months in advance except in any emergency When the leave of absence is granted there shall be no loss of seniority However Company benefits provided to employees will be discontinued during the leave Seniority shall still accumulate for a six month period and then seniority shall be maintained but not accumulate Any leave of absence granted in conjunction with the employees vacation will be deemed to follow his vacation period
802 (a) An employee may be granted a leave of absence without pay for pregnancyparental leave in accordance with the Employment Standards Act as amended
(b) The Company may grant a leave of absence without pay for the purpose of legal adoptions The Adoption Agencys requirement will be considered in determining the duration of such leave
(c) Notwithstanding 802 (a) and (b) the Employment Standards Act of Ontario shall govern maternity paternity family and adoption leaves
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bull bull 803 Should an employee be appointed to a full-time position with the Union he may
apply for a leave of absence for a three (3) month period During the period of time he is on this leave his seniority shall continue with the Company and his leave of absence may be renewed for three (3) terms of three (3) months each
804 (a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
An employee who is required to serve on a jury shall be compensated for days actually spent on jury duty when he would otherwise have been at work to a maximum of ten (10) working days middot
The employee shall receive the difference between his jury fees and his normal days pay for that time he would have been regularly employed had he not been serving on the jury The employee shall be required to report immediately upon being excused or released from jury duty where such reporting is reasonable under the circumstances
The claim of an employee shall be verified by presentation of his jury duty cheque however no payment shall be made for any hour for which the employee receives compensation by the Company for any other reason Payment shall not be withheld pending submission of the jury duty cheque
Any employee subpoenaed to attend as a witness on behalf of the Company or the Crown shall be entitled to the difference between his witness fee and his normal days pay
805 An employee whose wife gives birth to a child will be given one (1) day off with pay
806 An employee who adopts a child will be given one (1) day off with pay
ARTICLE 9 middotGRIEVANCE AND ARBITRATION
901 Either the Company the Union or any employee has a right to lodge a grievance with respect to any matter arising out of this Agreement or concerning the interpretation application or alleged violation of this Agreement
902 Any employee believing that he has been unjustly dealt with or that the provisions of this Agreement have not been complied with shall discuss the complaint with Management The employee may be accompanied by his Union Steward if he so middot desires These discussions shall take place within seven (7) working days after the event giving rise to the complaint Management shall give an oral decision within four (4) working days from date the discussion took place middot
If managements decision is not satisfactory the complaint must be submitted as a written grievance at Step 1 within six (6) working days following Managements oral decision
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bull bull STEP ONE
Ameeting to attempt to resolve the grievance shall then take place between the employee concerned the Union Steward and Management Within seven (7) working days of this meeting Management shall give the Union Steward its decision in writing If the decision is not satisfactory the Union Steward must within six (6) working days submit the grievance to Step Two
STEP TWOmiddot
A final meeting to attempt to resolve the grievance shall then take place between the employee concerned the Union Representative the Union Steward Management andor their representatives Within seven (7) working days of this meeting Management shall give its final decision to the Union Representative in writing If the decision is not satisfactory the Union must within thirty (30) calendar days submit the grievance to arbitration
903 In the case of a dismissal a grievance may be filed by an employee who feels he was unjustly dealt with Such a grievance must be filed within five (5) working days from the date of dismissal and shall commence at Step Two
In any subsequent disposal of this case during the Grievance Procedure the Company may reinstate the employee with full back pay suspend the employee for a definite period or sustain the discharge
904 Grievances concerning rates shall be handled in accordance with the above procedure and the disposition of such grievances if sustained shall include the determination of the effective date of the increase with retroactivity thereto
905 The Company or the Union may file grievances commencing at Step Two If an Arbitration Board finds that the Company or the Union has violated the Collective Agreement it shall have the power to award compensation to the Company or any employee affected by the violation
906 (a Failing settlement under the foregoing procedure such grievance may be submitted to Arbitration as hereinafter provided and if no written request for Arbitration is received which is postmarked within thirty-one (31) days after the decision under Step Two is given it shall be deemed to have been abandoned
(b) The time limits as prescribed above may be modified by mutual agreement of the parties in writing middot
907 Should the grievance involve the misinterpretation or alleged violation of the Agreement either party may be free to appeal to Arbitration from Step Twowit~in
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bull bull thirty-one (31) days from the date the decision was given at that step The party requesting Arbitration shall advise the other party in writing of its request together with a statement as to the issue to be arbitrated and shall include in its notice the name and address of its nominee to a Board of Arbitration The other shall within one (1) week of its receipt of the notice nominate its member to the Board of Arbitration and so advise the other party
If two nominees are unable to agree upon the choice of a third member to act as Chairman the Minister of Labour for the Province of Ontario shall be requested to appoint a Chairman The Board shall hear their dispute and the decision of a majority is the decision of the Arbitration Board but if there is no majority the decision of the Chairman governs and shall be final and binding upon the parties
The Board of Arbitration shall not have any jurisdiction to alter or modify any of the provisions of the Agreement nor to substitute any new provisions in lieu thereof nor to make any decisions inconsistent with the terms and provisions of this Agreement
Each of the parties hereto will bear the expenses of the nominee appointed by it and will share equally the expenses of the Chairman of the Boamiddotrd of Arbitration
908 The parties agree that an Arbitration Board shall have the power to award compensation or damages to any party who or employee who is dealt with contrary to the provisions of this Agreement
909 By mutual agreement of the parties a mutually agreed sole arbitrator may be appointed In such case the sole arbitrator shall have all of the rights and powers of a Board of Arbitration middot
91 0 No employee shall be discharged or disciplined except for just and sufficient cause Discharge or discipline grievances may be settled by confirming the Companys decision or by reinstating the discharged or suspended employee with full compensation for time lost less interim earnings if applicable or by any other arrangement which is just and equitable in the opinion of the parties or a Board of Arbitration if the matter is referred to it Any notation of a reprimand or other disciplinary action placed on an employees record shall be nullified after a period of twelve (12) months provided no other notice for the same offence was received for this twelve (12) month period
ARTICLE 10 - STRIKES AND LOCKOUTS
1001 Neither the Union nor any of its members nor any employee shall cause sanction take part in or encourage any sitdown or slowdown of work or any strike or stoppage of or curtailment of or interference with the Companys sales or any picketing of the Companys premises and the Company agrees that it will not causemiddot sanction or participate in any locking out of the employees middot
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bull bull 1002 The Union agrees that it will not interfere or permit any of the employees in the
bargaining unit to interfere with the delivery and sales of merchandise received by the Company from Company suppliers or the removal of perishable merchandise from the Companys stores
ARTICLE 11 -TEMPORARY ASSIGNMENTS
1101 An employee relieving in a higher rated position shall receive a premium of forty dollars ($4000) a week or eight dollars ($800) a day after he has completed more than one (1) working day in such classification exclusive of Sundays and Statutory Holidays in a seven (7) calendar day week Upon the completion of more than one (1) working day in the classification the above will be retroactive to the commencement of the relieving period
1102 Any employee relieving a Department Manager shall receive a premium of sixty dollars ($6000) a week or twelve dollars ($1200) a day after he has completed more than one (1) working day in that position exclusive of Sundays and Statutory holidays in a seven (7) calendar day week Upon the completion of more than one middot (1) working day in the relieving classification the above will be retroactive to the commencement of the relieving period
ARTICLE 12 -WAGES
1201 The wage rates affecting employees in the bargaining unit as set out herein shall be set forth in Appendix B of this Agreement middot
1202 An employee assigned to a position of lead hand shallmiddotreceive a lead hand premium of seventy-five (75cent) cents per hour
1203 An employee who his hired at a higher rate than the start rate is deemed to have to his credit the necessary months to justify such a rate of pay
ARTICLE 13 middotPART-TIME HELP
1301 It is agreed and recognized by both the Union and the Company that the business of the Company is subject to fluctuations according to the day of the week middotor month and time of day resulting in business peaks For this reason it is necessary to employ both regular employees (referred to as full-time employees) and part-time employees middot
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bull bull 1302 The Company agrees that part-time employees shall not be used to the extent they
replace or displace a present full-time employee from employment or prevent the hiring of a full-time employee
ARTICLE 14- BEREAVEMENT
1401 Should a bereavement occur in an employees immediate family (parent parent-Jn law spouse child brother sister grandparent brother-in-law sister-in-law son-inshylaw daughter-in-law grandchild step-parents same sex partners uncle aunt niece or nephew) the employee shall be granted such time off from work with pay as is reasonable under the circumstances up to a maximum of three (3) days
1402 If the funeral is more than two hundred forty kilometers (240) away the employee will receive an additional one (1) day with pay for attending the funeral If bereavement falls during an employees vacation he shall be able to carry over the paid time to be able to use at a later date
ARTICLE 15 middotUNION REPRESENTATION
1501 The Company agrees to recognize the appointment up to four (4) Union Stewards within a store No probationary employee may be appointed The Company also agrees to grant such stewards time off with pay as may be reasonably necessary to service any grievance or potential grievance
1502 (a) The Company agrees that whenever an interview is held with an employee that becomes part of his record regarding his work or conduct a steward will be present as a witness The employee may request that the steward leave the meeting If the steward is unavailable then the Company will ask the employee to select another employee of his choice from the bargaining unit to be present during this interview However there must not be any conclusion taken at this meeting A further meeting must be scheduled with the steward and the employee for the management to render their decision
(b) If the meeting where management is to render their decision isheld without the steward any conclusions verbal or written will be null and void except in the case where the employee requested the steward to leave
(c) Should any reprimand warning or disciplinary measure be issued in writing the employee in question shall receive a copy of such written reprimand warning or disciplinary measure within seven (7) worked days of the discovery of the alleged offence except that an extension of time may be requested in order to complete an investigation
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bull bull 1503 The Business Agent or International Representative of the Union shall be entitled
to visit a store covered by this Agreement during regular hours of work for the purpose of ensuring the terms of the Agreement are implemented provided however that the appropriate Management authority has given his consent which shall not be unreasonably withheld
1504 The Company agrees during the lifetime of this Agreement to grant time off with pay to two (2) full-time employees and one (1) part-time employee for the purpose of collective bargaining with the Company
1505 The Union agrees to forward to the Company a listing of store stewards and their store and department locations on a half-yearly basis
1506 On commencing employment an employee will be advised by the Company that a Union Agreement is in effect and will be introduced to the Union Stewards
ARTICLE 16 bull HEALTH AND SAFETY
1601 A joint Health amp Safety Committee shall be formed of at least two (2) representatives of the Company and at least two (2) employees appointed by the Union The names of the members of this Committee shall be posted on the bulletin board middot
This Committee shall meet in accordance with the Occupational Health and Safety Act or more frequently if necessary This Committee shall be set up and operated at the Companys expense
1602 The Health amp Safety Committee shall
(a) Make recommendations to the Company to promote industrial safety health and hygiene
(b) Study the monthly accident reports and make recommendations for the prevention of similar accidents middot
(c) Make recommendations concerning training and information programs
(d) Make workplace inspections in accordance to the Occupational Health and Safety Act
(e) Prepare a report of every meeting and inspection copies of which are available at all times to interested parties
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bull bull (f) The Committee may review all accident reports and the Committee will make
recommendation to the Company to prevent such accidents in the future
(g) The Company will advise the Committee of each work accidentmiddot in accordance with the Occupational Health and Safety Act
(h) The Company shall inform every employee of the risks associated with his work
(i) A thorough inspection shall be conducted by two (2) Committee members once a month and the necessary time shall be allowed
G) The Health and Safety Committee shall meet every three (3) months or more frequent if necessary
ARTICLE 17 bull STORE CARDS
1701 The Company agrees to prominently display Union Store Cards and Decals of the Union
1702 The Company agrees that the employees may wear Union buttons while on duty
ARTICLE 18 bull PERSONS OTHER THAN UNION MEMBERS
1801 The Company agrees that persons who are not members of the bargaining unitmiddot other than those listed in Article 101 (a) will not perform bargaining unit work except during the re-opening of a refurbished store
In the case of a renovation or relines there will be no restrictions for work to be perform~d by suppliers sales representatives and third party Companies
It is to be understood that at all time without any restrictions the persons who are not members of the bargaining unit as listed in Article 101 (a) can perform bargaining unit work
1802 The Company representatives (Regional Director Marketing Specialist) canmiddot perform functions related to their duties in the store middot middotmiddot
1803 No suppliersales representatives (or their representatives) shall perform any routine store work except chip suppliers bread suppliers cake suppliers magazines soft drink suppliers bulk non-food suppliers spices and dairy products If any supplier is to be added to the list of exceptions the Company and the Union agre~ to meet
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bull bull to discuss the issue The routine work includes verifying codes and removing products with expired dates from shelves
1804 In the case of sampling and demonstrations suppliers or sales representatives are allowed to manipulate products on the shelves and to distribute samples
Suppliers or sales representatives are allowed to put together displays
ARTICLE 19 middotBULLETIN BOARDS
1901 The Company agrees to extend to the Union the use of a bulletin board in each store for the posting of the following notices middot
1 Notice of election - election results - appointment of officers middot 2 Notice of meetings - time and place 3 Notice of social and recreational activities
All other notices must be approved and initialed by the Store Management before being posted on the bulletin board
ARTICLE 20- UNIFORMS
2001 The Company agrees to provide to employees working an average of twenty (20) hours or more with two (2) uniforms
The Company agrees to provide employees working an average of less than twenty hours (20) with one (1) uniform
The Company agrees to supply proper rain gear when needed
The Company agrees to supply proper gloves for employees working in frozen food or working in cooler
The Company agrees to keep a supply of winter jackets for people working in cooler
These articles shall be replaced by the Company when needed due to normal wear in the store Anyadditional articles may be purchased by the employee at cost price
Coats and aprons for the Meat Department shall be laundered by the Company
The Company shall decide what the uniform is comprised of
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bull bull ARTICLE 21- HEALTH AND WELFARE
2101 The Company agrees to pay for Health and Welfare benefits as outlinedmiddot in middot Appendix A which shall form part of this Collective Agreement
ARTICLE 22 - GENDER
2201 It is understood that the use of the masculine gender shall include the female gender middot
ARTICLE23- SAFETY SHOE OR BOOT ALLOWANCE
2301 Full-time employees who are required by the Company to wear approved safety footwear shall be paid an allowance of up to fifty-five ($5500) dollars per year upon middotpresentation of a receipt middot
ARTICLE 24 middotCASHIERS MAT
2401 The Company agrees to provide Cashiers mat and to replace them whenever necessary
ARTICLE 25 -TERMS OF AGREEMENT
2501 (a) This Agreement shall come into force and effect on October 27 2002 and shall continue to October 25 2008 and shall thereafter be automatically renewed for the period of one (1) year unless either party on written notice to the other within a period of not more than ninety (90) days before the expiry date serves notice of intent to terminate or modify the Agreement
(b) In the event either party serves notice of a desire to negotiate changes into this Agreement as above set out it is agreed that the Company and the Union without undue delay shall begin negotiations on the proposed changes
(c) Pending the results of negotiations neither party shall change the conditions existing under the Agreement unless mutually agreed by both parties
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bull bull DATED AT ()-tkwo_ THIS b DAY OF ----=-h-=E=-=b__ ___ _____ 2003
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO ERS UNION LOCAL 175
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bull bull APPENDIX A
Health and Welfare
The following benefits shall apply to all full-time employees who have successfully completed three (3) months of service or to part-time employees with 12 months service and who average 22 hours of work per week These benefits are subject to the terms and conditions of the insurance contract If there are any discrepancies between what is listed in this Agreement and the insurance contract the latter will apply The cost of these benefits shall be fully paid by the Company unless otherwise stated middot
(A) Paid Sick Leave
The Company agrees to provide to all full-time employees forty (40)hours per year for sick leave Any unused sick leave will be paid to the employees on or about January 15th of the following year Employees with less than one (1) year of service shall receive sick leave on a pro-rata basis
(B) Life Insurance
The Company provides a life insurance amount of one (1) time the employees basic annual earnings rounded up to the next multiple of $100000 For part-time employees the amount payable is $12500
(C) Accidental Death and Dismemberment Benefit
One time the employees basic annual earnings rounded up to the next multiple of $100000 For part-time employees the amount payable is $12500
(D) Short-term disability (not applicable to part-time employees)
Weekly indemnity which provides a benefit of 66 23 of an employees basic earnings to a maximum of $45000 per week commencing on the first day in the case of hospitalization or accident on the 8th calendar day of continuous total disability if sickness for a maximum period of twenty-six (26) weeks middot
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bull bull (E) Long-term Disability (not applicable to part-time employees)
Monthly indemnity which provides a benefit of 66 23 of an employees basic earnings to a maximum of $200000 per month commencing after tw~nty-six (26) weeks of continuous total disability for a maximum period of up to age 65
(F) Extended Health Care (individual coverage only for part-time employees)
Hospitalization within Canada semi-private room without deductible and Without any limit as to the number of days
Medical expenses (reimbursement) annual deductible of $25 for individual or family coverage The covered expenses are reimbursed at 80 for drugs or all other expenses The maximum amount reimbursed per covered person for expenses incurred in Canada is unlimited
Medical expenses (covered expenses) professional services of a chiropractor occupational therapist naturopath speech therapist osteopath psychologist physiotherapist or podiatrist limited to one professional visit per day up to a combined maximum of $300 per calendar year for each specialist
(G) Employee Assistance Program
Confidential and professional consultation services by licensed psychologists Assistance will be available for both personal and professional problems and will be limited to 5 visits per year
(H) Dental Plan
middot The Company shall contribute to the United Food and Commercial Workers Trusteed Plan Ontario (Dental Plan) the following cents per hour for all hours paid for all employees to a maximum of forty (40) hours per week Hours paid shall not include weekly indemnity payments The Employer agrees to sign the participation agreement and supply any other documents forms reports or information required by the Trustees of the Dental Plan The Employer shall forward all contributions together with a list of all employees covered and the number of hours paid per week for each employee in each reporting period within fifteen (15) days following the end of each of the Employers four (4) or five (5) week accounting period
Effective November 24 2002- twenty-five (25cent) cents per hour Effective November 24 2004- twenty-seven (27cent) cents per hour Effective November 24 2005- twenty-nine (29cent) cents per hour Effective November 24 2006- thirty-one (31cent) cents per hour
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bull bull (I) Pension Plan
The Company agrees to contribute to the Canadian Commercial Workers Industry Pension Plan (Pension) the following cents per hour for all hours paid for all employees to a maximum of forty (40) hours per week Hours paid shall not include weekly indemnity payments The Employer agrees to sign the participation
middot agreement and supply any other documents forms reports or information required by the Trustees of the Pension Plan The Employer shall forward together with a list of all employees covered and the number of hours paid permiddot week for each employee in each reporting period within fifteen (15) days following the end of each of the Employers four (4) or five (5) week accounting period middot
Effective November 24 2005- twenty-five (25cent) cents per hour Effective November 24 2006- thirty (30cent) cents per hourmiddot Effective November 24 2007- forty (40cent) cents per hour
(J) Doctors Certificate
The Company reserves the right to require a doctors certificate from an employee If such a certificate is required by the Company themiddot employee must be notified before hisher return The Company agrees to pay for the medical certificate
(K) Vision Plan - (not applicable to part-time employees)
The Company shall provide vision care of one hundred fifty dollars ($15000) per twenty-four (24) months
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bull bull APPENDIX B
Full-Time Employee Wage Scale
General
During the term of this Collective Agreement any new job andor classification to be covered under the terms and conditions of this Collective Agreement shall be posted The parties agree to meet within thirty (30) days to determine the appropriate rate of pay for such classification Should the parties not be able to agree such question may be submitted to Arbitration by either party Pending the decision of the Arbitrators such new classifications and rates shall be implemented
Full-time Wage Scale
ClerksCashlers
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Novmiddot 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $842 $842 $842 $842 $852 $867
6 months 900 900 900 900 900 910 925
12 months 958 958 958 958 958 968 983
18 months 1016 1016 1016 1016 1016 1026 1041
24 months 1080 1080 1080 1080 1080 1090 11
30 mpnths 1096 1096 1096 1096 1096 1106 1121
36 months 1196 1196 1196 1196 1196 1206 1221
42 months 1254 1254 1254 1254 1254 1264 1279
48 months 1343 1343 13~43 1343 1343 1353 1368
54 months 1370 1395 1420 1445 1475 1505 1535
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bull bull Receiver
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Nov 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $894 $894 $894 $894 $894 $904 $919
6 months 952 952 952 952 952 962 979
12 months 1010 1010 1010 1010 1010 1020 1035
18 months 1068 1068 1068 1068 1068 1078 1093
24 months 1131 1131 1131 1131 1131 1141 1156
30months 1148 1148 1148 1148 1148 1158 1173
36 months 1247 1247 1247 1247 1247 1257 1272
42 months 1305 1305 1305 1305 1305 13~ 15 1330
48 months 1396 1396 1396 1396 1396 1406 1421
54 months 1424 1449 1474 1499 1529 1559 1589
Meat Cutters
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Nov 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $1370 $1370 $1370 $1370 $1370 $1380 $1395
6 months 1401 1401 1401 1401 1401 1411 1426
12 months 1433 1433 1433 1433 1433 1443 1458
18 months 1464 1464 1464 1464 1464 1474 1489
24 months 1496 1496 1496 1496 1496 1506 1521
30 months 1527 1527 1527 1527 1527 1537 1552
36 months 1559 1559 1559 1559 1559 1569 1584
42 months 1591 1591 1591 1591 1591 1601 1616
48 months 1654 1654 1654 1654 1654 1564 1679
54 months 1687 1712 1737 1762 1792 1822 1852
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bull bull Assistant Department Managers
An employee who is selected by the Company to fill the role of an assistant department manager shall receive a premium of one dollar ($100) per hour For the purposes of any Statutory Holiday Pay Vacation Pay Sick Pay or Weekly Indemnity Benefit Payments to which such an employee may be entitled in a week during which he is scheduled to work as an assistant department manager hismiddot hourly rate shall be deemed to include the premium aforesaid
In his functions an assistant department manager is required to supervise the personnel in his department and also assign the workload to those employees The assistant manager is also required to support the department manager with the administrative duties and must be available to replace the manager during his absences The choice of vacation between the manager and the assistant must be mutually agreed to The schedule can be modified for the assistant manager outside the prescribed delays under article 508
If a meat wrapper is selected as the assistant meat manager the employee will be paid the meat cutters wage rate based on his seniority and will receive the assistant department premium as mentioned above (eg A meat wrapper at 18 month rate of $1060 Will get the meat cutters rate at 18 month of $1440 plus the premium) middot
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bull ARTICLE 1 - SCOPE
APPENDIX C PART-TIME EMPLOYEES
bull 101 All matters relative to part-time employees and their working conditions shall be
contained in this Appendix and Articles middot
For the purpose of this Appendix a part-time employee is an employee who is normally scheduled to work twenty-eight (28) hours or less per week middot
102 If a part-time employee works forty (40) hours per week for six (6) consecutive weeks except for replacement of absent fuiJtime employees such position shall be posted in accordance with Article 4 of the Full-time portion of this Agreement
103 The following articles and clauses of the Full-Time Agreement shall also apply to Part-Time employees
Preamble 1 2 3 403 a) b) c) e) f) 504 b) 511 8 9 10 11 13 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 24 25 Appendix A
ARTICLE 2 - SENIORITY
201 middot (a) After continuing in the employ of the Company for a period of two hundred and fifty (250) hours Employees covered by this Agreement shall be deemed to have served their probationary period and then shall be placedmiddot on the seniority list for part-time employees The Company shall have the right to discharge a probationary employee Such discharge may not be grieved by the employee andor the Union
(b) Seniority listings for part-time employees shall be posted by the Company quarter-annually The seniority date of each part-time employee shall be considered to be correct if the Union raises nomiddot objection within three (3) weeks of the date of posting of the first list on which the employees name appears
202 (a) Seniority shall begin after the employees probationary period has beenmiddot served Lay-offs and re-employment shall be based on seniority availability ability and qualifications to perform the work When a part-time employee becomes a full-time employee he will be required to serve the full~time probationary period if he has not completed is part-time probationary period and will be given a seniority credit of fifty (50) percent of his part-time seniority up to a maximum of twelve (12) months He will also receive the bull
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bull bull greater of his part-time rate or the rate which his full~time seniority credit will give him and shall proceed from that point in the full-time wage progression Such credit shall apply to seniority vacation statutory holidays and sick days If for some reason the employee reverts to part-time during lhe probationary period there will be no loss of seniority The seniority rights of an employee shall be terminated after six (6) months following a lay-off due to lack of work In the event of an opening occurring in the full-time staff employees covered under this Appendix shall receive preference for such full-time position providing they have the necessary seniority ability competence and qualifications to perform the work
b) Part-time employees are expected to attend work in accordance with their schedule of hours When unable to attend the employee must notify the Company or designate as soon as it is reasonably possible prior to the commencement of the scheduled shift of the employee giving the reason why he is unable to attend middot
203 a) The weekly schedule of hours of work shall be allotted according to seniority by department providing the senior employee(s) has the necessary ability and qualifications to perform the work and is available
In the event of hours of work becoming available within a given week beyond the schedule of hours of that given week due to approved absences sickness compensation bereavement andor unanticipated increases in business the Company will call the most senior part-time employees not scheduled that day provided the employee is available and has the qualifications to perform the available work middot middot
b) The assignment of hours as set out in 203 (a) will result in the schedule of daily hours being posted not later than Thursday at noon of the previous week The store steward will be given a copy of the schedules Employees meal periods will be based on the commencement of their shift middot
204 If a full-time employee transfers to part-time status the employee will retain his original date of hire as his part-time seniority date
205 If more than one employee has the same seniority date the affected employees will draw to determine their order of seniority provided a steward is present middot middot
ARTICLE 3 - HOURS OF WORK
For existing part-time employees the Company will meet each employee to review the employees availability the employee shall be able to amend his availability quarterly each year
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bull bull A part-time employee hired after date of ratification shall have a minimum availability to work all day Saturday and Sunday and also two (2) evenings per week
301 The regular working day shall consist of up to ten (1 0) hours for all part-time employees middot middot
302 Should an employee desire a transfer to another department andor classification he shall indicate such preference on a form supplied by the Company stating the department(s) andor classification(s) desired A copy of the form will be provided to the employee and the Union As openings become available the Company will transfer employees by store seniority subject to relevant qualifications provided the employee has had a request on file for fourteen (14) days When transferred to a higher rated classification the employee will be placed on the wage scale at the level which gives him an increase and shall proceed upwards thereafter in accordance with the time frames When transferred to a lower rated classification the employee will be placed at the level equal to his rate of pay but not higher than the top rate of the new classification
303 The Company agrees that part-time employees will get the opportunity to work up to twenty-eight (28) hours per week by seniority by department by classification
prior to new employees being hired provided the Company can cover the available hours without encountering scheduling problems middot
304 The Company will schedule the following guaranteed hours of work per week based middoton the availability of the hours and provided the employee is available and qualified to perform the work
One (1) or more years of seniority a minimum guarantee of fifteen (15) hours of scheduled work per week
three (3) or more years of seniority a minimum guarantee of eighteen (18) middot hours of scheduled work per week
Five (5) or more years of seniority a minimum guarantee of twenty (20) middot hours of scheduled work per week
Six (6) or more years of seniority a minimum guarantee of twenty-four (24) hours of scheduled work per week
Seven (7) or more year of seniority a minimum guarantee of twenty-eight middot (28) hours of scheduled work per week middot
In the event of additional hours being added following the posting of the schedule or schedule changes created by illness accident leave of absence or changes beyond the control of the Company etc the Company agrees to offer such hours
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bull bull to employees by store seniority and by department provided the senior employee bull is available and qualified Such additional or changed hours are intended to be administered in such a manner as to top up part-time employees by seniority to approximately twenty-eight (28) hours unless junior employees have not reached their guaranteed hours in which case the junior employee will have priority to such guaranteep hours middot
ARTICLE 4- STATUTORY HOLIDAYS
401 Part-time employees shall be entitled to statutory holiday pay for the following middot holidays as recognized by the Employment Standards Act
New Years Day Good Friday Victoria Day Canada Day Civic Holiday
Labour Day Thanksgiving Day Christmas Day Boxing Day
If an employee is scheduled towork on the Civic Holiday such employe~ will be paid at his regular rate of pay and will be credited with an additional floater holiday
A part-time employee covered by this Agreement shall be eligible for a floater holiday once during each contract year to be taken at a time mutually agreed upon between the Company and the employee concerned
If any of the above legal holidays are no longer deemed to be a Public Holiday as defined by the Employment Standards Act the employee working on such a day will be paid his regular rate of pay and shall be credited with a floater day to be taken at a mutually agreeable time Otherwise any employee working on a Public Holiday shall be paid at time and one-half (1 Yz) his regular rate of pay plus the statutory days pay middot middot
402 To qualify for pay for a statutory holiday the employee must have worked on hislast scheduled shift preceding and his firSt scheduled shift following_ the legal holiday unless absent dueto proven illness or accident
An employee who so qualifies shall receive legal holiday pay based on his average number of daily hours worked (exclusive of daily overtime) during the four ( 4) weeks
middot immediately preceding the week during which the legal holiday occurs times his standard rate of pay middot
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bull bull ARTICLE 5 -VACATIONS
501 Employees with less than five (5) years seniority as of May 1st of the current year shall receive four (4) percent of their earnings as vacation pay Employees with five (5) or more years service as of May 1st of the current year shall receive six (6) percent of their earnings as vacation pay Employees with eight (8) or more years service as of May 1st of the current year shall receive eight (8) percent of their earnings as vacation pay Employees with seventeen (17) or more years service as of May 1st of the current year shall receive ten (10) percent of their earnings as vacation pay middot middot
502 The Company may grant a leave of absence without pay up to a maximum of four (4) weeks duration to an employee for vacation purposes Such request and permission shall be made in writing It is entirely the Companys choice to allow such a leave of absence without pay If an employee is refused such a request he may not submit a grievance or proceed to arbitration regarding this refusal
503 Part-time employees will choose their vacations after full-time employees have made their choices The preference of vacations will always be given to the partshytime employees having the most seniority Part-time employees will be required to submit their vacation intentions by April1 st of each year
ARTICLE 6- BEREAVEMENT
601 Provided the part-time employee was scheduled to work
The Company agrees to grant employees the necessary time off up to three 3) days with pay at the time of death of the following relatives
Father mother brother sister spouse child step-child mother-in-law father-inshylaw brother-in-law sister-in-law son-in-law daughter-in-law grandparents grandchild step-parents same sex partners uncle aunt niece nephew
602 If the funeral is more than two hundred forty kilometers (240) away the employee will receive an additional one 1) day with pay for attending the fune~al If bereavement falls during an employees vacation he shall be able to carry over the paid time to be able to use at a later date
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bull bull ARTICLE 7 -REST PERIODS
701 Employees covered by this Appendix shall be entitled to one (1) fifteen (15) minute paid rest for each four ( 4) hour period worked Whenever possible each rest period
shall occur at approximately themiddot mid-point of each four (4) hourmiddot period~ No employee who is scheduled for more than four (4) hours but not exceeding six (6) hours shall be required to take their break sooner than two (2) hours into their shift whenever possible
702 middotWhere an employee is working a daily shift of more than six (6) hours he shall have one (1) hour (or a half) hour by mutual consent) off for lunch and one-half() hour for supper if applicable middot
ARTICLE 8 -WAGES
801 A part-time employee shall be pald time and one-half 1 ) for all hours worked over ten 1 0) hours per day or over forty (40) hours per week middot
802 Part-time employees who work on the night crew shall receive a shift premium of ninety-five (95cent) cents per hour for the hours worked on the night shift For the purposes of any Statutory Holiday Pay Vacation Pay or Weekly Indemnity Benefits (where applicable) to which such an employee may be entitled in a week during which he is scheduled to work on a night crew his hourly rate shall be deemed to include the premium aforesaid middot
803 An employee assigned to a position of lead hand shall receive a lead hand premium
of seventy-five (75cent) cents per hour
804 The wage rates affecting employees in the bargaining unit as set out herein shall be set forth in Appendix D of this Agreement
805 An employee who is hired at a higher rate of pay than the start rate is deemed to have to his credit the required hours to justify such a rate of pay
ARTICLE 9 -SAFETY SHOE OR BOOT ALLOWANCE
901 Part-time employees who are required by the Company to wear approved safety footwear shall be paid an allowance of up to forty dollars ($4000) per year upon presentation of a receipt middot
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bull bull ARTICLE 10 middotFULL-TIME REPLACEMENT
1001 Part-time employees replacing full-time employees shall receive the start rate of the full-time classification or whatever level on the scale that would provide him an
increase
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bull APPENDIX D
Part-time Employee Wage Scale
bull Notwithstanding the wage progressions for part-time employees where there is an increase in the Ontario minimum wage rate it shall become the new start rate and those employees so affected shall remain at such rate of pay until their months with the Company would permit them an increase in their rate of pay in accordance with the wage grid
ClerksCashlers
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Nov 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $721 $721 $721 $721 $721 $731 $746
middot 6 months 738 738 738 738 738 748 763
12 months 769 769 769 769 769 779 794
18 months 800 800 800 800 800 810 825
24 months 832 832 832 832 832 842 857
30 months 864 864 864 864 864 874 889
36 months middot 895 895 895 895 895 905 920
42 months 937 937 937 937 937 947 962
48 months 1010 1010 1010 1010 1010 1020 1035
54 months 1 1045 middot1070 1095 1125 1155 1185
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bull bull Service Clerks
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Novmiddotmiddot 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $675 $675 $675 middot $675 $675 $685 $700
6 months 698 698 698 698 698 708 723
12 months 721 721 721 721 721 731 746
18 months 736 736 736 736 736 746 761
24 months 753 753 753 753 753 763 7~78
30 months 795 795 795 795 795 805 820
36 months 811 836 861 886 916 946 976
Meat Cutters
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Nov 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $1238 $1238 $1238 $1238 $1238 $1248 $1263
6 months 1317 1317 1317 1317 1317 1327 1342
12 months 1397 1397 1397 1397 1397 1407 bull 1422
18 months 1425 1450 f475 1500 1530 1560 1590
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bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob As Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE PRINTING OF COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT
The Company agrees to pay one thousand five hundred dollars ($1 50000) towards the cost of printing the Collective Agreement into booklet form middot
~ DATED AT 0plusmnaulh ONTARIO this 5 day of --=-H-=e6__ __ 20ol
UNITEDFOODANDCOMMERC~L LOEB CANADA INC WOR RS UNION LOCAL 175
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bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob As Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE SUNDAY AND STATUTORY HOLIDAYS
In the event that Sunday is legislated to become a regular work day both parties agree that Article 503 b c d of the Collective Agreement will be deleted and that those hours wiJI be part of the regular work week Both parties agree to meet in order to determine the distribution of these Sunday hours
In the event that stores are allowed to legally open on a statutory holiday without premium pay then the parties agree to meet to amend the Collective Agreement by mutual agreement
3 DATED AT o-HctuKL- ONTARIO this 5 day of_~he-=b~-- 2002
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WOR RS UNION LOCAL 175
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bull bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
ANDmiddot
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE TIME LIMITS
In view of recent changes to the Ontario Labour Relations Act and resulting decisions therefrom and in view ofthe parties history of amiable Labour Relations the parties agree to the following
That neither party shall raise or proceed with a timeliness issue argument regarding filing for arbitration without first giving the other party written prior notice of its intent to do so
Should either party serve such notice on the other party the parties further agree that the final time frame in the Collective Agreement respecting filing for arbitration shall then be triggered
The parties further agree that any Board of Arbitration or single arbitrator shall have full jurisdiction to adjudicate the matter respecting timeliness in light of this agreement andmiddot shall not be restricted by the Ontario Labour Relations Act in so doing
DATED AT Q-t-CUJ)O_ ONTARIO this 5_ day of ~e6
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORK RS UNION LOCAL 175
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LOEB CANADA INC
bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE NIGHT CREW GROUP 1
The Company agrees that the following full-time night crew employees are classified as Group 1 middot
middot Brian Taylor Brian Lewis Rick Tombs
The Company agrees that should a Group 1 day job come open and an existing Group 1 night crew employee apply and is successful in getting the job he would maintain his Group 1 status
DATED AT 61-cuuo-- ONTARIO this~ dayof F~b
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WOR ERS UNION LOCAL 175
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LOEB CANADA INC
20~
bull
LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175NEW LETTER
RE FULL-TIME GROUP 2 TEN (10) HOUR SHIFTS
The Company and the Union agree that should the Company wish to introduce ten 1 0) hour shifts the employees affected will be entitled to an additional fifteen 15) minute break to be taken within the last two 2) hours of work
DATED AT 6-ttcuvo- ONTARIO this _fi__ day of Feb 2003
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO ERS UNION LOCAL 175
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bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE GROUP 1 amp 2 DISTRIBUTION
In an effort to maintain full-time positions and create additional full-time positions the parties have agreed to the following
a) The following
Gary Pritchard Maria Romano Robert Chenier Brian Taylor Paul Berrea Allan Cuddihey Bruce Harding Rick Tombs Brian Lewis
are existing full-time employees as date of ratification and will be classified as Group 1 employees middot
b) The Company agrees that forty-five percent (45) of all regular bargaining unit hours per week will be designated as full-time hours Both parties agreemiddot to have fifty percent (50) of full-time employees in Group 1 and fifty percent (50) in Group 2 This ratio will be achieved through attrition In other words as a Group 1 position becomes vacant it will be replaces by a Group 2 position until fifty-fifty percent (50-50) ratio is achieved Once this ratio is achieved if a Group 1 position becomes vacant it would be filled by a Group 2 employee as per the terms and conditions of the Collective Agreement and a new Group 2 position would be posted
c) The Company recognizes the Receiver Assist Meat Manager and Assistant Produce Manager positions as a Group 1 position Should the Company introduce an additional Receiver position in the unit that position would be considered as a Group 2 position middot
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bull bull d) In the case of a lay-off of a full-time position if a Group 1 employee is laid
off he will have the following options
full lay-off with recall rights accepting part-time hours while maintaining recall rights if feasible he will be offered a Group 2 full-time position and maintain his recall rights to a Group 1 status for the duration of the recall period middot
e) The creation of Assistant Department Managers will be at the Companys sole discretion and may be classified as Group 2 positions
The parties agree to review at store level on a quarterly basis the level of bargaining unit hours and the number of full-time positions as it relates to Group middot1 and Group 2
DATED AT Dttau~ ONTARIO this~ day of l=t=b
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
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LOEB CANADA INC
t 2003
bull bull RE Group 2 Positions - Highlights
Full-time - forty (40) hours a week maximum five (5) shifts a week - minimum four (4) hours a shift - maximum of ten (10) hours per shift - Saturday and Sunday shifts part of work week - Sunday premium applies
- two (2) consecutive days off every other week - Evenings - may be scheduled up to three (3) evenings a week
Meat Produce and Bakery Department employees may be scheduled from 500 am and would receive night crew premium for time worked from 500 am to 600 am
Night Crew Maybe scheduled between 900pm and 900am - Night crew premium would apply from Sunday to Saturday - would be scheduled consecutive nights
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bull bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AN[)
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE SUNDAY WORK GROUP 2
Sunday work shall be part of the work week for all full-time employees in Group 2 It will be clearly indicated to the concerned employee upon hiring andor promotion If at anytime a Group 2 employee or an employee hired before September 41
h 2001 and promoted to a Group 2 position after September 41
h 2001 advises the Company that he is no longer available to work on Sundays then this employee will be returned to a part-time status with middot the conditions of a part-time employee and the Company will post a new Group 2 full-time position The employee returned to his prior position will not have recourse to the grievance procedure as outlined in the Collective Agreement
DATED AT o-tt~ ONTARIO this__amp__ day of _ _Fi-=Eb=---bull 2003
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO RS UNION LOCAL 175
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bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE CARY PRITCHARD ASSISTANT MEAt MANAGER
Upon ratification Cary Pritchard will move to the Meat Cutter scale at the thirty-six (36) month rate and continue to progress from there on He shall also receive a premium of one dollar ($100) per hour as per the Assistan~ Department Manager premium
DATED AT Otcuvo ONTARIO this 5 day of Feb
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
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LOEB CANADA INC
20Q3
I- - bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INCmiddot cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE SYLVANA FLORES DELl CLERK
The parties agree that Sylvana Flores is on a leave of absence The parties agree that she
will continue to accumulate seniority while on the leave of absence Should Sylvana Flores return to work at Loeb City View prior to January 5 2003 she will maintain her seniority As of January 5 2003 she would have no seniority in the Bargaining Unit
DATED AT Qmiddotttcl)AlO_ ONTARIO this _5_ day of Feb 20CB
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO RS UNION LOCAL 175
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bull bull LETTER OF-AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC bull cob as Loeb City View
AND
UNIrED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE RED CIRCLED FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES
The Company agrees that the following employees will be considered middot red-circled employees
Maria Romano Robert Chenier Brian Taylor
Effective December 1 2002 they will receive a lump sum payment of seven hundred andmiddot fifty dollars ($75000) middot
Effective November 30 2003 they will receive a lump sum payment of seven hundred and fifty dollars ($75000)
Effective November 28 2004 they will receive a lump sum payment of seven hundred and fifty dollars ($75000) middot
Effective November 27 2005 they will receive a lump sum payment of four hundred dollars ($40000) and a wage increase of twelve cents (12cent) on their rate of pay bringing them to the end rate of the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of thirty cents (30cent) and thirty cents (30cent )
Should the employees want to have their lump sum payment directed to an RRSP they must provide the Store Director with the TD2 no later than the first week of November each yearmiddot
DATED AT 00a vJ6_ ONTARIO this_5_ day of middot Eeb 20~
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO RS UNION CAL 175
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bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE RED-CIRCLED PART-TIME EMPLOYEES
Maria Arella Jimmy Wong Mandy Wong Maria Semler Brenda Laverty Yvonne Gagnon Sandra Gray Beverly MacDonald middot middot
During the term of the Collective Agreement the red-circled ~mployees shall be brought in line with the established wage scales in the negotiated Collective Agreement
Re Maria Arella Jimmy Wong Mandy Wong Maria Semler Brenda Laverty middot bull
Effective December 1 2002 they will receive a lump sum payment of fifteen cents 15cent) per hour worked averaged over the last six 6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks and a wage increase of fifteen cents 15cent) on their rate of pay bringing them to the end rate of middot the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of twentyshyfive cents (25cent) twenty-five cents (25cent) thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents middot (30cent)
Re Yvonne Gagnon Sandra Gray
Effective December 1 2002 they will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 30 2003 they will receive a lump sum payment often cents (10cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six 6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks and a middot wage increase of twenty cents (20cent) on their rate of pay bringing them to the end rate of the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of twenty- five cents 25cent) thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents_(30cent) thirty cents (30cent)
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bull bull Re Beverly MacDonald
Effective December 1 2002 she will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 30 2003 she will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 28 2004 she will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 26 2005 she will receive a lump sum payment of fifteen cents (15cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks and a wage increase of twelve cents ( 12cent) on her rate of pay bringing her to the end rate of the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents (30cent) middot
Should the employees want to have their lump sum payment directed to an RRSP they must provide the Store Director with the TD2 no later than the first week of November of each year
DATED AT 0~ ONTARIO this~ day of Feb
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WO ERS UNION OCAL 175
January 21 2003 cep 571-0
LOEB CANADA INC
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bull bull 2 employees the Company agrees that all full-time employees who desire two (2) consecutive days off will be given two (2) consecutive days off every second week
511 There shall be no duplication of the above premium and overtime rates
ARTICLE 6- STATUTORY HOLIDAYS
601 The following holidays shall be recognized as legal holidays
New Years Day Good Friday Victoria Day Canada Day Civic Day
Labour Day Thanksgiving Day Christmas Day Boxing Day
The Company shall pay an employee for such holidays eight (8) hours pay at the employees regular rate of pay
middotIf an employee is scheduled to work on the Civic Holiday such employee will be paid at his regular rate of pay and will be credited with an additional floater holiday
A full-time employee covered by this Agreement shall be eligible for a floater holiday once during each contract year to be taken at a time mutually agreed upon between middot the Company and the employee concerned
602 When a holiday as listed above is observed in any week employees will work a four (4) day week and shall receive five (5) days pay at the standard rate of pay
middotAn employee who works a fifth day in a week during which a holiday as listed above is observed shall receive one and one half (1 ) times his regular hourly rate for all hours so worked on the fifth day
603 When two (2) holidays as listed are observed in any week employees will work a three (3) day week and shall receive five (5) days pay at the standard rate An employee who works on a fourth or fifth day in a week during which two (2) holidays as listed are observed shall receive one and one half (1 ) times his regular hourly rate for all hours so worked on the fourth and fifth day
604 To qualify for pay the employee must work his last scheduled working day preceding the holiday and his first scheduled working after the holiday unless he has secured permission from his Employer or his designate to be absent on one of the qualifying days Employees who are off on compensation accident or illness
middot shall receive legal holiday pay if they have worked within fifteen (15) daysmiddot of the middot holiday They shall receive the difference between the legal holiday pay and whatmiddot
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bull bull they otherwise receive from the Insurance Employer andor Workers Compensation Should a legal holidayoccurwithin an employees leave of absence he shall not be paid for such a legal holiday
605 An employee required to work on any of the aforementioned holidays shall receive one and one half (1 ) times his regular hourly rate for all hours worked and shall in addition receive five (5) days for working a four (4) day week as outlined in paragraph 602 middot
ARTICLE 7 bull VACATIONS
701 (a) Employees who have been employed by the Employer for less than one (1) year at May 1 shall be granted vacation with pay offour (4) percent oftheir total earnings in accordance with the ESA
(b) Employees with one (1) years service but less than five (5) years service with the Company on May 1st of each year shall be granted two (2) weeks vacation with pay
(c) Employees with five (5 years service but less than eight (8) years service with the Company on May 1st of each year shall be granted three (3) weeks vacation with pay
(d) Employees with eight (8) years service or more on May 1st of each year shall be granted four (4) weeks vacation with pay
(e) Employees with seventeen (17) years service or more on May 1st of each year shall be granted five 5) weeks vacation with pay
For clarity the vacation accrual period and entitlement period is from May 1st to April 30th middot
702 Vacations shall be granted by department in accordance with seniority and must be taken within the calendar year unless otherwise mutually agreed Full-time employees wishing to take vacation during the winter months should be allowed to do so with the exception of the period from December 15 to the end of the first full week in January middot
To the extent that it is practicable the Employer will grant vacations in one continuous period Employees entitled to three (3) or more vacation weeks and who wish to take them in one continuous period should be prepared to conclude them prior to June 15th or commence them subsequent to September 15th middot middot
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bull bull 703 The completed vacation schedule shall be posted on May 1 of each year The
Employer agrees that they will not change the vacation period of any employee unless unforseen circumstances arise However the Employer must be able to maintain a sufficient workforce throughout the year Any employee who has not submitted their vacation plan by April 15 will only be permitted to book vacation at a time that will not interfere with another employees vacation
704 Upon termination of employment employees shall be paid vacation with pay as follows
Any employee with seniority whose employment is terminated for any reason and who has not completed his full vacation year shall receive vacation pay in accordance with subsections a)b) c) d) and e) of Article 701 for the total earnings
middot sinc~the preceding May 1 or since his entry in the employ of the Company based on 4 6 8 10 as may be applicable in accordance with the employees accumulated service
ARTICLE 8- LEAVE OF ABSENCE
801 The Company may grant leave of absence without pay to any employee for legitimate reasons The granting or refusal of all such leaves of absence shall be
middot at the discretion of the Company and shall be made in writing to the employee concerned Such permission and request are to be in writing on the standard leave of absence request form two (2) months in advance except in any emergency When the leave of absence is granted there shall be no loss of seniority However Company benefits provided to employees will be discontinued during the leave Seniority shall still accumulate for a six month period and then seniority shall be maintained but not accumulate Any leave of absence granted in conjunction with the employees vacation will be deemed to follow his vacation period
802 (a) An employee may be granted a leave of absence without pay for pregnancyparental leave in accordance with the Employment Standards Act as amended
(b) The Company may grant a leave of absence without pay for the purpose of legal adoptions The Adoption Agencys requirement will be considered in determining the duration of such leave
(c) Notwithstanding 802 (a) and (b) the Employment Standards Act of Ontario shall govern maternity paternity family and adoption leaves
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bull bull 803 Should an employee be appointed to a full-time position with the Union he may
apply for a leave of absence for a three (3) month period During the period of time he is on this leave his seniority shall continue with the Company and his leave of absence may be renewed for three (3) terms of three (3) months each
804 (a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
An employee who is required to serve on a jury shall be compensated for days actually spent on jury duty when he would otherwise have been at work to a maximum of ten (10) working days middot
The employee shall receive the difference between his jury fees and his normal days pay for that time he would have been regularly employed had he not been serving on the jury The employee shall be required to report immediately upon being excused or released from jury duty where such reporting is reasonable under the circumstances
The claim of an employee shall be verified by presentation of his jury duty cheque however no payment shall be made for any hour for which the employee receives compensation by the Company for any other reason Payment shall not be withheld pending submission of the jury duty cheque
Any employee subpoenaed to attend as a witness on behalf of the Company or the Crown shall be entitled to the difference between his witness fee and his normal days pay
805 An employee whose wife gives birth to a child will be given one (1) day off with pay
806 An employee who adopts a child will be given one (1) day off with pay
ARTICLE 9 middotGRIEVANCE AND ARBITRATION
901 Either the Company the Union or any employee has a right to lodge a grievance with respect to any matter arising out of this Agreement or concerning the interpretation application or alleged violation of this Agreement
902 Any employee believing that he has been unjustly dealt with or that the provisions of this Agreement have not been complied with shall discuss the complaint with Management The employee may be accompanied by his Union Steward if he so middot desires These discussions shall take place within seven (7) working days after the event giving rise to the complaint Management shall give an oral decision within four (4) working days from date the discussion took place middot
If managements decision is not satisfactory the complaint must be submitted as a written grievance at Step 1 within six (6) working days following Managements oral decision
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bull bull STEP ONE
Ameeting to attempt to resolve the grievance shall then take place between the employee concerned the Union Steward and Management Within seven (7) working days of this meeting Management shall give the Union Steward its decision in writing If the decision is not satisfactory the Union Steward must within six (6) working days submit the grievance to Step Two
STEP TWOmiddot
A final meeting to attempt to resolve the grievance shall then take place between the employee concerned the Union Representative the Union Steward Management andor their representatives Within seven (7) working days of this meeting Management shall give its final decision to the Union Representative in writing If the decision is not satisfactory the Union must within thirty (30) calendar days submit the grievance to arbitration
903 In the case of a dismissal a grievance may be filed by an employee who feels he was unjustly dealt with Such a grievance must be filed within five (5) working days from the date of dismissal and shall commence at Step Two
In any subsequent disposal of this case during the Grievance Procedure the Company may reinstate the employee with full back pay suspend the employee for a definite period or sustain the discharge
904 Grievances concerning rates shall be handled in accordance with the above procedure and the disposition of such grievances if sustained shall include the determination of the effective date of the increase with retroactivity thereto
905 The Company or the Union may file grievances commencing at Step Two If an Arbitration Board finds that the Company or the Union has violated the Collective Agreement it shall have the power to award compensation to the Company or any employee affected by the violation
906 (a Failing settlement under the foregoing procedure such grievance may be submitted to Arbitration as hereinafter provided and if no written request for Arbitration is received which is postmarked within thirty-one (31) days after the decision under Step Two is given it shall be deemed to have been abandoned
(b) The time limits as prescribed above may be modified by mutual agreement of the parties in writing middot
907 Should the grievance involve the misinterpretation or alleged violation of the Agreement either party may be free to appeal to Arbitration from Step Twowit~in
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bull bull thirty-one (31) days from the date the decision was given at that step The party requesting Arbitration shall advise the other party in writing of its request together with a statement as to the issue to be arbitrated and shall include in its notice the name and address of its nominee to a Board of Arbitration The other shall within one (1) week of its receipt of the notice nominate its member to the Board of Arbitration and so advise the other party
If two nominees are unable to agree upon the choice of a third member to act as Chairman the Minister of Labour for the Province of Ontario shall be requested to appoint a Chairman The Board shall hear their dispute and the decision of a majority is the decision of the Arbitration Board but if there is no majority the decision of the Chairman governs and shall be final and binding upon the parties
The Board of Arbitration shall not have any jurisdiction to alter or modify any of the provisions of the Agreement nor to substitute any new provisions in lieu thereof nor to make any decisions inconsistent with the terms and provisions of this Agreement
Each of the parties hereto will bear the expenses of the nominee appointed by it and will share equally the expenses of the Chairman of the Boamiddotrd of Arbitration
908 The parties agree that an Arbitration Board shall have the power to award compensation or damages to any party who or employee who is dealt with contrary to the provisions of this Agreement
909 By mutual agreement of the parties a mutually agreed sole arbitrator may be appointed In such case the sole arbitrator shall have all of the rights and powers of a Board of Arbitration middot
91 0 No employee shall be discharged or disciplined except for just and sufficient cause Discharge or discipline grievances may be settled by confirming the Companys decision or by reinstating the discharged or suspended employee with full compensation for time lost less interim earnings if applicable or by any other arrangement which is just and equitable in the opinion of the parties or a Board of Arbitration if the matter is referred to it Any notation of a reprimand or other disciplinary action placed on an employees record shall be nullified after a period of twelve (12) months provided no other notice for the same offence was received for this twelve (12) month period
ARTICLE 10 - STRIKES AND LOCKOUTS
1001 Neither the Union nor any of its members nor any employee shall cause sanction take part in or encourage any sitdown or slowdown of work or any strike or stoppage of or curtailment of or interference with the Companys sales or any picketing of the Companys premises and the Company agrees that it will not causemiddot sanction or participate in any locking out of the employees middot
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bull bull 1002 The Union agrees that it will not interfere or permit any of the employees in the
bargaining unit to interfere with the delivery and sales of merchandise received by the Company from Company suppliers or the removal of perishable merchandise from the Companys stores
ARTICLE 11 -TEMPORARY ASSIGNMENTS
1101 An employee relieving in a higher rated position shall receive a premium of forty dollars ($4000) a week or eight dollars ($800) a day after he has completed more than one (1) working day in such classification exclusive of Sundays and Statutory Holidays in a seven (7) calendar day week Upon the completion of more than one (1) working day in the classification the above will be retroactive to the commencement of the relieving period
1102 Any employee relieving a Department Manager shall receive a premium of sixty dollars ($6000) a week or twelve dollars ($1200) a day after he has completed more than one (1) working day in that position exclusive of Sundays and Statutory holidays in a seven (7) calendar day week Upon the completion of more than one middot (1) working day in the relieving classification the above will be retroactive to the commencement of the relieving period
ARTICLE 12 -WAGES
1201 The wage rates affecting employees in the bargaining unit as set out herein shall be set forth in Appendix B of this Agreement middot
1202 An employee assigned to a position of lead hand shallmiddotreceive a lead hand premium of seventy-five (75cent) cents per hour
1203 An employee who his hired at a higher rate than the start rate is deemed to have to his credit the necessary months to justify such a rate of pay
ARTICLE 13 middotPART-TIME HELP
1301 It is agreed and recognized by both the Union and the Company that the business of the Company is subject to fluctuations according to the day of the week middotor month and time of day resulting in business peaks For this reason it is necessary to employ both regular employees (referred to as full-time employees) and part-time employees middot
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bull bull 1302 The Company agrees that part-time employees shall not be used to the extent they
replace or displace a present full-time employee from employment or prevent the hiring of a full-time employee
ARTICLE 14- BEREAVEMENT
1401 Should a bereavement occur in an employees immediate family (parent parent-Jn law spouse child brother sister grandparent brother-in-law sister-in-law son-inshylaw daughter-in-law grandchild step-parents same sex partners uncle aunt niece or nephew) the employee shall be granted such time off from work with pay as is reasonable under the circumstances up to a maximum of three (3) days
1402 If the funeral is more than two hundred forty kilometers (240) away the employee will receive an additional one (1) day with pay for attending the funeral If bereavement falls during an employees vacation he shall be able to carry over the paid time to be able to use at a later date
ARTICLE 15 middotUNION REPRESENTATION
1501 The Company agrees to recognize the appointment up to four (4) Union Stewards within a store No probationary employee may be appointed The Company also agrees to grant such stewards time off with pay as may be reasonably necessary to service any grievance or potential grievance
1502 (a) The Company agrees that whenever an interview is held with an employee that becomes part of his record regarding his work or conduct a steward will be present as a witness The employee may request that the steward leave the meeting If the steward is unavailable then the Company will ask the employee to select another employee of his choice from the bargaining unit to be present during this interview However there must not be any conclusion taken at this meeting A further meeting must be scheduled with the steward and the employee for the management to render their decision
(b) If the meeting where management is to render their decision isheld without the steward any conclusions verbal or written will be null and void except in the case where the employee requested the steward to leave
(c) Should any reprimand warning or disciplinary measure be issued in writing the employee in question shall receive a copy of such written reprimand warning or disciplinary measure within seven (7) worked days of the discovery of the alleged offence except that an extension of time may be requested in order to complete an investigation
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bull bull 1503 The Business Agent or International Representative of the Union shall be entitled
to visit a store covered by this Agreement during regular hours of work for the purpose of ensuring the terms of the Agreement are implemented provided however that the appropriate Management authority has given his consent which shall not be unreasonably withheld
1504 The Company agrees during the lifetime of this Agreement to grant time off with pay to two (2) full-time employees and one (1) part-time employee for the purpose of collective bargaining with the Company
1505 The Union agrees to forward to the Company a listing of store stewards and their store and department locations on a half-yearly basis
1506 On commencing employment an employee will be advised by the Company that a Union Agreement is in effect and will be introduced to the Union Stewards
ARTICLE 16 bull HEALTH AND SAFETY
1601 A joint Health amp Safety Committee shall be formed of at least two (2) representatives of the Company and at least two (2) employees appointed by the Union The names of the members of this Committee shall be posted on the bulletin board middot
This Committee shall meet in accordance with the Occupational Health and Safety Act or more frequently if necessary This Committee shall be set up and operated at the Companys expense
1602 The Health amp Safety Committee shall
(a) Make recommendations to the Company to promote industrial safety health and hygiene
(b) Study the monthly accident reports and make recommendations for the prevention of similar accidents middot
(c) Make recommendations concerning training and information programs
(d) Make workplace inspections in accordance to the Occupational Health and Safety Act
(e) Prepare a report of every meeting and inspection copies of which are available at all times to interested parties
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bull bull (f) The Committee may review all accident reports and the Committee will make
recommendation to the Company to prevent such accidents in the future
(g) The Company will advise the Committee of each work accidentmiddot in accordance with the Occupational Health and Safety Act
(h) The Company shall inform every employee of the risks associated with his work
(i) A thorough inspection shall be conducted by two (2) Committee members once a month and the necessary time shall be allowed
G) The Health and Safety Committee shall meet every three (3) months or more frequent if necessary
ARTICLE 17 bull STORE CARDS
1701 The Company agrees to prominently display Union Store Cards and Decals of the Union
1702 The Company agrees that the employees may wear Union buttons while on duty
ARTICLE 18 bull PERSONS OTHER THAN UNION MEMBERS
1801 The Company agrees that persons who are not members of the bargaining unitmiddot other than those listed in Article 101 (a) will not perform bargaining unit work except during the re-opening of a refurbished store
In the case of a renovation or relines there will be no restrictions for work to be perform~d by suppliers sales representatives and third party Companies
It is to be understood that at all time without any restrictions the persons who are not members of the bargaining unit as listed in Article 101 (a) can perform bargaining unit work
1802 The Company representatives (Regional Director Marketing Specialist) canmiddot perform functions related to their duties in the store middot middotmiddot
1803 No suppliersales representatives (or their representatives) shall perform any routine store work except chip suppliers bread suppliers cake suppliers magazines soft drink suppliers bulk non-food suppliers spices and dairy products If any supplier is to be added to the list of exceptions the Company and the Union agre~ to meet
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bull bull to discuss the issue The routine work includes verifying codes and removing products with expired dates from shelves
1804 In the case of sampling and demonstrations suppliers or sales representatives are allowed to manipulate products on the shelves and to distribute samples
Suppliers or sales representatives are allowed to put together displays
ARTICLE 19 middotBULLETIN BOARDS
1901 The Company agrees to extend to the Union the use of a bulletin board in each store for the posting of the following notices middot
1 Notice of election - election results - appointment of officers middot 2 Notice of meetings - time and place 3 Notice of social and recreational activities
All other notices must be approved and initialed by the Store Management before being posted on the bulletin board
ARTICLE 20- UNIFORMS
2001 The Company agrees to provide to employees working an average of twenty (20) hours or more with two (2) uniforms
The Company agrees to provide employees working an average of less than twenty hours (20) with one (1) uniform
The Company agrees to supply proper rain gear when needed
The Company agrees to supply proper gloves for employees working in frozen food or working in cooler
The Company agrees to keep a supply of winter jackets for people working in cooler
These articles shall be replaced by the Company when needed due to normal wear in the store Anyadditional articles may be purchased by the employee at cost price
Coats and aprons for the Meat Department shall be laundered by the Company
The Company shall decide what the uniform is comprised of
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bull bull ARTICLE 21- HEALTH AND WELFARE
2101 The Company agrees to pay for Health and Welfare benefits as outlinedmiddot in middot Appendix A which shall form part of this Collective Agreement
ARTICLE 22 - GENDER
2201 It is understood that the use of the masculine gender shall include the female gender middot
ARTICLE23- SAFETY SHOE OR BOOT ALLOWANCE
2301 Full-time employees who are required by the Company to wear approved safety footwear shall be paid an allowance of up to fifty-five ($5500) dollars per year upon middotpresentation of a receipt middot
ARTICLE 24 middotCASHIERS MAT
2401 The Company agrees to provide Cashiers mat and to replace them whenever necessary
ARTICLE 25 -TERMS OF AGREEMENT
2501 (a) This Agreement shall come into force and effect on October 27 2002 and shall continue to October 25 2008 and shall thereafter be automatically renewed for the period of one (1) year unless either party on written notice to the other within a period of not more than ninety (90) days before the expiry date serves notice of intent to terminate or modify the Agreement
(b) In the event either party serves notice of a desire to negotiate changes into this Agreement as above set out it is agreed that the Company and the Union without undue delay shall begin negotiations on the proposed changes
(c) Pending the results of negotiations neither party shall change the conditions existing under the Agreement unless mutually agreed by both parties
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bull bull DATED AT ()-tkwo_ THIS b DAY OF ----=-h-=E=-=b__ ___ _____ 2003
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO ERS UNION LOCAL 175
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bull bull APPENDIX A
Health and Welfare
The following benefits shall apply to all full-time employees who have successfully completed three (3) months of service or to part-time employees with 12 months service and who average 22 hours of work per week These benefits are subject to the terms and conditions of the insurance contract If there are any discrepancies between what is listed in this Agreement and the insurance contract the latter will apply The cost of these benefits shall be fully paid by the Company unless otherwise stated middot
(A) Paid Sick Leave
The Company agrees to provide to all full-time employees forty (40)hours per year for sick leave Any unused sick leave will be paid to the employees on or about January 15th of the following year Employees with less than one (1) year of service shall receive sick leave on a pro-rata basis
(B) Life Insurance
The Company provides a life insurance amount of one (1) time the employees basic annual earnings rounded up to the next multiple of $100000 For part-time employees the amount payable is $12500
(C) Accidental Death and Dismemberment Benefit
One time the employees basic annual earnings rounded up to the next multiple of $100000 For part-time employees the amount payable is $12500
(D) Short-term disability (not applicable to part-time employees)
Weekly indemnity which provides a benefit of 66 23 of an employees basic earnings to a maximum of $45000 per week commencing on the first day in the case of hospitalization or accident on the 8th calendar day of continuous total disability if sickness for a maximum period of twenty-six (26) weeks middot
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bull bull (E) Long-term Disability (not applicable to part-time employees)
Monthly indemnity which provides a benefit of 66 23 of an employees basic earnings to a maximum of $200000 per month commencing after tw~nty-six (26) weeks of continuous total disability for a maximum period of up to age 65
(F) Extended Health Care (individual coverage only for part-time employees)
Hospitalization within Canada semi-private room without deductible and Without any limit as to the number of days
Medical expenses (reimbursement) annual deductible of $25 for individual or family coverage The covered expenses are reimbursed at 80 for drugs or all other expenses The maximum amount reimbursed per covered person for expenses incurred in Canada is unlimited
Medical expenses (covered expenses) professional services of a chiropractor occupational therapist naturopath speech therapist osteopath psychologist physiotherapist or podiatrist limited to one professional visit per day up to a combined maximum of $300 per calendar year for each specialist
(G) Employee Assistance Program
Confidential and professional consultation services by licensed psychologists Assistance will be available for both personal and professional problems and will be limited to 5 visits per year
(H) Dental Plan
middot The Company shall contribute to the United Food and Commercial Workers Trusteed Plan Ontario (Dental Plan) the following cents per hour for all hours paid for all employees to a maximum of forty (40) hours per week Hours paid shall not include weekly indemnity payments The Employer agrees to sign the participation agreement and supply any other documents forms reports or information required by the Trustees of the Dental Plan The Employer shall forward all contributions together with a list of all employees covered and the number of hours paid per week for each employee in each reporting period within fifteen (15) days following the end of each of the Employers four (4) or five (5) week accounting period
Effective November 24 2002- twenty-five (25cent) cents per hour Effective November 24 2004- twenty-seven (27cent) cents per hour Effective November 24 2005- twenty-nine (29cent) cents per hour Effective November 24 2006- thirty-one (31cent) cents per hour
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bull bull (I) Pension Plan
The Company agrees to contribute to the Canadian Commercial Workers Industry Pension Plan (Pension) the following cents per hour for all hours paid for all employees to a maximum of forty (40) hours per week Hours paid shall not include weekly indemnity payments The Employer agrees to sign the participation
middot agreement and supply any other documents forms reports or information required by the Trustees of the Pension Plan The Employer shall forward together with a list of all employees covered and the number of hours paid permiddot week for each employee in each reporting period within fifteen (15) days following the end of each of the Employers four (4) or five (5) week accounting period middot
Effective November 24 2005- twenty-five (25cent) cents per hour Effective November 24 2006- thirty (30cent) cents per hourmiddot Effective November 24 2007- forty (40cent) cents per hour
(J) Doctors Certificate
The Company reserves the right to require a doctors certificate from an employee If such a certificate is required by the Company themiddot employee must be notified before hisher return The Company agrees to pay for the medical certificate
(K) Vision Plan - (not applicable to part-time employees)
The Company shall provide vision care of one hundred fifty dollars ($15000) per twenty-four (24) months
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bull bull APPENDIX B
Full-Time Employee Wage Scale
General
During the term of this Collective Agreement any new job andor classification to be covered under the terms and conditions of this Collective Agreement shall be posted The parties agree to meet within thirty (30) days to determine the appropriate rate of pay for such classification Should the parties not be able to agree such question may be submitted to Arbitration by either party Pending the decision of the Arbitrators such new classifications and rates shall be implemented
Full-time Wage Scale
ClerksCashlers
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Novmiddot 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $842 $842 $842 $842 $852 $867
6 months 900 900 900 900 900 910 925
12 months 958 958 958 958 958 968 983
18 months 1016 1016 1016 1016 1016 1026 1041
24 months 1080 1080 1080 1080 1080 1090 11
30 mpnths 1096 1096 1096 1096 1096 1106 1121
36 months 1196 1196 1196 1196 1196 1206 1221
42 months 1254 1254 1254 1254 1254 1264 1279
48 months 1343 1343 13~43 1343 1343 1353 1368
54 months 1370 1395 1420 1445 1475 1505 1535
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bull bull Receiver
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Nov 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $894 $894 $894 $894 $894 $904 $919
6 months 952 952 952 952 952 962 979
12 months 1010 1010 1010 1010 1010 1020 1035
18 months 1068 1068 1068 1068 1068 1078 1093
24 months 1131 1131 1131 1131 1131 1141 1156
30months 1148 1148 1148 1148 1148 1158 1173
36 months 1247 1247 1247 1247 1247 1257 1272
42 months 1305 1305 1305 1305 1305 13~ 15 1330
48 months 1396 1396 1396 1396 1396 1406 1421
54 months 1424 1449 1474 1499 1529 1559 1589
Meat Cutters
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Nov 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $1370 $1370 $1370 $1370 $1370 $1380 $1395
6 months 1401 1401 1401 1401 1401 1411 1426
12 months 1433 1433 1433 1433 1433 1443 1458
18 months 1464 1464 1464 1464 1464 1474 1489
24 months 1496 1496 1496 1496 1496 1506 1521
30 months 1527 1527 1527 1527 1527 1537 1552
36 months 1559 1559 1559 1559 1559 1569 1584
42 months 1591 1591 1591 1591 1591 1601 1616
48 months 1654 1654 1654 1654 1654 1564 1679
54 months 1687 1712 1737 1762 1792 1822 1852
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bull bull Assistant Department Managers
An employee who is selected by the Company to fill the role of an assistant department manager shall receive a premium of one dollar ($100) per hour For the purposes of any Statutory Holiday Pay Vacation Pay Sick Pay or Weekly Indemnity Benefit Payments to which such an employee may be entitled in a week during which he is scheduled to work as an assistant department manager hismiddot hourly rate shall be deemed to include the premium aforesaid
In his functions an assistant department manager is required to supervise the personnel in his department and also assign the workload to those employees The assistant manager is also required to support the department manager with the administrative duties and must be available to replace the manager during his absences The choice of vacation between the manager and the assistant must be mutually agreed to The schedule can be modified for the assistant manager outside the prescribed delays under article 508
If a meat wrapper is selected as the assistant meat manager the employee will be paid the meat cutters wage rate based on his seniority and will receive the assistant department premium as mentioned above (eg A meat wrapper at 18 month rate of $1060 Will get the meat cutters rate at 18 month of $1440 plus the premium) middot
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bull ARTICLE 1 - SCOPE
APPENDIX C PART-TIME EMPLOYEES
bull 101 All matters relative to part-time employees and their working conditions shall be
contained in this Appendix and Articles middot
For the purpose of this Appendix a part-time employee is an employee who is normally scheduled to work twenty-eight (28) hours or less per week middot
102 If a part-time employee works forty (40) hours per week for six (6) consecutive weeks except for replacement of absent fuiJtime employees such position shall be posted in accordance with Article 4 of the Full-time portion of this Agreement
103 The following articles and clauses of the Full-Time Agreement shall also apply to Part-Time employees
Preamble 1 2 3 403 a) b) c) e) f) 504 b) 511 8 9 10 11 13 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 24 25 Appendix A
ARTICLE 2 - SENIORITY
201 middot (a) After continuing in the employ of the Company for a period of two hundred and fifty (250) hours Employees covered by this Agreement shall be deemed to have served their probationary period and then shall be placedmiddot on the seniority list for part-time employees The Company shall have the right to discharge a probationary employee Such discharge may not be grieved by the employee andor the Union
(b) Seniority listings for part-time employees shall be posted by the Company quarter-annually The seniority date of each part-time employee shall be considered to be correct if the Union raises nomiddot objection within three (3) weeks of the date of posting of the first list on which the employees name appears
202 (a) Seniority shall begin after the employees probationary period has beenmiddot served Lay-offs and re-employment shall be based on seniority availability ability and qualifications to perform the work When a part-time employee becomes a full-time employee he will be required to serve the full~time probationary period if he has not completed is part-time probationary period and will be given a seniority credit of fifty (50) percent of his part-time seniority up to a maximum of twelve (12) months He will also receive the bull
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bull bull greater of his part-time rate or the rate which his full~time seniority credit will give him and shall proceed from that point in the full-time wage progression Such credit shall apply to seniority vacation statutory holidays and sick days If for some reason the employee reverts to part-time during lhe probationary period there will be no loss of seniority The seniority rights of an employee shall be terminated after six (6) months following a lay-off due to lack of work In the event of an opening occurring in the full-time staff employees covered under this Appendix shall receive preference for such full-time position providing they have the necessary seniority ability competence and qualifications to perform the work
b) Part-time employees are expected to attend work in accordance with their schedule of hours When unable to attend the employee must notify the Company or designate as soon as it is reasonably possible prior to the commencement of the scheduled shift of the employee giving the reason why he is unable to attend middot
203 a) The weekly schedule of hours of work shall be allotted according to seniority by department providing the senior employee(s) has the necessary ability and qualifications to perform the work and is available
In the event of hours of work becoming available within a given week beyond the schedule of hours of that given week due to approved absences sickness compensation bereavement andor unanticipated increases in business the Company will call the most senior part-time employees not scheduled that day provided the employee is available and has the qualifications to perform the available work middot middot
b) The assignment of hours as set out in 203 (a) will result in the schedule of daily hours being posted not later than Thursday at noon of the previous week The store steward will be given a copy of the schedules Employees meal periods will be based on the commencement of their shift middot
204 If a full-time employee transfers to part-time status the employee will retain his original date of hire as his part-time seniority date
205 If more than one employee has the same seniority date the affected employees will draw to determine their order of seniority provided a steward is present middot middot
ARTICLE 3 - HOURS OF WORK
For existing part-time employees the Company will meet each employee to review the employees availability the employee shall be able to amend his availability quarterly each year
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bull bull A part-time employee hired after date of ratification shall have a minimum availability to work all day Saturday and Sunday and also two (2) evenings per week
301 The regular working day shall consist of up to ten (1 0) hours for all part-time employees middot middot
302 Should an employee desire a transfer to another department andor classification he shall indicate such preference on a form supplied by the Company stating the department(s) andor classification(s) desired A copy of the form will be provided to the employee and the Union As openings become available the Company will transfer employees by store seniority subject to relevant qualifications provided the employee has had a request on file for fourteen (14) days When transferred to a higher rated classification the employee will be placed on the wage scale at the level which gives him an increase and shall proceed upwards thereafter in accordance with the time frames When transferred to a lower rated classification the employee will be placed at the level equal to his rate of pay but not higher than the top rate of the new classification
303 The Company agrees that part-time employees will get the opportunity to work up to twenty-eight (28) hours per week by seniority by department by classification
prior to new employees being hired provided the Company can cover the available hours without encountering scheduling problems middot
304 The Company will schedule the following guaranteed hours of work per week based middoton the availability of the hours and provided the employee is available and qualified to perform the work
One (1) or more years of seniority a minimum guarantee of fifteen (15) hours of scheduled work per week
three (3) or more years of seniority a minimum guarantee of eighteen (18) middot hours of scheduled work per week
Five (5) or more years of seniority a minimum guarantee of twenty (20) middot hours of scheduled work per week
Six (6) or more years of seniority a minimum guarantee of twenty-four (24) hours of scheduled work per week
Seven (7) or more year of seniority a minimum guarantee of twenty-eight middot (28) hours of scheduled work per week middot
In the event of additional hours being added following the posting of the schedule or schedule changes created by illness accident leave of absence or changes beyond the control of the Company etc the Company agrees to offer such hours
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bull bull to employees by store seniority and by department provided the senior employee bull is available and qualified Such additional or changed hours are intended to be administered in such a manner as to top up part-time employees by seniority to approximately twenty-eight (28) hours unless junior employees have not reached their guaranteed hours in which case the junior employee will have priority to such guaranteep hours middot
ARTICLE 4- STATUTORY HOLIDAYS
401 Part-time employees shall be entitled to statutory holiday pay for the following middot holidays as recognized by the Employment Standards Act
New Years Day Good Friday Victoria Day Canada Day Civic Holiday
Labour Day Thanksgiving Day Christmas Day Boxing Day
If an employee is scheduled towork on the Civic Holiday such employe~ will be paid at his regular rate of pay and will be credited with an additional floater holiday
A part-time employee covered by this Agreement shall be eligible for a floater holiday once during each contract year to be taken at a time mutually agreed upon between the Company and the employee concerned
If any of the above legal holidays are no longer deemed to be a Public Holiday as defined by the Employment Standards Act the employee working on such a day will be paid his regular rate of pay and shall be credited with a floater day to be taken at a mutually agreeable time Otherwise any employee working on a Public Holiday shall be paid at time and one-half (1 Yz) his regular rate of pay plus the statutory days pay middot middot
402 To qualify for pay for a statutory holiday the employee must have worked on hislast scheduled shift preceding and his firSt scheduled shift following_ the legal holiday unless absent dueto proven illness or accident
An employee who so qualifies shall receive legal holiday pay based on his average number of daily hours worked (exclusive of daily overtime) during the four ( 4) weeks
middot immediately preceding the week during which the legal holiday occurs times his standard rate of pay middot
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bull bull ARTICLE 5 -VACATIONS
501 Employees with less than five (5) years seniority as of May 1st of the current year shall receive four (4) percent of their earnings as vacation pay Employees with five (5) or more years service as of May 1st of the current year shall receive six (6) percent of their earnings as vacation pay Employees with eight (8) or more years service as of May 1st of the current year shall receive eight (8) percent of their earnings as vacation pay Employees with seventeen (17) or more years service as of May 1st of the current year shall receive ten (10) percent of their earnings as vacation pay middot middot
502 The Company may grant a leave of absence without pay up to a maximum of four (4) weeks duration to an employee for vacation purposes Such request and permission shall be made in writing It is entirely the Companys choice to allow such a leave of absence without pay If an employee is refused such a request he may not submit a grievance or proceed to arbitration regarding this refusal
503 Part-time employees will choose their vacations after full-time employees have made their choices The preference of vacations will always be given to the partshytime employees having the most seniority Part-time employees will be required to submit their vacation intentions by April1 st of each year
ARTICLE 6- BEREAVEMENT
601 Provided the part-time employee was scheduled to work
The Company agrees to grant employees the necessary time off up to three 3) days with pay at the time of death of the following relatives
Father mother brother sister spouse child step-child mother-in-law father-inshylaw brother-in-law sister-in-law son-in-law daughter-in-law grandparents grandchild step-parents same sex partners uncle aunt niece nephew
602 If the funeral is more than two hundred forty kilometers (240) away the employee will receive an additional one 1) day with pay for attending the fune~al If bereavement falls during an employees vacation he shall be able to carry over the paid time to be able to use at a later date
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bull bull ARTICLE 7 -REST PERIODS
701 Employees covered by this Appendix shall be entitled to one (1) fifteen (15) minute paid rest for each four ( 4) hour period worked Whenever possible each rest period
shall occur at approximately themiddot mid-point of each four (4) hourmiddot period~ No employee who is scheduled for more than four (4) hours but not exceeding six (6) hours shall be required to take their break sooner than two (2) hours into their shift whenever possible
702 middotWhere an employee is working a daily shift of more than six (6) hours he shall have one (1) hour (or a half) hour by mutual consent) off for lunch and one-half() hour for supper if applicable middot
ARTICLE 8 -WAGES
801 A part-time employee shall be pald time and one-half 1 ) for all hours worked over ten 1 0) hours per day or over forty (40) hours per week middot
802 Part-time employees who work on the night crew shall receive a shift premium of ninety-five (95cent) cents per hour for the hours worked on the night shift For the purposes of any Statutory Holiday Pay Vacation Pay or Weekly Indemnity Benefits (where applicable) to which such an employee may be entitled in a week during which he is scheduled to work on a night crew his hourly rate shall be deemed to include the premium aforesaid middot
803 An employee assigned to a position of lead hand shall receive a lead hand premium
of seventy-five (75cent) cents per hour
804 The wage rates affecting employees in the bargaining unit as set out herein shall be set forth in Appendix D of this Agreement
805 An employee who is hired at a higher rate of pay than the start rate is deemed to have to his credit the required hours to justify such a rate of pay
ARTICLE 9 -SAFETY SHOE OR BOOT ALLOWANCE
901 Part-time employees who are required by the Company to wear approved safety footwear shall be paid an allowance of up to forty dollars ($4000) per year upon presentation of a receipt middot
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bull bull ARTICLE 10 middotFULL-TIME REPLACEMENT
1001 Part-time employees replacing full-time employees shall receive the start rate of the full-time classification or whatever level on the scale that would provide him an
increase
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bull APPENDIX D
Part-time Employee Wage Scale
bull Notwithstanding the wage progressions for part-time employees where there is an increase in the Ontario minimum wage rate it shall become the new start rate and those employees so affected shall remain at such rate of pay until their months with the Company would permit them an increase in their rate of pay in accordance with the wage grid
ClerksCashlers
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Nov 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $721 $721 $721 $721 $721 $731 $746
middot 6 months 738 738 738 738 738 748 763
12 months 769 769 769 769 769 779 794
18 months 800 800 800 800 800 810 825
24 months 832 832 832 832 832 842 857
30 months 864 864 864 864 864 874 889
36 months middot 895 895 895 895 895 905 920
42 months 937 937 937 937 937 947 962
48 months 1010 1010 1010 1010 1010 1020 1035
54 months 1 1045 middot1070 1095 1125 1155 1185
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bull bull Service Clerks
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Novmiddotmiddot 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $675 $675 $675 middot $675 $675 $685 $700
6 months 698 698 698 698 698 708 723
12 months 721 721 721 721 721 731 746
18 months 736 736 736 736 736 746 761
24 months 753 753 753 753 753 763 7~78
30 months 795 795 795 795 795 805 820
36 months 811 836 861 886 916 946 976
Meat Cutters
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Nov 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $1238 $1238 $1238 $1238 $1238 $1248 $1263
6 months 1317 1317 1317 1317 1317 1327 1342
12 months 1397 1397 1397 1397 1397 1407 bull 1422
18 months 1425 1450 f475 1500 1530 1560 1590
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bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob As Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE PRINTING OF COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT
The Company agrees to pay one thousand five hundred dollars ($1 50000) towards the cost of printing the Collective Agreement into booklet form middot
~ DATED AT 0plusmnaulh ONTARIO this 5 day of --=-H-=e6__ __ 20ol
UNITEDFOODANDCOMMERC~L LOEB CANADA INC WOR RS UNION LOCAL 175
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bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob As Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE SUNDAY AND STATUTORY HOLIDAYS
In the event that Sunday is legislated to become a regular work day both parties agree that Article 503 b c d of the Collective Agreement will be deleted and that those hours wiJI be part of the regular work week Both parties agree to meet in order to determine the distribution of these Sunday hours
In the event that stores are allowed to legally open on a statutory holiday without premium pay then the parties agree to meet to amend the Collective Agreement by mutual agreement
3 DATED AT o-HctuKL- ONTARIO this 5 day of_~he-=b~-- 2002
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WOR RS UNION LOCAL 175
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bull bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
ANDmiddot
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE TIME LIMITS
In view of recent changes to the Ontario Labour Relations Act and resulting decisions therefrom and in view ofthe parties history of amiable Labour Relations the parties agree to the following
That neither party shall raise or proceed with a timeliness issue argument regarding filing for arbitration without first giving the other party written prior notice of its intent to do so
Should either party serve such notice on the other party the parties further agree that the final time frame in the Collective Agreement respecting filing for arbitration shall then be triggered
The parties further agree that any Board of Arbitration or single arbitrator shall have full jurisdiction to adjudicate the matter respecting timeliness in light of this agreement andmiddot shall not be restricted by the Ontario Labour Relations Act in so doing
DATED AT Q-t-CUJ)O_ ONTARIO this 5_ day of ~e6
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORK RS UNION LOCAL 175
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LOEB CANADA INC
bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE NIGHT CREW GROUP 1
The Company agrees that the following full-time night crew employees are classified as Group 1 middot
middot Brian Taylor Brian Lewis Rick Tombs
The Company agrees that should a Group 1 day job come open and an existing Group 1 night crew employee apply and is successful in getting the job he would maintain his Group 1 status
DATED AT 61-cuuo-- ONTARIO this~ dayof F~b
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WOR ERS UNION LOCAL 175
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LOEB CANADA INC
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bull
LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
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UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175NEW LETTER
RE FULL-TIME GROUP 2 TEN (10) HOUR SHIFTS
The Company and the Union agree that should the Company wish to introduce ten 1 0) hour shifts the employees affected will be entitled to an additional fifteen 15) minute break to be taken within the last two 2) hours of work
DATED AT 6-ttcuvo- ONTARIO this _fi__ day of Feb 2003
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO ERS UNION LOCAL 175
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bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE GROUP 1 amp 2 DISTRIBUTION
In an effort to maintain full-time positions and create additional full-time positions the parties have agreed to the following
a) The following
Gary Pritchard Maria Romano Robert Chenier Brian Taylor Paul Berrea Allan Cuddihey Bruce Harding Rick Tombs Brian Lewis
are existing full-time employees as date of ratification and will be classified as Group 1 employees middot
b) The Company agrees that forty-five percent (45) of all regular bargaining unit hours per week will be designated as full-time hours Both parties agreemiddot to have fifty percent (50) of full-time employees in Group 1 and fifty percent (50) in Group 2 This ratio will be achieved through attrition In other words as a Group 1 position becomes vacant it will be replaces by a Group 2 position until fifty-fifty percent (50-50) ratio is achieved Once this ratio is achieved if a Group 1 position becomes vacant it would be filled by a Group 2 employee as per the terms and conditions of the Collective Agreement and a new Group 2 position would be posted
c) The Company recognizes the Receiver Assist Meat Manager and Assistant Produce Manager positions as a Group 1 position Should the Company introduce an additional Receiver position in the unit that position would be considered as a Group 2 position middot
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bull bull d) In the case of a lay-off of a full-time position if a Group 1 employee is laid
off he will have the following options
full lay-off with recall rights accepting part-time hours while maintaining recall rights if feasible he will be offered a Group 2 full-time position and maintain his recall rights to a Group 1 status for the duration of the recall period middot
e) The creation of Assistant Department Managers will be at the Companys sole discretion and may be classified as Group 2 positions
The parties agree to review at store level on a quarterly basis the level of bargaining unit hours and the number of full-time positions as it relates to Group middot1 and Group 2
DATED AT Dttau~ ONTARIO this~ day of l=t=b
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
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LOEB CANADA INC
t 2003
bull bull RE Group 2 Positions - Highlights
Full-time - forty (40) hours a week maximum five (5) shifts a week - minimum four (4) hours a shift - maximum of ten (10) hours per shift - Saturday and Sunday shifts part of work week - Sunday premium applies
- two (2) consecutive days off every other week - Evenings - may be scheduled up to three (3) evenings a week
Meat Produce and Bakery Department employees may be scheduled from 500 am and would receive night crew premium for time worked from 500 am to 600 am
Night Crew Maybe scheduled between 900pm and 900am - Night crew premium would apply from Sunday to Saturday - would be scheduled consecutive nights
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bull bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AN[)
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE SUNDAY WORK GROUP 2
Sunday work shall be part of the work week for all full-time employees in Group 2 It will be clearly indicated to the concerned employee upon hiring andor promotion If at anytime a Group 2 employee or an employee hired before September 41
h 2001 and promoted to a Group 2 position after September 41
h 2001 advises the Company that he is no longer available to work on Sundays then this employee will be returned to a part-time status with middot the conditions of a part-time employee and the Company will post a new Group 2 full-time position The employee returned to his prior position will not have recourse to the grievance procedure as outlined in the Collective Agreement
DATED AT o-tt~ ONTARIO this__amp__ day of _ _Fi-=Eb=---bull 2003
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO RS UNION LOCAL 175
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bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE CARY PRITCHARD ASSISTANT MEAt MANAGER
Upon ratification Cary Pritchard will move to the Meat Cutter scale at the thirty-six (36) month rate and continue to progress from there on He shall also receive a premium of one dollar ($100) per hour as per the Assistan~ Department Manager premium
DATED AT Otcuvo ONTARIO this 5 day of Feb
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
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LOEB CANADA INC
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I- - bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INCmiddot cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE SYLVANA FLORES DELl CLERK
The parties agree that Sylvana Flores is on a leave of absence The parties agree that she
will continue to accumulate seniority while on the leave of absence Should Sylvana Flores return to work at Loeb City View prior to January 5 2003 she will maintain her seniority As of January 5 2003 she would have no seniority in the Bargaining Unit
DATED AT Qmiddotttcl)AlO_ ONTARIO this _5_ day of Feb 20CB
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO RS UNION LOCAL 175
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bull bull LETTER OF-AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC bull cob as Loeb City View
AND
UNIrED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE RED CIRCLED FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES
The Company agrees that the following employees will be considered middot red-circled employees
Maria Romano Robert Chenier Brian Taylor
Effective December 1 2002 they will receive a lump sum payment of seven hundred andmiddot fifty dollars ($75000) middot
Effective November 30 2003 they will receive a lump sum payment of seven hundred and fifty dollars ($75000)
Effective November 28 2004 they will receive a lump sum payment of seven hundred and fifty dollars ($75000) middot
Effective November 27 2005 they will receive a lump sum payment of four hundred dollars ($40000) and a wage increase of twelve cents (12cent) on their rate of pay bringing them to the end rate of the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of thirty cents (30cent) and thirty cents (30cent )
Should the employees want to have their lump sum payment directed to an RRSP they must provide the Store Director with the TD2 no later than the first week of November each yearmiddot
DATED AT 00a vJ6_ ONTARIO this_5_ day of middot Eeb 20~
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO RS UNION CAL 175
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bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE RED-CIRCLED PART-TIME EMPLOYEES
Maria Arella Jimmy Wong Mandy Wong Maria Semler Brenda Laverty Yvonne Gagnon Sandra Gray Beverly MacDonald middot middot
During the term of the Collective Agreement the red-circled ~mployees shall be brought in line with the established wage scales in the negotiated Collective Agreement
Re Maria Arella Jimmy Wong Mandy Wong Maria Semler Brenda Laverty middot bull
Effective December 1 2002 they will receive a lump sum payment of fifteen cents 15cent) per hour worked averaged over the last six 6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks and a wage increase of fifteen cents 15cent) on their rate of pay bringing them to the end rate of middot the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of twentyshyfive cents (25cent) twenty-five cents (25cent) thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents middot (30cent)
Re Yvonne Gagnon Sandra Gray
Effective December 1 2002 they will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 30 2003 they will receive a lump sum payment often cents (10cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six 6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks and a middot wage increase of twenty cents (20cent) on their rate of pay bringing them to the end rate of the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of twenty- five cents 25cent) thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents_(30cent) thirty cents (30cent)
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bull bull Re Beverly MacDonald
Effective December 1 2002 she will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 30 2003 she will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 28 2004 she will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 26 2005 she will receive a lump sum payment of fifteen cents (15cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks and a wage increase of twelve cents ( 12cent) on her rate of pay bringing her to the end rate of the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents (30cent) middot
Should the employees want to have their lump sum payment directed to an RRSP they must provide the Store Director with the TD2 no later than the first week of November of each year
DATED AT 0~ ONTARIO this~ day of Feb
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WO ERS UNION OCAL 175
January 21 2003 cep 571-0
LOEB CANADA INC
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bull bull they otherwise receive from the Insurance Employer andor Workers Compensation Should a legal holidayoccurwithin an employees leave of absence he shall not be paid for such a legal holiday
605 An employee required to work on any of the aforementioned holidays shall receive one and one half (1 ) times his regular hourly rate for all hours worked and shall in addition receive five (5) days for working a four (4) day week as outlined in paragraph 602 middot
ARTICLE 7 bull VACATIONS
701 (a) Employees who have been employed by the Employer for less than one (1) year at May 1 shall be granted vacation with pay offour (4) percent oftheir total earnings in accordance with the ESA
(b) Employees with one (1) years service but less than five (5) years service with the Company on May 1st of each year shall be granted two (2) weeks vacation with pay
(c) Employees with five (5 years service but less than eight (8) years service with the Company on May 1st of each year shall be granted three (3) weeks vacation with pay
(d) Employees with eight (8) years service or more on May 1st of each year shall be granted four (4) weeks vacation with pay
(e) Employees with seventeen (17) years service or more on May 1st of each year shall be granted five 5) weeks vacation with pay
For clarity the vacation accrual period and entitlement period is from May 1st to April 30th middot
702 Vacations shall be granted by department in accordance with seniority and must be taken within the calendar year unless otherwise mutually agreed Full-time employees wishing to take vacation during the winter months should be allowed to do so with the exception of the period from December 15 to the end of the first full week in January middot
To the extent that it is practicable the Employer will grant vacations in one continuous period Employees entitled to three (3) or more vacation weeks and who wish to take them in one continuous period should be prepared to conclude them prior to June 15th or commence them subsequent to September 15th middot middot
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bull bull 703 The completed vacation schedule shall be posted on May 1 of each year The
Employer agrees that they will not change the vacation period of any employee unless unforseen circumstances arise However the Employer must be able to maintain a sufficient workforce throughout the year Any employee who has not submitted their vacation plan by April 15 will only be permitted to book vacation at a time that will not interfere with another employees vacation
704 Upon termination of employment employees shall be paid vacation with pay as follows
Any employee with seniority whose employment is terminated for any reason and who has not completed his full vacation year shall receive vacation pay in accordance with subsections a)b) c) d) and e) of Article 701 for the total earnings
middot sinc~the preceding May 1 or since his entry in the employ of the Company based on 4 6 8 10 as may be applicable in accordance with the employees accumulated service
ARTICLE 8- LEAVE OF ABSENCE
801 The Company may grant leave of absence without pay to any employee for legitimate reasons The granting or refusal of all such leaves of absence shall be
middot at the discretion of the Company and shall be made in writing to the employee concerned Such permission and request are to be in writing on the standard leave of absence request form two (2) months in advance except in any emergency When the leave of absence is granted there shall be no loss of seniority However Company benefits provided to employees will be discontinued during the leave Seniority shall still accumulate for a six month period and then seniority shall be maintained but not accumulate Any leave of absence granted in conjunction with the employees vacation will be deemed to follow his vacation period
802 (a) An employee may be granted a leave of absence without pay for pregnancyparental leave in accordance with the Employment Standards Act as amended
(b) The Company may grant a leave of absence without pay for the purpose of legal adoptions The Adoption Agencys requirement will be considered in determining the duration of such leave
(c) Notwithstanding 802 (a) and (b) the Employment Standards Act of Ontario shall govern maternity paternity family and adoption leaves
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bull bull 803 Should an employee be appointed to a full-time position with the Union he may
apply for a leave of absence for a three (3) month period During the period of time he is on this leave his seniority shall continue with the Company and his leave of absence may be renewed for three (3) terms of three (3) months each
804 (a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
An employee who is required to serve on a jury shall be compensated for days actually spent on jury duty when he would otherwise have been at work to a maximum of ten (10) working days middot
The employee shall receive the difference between his jury fees and his normal days pay for that time he would have been regularly employed had he not been serving on the jury The employee shall be required to report immediately upon being excused or released from jury duty where such reporting is reasonable under the circumstances
The claim of an employee shall be verified by presentation of his jury duty cheque however no payment shall be made for any hour for which the employee receives compensation by the Company for any other reason Payment shall not be withheld pending submission of the jury duty cheque
Any employee subpoenaed to attend as a witness on behalf of the Company or the Crown shall be entitled to the difference between his witness fee and his normal days pay
805 An employee whose wife gives birth to a child will be given one (1) day off with pay
806 An employee who adopts a child will be given one (1) day off with pay
ARTICLE 9 middotGRIEVANCE AND ARBITRATION
901 Either the Company the Union or any employee has a right to lodge a grievance with respect to any matter arising out of this Agreement or concerning the interpretation application or alleged violation of this Agreement
902 Any employee believing that he has been unjustly dealt with or that the provisions of this Agreement have not been complied with shall discuss the complaint with Management The employee may be accompanied by his Union Steward if he so middot desires These discussions shall take place within seven (7) working days after the event giving rise to the complaint Management shall give an oral decision within four (4) working days from date the discussion took place middot
If managements decision is not satisfactory the complaint must be submitted as a written grievance at Step 1 within six (6) working days following Managements oral decision
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bull bull STEP ONE
Ameeting to attempt to resolve the grievance shall then take place between the employee concerned the Union Steward and Management Within seven (7) working days of this meeting Management shall give the Union Steward its decision in writing If the decision is not satisfactory the Union Steward must within six (6) working days submit the grievance to Step Two
STEP TWOmiddot
A final meeting to attempt to resolve the grievance shall then take place between the employee concerned the Union Representative the Union Steward Management andor their representatives Within seven (7) working days of this meeting Management shall give its final decision to the Union Representative in writing If the decision is not satisfactory the Union must within thirty (30) calendar days submit the grievance to arbitration
903 In the case of a dismissal a grievance may be filed by an employee who feels he was unjustly dealt with Such a grievance must be filed within five (5) working days from the date of dismissal and shall commence at Step Two
In any subsequent disposal of this case during the Grievance Procedure the Company may reinstate the employee with full back pay suspend the employee for a definite period or sustain the discharge
904 Grievances concerning rates shall be handled in accordance with the above procedure and the disposition of such grievances if sustained shall include the determination of the effective date of the increase with retroactivity thereto
905 The Company or the Union may file grievances commencing at Step Two If an Arbitration Board finds that the Company or the Union has violated the Collective Agreement it shall have the power to award compensation to the Company or any employee affected by the violation
906 (a Failing settlement under the foregoing procedure such grievance may be submitted to Arbitration as hereinafter provided and if no written request for Arbitration is received which is postmarked within thirty-one (31) days after the decision under Step Two is given it shall be deemed to have been abandoned
(b) The time limits as prescribed above may be modified by mutual agreement of the parties in writing middot
907 Should the grievance involve the misinterpretation or alleged violation of the Agreement either party may be free to appeal to Arbitration from Step Twowit~in
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bull bull thirty-one (31) days from the date the decision was given at that step The party requesting Arbitration shall advise the other party in writing of its request together with a statement as to the issue to be arbitrated and shall include in its notice the name and address of its nominee to a Board of Arbitration The other shall within one (1) week of its receipt of the notice nominate its member to the Board of Arbitration and so advise the other party
If two nominees are unable to agree upon the choice of a third member to act as Chairman the Minister of Labour for the Province of Ontario shall be requested to appoint a Chairman The Board shall hear their dispute and the decision of a majority is the decision of the Arbitration Board but if there is no majority the decision of the Chairman governs and shall be final and binding upon the parties
The Board of Arbitration shall not have any jurisdiction to alter or modify any of the provisions of the Agreement nor to substitute any new provisions in lieu thereof nor to make any decisions inconsistent with the terms and provisions of this Agreement
Each of the parties hereto will bear the expenses of the nominee appointed by it and will share equally the expenses of the Chairman of the Boamiddotrd of Arbitration
908 The parties agree that an Arbitration Board shall have the power to award compensation or damages to any party who or employee who is dealt with contrary to the provisions of this Agreement
909 By mutual agreement of the parties a mutually agreed sole arbitrator may be appointed In such case the sole arbitrator shall have all of the rights and powers of a Board of Arbitration middot
91 0 No employee shall be discharged or disciplined except for just and sufficient cause Discharge or discipline grievances may be settled by confirming the Companys decision or by reinstating the discharged or suspended employee with full compensation for time lost less interim earnings if applicable or by any other arrangement which is just and equitable in the opinion of the parties or a Board of Arbitration if the matter is referred to it Any notation of a reprimand or other disciplinary action placed on an employees record shall be nullified after a period of twelve (12) months provided no other notice for the same offence was received for this twelve (12) month period
ARTICLE 10 - STRIKES AND LOCKOUTS
1001 Neither the Union nor any of its members nor any employee shall cause sanction take part in or encourage any sitdown or slowdown of work or any strike or stoppage of or curtailment of or interference with the Companys sales or any picketing of the Companys premises and the Company agrees that it will not causemiddot sanction or participate in any locking out of the employees middot
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bull bull 1002 The Union agrees that it will not interfere or permit any of the employees in the
bargaining unit to interfere with the delivery and sales of merchandise received by the Company from Company suppliers or the removal of perishable merchandise from the Companys stores
ARTICLE 11 -TEMPORARY ASSIGNMENTS
1101 An employee relieving in a higher rated position shall receive a premium of forty dollars ($4000) a week or eight dollars ($800) a day after he has completed more than one (1) working day in such classification exclusive of Sundays and Statutory Holidays in a seven (7) calendar day week Upon the completion of more than one (1) working day in the classification the above will be retroactive to the commencement of the relieving period
1102 Any employee relieving a Department Manager shall receive a premium of sixty dollars ($6000) a week or twelve dollars ($1200) a day after he has completed more than one (1) working day in that position exclusive of Sundays and Statutory holidays in a seven (7) calendar day week Upon the completion of more than one middot (1) working day in the relieving classification the above will be retroactive to the commencement of the relieving period
ARTICLE 12 -WAGES
1201 The wage rates affecting employees in the bargaining unit as set out herein shall be set forth in Appendix B of this Agreement middot
1202 An employee assigned to a position of lead hand shallmiddotreceive a lead hand premium of seventy-five (75cent) cents per hour
1203 An employee who his hired at a higher rate than the start rate is deemed to have to his credit the necessary months to justify such a rate of pay
ARTICLE 13 middotPART-TIME HELP
1301 It is agreed and recognized by both the Union and the Company that the business of the Company is subject to fluctuations according to the day of the week middotor month and time of day resulting in business peaks For this reason it is necessary to employ both regular employees (referred to as full-time employees) and part-time employees middot
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bull bull 1302 The Company agrees that part-time employees shall not be used to the extent they
replace or displace a present full-time employee from employment or prevent the hiring of a full-time employee
ARTICLE 14- BEREAVEMENT
1401 Should a bereavement occur in an employees immediate family (parent parent-Jn law spouse child brother sister grandparent brother-in-law sister-in-law son-inshylaw daughter-in-law grandchild step-parents same sex partners uncle aunt niece or nephew) the employee shall be granted such time off from work with pay as is reasonable under the circumstances up to a maximum of three (3) days
1402 If the funeral is more than two hundred forty kilometers (240) away the employee will receive an additional one (1) day with pay for attending the funeral If bereavement falls during an employees vacation he shall be able to carry over the paid time to be able to use at a later date
ARTICLE 15 middotUNION REPRESENTATION
1501 The Company agrees to recognize the appointment up to four (4) Union Stewards within a store No probationary employee may be appointed The Company also agrees to grant such stewards time off with pay as may be reasonably necessary to service any grievance or potential grievance
1502 (a) The Company agrees that whenever an interview is held with an employee that becomes part of his record regarding his work or conduct a steward will be present as a witness The employee may request that the steward leave the meeting If the steward is unavailable then the Company will ask the employee to select another employee of his choice from the bargaining unit to be present during this interview However there must not be any conclusion taken at this meeting A further meeting must be scheduled with the steward and the employee for the management to render their decision
(b) If the meeting where management is to render their decision isheld without the steward any conclusions verbal or written will be null and void except in the case where the employee requested the steward to leave
(c) Should any reprimand warning or disciplinary measure be issued in writing the employee in question shall receive a copy of such written reprimand warning or disciplinary measure within seven (7) worked days of the discovery of the alleged offence except that an extension of time may be requested in order to complete an investigation
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bull bull 1503 The Business Agent or International Representative of the Union shall be entitled
to visit a store covered by this Agreement during regular hours of work for the purpose of ensuring the terms of the Agreement are implemented provided however that the appropriate Management authority has given his consent which shall not be unreasonably withheld
1504 The Company agrees during the lifetime of this Agreement to grant time off with pay to two (2) full-time employees and one (1) part-time employee for the purpose of collective bargaining with the Company
1505 The Union agrees to forward to the Company a listing of store stewards and their store and department locations on a half-yearly basis
1506 On commencing employment an employee will be advised by the Company that a Union Agreement is in effect and will be introduced to the Union Stewards
ARTICLE 16 bull HEALTH AND SAFETY
1601 A joint Health amp Safety Committee shall be formed of at least two (2) representatives of the Company and at least two (2) employees appointed by the Union The names of the members of this Committee shall be posted on the bulletin board middot
This Committee shall meet in accordance with the Occupational Health and Safety Act or more frequently if necessary This Committee shall be set up and operated at the Companys expense
1602 The Health amp Safety Committee shall
(a) Make recommendations to the Company to promote industrial safety health and hygiene
(b) Study the monthly accident reports and make recommendations for the prevention of similar accidents middot
(c) Make recommendations concerning training and information programs
(d) Make workplace inspections in accordance to the Occupational Health and Safety Act
(e) Prepare a report of every meeting and inspection copies of which are available at all times to interested parties
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bull bull (f) The Committee may review all accident reports and the Committee will make
recommendation to the Company to prevent such accidents in the future
(g) The Company will advise the Committee of each work accidentmiddot in accordance with the Occupational Health and Safety Act
(h) The Company shall inform every employee of the risks associated with his work
(i) A thorough inspection shall be conducted by two (2) Committee members once a month and the necessary time shall be allowed
G) The Health and Safety Committee shall meet every three (3) months or more frequent if necessary
ARTICLE 17 bull STORE CARDS
1701 The Company agrees to prominently display Union Store Cards and Decals of the Union
1702 The Company agrees that the employees may wear Union buttons while on duty
ARTICLE 18 bull PERSONS OTHER THAN UNION MEMBERS
1801 The Company agrees that persons who are not members of the bargaining unitmiddot other than those listed in Article 101 (a) will not perform bargaining unit work except during the re-opening of a refurbished store
In the case of a renovation or relines there will be no restrictions for work to be perform~d by suppliers sales representatives and third party Companies
It is to be understood that at all time without any restrictions the persons who are not members of the bargaining unit as listed in Article 101 (a) can perform bargaining unit work
1802 The Company representatives (Regional Director Marketing Specialist) canmiddot perform functions related to their duties in the store middot middotmiddot
1803 No suppliersales representatives (or their representatives) shall perform any routine store work except chip suppliers bread suppliers cake suppliers magazines soft drink suppliers bulk non-food suppliers spices and dairy products If any supplier is to be added to the list of exceptions the Company and the Union agre~ to meet
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bull bull to discuss the issue The routine work includes verifying codes and removing products with expired dates from shelves
1804 In the case of sampling and demonstrations suppliers or sales representatives are allowed to manipulate products on the shelves and to distribute samples
Suppliers or sales representatives are allowed to put together displays
ARTICLE 19 middotBULLETIN BOARDS
1901 The Company agrees to extend to the Union the use of a bulletin board in each store for the posting of the following notices middot
1 Notice of election - election results - appointment of officers middot 2 Notice of meetings - time and place 3 Notice of social and recreational activities
All other notices must be approved and initialed by the Store Management before being posted on the bulletin board
ARTICLE 20- UNIFORMS
2001 The Company agrees to provide to employees working an average of twenty (20) hours or more with two (2) uniforms
The Company agrees to provide employees working an average of less than twenty hours (20) with one (1) uniform
The Company agrees to supply proper rain gear when needed
The Company agrees to supply proper gloves for employees working in frozen food or working in cooler
The Company agrees to keep a supply of winter jackets for people working in cooler
These articles shall be replaced by the Company when needed due to normal wear in the store Anyadditional articles may be purchased by the employee at cost price
Coats and aprons for the Meat Department shall be laundered by the Company
The Company shall decide what the uniform is comprised of
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bull bull ARTICLE 21- HEALTH AND WELFARE
2101 The Company agrees to pay for Health and Welfare benefits as outlinedmiddot in middot Appendix A which shall form part of this Collective Agreement
ARTICLE 22 - GENDER
2201 It is understood that the use of the masculine gender shall include the female gender middot
ARTICLE23- SAFETY SHOE OR BOOT ALLOWANCE
2301 Full-time employees who are required by the Company to wear approved safety footwear shall be paid an allowance of up to fifty-five ($5500) dollars per year upon middotpresentation of a receipt middot
ARTICLE 24 middotCASHIERS MAT
2401 The Company agrees to provide Cashiers mat and to replace them whenever necessary
ARTICLE 25 -TERMS OF AGREEMENT
2501 (a) This Agreement shall come into force and effect on October 27 2002 and shall continue to October 25 2008 and shall thereafter be automatically renewed for the period of one (1) year unless either party on written notice to the other within a period of not more than ninety (90) days before the expiry date serves notice of intent to terminate or modify the Agreement
(b) In the event either party serves notice of a desire to negotiate changes into this Agreement as above set out it is agreed that the Company and the Union without undue delay shall begin negotiations on the proposed changes
(c) Pending the results of negotiations neither party shall change the conditions existing under the Agreement unless mutually agreed by both parties
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bull bull DATED AT ()-tkwo_ THIS b DAY OF ----=-h-=E=-=b__ ___ _____ 2003
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO ERS UNION LOCAL 175
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bull bull APPENDIX A
Health and Welfare
The following benefits shall apply to all full-time employees who have successfully completed three (3) months of service or to part-time employees with 12 months service and who average 22 hours of work per week These benefits are subject to the terms and conditions of the insurance contract If there are any discrepancies between what is listed in this Agreement and the insurance contract the latter will apply The cost of these benefits shall be fully paid by the Company unless otherwise stated middot
(A) Paid Sick Leave
The Company agrees to provide to all full-time employees forty (40)hours per year for sick leave Any unused sick leave will be paid to the employees on or about January 15th of the following year Employees with less than one (1) year of service shall receive sick leave on a pro-rata basis
(B) Life Insurance
The Company provides a life insurance amount of one (1) time the employees basic annual earnings rounded up to the next multiple of $100000 For part-time employees the amount payable is $12500
(C) Accidental Death and Dismemberment Benefit
One time the employees basic annual earnings rounded up to the next multiple of $100000 For part-time employees the amount payable is $12500
(D) Short-term disability (not applicable to part-time employees)
Weekly indemnity which provides a benefit of 66 23 of an employees basic earnings to a maximum of $45000 per week commencing on the first day in the case of hospitalization or accident on the 8th calendar day of continuous total disability if sickness for a maximum period of twenty-six (26) weeks middot
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bull bull (E) Long-term Disability (not applicable to part-time employees)
Monthly indemnity which provides a benefit of 66 23 of an employees basic earnings to a maximum of $200000 per month commencing after tw~nty-six (26) weeks of continuous total disability for a maximum period of up to age 65
(F) Extended Health Care (individual coverage only for part-time employees)
Hospitalization within Canada semi-private room without deductible and Without any limit as to the number of days
Medical expenses (reimbursement) annual deductible of $25 for individual or family coverage The covered expenses are reimbursed at 80 for drugs or all other expenses The maximum amount reimbursed per covered person for expenses incurred in Canada is unlimited
Medical expenses (covered expenses) professional services of a chiropractor occupational therapist naturopath speech therapist osteopath psychologist physiotherapist or podiatrist limited to one professional visit per day up to a combined maximum of $300 per calendar year for each specialist
(G) Employee Assistance Program
Confidential and professional consultation services by licensed psychologists Assistance will be available for both personal and professional problems and will be limited to 5 visits per year
(H) Dental Plan
middot The Company shall contribute to the United Food and Commercial Workers Trusteed Plan Ontario (Dental Plan) the following cents per hour for all hours paid for all employees to a maximum of forty (40) hours per week Hours paid shall not include weekly indemnity payments The Employer agrees to sign the participation agreement and supply any other documents forms reports or information required by the Trustees of the Dental Plan The Employer shall forward all contributions together with a list of all employees covered and the number of hours paid per week for each employee in each reporting period within fifteen (15) days following the end of each of the Employers four (4) or five (5) week accounting period
Effective November 24 2002- twenty-five (25cent) cents per hour Effective November 24 2004- twenty-seven (27cent) cents per hour Effective November 24 2005- twenty-nine (29cent) cents per hour Effective November 24 2006- thirty-one (31cent) cents per hour
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bull bull (I) Pension Plan
The Company agrees to contribute to the Canadian Commercial Workers Industry Pension Plan (Pension) the following cents per hour for all hours paid for all employees to a maximum of forty (40) hours per week Hours paid shall not include weekly indemnity payments The Employer agrees to sign the participation
middot agreement and supply any other documents forms reports or information required by the Trustees of the Pension Plan The Employer shall forward together with a list of all employees covered and the number of hours paid permiddot week for each employee in each reporting period within fifteen (15) days following the end of each of the Employers four (4) or five (5) week accounting period middot
Effective November 24 2005- twenty-five (25cent) cents per hour Effective November 24 2006- thirty (30cent) cents per hourmiddot Effective November 24 2007- forty (40cent) cents per hour
(J) Doctors Certificate
The Company reserves the right to require a doctors certificate from an employee If such a certificate is required by the Company themiddot employee must be notified before hisher return The Company agrees to pay for the medical certificate
(K) Vision Plan - (not applicable to part-time employees)
The Company shall provide vision care of one hundred fifty dollars ($15000) per twenty-four (24) months
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bull bull APPENDIX B
Full-Time Employee Wage Scale
General
During the term of this Collective Agreement any new job andor classification to be covered under the terms and conditions of this Collective Agreement shall be posted The parties agree to meet within thirty (30) days to determine the appropriate rate of pay for such classification Should the parties not be able to agree such question may be submitted to Arbitration by either party Pending the decision of the Arbitrators such new classifications and rates shall be implemented
Full-time Wage Scale
ClerksCashlers
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Novmiddot 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $842 $842 $842 $842 $852 $867
6 months 900 900 900 900 900 910 925
12 months 958 958 958 958 958 968 983
18 months 1016 1016 1016 1016 1016 1026 1041
24 months 1080 1080 1080 1080 1080 1090 11
30 mpnths 1096 1096 1096 1096 1096 1106 1121
36 months 1196 1196 1196 1196 1196 1206 1221
42 months 1254 1254 1254 1254 1254 1264 1279
48 months 1343 1343 13~43 1343 1343 1353 1368
54 months 1370 1395 1420 1445 1475 1505 1535
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bull bull Receiver
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Nov 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $894 $894 $894 $894 $894 $904 $919
6 months 952 952 952 952 952 962 979
12 months 1010 1010 1010 1010 1010 1020 1035
18 months 1068 1068 1068 1068 1068 1078 1093
24 months 1131 1131 1131 1131 1131 1141 1156
30months 1148 1148 1148 1148 1148 1158 1173
36 months 1247 1247 1247 1247 1247 1257 1272
42 months 1305 1305 1305 1305 1305 13~ 15 1330
48 months 1396 1396 1396 1396 1396 1406 1421
54 months 1424 1449 1474 1499 1529 1559 1589
Meat Cutters
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Nov 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $1370 $1370 $1370 $1370 $1370 $1380 $1395
6 months 1401 1401 1401 1401 1401 1411 1426
12 months 1433 1433 1433 1433 1433 1443 1458
18 months 1464 1464 1464 1464 1464 1474 1489
24 months 1496 1496 1496 1496 1496 1506 1521
30 months 1527 1527 1527 1527 1527 1537 1552
36 months 1559 1559 1559 1559 1559 1569 1584
42 months 1591 1591 1591 1591 1591 1601 1616
48 months 1654 1654 1654 1654 1654 1564 1679
54 months 1687 1712 1737 1762 1792 1822 1852
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bull bull Assistant Department Managers
An employee who is selected by the Company to fill the role of an assistant department manager shall receive a premium of one dollar ($100) per hour For the purposes of any Statutory Holiday Pay Vacation Pay Sick Pay or Weekly Indemnity Benefit Payments to which such an employee may be entitled in a week during which he is scheduled to work as an assistant department manager hismiddot hourly rate shall be deemed to include the premium aforesaid
In his functions an assistant department manager is required to supervise the personnel in his department and also assign the workload to those employees The assistant manager is also required to support the department manager with the administrative duties and must be available to replace the manager during his absences The choice of vacation between the manager and the assistant must be mutually agreed to The schedule can be modified for the assistant manager outside the prescribed delays under article 508
If a meat wrapper is selected as the assistant meat manager the employee will be paid the meat cutters wage rate based on his seniority and will receive the assistant department premium as mentioned above (eg A meat wrapper at 18 month rate of $1060 Will get the meat cutters rate at 18 month of $1440 plus the premium) middot
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bull ARTICLE 1 - SCOPE
APPENDIX C PART-TIME EMPLOYEES
bull 101 All matters relative to part-time employees and their working conditions shall be
contained in this Appendix and Articles middot
For the purpose of this Appendix a part-time employee is an employee who is normally scheduled to work twenty-eight (28) hours or less per week middot
102 If a part-time employee works forty (40) hours per week for six (6) consecutive weeks except for replacement of absent fuiJtime employees such position shall be posted in accordance with Article 4 of the Full-time portion of this Agreement
103 The following articles and clauses of the Full-Time Agreement shall also apply to Part-Time employees
Preamble 1 2 3 403 a) b) c) e) f) 504 b) 511 8 9 10 11 13 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 24 25 Appendix A
ARTICLE 2 - SENIORITY
201 middot (a) After continuing in the employ of the Company for a period of two hundred and fifty (250) hours Employees covered by this Agreement shall be deemed to have served their probationary period and then shall be placedmiddot on the seniority list for part-time employees The Company shall have the right to discharge a probationary employee Such discharge may not be grieved by the employee andor the Union
(b) Seniority listings for part-time employees shall be posted by the Company quarter-annually The seniority date of each part-time employee shall be considered to be correct if the Union raises nomiddot objection within three (3) weeks of the date of posting of the first list on which the employees name appears
202 (a) Seniority shall begin after the employees probationary period has beenmiddot served Lay-offs and re-employment shall be based on seniority availability ability and qualifications to perform the work When a part-time employee becomes a full-time employee he will be required to serve the full~time probationary period if he has not completed is part-time probationary period and will be given a seniority credit of fifty (50) percent of his part-time seniority up to a maximum of twelve (12) months He will also receive the bull
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bull bull greater of his part-time rate or the rate which his full~time seniority credit will give him and shall proceed from that point in the full-time wage progression Such credit shall apply to seniority vacation statutory holidays and sick days If for some reason the employee reverts to part-time during lhe probationary period there will be no loss of seniority The seniority rights of an employee shall be terminated after six (6) months following a lay-off due to lack of work In the event of an opening occurring in the full-time staff employees covered under this Appendix shall receive preference for such full-time position providing they have the necessary seniority ability competence and qualifications to perform the work
b) Part-time employees are expected to attend work in accordance with their schedule of hours When unable to attend the employee must notify the Company or designate as soon as it is reasonably possible prior to the commencement of the scheduled shift of the employee giving the reason why he is unable to attend middot
203 a) The weekly schedule of hours of work shall be allotted according to seniority by department providing the senior employee(s) has the necessary ability and qualifications to perform the work and is available
In the event of hours of work becoming available within a given week beyond the schedule of hours of that given week due to approved absences sickness compensation bereavement andor unanticipated increases in business the Company will call the most senior part-time employees not scheduled that day provided the employee is available and has the qualifications to perform the available work middot middot
b) The assignment of hours as set out in 203 (a) will result in the schedule of daily hours being posted not later than Thursday at noon of the previous week The store steward will be given a copy of the schedules Employees meal periods will be based on the commencement of their shift middot
204 If a full-time employee transfers to part-time status the employee will retain his original date of hire as his part-time seniority date
205 If more than one employee has the same seniority date the affected employees will draw to determine their order of seniority provided a steward is present middot middot
ARTICLE 3 - HOURS OF WORK
For existing part-time employees the Company will meet each employee to review the employees availability the employee shall be able to amend his availability quarterly each year
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bull bull A part-time employee hired after date of ratification shall have a minimum availability to work all day Saturday and Sunday and also two (2) evenings per week
301 The regular working day shall consist of up to ten (1 0) hours for all part-time employees middot middot
302 Should an employee desire a transfer to another department andor classification he shall indicate such preference on a form supplied by the Company stating the department(s) andor classification(s) desired A copy of the form will be provided to the employee and the Union As openings become available the Company will transfer employees by store seniority subject to relevant qualifications provided the employee has had a request on file for fourteen (14) days When transferred to a higher rated classification the employee will be placed on the wage scale at the level which gives him an increase and shall proceed upwards thereafter in accordance with the time frames When transferred to a lower rated classification the employee will be placed at the level equal to his rate of pay but not higher than the top rate of the new classification
303 The Company agrees that part-time employees will get the opportunity to work up to twenty-eight (28) hours per week by seniority by department by classification
prior to new employees being hired provided the Company can cover the available hours without encountering scheduling problems middot
304 The Company will schedule the following guaranteed hours of work per week based middoton the availability of the hours and provided the employee is available and qualified to perform the work
One (1) or more years of seniority a minimum guarantee of fifteen (15) hours of scheduled work per week
three (3) or more years of seniority a minimum guarantee of eighteen (18) middot hours of scheduled work per week
Five (5) or more years of seniority a minimum guarantee of twenty (20) middot hours of scheduled work per week
Six (6) or more years of seniority a minimum guarantee of twenty-four (24) hours of scheduled work per week
Seven (7) or more year of seniority a minimum guarantee of twenty-eight middot (28) hours of scheduled work per week middot
In the event of additional hours being added following the posting of the schedule or schedule changes created by illness accident leave of absence or changes beyond the control of the Company etc the Company agrees to offer such hours
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bull bull to employees by store seniority and by department provided the senior employee bull is available and qualified Such additional or changed hours are intended to be administered in such a manner as to top up part-time employees by seniority to approximately twenty-eight (28) hours unless junior employees have not reached their guaranteed hours in which case the junior employee will have priority to such guaranteep hours middot
ARTICLE 4- STATUTORY HOLIDAYS
401 Part-time employees shall be entitled to statutory holiday pay for the following middot holidays as recognized by the Employment Standards Act
New Years Day Good Friday Victoria Day Canada Day Civic Holiday
Labour Day Thanksgiving Day Christmas Day Boxing Day
If an employee is scheduled towork on the Civic Holiday such employe~ will be paid at his regular rate of pay and will be credited with an additional floater holiday
A part-time employee covered by this Agreement shall be eligible for a floater holiday once during each contract year to be taken at a time mutually agreed upon between the Company and the employee concerned
If any of the above legal holidays are no longer deemed to be a Public Holiday as defined by the Employment Standards Act the employee working on such a day will be paid his regular rate of pay and shall be credited with a floater day to be taken at a mutually agreeable time Otherwise any employee working on a Public Holiday shall be paid at time and one-half (1 Yz) his regular rate of pay plus the statutory days pay middot middot
402 To qualify for pay for a statutory holiday the employee must have worked on hislast scheduled shift preceding and his firSt scheduled shift following_ the legal holiday unless absent dueto proven illness or accident
An employee who so qualifies shall receive legal holiday pay based on his average number of daily hours worked (exclusive of daily overtime) during the four ( 4) weeks
middot immediately preceding the week during which the legal holiday occurs times his standard rate of pay middot
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bull bull ARTICLE 5 -VACATIONS
501 Employees with less than five (5) years seniority as of May 1st of the current year shall receive four (4) percent of their earnings as vacation pay Employees with five (5) or more years service as of May 1st of the current year shall receive six (6) percent of their earnings as vacation pay Employees with eight (8) or more years service as of May 1st of the current year shall receive eight (8) percent of their earnings as vacation pay Employees with seventeen (17) or more years service as of May 1st of the current year shall receive ten (10) percent of their earnings as vacation pay middot middot
502 The Company may grant a leave of absence without pay up to a maximum of four (4) weeks duration to an employee for vacation purposes Such request and permission shall be made in writing It is entirely the Companys choice to allow such a leave of absence without pay If an employee is refused such a request he may not submit a grievance or proceed to arbitration regarding this refusal
503 Part-time employees will choose their vacations after full-time employees have made their choices The preference of vacations will always be given to the partshytime employees having the most seniority Part-time employees will be required to submit their vacation intentions by April1 st of each year
ARTICLE 6- BEREAVEMENT
601 Provided the part-time employee was scheduled to work
The Company agrees to grant employees the necessary time off up to three 3) days with pay at the time of death of the following relatives
Father mother brother sister spouse child step-child mother-in-law father-inshylaw brother-in-law sister-in-law son-in-law daughter-in-law grandparents grandchild step-parents same sex partners uncle aunt niece nephew
602 If the funeral is more than two hundred forty kilometers (240) away the employee will receive an additional one 1) day with pay for attending the fune~al If bereavement falls during an employees vacation he shall be able to carry over the paid time to be able to use at a later date
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bull bull ARTICLE 7 -REST PERIODS
701 Employees covered by this Appendix shall be entitled to one (1) fifteen (15) minute paid rest for each four ( 4) hour period worked Whenever possible each rest period
shall occur at approximately themiddot mid-point of each four (4) hourmiddot period~ No employee who is scheduled for more than four (4) hours but not exceeding six (6) hours shall be required to take their break sooner than two (2) hours into their shift whenever possible
702 middotWhere an employee is working a daily shift of more than six (6) hours he shall have one (1) hour (or a half) hour by mutual consent) off for lunch and one-half() hour for supper if applicable middot
ARTICLE 8 -WAGES
801 A part-time employee shall be pald time and one-half 1 ) for all hours worked over ten 1 0) hours per day or over forty (40) hours per week middot
802 Part-time employees who work on the night crew shall receive a shift premium of ninety-five (95cent) cents per hour for the hours worked on the night shift For the purposes of any Statutory Holiday Pay Vacation Pay or Weekly Indemnity Benefits (where applicable) to which such an employee may be entitled in a week during which he is scheduled to work on a night crew his hourly rate shall be deemed to include the premium aforesaid middot
803 An employee assigned to a position of lead hand shall receive a lead hand premium
of seventy-five (75cent) cents per hour
804 The wage rates affecting employees in the bargaining unit as set out herein shall be set forth in Appendix D of this Agreement
805 An employee who is hired at a higher rate of pay than the start rate is deemed to have to his credit the required hours to justify such a rate of pay
ARTICLE 9 -SAFETY SHOE OR BOOT ALLOWANCE
901 Part-time employees who are required by the Company to wear approved safety footwear shall be paid an allowance of up to forty dollars ($4000) per year upon presentation of a receipt middot
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bull bull ARTICLE 10 middotFULL-TIME REPLACEMENT
1001 Part-time employees replacing full-time employees shall receive the start rate of the full-time classification or whatever level on the scale that would provide him an
increase
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bull APPENDIX D
Part-time Employee Wage Scale
bull Notwithstanding the wage progressions for part-time employees where there is an increase in the Ontario minimum wage rate it shall become the new start rate and those employees so affected shall remain at such rate of pay until their months with the Company would permit them an increase in their rate of pay in accordance with the wage grid
ClerksCashlers
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Nov 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $721 $721 $721 $721 $721 $731 $746
middot 6 months 738 738 738 738 738 748 763
12 months 769 769 769 769 769 779 794
18 months 800 800 800 800 800 810 825
24 months 832 832 832 832 832 842 857
30 months 864 864 864 864 864 874 889
36 months middot 895 895 895 895 895 905 920
42 months 937 937 937 937 937 947 962
48 months 1010 1010 1010 1010 1010 1020 1035
54 months 1 1045 middot1070 1095 1125 1155 1185
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bull bull Service Clerks
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Novmiddotmiddot 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $675 $675 $675 middot $675 $675 $685 $700
6 months 698 698 698 698 698 708 723
12 months 721 721 721 721 721 731 746
18 months 736 736 736 736 736 746 761
24 months 753 753 753 753 753 763 7~78
30 months 795 795 795 795 795 805 820
36 months 811 836 861 886 916 946 976
Meat Cutters
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Nov 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $1238 $1238 $1238 $1238 $1238 $1248 $1263
6 months 1317 1317 1317 1317 1317 1327 1342
12 months 1397 1397 1397 1397 1397 1407 bull 1422
18 months 1425 1450 f475 1500 1530 1560 1590
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bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob As Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE PRINTING OF COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT
The Company agrees to pay one thousand five hundred dollars ($1 50000) towards the cost of printing the Collective Agreement into booklet form middot
~ DATED AT 0plusmnaulh ONTARIO this 5 day of --=-H-=e6__ __ 20ol
UNITEDFOODANDCOMMERC~L LOEB CANADA INC WOR RS UNION LOCAL 175
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bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob As Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE SUNDAY AND STATUTORY HOLIDAYS
In the event that Sunday is legislated to become a regular work day both parties agree that Article 503 b c d of the Collective Agreement will be deleted and that those hours wiJI be part of the regular work week Both parties agree to meet in order to determine the distribution of these Sunday hours
In the event that stores are allowed to legally open on a statutory holiday without premium pay then the parties agree to meet to amend the Collective Agreement by mutual agreement
3 DATED AT o-HctuKL- ONTARIO this 5 day of_~he-=b~-- 2002
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WOR RS UNION LOCAL 175
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bull bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
ANDmiddot
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE TIME LIMITS
In view of recent changes to the Ontario Labour Relations Act and resulting decisions therefrom and in view ofthe parties history of amiable Labour Relations the parties agree to the following
That neither party shall raise or proceed with a timeliness issue argument regarding filing for arbitration without first giving the other party written prior notice of its intent to do so
Should either party serve such notice on the other party the parties further agree that the final time frame in the Collective Agreement respecting filing for arbitration shall then be triggered
The parties further agree that any Board of Arbitration or single arbitrator shall have full jurisdiction to adjudicate the matter respecting timeliness in light of this agreement andmiddot shall not be restricted by the Ontario Labour Relations Act in so doing
DATED AT Q-t-CUJ)O_ ONTARIO this 5_ day of ~e6
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORK RS UNION LOCAL 175
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LOEB CANADA INC
bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE NIGHT CREW GROUP 1
The Company agrees that the following full-time night crew employees are classified as Group 1 middot
middot Brian Taylor Brian Lewis Rick Tombs
The Company agrees that should a Group 1 day job come open and an existing Group 1 night crew employee apply and is successful in getting the job he would maintain his Group 1 status
DATED AT 61-cuuo-- ONTARIO this~ dayof F~b
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WOR ERS UNION LOCAL 175
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LOEB CANADA INC
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bull
LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175NEW LETTER
RE FULL-TIME GROUP 2 TEN (10) HOUR SHIFTS
The Company and the Union agree that should the Company wish to introduce ten 1 0) hour shifts the employees affected will be entitled to an additional fifteen 15) minute break to be taken within the last two 2) hours of work
DATED AT 6-ttcuvo- ONTARIO this _fi__ day of Feb 2003
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO ERS UNION LOCAL 175
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bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE GROUP 1 amp 2 DISTRIBUTION
In an effort to maintain full-time positions and create additional full-time positions the parties have agreed to the following
a) The following
Gary Pritchard Maria Romano Robert Chenier Brian Taylor Paul Berrea Allan Cuddihey Bruce Harding Rick Tombs Brian Lewis
are existing full-time employees as date of ratification and will be classified as Group 1 employees middot
b) The Company agrees that forty-five percent (45) of all regular bargaining unit hours per week will be designated as full-time hours Both parties agreemiddot to have fifty percent (50) of full-time employees in Group 1 and fifty percent (50) in Group 2 This ratio will be achieved through attrition In other words as a Group 1 position becomes vacant it will be replaces by a Group 2 position until fifty-fifty percent (50-50) ratio is achieved Once this ratio is achieved if a Group 1 position becomes vacant it would be filled by a Group 2 employee as per the terms and conditions of the Collective Agreement and a new Group 2 position would be posted
c) The Company recognizes the Receiver Assist Meat Manager and Assistant Produce Manager positions as a Group 1 position Should the Company introduce an additional Receiver position in the unit that position would be considered as a Group 2 position middot
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bull bull d) In the case of a lay-off of a full-time position if a Group 1 employee is laid
off he will have the following options
full lay-off with recall rights accepting part-time hours while maintaining recall rights if feasible he will be offered a Group 2 full-time position and maintain his recall rights to a Group 1 status for the duration of the recall period middot
e) The creation of Assistant Department Managers will be at the Companys sole discretion and may be classified as Group 2 positions
The parties agree to review at store level on a quarterly basis the level of bargaining unit hours and the number of full-time positions as it relates to Group middot1 and Group 2
DATED AT Dttau~ ONTARIO this~ day of l=t=b
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
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LOEB CANADA INC
t 2003
bull bull RE Group 2 Positions - Highlights
Full-time - forty (40) hours a week maximum five (5) shifts a week - minimum four (4) hours a shift - maximum of ten (10) hours per shift - Saturday and Sunday shifts part of work week - Sunday premium applies
- two (2) consecutive days off every other week - Evenings - may be scheduled up to three (3) evenings a week
Meat Produce and Bakery Department employees may be scheduled from 500 am and would receive night crew premium for time worked from 500 am to 600 am
Night Crew Maybe scheduled between 900pm and 900am - Night crew premium would apply from Sunday to Saturday - would be scheduled consecutive nights
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bull bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AN[)
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UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE SUNDAY WORK GROUP 2
Sunday work shall be part of the work week for all full-time employees in Group 2 It will be clearly indicated to the concerned employee upon hiring andor promotion If at anytime a Group 2 employee or an employee hired before September 41
h 2001 and promoted to a Group 2 position after September 41
h 2001 advises the Company that he is no longer available to work on Sundays then this employee will be returned to a part-time status with middot the conditions of a part-time employee and the Company will post a new Group 2 full-time position The employee returned to his prior position will not have recourse to the grievance procedure as outlined in the Collective Agreement
DATED AT o-tt~ ONTARIO this__amp__ day of _ _Fi-=Eb=---bull 2003
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO RS UNION LOCAL 175
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bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE CARY PRITCHARD ASSISTANT MEAt MANAGER
Upon ratification Cary Pritchard will move to the Meat Cutter scale at the thirty-six (36) month rate and continue to progress from there on He shall also receive a premium of one dollar ($100) per hour as per the Assistan~ Department Manager premium
DATED AT Otcuvo ONTARIO this 5 day of Feb
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
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LOEB CANADA INC
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I- - bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INCmiddot cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE SYLVANA FLORES DELl CLERK
The parties agree that Sylvana Flores is on a leave of absence The parties agree that she
will continue to accumulate seniority while on the leave of absence Should Sylvana Flores return to work at Loeb City View prior to January 5 2003 she will maintain her seniority As of January 5 2003 she would have no seniority in the Bargaining Unit
DATED AT Qmiddotttcl)AlO_ ONTARIO this _5_ day of Feb 20CB
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO RS UNION LOCAL 175
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bull bull LETTER OF-AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC bull cob as Loeb City View
AND
UNIrED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE RED CIRCLED FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES
The Company agrees that the following employees will be considered middot red-circled employees
Maria Romano Robert Chenier Brian Taylor
Effective December 1 2002 they will receive a lump sum payment of seven hundred andmiddot fifty dollars ($75000) middot
Effective November 30 2003 they will receive a lump sum payment of seven hundred and fifty dollars ($75000)
Effective November 28 2004 they will receive a lump sum payment of seven hundred and fifty dollars ($75000) middot
Effective November 27 2005 they will receive a lump sum payment of four hundred dollars ($40000) and a wage increase of twelve cents (12cent) on their rate of pay bringing them to the end rate of the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of thirty cents (30cent) and thirty cents (30cent )
Should the employees want to have their lump sum payment directed to an RRSP they must provide the Store Director with the TD2 no later than the first week of November each yearmiddot
DATED AT 00a vJ6_ ONTARIO this_5_ day of middot Eeb 20~
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO RS UNION CAL 175
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bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE RED-CIRCLED PART-TIME EMPLOYEES
Maria Arella Jimmy Wong Mandy Wong Maria Semler Brenda Laverty Yvonne Gagnon Sandra Gray Beverly MacDonald middot middot
During the term of the Collective Agreement the red-circled ~mployees shall be brought in line with the established wage scales in the negotiated Collective Agreement
Re Maria Arella Jimmy Wong Mandy Wong Maria Semler Brenda Laverty middot bull
Effective December 1 2002 they will receive a lump sum payment of fifteen cents 15cent) per hour worked averaged over the last six 6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks and a wage increase of fifteen cents 15cent) on their rate of pay bringing them to the end rate of middot the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of twentyshyfive cents (25cent) twenty-five cents (25cent) thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents middot (30cent)
Re Yvonne Gagnon Sandra Gray
Effective December 1 2002 they will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 30 2003 they will receive a lump sum payment often cents (10cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six 6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks and a middot wage increase of twenty cents (20cent) on their rate of pay bringing them to the end rate of the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of twenty- five cents 25cent) thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents_(30cent) thirty cents (30cent)
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bull bull Re Beverly MacDonald
Effective December 1 2002 she will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 30 2003 she will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 28 2004 she will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 26 2005 she will receive a lump sum payment of fifteen cents (15cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks and a wage increase of twelve cents ( 12cent) on her rate of pay bringing her to the end rate of the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents (30cent) middot
Should the employees want to have their lump sum payment directed to an RRSP they must provide the Store Director with the TD2 no later than the first week of November of each year
DATED AT 0~ ONTARIO this~ day of Feb
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WO ERS UNION OCAL 175
January 21 2003 cep 571-0
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bull bull 703 The completed vacation schedule shall be posted on May 1 of each year The
Employer agrees that they will not change the vacation period of any employee unless unforseen circumstances arise However the Employer must be able to maintain a sufficient workforce throughout the year Any employee who has not submitted their vacation plan by April 15 will only be permitted to book vacation at a time that will not interfere with another employees vacation
704 Upon termination of employment employees shall be paid vacation with pay as follows
Any employee with seniority whose employment is terminated for any reason and who has not completed his full vacation year shall receive vacation pay in accordance with subsections a)b) c) d) and e) of Article 701 for the total earnings
middot sinc~the preceding May 1 or since his entry in the employ of the Company based on 4 6 8 10 as may be applicable in accordance with the employees accumulated service
ARTICLE 8- LEAVE OF ABSENCE
801 The Company may grant leave of absence without pay to any employee for legitimate reasons The granting or refusal of all such leaves of absence shall be
middot at the discretion of the Company and shall be made in writing to the employee concerned Such permission and request are to be in writing on the standard leave of absence request form two (2) months in advance except in any emergency When the leave of absence is granted there shall be no loss of seniority However Company benefits provided to employees will be discontinued during the leave Seniority shall still accumulate for a six month period and then seniority shall be maintained but not accumulate Any leave of absence granted in conjunction with the employees vacation will be deemed to follow his vacation period
802 (a) An employee may be granted a leave of absence without pay for pregnancyparental leave in accordance with the Employment Standards Act as amended
(b) The Company may grant a leave of absence without pay for the purpose of legal adoptions The Adoption Agencys requirement will be considered in determining the duration of such leave
(c) Notwithstanding 802 (a) and (b) the Employment Standards Act of Ontario shall govern maternity paternity family and adoption leaves
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bull bull 803 Should an employee be appointed to a full-time position with the Union he may
apply for a leave of absence for a three (3) month period During the period of time he is on this leave his seniority shall continue with the Company and his leave of absence may be renewed for three (3) terms of three (3) months each
804 (a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
An employee who is required to serve on a jury shall be compensated for days actually spent on jury duty when he would otherwise have been at work to a maximum of ten (10) working days middot
The employee shall receive the difference between his jury fees and his normal days pay for that time he would have been regularly employed had he not been serving on the jury The employee shall be required to report immediately upon being excused or released from jury duty where such reporting is reasonable under the circumstances
The claim of an employee shall be verified by presentation of his jury duty cheque however no payment shall be made for any hour for which the employee receives compensation by the Company for any other reason Payment shall not be withheld pending submission of the jury duty cheque
Any employee subpoenaed to attend as a witness on behalf of the Company or the Crown shall be entitled to the difference between his witness fee and his normal days pay
805 An employee whose wife gives birth to a child will be given one (1) day off with pay
806 An employee who adopts a child will be given one (1) day off with pay
ARTICLE 9 middotGRIEVANCE AND ARBITRATION
901 Either the Company the Union or any employee has a right to lodge a grievance with respect to any matter arising out of this Agreement or concerning the interpretation application or alleged violation of this Agreement
902 Any employee believing that he has been unjustly dealt with or that the provisions of this Agreement have not been complied with shall discuss the complaint with Management The employee may be accompanied by his Union Steward if he so middot desires These discussions shall take place within seven (7) working days after the event giving rise to the complaint Management shall give an oral decision within four (4) working days from date the discussion took place middot
If managements decision is not satisfactory the complaint must be submitted as a written grievance at Step 1 within six (6) working days following Managements oral decision
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bull bull STEP ONE
Ameeting to attempt to resolve the grievance shall then take place between the employee concerned the Union Steward and Management Within seven (7) working days of this meeting Management shall give the Union Steward its decision in writing If the decision is not satisfactory the Union Steward must within six (6) working days submit the grievance to Step Two
STEP TWOmiddot
A final meeting to attempt to resolve the grievance shall then take place between the employee concerned the Union Representative the Union Steward Management andor their representatives Within seven (7) working days of this meeting Management shall give its final decision to the Union Representative in writing If the decision is not satisfactory the Union must within thirty (30) calendar days submit the grievance to arbitration
903 In the case of a dismissal a grievance may be filed by an employee who feels he was unjustly dealt with Such a grievance must be filed within five (5) working days from the date of dismissal and shall commence at Step Two
In any subsequent disposal of this case during the Grievance Procedure the Company may reinstate the employee with full back pay suspend the employee for a definite period or sustain the discharge
904 Grievances concerning rates shall be handled in accordance with the above procedure and the disposition of such grievances if sustained shall include the determination of the effective date of the increase with retroactivity thereto
905 The Company or the Union may file grievances commencing at Step Two If an Arbitration Board finds that the Company or the Union has violated the Collective Agreement it shall have the power to award compensation to the Company or any employee affected by the violation
906 (a Failing settlement under the foregoing procedure such grievance may be submitted to Arbitration as hereinafter provided and if no written request for Arbitration is received which is postmarked within thirty-one (31) days after the decision under Step Two is given it shall be deemed to have been abandoned
(b) The time limits as prescribed above may be modified by mutual agreement of the parties in writing middot
907 Should the grievance involve the misinterpretation or alleged violation of the Agreement either party may be free to appeal to Arbitration from Step Twowit~in
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bull bull thirty-one (31) days from the date the decision was given at that step The party requesting Arbitration shall advise the other party in writing of its request together with a statement as to the issue to be arbitrated and shall include in its notice the name and address of its nominee to a Board of Arbitration The other shall within one (1) week of its receipt of the notice nominate its member to the Board of Arbitration and so advise the other party
If two nominees are unable to agree upon the choice of a third member to act as Chairman the Minister of Labour for the Province of Ontario shall be requested to appoint a Chairman The Board shall hear their dispute and the decision of a majority is the decision of the Arbitration Board but if there is no majority the decision of the Chairman governs and shall be final and binding upon the parties
The Board of Arbitration shall not have any jurisdiction to alter or modify any of the provisions of the Agreement nor to substitute any new provisions in lieu thereof nor to make any decisions inconsistent with the terms and provisions of this Agreement
Each of the parties hereto will bear the expenses of the nominee appointed by it and will share equally the expenses of the Chairman of the Boamiddotrd of Arbitration
908 The parties agree that an Arbitration Board shall have the power to award compensation or damages to any party who or employee who is dealt with contrary to the provisions of this Agreement
909 By mutual agreement of the parties a mutually agreed sole arbitrator may be appointed In such case the sole arbitrator shall have all of the rights and powers of a Board of Arbitration middot
91 0 No employee shall be discharged or disciplined except for just and sufficient cause Discharge or discipline grievances may be settled by confirming the Companys decision or by reinstating the discharged or suspended employee with full compensation for time lost less interim earnings if applicable or by any other arrangement which is just and equitable in the opinion of the parties or a Board of Arbitration if the matter is referred to it Any notation of a reprimand or other disciplinary action placed on an employees record shall be nullified after a period of twelve (12) months provided no other notice for the same offence was received for this twelve (12) month period
ARTICLE 10 - STRIKES AND LOCKOUTS
1001 Neither the Union nor any of its members nor any employee shall cause sanction take part in or encourage any sitdown or slowdown of work or any strike or stoppage of or curtailment of or interference with the Companys sales or any picketing of the Companys premises and the Company agrees that it will not causemiddot sanction or participate in any locking out of the employees middot
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bull bull 1002 The Union agrees that it will not interfere or permit any of the employees in the
bargaining unit to interfere with the delivery and sales of merchandise received by the Company from Company suppliers or the removal of perishable merchandise from the Companys stores
ARTICLE 11 -TEMPORARY ASSIGNMENTS
1101 An employee relieving in a higher rated position shall receive a premium of forty dollars ($4000) a week or eight dollars ($800) a day after he has completed more than one (1) working day in such classification exclusive of Sundays and Statutory Holidays in a seven (7) calendar day week Upon the completion of more than one (1) working day in the classification the above will be retroactive to the commencement of the relieving period
1102 Any employee relieving a Department Manager shall receive a premium of sixty dollars ($6000) a week or twelve dollars ($1200) a day after he has completed more than one (1) working day in that position exclusive of Sundays and Statutory holidays in a seven (7) calendar day week Upon the completion of more than one middot (1) working day in the relieving classification the above will be retroactive to the commencement of the relieving period
ARTICLE 12 -WAGES
1201 The wage rates affecting employees in the bargaining unit as set out herein shall be set forth in Appendix B of this Agreement middot
1202 An employee assigned to a position of lead hand shallmiddotreceive a lead hand premium of seventy-five (75cent) cents per hour
1203 An employee who his hired at a higher rate than the start rate is deemed to have to his credit the necessary months to justify such a rate of pay
ARTICLE 13 middotPART-TIME HELP
1301 It is agreed and recognized by both the Union and the Company that the business of the Company is subject to fluctuations according to the day of the week middotor month and time of day resulting in business peaks For this reason it is necessary to employ both regular employees (referred to as full-time employees) and part-time employees middot
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bull bull 1302 The Company agrees that part-time employees shall not be used to the extent they
replace or displace a present full-time employee from employment or prevent the hiring of a full-time employee
ARTICLE 14- BEREAVEMENT
1401 Should a bereavement occur in an employees immediate family (parent parent-Jn law spouse child brother sister grandparent brother-in-law sister-in-law son-inshylaw daughter-in-law grandchild step-parents same sex partners uncle aunt niece or nephew) the employee shall be granted such time off from work with pay as is reasonable under the circumstances up to a maximum of three (3) days
1402 If the funeral is more than two hundred forty kilometers (240) away the employee will receive an additional one (1) day with pay for attending the funeral If bereavement falls during an employees vacation he shall be able to carry over the paid time to be able to use at a later date
ARTICLE 15 middotUNION REPRESENTATION
1501 The Company agrees to recognize the appointment up to four (4) Union Stewards within a store No probationary employee may be appointed The Company also agrees to grant such stewards time off with pay as may be reasonably necessary to service any grievance or potential grievance
1502 (a) The Company agrees that whenever an interview is held with an employee that becomes part of his record regarding his work or conduct a steward will be present as a witness The employee may request that the steward leave the meeting If the steward is unavailable then the Company will ask the employee to select another employee of his choice from the bargaining unit to be present during this interview However there must not be any conclusion taken at this meeting A further meeting must be scheduled with the steward and the employee for the management to render their decision
(b) If the meeting where management is to render their decision isheld without the steward any conclusions verbal or written will be null and void except in the case where the employee requested the steward to leave
(c) Should any reprimand warning or disciplinary measure be issued in writing the employee in question shall receive a copy of such written reprimand warning or disciplinary measure within seven (7) worked days of the discovery of the alleged offence except that an extension of time may be requested in order to complete an investigation
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bull bull 1503 The Business Agent or International Representative of the Union shall be entitled
to visit a store covered by this Agreement during regular hours of work for the purpose of ensuring the terms of the Agreement are implemented provided however that the appropriate Management authority has given his consent which shall not be unreasonably withheld
1504 The Company agrees during the lifetime of this Agreement to grant time off with pay to two (2) full-time employees and one (1) part-time employee for the purpose of collective bargaining with the Company
1505 The Union agrees to forward to the Company a listing of store stewards and their store and department locations on a half-yearly basis
1506 On commencing employment an employee will be advised by the Company that a Union Agreement is in effect and will be introduced to the Union Stewards
ARTICLE 16 bull HEALTH AND SAFETY
1601 A joint Health amp Safety Committee shall be formed of at least two (2) representatives of the Company and at least two (2) employees appointed by the Union The names of the members of this Committee shall be posted on the bulletin board middot
This Committee shall meet in accordance with the Occupational Health and Safety Act or more frequently if necessary This Committee shall be set up and operated at the Companys expense
1602 The Health amp Safety Committee shall
(a) Make recommendations to the Company to promote industrial safety health and hygiene
(b) Study the monthly accident reports and make recommendations for the prevention of similar accidents middot
(c) Make recommendations concerning training and information programs
(d) Make workplace inspections in accordance to the Occupational Health and Safety Act
(e) Prepare a report of every meeting and inspection copies of which are available at all times to interested parties
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bull bull (f) The Committee may review all accident reports and the Committee will make
recommendation to the Company to prevent such accidents in the future
(g) The Company will advise the Committee of each work accidentmiddot in accordance with the Occupational Health and Safety Act
(h) The Company shall inform every employee of the risks associated with his work
(i) A thorough inspection shall be conducted by two (2) Committee members once a month and the necessary time shall be allowed
G) The Health and Safety Committee shall meet every three (3) months or more frequent if necessary
ARTICLE 17 bull STORE CARDS
1701 The Company agrees to prominently display Union Store Cards and Decals of the Union
1702 The Company agrees that the employees may wear Union buttons while on duty
ARTICLE 18 bull PERSONS OTHER THAN UNION MEMBERS
1801 The Company agrees that persons who are not members of the bargaining unitmiddot other than those listed in Article 101 (a) will not perform bargaining unit work except during the re-opening of a refurbished store
In the case of a renovation or relines there will be no restrictions for work to be perform~d by suppliers sales representatives and third party Companies
It is to be understood that at all time without any restrictions the persons who are not members of the bargaining unit as listed in Article 101 (a) can perform bargaining unit work
1802 The Company representatives (Regional Director Marketing Specialist) canmiddot perform functions related to their duties in the store middot middotmiddot
1803 No suppliersales representatives (or their representatives) shall perform any routine store work except chip suppliers bread suppliers cake suppliers magazines soft drink suppliers bulk non-food suppliers spices and dairy products If any supplier is to be added to the list of exceptions the Company and the Union agre~ to meet
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bull bull to discuss the issue The routine work includes verifying codes and removing products with expired dates from shelves
1804 In the case of sampling and demonstrations suppliers or sales representatives are allowed to manipulate products on the shelves and to distribute samples
Suppliers or sales representatives are allowed to put together displays
ARTICLE 19 middotBULLETIN BOARDS
1901 The Company agrees to extend to the Union the use of a bulletin board in each store for the posting of the following notices middot
1 Notice of election - election results - appointment of officers middot 2 Notice of meetings - time and place 3 Notice of social and recreational activities
All other notices must be approved and initialed by the Store Management before being posted on the bulletin board
ARTICLE 20- UNIFORMS
2001 The Company agrees to provide to employees working an average of twenty (20) hours or more with two (2) uniforms
The Company agrees to provide employees working an average of less than twenty hours (20) with one (1) uniform
The Company agrees to supply proper rain gear when needed
The Company agrees to supply proper gloves for employees working in frozen food or working in cooler
The Company agrees to keep a supply of winter jackets for people working in cooler
These articles shall be replaced by the Company when needed due to normal wear in the store Anyadditional articles may be purchased by the employee at cost price
Coats and aprons for the Meat Department shall be laundered by the Company
The Company shall decide what the uniform is comprised of
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bull bull ARTICLE 21- HEALTH AND WELFARE
2101 The Company agrees to pay for Health and Welfare benefits as outlinedmiddot in middot Appendix A which shall form part of this Collective Agreement
ARTICLE 22 - GENDER
2201 It is understood that the use of the masculine gender shall include the female gender middot
ARTICLE23- SAFETY SHOE OR BOOT ALLOWANCE
2301 Full-time employees who are required by the Company to wear approved safety footwear shall be paid an allowance of up to fifty-five ($5500) dollars per year upon middotpresentation of a receipt middot
ARTICLE 24 middotCASHIERS MAT
2401 The Company agrees to provide Cashiers mat and to replace them whenever necessary
ARTICLE 25 -TERMS OF AGREEMENT
2501 (a) This Agreement shall come into force and effect on October 27 2002 and shall continue to October 25 2008 and shall thereafter be automatically renewed for the period of one (1) year unless either party on written notice to the other within a period of not more than ninety (90) days before the expiry date serves notice of intent to terminate or modify the Agreement
(b) In the event either party serves notice of a desire to negotiate changes into this Agreement as above set out it is agreed that the Company and the Union without undue delay shall begin negotiations on the proposed changes
(c) Pending the results of negotiations neither party shall change the conditions existing under the Agreement unless mutually agreed by both parties
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bull bull DATED AT ()-tkwo_ THIS b DAY OF ----=-h-=E=-=b__ ___ _____ 2003
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO ERS UNION LOCAL 175
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bull bull APPENDIX A
Health and Welfare
The following benefits shall apply to all full-time employees who have successfully completed three (3) months of service or to part-time employees with 12 months service and who average 22 hours of work per week These benefits are subject to the terms and conditions of the insurance contract If there are any discrepancies between what is listed in this Agreement and the insurance contract the latter will apply The cost of these benefits shall be fully paid by the Company unless otherwise stated middot
(A) Paid Sick Leave
The Company agrees to provide to all full-time employees forty (40)hours per year for sick leave Any unused sick leave will be paid to the employees on or about January 15th of the following year Employees with less than one (1) year of service shall receive sick leave on a pro-rata basis
(B) Life Insurance
The Company provides a life insurance amount of one (1) time the employees basic annual earnings rounded up to the next multiple of $100000 For part-time employees the amount payable is $12500
(C) Accidental Death and Dismemberment Benefit
One time the employees basic annual earnings rounded up to the next multiple of $100000 For part-time employees the amount payable is $12500
(D) Short-term disability (not applicable to part-time employees)
Weekly indemnity which provides a benefit of 66 23 of an employees basic earnings to a maximum of $45000 per week commencing on the first day in the case of hospitalization or accident on the 8th calendar day of continuous total disability if sickness for a maximum period of twenty-six (26) weeks middot
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bull bull (E) Long-term Disability (not applicable to part-time employees)
Monthly indemnity which provides a benefit of 66 23 of an employees basic earnings to a maximum of $200000 per month commencing after tw~nty-six (26) weeks of continuous total disability for a maximum period of up to age 65
(F) Extended Health Care (individual coverage only for part-time employees)
Hospitalization within Canada semi-private room without deductible and Without any limit as to the number of days
Medical expenses (reimbursement) annual deductible of $25 for individual or family coverage The covered expenses are reimbursed at 80 for drugs or all other expenses The maximum amount reimbursed per covered person for expenses incurred in Canada is unlimited
Medical expenses (covered expenses) professional services of a chiropractor occupational therapist naturopath speech therapist osteopath psychologist physiotherapist or podiatrist limited to one professional visit per day up to a combined maximum of $300 per calendar year for each specialist
(G) Employee Assistance Program
Confidential and professional consultation services by licensed psychologists Assistance will be available for both personal and professional problems and will be limited to 5 visits per year
(H) Dental Plan
middot The Company shall contribute to the United Food and Commercial Workers Trusteed Plan Ontario (Dental Plan) the following cents per hour for all hours paid for all employees to a maximum of forty (40) hours per week Hours paid shall not include weekly indemnity payments The Employer agrees to sign the participation agreement and supply any other documents forms reports or information required by the Trustees of the Dental Plan The Employer shall forward all contributions together with a list of all employees covered and the number of hours paid per week for each employee in each reporting period within fifteen (15) days following the end of each of the Employers four (4) or five (5) week accounting period
Effective November 24 2002- twenty-five (25cent) cents per hour Effective November 24 2004- twenty-seven (27cent) cents per hour Effective November 24 2005- twenty-nine (29cent) cents per hour Effective November 24 2006- thirty-one (31cent) cents per hour
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bull bull (I) Pension Plan
The Company agrees to contribute to the Canadian Commercial Workers Industry Pension Plan (Pension) the following cents per hour for all hours paid for all employees to a maximum of forty (40) hours per week Hours paid shall not include weekly indemnity payments The Employer agrees to sign the participation
middot agreement and supply any other documents forms reports or information required by the Trustees of the Pension Plan The Employer shall forward together with a list of all employees covered and the number of hours paid permiddot week for each employee in each reporting period within fifteen (15) days following the end of each of the Employers four (4) or five (5) week accounting period middot
Effective November 24 2005- twenty-five (25cent) cents per hour Effective November 24 2006- thirty (30cent) cents per hourmiddot Effective November 24 2007- forty (40cent) cents per hour
(J) Doctors Certificate
The Company reserves the right to require a doctors certificate from an employee If such a certificate is required by the Company themiddot employee must be notified before hisher return The Company agrees to pay for the medical certificate
(K) Vision Plan - (not applicable to part-time employees)
The Company shall provide vision care of one hundred fifty dollars ($15000) per twenty-four (24) months
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bull bull APPENDIX B
Full-Time Employee Wage Scale
General
During the term of this Collective Agreement any new job andor classification to be covered under the terms and conditions of this Collective Agreement shall be posted The parties agree to meet within thirty (30) days to determine the appropriate rate of pay for such classification Should the parties not be able to agree such question may be submitted to Arbitration by either party Pending the decision of the Arbitrators such new classifications and rates shall be implemented
Full-time Wage Scale
ClerksCashlers
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Novmiddot 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $842 $842 $842 $842 $852 $867
6 months 900 900 900 900 900 910 925
12 months 958 958 958 958 958 968 983
18 months 1016 1016 1016 1016 1016 1026 1041
24 months 1080 1080 1080 1080 1080 1090 11
30 mpnths 1096 1096 1096 1096 1096 1106 1121
36 months 1196 1196 1196 1196 1196 1206 1221
42 months 1254 1254 1254 1254 1254 1264 1279
48 months 1343 1343 13~43 1343 1343 1353 1368
54 months 1370 1395 1420 1445 1475 1505 1535
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bull bull Receiver
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Nov 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $894 $894 $894 $894 $894 $904 $919
6 months 952 952 952 952 952 962 979
12 months 1010 1010 1010 1010 1010 1020 1035
18 months 1068 1068 1068 1068 1068 1078 1093
24 months 1131 1131 1131 1131 1131 1141 1156
30months 1148 1148 1148 1148 1148 1158 1173
36 months 1247 1247 1247 1247 1247 1257 1272
42 months 1305 1305 1305 1305 1305 13~ 15 1330
48 months 1396 1396 1396 1396 1396 1406 1421
54 months 1424 1449 1474 1499 1529 1559 1589
Meat Cutters
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Nov 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $1370 $1370 $1370 $1370 $1370 $1380 $1395
6 months 1401 1401 1401 1401 1401 1411 1426
12 months 1433 1433 1433 1433 1433 1443 1458
18 months 1464 1464 1464 1464 1464 1474 1489
24 months 1496 1496 1496 1496 1496 1506 1521
30 months 1527 1527 1527 1527 1527 1537 1552
36 months 1559 1559 1559 1559 1559 1569 1584
42 months 1591 1591 1591 1591 1591 1601 1616
48 months 1654 1654 1654 1654 1654 1564 1679
54 months 1687 1712 1737 1762 1792 1822 1852
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bull bull Assistant Department Managers
An employee who is selected by the Company to fill the role of an assistant department manager shall receive a premium of one dollar ($100) per hour For the purposes of any Statutory Holiday Pay Vacation Pay Sick Pay or Weekly Indemnity Benefit Payments to which such an employee may be entitled in a week during which he is scheduled to work as an assistant department manager hismiddot hourly rate shall be deemed to include the premium aforesaid
In his functions an assistant department manager is required to supervise the personnel in his department and also assign the workload to those employees The assistant manager is also required to support the department manager with the administrative duties and must be available to replace the manager during his absences The choice of vacation between the manager and the assistant must be mutually agreed to The schedule can be modified for the assistant manager outside the prescribed delays under article 508
If a meat wrapper is selected as the assistant meat manager the employee will be paid the meat cutters wage rate based on his seniority and will receive the assistant department premium as mentioned above (eg A meat wrapper at 18 month rate of $1060 Will get the meat cutters rate at 18 month of $1440 plus the premium) middot
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bull ARTICLE 1 - SCOPE
APPENDIX C PART-TIME EMPLOYEES
bull 101 All matters relative to part-time employees and their working conditions shall be
contained in this Appendix and Articles middot
For the purpose of this Appendix a part-time employee is an employee who is normally scheduled to work twenty-eight (28) hours or less per week middot
102 If a part-time employee works forty (40) hours per week for six (6) consecutive weeks except for replacement of absent fuiJtime employees such position shall be posted in accordance with Article 4 of the Full-time portion of this Agreement
103 The following articles and clauses of the Full-Time Agreement shall also apply to Part-Time employees
Preamble 1 2 3 403 a) b) c) e) f) 504 b) 511 8 9 10 11 13 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 24 25 Appendix A
ARTICLE 2 - SENIORITY
201 middot (a) After continuing in the employ of the Company for a period of two hundred and fifty (250) hours Employees covered by this Agreement shall be deemed to have served their probationary period and then shall be placedmiddot on the seniority list for part-time employees The Company shall have the right to discharge a probationary employee Such discharge may not be grieved by the employee andor the Union
(b) Seniority listings for part-time employees shall be posted by the Company quarter-annually The seniority date of each part-time employee shall be considered to be correct if the Union raises nomiddot objection within three (3) weeks of the date of posting of the first list on which the employees name appears
202 (a) Seniority shall begin after the employees probationary period has beenmiddot served Lay-offs and re-employment shall be based on seniority availability ability and qualifications to perform the work When a part-time employee becomes a full-time employee he will be required to serve the full~time probationary period if he has not completed is part-time probationary period and will be given a seniority credit of fifty (50) percent of his part-time seniority up to a maximum of twelve (12) months He will also receive the bull
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bull bull greater of his part-time rate or the rate which his full~time seniority credit will give him and shall proceed from that point in the full-time wage progression Such credit shall apply to seniority vacation statutory holidays and sick days If for some reason the employee reverts to part-time during lhe probationary period there will be no loss of seniority The seniority rights of an employee shall be terminated after six (6) months following a lay-off due to lack of work In the event of an opening occurring in the full-time staff employees covered under this Appendix shall receive preference for such full-time position providing they have the necessary seniority ability competence and qualifications to perform the work
b) Part-time employees are expected to attend work in accordance with their schedule of hours When unable to attend the employee must notify the Company or designate as soon as it is reasonably possible prior to the commencement of the scheduled shift of the employee giving the reason why he is unable to attend middot
203 a) The weekly schedule of hours of work shall be allotted according to seniority by department providing the senior employee(s) has the necessary ability and qualifications to perform the work and is available
In the event of hours of work becoming available within a given week beyond the schedule of hours of that given week due to approved absences sickness compensation bereavement andor unanticipated increases in business the Company will call the most senior part-time employees not scheduled that day provided the employee is available and has the qualifications to perform the available work middot middot
b) The assignment of hours as set out in 203 (a) will result in the schedule of daily hours being posted not later than Thursday at noon of the previous week The store steward will be given a copy of the schedules Employees meal periods will be based on the commencement of their shift middot
204 If a full-time employee transfers to part-time status the employee will retain his original date of hire as his part-time seniority date
205 If more than one employee has the same seniority date the affected employees will draw to determine their order of seniority provided a steward is present middot middot
ARTICLE 3 - HOURS OF WORK
For existing part-time employees the Company will meet each employee to review the employees availability the employee shall be able to amend his availability quarterly each year
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bull bull A part-time employee hired after date of ratification shall have a minimum availability to work all day Saturday and Sunday and also two (2) evenings per week
301 The regular working day shall consist of up to ten (1 0) hours for all part-time employees middot middot
302 Should an employee desire a transfer to another department andor classification he shall indicate such preference on a form supplied by the Company stating the department(s) andor classification(s) desired A copy of the form will be provided to the employee and the Union As openings become available the Company will transfer employees by store seniority subject to relevant qualifications provided the employee has had a request on file for fourteen (14) days When transferred to a higher rated classification the employee will be placed on the wage scale at the level which gives him an increase and shall proceed upwards thereafter in accordance with the time frames When transferred to a lower rated classification the employee will be placed at the level equal to his rate of pay but not higher than the top rate of the new classification
303 The Company agrees that part-time employees will get the opportunity to work up to twenty-eight (28) hours per week by seniority by department by classification
prior to new employees being hired provided the Company can cover the available hours without encountering scheduling problems middot
304 The Company will schedule the following guaranteed hours of work per week based middoton the availability of the hours and provided the employee is available and qualified to perform the work
One (1) or more years of seniority a minimum guarantee of fifteen (15) hours of scheduled work per week
three (3) or more years of seniority a minimum guarantee of eighteen (18) middot hours of scheduled work per week
Five (5) or more years of seniority a minimum guarantee of twenty (20) middot hours of scheduled work per week
Six (6) or more years of seniority a minimum guarantee of twenty-four (24) hours of scheduled work per week
Seven (7) or more year of seniority a minimum guarantee of twenty-eight middot (28) hours of scheduled work per week middot
In the event of additional hours being added following the posting of the schedule or schedule changes created by illness accident leave of absence or changes beyond the control of the Company etc the Company agrees to offer such hours
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bull bull to employees by store seniority and by department provided the senior employee bull is available and qualified Such additional or changed hours are intended to be administered in such a manner as to top up part-time employees by seniority to approximately twenty-eight (28) hours unless junior employees have not reached their guaranteed hours in which case the junior employee will have priority to such guaranteep hours middot
ARTICLE 4- STATUTORY HOLIDAYS
401 Part-time employees shall be entitled to statutory holiday pay for the following middot holidays as recognized by the Employment Standards Act
New Years Day Good Friday Victoria Day Canada Day Civic Holiday
Labour Day Thanksgiving Day Christmas Day Boxing Day
If an employee is scheduled towork on the Civic Holiday such employe~ will be paid at his regular rate of pay and will be credited with an additional floater holiday
A part-time employee covered by this Agreement shall be eligible for a floater holiday once during each contract year to be taken at a time mutually agreed upon between the Company and the employee concerned
If any of the above legal holidays are no longer deemed to be a Public Holiday as defined by the Employment Standards Act the employee working on such a day will be paid his regular rate of pay and shall be credited with a floater day to be taken at a mutually agreeable time Otherwise any employee working on a Public Holiday shall be paid at time and one-half (1 Yz) his regular rate of pay plus the statutory days pay middot middot
402 To qualify for pay for a statutory holiday the employee must have worked on hislast scheduled shift preceding and his firSt scheduled shift following_ the legal holiday unless absent dueto proven illness or accident
An employee who so qualifies shall receive legal holiday pay based on his average number of daily hours worked (exclusive of daily overtime) during the four ( 4) weeks
middot immediately preceding the week during which the legal holiday occurs times his standard rate of pay middot
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bull bull ARTICLE 5 -VACATIONS
501 Employees with less than five (5) years seniority as of May 1st of the current year shall receive four (4) percent of their earnings as vacation pay Employees with five (5) or more years service as of May 1st of the current year shall receive six (6) percent of their earnings as vacation pay Employees with eight (8) or more years service as of May 1st of the current year shall receive eight (8) percent of their earnings as vacation pay Employees with seventeen (17) or more years service as of May 1st of the current year shall receive ten (10) percent of their earnings as vacation pay middot middot
502 The Company may grant a leave of absence without pay up to a maximum of four (4) weeks duration to an employee for vacation purposes Such request and permission shall be made in writing It is entirely the Companys choice to allow such a leave of absence without pay If an employee is refused such a request he may not submit a grievance or proceed to arbitration regarding this refusal
503 Part-time employees will choose their vacations after full-time employees have made their choices The preference of vacations will always be given to the partshytime employees having the most seniority Part-time employees will be required to submit their vacation intentions by April1 st of each year
ARTICLE 6- BEREAVEMENT
601 Provided the part-time employee was scheduled to work
The Company agrees to grant employees the necessary time off up to three 3) days with pay at the time of death of the following relatives
Father mother brother sister spouse child step-child mother-in-law father-inshylaw brother-in-law sister-in-law son-in-law daughter-in-law grandparents grandchild step-parents same sex partners uncle aunt niece nephew
602 If the funeral is more than two hundred forty kilometers (240) away the employee will receive an additional one 1) day with pay for attending the fune~al If bereavement falls during an employees vacation he shall be able to carry over the paid time to be able to use at a later date
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bull bull ARTICLE 7 -REST PERIODS
701 Employees covered by this Appendix shall be entitled to one (1) fifteen (15) minute paid rest for each four ( 4) hour period worked Whenever possible each rest period
shall occur at approximately themiddot mid-point of each four (4) hourmiddot period~ No employee who is scheduled for more than four (4) hours but not exceeding six (6) hours shall be required to take their break sooner than two (2) hours into their shift whenever possible
702 middotWhere an employee is working a daily shift of more than six (6) hours he shall have one (1) hour (or a half) hour by mutual consent) off for lunch and one-half() hour for supper if applicable middot
ARTICLE 8 -WAGES
801 A part-time employee shall be pald time and one-half 1 ) for all hours worked over ten 1 0) hours per day or over forty (40) hours per week middot
802 Part-time employees who work on the night crew shall receive a shift premium of ninety-five (95cent) cents per hour for the hours worked on the night shift For the purposes of any Statutory Holiday Pay Vacation Pay or Weekly Indemnity Benefits (where applicable) to which such an employee may be entitled in a week during which he is scheduled to work on a night crew his hourly rate shall be deemed to include the premium aforesaid middot
803 An employee assigned to a position of lead hand shall receive a lead hand premium
of seventy-five (75cent) cents per hour
804 The wage rates affecting employees in the bargaining unit as set out herein shall be set forth in Appendix D of this Agreement
805 An employee who is hired at a higher rate of pay than the start rate is deemed to have to his credit the required hours to justify such a rate of pay
ARTICLE 9 -SAFETY SHOE OR BOOT ALLOWANCE
901 Part-time employees who are required by the Company to wear approved safety footwear shall be paid an allowance of up to forty dollars ($4000) per year upon presentation of a receipt middot
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bull bull ARTICLE 10 middotFULL-TIME REPLACEMENT
1001 Part-time employees replacing full-time employees shall receive the start rate of the full-time classification or whatever level on the scale that would provide him an
increase
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bull APPENDIX D
Part-time Employee Wage Scale
bull Notwithstanding the wage progressions for part-time employees where there is an increase in the Ontario minimum wage rate it shall become the new start rate and those employees so affected shall remain at such rate of pay until their months with the Company would permit them an increase in their rate of pay in accordance with the wage grid
ClerksCashlers
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Nov 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $721 $721 $721 $721 $721 $731 $746
middot 6 months 738 738 738 738 738 748 763
12 months 769 769 769 769 769 779 794
18 months 800 800 800 800 800 810 825
24 months 832 832 832 832 832 842 857
30 months 864 864 864 864 864 874 889
36 months middot 895 895 895 895 895 905 920
42 months 937 937 937 937 937 947 962
48 months 1010 1010 1010 1010 1010 1020 1035
54 months 1 1045 middot1070 1095 1125 1155 1185
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bull bull Service Clerks
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Novmiddotmiddot 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $675 $675 $675 middot $675 $675 $685 $700
6 months 698 698 698 698 698 708 723
12 months 721 721 721 721 721 731 746
18 months 736 736 736 736 736 746 761
24 months 753 753 753 753 753 763 7~78
30 months 795 795 795 795 795 805 820
36 months 811 836 861 886 916 946 976
Meat Cutters
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Nov 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $1238 $1238 $1238 $1238 $1238 $1248 $1263
6 months 1317 1317 1317 1317 1317 1327 1342
12 months 1397 1397 1397 1397 1397 1407 bull 1422
18 months 1425 1450 f475 1500 1530 1560 1590
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bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob As Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE PRINTING OF COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT
The Company agrees to pay one thousand five hundred dollars ($1 50000) towards the cost of printing the Collective Agreement into booklet form middot
~ DATED AT 0plusmnaulh ONTARIO this 5 day of --=-H-=e6__ __ 20ol
UNITEDFOODANDCOMMERC~L LOEB CANADA INC WOR RS UNION LOCAL 175
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bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob As Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE SUNDAY AND STATUTORY HOLIDAYS
In the event that Sunday is legislated to become a regular work day both parties agree that Article 503 b c d of the Collective Agreement will be deleted and that those hours wiJI be part of the regular work week Both parties agree to meet in order to determine the distribution of these Sunday hours
In the event that stores are allowed to legally open on a statutory holiday without premium pay then the parties agree to meet to amend the Collective Agreement by mutual agreement
3 DATED AT o-HctuKL- ONTARIO this 5 day of_~he-=b~-- 2002
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WOR RS UNION LOCAL 175
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bull bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
ANDmiddot
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE TIME LIMITS
In view of recent changes to the Ontario Labour Relations Act and resulting decisions therefrom and in view ofthe parties history of amiable Labour Relations the parties agree to the following
That neither party shall raise or proceed with a timeliness issue argument regarding filing for arbitration without first giving the other party written prior notice of its intent to do so
Should either party serve such notice on the other party the parties further agree that the final time frame in the Collective Agreement respecting filing for arbitration shall then be triggered
The parties further agree that any Board of Arbitration or single arbitrator shall have full jurisdiction to adjudicate the matter respecting timeliness in light of this agreement andmiddot shall not be restricted by the Ontario Labour Relations Act in so doing
DATED AT Q-t-CUJ)O_ ONTARIO this 5_ day of ~e6
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORK RS UNION LOCAL 175
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LOEB CANADA INC
bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE NIGHT CREW GROUP 1
The Company agrees that the following full-time night crew employees are classified as Group 1 middot
middot Brian Taylor Brian Lewis Rick Tombs
The Company agrees that should a Group 1 day job come open and an existing Group 1 night crew employee apply and is successful in getting the job he would maintain his Group 1 status
DATED AT 61-cuuo-- ONTARIO this~ dayof F~b
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WOR ERS UNION LOCAL 175
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LOEB CANADA INC
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bull
LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175NEW LETTER
RE FULL-TIME GROUP 2 TEN (10) HOUR SHIFTS
The Company and the Union agree that should the Company wish to introduce ten 1 0) hour shifts the employees affected will be entitled to an additional fifteen 15) minute break to be taken within the last two 2) hours of work
DATED AT 6-ttcuvo- ONTARIO this _fi__ day of Feb 2003
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO ERS UNION LOCAL 175
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bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE GROUP 1 amp 2 DISTRIBUTION
In an effort to maintain full-time positions and create additional full-time positions the parties have agreed to the following
a) The following
Gary Pritchard Maria Romano Robert Chenier Brian Taylor Paul Berrea Allan Cuddihey Bruce Harding Rick Tombs Brian Lewis
are existing full-time employees as date of ratification and will be classified as Group 1 employees middot
b) The Company agrees that forty-five percent (45) of all regular bargaining unit hours per week will be designated as full-time hours Both parties agreemiddot to have fifty percent (50) of full-time employees in Group 1 and fifty percent (50) in Group 2 This ratio will be achieved through attrition In other words as a Group 1 position becomes vacant it will be replaces by a Group 2 position until fifty-fifty percent (50-50) ratio is achieved Once this ratio is achieved if a Group 1 position becomes vacant it would be filled by a Group 2 employee as per the terms and conditions of the Collective Agreement and a new Group 2 position would be posted
c) The Company recognizes the Receiver Assist Meat Manager and Assistant Produce Manager positions as a Group 1 position Should the Company introduce an additional Receiver position in the unit that position would be considered as a Group 2 position middot
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bull bull d) In the case of a lay-off of a full-time position if a Group 1 employee is laid
off he will have the following options
full lay-off with recall rights accepting part-time hours while maintaining recall rights if feasible he will be offered a Group 2 full-time position and maintain his recall rights to a Group 1 status for the duration of the recall period middot
e) The creation of Assistant Department Managers will be at the Companys sole discretion and may be classified as Group 2 positions
The parties agree to review at store level on a quarterly basis the level of bargaining unit hours and the number of full-time positions as it relates to Group middot1 and Group 2
DATED AT Dttau~ ONTARIO this~ day of l=t=b
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
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LOEB CANADA INC
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bull bull RE Group 2 Positions - Highlights
Full-time - forty (40) hours a week maximum five (5) shifts a week - minimum four (4) hours a shift - maximum of ten (10) hours per shift - Saturday and Sunday shifts part of work week - Sunday premium applies
- two (2) consecutive days off every other week - Evenings - may be scheduled up to three (3) evenings a week
Meat Produce and Bakery Department employees may be scheduled from 500 am and would receive night crew premium for time worked from 500 am to 600 am
Night Crew Maybe scheduled between 900pm and 900am - Night crew premium would apply from Sunday to Saturday - would be scheduled consecutive nights
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bull bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
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UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE SUNDAY WORK GROUP 2
Sunday work shall be part of the work week for all full-time employees in Group 2 It will be clearly indicated to the concerned employee upon hiring andor promotion If at anytime a Group 2 employee or an employee hired before September 41
h 2001 and promoted to a Group 2 position after September 41
h 2001 advises the Company that he is no longer available to work on Sundays then this employee will be returned to a part-time status with middot the conditions of a part-time employee and the Company will post a new Group 2 full-time position The employee returned to his prior position will not have recourse to the grievance procedure as outlined in the Collective Agreement
DATED AT o-tt~ ONTARIO this__amp__ day of _ _Fi-=Eb=---bull 2003
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO RS UNION LOCAL 175
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bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
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LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
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UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE CARY PRITCHARD ASSISTANT MEAt MANAGER
Upon ratification Cary Pritchard will move to the Meat Cutter scale at the thirty-six (36) month rate and continue to progress from there on He shall also receive a premium of one dollar ($100) per hour as per the Assistan~ Department Manager premium
DATED AT Otcuvo ONTARIO this 5 day of Feb
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
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LOEB CANADA INC
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BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INCmiddot cob as Loeb City View
AND
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UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE SYLVANA FLORES DELl CLERK
The parties agree that Sylvana Flores is on a leave of absence The parties agree that she
will continue to accumulate seniority while on the leave of absence Should Sylvana Flores return to work at Loeb City View prior to January 5 2003 she will maintain her seniority As of January 5 2003 she would have no seniority in the Bargaining Unit
DATED AT Qmiddotttcl)AlO_ ONTARIO this _5_ day of Feb 20CB
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO RS UNION LOCAL 175
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bull bull LETTER OF-AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC bull cob as Loeb City View
AND
UNIrED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE RED CIRCLED FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES
The Company agrees that the following employees will be considered middot red-circled employees
Maria Romano Robert Chenier Brian Taylor
Effective December 1 2002 they will receive a lump sum payment of seven hundred andmiddot fifty dollars ($75000) middot
Effective November 30 2003 they will receive a lump sum payment of seven hundred and fifty dollars ($75000)
Effective November 28 2004 they will receive a lump sum payment of seven hundred and fifty dollars ($75000) middot
Effective November 27 2005 they will receive a lump sum payment of four hundred dollars ($40000) and a wage increase of twelve cents (12cent) on their rate of pay bringing them to the end rate of the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of thirty cents (30cent) and thirty cents (30cent )
Should the employees want to have their lump sum payment directed to an RRSP they must provide the Store Director with the TD2 no later than the first week of November each yearmiddot
DATED AT 00a vJ6_ ONTARIO this_5_ day of middot Eeb 20~
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO RS UNION CAL 175
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bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
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LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
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UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE RED-CIRCLED PART-TIME EMPLOYEES
Maria Arella Jimmy Wong Mandy Wong Maria Semler Brenda Laverty Yvonne Gagnon Sandra Gray Beverly MacDonald middot middot
During the term of the Collective Agreement the red-circled ~mployees shall be brought in line with the established wage scales in the negotiated Collective Agreement
Re Maria Arella Jimmy Wong Mandy Wong Maria Semler Brenda Laverty middot bull
Effective December 1 2002 they will receive a lump sum payment of fifteen cents 15cent) per hour worked averaged over the last six 6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks and a wage increase of fifteen cents 15cent) on their rate of pay bringing them to the end rate of middot the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of twentyshyfive cents (25cent) twenty-five cents (25cent) thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents middot (30cent)
Re Yvonne Gagnon Sandra Gray
Effective December 1 2002 they will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 30 2003 they will receive a lump sum payment often cents (10cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six 6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks and a middot wage increase of twenty cents (20cent) on their rate of pay bringing them to the end rate of the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of twenty- five cents 25cent) thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents_(30cent) thirty cents (30cent)
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bull bull Re Beverly MacDonald
Effective December 1 2002 she will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 30 2003 she will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 28 2004 she will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 26 2005 she will receive a lump sum payment of fifteen cents (15cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks and a wage increase of twelve cents ( 12cent) on her rate of pay bringing her to the end rate of the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents (30cent) middot
Should the employees want to have their lump sum payment directed to an RRSP they must provide the Store Director with the TD2 no later than the first week of November of each year
DATED AT 0~ ONTARIO this~ day of Feb
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WO ERS UNION OCAL 175
January 21 2003 cep 571-0
LOEB CANADA INC
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bull bull 803 Should an employee be appointed to a full-time position with the Union he may
apply for a leave of absence for a three (3) month period During the period of time he is on this leave his seniority shall continue with the Company and his leave of absence may be renewed for three (3) terms of three (3) months each
804 (a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
An employee who is required to serve on a jury shall be compensated for days actually spent on jury duty when he would otherwise have been at work to a maximum of ten (10) working days middot
The employee shall receive the difference between his jury fees and his normal days pay for that time he would have been regularly employed had he not been serving on the jury The employee shall be required to report immediately upon being excused or released from jury duty where such reporting is reasonable under the circumstances
The claim of an employee shall be verified by presentation of his jury duty cheque however no payment shall be made for any hour for which the employee receives compensation by the Company for any other reason Payment shall not be withheld pending submission of the jury duty cheque
Any employee subpoenaed to attend as a witness on behalf of the Company or the Crown shall be entitled to the difference between his witness fee and his normal days pay
805 An employee whose wife gives birth to a child will be given one (1) day off with pay
806 An employee who adopts a child will be given one (1) day off with pay
ARTICLE 9 middotGRIEVANCE AND ARBITRATION
901 Either the Company the Union or any employee has a right to lodge a grievance with respect to any matter arising out of this Agreement or concerning the interpretation application or alleged violation of this Agreement
902 Any employee believing that he has been unjustly dealt with or that the provisions of this Agreement have not been complied with shall discuss the complaint with Management The employee may be accompanied by his Union Steward if he so middot desires These discussions shall take place within seven (7) working days after the event giving rise to the complaint Management shall give an oral decision within four (4) working days from date the discussion took place middot
If managements decision is not satisfactory the complaint must be submitted as a written grievance at Step 1 within six (6) working days following Managements oral decision
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bull bull STEP ONE
Ameeting to attempt to resolve the grievance shall then take place between the employee concerned the Union Steward and Management Within seven (7) working days of this meeting Management shall give the Union Steward its decision in writing If the decision is not satisfactory the Union Steward must within six (6) working days submit the grievance to Step Two
STEP TWOmiddot
A final meeting to attempt to resolve the grievance shall then take place between the employee concerned the Union Representative the Union Steward Management andor their representatives Within seven (7) working days of this meeting Management shall give its final decision to the Union Representative in writing If the decision is not satisfactory the Union must within thirty (30) calendar days submit the grievance to arbitration
903 In the case of a dismissal a grievance may be filed by an employee who feels he was unjustly dealt with Such a grievance must be filed within five (5) working days from the date of dismissal and shall commence at Step Two
In any subsequent disposal of this case during the Grievance Procedure the Company may reinstate the employee with full back pay suspend the employee for a definite period or sustain the discharge
904 Grievances concerning rates shall be handled in accordance with the above procedure and the disposition of such grievances if sustained shall include the determination of the effective date of the increase with retroactivity thereto
905 The Company or the Union may file grievances commencing at Step Two If an Arbitration Board finds that the Company or the Union has violated the Collective Agreement it shall have the power to award compensation to the Company or any employee affected by the violation
906 (a Failing settlement under the foregoing procedure such grievance may be submitted to Arbitration as hereinafter provided and if no written request for Arbitration is received which is postmarked within thirty-one (31) days after the decision under Step Two is given it shall be deemed to have been abandoned
(b) The time limits as prescribed above may be modified by mutual agreement of the parties in writing middot
907 Should the grievance involve the misinterpretation or alleged violation of the Agreement either party may be free to appeal to Arbitration from Step Twowit~in
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bull bull thirty-one (31) days from the date the decision was given at that step The party requesting Arbitration shall advise the other party in writing of its request together with a statement as to the issue to be arbitrated and shall include in its notice the name and address of its nominee to a Board of Arbitration The other shall within one (1) week of its receipt of the notice nominate its member to the Board of Arbitration and so advise the other party
If two nominees are unable to agree upon the choice of a third member to act as Chairman the Minister of Labour for the Province of Ontario shall be requested to appoint a Chairman The Board shall hear their dispute and the decision of a majority is the decision of the Arbitration Board but if there is no majority the decision of the Chairman governs and shall be final and binding upon the parties
The Board of Arbitration shall not have any jurisdiction to alter or modify any of the provisions of the Agreement nor to substitute any new provisions in lieu thereof nor to make any decisions inconsistent with the terms and provisions of this Agreement
Each of the parties hereto will bear the expenses of the nominee appointed by it and will share equally the expenses of the Chairman of the Boamiddotrd of Arbitration
908 The parties agree that an Arbitration Board shall have the power to award compensation or damages to any party who or employee who is dealt with contrary to the provisions of this Agreement
909 By mutual agreement of the parties a mutually agreed sole arbitrator may be appointed In such case the sole arbitrator shall have all of the rights and powers of a Board of Arbitration middot
91 0 No employee shall be discharged or disciplined except for just and sufficient cause Discharge or discipline grievances may be settled by confirming the Companys decision or by reinstating the discharged or suspended employee with full compensation for time lost less interim earnings if applicable or by any other arrangement which is just and equitable in the opinion of the parties or a Board of Arbitration if the matter is referred to it Any notation of a reprimand or other disciplinary action placed on an employees record shall be nullified after a period of twelve (12) months provided no other notice for the same offence was received for this twelve (12) month period
ARTICLE 10 - STRIKES AND LOCKOUTS
1001 Neither the Union nor any of its members nor any employee shall cause sanction take part in or encourage any sitdown or slowdown of work or any strike or stoppage of or curtailment of or interference with the Companys sales or any picketing of the Companys premises and the Company agrees that it will not causemiddot sanction or participate in any locking out of the employees middot
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bull bull 1002 The Union agrees that it will not interfere or permit any of the employees in the
bargaining unit to interfere with the delivery and sales of merchandise received by the Company from Company suppliers or the removal of perishable merchandise from the Companys stores
ARTICLE 11 -TEMPORARY ASSIGNMENTS
1101 An employee relieving in a higher rated position shall receive a premium of forty dollars ($4000) a week or eight dollars ($800) a day after he has completed more than one (1) working day in such classification exclusive of Sundays and Statutory Holidays in a seven (7) calendar day week Upon the completion of more than one (1) working day in the classification the above will be retroactive to the commencement of the relieving period
1102 Any employee relieving a Department Manager shall receive a premium of sixty dollars ($6000) a week or twelve dollars ($1200) a day after he has completed more than one (1) working day in that position exclusive of Sundays and Statutory holidays in a seven (7) calendar day week Upon the completion of more than one middot (1) working day in the relieving classification the above will be retroactive to the commencement of the relieving period
ARTICLE 12 -WAGES
1201 The wage rates affecting employees in the bargaining unit as set out herein shall be set forth in Appendix B of this Agreement middot
1202 An employee assigned to a position of lead hand shallmiddotreceive a lead hand premium of seventy-five (75cent) cents per hour
1203 An employee who his hired at a higher rate than the start rate is deemed to have to his credit the necessary months to justify such a rate of pay
ARTICLE 13 middotPART-TIME HELP
1301 It is agreed and recognized by both the Union and the Company that the business of the Company is subject to fluctuations according to the day of the week middotor month and time of day resulting in business peaks For this reason it is necessary to employ both regular employees (referred to as full-time employees) and part-time employees middot
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bull bull 1302 The Company agrees that part-time employees shall not be used to the extent they
replace or displace a present full-time employee from employment or prevent the hiring of a full-time employee
ARTICLE 14- BEREAVEMENT
1401 Should a bereavement occur in an employees immediate family (parent parent-Jn law spouse child brother sister grandparent brother-in-law sister-in-law son-inshylaw daughter-in-law grandchild step-parents same sex partners uncle aunt niece or nephew) the employee shall be granted such time off from work with pay as is reasonable under the circumstances up to a maximum of three (3) days
1402 If the funeral is more than two hundred forty kilometers (240) away the employee will receive an additional one (1) day with pay for attending the funeral If bereavement falls during an employees vacation he shall be able to carry over the paid time to be able to use at a later date
ARTICLE 15 middotUNION REPRESENTATION
1501 The Company agrees to recognize the appointment up to four (4) Union Stewards within a store No probationary employee may be appointed The Company also agrees to grant such stewards time off with pay as may be reasonably necessary to service any grievance or potential grievance
1502 (a) The Company agrees that whenever an interview is held with an employee that becomes part of his record regarding his work or conduct a steward will be present as a witness The employee may request that the steward leave the meeting If the steward is unavailable then the Company will ask the employee to select another employee of his choice from the bargaining unit to be present during this interview However there must not be any conclusion taken at this meeting A further meeting must be scheduled with the steward and the employee for the management to render their decision
(b) If the meeting where management is to render their decision isheld without the steward any conclusions verbal or written will be null and void except in the case where the employee requested the steward to leave
(c) Should any reprimand warning or disciplinary measure be issued in writing the employee in question shall receive a copy of such written reprimand warning or disciplinary measure within seven (7) worked days of the discovery of the alleged offence except that an extension of time may be requested in order to complete an investigation
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bull bull 1503 The Business Agent or International Representative of the Union shall be entitled
to visit a store covered by this Agreement during regular hours of work for the purpose of ensuring the terms of the Agreement are implemented provided however that the appropriate Management authority has given his consent which shall not be unreasonably withheld
1504 The Company agrees during the lifetime of this Agreement to grant time off with pay to two (2) full-time employees and one (1) part-time employee for the purpose of collective bargaining with the Company
1505 The Union agrees to forward to the Company a listing of store stewards and their store and department locations on a half-yearly basis
1506 On commencing employment an employee will be advised by the Company that a Union Agreement is in effect and will be introduced to the Union Stewards
ARTICLE 16 bull HEALTH AND SAFETY
1601 A joint Health amp Safety Committee shall be formed of at least two (2) representatives of the Company and at least two (2) employees appointed by the Union The names of the members of this Committee shall be posted on the bulletin board middot
This Committee shall meet in accordance with the Occupational Health and Safety Act or more frequently if necessary This Committee shall be set up and operated at the Companys expense
1602 The Health amp Safety Committee shall
(a) Make recommendations to the Company to promote industrial safety health and hygiene
(b) Study the monthly accident reports and make recommendations for the prevention of similar accidents middot
(c) Make recommendations concerning training and information programs
(d) Make workplace inspections in accordance to the Occupational Health and Safety Act
(e) Prepare a report of every meeting and inspection copies of which are available at all times to interested parties
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bull bull (f) The Committee may review all accident reports and the Committee will make
recommendation to the Company to prevent such accidents in the future
(g) The Company will advise the Committee of each work accidentmiddot in accordance with the Occupational Health and Safety Act
(h) The Company shall inform every employee of the risks associated with his work
(i) A thorough inspection shall be conducted by two (2) Committee members once a month and the necessary time shall be allowed
G) The Health and Safety Committee shall meet every three (3) months or more frequent if necessary
ARTICLE 17 bull STORE CARDS
1701 The Company agrees to prominently display Union Store Cards and Decals of the Union
1702 The Company agrees that the employees may wear Union buttons while on duty
ARTICLE 18 bull PERSONS OTHER THAN UNION MEMBERS
1801 The Company agrees that persons who are not members of the bargaining unitmiddot other than those listed in Article 101 (a) will not perform bargaining unit work except during the re-opening of a refurbished store
In the case of a renovation or relines there will be no restrictions for work to be perform~d by suppliers sales representatives and third party Companies
It is to be understood that at all time without any restrictions the persons who are not members of the bargaining unit as listed in Article 101 (a) can perform bargaining unit work
1802 The Company representatives (Regional Director Marketing Specialist) canmiddot perform functions related to their duties in the store middot middotmiddot
1803 No suppliersales representatives (or their representatives) shall perform any routine store work except chip suppliers bread suppliers cake suppliers magazines soft drink suppliers bulk non-food suppliers spices and dairy products If any supplier is to be added to the list of exceptions the Company and the Union agre~ to meet
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bull bull to discuss the issue The routine work includes verifying codes and removing products with expired dates from shelves
1804 In the case of sampling and demonstrations suppliers or sales representatives are allowed to manipulate products on the shelves and to distribute samples
Suppliers or sales representatives are allowed to put together displays
ARTICLE 19 middotBULLETIN BOARDS
1901 The Company agrees to extend to the Union the use of a bulletin board in each store for the posting of the following notices middot
1 Notice of election - election results - appointment of officers middot 2 Notice of meetings - time and place 3 Notice of social and recreational activities
All other notices must be approved and initialed by the Store Management before being posted on the bulletin board
ARTICLE 20- UNIFORMS
2001 The Company agrees to provide to employees working an average of twenty (20) hours or more with two (2) uniforms
The Company agrees to provide employees working an average of less than twenty hours (20) with one (1) uniform
The Company agrees to supply proper rain gear when needed
The Company agrees to supply proper gloves for employees working in frozen food or working in cooler
The Company agrees to keep a supply of winter jackets for people working in cooler
These articles shall be replaced by the Company when needed due to normal wear in the store Anyadditional articles may be purchased by the employee at cost price
Coats and aprons for the Meat Department shall be laundered by the Company
The Company shall decide what the uniform is comprised of
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bull bull ARTICLE 21- HEALTH AND WELFARE
2101 The Company agrees to pay for Health and Welfare benefits as outlinedmiddot in middot Appendix A which shall form part of this Collective Agreement
ARTICLE 22 - GENDER
2201 It is understood that the use of the masculine gender shall include the female gender middot
ARTICLE23- SAFETY SHOE OR BOOT ALLOWANCE
2301 Full-time employees who are required by the Company to wear approved safety footwear shall be paid an allowance of up to fifty-five ($5500) dollars per year upon middotpresentation of a receipt middot
ARTICLE 24 middotCASHIERS MAT
2401 The Company agrees to provide Cashiers mat and to replace them whenever necessary
ARTICLE 25 -TERMS OF AGREEMENT
2501 (a) This Agreement shall come into force and effect on October 27 2002 and shall continue to October 25 2008 and shall thereafter be automatically renewed for the period of one (1) year unless either party on written notice to the other within a period of not more than ninety (90) days before the expiry date serves notice of intent to terminate or modify the Agreement
(b) In the event either party serves notice of a desire to negotiate changes into this Agreement as above set out it is agreed that the Company and the Union without undue delay shall begin negotiations on the proposed changes
(c) Pending the results of negotiations neither party shall change the conditions existing under the Agreement unless mutually agreed by both parties
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bull bull DATED AT ()-tkwo_ THIS b DAY OF ----=-h-=E=-=b__ ___ _____ 2003
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO ERS UNION LOCAL 175
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bull bull APPENDIX A
Health and Welfare
The following benefits shall apply to all full-time employees who have successfully completed three (3) months of service or to part-time employees with 12 months service and who average 22 hours of work per week These benefits are subject to the terms and conditions of the insurance contract If there are any discrepancies between what is listed in this Agreement and the insurance contract the latter will apply The cost of these benefits shall be fully paid by the Company unless otherwise stated middot
(A) Paid Sick Leave
The Company agrees to provide to all full-time employees forty (40)hours per year for sick leave Any unused sick leave will be paid to the employees on or about January 15th of the following year Employees with less than one (1) year of service shall receive sick leave on a pro-rata basis
(B) Life Insurance
The Company provides a life insurance amount of one (1) time the employees basic annual earnings rounded up to the next multiple of $100000 For part-time employees the amount payable is $12500
(C) Accidental Death and Dismemberment Benefit
One time the employees basic annual earnings rounded up to the next multiple of $100000 For part-time employees the amount payable is $12500
(D) Short-term disability (not applicable to part-time employees)
Weekly indemnity which provides a benefit of 66 23 of an employees basic earnings to a maximum of $45000 per week commencing on the first day in the case of hospitalization or accident on the 8th calendar day of continuous total disability if sickness for a maximum period of twenty-six (26) weeks middot
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bull bull (E) Long-term Disability (not applicable to part-time employees)
Monthly indemnity which provides a benefit of 66 23 of an employees basic earnings to a maximum of $200000 per month commencing after tw~nty-six (26) weeks of continuous total disability for a maximum period of up to age 65
(F) Extended Health Care (individual coverage only for part-time employees)
Hospitalization within Canada semi-private room without deductible and Without any limit as to the number of days
Medical expenses (reimbursement) annual deductible of $25 for individual or family coverage The covered expenses are reimbursed at 80 for drugs or all other expenses The maximum amount reimbursed per covered person for expenses incurred in Canada is unlimited
Medical expenses (covered expenses) professional services of a chiropractor occupational therapist naturopath speech therapist osteopath psychologist physiotherapist or podiatrist limited to one professional visit per day up to a combined maximum of $300 per calendar year for each specialist
(G) Employee Assistance Program
Confidential and professional consultation services by licensed psychologists Assistance will be available for both personal and professional problems and will be limited to 5 visits per year
(H) Dental Plan
middot The Company shall contribute to the United Food and Commercial Workers Trusteed Plan Ontario (Dental Plan) the following cents per hour for all hours paid for all employees to a maximum of forty (40) hours per week Hours paid shall not include weekly indemnity payments The Employer agrees to sign the participation agreement and supply any other documents forms reports or information required by the Trustees of the Dental Plan The Employer shall forward all contributions together with a list of all employees covered and the number of hours paid per week for each employee in each reporting period within fifteen (15) days following the end of each of the Employers four (4) or five (5) week accounting period
Effective November 24 2002- twenty-five (25cent) cents per hour Effective November 24 2004- twenty-seven (27cent) cents per hour Effective November 24 2005- twenty-nine (29cent) cents per hour Effective November 24 2006- thirty-one (31cent) cents per hour
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bull bull (I) Pension Plan
The Company agrees to contribute to the Canadian Commercial Workers Industry Pension Plan (Pension) the following cents per hour for all hours paid for all employees to a maximum of forty (40) hours per week Hours paid shall not include weekly indemnity payments The Employer agrees to sign the participation
middot agreement and supply any other documents forms reports or information required by the Trustees of the Pension Plan The Employer shall forward together with a list of all employees covered and the number of hours paid permiddot week for each employee in each reporting period within fifteen (15) days following the end of each of the Employers four (4) or five (5) week accounting period middot
Effective November 24 2005- twenty-five (25cent) cents per hour Effective November 24 2006- thirty (30cent) cents per hourmiddot Effective November 24 2007- forty (40cent) cents per hour
(J) Doctors Certificate
The Company reserves the right to require a doctors certificate from an employee If such a certificate is required by the Company themiddot employee must be notified before hisher return The Company agrees to pay for the medical certificate
(K) Vision Plan - (not applicable to part-time employees)
The Company shall provide vision care of one hundred fifty dollars ($15000) per twenty-four (24) months
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bull bull APPENDIX B
Full-Time Employee Wage Scale
General
During the term of this Collective Agreement any new job andor classification to be covered under the terms and conditions of this Collective Agreement shall be posted The parties agree to meet within thirty (30) days to determine the appropriate rate of pay for such classification Should the parties not be able to agree such question may be submitted to Arbitration by either party Pending the decision of the Arbitrators such new classifications and rates shall be implemented
Full-time Wage Scale
ClerksCashlers
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Novmiddot 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $842 $842 $842 $842 $852 $867
6 months 900 900 900 900 900 910 925
12 months 958 958 958 958 958 968 983
18 months 1016 1016 1016 1016 1016 1026 1041
24 months 1080 1080 1080 1080 1080 1090 11
30 mpnths 1096 1096 1096 1096 1096 1106 1121
36 months 1196 1196 1196 1196 1196 1206 1221
42 months 1254 1254 1254 1254 1254 1264 1279
48 months 1343 1343 13~43 1343 1343 1353 1368
54 months 1370 1395 1420 1445 1475 1505 1535
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bull bull Receiver
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Nov 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $894 $894 $894 $894 $894 $904 $919
6 months 952 952 952 952 952 962 979
12 months 1010 1010 1010 1010 1010 1020 1035
18 months 1068 1068 1068 1068 1068 1078 1093
24 months 1131 1131 1131 1131 1131 1141 1156
30months 1148 1148 1148 1148 1148 1158 1173
36 months 1247 1247 1247 1247 1247 1257 1272
42 months 1305 1305 1305 1305 1305 13~ 15 1330
48 months 1396 1396 1396 1396 1396 1406 1421
54 months 1424 1449 1474 1499 1529 1559 1589
Meat Cutters
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Nov 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $1370 $1370 $1370 $1370 $1370 $1380 $1395
6 months 1401 1401 1401 1401 1401 1411 1426
12 months 1433 1433 1433 1433 1433 1443 1458
18 months 1464 1464 1464 1464 1464 1474 1489
24 months 1496 1496 1496 1496 1496 1506 1521
30 months 1527 1527 1527 1527 1527 1537 1552
36 months 1559 1559 1559 1559 1559 1569 1584
42 months 1591 1591 1591 1591 1591 1601 1616
48 months 1654 1654 1654 1654 1654 1564 1679
54 months 1687 1712 1737 1762 1792 1822 1852
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bull bull Assistant Department Managers
An employee who is selected by the Company to fill the role of an assistant department manager shall receive a premium of one dollar ($100) per hour For the purposes of any Statutory Holiday Pay Vacation Pay Sick Pay or Weekly Indemnity Benefit Payments to which such an employee may be entitled in a week during which he is scheduled to work as an assistant department manager hismiddot hourly rate shall be deemed to include the premium aforesaid
In his functions an assistant department manager is required to supervise the personnel in his department and also assign the workload to those employees The assistant manager is also required to support the department manager with the administrative duties and must be available to replace the manager during his absences The choice of vacation between the manager and the assistant must be mutually agreed to The schedule can be modified for the assistant manager outside the prescribed delays under article 508
If a meat wrapper is selected as the assistant meat manager the employee will be paid the meat cutters wage rate based on his seniority and will receive the assistant department premium as mentioned above (eg A meat wrapper at 18 month rate of $1060 Will get the meat cutters rate at 18 month of $1440 plus the premium) middot
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bull ARTICLE 1 - SCOPE
APPENDIX C PART-TIME EMPLOYEES
bull 101 All matters relative to part-time employees and their working conditions shall be
contained in this Appendix and Articles middot
For the purpose of this Appendix a part-time employee is an employee who is normally scheduled to work twenty-eight (28) hours or less per week middot
102 If a part-time employee works forty (40) hours per week for six (6) consecutive weeks except for replacement of absent fuiJtime employees such position shall be posted in accordance with Article 4 of the Full-time portion of this Agreement
103 The following articles and clauses of the Full-Time Agreement shall also apply to Part-Time employees
Preamble 1 2 3 403 a) b) c) e) f) 504 b) 511 8 9 10 11 13 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 24 25 Appendix A
ARTICLE 2 - SENIORITY
201 middot (a) After continuing in the employ of the Company for a period of two hundred and fifty (250) hours Employees covered by this Agreement shall be deemed to have served their probationary period and then shall be placedmiddot on the seniority list for part-time employees The Company shall have the right to discharge a probationary employee Such discharge may not be grieved by the employee andor the Union
(b) Seniority listings for part-time employees shall be posted by the Company quarter-annually The seniority date of each part-time employee shall be considered to be correct if the Union raises nomiddot objection within three (3) weeks of the date of posting of the first list on which the employees name appears
202 (a) Seniority shall begin after the employees probationary period has beenmiddot served Lay-offs and re-employment shall be based on seniority availability ability and qualifications to perform the work When a part-time employee becomes a full-time employee he will be required to serve the full~time probationary period if he has not completed is part-time probationary period and will be given a seniority credit of fifty (50) percent of his part-time seniority up to a maximum of twelve (12) months He will also receive the bull
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bull bull greater of his part-time rate or the rate which his full~time seniority credit will give him and shall proceed from that point in the full-time wage progression Such credit shall apply to seniority vacation statutory holidays and sick days If for some reason the employee reverts to part-time during lhe probationary period there will be no loss of seniority The seniority rights of an employee shall be terminated after six (6) months following a lay-off due to lack of work In the event of an opening occurring in the full-time staff employees covered under this Appendix shall receive preference for such full-time position providing they have the necessary seniority ability competence and qualifications to perform the work
b) Part-time employees are expected to attend work in accordance with their schedule of hours When unable to attend the employee must notify the Company or designate as soon as it is reasonably possible prior to the commencement of the scheduled shift of the employee giving the reason why he is unable to attend middot
203 a) The weekly schedule of hours of work shall be allotted according to seniority by department providing the senior employee(s) has the necessary ability and qualifications to perform the work and is available
In the event of hours of work becoming available within a given week beyond the schedule of hours of that given week due to approved absences sickness compensation bereavement andor unanticipated increases in business the Company will call the most senior part-time employees not scheduled that day provided the employee is available and has the qualifications to perform the available work middot middot
b) The assignment of hours as set out in 203 (a) will result in the schedule of daily hours being posted not later than Thursday at noon of the previous week The store steward will be given a copy of the schedules Employees meal periods will be based on the commencement of their shift middot
204 If a full-time employee transfers to part-time status the employee will retain his original date of hire as his part-time seniority date
205 If more than one employee has the same seniority date the affected employees will draw to determine their order of seniority provided a steward is present middot middot
ARTICLE 3 - HOURS OF WORK
For existing part-time employees the Company will meet each employee to review the employees availability the employee shall be able to amend his availability quarterly each year
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bull bull A part-time employee hired after date of ratification shall have a minimum availability to work all day Saturday and Sunday and also two (2) evenings per week
301 The regular working day shall consist of up to ten (1 0) hours for all part-time employees middot middot
302 Should an employee desire a transfer to another department andor classification he shall indicate such preference on a form supplied by the Company stating the department(s) andor classification(s) desired A copy of the form will be provided to the employee and the Union As openings become available the Company will transfer employees by store seniority subject to relevant qualifications provided the employee has had a request on file for fourteen (14) days When transferred to a higher rated classification the employee will be placed on the wage scale at the level which gives him an increase and shall proceed upwards thereafter in accordance with the time frames When transferred to a lower rated classification the employee will be placed at the level equal to his rate of pay but not higher than the top rate of the new classification
303 The Company agrees that part-time employees will get the opportunity to work up to twenty-eight (28) hours per week by seniority by department by classification
prior to new employees being hired provided the Company can cover the available hours without encountering scheduling problems middot
304 The Company will schedule the following guaranteed hours of work per week based middoton the availability of the hours and provided the employee is available and qualified to perform the work
One (1) or more years of seniority a minimum guarantee of fifteen (15) hours of scheduled work per week
three (3) or more years of seniority a minimum guarantee of eighteen (18) middot hours of scheduled work per week
Five (5) or more years of seniority a minimum guarantee of twenty (20) middot hours of scheduled work per week
Six (6) or more years of seniority a minimum guarantee of twenty-four (24) hours of scheduled work per week
Seven (7) or more year of seniority a minimum guarantee of twenty-eight middot (28) hours of scheduled work per week middot
In the event of additional hours being added following the posting of the schedule or schedule changes created by illness accident leave of absence or changes beyond the control of the Company etc the Company agrees to offer such hours
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bull bull to employees by store seniority and by department provided the senior employee bull is available and qualified Such additional or changed hours are intended to be administered in such a manner as to top up part-time employees by seniority to approximately twenty-eight (28) hours unless junior employees have not reached their guaranteed hours in which case the junior employee will have priority to such guaranteep hours middot
ARTICLE 4- STATUTORY HOLIDAYS
401 Part-time employees shall be entitled to statutory holiday pay for the following middot holidays as recognized by the Employment Standards Act
New Years Day Good Friday Victoria Day Canada Day Civic Holiday
Labour Day Thanksgiving Day Christmas Day Boxing Day
If an employee is scheduled towork on the Civic Holiday such employe~ will be paid at his regular rate of pay and will be credited with an additional floater holiday
A part-time employee covered by this Agreement shall be eligible for a floater holiday once during each contract year to be taken at a time mutually agreed upon between the Company and the employee concerned
If any of the above legal holidays are no longer deemed to be a Public Holiday as defined by the Employment Standards Act the employee working on such a day will be paid his regular rate of pay and shall be credited with a floater day to be taken at a mutually agreeable time Otherwise any employee working on a Public Holiday shall be paid at time and one-half (1 Yz) his regular rate of pay plus the statutory days pay middot middot
402 To qualify for pay for a statutory holiday the employee must have worked on hislast scheduled shift preceding and his firSt scheduled shift following_ the legal holiday unless absent dueto proven illness or accident
An employee who so qualifies shall receive legal holiday pay based on his average number of daily hours worked (exclusive of daily overtime) during the four ( 4) weeks
middot immediately preceding the week during which the legal holiday occurs times his standard rate of pay middot
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bull bull ARTICLE 5 -VACATIONS
501 Employees with less than five (5) years seniority as of May 1st of the current year shall receive four (4) percent of their earnings as vacation pay Employees with five (5) or more years service as of May 1st of the current year shall receive six (6) percent of their earnings as vacation pay Employees with eight (8) or more years service as of May 1st of the current year shall receive eight (8) percent of their earnings as vacation pay Employees with seventeen (17) or more years service as of May 1st of the current year shall receive ten (10) percent of their earnings as vacation pay middot middot
502 The Company may grant a leave of absence without pay up to a maximum of four (4) weeks duration to an employee for vacation purposes Such request and permission shall be made in writing It is entirely the Companys choice to allow such a leave of absence without pay If an employee is refused such a request he may not submit a grievance or proceed to arbitration regarding this refusal
503 Part-time employees will choose their vacations after full-time employees have made their choices The preference of vacations will always be given to the partshytime employees having the most seniority Part-time employees will be required to submit their vacation intentions by April1 st of each year
ARTICLE 6- BEREAVEMENT
601 Provided the part-time employee was scheduled to work
The Company agrees to grant employees the necessary time off up to three 3) days with pay at the time of death of the following relatives
Father mother brother sister spouse child step-child mother-in-law father-inshylaw brother-in-law sister-in-law son-in-law daughter-in-law grandparents grandchild step-parents same sex partners uncle aunt niece nephew
602 If the funeral is more than two hundred forty kilometers (240) away the employee will receive an additional one 1) day with pay for attending the fune~al If bereavement falls during an employees vacation he shall be able to carry over the paid time to be able to use at a later date
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bull bull ARTICLE 7 -REST PERIODS
701 Employees covered by this Appendix shall be entitled to one (1) fifteen (15) minute paid rest for each four ( 4) hour period worked Whenever possible each rest period
shall occur at approximately themiddot mid-point of each four (4) hourmiddot period~ No employee who is scheduled for more than four (4) hours but not exceeding six (6) hours shall be required to take their break sooner than two (2) hours into their shift whenever possible
702 middotWhere an employee is working a daily shift of more than six (6) hours he shall have one (1) hour (or a half) hour by mutual consent) off for lunch and one-half() hour for supper if applicable middot
ARTICLE 8 -WAGES
801 A part-time employee shall be pald time and one-half 1 ) for all hours worked over ten 1 0) hours per day or over forty (40) hours per week middot
802 Part-time employees who work on the night crew shall receive a shift premium of ninety-five (95cent) cents per hour for the hours worked on the night shift For the purposes of any Statutory Holiday Pay Vacation Pay or Weekly Indemnity Benefits (where applicable) to which such an employee may be entitled in a week during which he is scheduled to work on a night crew his hourly rate shall be deemed to include the premium aforesaid middot
803 An employee assigned to a position of lead hand shall receive a lead hand premium
of seventy-five (75cent) cents per hour
804 The wage rates affecting employees in the bargaining unit as set out herein shall be set forth in Appendix D of this Agreement
805 An employee who is hired at a higher rate of pay than the start rate is deemed to have to his credit the required hours to justify such a rate of pay
ARTICLE 9 -SAFETY SHOE OR BOOT ALLOWANCE
901 Part-time employees who are required by the Company to wear approved safety footwear shall be paid an allowance of up to forty dollars ($4000) per year upon presentation of a receipt middot
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bull bull ARTICLE 10 middotFULL-TIME REPLACEMENT
1001 Part-time employees replacing full-time employees shall receive the start rate of the full-time classification or whatever level on the scale that would provide him an
increase
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bull APPENDIX D
Part-time Employee Wage Scale
bull Notwithstanding the wage progressions for part-time employees where there is an increase in the Ontario minimum wage rate it shall become the new start rate and those employees so affected shall remain at such rate of pay until their months with the Company would permit them an increase in their rate of pay in accordance with the wage grid
ClerksCashlers
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Nov 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $721 $721 $721 $721 $721 $731 $746
middot 6 months 738 738 738 738 738 748 763
12 months 769 769 769 769 769 779 794
18 months 800 800 800 800 800 810 825
24 months 832 832 832 832 832 842 857
30 months 864 864 864 864 864 874 889
36 months middot 895 895 895 895 895 905 920
42 months 937 937 937 937 937 947 962
48 months 1010 1010 1010 1010 1010 1020 1035
54 months 1 1045 middot1070 1095 1125 1155 1185
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bull bull Service Clerks
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Novmiddotmiddot 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $675 $675 $675 middot $675 $675 $685 $700
6 months 698 698 698 698 698 708 723
12 months 721 721 721 721 721 731 746
18 months 736 736 736 736 736 746 761
24 months 753 753 753 753 753 763 7~78
30 months 795 795 795 795 795 805 820
36 months 811 836 861 886 916 946 976
Meat Cutters
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Nov 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $1238 $1238 $1238 $1238 $1238 $1248 $1263
6 months 1317 1317 1317 1317 1317 1327 1342
12 months 1397 1397 1397 1397 1397 1407 bull 1422
18 months 1425 1450 f475 1500 1530 1560 1590
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bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob As Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE PRINTING OF COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT
The Company agrees to pay one thousand five hundred dollars ($1 50000) towards the cost of printing the Collective Agreement into booklet form middot
~ DATED AT 0plusmnaulh ONTARIO this 5 day of --=-H-=e6__ __ 20ol
UNITEDFOODANDCOMMERC~L LOEB CANADA INC WOR RS UNION LOCAL 175
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bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob As Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE SUNDAY AND STATUTORY HOLIDAYS
In the event that Sunday is legislated to become a regular work day both parties agree that Article 503 b c d of the Collective Agreement will be deleted and that those hours wiJI be part of the regular work week Both parties agree to meet in order to determine the distribution of these Sunday hours
In the event that stores are allowed to legally open on a statutory holiday without premium pay then the parties agree to meet to amend the Collective Agreement by mutual agreement
3 DATED AT o-HctuKL- ONTARIO this 5 day of_~he-=b~-- 2002
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WOR RS UNION LOCAL 175
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bull bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
ANDmiddot
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE TIME LIMITS
In view of recent changes to the Ontario Labour Relations Act and resulting decisions therefrom and in view ofthe parties history of amiable Labour Relations the parties agree to the following
That neither party shall raise or proceed with a timeliness issue argument regarding filing for arbitration without first giving the other party written prior notice of its intent to do so
Should either party serve such notice on the other party the parties further agree that the final time frame in the Collective Agreement respecting filing for arbitration shall then be triggered
The parties further agree that any Board of Arbitration or single arbitrator shall have full jurisdiction to adjudicate the matter respecting timeliness in light of this agreement andmiddot shall not be restricted by the Ontario Labour Relations Act in so doing
DATED AT Q-t-CUJ)O_ ONTARIO this 5_ day of ~e6
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORK RS UNION LOCAL 175
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LOEB CANADA INC
bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE NIGHT CREW GROUP 1
The Company agrees that the following full-time night crew employees are classified as Group 1 middot
middot Brian Taylor Brian Lewis Rick Tombs
The Company agrees that should a Group 1 day job come open and an existing Group 1 night crew employee apply and is successful in getting the job he would maintain his Group 1 status
DATED AT 61-cuuo-- ONTARIO this~ dayof F~b
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WOR ERS UNION LOCAL 175
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LOEB CANADA INC
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bull
LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175NEW LETTER
RE FULL-TIME GROUP 2 TEN (10) HOUR SHIFTS
The Company and the Union agree that should the Company wish to introduce ten 1 0) hour shifts the employees affected will be entitled to an additional fifteen 15) minute break to be taken within the last two 2) hours of work
DATED AT 6-ttcuvo- ONTARIO this _fi__ day of Feb 2003
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO ERS UNION LOCAL 175
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bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE GROUP 1 amp 2 DISTRIBUTION
In an effort to maintain full-time positions and create additional full-time positions the parties have agreed to the following
a) The following
Gary Pritchard Maria Romano Robert Chenier Brian Taylor Paul Berrea Allan Cuddihey Bruce Harding Rick Tombs Brian Lewis
are existing full-time employees as date of ratification and will be classified as Group 1 employees middot
b) The Company agrees that forty-five percent (45) of all regular bargaining unit hours per week will be designated as full-time hours Both parties agreemiddot to have fifty percent (50) of full-time employees in Group 1 and fifty percent (50) in Group 2 This ratio will be achieved through attrition In other words as a Group 1 position becomes vacant it will be replaces by a Group 2 position until fifty-fifty percent (50-50) ratio is achieved Once this ratio is achieved if a Group 1 position becomes vacant it would be filled by a Group 2 employee as per the terms and conditions of the Collective Agreement and a new Group 2 position would be posted
c) The Company recognizes the Receiver Assist Meat Manager and Assistant Produce Manager positions as a Group 1 position Should the Company introduce an additional Receiver position in the unit that position would be considered as a Group 2 position middot
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bull bull d) In the case of a lay-off of a full-time position if a Group 1 employee is laid
off he will have the following options
full lay-off with recall rights accepting part-time hours while maintaining recall rights if feasible he will be offered a Group 2 full-time position and maintain his recall rights to a Group 1 status for the duration of the recall period middot
e) The creation of Assistant Department Managers will be at the Companys sole discretion and may be classified as Group 2 positions
The parties agree to review at store level on a quarterly basis the level of bargaining unit hours and the number of full-time positions as it relates to Group middot1 and Group 2
DATED AT Dttau~ ONTARIO this~ day of l=t=b
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
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LOEB CANADA INC
t 2003
bull bull RE Group 2 Positions - Highlights
Full-time - forty (40) hours a week maximum five (5) shifts a week - minimum four (4) hours a shift - maximum of ten (10) hours per shift - Saturday and Sunday shifts part of work week - Sunday premium applies
- two (2) consecutive days off every other week - Evenings - may be scheduled up to three (3) evenings a week
Meat Produce and Bakery Department employees may be scheduled from 500 am and would receive night crew premium for time worked from 500 am to 600 am
Night Crew Maybe scheduled between 900pm and 900am - Night crew premium would apply from Sunday to Saturday - would be scheduled consecutive nights
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bull bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AN[)
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE SUNDAY WORK GROUP 2
Sunday work shall be part of the work week for all full-time employees in Group 2 It will be clearly indicated to the concerned employee upon hiring andor promotion If at anytime a Group 2 employee or an employee hired before September 41
h 2001 and promoted to a Group 2 position after September 41
h 2001 advises the Company that he is no longer available to work on Sundays then this employee will be returned to a part-time status with middot the conditions of a part-time employee and the Company will post a new Group 2 full-time position The employee returned to his prior position will not have recourse to the grievance procedure as outlined in the Collective Agreement
DATED AT o-tt~ ONTARIO this__amp__ day of _ _Fi-=Eb=---bull 2003
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO RS UNION LOCAL 175
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bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE CARY PRITCHARD ASSISTANT MEAt MANAGER
Upon ratification Cary Pritchard will move to the Meat Cutter scale at the thirty-six (36) month rate and continue to progress from there on He shall also receive a premium of one dollar ($100) per hour as per the Assistan~ Department Manager premium
DATED AT Otcuvo ONTARIO this 5 day of Feb
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
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LOEB CANADA INC
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I- - bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INCmiddot cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE SYLVANA FLORES DELl CLERK
The parties agree that Sylvana Flores is on a leave of absence The parties agree that she
will continue to accumulate seniority while on the leave of absence Should Sylvana Flores return to work at Loeb City View prior to January 5 2003 she will maintain her seniority As of January 5 2003 she would have no seniority in the Bargaining Unit
DATED AT Qmiddotttcl)AlO_ ONTARIO this _5_ day of Feb 20CB
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO RS UNION LOCAL 175
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bull bull LETTER OF-AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC bull cob as Loeb City View
AND
UNIrED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE RED CIRCLED FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES
The Company agrees that the following employees will be considered middot red-circled employees
Maria Romano Robert Chenier Brian Taylor
Effective December 1 2002 they will receive a lump sum payment of seven hundred andmiddot fifty dollars ($75000) middot
Effective November 30 2003 they will receive a lump sum payment of seven hundred and fifty dollars ($75000)
Effective November 28 2004 they will receive a lump sum payment of seven hundred and fifty dollars ($75000) middot
Effective November 27 2005 they will receive a lump sum payment of four hundred dollars ($40000) and a wage increase of twelve cents (12cent) on their rate of pay bringing them to the end rate of the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of thirty cents (30cent) and thirty cents (30cent )
Should the employees want to have their lump sum payment directed to an RRSP they must provide the Store Director with the TD2 no later than the first week of November each yearmiddot
DATED AT 00a vJ6_ ONTARIO this_5_ day of middot Eeb 20~
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO RS UNION CAL 175
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bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE RED-CIRCLED PART-TIME EMPLOYEES
Maria Arella Jimmy Wong Mandy Wong Maria Semler Brenda Laverty Yvonne Gagnon Sandra Gray Beverly MacDonald middot middot
During the term of the Collective Agreement the red-circled ~mployees shall be brought in line with the established wage scales in the negotiated Collective Agreement
Re Maria Arella Jimmy Wong Mandy Wong Maria Semler Brenda Laverty middot bull
Effective December 1 2002 they will receive a lump sum payment of fifteen cents 15cent) per hour worked averaged over the last six 6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks and a wage increase of fifteen cents 15cent) on their rate of pay bringing them to the end rate of middot the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of twentyshyfive cents (25cent) twenty-five cents (25cent) thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents middot (30cent)
Re Yvonne Gagnon Sandra Gray
Effective December 1 2002 they will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 30 2003 they will receive a lump sum payment often cents (10cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six 6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks and a middot wage increase of twenty cents (20cent) on their rate of pay bringing them to the end rate of the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of twenty- five cents 25cent) thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents_(30cent) thirty cents (30cent)
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bull bull Re Beverly MacDonald
Effective December 1 2002 she will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 30 2003 she will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 28 2004 she will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 26 2005 she will receive a lump sum payment of fifteen cents (15cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks and a wage increase of twelve cents ( 12cent) on her rate of pay bringing her to the end rate of the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents (30cent) middot
Should the employees want to have their lump sum payment directed to an RRSP they must provide the Store Director with the TD2 no later than the first week of November of each year
DATED AT 0~ ONTARIO this~ day of Feb
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WO ERS UNION OCAL 175
January 21 2003 cep 571-0
LOEB CANADA INC
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bull bull STEP ONE
Ameeting to attempt to resolve the grievance shall then take place between the employee concerned the Union Steward and Management Within seven (7) working days of this meeting Management shall give the Union Steward its decision in writing If the decision is not satisfactory the Union Steward must within six (6) working days submit the grievance to Step Two
STEP TWOmiddot
A final meeting to attempt to resolve the grievance shall then take place between the employee concerned the Union Representative the Union Steward Management andor their representatives Within seven (7) working days of this meeting Management shall give its final decision to the Union Representative in writing If the decision is not satisfactory the Union must within thirty (30) calendar days submit the grievance to arbitration
903 In the case of a dismissal a grievance may be filed by an employee who feels he was unjustly dealt with Such a grievance must be filed within five (5) working days from the date of dismissal and shall commence at Step Two
In any subsequent disposal of this case during the Grievance Procedure the Company may reinstate the employee with full back pay suspend the employee for a definite period or sustain the discharge
904 Grievances concerning rates shall be handled in accordance with the above procedure and the disposition of such grievances if sustained shall include the determination of the effective date of the increase with retroactivity thereto
905 The Company or the Union may file grievances commencing at Step Two If an Arbitration Board finds that the Company or the Union has violated the Collective Agreement it shall have the power to award compensation to the Company or any employee affected by the violation
906 (a Failing settlement under the foregoing procedure such grievance may be submitted to Arbitration as hereinafter provided and if no written request for Arbitration is received which is postmarked within thirty-one (31) days after the decision under Step Two is given it shall be deemed to have been abandoned
(b) The time limits as prescribed above may be modified by mutual agreement of the parties in writing middot
907 Should the grievance involve the misinterpretation or alleged violation of the Agreement either party may be free to appeal to Arbitration from Step Twowit~in
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bull bull thirty-one (31) days from the date the decision was given at that step The party requesting Arbitration shall advise the other party in writing of its request together with a statement as to the issue to be arbitrated and shall include in its notice the name and address of its nominee to a Board of Arbitration The other shall within one (1) week of its receipt of the notice nominate its member to the Board of Arbitration and so advise the other party
If two nominees are unable to agree upon the choice of a third member to act as Chairman the Minister of Labour for the Province of Ontario shall be requested to appoint a Chairman The Board shall hear their dispute and the decision of a majority is the decision of the Arbitration Board but if there is no majority the decision of the Chairman governs and shall be final and binding upon the parties
The Board of Arbitration shall not have any jurisdiction to alter or modify any of the provisions of the Agreement nor to substitute any new provisions in lieu thereof nor to make any decisions inconsistent with the terms and provisions of this Agreement
Each of the parties hereto will bear the expenses of the nominee appointed by it and will share equally the expenses of the Chairman of the Boamiddotrd of Arbitration
908 The parties agree that an Arbitration Board shall have the power to award compensation or damages to any party who or employee who is dealt with contrary to the provisions of this Agreement
909 By mutual agreement of the parties a mutually agreed sole arbitrator may be appointed In such case the sole arbitrator shall have all of the rights and powers of a Board of Arbitration middot
91 0 No employee shall be discharged or disciplined except for just and sufficient cause Discharge or discipline grievances may be settled by confirming the Companys decision or by reinstating the discharged or suspended employee with full compensation for time lost less interim earnings if applicable or by any other arrangement which is just and equitable in the opinion of the parties or a Board of Arbitration if the matter is referred to it Any notation of a reprimand or other disciplinary action placed on an employees record shall be nullified after a period of twelve (12) months provided no other notice for the same offence was received for this twelve (12) month period
ARTICLE 10 - STRIKES AND LOCKOUTS
1001 Neither the Union nor any of its members nor any employee shall cause sanction take part in or encourage any sitdown or slowdown of work or any strike or stoppage of or curtailment of or interference with the Companys sales or any picketing of the Companys premises and the Company agrees that it will not causemiddot sanction or participate in any locking out of the employees middot
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bull bull 1002 The Union agrees that it will not interfere or permit any of the employees in the
bargaining unit to interfere with the delivery and sales of merchandise received by the Company from Company suppliers or the removal of perishable merchandise from the Companys stores
ARTICLE 11 -TEMPORARY ASSIGNMENTS
1101 An employee relieving in a higher rated position shall receive a premium of forty dollars ($4000) a week or eight dollars ($800) a day after he has completed more than one (1) working day in such classification exclusive of Sundays and Statutory Holidays in a seven (7) calendar day week Upon the completion of more than one (1) working day in the classification the above will be retroactive to the commencement of the relieving period
1102 Any employee relieving a Department Manager shall receive a premium of sixty dollars ($6000) a week or twelve dollars ($1200) a day after he has completed more than one (1) working day in that position exclusive of Sundays and Statutory holidays in a seven (7) calendar day week Upon the completion of more than one middot (1) working day in the relieving classification the above will be retroactive to the commencement of the relieving period
ARTICLE 12 -WAGES
1201 The wage rates affecting employees in the bargaining unit as set out herein shall be set forth in Appendix B of this Agreement middot
1202 An employee assigned to a position of lead hand shallmiddotreceive a lead hand premium of seventy-five (75cent) cents per hour
1203 An employee who his hired at a higher rate than the start rate is deemed to have to his credit the necessary months to justify such a rate of pay
ARTICLE 13 middotPART-TIME HELP
1301 It is agreed and recognized by both the Union and the Company that the business of the Company is subject to fluctuations according to the day of the week middotor month and time of day resulting in business peaks For this reason it is necessary to employ both regular employees (referred to as full-time employees) and part-time employees middot
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bull bull 1302 The Company agrees that part-time employees shall not be used to the extent they
replace or displace a present full-time employee from employment or prevent the hiring of a full-time employee
ARTICLE 14- BEREAVEMENT
1401 Should a bereavement occur in an employees immediate family (parent parent-Jn law spouse child brother sister grandparent brother-in-law sister-in-law son-inshylaw daughter-in-law grandchild step-parents same sex partners uncle aunt niece or nephew) the employee shall be granted such time off from work with pay as is reasonable under the circumstances up to a maximum of three (3) days
1402 If the funeral is more than two hundred forty kilometers (240) away the employee will receive an additional one (1) day with pay for attending the funeral If bereavement falls during an employees vacation he shall be able to carry over the paid time to be able to use at a later date
ARTICLE 15 middotUNION REPRESENTATION
1501 The Company agrees to recognize the appointment up to four (4) Union Stewards within a store No probationary employee may be appointed The Company also agrees to grant such stewards time off with pay as may be reasonably necessary to service any grievance or potential grievance
1502 (a) The Company agrees that whenever an interview is held with an employee that becomes part of his record regarding his work or conduct a steward will be present as a witness The employee may request that the steward leave the meeting If the steward is unavailable then the Company will ask the employee to select another employee of his choice from the bargaining unit to be present during this interview However there must not be any conclusion taken at this meeting A further meeting must be scheduled with the steward and the employee for the management to render their decision
(b) If the meeting where management is to render their decision isheld without the steward any conclusions verbal or written will be null and void except in the case where the employee requested the steward to leave
(c) Should any reprimand warning or disciplinary measure be issued in writing the employee in question shall receive a copy of such written reprimand warning or disciplinary measure within seven (7) worked days of the discovery of the alleged offence except that an extension of time may be requested in order to complete an investigation
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bull bull 1503 The Business Agent or International Representative of the Union shall be entitled
to visit a store covered by this Agreement during regular hours of work for the purpose of ensuring the terms of the Agreement are implemented provided however that the appropriate Management authority has given his consent which shall not be unreasonably withheld
1504 The Company agrees during the lifetime of this Agreement to grant time off with pay to two (2) full-time employees and one (1) part-time employee for the purpose of collective bargaining with the Company
1505 The Union agrees to forward to the Company a listing of store stewards and their store and department locations on a half-yearly basis
1506 On commencing employment an employee will be advised by the Company that a Union Agreement is in effect and will be introduced to the Union Stewards
ARTICLE 16 bull HEALTH AND SAFETY
1601 A joint Health amp Safety Committee shall be formed of at least two (2) representatives of the Company and at least two (2) employees appointed by the Union The names of the members of this Committee shall be posted on the bulletin board middot
This Committee shall meet in accordance with the Occupational Health and Safety Act or more frequently if necessary This Committee shall be set up and operated at the Companys expense
1602 The Health amp Safety Committee shall
(a) Make recommendations to the Company to promote industrial safety health and hygiene
(b) Study the monthly accident reports and make recommendations for the prevention of similar accidents middot
(c) Make recommendations concerning training and information programs
(d) Make workplace inspections in accordance to the Occupational Health and Safety Act
(e) Prepare a report of every meeting and inspection copies of which are available at all times to interested parties
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bull bull (f) The Committee may review all accident reports and the Committee will make
recommendation to the Company to prevent such accidents in the future
(g) The Company will advise the Committee of each work accidentmiddot in accordance with the Occupational Health and Safety Act
(h) The Company shall inform every employee of the risks associated with his work
(i) A thorough inspection shall be conducted by two (2) Committee members once a month and the necessary time shall be allowed
G) The Health and Safety Committee shall meet every three (3) months or more frequent if necessary
ARTICLE 17 bull STORE CARDS
1701 The Company agrees to prominently display Union Store Cards and Decals of the Union
1702 The Company agrees that the employees may wear Union buttons while on duty
ARTICLE 18 bull PERSONS OTHER THAN UNION MEMBERS
1801 The Company agrees that persons who are not members of the bargaining unitmiddot other than those listed in Article 101 (a) will not perform bargaining unit work except during the re-opening of a refurbished store
In the case of a renovation or relines there will be no restrictions for work to be perform~d by suppliers sales representatives and third party Companies
It is to be understood that at all time without any restrictions the persons who are not members of the bargaining unit as listed in Article 101 (a) can perform bargaining unit work
1802 The Company representatives (Regional Director Marketing Specialist) canmiddot perform functions related to their duties in the store middot middotmiddot
1803 No suppliersales representatives (or their representatives) shall perform any routine store work except chip suppliers bread suppliers cake suppliers magazines soft drink suppliers bulk non-food suppliers spices and dairy products If any supplier is to be added to the list of exceptions the Company and the Union agre~ to meet
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bull bull to discuss the issue The routine work includes verifying codes and removing products with expired dates from shelves
1804 In the case of sampling and demonstrations suppliers or sales representatives are allowed to manipulate products on the shelves and to distribute samples
Suppliers or sales representatives are allowed to put together displays
ARTICLE 19 middotBULLETIN BOARDS
1901 The Company agrees to extend to the Union the use of a bulletin board in each store for the posting of the following notices middot
1 Notice of election - election results - appointment of officers middot 2 Notice of meetings - time and place 3 Notice of social and recreational activities
All other notices must be approved and initialed by the Store Management before being posted on the bulletin board
ARTICLE 20- UNIFORMS
2001 The Company agrees to provide to employees working an average of twenty (20) hours or more with two (2) uniforms
The Company agrees to provide employees working an average of less than twenty hours (20) with one (1) uniform
The Company agrees to supply proper rain gear when needed
The Company agrees to supply proper gloves for employees working in frozen food or working in cooler
The Company agrees to keep a supply of winter jackets for people working in cooler
These articles shall be replaced by the Company when needed due to normal wear in the store Anyadditional articles may be purchased by the employee at cost price
Coats and aprons for the Meat Department shall be laundered by the Company
The Company shall decide what the uniform is comprised of
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bull bull ARTICLE 21- HEALTH AND WELFARE
2101 The Company agrees to pay for Health and Welfare benefits as outlinedmiddot in middot Appendix A which shall form part of this Collective Agreement
ARTICLE 22 - GENDER
2201 It is understood that the use of the masculine gender shall include the female gender middot
ARTICLE23- SAFETY SHOE OR BOOT ALLOWANCE
2301 Full-time employees who are required by the Company to wear approved safety footwear shall be paid an allowance of up to fifty-five ($5500) dollars per year upon middotpresentation of a receipt middot
ARTICLE 24 middotCASHIERS MAT
2401 The Company agrees to provide Cashiers mat and to replace them whenever necessary
ARTICLE 25 -TERMS OF AGREEMENT
2501 (a) This Agreement shall come into force and effect on October 27 2002 and shall continue to October 25 2008 and shall thereafter be automatically renewed for the period of one (1) year unless either party on written notice to the other within a period of not more than ninety (90) days before the expiry date serves notice of intent to terminate or modify the Agreement
(b) In the event either party serves notice of a desire to negotiate changes into this Agreement as above set out it is agreed that the Company and the Union without undue delay shall begin negotiations on the proposed changes
(c) Pending the results of negotiations neither party shall change the conditions existing under the Agreement unless mutually agreed by both parties
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bull bull DATED AT ()-tkwo_ THIS b DAY OF ----=-h-=E=-=b__ ___ _____ 2003
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO ERS UNION LOCAL 175
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bull bull APPENDIX A
Health and Welfare
The following benefits shall apply to all full-time employees who have successfully completed three (3) months of service or to part-time employees with 12 months service and who average 22 hours of work per week These benefits are subject to the terms and conditions of the insurance contract If there are any discrepancies between what is listed in this Agreement and the insurance contract the latter will apply The cost of these benefits shall be fully paid by the Company unless otherwise stated middot
(A) Paid Sick Leave
The Company agrees to provide to all full-time employees forty (40)hours per year for sick leave Any unused sick leave will be paid to the employees on or about January 15th of the following year Employees with less than one (1) year of service shall receive sick leave on a pro-rata basis
(B) Life Insurance
The Company provides a life insurance amount of one (1) time the employees basic annual earnings rounded up to the next multiple of $100000 For part-time employees the amount payable is $12500
(C) Accidental Death and Dismemberment Benefit
One time the employees basic annual earnings rounded up to the next multiple of $100000 For part-time employees the amount payable is $12500
(D) Short-term disability (not applicable to part-time employees)
Weekly indemnity which provides a benefit of 66 23 of an employees basic earnings to a maximum of $45000 per week commencing on the first day in the case of hospitalization or accident on the 8th calendar day of continuous total disability if sickness for a maximum period of twenty-six (26) weeks middot
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bull bull (E) Long-term Disability (not applicable to part-time employees)
Monthly indemnity which provides a benefit of 66 23 of an employees basic earnings to a maximum of $200000 per month commencing after tw~nty-six (26) weeks of continuous total disability for a maximum period of up to age 65
(F) Extended Health Care (individual coverage only for part-time employees)
Hospitalization within Canada semi-private room without deductible and Without any limit as to the number of days
Medical expenses (reimbursement) annual deductible of $25 for individual or family coverage The covered expenses are reimbursed at 80 for drugs or all other expenses The maximum amount reimbursed per covered person for expenses incurred in Canada is unlimited
Medical expenses (covered expenses) professional services of a chiropractor occupational therapist naturopath speech therapist osteopath psychologist physiotherapist or podiatrist limited to one professional visit per day up to a combined maximum of $300 per calendar year for each specialist
(G) Employee Assistance Program
Confidential and professional consultation services by licensed psychologists Assistance will be available for both personal and professional problems and will be limited to 5 visits per year
(H) Dental Plan
middot The Company shall contribute to the United Food and Commercial Workers Trusteed Plan Ontario (Dental Plan) the following cents per hour for all hours paid for all employees to a maximum of forty (40) hours per week Hours paid shall not include weekly indemnity payments The Employer agrees to sign the participation agreement and supply any other documents forms reports or information required by the Trustees of the Dental Plan The Employer shall forward all contributions together with a list of all employees covered and the number of hours paid per week for each employee in each reporting period within fifteen (15) days following the end of each of the Employers four (4) or five (5) week accounting period
Effective November 24 2002- twenty-five (25cent) cents per hour Effective November 24 2004- twenty-seven (27cent) cents per hour Effective November 24 2005- twenty-nine (29cent) cents per hour Effective November 24 2006- thirty-one (31cent) cents per hour
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bull bull (I) Pension Plan
The Company agrees to contribute to the Canadian Commercial Workers Industry Pension Plan (Pension) the following cents per hour for all hours paid for all employees to a maximum of forty (40) hours per week Hours paid shall not include weekly indemnity payments The Employer agrees to sign the participation
middot agreement and supply any other documents forms reports or information required by the Trustees of the Pension Plan The Employer shall forward together with a list of all employees covered and the number of hours paid permiddot week for each employee in each reporting period within fifteen (15) days following the end of each of the Employers four (4) or five (5) week accounting period middot
Effective November 24 2005- twenty-five (25cent) cents per hour Effective November 24 2006- thirty (30cent) cents per hourmiddot Effective November 24 2007- forty (40cent) cents per hour
(J) Doctors Certificate
The Company reserves the right to require a doctors certificate from an employee If such a certificate is required by the Company themiddot employee must be notified before hisher return The Company agrees to pay for the medical certificate
(K) Vision Plan - (not applicable to part-time employees)
The Company shall provide vision care of one hundred fifty dollars ($15000) per twenty-four (24) months
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bull bull APPENDIX B
Full-Time Employee Wage Scale
General
During the term of this Collective Agreement any new job andor classification to be covered under the terms and conditions of this Collective Agreement shall be posted The parties agree to meet within thirty (30) days to determine the appropriate rate of pay for such classification Should the parties not be able to agree such question may be submitted to Arbitration by either party Pending the decision of the Arbitrators such new classifications and rates shall be implemented
Full-time Wage Scale
ClerksCashlers
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Novmiddot 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $842 $842 $842 $842 $852 $867
6 months 900 900 900 900 900 910 925
12 months 958 958 958 958 958 968 983
18 months 1016 1016 1016 1016 1016 1026 1041
24 months 1080 1080 1080 1080 1080 1090 11
30 mpnths 1096 1096 1096 1096 1096 1106 1121
36 months 1196 1196 1196 1196 1196 1206 1221
42 months 1254 1254 1254 1254 1254 1264 1279
48 months 1343 1343 13~43 1343 1343 1353 1368
54 months 1370 1395 1420 1445 1475 1505 1535
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bull bull Receiver
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Nov 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $894 $894 $894 $894 $894 $904 $919
6 months 952 952 952 952 952 962 979
12 months 1010 1010 1010 1010 1010 1020 1035
18 months 1068 1068 1068 1068 1068 1078 1093
24 months 1131 1131 1131 1131 1131 1141 1156
30months 1148 1148 1148 1148 1148 1158 1173
36 months 1247 1247 1247 1247 1247 1257 1272
42 months 1305 1305 1305 1305 1305 13~ 15 1330
48 months 1396 1396 1396 1396 1396 1406 1421
54 months 1424 1449 1474 1499 1529 1559 1589
Meat Cutters
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Nov 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $1370 $1370 $1370 $1370 $1370 $1380 $1395
6 months 1401 1401 1401 1401 1401 1411 1426
12 months 1433 1433 1433 1433 1433 1443 1458
18 months 1464 1464 1464 1464 1464 1474 1489
24 months 1496 1496 1496 1496 1496 1506 1521
30 months 1527 1527 1527 1527 1527 1537 1552
36 months 1559 1559 1559 1559 1559 1569 1584
42 months 1591 1591 1591 1591 1591 1601 1616
48 months 1654 1654 1654 1654 1654 1564 1679
54 months 1687 1712 1737 1762 1792 1822 1852
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bull bull Assistant Department Managers
An employee who is selected by the Company to fill the role of an assistant department manager shall receive a premium of one dollar ($100) per hour For the purposes of any Statutory Holiday Pay Vacation Pay Sick Pay or Weekly Indemnity Benefit Payments to which such an employee may be entitled in a week during which he is scheduled to work as an assistant department manager hismiddot hourly rate shall be deemed to include the premium aforesaid
In his functions an assistant department manager is required to supervise the personnel in his department and also assign the workload to those employees The assistant manager is also required to support the department manager with the administrative duties and must be available to replace the manager during his absences The choice of vacation between the manager and the assistant must be mutually agreed to The schedule can be modified for the assistant manager outside the prescribed delays under article 508
If a meat wrapper is selected as the assistant meat manager the employee will be paid the meat cutters wage rate based on his seniority and will receive the assistant department premium as mentioned above (eg A meat wrapper at 18 month rate of $1060 Will get the meat cutters rate at 18 month of $1440 plus the premium) middot
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bull ARTICLE 1 - SCOPE
APPENDIX C PART-TIME EMPLOYEES
bull 101 All matters relative to part-time employees and their working conditions shall be
contained in this Appendix and Articles middot
For the purpose of this Appendix a part-time employee is an employee who is normally scheduled to work twenty-eight (28) hours or less per week middot
102 If a part-time employee works forty (40) hours per week for six (6) consecutive weeks except for replacement of absent fuiJtime employees such position shall be posted in accordance with Article 4 of the Full-time portion of this Agreement
103 The following articles and clauses of the Full-Time Agreement shall also apply to Part-Time employees
Preamble 1 2 3 403 a) b) c) e) f) 504 b) 511 8 9 10 11 13 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 24 25 Appendix A
ARTICLE 2 - SENIORITY
201 middot (a) After continuing in the employ of the Company for a period of two hundred and fifty (250) hours Employees covered by this Agreement shall be deemed to have served their probationary period and then shall be placedmiddot on the seniority list for part-time employees The Company shall have the right to discharge a probationary employee Such discharge may not be grieved by the employee andor the Union
(b) Seniority listings for part-time employees shall be posted by the Company quarter-annually The seniority date of each part-time employee shall be considered to be correct if the Union raises nomiddot objection within three (3) weeks of the date of posting of the first list on which the employees name appears
202 (a) Seniority shall begin after the employees probationary period has beenmiddot served Lay-offs and re-employment shall be based on seniority availability ability and qualifications to perform the work When a part-time employee becomes a full-time employee he will be required to serve the full~time probationary period if he has not completed is part-time probationary period and will be given a seniority credit of fifty (50) percent of his part-time seniority up to a maximum of twelve (12) months He will also receive the bull
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bull bull greater of his part-time rate or the rate which his full~time seniority credit will give him and shall proceed from that point in the full-time wage progression Such credit shall apply to seniority vacation statutory holidays and sick days If for some reason the employee reverts to part-time during lhe probationary period there will be no loss of seniority The seniority rights of an employee shall be terminated after six (6) months following a lay-off due to lack of work In the event of an opening occurring in the full-time staff employees covered under this Appendix shall receive preference for such full-time position providing they have the necessary seniority ability competence and qualifications to perform the work
b) Part-time employees are expected to attend work in accordance with their schedule of hours When unable to attend the employee must notify the Company or designate as soon as it is reasonably possible prior to the commencement of the scheduled shift of the employee giving the reason why he is unable to attend middot
203 a) The weekly schedule of hours of work shall be allotted according to seniority by department providing the senior employee(s) has the necessary ability and qualifications to perform the work and is available
In the event of hours of work becoming available within a given week beyond the schedule of hours of that given week due to approved absences sickness compensation bereavement andor unanticipated increases in business the Company will call the most senior part-time employees not scheduled that day provided the employee is available and has the qualifications to perform the available work middot middot
b) The assignment of hours as set out in 203 (a) will result in the schedule of daily hours being posted not later than Thursday at noon of the previous week The store steward will be given a copy of the schedules Employees meal periods will be based on the commencement of their shift middot
204 If a full-time employee transfers to part-time status the employee will retain his original date of hire as his part-time seniority date
205 If more than one employee has the same seniority date the affected employees will draw to determine their order of seniority provided a steward is present middot middot
ARTICLE 3 - HOURS OF WORK
For existing part-time employees the Company will meet each employee to review the employees availability the employee shall be able to amend his availability quarterly each year
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bull bull A part-time employee hired after date of ratification shall have a minimum availability to work all day Saturday and Sunday and also two (2) evenings per week
301 The regular working day shall consist of up to ten (1 0) hours for all part-time employees middot middot
302 Should an employee desire a transfer to another department andor classification he shall indicate such preference on a form supplied by the Company stating the department(s) andor classification(s) desired A copy of the form will be provided to the employee and the Union As openings become available the Company will transfer employees by store seniority subject to relevant qualifications provided the employee has had a request on file for fourteen (14) days When transferred to a higher rated classification the employee will be placed on the wage scale at the level which gives him an increase and shall proceed upwards thereafter in accordance with the time frames When transferred to a lower rated classification the employee will be placed at the level equal to his rate of pay but not higher than the top rate of the new classification
303 The Company agrees that part-time employees will get the opportunity to work up to twenty-eight (28) hours per week by seniority by department by classification
prior to new employees being hired provided the Company can cover the available hours without encountering scheduling problems middot
304 The Company will schedule the following guaranteed hours of work per week based middoton the availability of the hours and provided the employee is available and qualified to perform the work
One (1) or more years of seniority a minimum guarantee of fifteen (15) hours of scheduled work per week
three (3) or more years of seniority a minimum guarantee of eighteen (18) middot hours of scheduled work per week
Five (5) or more years of seniority a minimum guarantee of twenty (20) middot hours of scheduled work per week
Six (6) or more years of seniority a minimum guarantee of twenty-four (24) hours of scheduled work per week
Seven (7) or more year of seniority a minimum guarantee of twenty-eight middot (28) hours of scheduled work per week middot
In the event of additional hours being added following the posting of the schedule or schedule changes created by illness accident leave of absence or changes beyond the control of the Company etc the Company agrees to offer such hours
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bull bull to employees by store seniority and by department provided the senior employee bull is available and qualified Such additional or changed hours are intended to be administered in such a manner as to top up part-time employees by seniority to approximately twenty-eight (28) hours unless junior employees have not reached their guaranteed hours in which case the junior employee will have priority to such guaranteep hours middot
ARTICLE 4- STATUTORY HOLIDAYS
401 Part-time employees shall be entitled to statutory holiday pay for the following middot holidays as recognized by the Employment Standards Act
New Years Day Good Friday Victoria Day Canada Day Civic Holiday
Labour Day Thanksgiving Day Christmas Day Boxing Day
If an employee is scheduled towork on the Civic Holiday such employe~ will be paid at his regular rate of pay and will be credited with an additional floater holiday
A part-time employee covered by this Agreement shall be eligible for a floater holiday once during each contract year to be taken at a time mutually agreed upon between the Company and the employee concerned
If any of the above legal holidays are no longer deemed to be a Public Holiday as defined by the Employment Standards Act the employee working on such a day will be paid his regular rate of pay and shall be credited with a floater day to be taken at a mutually agreeable time Otherwise any employee working on a Public Holiday shall be paid at time and one-half (1 Yz) his regular rate of pay plus the statutory days pay middot middot
402 To qualify for pay for a statutory holiday the employee must have worked on hislast scheduled shift preceding and his firSt scheduled shift following_ the legal holiday unless absent dueto proven illness or accident
An employee who so qualifies shall receive legal holiday pay based on his average number of daily hours worked (exclusive of daily overtime) during the four ( 4) weeks
middot immediately preceding the week during which the legal holiday occurs times his standard rate of pay middot
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bull bull ARTICLE 5 -VACATIONS
501 Employees with less than five (5) years seniority as of May 1st of the current year shall receive four (4) percent of their earnings as vacation pay Employees with five (5) or more years service as of May 1st of the current year shall receive six (6) percent of their earnings as vacation pay Employees with eight (8) or more years service as of May 1st of the current year shall receive eight (8) percent of their earnings as vacation pay Employees with seventeen (17) or more years service as of May 1st of the current year shall receive ten (10) percent of their earnings as vacation pay middot middot
502 The Company may grant a leave of absence without pay up to a maximum of four (4) weeks duration to an employee for vacation purposes Such request and permission shall be made in writing It is entirely the Companys choice to allow such a leave of absence without pay If an employee is refused such a request he may not submit a grievance or proceed to arbitration regarding this refusal
503 Part-time employees will choose their vacations after full-time employees have made their choices The preference of vacations will always be given to the partshytime employees having the most seniority Part-time employees will be required to submit their vacation intentions by April1 st of each year
ARTICLE 6- BEREAVEMENT
601 Provided the part-time employee was scheduled to work
The Company agrees to grant employees the necessary time off up to three 3) days with pay at the time of death of the following relatives
Father mother brother sister spouse child step-child mother-in-law father-inshylaw brother-in-law sister-in-law son-in-law daughter-in-law grandparents grandchild step-parents same sex partners uncle aunt niece nephew
602 If the funeral is more than two hundred forty kilometers (240) away the employee will receive an additional one 1) day with pay for attending the fune~al If bereavement falls during an employees vacation he shall be able to carry over the paid time to be able to use at a later date
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bull bull ARTICLE 7 -REST PERIODS
701 Employees covered by this Appendix shall be entitled to one (1) fifteen (15) minute paid rest for each four ( 4) hour period worked Whenever possible each rest period
shall occur at approximately themiddot mid-point of each four (4) hourmiddot period~ No employee who is scheduled for more than four (4) hours but not exceeding six (6) hours shall be required to take their break sooner than two (2) hours into their shift whenever possible
702 middotWhere an employee is working a daily shift of more than six (6) hours he shall have one (1) hour (or a half) hour by mutual consent) off for lunch and one-half() hour for supper if applicable middot
ARTICLE 8 -WAGES
801 A part-time employee shall be pald time and one-half 1 ) for all hours worked over ten 1 0) hours per day or over forty (40) hours per week middot
802 Part-time employees who work on the night crew shall receive a shift premium of ninety-five (95cent) cents per hour for the hours worked on the night shift For the purposes of any Statutory Holiday Pay Vacation Pay or Weekly Indemnity Benefits (where applicable) to which such an employee may be entitled in a week during which he is scheduled to work on a night crew his hourly rate shall be deemed to include the premium aforesaid middot
803 An employee assigned to a position of lead hand shall receive a lead hand premium
of seventy-five (75cent) cents per hour
804 The wage rates affecting employees in the bargaining unit as set out herein shall be set forth in Appendix D of this Agreement
805 An employee who is hired at a higher rate of pay than the start rate is deemed to have to his credit the required hours to justify such a rate of pay
ARTICLE 9 -SAFETY SHOE OR BOOT ALLOWANCE
901 Part-time employees who are required by the Company to wear approved safety footwear shall be paid an allowance of up to forty dollars ($4000) per year upon presentation of a receipt middot
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bull bull ARTICLE 10 middotFULL-TIME REPLACEMENT
1001 Part-time employees replacing full-time employees shall receive the start rate of the full-time classification or whatever level on the scale that would provide him an
increase
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bull APPENDIX D
Part-time Employee Wage Scale
bull Notwithstanding the wage progressions for part-time employees where there is an increase in the Ontario minimum wage rate it shall become the new start rate and those employees so affected shall remain at such rate of pay until their months with the Company would permit them an increase in their rate of pay in accordance with the wage grid
ClerksCashlers
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Nov 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $721 $721 $721 $721 $721 $731 $746
middot 6 months 738 738 738 738 738 748 763
12 months 769 769 769 769 769 779 794
18 months 800 800 800 800 800 810 825
24 months 832 832 832 832 832 842 857
30 months 864 864 864 864 864 874 889
36 months middot 895 895 895 895 895 905 920
42 months 937 937 937 937 937 947 962
48 months 1010 1010 1010 1010 1010 1020 1035
54 months 1 1045 middot1070 1095 1125 1155 1185
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bull bull Service Clerks
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Novmiddotmiddot 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $675 $675 $675 middot $675 $675 $685 $700
6 months 698 698 698 698 698 708 723
12 months 721 721 721 721 721 731 746
18 months 736 736 736 736 736 746 761
24 months 753 753 753 753 753 763 7~78
30 months 795 795 795 795 795 805 820
36 months 811 836 861 886 916 946 976
Meat Cutters
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Nov 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $1238 $1238 $1238 $1238 $1238 $1248 $1263
6 months 1317 1317 1317 1317 1317 1327 1342
12 months 1397 1397 1397 1397 1397 1407 bull 1422
18 months 1425 1450 f475 1500 1530 1560 1590
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bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
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UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE PRINTING OF COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT
The Company agrees to pay one thousand five hundred dollars ($1 50000) towards the cost of printing the Collective Agreement into booklet form middot
~ DATED AT 0plusmnaulh ONTARIO this 5 day of --=-H-=e6__ __ 20ol
UNITEDFOODANDCOMMERC~L LOEB CANADA INC WOR RS UNION LOCAL 175
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bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
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LOEB CANADA INC cob As Loeb City View
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UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE SUNDAY AND STATUTORY HOLIDAYS
In the event that Sunday is legislated to become a regular work day both parties agree that Article 503 b c d of the Collective Agreement will be deleted and that those hours wiJI be part of the regular work week Both parties agree to meet in order to determine the distribution of these Sunday hours
In the event that stores are allowed to legally open on a statutory holiday without premium pay then the parties agree to meet to amend the Collective Agreement by mutual agreement
3 DATED AT o-HctuKL- ONTARIO this 5 day of_~he-=b~-- 2002
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WOR RS UNION LOCAL 175
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bull bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
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UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE TIME LIMITS
In view of recent changes to the Ontario Labour Relations Act and resulting decisions therefrom and in view ofthe parties history of amiable Labour Relations the parties agree to the following
That neither party shall raise or proceed with a timeliness issue argument regarding filing for arbitration without first giving the other party written prior notice of its intent to do so
Should either party serve such notice on the other party the parties further agree that the final time frame in the Collective Agreement respecting filing for arbitration shall then be triggered
The parties further agree that any Board of Arbitration or single arbitrator shall have full jurisdiction to adjudicate the matter respecting timeliness in light of this agreement andmiddot shall not be restricted by the Ontario Labour Relations Act in so doing
DATED AT Q-t-CUJ)O_ ONTARIO this 5_ day of ~e6
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORK RS UNION LOCAL 175
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LOEB CANADA INC
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LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
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UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE NIGHT CREW GROUP 1
The Company agrees that the following full-time night crew employees are classified as Group 1 middot
middot Brian Taylor Brian Lewis Rick Tombs
The Company agrees that should a Group 1 day job come open and an existing Group 1 night crew employee apply and is successful in getting the job he would maintain his Group 1 status
DATED AT 61-cuuo-- ONTARIO this~ dayof F~b
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WOR ERS UNION LOCAL 175
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LOEB CANADA INC
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UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175NEW LETTER
RE FULL-TIME GROUP 2 TEN (10) HOUR SHIFTS
The Company and the Union agree that should the Company wish to introduce ten 1 0) hour shifts the employees affected will be entitled to an additional fifteen 15) minute break to be taken within the last two 2) hours of work
DATED AT 6-ttcuvo- ONTARIO this _fi__ day of Feb 2003
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO ERS UNION LOCAL 175
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bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
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LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
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UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE GROUP 1 amp 2 DISTRIBUTION
In an effort to maintain full-time positions and create additional full-time positions the parties have agreed to the following
a) The following
Gary Pritchard Maria Romano Robert Chenier Brian Taylor Paul Berrea Allan Cuddihey Bruce Harding Rick Tombs Brian Lewis
are existing full-time employees as date of ratification and will be classified as Group 1 employees middot
b) The Company agrees that forty-five percent (45) of all regular bargaining unit hours per week will be designated as full-time hours Both parties agreemiddot to have fifty percent (50) of full-time employees in Group 1 and fifty percent (50) in Group 2 This ratio will be achieved through attrition In other words as a Group 1 position becomes vacant it will be replaces by a Group 2 position until fifty-fifty percent (50-50) ratio is achieved Once this ratio is achieved if a Group 1 position becomes vacant it would be filled by a Group 2 employee as per the terms and conditions of the Collective Agreement and a new Group 2 position would be posted
c) The Company recognizes the Receiver Assist Meat Manager and Assistant Produce Manager positions as a Group 1 position Should the Company introduce an additional Receiver position in the unit that position would be considered as a Group 2 position middot
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bull bull d) In the case of a lay-off of a full-time position if a Group 1 employee is laid
off he will have the following options
full lay-off with recall rights accepting part-time hours while maintaining recall rights if feasible he will be offered a Group 2 full-time position and maintain his recall rights to a Group 1 status for the duration of the recall period middot
e) The creation of Assistant Department Managers will be at the Companys sole discretion and may be classified as Group 2 positions
The parties agree to review at store level on a quarterly basis the level of bargaining unit hours and the number of full-time positions as it relates to Group middot1 and Group 2
DATED AT Dttau~ ONTARIO this~ day of l=t=b
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
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LOEB CANADA INC
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bull bull RE Group 2 Positions - Highlights
Full-time - forty (40) hours a week maximum five (5) shifts a week - minimum four (4) hours a shift - maximum of ten (10) hours per shift - Saturday and Sunday shifts part of work week - Sunday premium applies
- two (2) consecutive days off every other week - Evenings - may be scheduled up to three (3) evenings a week
Meat Produce and Bakery Department employees may be scheduled from 500 am and would receive night crew premium for time worked from 500 am to 600 am
Night Crew Maybe scheduled between 900pm and 900am - Night crew premium would apply from Sunday to Saturday - would be scheduled consecutive nights
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bull bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
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LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
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UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE SUNDAY WORK GROUP 2
Sunday work shall be part of the work week for all full-time employees in Group 2 It will be clearly indicated to the concerned employee upon hiring andor promotion If at anytime a Group 2 employee or an employee hired before September 41
h 2001 and promoted to a Group 2 position after September 41
h 2001 advises the Company that he is no longer available to work on Sundays then this employee will be returned to a part-time status with middot the conditions of a part-time employee and the Company will post a new Group 2 full-time position The employee returned to his prior position will not have recourse to the grievance procedure as outlined in the Collective Agreement
DATED AT o-tt~ ONTARIO this__amp__ day of _ _Fi-=Eb=---bull 2003
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO RS UNION LOCAL 175
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LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
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UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE CARY PRITCHARD ASSISTANT MEAt MANAGER
Upon ratification Cary Pritchard will move to the Meat Cutter scale at the thirty-six (36) month rate and continue to progress from there on He shall also receive a premium of one dollar ($100) per hour as per the Assistan~ Department Manager premium
DATED AT Otcuvo ONTARIO this 5 day of Feb
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
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LOEB CANADA INC
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LOEB CANADA INCmiddot cob as Loeb City View
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UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE SYLVANA FLORES DELl CLERK
The parties agree that Sylvana Flores is on a leave of absence The parties agree that she
will continue to accumulate seniority while on the leave of absence Should Sylvana Flores return to work at Loeb City View prior to January 5 2003 she will maintain her seniority As of January 5 2003 she would have no seniority in the Bargaining Unit
DATED AT Qmiddotttcl)AlO_ ONTARIO this _5_ day of Feb 20CB
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO RS UNION LOCAL 175
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bull bull LETTER OF-AGREEMENT
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LOEB CANADA INC bull cob as Loeb City View
AND
UNIrED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE RED CIRCLED FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES
The Company agrees that the following employees will be considered middot red-circled employees
Maria Romano Robert Chenier Brian Taylor
Effective December 1 2002 they will receive a lump sum payment of seven hundred andmiddot fifty dollars ($75000) middot
Effective November 30 2003 they will receive a lump sum payment of seven hundred and fifty dollars ($75000)
Effective November 28 2004 they will receive a lump sum payment of seven hundred and fifty dollars ($75000) middot
Effective November 27 2005 they will receive a lump sum payment of four hundred dollars ($40000) and a wage increase of twelve cents (12cent) on their rate of pay bringing them to the end rate of the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of thirty cents (30cent) and thirty cents (30cent )
Should the employees want to have their lump sum payment directed to an RRSP they must provide the Store Director with the TD2 no later than the first week of November each yearmiddot
DATED AT 00a vJ6_ ONTARIO this_5_ day of middot Eeb 20~
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO RS UNION CAL 175
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bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
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LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
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UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE RED-CIRCLED PART-TIME EMPLOYEES
Maria Arella Jimmy Wong Mandy Wong Maria Semler Brenda Laverty Yvonne Gagnon Sandra Gray Beverly MacDonald middot middot
During the term of the Collective Agreement the red-circled ~mployees shall be brought in line with the established wage scales in the negotiated Collective Agreement
Re Maria Arella Jimmy Wong Mandy Wong Maria Semler Brenda Laverty middot bull
Effective December 1 2002 they will receive a lump sum payment of fifteen cents 15cent) per hour worked averaged over the last six 6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks and a wage increase of fifteen cents 15cent) on their rate of pay bringing them to the end rate of middot the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of twentyshyfive cents (25cent) twenty-five cents (25cent) thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents middot (30cent)
Re Yvonne Gagnon Sandra Gray
Effective December 1 2002 they will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 30 2003 they will receive a lump sum payment often cents (10cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six 6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks and a middot wage increase of twenty cents (20cent) on their rate of pay bringing them to the end rate of the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of twenty- five cents 25cent) thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents_(30cent) thirty cents (30cent)
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bull bull Re Beverly MacDonald
Effective December 1 2002 she will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 30 2003 she will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 28 2004 she will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 26 2005 she will receive a lump sum payment of fifteen cents (15cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks and a wage increase of twelve cents ( 12cent) on her rate of pay bringing her to the end rate of the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents (30cent) middot
Should the employees want to have their lump sum payment directed to an RRSP they must provide the Store Director with the TD2 no later than the first week of November of each year
DATED AT 0~ ONTARIO this~ day of Feb
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WO ERS UNION OCAL 175
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bull bull thirty-one (31) days from the date the decision was given at that step The party requesting Arbitration shall advise the other party in writing of its request together with a statement as to the issue to be arbitrated and shall include in its notice the name and address of its nominee to a Board of Arbitration The other shall within one (1) week of its receipt of the notice nominate its member to the Board of Arbitration and so advise the other party
If two nominees are unable to agree upon the choice of a third member to act as Chairman the Minister of Labour for the Province of Ontario shall be requested to appoint a Chairman The Board shall hear their dispute and the decision of a majority is the decision of the Arbitration Board but if there is no majority the decision of the Chairman governs and shall be final and binding upon the parties
The Board of Arbitration shall not have any jurisdiction to alter or modify any of the provisions of the Agreement nor to substitute any new provisions in lieu thereof nor to make any decisions inconsistent with the terms and provisions of this Agreement
Each of the parties hereto will bear the expenses of the nominee appointed by it and will share equally the expenses of the Chairman of the Boamiddotrd of Arbitration
908 The parties agree that an Arbitration Board shall have the power to award compensation or damages to any party who or employee who is dealt with contrary to the provisions of this Agreement
909 By mutual agreement of the parties a mutually agreed sole arbitrator may be appointed In such case the sole arbitrator shall have all of the rights and powers of a Board of Arbitration middot
91 0 No employee shall be discharged or disciplined except for just and sufficient cause Discharge or discipline grievances may be settled by confirming the Companys decision or by reinstating the discharged or suspended employee with full compensation for time lost less interim earnings if applicable or by any other arrangement which is just and equitable in the opinion of the parties or a Board of Arbitration if the matter is referred to it Any notation of a reprimand or other disciplinary action placed on an employees record shall be nullified after a period of twelve (12) months provided no other notice for the same offence was received for this twelve (12) month period
ARTICLE 10 - STRIKES AND LOCKOUTS
1001 Neither the Union nor any of its members nor any employee shall cause sanction take part in or encourage any sitdown or slowdown of work or any strike or stoppage of or curtailment of or interference with the Companys sales or any picketing of the Companys premises and the Company agrees that it will not causemiddot sanction or participate in any locking out of the employees middot
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bull bull 1002 The Union agrees that it will not interfere or permit any of the employees in the
bargaining unit to interfere with the delivery and sales of merchandise received by the Company from Company suppliers or the removal of perishable merchandise from the Companys stores
ARTICLE 11 -TEMPORARY ASSIGNMENTS
1101 An employee relieving in a higher rated position shall receive a premium of forty dollars ($4000) a week or eight dollars ($800) a day after he has completed more than one (1) working day in such classification exclusive of Sundays and Statutory Holidays in a seven (7) calendar day week Upon the completion of more than one (1) working day in the classification the above will be retroactive to the commencement of the relieving period
1102 Any employee relieving a Department Manager shall receive a premium of sixty dollars ($6000) a week or twelve dollars ($1200) a day after he has completed more than one (1) working day in that position exclusive of Sundays and Statutory holidays in a seven (7) calendar day week Upon the completion of more than one middot (1) working day in the relieving classification the above will be retroactive to the commencement of the relieving period
ARTICLE 12 -WAGES
1201 The wage rates affecting employees in the bargaining unit as set out herein shall be set forth in Appendix B of this Agreement middot
1202 An employee assigned to a position of lead hand shallmiddotreceive a lead hand premium of seventy-five (75cent) cents per hour
1203 An employee who his hired at a higher rate than the start rate is deemed to have to his credit the necessary months to justify such a rate of pay
ARTICLE 13 middotPART-TIME HELP
1301 It is agreed and recognized by both the Union and the Company that the business of the Company is subject to fluctuations according to the day of the week middotor month and time of day resulting in business peaks For this reason it is necessary to employ both regular employees (referred to as full-time employees) and part-time employees middot
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bull bull 1302 The Company agrees that part-time employees shall not be used to the extent they
replace or displace a present full-time employee from employment or prevent the hiring of a full-time employee
ARTICLE 14- BEREAVEMENT
1401 Should a bereavement occur in an employees immediate family (parent parent-Jn law spouse child brother sister grandparent brother-in-law sister-in-law son-inshylaw daughter-in-law grandchild step-parents same sex partners uncle aunt niece or nephew) the employee shall be granted such time off from work with pay as is reasonable under the circumstances up to a maximum of three (3) days
1402 If the funeral is more than two hundred forty kilometers (240) away the employee will receive an additional one (1) day with pay for attending the funeral If bereavement falls during an employees vacation he shall be able to carry over the paid time to be able to use at a later date
ARTICLE 15 middotUNION REPRESENTATION
1501 The Company agrees to recognize the appointment up to four (4) Union Stewards within a store No probationary employee may be appointed The Company also agrees to grant such stewards time off with pay as may be reasonably necessary to service any grievance or potential grievance
1502 (a) The Company agrees that whenever an interview is held with an employee that becomes part of his record regarding his work or conduct a steward will be present as a witness The employee may request that the steward leave the meeting If the steward is unavailable then the Company will ask the employee to select another employee of his choice from the bargaining unit to be present during this interview However there must not be any conclusion taken at this meeting A further meeting must be scheduled with the steward and the employee for the management to render their decision
(b) If the meeting where management is to render their decision isheld without the steward any conclusions verbal or written will be null and void except in the case where the employee requested the steward to leave
(c) Should any reprimand warning or disciplinary measure be issued in writing the employee in question shall receive a copy of such written reprimand warning or disciplinary measure within seven (7) worked days of the discovery of the alleged offence except that an extension of time may be requested in order to complete an investigation
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bull bull 1503 The Business Agent or International Representative of the Union shall be entitled
to visit a store covered by this Agreement during regular hours of work for the purpose of ensuring the terms of the Agreement are implemented provided however that the appropriate Management authority has given his consent which shall not be unreasonably withheld
1504 The Company agrees during the lifetime of this Agreement to grant time off with pay to two (2) full-time employees and one (1) part-time employee for the purpose of collective bargaining with the Company
1505 The Union agrees to forward to the Company a listing of store stewards and their store and department locations on a half-yearly basis
1506 On commencing employment an employee will be advised by the Company that a Union Agreement is in effect and will be introduced to the Union Stewards
ARTICLE 16 bull HEALTH AND SAFETY
1601 A joint Health amp Safety Committee shall be formed of at least two (2) representatives of the Company and at least two (2) employees appointed by the Union The names of the members of this Committee shall be posted on the bulletin board middot
This Committee shall meet in accordance with the Occupational Health and Safety Act or more frequently if necessary This Committee shall be set up and operated at the Companys expense
1602 The Health amp Safety Committee shall
(a) Make recommendations to the Company to promote industrial safety health and hygiene
(b) Study the monthly accident reports and make recommendations for the prevention of similar accidents middot
(c) Make recommendations concerning training and information programs
(d) Make workplace inspections in accordance to the Occupational Health and Safety Act
(e) Prepare a report of every meeting and inspection copies of which are available at all times to interested parties
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bull bull (f) The Committee may review all accident reports and the Committee will make
recommendation to the Company to prevent such accidents in the future
(g) The Company will advise the Committee of each work accidentmiddot in accordance with the Occupational Health and Safety Act
(h) The Company shall inform every employee of the risks associated with his work
(i) A thorough inspection shall be conducted by two (2) Committee members once a month and the necessary time shall be allowed
G) The Health and Safety Committee shall meet every three (3) months or more frequent if necessary
ARTICLE 17 bull STORE CARDS
1701 The Company agrees to prominently display Union Store Cards and Decals of the Union
1702 The Company agrees that the employees may wear Union buttons while on duty
ARTICLE 18 bull PERSONS OTHER THAN UNION MEMBERS
1801 The Company agrees that persons who are not members of the bargaining unitmiddot other than those listed in Article 101 (a) will not perform bargaining unit work except during the re-opening of a refurbished store
In the case of a renovation or relines there will be no restrictions for work to be perform~d by suppliers sales representatives and third party Companies
It is to be understood that at all time without any restrictions the persons who are not members of the bargaining unit as listed in Article 101 (a) can perform bargaining unit work
1802 The Company representatives (Regional Director Marketing Specialist) canmiddot perform functions related to their duties in the store middot middotmiddot
1803 No suppliersales representatives (or their representatives) shall perform any routine store work except chip suppliers bread suppliers cake suppliers magazines soft drink suppliers bulk non-food suppliers spices and dairy products If any supplier is to be added to the list of exceptions the Company and the Union agre~ to meet
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bull bull to discuss the issue The routine work includes verifying codes and removing products with expired dates from shelves
1804 In the case of sampling and demonstrations suppliers or sales representatives are allowed to manipulate products on the shelves and to distribute samples
Suppliers or sales representatives are allowed to put together displays
ARTICLE 19 middotBULLETIN BOARDS
1901 The Company agrees to extend to the Union the use of a bulletin board in each store for the posting of the following notices middot
1 Notice of election - election results - appointment of officers middot 2 Notice of meetings - time and place 3 Notice of social and recreational activities
All other notices must be approved and initialed by the Store Management before being posted on the bulletin board
ARTICLE 20- UNIFORMS
2001 The Company agrees to provide to employees working an average of twenty (20) hours or more with two (2) uniforms
The Company agrees to provide employees working an average of less than twenty hours (20) with one (1) uniform
The Company agrees to supply proper rain gear when needed
The Company agrees to supply proper gloves for employees working in frozen food or working in cooler
The Company agrees to keep a supply of winter jackets for people working in cooler
These articles shall be replaced by the Company when needed due to normal wear in the store Anyadditional articles may be purchased by the employee at cost price
Coats and aprons for the Meat Department shall be laundered by the Company
The Company shall decide what the uniform is comprised of
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bull bull ARTICLE 21- HEALTH AND WELFARE
2101 The Company agrees to pay for Health and Welfare benefits as outlinedmiddot in middot Appendix A which shall form part of this Collective Agreement
ARTICLE 22 - GENDER
2201 It is understood that the use of the masculine gender shall include the female gender middot
ARTICLE23- SAFETY SHOE OR BOOT ALLOWANCE
2301 Full-time employees who are required by the Company to wear approved safety footwear shall be paid an allowance of up to fifty-five ($5500) dollars per year upon middotpresentation of a receipt middot
ARTICLE 24 middotCASHIERS MAT
2401 The Company agrees to provide Cashiers mat and to replace them whenever necessary
ARTICLE 25 -TERMS OF AGREEMENT
2501 (a) This Agreement shall come into force and effect on October 27 2002 and shall continue to October 25 2008 and shall thereafter be automatically renewed for the period of one (1) year unless either party on written notice to the other within a period of not more than ninety (90) days before the expiry date serves notice of intent to terminate or modify the Agreement
(b) In the event either party serves notice of a desire to negotiate changes into this Agreement as above set out it is agreed that the Company and the Union without undue delay shall begin negotiations on the proposed changes
(c) Pending the results of negotiations neither party shall change the conditions existing under the Agreement unless mutually agreed by both parties
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bull bull DATED AT ()-tkwo_ THIS b DAY OF ----=-h-=E=-=b__ ___ _____ 2003
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO ERS UNION LOCAL 175
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bull bull APPENDIX A
Health and Welfare
The following benefits shall apply to all full-time employees who have successfully completed three (3) months of service or to part-time employees with 12 months service and who average 22 hours of work per week These benefits are subject to the terms and conditions of the insurance contract If there are any discrepancies between what is listed in this Agreement and the insurance contract the latter will apply The cost of these benefits shall be fully paid by the Company unless otherwise stated middot
(A) Paid Sick Leave
The Company agrees to provide to all full-time employees forty (40)hours per year for sick leave Any unused sick leave will be paid to the employees on or about January 15th of the following year Employees with less than one (1) year of service shall receive sick leave on a pro-rata basis
(B) Life Insurance
The Company provides a life insurance amount of one (1) time the employees basic annual earnings rounded up to the next multiple of $100000 For part-time employees the amount payable is $12500
(C) Accidental Death and Dismemberment Benefit
One time the employees basic annual earnings rounded up to the next multiple of $100000 For part-time employees the amount payable is $12500
(D) Short-term disability (not applicable to part-time employees)
Weekly indemnity which provides a benefit of 66 23 of an employees basic earnings to a maximum of $45000 per week commencing on the first day in the case of hospitalization or accident on the 8th calendar day of continuous total disability if sickness for a maximum period of twenty-six (26) weeks middot
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bull bull (E) Long-term Disability (not applicable to part-time employees)
Monthly indemnity which provides a benefit of 66 23 of an employees basic earnings to a maximum of $200000 per month commencing after tw~nty-six (26) weeks of continuous total disability for a maximum period of up to age 65
(F) Extended Health Care (individual coverage only for part-time employees)
Hospitalization within Canada semi-private room without deductible and Without any limit as to the number of days
Medical expenses (reimbursement) annual deductible of $25 for individual or family coverage The covered expenses are reimbursed at 80 for drugs or all other expenses The maximum amount reimbursed per covered person for expenses incurred in Canada is unlimited
Medical expenses (covered expenses) professional services of a chiropractor occupational therapist naturopath speech therapist osteopath psychologist physiotherapist or podiatrist limited to one professional visit per day up to a combined maximum of $300 per calendar year for each specialist
(G) Employee Assistance Program
Confidential and professional consultation services by licensed psychologists Assistance will be available for both personal and professional problems and will be limited to 5 visits per year
(H) Dental Plan
middot The Company shall contribute to the United Food and Commercial Workers Trusteed Plan Ontario (Dental Plan) the following cents per hour for all hours paid for all employees to a maximum of forty (40) hours per week Hours paid shall not include weekly indemnity payments The Employer agrees to sign the participation agreement and supply any other documents forms reports or information required by the Trustees of the Dental Plan The Employer shall forward all contributions together with a list of all employees covered and the number of hours paid per week for each employee in each reporting period within fifteen (15) days following the end of each of the Employers four (4) or five (5) week accounting period
Effective November 24 2002- twenty-five (25cent) cents per hour Effective November 24 2004- twenty-seven (27cent) cents per hour Effective November 24 2005- twenty-nine (29cent) cents per hour Effective November 24 2006- thirty-one (31cent) cents per hour
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bull bull (I) Pension Plan
The Company agrees to contribute to the Canadian Commercial Workers Industry Pension Plan (Pension) the following cents per hour for all hours paid for all employees to a maximum of forty (40) hours per week Hours paid shall not include weekly indemnity payments The Employer agrees to sign the participation
middot agreement and supply any other documents forms reports or information required by the Trustees of the Pension Plan The Employer shall forward together with a list of all employees covered and the number of hours paid permiddot week for each employee in each reporting period within fifteen (15) days following the end of each of the Employers four (4) or five (5) week accounting period middot
Effective November 24 2005- twenty-five (25cent) cents per hour Effective November 24 2006- thirty (30cent) cents per hourmiddot Effective November 24 2007- forty (40cent) cents per hour
(J) Doctors Certificate
The Company reserves the right to require a doctors certificate from an employee If such a certificate is required by the Company themiddot employee must be notified before hisher return The Company agrees to pay for the medical certificate
(K) Vision Plan - (not applicable to part-time employees)
The Company shall provide vision care of one hundred fifty dollars ($15000) per twenty-four (24) months
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bull bull APPENDIX B
Full-Time Employee Wage Scale
General
During the term of this Collective Agreement any new job andor classification to be covered under the terms and conditions of this Collective Agreement shall be posted The parties agree to meet within thirty (30) days to determine the appropriate rate of pay for such classification Should the parties not be able to agree such question may be submitted to Arbitration by either party Pending the decision of the Arbitrators such new classifications and rates shall be implemented
Full-time Wage Scale
ClerksCashlers
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Novmiddot 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $842 $842 $842 $842 $852 $867
6 months 900 900 900 900 900 910 925
12 months 958 958 958 958 958 968 983
18 months 1016 1016 1016 1016 1016 1026 1041
24 months 1080 1080 1080 1080 1080 1090 11
30 mpnths 1096 1096 1096 1096 1096 1106 1121
36 months 1196 1196 1196 1196 1196 1206 1221
42 months 1254 1254 1254 1254 1254 1264 1279
48 months 1343 1343 13~43 1343 1343 1353 1368
54 months 1370 1395 1420 1445 1475 1505 1535
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bull bull Receiver
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Nov 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $894 $894 $894 $894 $894 $904 $919
6 months 952 952 952 952 952 962 979
12 months 1010 1010 1010 1010 1010 1020 1035
18 months 1068 1068 1068 1068 1068 1078 1093
24 months 1131 1131 1131 1131 1131 1141 1156
30months 1148 1148 1148 1148 1148 1158 1173
36 months 1247 1247 1247 1247 1247 1257 1272
42 months 1305 1305 1305 1305 1305 13~ 15 1330
48 months 1396 1396 1396 1396 1396 1406 1421
54 months 1424 1449 1474 1499 1529 1559 1589
Meat Cutters
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Nov 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $1370 $1370 $1370 $1370 $1370 $1380 $1395
6 months 1401 1401 1401 1401 1401 1411 1426
12 months 1433 1433 1433 1433 1433 1443 1458
18 months 1464 1464 1464 1464 1464 1474 1489
24 months 1496 1496 1496 1496 1496 1506 1521
30 months 1527 1527 1527 1527 1527 1537 1552
36 months 1559 1559 1559 1559 1559 1569 1584
42 months 1591 1591 1591 1591 1591 1601 1616
48 months 1654 1654 1654 1654 1654 1564 1679
54 months 1687 1712 1737 1762 1792 1822 1852
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bull bull Assistant Department Managers
An employee who is selected by the Company to fill the role of an assistant department manager shall receive a premium of one dollar ($100) per hour For the purposes of any Statutory Holiday Pay Vacation Pay Sick Pay or Weekly Indemnity Benefit Payments to which such an employee may be entitled in a week during which he is scheduled to work as an assistant department manager hismiddot hourly rate shall be deemed to include the premium aforesaid
In his functions an assistant department manager is required to supervise the personnel in his department and also assign the workload to those employees The assistant manager is also required to support the department manager with the administrative duties and must be available to replace the manager during his absences The choice of vacation between the manager and the assistant must be mutually agreed to The schedule can be modified for the assistant manager outside the prescribed delays under article 508
If a meat wrapper is selected as the assistant meat manager the employee will be paid the meat cutters wage rate based on his seniority and will receive the assistant department premium as mentioned above (eg A meat wrapper at 18 month rate of $1060 Will get the meat cutters rate at 18 month of $1440 plus the premium) middot
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bull ARTICLE 1 - SCOPE
APPENDIX C PART-TIME EMPLOYEES
bull 101 All matters relative to part-time employees and their working conditions shall be
contained in this Appendix and Articles middot
For the purpose of this Appendix a part-time employee is an employee who is normally scheduled to work twenty-eight (28) hours or less per week middot
102 If a part-time employee works forty (40) hours per week for six (6) consecutive weeks except for replacement of absent fuiJtime employees such position shall be posted in accordance with Article 4 of the Full-time portion of this Agreement
103 The following articles and clauses of the Full-Time Agreement shall also apply to Part-Time employees
Preamble 1 2 3 403 a) b) c) e) f) 504 b) 511 8 9 10 11 13 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 24 25 Appendix A
ARTICLE 2 - SENIORITY
201 middot (a) After continuing in the employ of the Company for a period of two hundred and fifty (250) hours Employees covered by this Agreement shall be deemed to have served their probationary period and then shall be placedmiddot on the seniority list for part-time employees The Company shall have the right to discharge a probationary employee Such discharge may not be grieved by the employee andor the Union
(b) Seniority listings for part-time employees shall be posted by the Company quarter-annually The seniority date of each part-time employee shall be considered to be correct if the Union raises nomiddot objection within three (3) weeks of the date of posting of the first list on which the employees name appears
202 (a) Seniority shall begin after the employees probationary period has beenmiddot served Lay-offs and re-employment shall be based on seniority availability ability and qualifications to perform the work When a part-time employee becomes a full-time employee he will be required to serve the full~time probationary period if he has not completed is part-time probationary period and will be given a seniority credit of fifty (50) percent of his part-time seniority up to a maximum of twelve (12) months He will also receive the bull
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bull bull greater of his part-time rate or the rate which his full~time seniority credit will give him and shall proceed from that point in the full-time wage progression Such credit shall apply to seniority vacation statutory holidays and sick days If for some reason the employee reverts to part-time during lhe probationary period there will be no loss of seniority The seniority rights of an employee shall be terminated after six (6) months following a lay-off due to lack of work In the event of an opening occurring in the full-time staff employees covered under this Appendix shall receive preference for such full-time position providing they have the necessary seniority ability competence and qualifications to perform the work
b) Part-time employees are expected to attend work in accordance with their schedule of hours When unable to attend the employee must notify the Company or designate as soon as it is reasonably possible prior to the commencement of the scheduled shift of the employee giving the reason why he is unable to attend middot
203 a) The weekly schedule of hours of work shall be allotted according to seniority by department providing the senior employee(s) has the necessary ability and qualifications to perform the work and is available
In the event of hours of work becoming available within a given week beyond the schedule of hours of that given week due to approved absences sickness compensation bereavement andor unanticipated increases in business the Company will call the most senior part-time employees not scheduled that day provided the employee is available and has the qualifications to perform the available work middot middot
b) The assignment of hours as set out in 203 (a) will result in the schedule of daily hours being posted not later than Thursday at noon of the previous week The store steward will be given a copy of the schedules Employees meal periods will be based on the commencement of their shift middot
204 If a full-time employee transfers to part-time status the employee will retain his original date of hire as his part-time seniority date
205 If more than one employee has the same seniority date the affected employees will draw to determine their order of seniority provided a steward is present middot middot
ARTICLE 3 - HOURS OF WORK
For existing part-time employees the Company will meet each employee to review the employees availability the employee shall be able to amend his availability quarterly each year
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bull bull A part-time employee hired after date of ratification shall have a minimum availability to work all day Saturday and Sunday and also two (2) evenings per week
301 The regular working day shall consist of up to ten (1 0) hours for all part-time employees middot middot
302 Should an employee desire a transfer to another department andor classification he shall indicate such preference on a form supplied by the Company stating the department(s) andor classification(s) desired A copy of the form will be provided to the employee and the Union As openings become available the Company will transfer employees by store seniority subject to relevant qualifications provided the employee has had a request on file for fourteen (14) days When transferred to a higher rated classification the employee will be placed on the wage scale at the level which gives him an increase and shall proceed upwards thereafter in accordance with the time frames When transferred to a lower rated classification the employee will be placed at the level equal to his rate of pay but not higher than the top rate of the new classification
303 The Company agrees that part-time employees will get the opportunity to work up to twenty-eight (28) hours per week by seniority by department by classification
prior to new employees being hired provided the Company can cover the available hours without encountering scheduling problems middot
304 The Company will schedule the following guaranteed hours of work per week based middoton the availability of the hours and provided the employee is available and qualified to perform the work
One (1) or more years of seniority a minimum guarantee of fifteen (15) hours of scheduled work per week
three (3) or more years of seniority a minimum guarantee of eighteen (18) middot hours of scheduled work per week
Five (5) or more years of seniority a minimum guarantee of twenty (20) middot hours of scheduled work per week
Six (6) or more years of seniority a minimum guarantee of twenty-four (24) hours of scheduled work per week
Seven (7) or more year of seniority a minimum guarantee of twenty-eight middot (28) hours of scheduled work per week middot
In the event of additional hours being added following the posting of the schedule or schedule changes created by illness accident leave of absence or changes beyond the control of the Company etc the Company agrees to offer such hours
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bull bull to employees by store seniority and by department provided the senior employee bull is available and qualified Such additional or changed hours are intended to be administered in such a manner as to top up part-time employees by seniority to approximately twenty-eight (28) hours unless junior employees have not reached their guaranteed hours in which case the junior employee will have priority to such guaranteep hours middot
ARTICLE 4- STATUTORY HOLIDAYS
401 Part-time employees shall be entitled to statutory holiday pay for the following middot holidays as recognized by the Employment Standards Act
New Years Day Good Friday Victoria Day Canada Day Civic Holiday
Labour Day Thanksgiving Day Christmas Day Boxing Day
If an employee is scheduled towork on the Civic Holiday such employe~ will be paid at his regular rate of pay and will be credited with an additional floater holiday
A part-time employee covered by this Agreement shall be eligible for a floater holiday once during each contract year to be taken at a time mutually agreed upon between the Company and the employee concerned
If any of the above legal holidays are no longer deemed to be a Public Holiday as defined by the Employment Standards Act the employee working on such a day will be paid his regular rate of pay and shall be credited with a floater day to be taken at a mutually agreeable time Otherwise any employee working on a Public Holiday shall be paid at time and one-half (1 Yz) his regular rate of pay plus the statutory days pay middot middot
402 To qualify for pay for a statutory holiday the employee must have worked on hislast scheduled shift preceding and his firSt scheduled shift following_ the legal holiday unless absent dueto proven illness or accident
An employee who so qualifies shall receive legal holiday pay based on his average number of daily hours worked (exclusive of daily overtime) during the four ( 4) weeks
middot immediately preceding the week during which the legal holiday occurs times his standard rate of pay middot
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bull bull ARTICLE 5 -VACATIONS
501 Employees with less than five (5) years seniority as of May 1st of the current year shall receive four (4) percent of their earnings as vacation pay Employees with five (5) or more years service as of May 1st of the current year shall receive six (6) percent of their earnings as vacation pay Employees with eight (8) or more years service as of May 1st of the current year shall receive eight (8) percent of their earnings as vacation pay Employees with seventeen (17) or more years service as of May 1st of the current year shall receive ten (10) percent of their earnings as vacation pay middot middot
502 The Company may grant a leave of absence without pay up to a maximum of four (4) weeks duration to an employee for vacation purposes Such request and permission shall be made in writing It is entirely the Companys choice to allow such a leave of absence without pay If an employee is refused such a request he may not submit a grievance or proceed to arbitration regarding this refusal
503 Part-time employees will choose their vacations after full-time employees have made their choices The preference of vacations will always be given to the partshytime employees having the most seniority Part-time employees will be required to submit their vacation intentions by April1 st of each year
ARTICLE 6- BEREAVEMENT
601 Provided the part-time employee was scheduled to work
The Company agrees to grant employees the necessary time off up to three 3) days with pay at the time of death of the following relatives
Father mother brother sister spouse child step-child mother-in-law father-inshylaw brother-in-law sister-in-law son-in-law daughter-in-law grandparents grandchild step-parents same sex partners uncle aunt niece nephew
602 If the funeral is more than two hundred forty kilometers (240) away the employee will receive an additional one 1) day with pay for attending the fune~al If bereavement falls during an employees vacation he shall be able to carry over the paid time to be able to use at a later date
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bull bull ARTICLE 7 -REST PERIODS
701 Employees covered by this Appendix shall be entitled to one (1) fifteen (15) minute paid rest for each four ( 4) hour period worked Whenever possible each rest period
shall occur at approximately themiddot mid-point of each four (4) hourmiddot period~ No employee who is scheduled for more than four (4) hours but not exceeding six (6) hours shall be required to take their break sooner than two (2) hours into their shift whenever possible
702 middotWhere an employee is working a daily shift of more than six (6) hours he shall have one (1) hour (or a half) hour by mutual consent) off for lunch and one-half() hour for supper if applicable middot
ARTICLE 8 -WAGES
801 A part-time employee shall be pald time and one-half 1 ) for all hours worked over ten 1 0) hours per day or over forty (40) hours per week middot
802 Part-time employees who work on the night crew shall receive a shift premium of ninety-five (95cent) cents per hour for the hours worked on the night shift For the purposes of any Statutory Holiday Pay Vacation Pay or Weekly Indemnity Benefits (where applicable) to which such an employee may be entitled in a week during which he is scheduled to work on a night crew his hourly rate shall be deemed to include the premium aforesaid middot
803 An employee assigned to a position of lead hand shall receive a lead hand premium
of seventy-five (75cent) cents per hour
804 The wage rates affecting employees in the bargaining unit as set out herein shall be set forth in Appendix D of this Agreement
805 An employee who is hired at a higher rate of pay than the start rate is deemed to have to his credit the required hours to justify such a rate of pay
ARTICLE 9 -SAFETY SHOE OR BOOT ALLOWANCE
901 Part-time employees who are required by the Company to wear approved safety footwear shall be paid an allowance of up to forty dollars ($4000) per year upon presentation of a receipt middot
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bull bull ARTICLE 10 middotFULL-TIME REPLACEMENT
1001 Part-time employees replacing full-time employees shall receive the start rate of the full-time classification or whatever level on the scale that would provide him an
increase
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bull APPENDIX D
Part-time Employee Wage Scale
bull Notwithstanding the wage progressions for part-time employees where there is an increase in the Ontario minimum wage rate it shall become the new start rate and those employees so affected shall remain at such rate of pay until their months with the Company would permit them an increase in their rate of pay in accordance with the wage grid
ClerksCashlers
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Nov 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $721 $721 $721 $721 $721 $731 $746
middot 6 months 738 738 738 738 738 748 763
12 months 769 769 769 769 769 779 794
18 months 800 800 800 800 800 810 825
24 months 832 832 832 832 832 842 857
30 months 864 864 864 864 864 874 889
36 months middot 895 895 895 895 895 905 920
42 months 937 937 937 937 937 947 962
48 months 1010 1010 1010 1010 1010 1020 1035
54 months 1 1045 middot1070 1095 1125 1155 1185
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bull bull Service Clerks
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Novmiddotmiddot 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $675 $675 $675 middot $675 $675 $685 $700
6 months 698 698 698 698 698 708 723
12 months 721 721 721 721 721 731 746
18 months 736 736 736 736 736 746 761
24 months 753 753 753 753 753 763 7~78
30 months 795 795 795 795 795 805 820
36 months 811 836 861 886 916 946 976
Meat Cutters
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Nov 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $1238 $1238 $1238 $1238 $1238 $1248 $1263
6 months 1317 1317 1317 1317 1317 1327 1342
12 months 1397 1397 1397 1397 1397 1407 bull 1422
18 months 1425 1450 f475 1500 1530 1560 1590
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bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob As Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE PRINTING OF COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT
The Company agrees to pay one thousand five hundred dollars ($1 50000) towards the cost of printing the Collective Agreement into booklet form middot
~ DATED AT 0plusmnaulh ONTARIO this 5 day of --=-H-=e6__ __ 20ol
UNITEDFOODANDCOMMERC~L LOEB CANADA INC WOR RS UNION LOCAL 175
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bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob As Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE SUNDAY AND STATUTORY HOLIDAYS
In the event that Sunday is legislated to become a regular work day both parties agree that Article 503 b c d of the Collective Agreement will be deleted and that those hours wiJI be part of the regular work week Both parties agree to meet in order to determine the distribution of these Sunday hours
In the event that stores are allowed to legally open on a statutory holiday without premium pay then the parties agree to meet to amend the Collective Agreement by mutual agreement
3 DATED AT o-HctuKL- ONTARIO this 5 day of_~he-=b~-- 2002
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WOR RS UNION LOCAL 175
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bull bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
ANDmiddot
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE TIME LIMITS
In view of recent changes to the Ontario Labour Relations Act and resulting decisions therefrom and in view ofthe parties history of amiable Labour Relations the parties agree to the following
That neither party shall raise or proceed with a timeliness issue argument regarding filing for arbitration without first giving the other party written prior notice of its intent to do so
Should either party serve such notice on the other party the parties further agree that the final time frame in the Collective Agreement respecting filing for arbitration shall then be triggered
The parties further agree that any Board of Arbitration or single arbitrator shall have full jurisdiction to adjudicate the matter respecting timeliness in light of this agreement andmiddot shall not be restricted by the Ontario Labour Relations Act in so doing
DATED AT Q-t-CUJ)O_ ONTARIO this 5_ day of ~e6
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORK RS UNION LOCAL 175
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LOEB CANADA INC
bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE NIGHT CREW GROUP 1
The Company agrees that the following full-time night crew employees are classified as Group 1 middot
middot Brian Taylor Brian Lewis Rick Tombs
The Company agrees that should a Group 1 day job come open and an existing Group 1 night crew employee apply and is successful in getting the job he would maintain his Group 1 status
DATED AT 61-cuuo-- ONTARIO this~ dayof F~b
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WOR ERS UNION LOCAL 175
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LOEB CANADA INC
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bull
LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175NEW LETTER
RE FULL-TIME GROUP 2 TEN (10) HOUR SHIFTS
The Company and the Union agree that should the Company wish to introduce ten 1 0) hour shifts the employees affected will be entitled to an additional fifteen 15) minute break to be taken within the last two 2) hours of work
DATED AT 6-ttcuvo- ONTARIO this _fi__ day of Feb 2003
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO ERS UNION LOCAL 175
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bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE GROUP 1 amp 2 DISTRIBUTION
In an effort to maintain full-time positions and create additional full-time positions the parties have agreed to the following
a) The following
Gary Pritchard Maria Romano Robert Chenier Brian Taylor Paul Berrea Allan Cuddihey Bruce Harding Rick Tombs Brian Lewis
are existing full-time employees as date of ratification and will be classified as Group 1 employees middot
b) The Company agrees that forty-five percent (45) of all regular bargaining unit hours per week will be designated as full-time hours Both parties agreemiddot to have fifty percent (50) of full-time employees in Group 1 and fifty percent (50) in Group 2 This ratio will be achieved through attrition In other words as a Group 1 position becomes vacant it will be replaces by a Group 2 position until fifty-fifty percent (50-50) ratio is achieved Once this ratio is achieved if a Group 1 position becomes vacant it would be filled by a Group 2 employee as per the terms and conditions of the Collective Agreement and a new Group 2 position would be posted
c) The Company recognizes the Receiver Assist Meat Manager and Assistant Produce Manager positions as a Group 1 position Should the Company introduce an additional Receiver position in the unit that position would be considered as a Group 2 position middot
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bull bull d) In the case of a lay-off of a full-time position if a Group 1 employee is laid
off he will have the following options
full lay-off with recall rights accepting part-time hours while maintaining recall rights if feasible he will be offered a Group 2 full-time position and maintain his recall rights to a Group 1 status for the duration of the recall period middot
e) The creation of Assistant Department Managers will be at the Companys sole discretion and may be classified as Group 2 positions
The parties agree to review at store level on a quarterly basis the level of bargaining unit hours and the number of full-time positions as it relates to Group middot1 and Group 2
DATED AT Dttau~ ONTARIO this~ day of l=t=b
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
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LOEB CANADA INC
t 2003
bull bull RE Group 2 Positions - Highlights
Full-time - forty (40) hours a week maximum five (5) shifts a week - minimum four (4) hours a shift - maximum of ten (10) hours per shift - Saturday and Sunday shifts part of work week - Sunday premium applies
- two (2) consecutive days off every other week - Evenings - may be scheduled up to three (3) evenings a week
Meat Produce and Bakery Department employees may be scheduled from 500 am and would receive night crew premium for time worked from 500 am to 600 am
Night Crew Maybe scheduled between 900pm and 900am - Night crew premium would apply from Sunday to Saturday - would be scheduled consecutive nights
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bull bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AN[)
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE SUNDAY WORK GROUP 2
Sunday work shall be part of the work week for all full-time employees in Group 2 It will be clearly indicated to the concerned employee upon hiring andor promotion If at anytime a Group 2 employee or an employee hired before September 41
h 2001 and promoted to a Group 2 position after September 41
h 2001 advises the Company that he is no longer available to work on Sundays then this employee will be returned to a part-time status with middot the conditions of a part-time employee and the Company will post a new Group 2 full-time position The employee returned to his prior position will not have recourse to the grievance procedure as outlined in the Collective Agreement
DATED AT o-tt~ ONTARIO this__amp__ day of _ _Fi-=Eb=---bull 2003
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO RS UNION LOCAL 175
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bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE CARY PRITCHARD ASSISTANT MEAt MANAGER
Upon ratification Cary Pritchard will move to the Meat Cutter scale at the thirty-six (36) month rate and continue to progress from there on He shall also receive a premium of one dollar ($100) per hour as per the Assistan~ Department Manager premium
DATED AT Otcuvo ONTARIO this 5 day of Feb
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
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LOEB CANADA INC
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I- - bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INCmiddot cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE SYLVANA FLORES DELl CLERK
The parties agree that Sylvana Flores is on a leave of absence The parties agree that she
will continue to accumulate seniority while on the leave of absence Should Sylvana Flores return to work at Loeb City View prior to January 5 2003 she will maintain her seniority As of January 5 2003 she would have no seniority in the Bargaining Unit
DATED AT Qmiddotttcl)AlO_ ONTARIO this _5_ day of Feb 20CB
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO RS UNION LOCAL 175
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bull bull LETTER OF-AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC bull cob as Loeb City View
AND
UNIrED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE RED CIRCLED FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES
The Company agrees that the following employees will be considered middot red-circled employees
Maria Romano Robert Chenier Brian Taylor
Effective December 1 2002 they will receive a lump sum payment of seven hundred andmiddot fifty dollars ($75000) middot
Effective November 30 2003 they will receive a lump sum payment of seven hundred and fifty dollars ($75000)
Effective November 28 2004 they will receive a lump sum payment of seven hundred and fifty dollars ($75000) middot
Effective November 27 2005 they will receive a lump sum payment of four hundred dollars ($40000) and a wage increase of twelve cents (12cent) on their rate of pay bringing them to the end rate of the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of thirty cents (30cent) and thirty cents (30cent )
Should the employees want to have their lump sum payment directed to an RRSP they must provide the Store Director with the TD2 no later than the first week of November each yearmiddot
DATED AT 00a vJ6_ ONTARIO this_5_ day of middot Eeb 20~
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO RS UNION CAL 175
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bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE RED-CIRCLED PART-TIME EMPLOYEES
Maria Arella Jimmy Wong Mandy Wong Maria Semler Brenda Laverty Yvonne Gagnon Sandra Gray Beverly MacDonald middot middot
During the term of the Collective Agreement the red-circled ~mployees shall be brought in line with the established wage scales in the negotiated Collective Agreement
Re Maria Arella Jimmy Wong Mandy Wong Maria Semler Brenda Laverty middot bull
Effective December 1 2002 they will receive a lump sum payment of fifteen cents 15cent) per hour worked averaged over the last six 6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks and a wage increase of fifteen cents 15cent) on their rate of pay bringing them to the end rate of middot the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of twentyshyfive cents (25cent) twenty-five cents (25cent) thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents middot (30cent)
Re Yvonne Gagnon Sandra Gray
Effective December 1 2002 they will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 30 2003 they will receive a lump sum payment often cents (10cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six 6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks and a middot wage increase of twenty cents (20cent) on their rate of pay bringing them to the end rate of the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of twenty- five cents 25cent) thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents_(30cent) thirty cents (30cent)
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bull bull Re Beverly MacDonald
Effective December 1 2002 she will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 30 2003 she will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 28 2004 she will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 26 2005 she will receive a lump sum payment of fifteen cents (15cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks and a wage increase of twelve cents ( 12cent) on her rate of pay bringing her to the end rate of the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents (30cent) middot
Should the employees want to have their lump sum payment directed to an RRSP they must provide the Store Director with the TD2 no later than the first week of November of each year
DATED AT 0~ ONTARIO this~ day of Feb
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WO ERS UNION OCAL 175
January 21 2003 cep 571-0
LOEB CANADA INC
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bull bull 1002 The Union agrees that it will not interfere or permit any of the employees in the
bargaining unit to interfere with the delivery and sales of merchandise received by the Company from Company suppliers or the removal of perishable merchandise from the Companys stores
ARTICLE 11 -TEMPORARY ASSIGNMENTS
1101 An employee relieving in a higher rated position shall receive a premium of forty dollars ($4000) a week or eight dollars ($800) a day after he has completed more than one (1) working day in such classification exclusive of Sundays and Statutory Holidays in a seven (7) calendar day week Upon the completion of more than one (1) working day in the classification the above will be retroactive to the commencement of the relieving period
1102 Any employee relieving a Department Manager shall receive a premium of sixty dollars ($6000) a week or twelve dollars ($1200) a day after he has completed more than one (1) working day in that position exclusive of Sundays and Statutory holidays in a seven (7) calendar day week Upon the completion of more than one middot (1) working day in the relieving classification the above will be retroactive to the commencement of the relieving period
ARTICLE 12 -WAGES
1201 The wage rates affecting employees in the bargaining unit as set out herein shall be set forth in Appendix B of this Agreement middot
1202 An employee assigned to a position of lead hand shallmiddotreceive a lead hand premium of seventy-five (75cent) cents per hour
1203 An employee who his hired at a higher rate than the start rate is deemed to have to his credit the necessary months to justify such a rate of pay
ARTICLE 13 middotPART-TIME HELP
1301 It is agreed and recognized by both the Union and the Company that the business of the Company is subject to fluctuations according to the day of the week middotor month and time of day resulting in business peaks For this reason it is necessary to employ both regular employees (referred to as full-time employees) and part-time employees middot
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bull bull 1302 The Company agrees that part-time employees shall not be used to the extent they
replace or displace a present full-time employee from employment or prevent the hiring of a full-time employee
ARTICLE 14- BEREAVEMENT
1401 Should a bereavement occur in an employees immediate family (parent parent-Jn law spouse child brother sister grandparent brother-in-law sister-in-law son-inshylaw daughter-in-law grandchild step-parents same sex partners uncle aunt niece or nephew) the employee shall be granted such time off from work with pay as is reasonable under the circumstances up to a maximum of three (3) days
1402 If the funeral is more than two hundred forty kilometers (240) away the employee will receive an additional one (1) day with pay for attending the funeral If bereavement falls during an employees vacation he shall be able to carry over the paid time to be able to use at a later date
ARTICLE 15 middotUNION REPRESENTATION
1501 The Company agrees to recognize the appointment up to four (4) Union Stewards within a store No probationary employee may be appointed The Company also agrees to grant such stewards time off with pay as may be reasonably necessary to service any grievance or potential grievance
1502 (a) The Company agrees that whenever an interview is held with an employee that becomes part of his record regarding his work or conduct a steward will be present as a witness The employee may request that the steward leave the meeting If the steward is unavailable then the Company will ask the employee to select another employee of his choice from the bargaining unit to be present during this interview However there must not be any conclusion taken at this meeting A further meeting must be scheduled with the steward and the employee for the management to render their decision
(b) If the meeting where management is to render their decision isheld without the steward any conclusions verbal or written will be null and void except in the case where the employee requested the steward to leave
(c) Should any reprimand warning or disciplinary measure be issued in writing the employee in question shall receive a copy of such written reprimand warning or disciplinary measure within seven (7) worked days of the discovery of the alleged offence except that an extension of time may be requested in order to complete an investigation
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bull bull 1503 The Business Agent or International Representative of the Union shall be entitled
to visit a store covered by this Agreement during regular hours of work for the purpose of ensuring the terms of the Agreement are implemented provided however that the appropriate Management authority has given his consent which shall not be unreasonably withheld
1504 The Company agrees during the lifetime of this Agreement to grant time off with pay to two (2) full-time employees and one (1) part-time employee for the purpose of collective bargaining with the Company
1505 The Union agrees to forward to the Company a listing of store stewards and their store and department locations on a half-yearly basis
1506 On commencing employment an employee will be advised by the Company that a Union Agreement is in effect and will be introduced to the Union Stewards
ARTICLE 16 bull HEALTH AND SAFETY
1601 A joint Health amp Safety Committee shall be formed of at least two (2) representatives of the Company and at least two (2) employees appointed by the Union The names of the members of this Committee shall be posted on the bulletin board middot
This Committee shall meet in accordance with the Occupational Health and Safety Act or more frequently if necessary This Committee shall be set up and operated at the Companys expense
1602 The Health amp Safety Committee shall
(a) Make recommendations to the Company to promote industrial safety health and hygiene
(b) Study the monthly accident reports and make recommendations for the prevention of similar accidents middot
(c) Make recommendations concerning training and information programs
(d) Make workplace inspections in accordance to the Occupational Health and Safety Act
(e) Prepare a report of every meeting and inspection copies of which are available at all times to interested parties
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bull bull (f) The Committee may review all accident reports and the Committee will make
recommendation to the Company to prevent such accidents in the future
(g) The Company will advise the Committee of each work accidentmiddot in accordance with the Occupational Health and Safety Act
(h) The Company shall inform every employee of the risks associated with his work
(i) A thorough inspection shall be conducted by two (2) Committee members once a month and the necessary time shall be allowed
G) The Health and Safety Committee shall meet every three (3) months or more frequent if necessary
ARTICLE 17 bull STORE CARDS
1701 The Company agrees to prominently display Union Store Cards and Decals of the Union
1702 The Company agrees that the employees may wear Union buttons while on duty
ARTICLE 18 bull PERSONS OTHER THAN UNION MEMBERS
1801 The Company agrees that persons who are not members of the bargaining unitmiddot other than those listed in Article 101 (a) will not perform bargaining unit work except during the re-opening of a refurbished store
In the case of a renovation or relines there will be no restrictions for work to be perform~d by suppliers sales representatives and third party Companies
It is to be understood that at all time without any restrictions the persons who are not members of the bargaining unit as listed in Article 101 (a) can perform bargaining unit work
1802 The Company representatives (Regional Director Marketing Specialist) canmiddot perform functions related to their duties in the store middot middotmiddot
1803 No suppliersales representatives (or their representatives) shall perform any routine store work except chip suppliers bread suppliers cake suppliers magazines soft drink suppliers bulk non-food suppliers spices and dairy products If any supplier is to be added to the list of exceptions the Company and the Union agre~ to meet
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bull bull to discuss the issue The routine work includes verifying codes and removing products with expired dates from shelves
1804 In the case of sampling and demonstrations suppliers or sales representatives are allowed to manipulate products on the shelves and to distribute samples
Suppliers or sales representatives are allowed to put together displays
ARTICLE 19 middotBULLETIN BOARDS
1901 The Company agrees to extend to the Union the use of a bulletin board in each store for the posting of the following notices middot
1 Notice of election - election results - appointment of officers middot 2 Notice of meetings - time and place 3 Notice of social and recreational activities
All other notices must be approved and initialed by the Store Management before being posted on the bulletin board
ARTICLE 20- UNIFORMS
2001 The Company agrees to provide to employees working an average of twenty (20) hours or more with two (2) uniforms
The Company agrees to provide employees working an average of less than twenty hours (20) with one (1) uniform
The Company agrees to supply proper rain gear when needed
The Company agrees to supply proper gloves for employees working in frozen food or working in cooler
The Company agrees to keep a supply of winter jackets for people working in cooler
These articles shall be replaced by the Company when needed due to normal wear in the store Anyadditional articles may be purchased by the employee at cost price
Coats and aprons for the Meat Department shall be laundered by the Company
The Company shall decide what the uniform is comprised of
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bull bull ARTICLE 21- HEALTH AND WELFARE
2101 The Company agrees to pay for Health and Welfare benefits as outlinedmiddot in middot Appendix A which shall form part of this Collective Agreement
ARTICLE 22 - GENDER
2201 It is understood that the use of the masculine gender shall include the female gender middot
ARTICLE23- SAFETY SHOE OR BOOT ALLOWANCE
2301 Full-time employees who are required by the Company to wear approved safety footwear shall be paid an allowance of up to fifty-five ($5500) dollars per year upon middotpresentation of a receipt middot
ARTICLE 24 middotCASHIERS MAT
2401 The Company agrees to provide Cashiers mat and to replace them whenever necessary
ARTICLE 25 -TERMS OF AGREEMENT
2501 (a) This Agreement shall come into force and effect on October 27 2002 and shall continue to October 25 2008 and shall thereafter be automatically renewed for the period of one (1) year unless either party on written notice to the other within a period of not more than ninety (90) days before the expiry date serves notice of intent to terminate or modify the Agreement
(b) In the event either party serves notice of a desire to negotiate changes into this Agreement as above set out it is agreed that the Company and the Union without undue delay shall begin negotiations on the proposed changes
(c) Pending the results of negotiations neither party shall change the conditions existing under the Agreement unless mutually agreed by both parties
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bull bull DATED AT ()-tkwo_ THIS b DAY OF ----=-h-=E=-=b__ ___ _____ 2003
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO ERS UNION LOCAL 175
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bull bull APPENDIX A
Health and Welfare
The following benefits shall apply to all full-time employees who have successfully completed three (3) months of service or to part-time employees with 12 months service and who average 22 hours of work per week These benefits are subject to the terms and conditions of the insurance contract If there are any discrepancies between what is listed in this Agreement and the insurance contract the latter will apply The cost of these benefits shall be fully paid by the Company unless otherwise stated middot
(A) Paid Sick Leave
The Company agrees to provide to all full-time employees forty (40)hours per year for sick leave Any unused sick leave will be paid to the employees on or about January 15th of the following year Employees with less than one (1) year of service shall receive sick leave on a pro-rata basis
(B) Life Insurance
The Company provides a life insurance amount of one (1) time the employees basic annual earnings rounded up to the next multiple of $100000 For part-time employees the amount payable is $12500
(C) Accidental Death and Dismemberment Benefit
One time the employees basic annual earnings rounded up to the next multiple of $100000 For part-time employees the amount payable is $12500
(D) Short-term disability (not applicable to part-time employees)
Weekly indemnity which provides a benefit of 66 23 of an employees basic earnings to a maximum of $45000 per week commencing on the first day in the case of hospitalization or accident on the 8th calendar day of continuous total disability if sickness for a maximum period of twenty-six (26) weeks middot
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bull bull (E) Long-term Disability (not applicable to part-time employees)
Monthly indemnity which provides a benefit of 66 23 of an employees basic earnings to a maximum of $200000 per month commencing after tw~nty-six (26) weeks of continuous total disability for a maximum period of up to age 65
(F) Extended Health Care (individual coverage only for part-time employees)
Hospitalization within Canada semi-private room without deductible and Without any limit as to the number of days
Medical expenses (reimbursement) annual deductible of $25 for individual or family coverage The covered expenses are reimbursed at 80 for drugs or all other expenses The maximum amount reimbursed per covered person for expenses incurred in Canada is unlimited
Medical expenses (covered expenses) professional services of a chiropractor occupational therapist naturopath speech therapist osteopath psychologist physiotherapist or podiatrist limited to one professional visit per day up to a combined maximum of $300 per calendar year for each specialist
(G) Employee Assistance Program
Confidential and professional consultation services by licensed psychologists Assistance will be available for both personal and professional problems and will be limited to 5 visits per year
(H) Dental Plan
middot The Company shall contribute to the United Food and Commercial Workers Trusteed Plan Ontario (Dental Plan) the following cents per hour for all hours paid for all employees to a maximum of forty (40) hours per week Hours paid shall not include weekly indemnity payments The Employer agrees to sign the participation agreement and supply any other documents forms reports or information required by the Trustees of the Dental Plan The Employer shall forward all contributions together with a list of all employees covered and the number of hours paid per week for each employee in each reporting period within fifteen (15) days following the end of each of the Employers four (4) or five (5) week accounting period
Effective November 24 2002- twenty-five (25cent) cents per hour Effective November 24 2004- twenty-seven (27cent) cents per hour Effective November 24 2005- twenty-nine (29cent) cents per hour Effective November 24 2006- thirty-one (31cent) cents per hour
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bull bull (I) Pension Plan
The Company agrees to contribute to the Canadian Commercial Workers Industry Pension Plan (Pension) the following cents per hour for all hours paid for all employees to a maximum of forty (40) hours per week Hours paid shall not include weekly indemnity payments The Employer agrees to sign the participation
middot agreement and supply any other documents forms reports or information required by the Trustees of the Pension Plan The Employer shall forward together with a list of all employees covered and the number of hours paid permiddot week for each employee in each reporting period within fifteen (15) days following the end of each of the Employers four (4) or five (5) week accounting period middot
Effective November 24 2005- twenty-five (25cent) cents per hour Effective November 24 2006- thirty (30cent) cents per hourmiddot Effective November 24 2007- forty (40cent) cents per hour
(J) Doctors Certificate
The Company reserves the right to require a doctors certificate from an employee If such a certificate is required by the Company themiddot employee must be notified before hisher return The Company agrees to pay for the medical certificate
(K) Vision Plan - (not applicable to part-time employees)
The Company shall provide vision care of one hundred fifty dollars ($15000) per twenty-four (24) months
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bull bull APPENDIX B
Full-Time Employee Wage Scale
General
During the term of this Collective Agreement any new job andor classification to be covered under the terms and conditions of this Collective Agreement shall be posted The parties agree to meet within thirty (30) days to determine the appropriate rate of pay for such classification Should the parties not be able to agree such question may be submitted to Arbitration by either party Pending the decision of the Arbitrators such new classifications and rates shall be implemented
Full-time Wage Scale
ClerksCashlers
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Novmiddot 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $842 $842 $842 $842 $852 $867
6 months 900 900 900 900 900 910 925
12 months 958 958 958 958 958 968 983
18 months 1016 1016 1016 1016 1016 1026 1041
24 months 1080 1080 1080 1080 1080 1090 11
30 mpnths 1096 1096 1096 1096 1096 1106 1121
36 months 1196 1196 1196 1196 1196 1206 1221
42 months 1254 1254 1254 1254 1254 1264 1279
48 months 1343 1343 13~43 1343 1343 1353 1368
54 months 1370 1395 1420 1445 1475 1505 1535
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bull bull Receiver
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Nov 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $894 $894 $894 $894 $894 $904 $919
6 months 952 952 952 952 952 962 979
12 months 1010 1010 1010 1010 1010 1020 1035
18 months 1068 1068 1068 1068 1068 1078 1093
24 months 1131 1131 1131 1131 1131 1141 1156
30months 1148 1148 1148 1148 1148 1158 1173
36 months 1247 1247 1247 1247 1247 1257 1272
42 months 1305 1305 1305 1305 1305 13~ 15 1330
48 months 1396 1396 1396 1396 1396 1406 1421
54 months 1424 1449 1474 1499 1529 1559 1589
Meat Cutters
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Nov 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $1370 $1370 $1370 $1370 $1370 $1380 $1395
6 months 1401 1401 1401 1401 1401 1411 1426
12 months 1433 1433 1433 1433 1433 1443 1458
18 months 1464 1464 1464 1464 1464 1474 1489
24 months 1496 1496 1496 1496 1496 1506 1521
30 months 1527 1527 1527 1527 1527 1537 1552
36 months 1559 1559 1559 1559 1559 1569 1584
42 months 1591 1591 1591 1591 1591 1601 1616
48 months 1654 1654 1654 1654 1654 1564 1679
54 months 1687 1712 1737 1762 1792 1822 1852
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bull bull Assistant Department Managers
An employee who is selected by the Company to fill the role of an assistant department manager shall receive a premium of one dollar ($100) per hour For the purposes of any Statutory Holiday Pay Vacation Pay Sick Pay or Weekly Indemnity Benefit Payments to which such an employee may be entitled in a week during which he is scheduled to work as an assistant department manager hismiddot hourly rate shall be deemed to include the premium aforesaid
In his functions an assistant department manager is required to supervise the personnel in his department and also assign the workload to those employees The assistant manager is also required to support the department manager with the administrative duties and must be available to replace the manager during his absences The choice of vacation between the manager and the assistant must be mutually agreed to The schedule can be modified for the assistant manager outside the prescribed delays under article 508
If a meat wrapper is selected as the assistant meat manager the employee will be paid the meat cutters wage rate based on his seniority and will receive the assistant department premium as mentioned above (eg A meat wrapper at 18 month rate of $1060 Will get the meat cutters rate at 18 month of $1440 plus the premium) middot
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bull ARTICLE 1 - SCOPE
APPENDIX C PART-TIME EMPLOYEES
bull 101 All matters relative to part-time employees and their working conditions shall be
contained in this Appendix and Articles middot
For the purpose of this Appendix a part-time employee is an employee who is normally scheduled to work twenty-eight (28) hours or less per week middot
102 If a part-time employee works forty (40) hours per week for six (6) consecutive weeks except for replacement of absent fuiJtime employees such position shall be posted in accordance with Article 4 of the Full-time portion of this Agreement
103 The following articles and clauses of the Full-Time Agreement shall also apply to Part-Time employees
Preamble 1 2 3 403 a) b) c) e) f) 504 b) 511 8 9 10 11 13 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 24 25 Appendix A
ARTICLE 2 - SENIORITY
201 middot (a) After continuing in the employ of the Company for a period of two hundred and fifty (250) hours Employees covered by this Agreement shall be deemed to have served their probationary period and then shall be placedmiddot on the seniority list for part-time employees The Company shall have the right to discharge a probationary employee Such discharge may not be grieved by the employee andor the Union
(b) Seniority listings for part-time employees shall be posted by the Company quarter-annually The seniority date of each part-time employee shall be considered to be correct if the Union raises nomiddot objection within three (3) weeks of the date of posting of the first list on which the employees name appears
202 (a) Seniority shall begin after the employees probationary period has beenmiddot served Lay-offs and re-employment shall be based on seniority availability ability and qualifications to perform the work When a part-time employee becomes a full-time employee he will be required to serve the full~time probationary period if he has not completed is part-time probationary period and will be given a seniority credit of fifty (50) percent of his part-time seniority up to a maximum of twelve (12) months He will also receive the bull
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bull bull greater of his part-time rate or the rate which his full~time seniority credit will give him and shall proceed from that point in the full-time wage progression Such credit shall apply to seniority vacation statutory holidays and sick days If for some reason the employee reverts to part-time during lhe probationary period there will be no loss of seniority The seniority rights of an employee shall be terminated after six (6) months following a lay-off due to lack of work In the event of an opening occurring in the full-time staff employees covered under this Appendix shall receive preference for such full-time position providing they have the necessary seniority ability competence and qualifications to perform the work
b) Part-time employees are expected to attend work in accordance with their schedule of hours When unable to attend the employee must notify the Company or designate as soon as it is reasonably possible prior to the commencement of the scheduled shift of the employee giving the reason why he is unable to attend middot
203 a) The weekly schedule of hours of work shall be allotted according to seniority by department providing the senior employee(s) has the necessary ability and qualifications to perform the work and is available
In the event of hours of work becoming available within a given week beyond the schedule of hours of that given week due to approved absences sickness compensation bereavement andor unanticipated increases in business the Company will call the most senior part-time employees not scheduled that day provided the employee is available and has the qualifications to perform the available work middot middot
b) The assignment of hours as set out in 203 (a) will result in the schedule of daily hours being posted not later than Thursday at noon of the previous week The store steward will be given a copy of the schedules Employees meal periods will be based on the commencement of their shift middot
204 If a full-time employee transfers to part-time status the employee will retain his original date of hire as his part-time seniority date
205 If more than one employee has the same seniority date the affected employees will draw to determine their order of seniority provided a steward is present middot middot
ARTICLE 3 - HOURS OF WORK
For existing part-time employees the Company will meet each employee to review the employees availability the employee shall be able to amend his availability quarterly each year
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bull bull A part-time employee hired after date of ratification shall have a minimum availability to work all day Saturday and Sunday and also two (2) evenings per week
301 The regular working day shall consist of up to ten (1 0) hours for all part-time employees middot middot
302 Should an employee desire a transfer to another department andor classification he shall indicate such preference on a form supplied by the Company stating the department(s) andor classification(s) desired A copy of the form will be provided to the employee and the Union As openings become available the Company will transfer employees by store seniority subject to relevant qualifications provided the employee has had a request on file for fourteen (14) days When transferred to a higher rated classification the employee will be placed on the wage scale at the level which gives him an increase and shall proceed upwards thereafter in accordance with the time frames When transferred to a lower rated classification the employee will be placed at the level equal to his rate of pay but not higher than the top rate of the new classification
303 The Company agrees that part-time employees will get the opportunity to work up to twenty-eight (28) hours per week by seniority by department by classification
prior to new employees being hired provided the Company can cover the available hours without encountering scheduling problems middot
304 The Company will schedule the following guaranteed hours of work per week based middoton the availability of the hours and provided the employee is available and qualified to perform the work
One (1) or more years of seniority a minimum guarantee of fifteen (15) hours of scheduled work per week
three (3) or more years of seniority a minimum guarantee of eighteen (18) middot hours of scheduled work per week
Five (5) or more years of seniority a minimum guarantee of twenty (20) middot hours of scheduled work per week
Six (6) or more years of seniority a minimum guarantee of twenty-four (24) hours of scheduled work per week
Seven (7) or more year of seniority a minimum guarantee of twenty-eight middot (28) hours of scheduled work per week middot
In the event of additional hours being added following the posting of the schedule or schedule changes created by illness accident leave of absence or changes beyond the control of the Company etc the Company agrees to offer such hours
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bull bull to employees by store seniority and by department provided the senior employee bull is available and qualified Such additional or changed hours are intended to be administered in such a manner as to top up part-time employees by seniority to approximately twenty-eight (28) hours unless junior employees have not reached their guaranteed hours in which case the junior employee will have priority to such guaranteep hours middot
ARTICLE 4- STATUTORY HOLIDAYS
401 Part-time employees shall be entitled to statutory holiday pay for the following middot holidays as recognized by the Employment Standards Act
New Years Day Good Friday Victoria Day Canada Day Civic Holiday
Labour Day Thanksgiving Day Christmas Day Boxing Day
If an employee is scheduled towork on the Civic Holiday such employe~ will be paid at his regular rate of pay and will be credited with an additional floater holiday
A part-time employee covered by this Agreement shall be eligible for a floater holiday once during each contract year to be taken at a time mutually agreed upon between the Company and the employee concerned
If any of the above legal holidays are no longer deemed to be a Public Holiday as defined by the Employment Standards Act the employee working on such a day will be paid his regular rate of pay and shall be credited with a floater day to be taken at a mutually agreeable time Otherwise any employee working on a Public Holiday shall be paid at time and one-half (1 Yz) his regular rate of pay plus the statutory days pay middot middot
402 To qualify for pay for a statutory holiday the employee must have worked on hislast scheduled shift preceding and his firSt scheduled shift following_ the legal holiday unless absent dueto proven illness or accident
An employee who so qualifies shall receive legal holiday pay based on his average number of daily hours worked (exclusive of daily overtime) during the four ( 4) weeks
middot immediately preceding the week during which the legal holiday occurs times his standard rate of pay middot
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bull bull ARTICLE 5 -VACATIONS
501 Employees with less than five (5) years seniority as of May 1st of the current year shall receive four (4) percent of their earnings as vacation pay Employees with five (5) or more years service as of May 1st of the current year shall receive six (6) percent of their earnings as vacation pay Employees with eight (8) or more years service as of May 1st of the current year shall receive eight (8) percent of their earnings as vacation pay Employees with seventeen (17) or more years service as of May 1st of the current year shall receive ten (10) percent of their earnings as vacation pay middot middot
502 The Company may grant a leave of absence without pay up to a maximum of four (4) weeks duration to an employee for vacation purposes Such request and permission shall be made in writing It is entirely the Companys choice to allow such a leave of absence without pay If an employee is refused such a request he may not submit a grievance or proceed to arbitration regarding this refusal
503 Part-time employees will choose their vacations after full-time employees have made their choices The preference of vacations will always be given to the partshytime employees having the most seniority Part-time employees will be required to submit their vacation intentions by April1 st of each year
ARTICLE 6- BEREAVEMENT
601 Provided the part-time employee was scheduled to work
The Company agrees to grant employees the necessary time off up to three 3) days with pay at the time of death of the following relatives
Father mother brother sister spouse child step-child mother-in-law father-inshylaw brother-in-law sister-in-law son-in-law daughter-in-law grandparents grandchild step-parents same sex partners uncle aunt niece nephew
602 If the funeral is more than two hundred forty kilometers (240) away the employee will receive an additional one 1) day with pay for attending the fune~al If bereavement falls during an employees vacation he shall be able to carry over the paid time to be able to use at a later date
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bull bull ARTICLE 7 -REST PERIODS
701 Employees covered by this Appendix shall be entitled to one (1) fifteen (15) minute paid rest for each four ( 4) hour period worked Whenever possible each rest period
shall occur at approximately themiddot mid-point of each four (4) hourmiddot period~ No employee who is scheduled for more than four (4) hours but not exceeding six (6) hours shall be required to take their break sooner than two (2) hours into their shift whenever possible
702 middotWhere an employee is working a daily shift of more than six (6) hours he shall have one (1) hour (or a half) hour by mutual consent) off for lunch and one-half() hour for supper if applicable middot
ARTICLE 8 -WAGES
801 A part-time employee shall be pald time and one-half 1 ) for all hours worked over ten 1 0) hours per day or over forty (40) hours per week middot
802 Part-time employees who work on the night crew shall receive a shift premium of ninety-five (95cent) cents per hour for the hours worked on the night shift For the purposes of any Statutory Holiday Pay Vacation Pay or Weekly Indemnity Benefits (where applicable) to which such an employee may be entitled in a week during which he is scheduled to work on a night crew his hourly rate shall be deemed to include the premium aforesaid middot
803 An employee assigned to a position of lead hand shall receive a lead hand premium
of seventy-five (75cent) cents per hour
804 The wage rates affecting employees in the bargaining unit as set out herein shall be set forth in Appendix D of this Agreement
805 An employee who is hired at a higher rate of pay than the start rate is deemed to have to his credit the required hours to justify such a rate of pay
ARTICLE 9 -SAFETY SHOE OR BOOT ALLOWANCE
901 Part-time employees who are required by the Company to wear approved safety footwear shall be paid an allowance of up to forty dollars ($4000) per year upon presentation of a receipt middot
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bull bull ARTICLE 10 middotFULL-TIME REPLACEMENT
1001 Part-time employees replacing full-time employees shall receive the start rate of the full-time classification or whatever level on the scale that would provide him an
increase
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bull APPENDIX D
Part-time Employee Wage Scale
bull Notwithstanding the wage progressions for part-time employees where there is an increase in the Ontario minimum wage rate it shall become the new start rate and those employees so affected shall remain at such rate of pay until their months with the Company would permit them an increase in their rate of pay in accordance with the wage grid
ClerksCashlers
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Nov 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $721 $721 $721 $721 $721 $731 $746
middot 6 months 738 738 738 738 738 748 763
12 months 769 769 769 769 769 779 794
18 months 800 800 800 800 800 810 825
24 months 832 832 832 832 832 842 857
30 months 864 864 864 864 864 874 889
36 months middot 895 895 895 895 895 905 920
42 months 937 937 937 937 937 947 962
48 months 1010 1010 1010 1010 1010 1020 1035
54 months 1 1045 middot1070 1095 1125 1155 1185
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bull bull Service Clerks
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Novmiddotmiddot 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $675 $675 $675 middot $675 $675 $685 $700
6 months 698 698 698 698 698 708 723
12 months 721 721 721 721 721 731 746
18 months 736 736 736 736 736 746 761
24 months 753 753 753 753 753 763 7~78
30 months 795 795 795 795 795 805 820
36 months 811 836 861 886 916 946 976
Meat Cutters
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Nov 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $1238 $1238 $1238 $1238 $1238 $1248 $1263
6 months 1317 1317 1317 1317 1317 1327 1342
12 months 1397 1397 1397 1397 1397 1407 bull 1422
18 months 1425 1450 f475 1500 1530 1560 1590
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bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob As Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE PRINTING OF COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT
The Company agrees to pay one thousand five hundred dollars ($1 50000) towards the cost of printing the Collective Agreement into booklet form middot
~ DATED AT 0plusmnaulh ONTARIO this 5 day of --=-H-=e6__ __ 20ol
UNITEDFOODANDCOMMERC~L LOEB CANADA INC WOR RS UNION LOCAL 175
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bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob As Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE SUNDAY AND STATUTORY HOLIDAYS
In the event that Sunday is legislated to become a regular work day both parties agree that Article 503 b c d of the Collective Agreement will be deleted and that those hours wiJI be part of the regular work week Both parties agree to meet in order to determine the distribution of these Sunday hours
In the event that stores are allowed to legally open on a statutory holiday without premium pay then the parties agree to meet to amend the Collective Agreement by mutual agreement
3 DATED AT o-HctuKL- ONTARIO this 5 day of_~he-=b~-- 2002
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WOR RS UNION LOCAL 175
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bull bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
ANDmiddot
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE TIME LIMITS
In view of recent changes to the Ontario Labour Relations Act and resulting decisions therefrom and in view ofthe parties history of amiable Labour Relations the parties agree to the following
That neither party shall raise or proceed with a timeliness issue argument regarding filing for arbitration without first giving the other party written prior notice of its intent to do so
Should either party serve such notice on the other party the parties further agree that the final time frame in the Collective Agreement respecting filing for arbitration shall then be triggered
The parties further agree that any Board of Arbitration or single arbitrator shall have full jurisdiction to adjudicate the matter respecting timeliness in light of this agreement andmiddot shall not be restricted by the Ontario Labour Relations Act in so doing
DATED AT Q-t-CUJ)O_ ONTARIO this 5_ day of ~e6
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORK RS UNION LOCAL 175
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LOEB CANADA INC
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LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
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UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE NIGHT CREW GROUP 1
The Company agrees that the following full-time night crew employees are classified as Group 1 middot
middot Brian Taylor Brian Lewis Rick Tombs
The Company agrees that should a Group 1 day job come open and an existing Group 1 night crew employee apply and is successful in getting the job he would maintain his Group 1 status
DATED AT 61-cuuo-- ONTARIO this~ dayof F~b
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WOR ERS UNION LOCAL 175
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LOEB CANADA INC
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UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175NEW LETTER
RE FULL-TIME GROUP 2 TEN (10) HOUR SHIFTS
The Company and the Union agree that should the Company wish to introduce ten 1 0) hour shifts the employees affected will be entitled to an additional fifteen 15) minute break to be taken within the last two 2) hours of work
DATED AT 6-ttcuvo- ONTARIO this _fi__ day of Feb 2003
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO ERS UNION LOCAL 175
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LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
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UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE GROUP 1 amp 2 DISTRIBUTION
In an effort to maintain full-time positions and create additional full-time positions the parties have agreed to the following
a) The following
Gary Pritchard Maria Romano Robert Chenier Brian Taylor Paul Berrea Allan Cuddihey Bruce Harding Rick Tombs Brian Lewis
are existing full-time employees as date of ratification and will be classified as Group 1 employees middot
b) The Company agrees that forty-five percent (45) of all regular bargaining unit hours per week will be designated as full-time hours Both parties agreemiddot to have fifty percent (50) of full-time employees in Group 1 and fifty percent (50) in Group 2 This ratio will be achieved through attrition In other words as a Group 1 position becomes vacant it will be replaces by a Group 2 position until fifty-fifty percent (50-50) ratio is achieved Once this ratio is achieved if a Group 1 position becomes vacant it would be filled by a Group 2 employee as per the terms and conditions of the Collective Agreement and a new Group 2 position would be posted
c) The Company recognizes the Receiver Assist Meat Manager and Assistant Produce Manager positions as a Group 1 position Should the Company introduce an additional Receiver position in the unit that position would be considered as a Group 2 position middot
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bull bull d) In the case of a lay-off of a full-time position if a Group 1 employee is laid
off he will have the following options
full lay-off with recall rights accepting part-time hours while maintaining recall rights if feasible he will be offered a Group 2 full-time position and maintain his recall rights to a Group 1 status for the duration of the recall period middot
e) The creation of Assistant Department Managers will be at the Companys sole discretion and may be classified as Group 2 positions
The parties agree to review at store level on a quarterly basis the level of bargaining unit hours and the number of full-time positions as it relates to Group middot1 and Group 2
DATED AT Dttau~ ONTARIO this~ day of l=t=b
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
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LOEB CANADA INC
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bull bull RE Group 2 Positions - Highlights
Full-time - forty (40) hours a week maximum five (5) shifts a week - minimum four (4) hours a shift - maximum of ten (10) hours per shift - Saturday and Sunday shifts part of work week - Sunday premium applies
- two (2) consecutive days off every other week - Evenings - may be scheduled up to three (3) evenings a week
Meat Produce and Bakery Department employees may be scheduled from 500 am and would receive night crew premium for time worked from 500 am to 600 am
Night Crew Maybe scheduled between 900pm and 900am - Night crew premium would apply from Sunday to Saturday - would be scheduled consecutive nights
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UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE SUNDAY WORK GROUP 2
Sunday work shall be part of the work week for all full-time employees in Group 2 It will be clearly indicated to the concerned employee upon hiring andor promotion If at anytime a Group 2 employee or an employee hired before September 41
h 2001 and promoted to a Group 2 position after September 41
h 2001 advises the Company that he is no longer available to work on Sundays then this employee will be returned to a part-time status with middot the conditions of a part-time employee and the Company will post a new Group 2 full-time position The employee returned to his prior position will not have recourse to the grievance procedure as outlined in the Collective Agreement
DATED AT o-tt~ ONTARIO this__amp__ day of _ _Fi-=Eb=---bull 2003
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO RS UNION LOCAL 175
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LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
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UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE CARY PRITCHARD ASSISTANT MEAt MANAGER
Upon ratification Cary Pritchard will move to the Meat Cutter scale at the thirty-six (36) month rate and continue to progress from there on He shall also receive a premium of one dollar ($100) per hour as per the Assistan~ Department Manager premium
DATED AT Otcuvo ONTARIO this 5 day of Feb
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
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LOEB CANADA INC
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LOEB CANADA INCmiddot cob as Loeb City View
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UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE SYLVANA FLORES DELl CLERK
The parties agree that Sylvana Flores is on a leave of absence The parties agree that she
will continue to accumulate seniority while on the leave of absence Should Sylvana Flores return to work at Loeb City View prior to January 5 2003 she will maintain her seniority As of January 5 2003 she would have no seniority in the Bargaining Unit
DATED AT Qmiddotttcl)AlO_ ONTARIO this _5_ day of Feb 20CB
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO RS UNION LOCAL 175
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bull bull LETTER OF-AGREEMENT
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LOEB CANADA INC bull cob as Loeb City View
AND
UNIrED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE RED CIRCLED FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES
The Company agrees that the following employees will be considered middot red-circled employees
Maria Romano Robert Chenier Brian Taylor
Effective December 1 2002 they will receive a lump sum payment of seven hundred andmiddot fifty dollars ($75000) middot
Effective November 30 2003 they will receive a lump sum payment of seven hundred and fifty dollars ($75000)
Effective November 28 2004 they will receive a lump sum payment of seven hundred and fifty dollars ($75000) middot
Effective November 27 2005 they will receive a lump sum payment of four hundred dollars ($40000) and a wage increase of twelve cents (12cent) on their rate of pay bringing them to the end rate of the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of thirty cents (30cent) and thirty cents (30cent )
Should the employees want to have their lump sum payment directed to an RRSP they must provide the Store Director with the TD2 no later than the first week of November each yearmiddot
DATED AT 00a vJ6_ ONTARIO this_5_ day of middot Eeb 20~
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO RS UNION CAL 175
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LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
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UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE RED-CIRCLED PART-TIME EMPLOYEES
Maria Arella Jimmy Wong Mandy Wong Maria Semler Brenda Laverty Yvonne Gagnon Sandra Gray Beverly MacDonald middot middot
During the term of the Collective Agreement the red-circled ~mployees shall be brought in line with the established wage scales in the negotiated Collective Agreement
Re Maria Arella Jimmy Wong Mandy Wong Maria Semler Brenda Laverty middot bull
Effective December 1 2002 they will receive a lump sum payment of fifteen cents 15cent) per hour worked averaged over the last six 6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks and a wage increase of fifteen cents 15cent) on their rate of pay bringing them to the end rate of middot the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of twentyshyfive cents (25cent) twenty-five cents (25cent) thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents middot (30cent)
Re Yvonne Gagnon Sandra Gray
Effective December 1 2002 they will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 30 2003 they will receive a lump sum payment often cents (10cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six 6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks and a middot wage increase of twenty cents (20cent) on their rate of pay bringing them to the end rate of the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of twenty- five cents 25cent) thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents_(30cent) thirty cents (30cent)
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bull bull Re Beverly MacDonald
Effective December 1 2002 she will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 30 2003 she will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 28 2004 she will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 26 2005 she will receive a lump sum payment of fifteen cents (15cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks and a wage increase of twelve cents ( 12cent) on her rate of pay bringing her to the end rate of the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents (30cent) middot
Should the employees want to have their lump sum payment directed to an RRSP they must provide the Store Director with the TD2 no later than the first week of November of each year
DATED AT 0~ ONTARIO this~ day of Feb
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WO ERS UNION OCAL 175
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bull bull 1302 The Company agrees that part-time employees shall not be used to the extent they
replace or displace a present full-time employee from employment or prevent the hiring of a full-time employee
ARTICLE 14- BEREAVEMENT
1401 Should a bereavement occur in an employees immediate family (parent parent-Jn law spouse child brother sister grandparent brother-in-law sister-in-law son-inshylaw daughter-in-law grandchild step-parents same sex partners uncle aunt niece or nephew) the employee shall be granted such time off from work with pay as is reasonable under the circumstances up to a maximum of three (3) days
1402 If the funeral is more than two hundred forty kilometers (240) away the employee will receive an additional one (1) day with pay for attending the funeral If bereavement falls during an employees vacation he shall be able to carry over the paid time to be able to use at a later date
ARTICLE 15 middotUNION REPRESENTATION
1501 The Company agrees to recognize the appointment up to four (4) Union Stewards within a store No probationary employee may be appointed The Company also agrees to grant such stewards time off with pay as may be reasonably necessary to service any grievance or potential grievance
1502 (a) The Company agrees that whenever an interview is held with an employee that becomes part of his record regarding his work or conduct a steward will be present as a witness The employee may request that the steward leave the meeting If the steward is unavailable then the Company will ask the employee to select another employee of his choice from the bargaining unit to be present during this interview However there must not be any conclusion taken at this meeting A further meeting must be scheduled with the steward and the employee for the management to render their decision
(b) If the meeting where management is to render their decision isheld without the steward any conclusions verbal or written will be null and void except in the case where the employee requested the steward to leave
(c) Should any reprimand warning or disciplinary measure be issued in writing the employee in question shall receive a copy of such written reprimand warning or disciplinary measure within seven (7) worked days of the discovery of the alleged offence except that an extension of time may be requested in order to complete an investigation
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bull bull 1503 The Business Agent or International Representative of the Union shall be entitled
to visit a store covered by this Agreement during regular hours of work for the purpose of ensuring the terms of the Agreement are implemented provided however that the appropriate Management authority has given his consent which shall not be unreasonably withheld
1504 The Company agrees during the lifetime of this Agreement to grant time off with pay to two (2) full-time employees and one (1) part-time employee for the purpose of collective bargaining with the Company
1505 The Union agrees to forward to the Company a listing of store stewards and their store and department locations on a half-yearly basis
1506 On commencing employment an employee will be advised by the Company that a Union Agreement is in effect and will be introduced to the Union Stewards
ARTICLE 16 bull HEALTH AND SAFETY
1601 A joint Health amp Safety Committee shall be formed of at least two (2) representatives of the Company and at least two (2) employees appointed by the Union The names of the members of this Committee shall be posted on the bulletin board middot
This Committee shall meet in accordance with the Occupational Health and Safety Act or more frequently if necessary This Committee shall be set up and operated at the Companys expense
1602 The Health amp Safety Committee shall
(a) Make recommendations to the Company to promote industrial safety health and hygiene
(b) Study the monthly accident reports and make recommendations for the prevention of similar accidents middot
(c) Make recommendations concerning training and information programs
(d) Make workplace inspections in accordance to the Occupational Health and Safety Act
(e) Prepare a report of every meeting and inspection copies of which are available at all times to interested parties
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bull bull (f) The Committee may review all accident reports and the Committee will make
recommendation to the Company to prevent such accidents in the future
(g) The Company will advise the Committee of each work accidentmiddot in accordance with the Occupational Health and Safety Act
(h) The Company shall inform every employee of the risks associated with his work
(i) A thorough inspection shall be conducted by two (2) Committee members once a month and the necessary time shall be allowed
G) The Health and Safety Committee shall meet every three (3) months or more frequent if necessary
ARTICLE 17 bull STORE CARDS
1701 The Company agrees to prominently display Union Store Cards and Decals of the Union
1702 The Company agrees that the employees may wear Union buttons while on duty
ARTICLE 18 bull PERSONS OTHER THAN UNION MEMBERS
1801 The Company agrees that persons who are not members of the bargaining unitmiddot other than those listed in Article 101 (a) will not perform bargaining unit work except during the re-opening of a refurbished store
In the case of a renovation or relines there will be no restrictions for work to be perform~d by suppliers sales representatives and third party Companies
It is to be understood that at all time without any restrictions the persons who are not members of the bargaining unit as listed in Article 101 (a) can perform bargaining unit work
1802 The Company representatives (Regional Director Marketing Specialist) canmiddot perform functions related to their duties in the store middot middotmiddot
1803 No suppliersales representatives (or their representatives) shall perform any routine store work except chip suppliers bread suppliers cake suppliers magazines soft drink suppliers bulk non-food suppliers spices and dairy products If any supplier is to be added to the list of exceptions the Company and the Union agre~ to meet
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bull bull to discuss the issue The routine work includes verifying codes and removing products with expired dates from shelves
1804 In the case of sampling and demonstrations suppliers or sales representatives are allowed to manipulate products on the shelves and to distribute samples
Suppliers or sales representatives are allowed to put together displays
ARTICLE 19 middotBULLETIN BOARDS
1901 The Company agrees to extend to the Union the use of a bulletin board in each store for the posting of the following notices middot
1 Notice of election - election results - appointment of officers middot 2 Notice of meetings - time and place 3 Notice of social and recreational activities
All other notices must be approved and initialed by the Store Management before being posted on the bulletin board
ARTICLE 20- UNIFORMS
2001 The Company agrees to provide to employees working an average of twenty (20) hours or more with two (2) uniforms
The Company agrees to provide employees working an average of less than twenty hours (20) with one (1) uniform
The Company agrees to supply proper rain gear when needed
The Company agrees to supply proper gloves for employees working in frozen food or working in cooler
The Company agrees to keep a supply of winter jackets for people working in cooler
These articles shall be replaced by the Company when needed due to normal wear in the store Anyadditional articles may be purchased by the employee at cost price
Coats and aprons for the Meat Department shall be laundered by the Company
The Company shall decide what the uniform is comprised of
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bull bull ARTICLE 21- HEALTH AND WELFARE
2101 The Company agrees to pay for Health and Welfare benefits as outlinedmiddot in middot Appendix A which shall form part of this Collective Agreement
ARTICLE 22 - GENDER
2201 It is understood that the use of the masculine gender shall include the female gender middot
ARTICLE23- SAFETY SHOE OR BOOT ALLOWANCE
2301 Full-time employees who are required by the Company to wear approved safety footwear shall be paid an allowance of up to fifty-five ($5500) dollars per year upon middotpresentation of a receipt middot
ARTICLE 24 middotCASHIERS MAT
2401 The Company agrees to provide Cashiers mat and to replace them whenever necessary
ARTICLE 25 -TERMS OF AGREEMENT
2501 (a) This Agreement shall come into force and effect on October 27 2002 and shall continue to October 25 2008 and shall thereafter be automatically renewed for the period of one (1) year unless either party on written notice to the other within a period of not more than ninety (90) days before the expiry date serves notice of intent to terminate or modify the Agreement
(b) In the event either party serves notice of a desire to negotiate changes into this Agreement as above set out it is agreed that the Company and the Union without undue delay shall begin negotiations on the proposed changes
(c) Pending the results of negotiations neither party shall change the conditions existing under the Agreement unless mutually agreed by both parties
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bull bull DATED AT ()-tkwo_ THIS b DAY OF ----=-h-=E=-=b__ ___ _____ 2003
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO ERS UNION LOCAL 175
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bull bull APPENDIX A
Health and Welfare
The following benefits shall apply to all full-time employees who have successfully completed three (3) months of service or to part-time employees with 12 months service and who average 22 hours of work per week These benefits are subject to the terms and conditions of the insurance contract If there are any discrepancies between what is listed in this Agreement and the insurance contract the latter will apply The cost of these benefits shall be fully paid by the Company unless otherwise stated middot
(A) Paid Sick Leave
The Company agrees to provide to all full-time employees forty (40)hours per year for sick leave Any unused sick leave will be paid to the employees on or about January 15th of the following year Employees with less than one (1) year of service shall receive sick leave on a pro-rata basis
(B) Life Insurance
The Company provides a life insurance amount of one (1) time the employees basic annual earnings rounded up to the next multiple of $100000 For part-time employees the amount payable is $12500
(C) Accidental Death and Dismemberment Benefit
One time the employees basic annual earnings rounded up to the next multiple of $100000 For part-time employees the amount payable is $12500
(D) Short-term disability (not applicable to part-time employees)
Weekly indemnity which provides a benefit of 66 23 of an employees basic earnings to a maximum of $45000 per week commencing on the first day in the case of hospitalization or accident on the 8th calendar day of continuous total disability if sickness for a maximum period of twenty-six (26) weeks middot
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bull bull (E) Long-term Disability (not applicable to part-time employees)
Monthly indemnity which provides a benefit of 66 23 of an employees basic earnings to a maximum of $200000 per month commencing after tw~nty-six (26) weeks of continuous total disability for a maximum period of up to age 65
(F) Extended Health Care (individual coverage only for part-time employees)
Hospitalization within Canada semi-private room without deductible and Without any limit as to the number of days
Medical expenses (reimbursement) annual deductible of $25 for individual or family coverage The covered expenses are reimbursed at 80 for drugs or all other expenses The maximum amount reimbursed per covered person for expenses incurred in Canada is unlimited
Medical expenses (covered expenses) professional services of a chiropractor occupational therapist naturopath speech therapist osteopath psychologist physiotherapist or podiatrist limited to one professional visit per day up to a combined maximum of $300 per calendar year for each specialist
(G) Employee Assistance Program
Confidential and professional consultation services by licensed psychologists Assistance will be available for both personal and professional problems and will be limited to 5 visits per year
(H) Dental Plan
middot The Company shall contribute to the United Food and Commercial Workers Trusteed Plan Ontario (Dental Plan) the following cents per hour for all hours paid for all employees to a maximum of forty (40) hours per week Hours paid shall not include weekly indemnity payments The Employer agrees to sign the participation agreement and supply any other documents forms reports or information required by the Trustees of the Dental Plan The Employer shall forward all contributions together with a list of all employees covered and the number of hours paid per week for each employee in each reporting period within fifteen (15) days following the end of each of the Employers four (4) or five (5) week accounting period
Effective November 24 2002- twenty-five (25cent) cents per hour Effective November 24 2004- twenty-seven (27cent) cents per hour Effective November 24 2005- twenty-nine (29cent) cents per hour Effective November 24 2006- thirty-one (31cent) cents per hour
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bull bull (I) Pension Plan
The Company agrees to contribute to the Canadian Commercial Workers Industry Pension Plan (Pension) the following cents per hour for all hours paid for all employees to a maximum of forty (40) hours per week Hours paid shall not include weekly indemnity payments The Employer agrees to sign the participation
middot agreement and supply any other documents forms reports or information required by the Trustees of the Pension Plan The Employer shall forward together with a list of all employees covered and the number of hours paid permiddot week for each employee in each reporting period within fifteen (15) days following the end of each of the Employers four (4) or five (5) week accounting period middot
Effective November 24 2005- twenty-five (25cent) cents per hour Effective November 24 2006- thirty (30cent) cents per hourmiddot Effective November 24 2007- forty (40cent) cents per hour
(J) Doctors Certificate
The Company reserves the right to require a doctors certificate from an employee If such a certificate is required by the Company themiddot employee must be notified before hisher return The Company agrees to pay for the medical certificate
(K) Vision Plan - (not applicable to part-time employees)
The Company shall provide vision care of one hundred fifty dollars ($15000) per twenty-four (24) months
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bull bull APPENDIX B
Full-Time Employee Wage Scale
General
During the term of this Collective Agreement any new job andor classification to be covered under the terms and conditions of this Collective Agreement shall be posted The parties agree to meet within thirty (30) days to determine the appropriate rate of pay for such classification Should the parties not be able to agree such question may be submitted to Arbitration by either party Pending the decision of the Arbitrators such new classifications and rates shall be implemented
Full-time Wage Scale
ClerksCashlers
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Novmiddot 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $842 $842 $842 $842 $852 $867
6 months 900 900 900 900 900 910 925
12 months 958 958 958 958 958 968 983
18 months 1016 1016 1016 1016 1016 1026 1041
24 months 1080 1080 1080 1080 1080 1090 11
30 mpnths 1096 1096 1096 1096 1096 1106 1121
36 months 1196 1196 1196 1196 1196 1206 1221
42 months 1254 1254 1254 1254 1254 1264 1279
48 months 1343 1343 13~43 1343 1343 1353 1368
54 months 1370 1395 1420 1445 1475 1505 1535
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bull bull Receiver
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Nov 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $894 $894 $894 $894 $894 $904 $919
6 months 952 952 952 952 952 962 979
12 months 1010 1010 1010 1010 1010 1020 1035
18 months 1068 1068 1068 1068 1068 1078 1093
24 months 1131 1131 1131 1131 1131 1141 1156
30months 1148 1148 1148 1148 1148 1158 1173
36 months 1247 1247 1247 1247 1247 1257 1272
42 months 1305 1305 1305 1305 1305 13~ 15 1330
48 months 1396 1396 1396 1396 1396 1406 1421
54 months 1424 1449 1474 1499 1529 1559 1589
Meat Cutters
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Nov 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $1370 $1370 $1370 $1370 $1370 $1380 $1395
6 months 1401 1401 1401 1401 1401 1411 1426
12 months 1433 1433 1433 1433 1433 1443 1458
18 months 1464 1464 1464 1464 1464 1474 1489
24 months 1496 1496 1496 1496 1496 1506 1521
30 months 1527 1527 1527 1527 1527 1537 1552
36 months 1559 1559 1559 1559 1559 1569 1584
42 months 1591 1591 1591 1591 1591 1601 1616
48 months 1654 1654 1654 1654 1654 1564 1679
54 months 1687 1712 1737 1762 1792 1822 1852
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bull bull Assistant Department Managers
An employee who is selected by the Company to fill the role of an assistant department manager shall receive a premium of one dollar ($100) per hour For the purposes of any Statutory Holiday Pay Vacation Pay Sick Pay or Weekly Indemnity Benefit Payments to which such an employee may be entitled in a week during which he is scheduled to work as an assistant department manager hismiddot hourly rate shall be deemed to include the premium aforesaid
In his functions an assistant department manager is required to supervise the personnel in his department and also assign the workload to those employees The assistant manager is also required to support the department manager with the administrative duties and must be available to replace the manager during his absences The choice of vacation between the manager and the assistant must be mutually agreed to The schedule can be modified for the assistant manager outside the prescribed delays under article 508
If a meat wrapper is selected as the assistant meat manager the employee will be paid the meat cutters wage rate based on his seniority and will receive the assistant department premium as mentioned above (eg A meat wrapper at 18 month rate of $1060 Will get the meat cutters rate at 18 month of $1440 plus the premium) middot
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bull ARTICLE 1 - SCOPE
APPENDIX C PART-TIME EMPLOYEES
bull 101 All matters relative to part-time employees and their working conditions shall be
contained in this Appendix and Articles middot
For the purpose of this Appendix a part-time employee is an employee who is normally scheduled to work twenty-eight (28) hours or less per week middot
102 If a part-time employee works forty (40) hours per week for six (6) consecutive weeks except for replacement of absent fuiJtime employees such position shall be posted in accordance with Article 4 of the Full-time portion of this Agreement
103 The following articles and clauses of the Full-Time Agreement shall also apply to Part-Time employees
Preamble 1 2 3 403 a) b) c) e) f) 504 b) 511 8 9 10 11 13 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 24 25 Appendix A
ARTICLE 2 - SENIORITY
201 middot (a) After continuing in the employ of the Company for a period of two hundred and fifty (250) hours Employees covered by this Agreement shall be deemed to have served their probationary period and then shall be placedmiddot on the seniority list for part-time employees The Company shall have the right to discharge a probationary employee Such discharge may not be grieved by the employee andor the Union
(b) Seniority listings for part-time employees shall be posted by the Company quarter-annually The seniority date of each part-time employee shall be considered to be correct if the Union raises nomiddot objection within three (3) weeks of the date of posting of the first list on which the employees name appears
202 (a) Seniority shall begin after the employees probationary period has beenmiddot served Lay-offs and re-employment shall be based on seniority availability ability and qualifications to perform the work When a part-time employee becomes a full-time employee he will be required to serve the full~time probationary period if he has not completed is part-time probationary period and will be given a seniority credit of fifty (50) percent of his part-time seniority up to a maximum of twelve (12) months He will also receive the bull
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bull bull greater of his part-time rate or the rate which his full~time seniority credit will give him and shall proceed from that point in the full-time wage progression Such credit shall apply to seniority vacation statutory holidays and sick days If for some reason the employee reverts to part-time during lhe probationary period there will be no loss of seniority The seniority rights of an employee shall be terminated after six (6) months following a lay-off due to lack of work In the event of an opening occurring in the full-time staff employees covered under this Appendix shall receive preference for such full-time position providing they have the necessary seniority ability competence and qualifications to perform the work
b) Part-time employees are expected to attend work in accordance with their schedule of hours When unable to attend the employee must notify the Company or designate as soon as it is reasonably possible prior to the commencement of the scheduled shift of the employee giving the reason why he is unable to attend middot
203 a) The weekly schedule of hours of work shall be allotted according to seniority by department providing the senior employee(s) has the necessary ability and qualifications to perform the work and is available
In the event of hours of work becoming available within a given week beyond the schedule of hours of that given week due to approved absences sickness compensation bereavement andor unanticipated increases in business the Company will call the most senior part-time employees not scheduled that day provided the employee is available and has the qualifications to perform the available work middot middot
b) The assignment of hours as set out in 203 (a) will result in the schedule of daily hours being posted not later than Thursday at noon of the previous week The store steward will be given a copy of the schedules Employees meal periods will be based on the commencement of their shift middot
204 If a full-time employee transfers to part-time status the employee will retain his original date of hire as his part-time seniority date
205 If more than one employee has the same seniority date the affected employees will draw to determine their order of seniority provided a steward is present middot middot
ARTICLE 3 - HOURS OF WORK
For existing part-time employees the Company will meet each employee to review the employees availability the employee shall be able to amend his availability quarterly each year
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bull bull A part-time employee hired after date of ratification shall have a minimum availability to work all day Saturday and Sunday and also two (2) evenings per week
301 The regular working day shall consist of up to ten (1 0) hours for all part-time employees middot middot
302 Should an employee desire a transfer to another department andor classification he shall indicate such preference on a form supplied by the Company stating the department(s) andor classification(s) desired A copy of the form will be provided to the employee and the Union As openings become available the Company will transfer employees by store seniority subject to relevant qualifications provided the employee has had a request on file for fourteen (14) days When transferred to a higher rated classification the employee will be placed on the wage scale at the level which gives him an increase and shall proceed upwards thereafter in accordance with the time frames When transferred to a lower rated classification the employee will be placed at the level equal to his rate of pay but not higher than the top rate of the new classification
303 The Company agrees that part-time employees will get the opportunity to work up to twenty-eight (28) hours per week by seniority by department by classification
prior to new employees being hired provided the Company can cover the available hours without encountering scheduling problems middot
304 The Company will schedule the following guaranteed hours of work per week based middoton the availability of the hours and provided the employee is available and qualified to perform the work
One (1) or more years of seniority a minimum guarantee of fifteen (15) hours of scheduled work per week
three (3) or more years of seniority a minimum guarantee of eighteen (18) middot hours of scheduled work per week
Five (5) or more years of seniority a minimum guarantee of twenty (20) middot hours of scheduled work per week
Six (6) or more years of seniority a minimum guarantee of twenty-four (24) hours of scheduled work per week
Seven (7) or more year of seniority a minimum guarantee of twenty-eight middot (28) hours of scheduled work per week middot
In the event of additional hours being added following the posting of the schedule or schedule changes created by illness accident leave of absence or changes beyond the control of the Company etc the Company agrees to offer such hours
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bull bull to employees by store seniority and by department provided the senior employee bull is available and qualified Such additional or changed hours are intended to be administered in such a manner as to top up part-time employees by seniority to approximately twenty-eight (28) hours unless junior employees have not reached their guaranteed hours in which case the junior employee will have priority to such guaranteep hours middot
ARTICLE 4- STATUTORY HOLIDAYS
401 Part-time employees shall be entitled to statutory holiday pay for the following middot holidays as recognized by the Employment Standards Act
New Years Day Good Friday Victoria Day Canada Day Civic Holiday
Labour Day Thanksgiving Day Christmas Day Boxing Day
If an employee is scheduled towork on the Civic Holiday such employe~ will be paid at his regular rate of pay and will be credited with an additional floater holiday
A part-time employee covered by this Agreement shall be eligible for a floater holiday once during each contract year to be taken at a time mutually agreed upon between the Company and the employee concerned
If any of the above legal holidays are no longer deemed to be a Public Holiday as defined by the Employment Standards Act the employee working on such a day will be paid his regular rate of pay and shall be credited with a floater day to be taken at a mutually agreeable time Otherwise any employee working on a Public Holiday shall be paid at time and one-half (1 Yz) his regular rate of pay plus the statutory days pay middot middot
402 To qualify for pay for a statutory holiday the employee must have worked on hislast scheduled shift preceding and his firSt scheduled shift following_ the legal holiday unless absent dueto proven illness or accident
An employee who so qualifies shall receive legal holiday pay based on his average number of daily hours worked (exclusive of daily overtime) during the four ( 4) weeks
middot immediately preceding the week during which the legal holiday occurs times his standard rate of pay middot
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bull bull ARTICLE 5 -VACATIONS
501 Employees with less than five (5) years seniority as of May 1st of the current year shall receive four (4) percent of their earnings as vacation pay Employees with five (5) or more years service as of May 1st of the current year shall receive six (6) percent of their earnings as vacation pay Employees with eight (8) or more years service as of May 1st of the current year shall receive eight (8) percent of their earnings as vacation pay Employees with seventeen (17) or more years service as of May 1st of the current year shall receive ten (10) percent of their earnings as vacation pay middot middot
502 The Company may grant a leave of absence without pay up to a maximum of four (4) weeks duration to an employee for vacation purposes Such request and permission shall be made in writing It is entirely the Companys choice to allow such a leave of absence without pay If an employee is refused such a request he may not submit a grievance or proceed to arbitration regarding this refusal
503 Part-time employees will choose their vacations after full-time employees have made their choices The preference of vacations will always be given to the partshytime employees having the most seniority Part-time employees will be required to submit their vacation intentions by April1 st of each year
ARTICLE 6- BEREAVEMENT
601 Provided the part-time employee was scheduled to work
The Company agrees to grant employees the necessary time off up to three 3) days with pay at the time of death of the following relatives
Father mother brother sister spouse child step-child mother-in-law father-inshylaw brother-in-law sister-in-law son-in-law daughter-in-law grandparents grandchild step-parents same sex partners uncle aunt niece nephew
602 If the funeral is more than two hundred forty kilometers (240) away the employee will receive an additional one 1) day with pay for attending the fune~al If bereavement falls during an employees vacation he shall be able to carry over the paid time to be able to use at a later date
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bull bull ARTICLE 7 -REST PERIODS
701 Employees covered by this Appendix shall be entitled to one (1) fifteen (15) minute paid rest for each four ( 4) hour period worked Whenever possible each rest period
shall occur at approximately themiddot mid-point of each four (4) hourmiddot period~ No employee who is scheduled for more than four (4) hours but not exceeding six (6) hours shall be required to take their break sooner than two (2) hours into their shift whenever possible
702 middotWhere an employee is working a daily shift of more than six (6) hours he shall have one (1) hour (or a half) hour by mutual consent) off for lunch and one-half() hour for supper if applicable middot
ARTICLE 8 -WAGES
801 A part-time employee shall be pald time and one-half 1 ) for all hours worked over ten 1 0) hours per day or over forty (40) hours per week middot
802 Part-time employees who work on the night crew shall receive a shift premium of ninety-five (95cent) cents per hour for the hours worked on the night shift For the purposes of any Statutory Holiday Pay Vacation Pay or Weekly Indemnity Benefits (where applicable) to which such an employee may be entitled in a week during which he is scheduled to work on a night crew his hourly rate shall be deemed to include the premium aforesaid middot
803 An employee assigned to a position of lead hand shall receive a lead hand premium
of seventy-five (75cent) cents per hour
804 The wage rates affecting employees in the bargaining unit as set out herein shall be set forth in Appendix D of this Agreement
805 An employee who is hired at a higher rate of pay than the start rate is deemed to have to his credit the required hours to justify such a rate of pay
ARTICLE 9 -SAFETY SHOE OR BOOT ALLOWANCE
901 Part-time employees who are required by the Company to wear approved safety footwear shall be paid an allowance of up to forty dollars ($4000) per year upon presentation of a receipt middot
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bull bull ARTICLE 10 middotFULL-TIME REPLACEMENT
1001 Part-time employees replacing full-time employees shall receive the start rate of the full-time classification or whatever level on the scale that would provide him an
increase
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bull APPENDIX D
Part-time Employee Wage Scale
bull Notwithstanding the wage progressions for part-time employees where there is an increase in the Ontario minimum wage rate it shall become the new start rate and those employees so affected shall remain at such rate of pay until their months with the Company would permit them an increase in their rate of pay in accordance with the wage grid
ClerksCashlers
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Nov 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $721 $721 $721 $721 $721 $731 $746
middot 6 months 738 738 738 738 738 748 763
12 months 769 769 769 769 769 779 794
18 months 800 800 800 800 800 810 825
24 months 832 832 832 832 832 842 857
30 months 864 864 864 864 864 874 889
36 months middot 895 895 895 895 895 905 920
42 months 937 937 937 937 937 947 962
48 months 1010 1010 1010 1010 1010 1020 1035
54 months 1 1045 middot1070 1095 1125 1155 1185
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bull bull Service Clerks
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Novmiddotmiddot 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $675 $675 $675 middot $675 $675 $685 $700
6 months 698 698 698 698 698 708 723
12 months 721 721 721 721 721 731 746
18 months 736 736 736 736 736 746 761
24 months 753 753 753 753 753 763 7~78
30 months 795 795 795 795 795 805 820
36 months 811 836 861 886 916 946 976
Meat Cutters
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Nov 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $1238 $1238 $1238 $1238 $1238 $1248 $1263
6 months 1317 1317 1317 1317 1317 1327 1342
12 months 1397 1397 1397 1397 1397 1407 bull 1422
18 months 1425 1450 f475 1500 1530 1560 1590
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bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob As Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE PRINTING OF COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT
The Company agrees to pay one thousand five hundred dollars ($1 50000) towards the cost of printing the Collective Agreement into booklet form middot
~ DATED AT 0plusmnaulh ONTARIO this 5 day of --=-H-=e6__ __ 20ol
UNITEDFOODANDCOMMERC~L LOEB CANADA INC WOR RS UNION LOCAL 175
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bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob As Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE SUNDAY AND STATUTORY HOLIDAYS
In the event that Sunday is legislated to become a regular work day both parties agree that Article 503 b c d of the Collective Agreement will be deleted and that those hours wiJI be part of the regular work week Both parties agree to meet in order to determine the distribution of these Sunday hours
In the event that stores are allowed to legally open on a statutory holiday without premium pay then the parties agree to meet to amend the Collective Agreement by mutual agreement
3 DATED AT o-HctuKL- ONTARIO this 5 day of_~he-=b~-- 2002
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WOR RS UNION LOCAL 175
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bull bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
ANDmiddot
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE TIME LIMITS
In view of recent changes to the Ontario Labour Relations Act and resulting decisions therefrom and in view ofthe parties history of amiable Labour Relations the parties agree to the following
That neither party shall raise or proceed with a timeliness issue argument regarding filing for arbitration without first giving the other party written prior notice of its intent to do so
Should either party serve such notice on the other party the parties further agree that the final time frame in the Collective Agreement respecting filing for arbitration shall then be triggered
The parties further agree that any Board of Arbitration or single arbitrator shall have full jurisdiction to adjudicate the matter respecting timeliness in light of this agreement andmiddot shall not be restricted by the Ontario Labour Relations Act in so doing
DATED AT Q-t-CUJ)O_ ONTARIO this 5_ day of ~e6
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORK RS UNION LOCAL 175
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LOEB CANADA INC
bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE NIGHT CREW GROUP 1
The Company agrees that the following full-time night crew employees are classified as Group 1 middot
middot Brian Taylor Brian Lewis Rick Tombs
The Company agrees that should a Group 1 day job come open and an existing Group 1 night crew employee apply and is successful in getting the job he would maintain his Group 1 status
DATED AT 61-cuuo-- ONTARIO this~ dayof F~b
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WOR ERS UNION LOCAL 175
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LOEB CANADA INC
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LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
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UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175NEW LETTER
RE FULL-TIME GROUP 2 TEN (10) HOUR SHIFTS
The Company and the Union agree that should the Company wish to introduce ten 1 0) hour shifts the employees affected will be entitled to an additional fifteen 15) minute break to be taken within the last two 2) hours of work
DATED AT 6-ttcuvo- ONTARIO this _fi__ day of Feb 2003
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO ERS UNION LOCAL 175
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bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE GROUP 1 amp 2 DISTRIBUTION
In an effort to maintain full-time positions and create additional full-time positions the parties have agreed to the following
a) The following
Gary Pritchard Maria Romano Robert Chenier Brian Taylor Paul Berrea Allan Cuddihey Bruce Harding Rick Tombs Brian Lewis
are existing full-time employees as date of ratification and will be classified as Group 1 employees middot
b) The Company agrees that forty-five percent (45) of all regular bargaining unit hours per week will be designated as full-time hours Both parties agreemiddot to have fifty percent (50) of full-time employees in Group 1 and fifty percent (50) in Group 2 This ratio will be achieved through attrition In other words as a Group 1 position becomes vacant it will be replaces by a Group 2 position until fifty-fifty percent (50-50) ratio is achieved Once this ratio is achieved if a Group 1 position becomes vacant it would be filled by a Group 2 employee as per the terms and conditions of the Collective Agreement and a new Group 2 position would be posted
c) The Company recognizes the Receiver Assist Meat Manager and Assistant Produce Manager positions as a Group 1 position Should the Company introduce an additional Receiver position in the unit that position would be considered as a Group 2 position middot
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bull bull d) In the case of a lay-off of a full-time position if a Group 1 employee is laid
off he will have the following options
full lay-off with recall rights accepting part-time hours while maintaining recall rights if feasible he will be offered a Group 2 full-time position and maintain his recall rights to a Group 1 status for the duration of the recall period middot
e) The creation of Assistant Department Managers will be at the Companys sole discretion and may be classified as Group 2 positions
The parties agree to review at store level on a quarterly basis the level of bargaining unit hours and the number of full-time positions as it relates to Group middot1 and Group 2
DATED AT Dttau~ ONTARIO this~ day of l=t=b
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
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LOEB CANADA INC
t 2003
bull bull RE Group 2 Positions - Highlights
Full-time - forty (40) hours a week maximum five (5) shifts a week - minimum four (4) hours a shift - maximum of ten (10) hours per shift - Saturday and Sunday shifts part of work week - Sunday premium applies
- two (2) consecutive days off every other week - Evenings - may be scheduled up to three (3) evenings a week
Meat Produce and Bakery Department employees may be scheduled from 500 am and would receive night crew premium for time worked from 500 am to 600 am
Night Crew Maybe scheduled between 900pm and 900am - Night crew premium would apply from Sunday to Saturday - would be scheduled consecutive nights
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bull bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AN[)
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UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE SUNDAY WORK GROUP 2
Sunday work shall be part of the work week for all full-time employees in Group 2 It will be clearly indicated to the concerned employee upon hiring andor promotion If at anytime a Group 2 employee or an employee hired before September 41
h 2001 and promoted to a Group 2 position after September 41
h 2001 advises the Company that he is no longer available to work on Sundays then this employee will be returned to a part-time status with middot the conditions of a part-time employee and the Company will post a new Group 2 full-time position The employee returned to his prior position will not have recourse to the grievance procedure as outlined in the Collective Agreement
DATED AT o-tt~ ONTARIO this__amp__ day of _ _Fi-=Eb=---bull 2003
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO RS UNION LOCAL 175
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bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE CARY PRITCHARD ASSISTANT MEAt MANAGER
Upon ratification Cary Pritchard will move to the Meat Cutter scale at the thirty-six (36) month rate and continue to progress from there on He shall also receive a premium of one dollar ($100) per hour as per the Assistan~ Department Manager premium
DATED AT Otcuvo ONTARIO this 5 day of Feb
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
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LOEB CANADA INC
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I- - bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INCmiddot cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE SYLVANA FLORES DELl CLERK
The parties agree that Sylvana Flores is on a leave of absence The parties agree that she
will continue to accumulate seniority while on the leave of absence Should Sylvana Flores return to work at Loeb City View prior to January 5 2003 she will maintain her seniority As of January 5 2003 she would have no seniority in the Bargaining Unit
DATED AT Qmiddotttcl)AlO_ ONTARIO this _5_ day of Feb 20CB
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO RS UNION LOCAL 175
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bull bull LETTER OF-AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC bull cob as Loeb City View
AND
UNIrED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE RED CIRCLED FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES
The Company agrees that the following employees will be considered middot red-circled employees
Maria Romano Robert Chenier Brian Taylor
Effective December 1 2002 they will receive a lump sum payment of seven hundred andmiddot fifty dollars ($75000) middot
Effective November 30 2003 they will receive a lump sum payment of seven hundred and fifty dollars ($75000)
Effective November 28 2004 they will receive a lump sum payment of seven hundred and fifty dollars ($75000) middot
Effective November 27 2005 they will receive a lump sum payment of four hundred dollars ($40000) and a wage increase of twelve cents (12cent) on their rate of pay bringing them to the end rate of the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of thirty cents (30cent) and thirty cents (30cent )
Should the employees want to have their lump sum payment directed to an RRSP they must provide the Store Director with the TD2 no later than the first week of November each yearmiddot
DATED AT 00a vJ6_ ONTARIO this_5_ day of middot Eeb 20~
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO RS UNION CAL 175
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bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE RED-CIRCLED PART-TIME EMPLOYEES
Maria Arella Jimmy Wong Mandy Wong Maria Semler Brenda Laverty Yvonne Gagnon Sandra Gray Beverly MacDonald middot middot
During the term of the Collective Agreement the red-circled ~mployees shall be brought in line with the established wage scales in the negotiated Collective Agreement
Re Maria Arella Jimmy Wong Mandy Wong Maria Semler Brenda Laverty middot bull
Effective December 1 2002 they will receive a lump sum payment of fifteen cents 15cent) per hour worked averaged over the last six 6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks and a wage increase of fifteen cents 15cent) on their rate of pay bringing them to the end rate of middot the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of twentyshyfive cents (25cent) twenty-five cents (25cent) thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents middot (30cent)
Re Yvonne Gagnon Sandra Gray
Effective December 1 2002 they will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 30 2003 they will receive a lump sum payment often cents (10cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six 6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks and a middot wage increase of twenty cents (20cent) on their rate of pay bringing them to the end rate of the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of twenty- five cents 25cent) thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents_(30cent) thirty cents (30cent)
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bull bull Re Beverly MacDonald
Effective December 1 2002 she will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 30 2003 she will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 28 2004 she will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 26 2005 she will receive a lump sum payment of fifteen cents (15cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks and a wage increase of twelve cents ( 12cent) on her rate of pay bringing her to the end rate of the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents (30cent) middot
Should the employees want to have their lump sum payment directed to an RRSP they must provide the Store Director with the TD2 no later than the first week of November of each year
DATED AT 0~ ONTARIO this~ day of Feb
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WO ERS UNION OCAL 175
January 21 2003 cep 571-0
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bull bull 1503 The Business Agent or International Representative of the Union shall be entitled
to visit a store covered by this Agreement during regular hours of work for the purpose of ensuring the terms of the Agreement are implemented provided however that the appropriate Management authority has given his consent which shall not be unreasonably withheld
1504 The Company agrees during the lifetime of this Agreement to grant time off with pay to two (2) full-time employees and one (1) part-time employee for the purpose of collective bargaining with the Company
1505 The Union agrees to forward to the Company a listing of store stewards and their store and department locations on a half-yearly basis
1506 On commencing employment an employee will be advised by the Company that a Union Agreement is in effect and will be introduced to the Union Stewards
ARTICLE 16 bull HEALTH AND SAFETY
1601 A joint Health amp Safety Committee shall be formed of at least two (2) representatives of the Company and at least two (2) employees appointed by the Union The names of the members of this Committee shall be posted on the bulletin board middot
This Committee shall meet in accordance with the Occupational Health and Safety Act or more frequently if necessary This Committee shall be set up and operated at the Companys expense
1602 The Health amp Safety Committee shall
(a) Make recommendations to the Company to promote industrial safety health and hygiene
(b) Study the monthly accident reports and make recommendations for the prevention of similar accidents middot
(c) Make recommendations concerning training and information programs
(d) Make workplace inspections in accordance to the Occupational Health and Safety Act
(e) Prepare a report of every meeting and inspection copies of which are available at all times to interested parties
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bull bull (f) The Committee may review all accident reports and the Committee will make
recommendation to the Company to prevent such accidents in the future
(g) The Company will advise the Committee of each work accidentmiddot in accordance with the Occupational Health and Safety Act
(h) The Company shall inform every employee of the risks associated with his work
(i) A thorough inspection shall be conducted by two (2) Committee members once a month and the necessary time shall be allowed
G) The Health and Safety Committee shall meet every three (3) months or more frequent if necessary
ARTICLE 17 bull STORE CARDS
1701 The Company agrees to prominently display Union Store Cards and Decals of the Union
1702 The Company agrees that the employees may wear Union buttons while on duty
ARTICLE 18 bull PERSONS OTHER THAN UNION MEMBERS
1801 The Company agrees that persons who are not members of the bargaining unitmiddot other than those listed in Article 101 (a) will not perform bargaining unit work except during the re-opening of a refurbished store
In the case of a renovation or relines there will be no restrictions for work to be perform~d by suppliers sales representatives and third party Companies
It is to be understood that at all time without any restrictions the persons who are not members of the bargaining unit as listed in Article 101 (a) can perform bargaining unit work
1802 The Company representatives (Regional Director Marketing Specialist) canmiddot perform functions related to their duties in the store middot middotmiddot
1803 No suppliersales representatives (or their representatives) shall perform any routine store work except chip suppliers bread suppliers cake suppliers magazines soft drink suppliers bulk non-food suppliers spices and dairy products If any supplier is to be added to the list of exceptions the Company and the Union agre~ to meet
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bull bull to discuss the issue The routine work includes verifying codes and removing products with expired dates from shelves
1804 In the case of sampling and demonstrations suppliers or sales representatives are allowed to manipulate products on the shelves and to distribute samples
Suppliers or sales representatives are allowed to put together displays
ARTICLE 19 middotBULLETIN BOARDS
1901 The Company agrees to extend to the Union the use of a bulletin board in each store for the posting of the following notices middot
1 Notice of election - election results - appointment of officers middot 2 Notice of meetings - time and place 3 Notice of social and recreational activities
All other notices must be approved and initialed by the Store Management before being posted on the bulletin board
ARTICLE 20- UNIFORMS
2001 The Company agrees to provide to employees working an average of twenty (20) hours or more with two (2) uniforms
The Company agrees to provide employees working an average of less than twenty hours (20) with one (1) uniform
The Company agrees to supply proper rain gear when needed
The Company agrees to supply proper gloves for employees working in frozen food or working in cooler
The Company agrees to keep a supply of winter jackets for people working in cooler
These articles shall be replaced by the Company when needed due to normal wear in the store Anyadditional articles may be purchased by the employee at cost price
Coats and aprons for the Meat Department shall be laundered by the Company
The Company shall decide what the uniform is comprised of
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bull bull ARTICLE 21- HEALTH AND WELFARE
2101 The Company agrees to pay for Health and Welfare benefits as outlinedmiddot in middot Appendix A which shall form part of this Collective Agreement
ARTICLE 22 - GENDER
2201 It is understood that the use of the masculine gender shall include the female gender middot
ARTICLE23- SAFETY SHOE OR BOOT ALLOWANCE
2301 Full-time employees who are required by the Company to wear approved safety footwear shall be paid an allowance of up to fifty-five ($5500) dollars per year upon middotpresentation of a receipt middot
ARTICLE 24 middotCASHIERS MAT
2401 The Company agrees to provide Cashiers mat and to replace them whenever necessary
ARTICLE 25 -TERMS OF AGREEMENT
2501 (a) This Agreement shall come into force and effect on October 27 2002 and shall continue to October 25 2008 and shall thereafter be automatically renewed for the period of one (1) year unless either party on written notice to the other within a period of not more than ninety (90) days before the expiry date serves notice of intent to terminate or modify the Agreement
(b) In the event either party serves notice of a desire to negotiate changes into this Agreement as above set out it is agreed that the Company and the Union without undue delay shall begin negotiations on the proposed changes
(c) Pending the results of negotiations neither party shall change the conditions existing under the Agreement unless mutually agreed by both parties
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bull bull DATED AT ()-tkwo_ THIS b DAY OF ----=-h-=E=-=b__ ___ _____ 2003
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO ERS UNION LOCAL 175
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bull bull APPENDIX A
Health and Welfare
The following benefits shall apply to all full-time employees who have successfully completed three (3) months of service or to part-time employees with 12 months service and who average 22 hours of work per week These benefits are subject to the terms and conditions of the insurance contract If there are any discrepancies between what is listed in this Agreement and the insurance contract the latter will apply The cost of these benefits shall be fully paid by the Company unless otherwise stated middot
(A) Paid Sick Leave
The Company agrees to provide to all full-time employees forty (40)hours per year for sick leave Any unused sick leave will be paid to the employees on or about January 15th of the following year Employees with less than one (1) year of service shall receive sick leave on a pro-rata basis
(B) Life Insurance
The Company provides a life insurance amount of one (1) time the employees basic annual earnings rounded up to the next multiple of $100000 For part-time employees the amount payable is $12500
(C) Accidental Death and Dismemberment Benefit
One time the employees basic annual earnings rounded up to the next multiple of $100000 For part-time employees the amount payable is $12500
(D) Short-term disability (not applicable to part-time employees)
Weekly indemnity which provides a benefit of 66 23 of an employees basic earnings to a maximum of $45000 per week commencing on the first day in the case of hospitalization or accident on the 8th calendar day of continuous total disability if sickness for a maximum period of twenty-six (26) weeks middot
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bull bull (E) Long-term Disability (not applicable to part-time employees)
Monthly indemnity which provides a benefit of 66 23 of an employees basic earnings to a maximum of $200000 per month commencing after tw~nty-six (26) weeks of continuous total disability for a maximum period of up to age 65
(F) Extended Health Care (individual coverage only for part-time employees)
Hospitalization within Canada semi-private room without deductible and Without any limit as to the number of days
Medical expenses (reimbursement) annual deductible of $25 for individual or family coverage The covered expenses are reimbursed at 80 for drugs or all other expenses The maximum amount reimbursed per covered person for expenses incurred in Canada is unlimited
Medical expenses (covered expenses) professional services of a chiropractor occupational therapist naturopath speech therapist osteopath psychologist physiotherapist or podiatrist limited to one professional visit per day up to a combined maximum of $300 per calendar year for each specialist
(G) Employee Assistance Program
Confidential and professional consultation services by licensed psychologists Assistance will be available for both personal and professional problems and will be limited to 5 visits per year
(H) Dental Plan
middot The Company shall contribute to the United Food and Commercial Workers Trusteed Plan Ontario (Dental Plan) the following cents per hour for all hours paid for all employees to a maximum of forty (40) hours per week Hours paid shall not include weekly indemnity payments The Employer agrees to sign the participation agreement and supply any other documents forms reports or information required by the Trustees of the Dental Plan The Employer shall forward all contributions together with a list of all employees covered and the number of hours paid per week for each employee in each reporting period within fifteen (15) days following the end of each of the Employers four (4) or five (5) week accounting period
Effective November 24 2002- twenty-five (25cent) cents per hour Effective November 24 2004- twenty-seven (27cent) cents per hour Effective November 24 2005- twenty-nine (29cent) cents per hour Effective November 24 2006- thirty-one (31cent) cents per hour
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bull bull (I) Pension Plan
The Company agrees to contribute to the Canadian Commercial Workers Industry Pension Plan (Pension) the following cents per hour for all hours paid for all employees to a maximum of forty (40) hours per week Hours paid shall not include weekly indemnity payments The Employer agrees to sign the participation
middot agreement and supply any other documents forms reports or information required by the Trustees of the Pension Plan The Employer shall forward together with a list of all employees covered and the number of hours paid permiddot week for each employee in each reporting period within fifteen (15) days following the end of each of the Employers four (4) or five (5) week accounting period middot
Effective November 24 2005- twenty-five (25cent) cents per hour Effective November 24 2006- thirty (30cent) cents per hourmiddot Effective November 24 2007- forty (40cent) cents per hour
(J) Doctors Certificate
The Company reserves the right to require a doctors certificate from an employee If such a certificate is required by the Company themiddot employee must be notified before hisher return The Company agrees to pay for the medical certificate
(K) Vision Plan - (not applicable to part-time employees)
The Company shall provide vision care of one hundred fifty dollars ($15000) per twenty-four (24) months
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bull bull APPENDIX B
Full-Time Employee Wage Scale
General
During the term of this Collective Agreement any new job andor classification to be covered under the terms and conditions of this Collective Agreement shall be posted The parties agree to meet within thirty (30) days to determine the appropriate rate of pay for such classification Should the parties not be able to agree such question may be submitted to Arbitration by either party Pending the decision of the Arbitrators such new classifications and rates shall be implemented
Full-time Wage Scale
ClerksCashlers
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Novmiddot 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $842 $842 $842 $842 $852 $867
6 months 900 900 900 900 900 910 925
12 months 958 958 958 958 958 968 983
18 months 1016 1016 1016 1016 1016 1026 1041
24 months 1080 1080 1080 1080 1080 1090 11
30 mpnths 1096 1096 1096 1096 1096 1106 1121
36 months 1196 1196 1196 1196 1196 1206 1221
42 months 1254 1254 1254 1254 1254 1264 1279
48 months 1343 1343 13~43 1343 1343 1353 1368
54 months 1370 1395 1420 1445 1475 1505 1535
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bull bull Receiver
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Nov 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $894 $894 $894 $894 $894 $904 $919
6 months 952 952 952 952 952 962 979
12 months 1010 1010 1010 1010 1010 1020 1035
18 months 1068 1068 1068 1068 1068 1078 1093
24 months 1131 1131 1131 1131 1131 1141 1156
30months 1148 1148 1148 1148 1148 1158 1173
36 months 1247 1247 1247 1247 1247 1257 1272
42 months 1305 1305 1305 1305 1305 13~ 15 1330
48 months 1396 1396 1396 1396 1396 1406 1421
54 months 1424 1449 1474 1499 1529 1559 1589
Meat Cutters
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Nov 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $1370 $1370 $1370 $1370 $1370 $1380 $1395
6 months 1401 1401 1401 1401 1401 1411 1426
12 months 1433 1433 1433 1433 1433 1443 1458
18 months 1464 1464 1464 1464 1464 1474 1489
24 months 1496 1496 1496 1496 1496 1506 1521
30 months 1527 1527 1527 1527 1527 1537 1552
36 months 1559 1559 1559 1559 1559 1569 1584
42 months 1591 1591 1591 1591 1591 1601 1616
48 months 1654 1654 1654 1654 1654 1564 1679
54 months 1687 1712 1737 1762 1792 1822 1852
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bull bull Assistant Department Managers
An employee who is selected by the Company to fill the role of an assistant department manager shall receive a premium of one dollar ($100) per hour For the purposes of any Statutory Holiday Pay Vacation Pay Sick Pay or Weekly Indemnity Benefit Payments to which such an employee may be entitled in a week during which he is scheduled to work as an assistant department manager hismiddot hourly rate shall be deemed to include the premium aforesaid
In his functions an assistant department manager is required to supervise the personnel in his department and also assign the workload to those employees The assistant manager is also required to support the department manager with the administrative duties and must be available to replace the manager during his absences The choice of vacation between the manager and the assistant must be mutually agreed to The schedule can be modified for the assistant manager outside the prescribed delays under article 508
If a meat wrapper is selected as the assistant meat manager the employee will be paid the meat cutters wage rate based on his seniority and will receive the assistant department premium as mentioned above (eg A meat wrapper at 18 month rate of $1060 Will get the meat cutters rate at 18 month of $1440 plus the premium) middot
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bull ARTICLE 1 - SCOPE
APPENDIX C PART-TIME EMPLOYEES
bull 101 All matters relative to part-time employees and their working conditions shall be
contained in this Appendix and Articles middot
For the purpose of this Appendix a part-time employee is an employee who is normally scheduled to work twenty-eight (28) hours or less per week middot
102 If a part-time employee works forty (40) hours per week for six (6) consecutive weeks except for replacement of absent fuiJtime employees such position shall be posted in accordance with Article 4 of the Full-time portion of this Agreement
103 The following articles and clauses of the Full-Time Agreement shall also apply to Part-Time employees
Preamble 1 2 3 403 a) b) c) e) f) 504 b) 511 8 9 10 11 13 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 24 25 Appendix A
ARTICLE 2 - SENIORITY
201 middot (a) After continuing in the employ of the Company for a period of two hundred and fifty (250) hours Employees covered by this Agreement shall be deemed to have served their probationary period and then shall be placedmiddot on the seniority list for part-time employees The Company shall have the right to discharge a probationary employee Such discharge may not be grieved by the employee andor the Union
(b) Seniority listings for part-time employees shall be posted by the Company quarter-annually The seniority date of each part-time employee shall be considered to be correct if the Union raises nomiddot objection within three (3) weeks of the date of posting of the first list on which the employees name appears
202 (a) Seniority shall begin after the employees probationary period has beenmiddot served Lay-offs and re-employment shall be based on seniority availability ability and qualifications to perform the work When a part-time employee becomes a full-time employee he will be required to serve the full~time probationary period if he has not completed is part-time probationary period and will be given a seniority credit of fifty (50) percent of his part-time seniority up to a maximum of twelve (12) months He will also receive the bull
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bull bull greater of his part-time rate or the rate which his full~time seniority credit will give him and shall proceed from that point in the full-time wage progression Such credit shall apply to seniority vacation statutory holidays and sick days If for some reason the employee reverts to part-time during lhe probationary period there will be no loss of seniority The seniority rights of an employee shall be terminated after six (6) months following a lay-off due to lack of work In the event of an opening occurring in the full-time staff employees covered under this Appendix shall receive preference for such full-time position providing they have the necessary seniority ability competence and qualifications to perform the work
b) Part-time employees are expected to attend work in accordance with their schedule of hours When unable to attend the employee must notify the Company or designate as soon as it is reasonably possible prior to the commencement of the scheduled shift of the employee giving the reason why he is unable to attend middot
203 a) The weekly schedule of hours of work shall be allotted according to seniority by department providing the senior employee(s) has the necessary ability and qualifications to perform the work and is available
In the event of hours of work becoming available within a given week beyond the schedule of hours of that given week due to approved absences sickness compensation bereavement andor unanticipated increases in business the Company will call the most senior part-time employees not scheduled that day provided the employee is available and has the qualifications to perform the available work middot middot
b) The assignment of hours as set out in 203 (a) will result in the schedule of daily hours being posted not later than Thursday at noon of the previous week The store steward will be given a copy of the schedules Employees meal periods will be based on the commencement of their shift middot
204 If a full-time employee transfers to part-time status the employee will retain his original date of hire as his part-time seniority date
205 If more than one employee has the same seniority date the affected employees will draw to determine their order of seniority provided a steward is present middot middot
ARTICLE 3 - HOURS OF WORK
For existing part-time employees the Company will meet each employee to review the employees availability the employee shall be able to amend his availability quarterly each year
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bull bull A part-time employee hired after date of ratification shall have a minimum availability to work all day Saturday and Sunday and also two (2) evenings per week
301 The regular working day shall consist of up to ten (1 0) hours for all part-time employees middot middot
302 Should an employee desire a transfer to another department andor classification he shall indicate such preference on a form supplied by the Company stating the department(s) andor classification(s) desired A copy of the form will be provided to the employee and the Union As openings become available the Company will transfer employees by store seniority subject to relevant qualifications provided the employee has had a request on file for fourteen (14) days When transferred to a higher rated classification the employee will be placed on the wage scale at the level which gives him an increase and shall proceed upwards thereafter in accordance with the time frames When transferred to a lower rated classification the employee will be placed at the level equal to his rate of pay but not higher than the top rate of the new classification
303 The Company agrees that part-time employees will get the opportunity to work up to twenty-eight (28) hours per week by seniority by department by classification
prior to new employees being hired provided the Company can cover the available hours without encountering scheduling problems middot
304 The Company will schedule the following guaranteed hours of work per week based middoton the availability of the hours and provided the employee is available and qualified to perform the work
One (1) or more years of seniority a minimum guarantee of fifteen (15) hours of scheduled work per week
three (3) or more years of seniority a minimum guarantee of eighteen (18) middot hours of scheduled work per week
Five (5) or more years of seniority a minimum guarantee of twenty (20) middot hours of scheduled work per week
Six (6) or more years of seniority a minimum guarantee of twenty-four (24) hours of scheduled work per week
Seven (7) or more year of seniority a minimum guarantee of twenty-eight middot (28) hours of scheduled work per week middot
In the event of additional hours being added following the posting of the schedule or schedule changes created by illness accident leave of absence or changes beyond the control of the Company etc the Company agrees to offer such hours
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bull bull to employees by store seniority and by department provided the senior employee bull is available and qualified Such additional or changed hours are intended to be administered in such a manner as to top up part-time employees by seniority to approximately twenty-eight (28) hours unless junior employees have not reached their guaranteed hours in which case the junior employee will have priority to such guaranteep hours middot
ARTICLE 4- STATUTORY HOLIDAYS
401 Part-time employees shall be entitled to statutory holiday pay for the following middot holidays as recognized by the Employment Standards Act
New Years Day Good Friday Victoria Day Canada Day Civic Holiday
Labour Day Thanksgiving Day Christmas Day Boxing Day
If an employee is scheduled towork on the Civic Holiday such employe~ will be paid at his regular rate of pay and will be credited with an additional floater holiday
A part-time employee covered by this Agreement shall be eligible for a floater holiday once during each contract year to be taken at a time mutually agreed upon between the Company and the employee concerned
If any of the above legal holidays are no longer deemed to be a Public Holiday as defined by the Employment Standards Act the employee working on such a day will be paid his regular rate of pay and shall be credited with a floater day to be taken at a mutually agreeable time Otherwise any employee working on a Public Holiday shall be paid at time and one-half (1 Yz) his regular rate of pay plus the statutory days pay middot middot
402 To qualify for pay for a statutory holiday the employee must have worked on hislast scheduled shift preceding and his firSt scheduled shift following_ the legal holiday unless absent dueto proven illness or accident
An employee who so qualifies shall receive legal holiday pay based on his average number of daily hours worked (exclusive of daily overtime) during the four ( 4) weeks
middot immediately preceding the week during which the legal holiday occurs times his standard rate of pay middot
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bull bull ARTICLE 5 -VACATIONS
501 Employees with less than five (5) years seniority as of May 1st of the current year shall receive four (4) percent of their earnings as vacation pay Employees with five (5) or more years service as of May 1st of the current year shall receive six (6) percent of their earnings as vacation pay Employees with eight (8) or more years service as of May 1st of the current year shall receive eight (8) percent of their earnings as vacation pay Employees with seventeen (17) or more years service as of May 1st of the current year shall receive ten (10) percent of their earnings as vacation pay middot middot
502 The Company may grant a leave of absence without pay up to a maximum of four (4) weeks duration to an employee for vacation purposes Such request and permission shall be made in writing It is entirely the Companys choice to allow such a leave of absence without pay If an employee is refused such a request he may not submit a grievance or proceed to arbitration regarding this refusal
503 Part-time employees will choose their vacations after full-time employees have made their choices The preference of vacations will always be given to the partshytime employees having the most seniority Part-time employees will be required to submit their vacation intentions by April1 st of each year
ARTICLE 6- BEREAVEMENT
601 Provided the part-time employee was scheduled to work
The Company agrees to grant employees the necessary time off up to three 3) days with pay at the time of death of the following relatives
Father mother brother sister spouse child step-child mother-in-law father-inshylaw brother-in-law sister-in-law son-in-law daughter-in-law grandparents grandchild step-parents same sex partners uncle aunt niece nephew
602 If the funeral is more than two hundred forty kilometers (240) away the employee will receive an additional one 1) day with pay for attending the fune~al If bereavement falls during an employees vacation he shall be able to carry over the paid time to be able to use at a later date
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bull bull ARTICLE 7 -REST PERIODS
701 Employees covered by this Appendix shall be entitled to one (1) fifteen (15) minute paid rest for each four ( 4) hour period worked Whenever possible each rest period
shall occur at approximately themiddot mid-point of each four (4) hourmiddot period~ No employee who is scheduled for more than four (4) hours but not exceeding six (6) hours shall be required to take their break sooner than two (2) hours into their shift whenever possible
702 middotWhere an employee is working a daily shift of more than six (6) hours he shall have one (1) hour (or a half) hour by mutual consent) off for lunch and one-half() hour for supper if applicable middot
ARTICLE 8 -WAGES
801 A part-time employee shall be pald time and one-half 1 ) for all hours worked over ten 1 0) hours per day or over forty (40) hours per week middot
802 Part-time employees who work on the night crew shall receive a shift premium of ninety-five (95cent) cents per hour for the hours worked on the night shift For the purposes of any Statutory Holiday Pay Vacation Pay or Weekly Indemnity Benefits (where applicable) to which such an employee may be entitled in a week during which he is scheduled to work on a night crew his hourly rate shall be deemed to include the premium aforesaid middot
803 An employee assigned to a position of lead hand shall receive a lead hand premium
of seventy-five (75cent) cents per hour
804 The wage rates affecting employees in the bargaining unit as set out herein shall be set forth in Appendix D of this Agreement
805 An employee who is hired at a higher rate of pay than the start rate is deemed to have to his credit the required hours to justify such a rate of pay
ARTICLE 9 -SAFETY SHOE OR BOOT ALLOWANCE
901 Part-time employees who are required by the Company to wear approved safety footwear shall be paid an allowance of up to forty dollars ($4000) per year upon presentation of a receipt middot
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bull bull ARTICLE 10 middotFULL-TIME REPLACEMENT
1001 Part-time employees replacing full-time employees shall receive the start rate of the full-time classification or whatever level on the scale that would provide him an
increase
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bull APPENDIX D
Part-time Employee Wage Scale
bull Notwithstanding the wage progressions for part-time employees where there is an increase in the Ontario minimum wage rate it shall become the new start rate and those employees so affected shall remain at such rate of pay until their months with the Company would permit them an increase in their rate of pay in accordance with the wage grid
ClerksCashlers
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Nov 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $721 $721 $721 $721 $721 $731 $746
middot 6 months 738 738 738 738 738 748 763
12 months 769 769 769 769 769 779 794
18 months 800 800 800 800 800 810 825
24 months 832 832 832 832 832 842 857
30 months 864 864 864 864 864 874 889
36 months middot 895 895 895 895 895 905 920
42 months 937 937 937 937 937 947 962
48 months 1010 1010 1010 1010 1010 1020 1035
54 months 1 1045 middot1070 1095 1125 1155 1185
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bull bull Service Clerks
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Novmiddotmiddot 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $675 $675 $675 middot $675 $675 $685 $700
6 months 698 698 698 698 698 708 723
12 months 721 721 721 721 721 731 746
18 months 736 736 736 736 736 746 761
24 months 753 753 753 753 753 763 7~78
30 months 795 795 795 795 795 805 820
36 months 811 836 861 886 916 946 976
Meat Cutters
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Nov 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $1238 $1238 $1238 $1238 $1238 $1248 $1263
6 months 1317 1317 1317 1317 1317 1327 1342
12 months 1397 1397 1397 1397 1397 1407 bull 1422
18 months 1425 1450 f475 1500 1530 1560 1590
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bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob As Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE PRINTING OF COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT
The Company agrees to pay one thousand five hundred dollars ($1 50000) towards the cost of printing the Collective Agreement into booklet form middot
~ DATED AT 0plusmnaulh ONTARIO this 5 day of --=-H-=e6__ __ 20ol
UNITEDFOODANDCOMMERC~L LOEB CANADA INC WOR RS UNION LOCAL 175
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bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob As Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE SUNDAY AND STATUTORY HOLIDAYS
In the event that Sunday is legislated to become a regular work day both parties agree that Article 503 b c d of the Collective Agreement will be deleted and that those hours wiJI be part of the regular work week Both parties agree to meet in order to determine the distribution of these Sunday hours
In the event that stores are allowed to legally open on a statutory holiday without premium pay then the parties agree to meet to amend the Collective Agreement by mutual agreement
3 DATED AT o-HctuKL- ONTARIO this 5 day of_~he-=b~-- 2002
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WOR RS UNION LOCAL 175
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bull bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
ANDmiddot
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE TIME LIMITS
In view of recent changes to the Ontario Labour Relations Act and resulting decisions therefrom and in view ofthe parties history of amiable Labour Relations the parties agree to the following
That neither party shall raise or proceed with a timeliness issue argument regarding filing for arbitration without first giving the other party written prior notice of its intent to do so
Should either party serve such notice on the other party the parties further agree that the final time frame in the Collective Agreement respecting filing for arbitration shall then be triggered
The parties further agree that any Board of Arbitration or single arbitrator shall have full jurisdiction to adjudicate the matter respecting timeliness in light of this agreement andmiddot shall not be restricted by the Ontario Labour Relations Act in so doing
DATED AT Q-t-CUJ)O_ ONTARIO this 5_ day of ~e6
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORK RS UNION LOCAL 175
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LOEB CANADA INC
bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE NIGHT CREW GROUP 1
The Company agrees that the following full-time night crew employees are classified as Group 1 middot
middot Brian Taylor Brian Lewis Rick Tombs
The Company agrees that should a Group 1 day job come open and an existing Group 1 night crew employee apply and is successful in getting the job he would maintain his Group 1 status
DATED AT 61-cuuo-- ONTARIO this~ dayof F~b
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WOR ERS UNION LOCAL 175
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LOEB CANADA INC
20~
bull
LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175NEW LETTER
RE FULL-TIME GROUP 2 TEN (10) HOUR SHIFTS
The Company and the Union agree that should the Company wish to introduce ten 1 0) hour shifts the employees affected will be entitled to an additional fifteen 15) minute break to be taken within the last two 2) hours of work
DATED AT 6-ttcuvo- ONTARIO this _fi__ day of Feb 2003
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO ERS UNION LOCAL 175
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bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE GROUP 1 amp 2 DISTRIBUTION
In an effort to maintain full-time positions and create additional full-time positions the parties have agreed to the following
a) The following
Gary Pritchard Maria Romano Robert Chenier Brian Taylor Paul Berrea Allan Cuddihey Bruce Harding Rick Tombs Brian Lewis
are existing full-time employees as date of ratification and will be classified as Group 1 employees middot
b) The Company agrees that forty-five percent (45) of all regular bargaining unit hours per week will be designated as full-time hours Both parties agreemiddot to have fifty percent (50) of full-time employees in Group 1 and fifty percent (50) in Group 2 This ratio will be achieved through attrition In other words as a Group 1 position becomes vacant it will be replaces by a Group 2 position until fifty-fifty percent (50-50) ratio is achieved Once this ratio is achieved if a Group 1 position becomes vacant it would be filled by a Group 2 employee as per the terms and conditions of the Collective Agreement and a new Group 2 position would be posted
c) The Company recognizes the Receiver Assist Meat Manager and Assistant Produce Manager positions as a Group 1 position Should the Company introduce an additional Receiver position in the unit that position would be considered as a Group 2 position middot
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bull bull d) In the case of a lay-off of a full-time position if a Group 1 employee is laid
off he will have the following options
full lay-off with recall rights accepting part-time hours while maintaining recall rights if feasible he will be offered a Group 2 full-time position and maintain his recall rights to a Group 1 status for the duration of the recall period middot
e) The creation of Assistant Department Managers will be at the Companys sole discretion and may be classified as Group 2 positions
The parties agree to review at store level on a quarterly basis the level of bargaining unit hours and the number of full-time positions as it relates to Group middot1 and Group 2
DATED AT Dttau~ ONTARIO this~ day of l=t=b
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
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LOEB CANADA INC
t 2003
bull bull RE Group 2 Positions - Highlights
Full-time - forty (40) hours a week maximum five (5) shifts a week - minimum four (4) hours a shift - maximum of ten (10) hours per shift - Saturday and Sunday shifts part of work week - Sunday premium applies
- two (2) consecutive days off every other week - Evenings - may be scheduled up to three (3) evenings a week
Meat Produce and Bakery Department employees may be scheduled from 500 am and would receive night crew premium for time worked from 500 am to 600 am
Night Crew Maybe scheduled between 900pm and 900am - Night crew premium would apply from Sunday to Saturday - would be scheduled consecutive nights
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bull bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AN[)
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE SUNDAY WORK GROUP 2
Sunday work shall be part of the work week for all full-time employees in Group 2 It will be clearly indicated to the concerned employee upon hiring andor promotion If at anytime a Group 2 employee or an employee hired before September 41
h 2001 and promoted to a Group 2 position after September 41
h 2001 advises the Company that he is no longer available to work on Sundays then this employee will be returned to a part-time status with middot the conditions of a part-time employee and the Company will post a new Group 2 full-time position The employee returned to his prior position will not have recourse to the grievance procedure as outlined in the Collective Agreement
DATED AT o-tt~ ONTARIO this__amp__ day of _ _Fi-=Eb=---bull 2003
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO RS UNION LOCAL 175
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bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE CARY PRITCHARD ASSISTANT MEAt MANAGER
Upon ratification Cary Pritchard will move to the Meat Cutter scale at the thirty-six (36) month rate and continue to progress from there on He shall also receive a premium of one dollar ($100) per hour as per the Assistan~ Department Manager premium
DATED AT Otcuvo ONTARIO this 5 day of Feb
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
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LOEB CANADA INC
20Q3
I- - bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INCmiddot cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE SYLVANA FLORES DELl CLERK
The parties agree that Sylvana Flores is on a leave of absence The parties agree that she
will continue to accumulate seniority while on the leave of absence Should Sylvana Flores return to work at Loeb City View prior to January 5 2003 she will maintain her seniority As of January 5 2003 she would have no seniority in the Bargaining Unit
DATED AT Qmiddotttcl)AlO_ ONTARIO this _5_ day of Feb 20CB
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO RS UNION LOCAL 175
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bull bull LETTER OF-AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC bull cob as Loeb City View
AND
UNIrED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE RED CIRCLED FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES
The Company agrees that the following employees will be considered middot red-circled employees
Maria Romano Robert Chenier Brian Taylor
Effective December 1 2002 they will receive a lump sum payment of seven hundred andmiddot fifty dollars ($75000) middot
Effective November 30 2003 they will receive a lump sum payment of seven hundred and fifty dollars ($75000)
Effective November 28 2004 they will receive a lump sum payment of seven hundred and fifty dollars ($75000) middot
Effective November 27 2005 they will receive a lump sum payment of four hundred dollars ($40000) and a wage increase of twelve cents (12cent) on their rate of pay bringing them to the end rate of the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of thirty cents (30cent) and thirty cents (30cent )
Should the employees want to have their lump sum payment directed to an RRSP they must provide the Store Director with the TD2 no later than the first week of November each yearmiddot
DATED AT 00a vJ6_ ONTARIO this_5_ day of middot Eeb 20~
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO RS UNION CAL 175
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bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE RED-CIRCLED PART-TIME EMPLOYEES
Maria Arella Jimmy Wong Mandy Wong Maria Semler Brenda Laverty Yvonne Gagnon Sandra Gray Beverly MacDonald middot middot
During the term of the Collective Agreement the red-circled ~mployees shall be brought in line with the established wage scales in the negotiated Collective Agreement
Re Maria Arella Jimmy Wong Mandy Wong Maria Semler Brenda Laverty middot bull
Effective December 1 2002 they will receive a lump sum payment of fifteen cents 15cent) per hour worked averaged over the last six 6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks and a wage increase of fifteen cents 15cent) on their rate of pay bringing them to the end rate of middot the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of twentyshyfive cents (25cent) twenty-five cents (25cent) thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents middot (30cent)
Re Yvonne Gagnon Sandra Gray
Effective December 1 2002 they will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 30 2003 they will receive a lump sum payment often cents (10cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six 6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks and a middot wage increase of twenty cents (20cent) on their rate of pay bringing them to the end rate of the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of twenty- five cents 25cent) thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents_(30cent) thirty cents (30cent)
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bull bull Re Beverly MacDonald
Effective December 1 2002 she will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 30 2003 she will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 28 2004 she will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 26 2005 she will receive a lump sum payment of fifteen cents (15cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks and a wage increase of twelve cents ( 12cent) on her rate of pay bringing her to the end rate of the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents (30cent) middot
Should the employees want to have their lump sum payment directed to an RRSP they must provide the Store Director with the TD2 no later than the first week of November of each year
DATED AT 0~ ONTARIO this~ day of Feb
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WO ERS UNION OCAL 175
January 21 2003 cep 571-0
LOEB CANADA INC
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bull bull (f) The Committee may review all accident reports and the Committee will make
recommendation to the Company to prevent such accidents in the future
(g) The Company will advise the Committee of each work accidentmiddot in accordance with the Occupational Health and Safety Act
(h) The Company shall inform every employee of the risks associated with his work
(i) A thorough inspection shall be conducted by two (2) Committee members once a month and the necessary time shall be allowed
G) The Health and Safety Committee shall meet every three (3) months or more frequent if necessary
ARTICLE 17 bull STORE CARDS
1701 The Company agrees to prominently display Union Store Cards and Decals of the Union
1702 The Company agrees that the employees may wear Union buttons while on duty
ARTICLE 18 bull PERSONS OTHER THAN UNION MEMBERS
1801 The Company agrees that persons who are not members of the bargaining unitmiddot other than those listed in Article 101 (a) will not perform bargaining unit work except during the re-opening of a refurbished store
In the case of a renovation or relines there will be no restrictions for work to be perform~d by suppliers sales representatives and third party Companies
It is to be understood that at all time without any restrictions the persons who are not members of the bargaining unit as listed in Article 101 (a) can perform bargaining unit work
1802 The Company representatives (Regional Director Marketing Specialist) canmiddot perform functions related to their duties in the store middot middotmiddot
1803 No suppliersales representatives (or their representatives) shall perform any routine store work except chip suppliers bread suppliers cake suppliers magazines soft drink suppliers bulk non-food suppliers spices and dairy products If any supplier is to be added to the list of exceptions the Company and the Union agre~ to meet
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bull bull to discuss the issue The routine work includes verifying codes and removing products with expired dates from shelves
1804 In the case of sampling and demonstrations suppliers or sales representatives are allowed to manipulate products on the shelves and to distribute samples
Suppliers or sales representatives are allowed to put together displays
ARTICLE 19 middotBULLETIN BOARDS
1901 The Company agrees to extend to the Union the use of a bulletin board in each store for the posting of the following notices middot
1 Notice of election - election results - appointment of officers middot 2 Notice of meetings - time and place 3 Notice of social and recreational activities
All other notices must be approved and initialed by the Store Management before being posted on the bulletin board
ARTICLE 20- UNIFORMS
2001 The Company agrees to provide to employees working an average of twenty (20) hours or more with two (2) uniforms
The Company agrees to provide employees working an average of less than twenty hours (20) with one (1) uniform
The Company agrees to supply proper rain gear when needed
The Company agrees to supply proper gloves for employees working in frozen food or working in cooler
The Company agrees to keep a supply of winter jackets for people working in cooler
These articles shall be replaced by the Company when needed due to normal wear in the store Anyadditional articles may be purchased by the employee at cost price
Coats and aprons for the Meat Department shall be laundered by the Company
The Company shall decide what the uniform is comprised of
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bull bull ARTICLE 21- HEALTH AND WELFARE
2101 The Company agrees to pay for Health and Welfare benefits as outlinedmiddot in middot Appendix A which shall form part of this Collective Agreement
ARTICLE 22 - GENDER
2201 It is understood that the use of the masculine gender shall include the female gender middot
ARTICLE23- SAFETY SHOE OR BOOT ALLOWANCE
2301 Full-time employees who are required by the Company to wear approved safety footwear shall be paid an allowance of up to fifty-five ($5500) dollars per year upon middotpresentation of a receipt middot
ARTICLE 24 middotCASHIERS MAT
2401 The Company agrees to provide Cashiers mat and to replace them whenever necessary
ARTICLE 25 -TERMS OF AGREEMENT
2501 (a) This Agreement shall come into force and effect on October 27 2002 and shall continue to October 25 2008 and shall thereafter be automatically renewed for the period of one (1) year unless either party on written notice to the other within a period of not more than ninety (90) days before the expiry date serves notice of intent to terminate or modify the Agreement
(b) In the event either party serves notice of a desire to negotiate changes into this Agreement as above set out it is agreed that the Company and the Union without undue delay shall begin negotiations on the proposed changes
(c) Pending the results of negotiations neither party shall change the conditions existing under the Agreement unless mutually agreed by both parties
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bull bull DATED AT ()-tkwo_ THIS b DAY OF ----=-h-=E=-=b__ ___ _____ 2003
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO ERS UNION LOCAL 175
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bull bull APPENDIX A
Health and Welfare
The following benefits shall apply to all full-time employees who have successfully completed three (3) months of service or to part-time employees with 12 months service and who average 22 hours of work per week These benefits are subject to the terms and conditions of the insurance contract If there are any discrepancies between what is listed in this Agreement and the insurance contract the latter will apply The cost of these benefits shall be fully paid by the Company unless otherwise stated middot
(A) Paid Sick Leave
The Company agrees to provide to all full-time employees forty (40)hours per year for sick leave Any unused sick leave will be paid to the employees on or about January 15th of the following year Employees with less than one (1) year of service shall receive sick leave on a pro-rata basis
(B) Life Insurance
The Company provides a life insurance amount of one (1) time the employees basic annual earnings rounded up to the next multiple of $100000 For part-time employees the amount payable is $12500
(C) Accidental Death and Dismemberment Benefit
One time the employees basic annual earnings rounded up to the next multiple of $100000 For part-time employees the amount payable is $12500
(D) Short-term disability (not applicable to part-time employees)
Weekly indemnity which provides a benefit of 66 23 of an employees basic earnings to a maximum of $45000 per week commencing on the first day in the case of hospitalization or accident on the 8th calendar day of continuous total disability if sickness for a maximum period of twenty-six (26) weeks middot
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bull bull (E) Long-term Disability (not applicable to part-time employees)
Monthly indemnity which provides a benefit of 66 23 of an employees basic earnings to a maximum of $200000 per month commencing after tw~nty-six (26) weeks of continuous total disability for a maximum period of up to age 65
(F) Extended Health Care (individual coverage only for part-time employees)
Hospitalization within Canada semi-private room without deductible and Without any limit as to the number of days
Medical expenses (reimbursement) annual deductible of $25 for individual or family coverage The covered expenses are reimbursed at 80 for drugs or all other expenses The maximum amount reimbursed per covered person for expenses incurred in Canada is unlimited
Medical expenses (covered expenses) professional services of a chiropractor occupational therapist naturopath speech therapist osteopath psychologist physiotherapist or podiatrist limited to one professional visit per day up to a combined maximum of $300 per calendar year for each specialist
(G) Employee Assistance Program
Confidential and professional consultation services by licensed psychologists Assistance will be available for both personal and professional problems and will be limited to 5 visits per year
(H) Dental Plan
middot The Company shall contribute to the United Food and Commercial Workers Trusteed Plan Ontario (Dental Plan) the following cents per hour for all hours paid for all employees to a maximum of forty (40) hours per week Hours paid shall not include weekly indemnity payments The Employer agrees to sign the participation agreement and supply any other documents forms reports or information required by the Trustees of the Dental Plan The Employer shall forward all contributions together with a list of all employees covered and the number of hours paid per week for each employee in each reporting period within fifteen (15) days following the end of each of the Employers four (4) or five (5) week accounting period
Effective November 24 2002- twenty-five (25cent) cents per hour Effective November 24 2004- twenty-seven (27cent) cents per hour Effective November 24 2005- twenty-nine (29cent) cents per hour Effective November 24 2006- thirty-one (31cent) cents per hour
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bull bull (I) Pension Plan
The Company agrees to contribute to the Canadian Commercial Workers Industry Pension Plan (Pension) the following cents per hour for all hours paid for all employees to a maximum of forty (40) hours per week Hours paid shall not include weekly indemnity payments The Employer agrees to sign the participation
middot agreement and supply any other documents forms reports or information required by the Trustees of the Pension Plan The Employer shall forward together with a list of all employees covered and the number of hours paid permiddot week for each employee in each reporting period within fifteen (15) days following the end of each of the Employers four (4) or five (5) week accounting period middot
Effective November 24 2005- twenty-five (25cent) cents per hour Effective November 24 2006- thirty (30cent) cents per hourmiddot Effective November 24 2007- forty (40cent) cents per hour
(J) Doctors Certificate
The Company reserves the right to require a doctors certificate from an employee If such a certificate is required by the Company themiddot employee must be notified before hisher return The Company agrees to pay for the medical certificate
(K) Vision Plan - (not applicable to part-time employees)
The Company shall provide vision care of one hundred fifty dollars ($15000) per twenty-four (24) months
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bull bull APPENDIX B
Full-Time Employee Wage Scale
General
During the term of this Collective Agreement any new job andor classification to be covered under the terms and conditions of this Collective Agreement shall be posted The parties agree to meet within thirty (30) days to determine the appropriate rate of pay for such classification Should the parties not be able to agree such question may be submitted to Arbitration by either party Pending the decision of the Arbitrators such new classifications and rates shall be implemented
Full-time Wage Scale
ClerksCashlers
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Novmiddot 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $842 $842 $842 $842 $852 $867
6 months 900 900 900 900 900 910 925
12 months 958 958 958 958 958 968 983
18 months 1016 1016 1016 1016 1016 1026 1041
24 months 1080 1080 1080 1080 1080 1090 11
30 mpnths 1096 1096 1096 1096 1096 1106 1121
36 months 1196 1196 1196 1196 1196 1206 1221
42 months 1254 1254 1254 1254 1254 1264 1279
48 months 1343 1343 13~43 1343 1343 1353 1368
54 months 1370 1395 1420 1445 1475 1505 1535
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bull bull Receiver
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Nov 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $894 $894 $894 $894 $894 $904 $919
6 months 952 952 952 952 952 962 979
12 months 1010 1010 1010 1010 1010 1020 1035
18 months 1068 1068 1068 1068 1068 1078 1093
24 months 1131 1131 1131 1131 1131 1141 1156
30months 1148 1148 1148 1148 1148 1158 1173
36 months 1247 1247 1247 1247 1247 1257 1272
42 months 1305 1305 1305 1305 1305 13~ 15 1330
48 months 1396 1396 1396 1396 1396 1406 1421
54 months 1424 1449 1474 1499 1529 1559 1589
Meat Cutters
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Nov 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $1370 $1370 $1370 $1370 $1370 $1380 $1395
6 months 1401 1401 1401 1401 1401 1411 1426
12 months 1433 1433 1433 1433 1433 1443 1458
18 months 1464 1464 1464 1464 1464 1474 1489
24 months 1496 1496 1496 1496 1496 1506 1521
30 months 1527 1527 1527 1527 1527 1537 1552
36 months 1559 1559 1559 1559 1559 1569 1584
42 months 1591 1591 1591 1591 1591 1601 1616
48 months 1654 1654 1654 1654 1654 1564 1679
54 months 1687 1712 1737 1762 1792 1822 1852
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bull bull Assistant Department Managers
An employee who is selected by the Company to fill the role of an assistant department manager shall receive a premium of one dollar ($100) per hour For the purposes of any Statutory Holiday Pay Vacation Pay Sick Pay or Weekly Indemnity Benefit Payments to which such an employee may be entitled in a week during which he is scheduled to work as an assistant department manager hismiddot hourly rate shall be deemed to include the premium aforesaid
In his functions an assistant department manager is required to supervise the personnel in his department and also assign the workload to those employees The assistant manager is also required to support the department manager with the administrative duties and must be available to replace the manager during his absences The choice of vacation between the manager and the assistant must be mutually agreed to The schedule can be modified for the assistant manager outside the prescribed delays under article 508
If a meat wrapper is selected as the assistant meat manager the employee will be paid the meat cutters wage rate based on his seniority and will receive the assistant department premium as mentioned above (eg A meat wrapper at 18 month rate of $1060 Will get the meat cutters rate at 18 month of $1440 plus the premium) middot
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bull ARTICLE 1 - SCOPE
APPENDIX C PART-TIME EMPLOYEES
bull 101 All matters relative to part-time employees and their working conditions shall be
contained in this Appendix and Articles middot
For the purpose of this Appendix a part-time employee is an employee who is normally scheduled to work twenty-eight (28) hours or less per week middot
102 If a part-time employee works forty (40) hours per week for six (6) consecutive weeks except for replacement of absent fuiJtime employees such position shall be posted in accordance with Article 4 of the Full-time portion of this Agreement
103 The following articles and clauses of the Full-Time Agreement shall also apply to Part-Time employees
Preamble 1 2 3 403 a) b) c) e) f) 504 b) 511 8 9 10 11 13 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 24 25 Appendix A
ARTICLE 2 - SENIORITY
201 middot (a) After continuing in the employ of the Company for a period of two hundred and fifty (250) hours Employees covered by this Agreement shall be deemed to have served their probationary period and then shall be placedmiddot on the seniority list for part-time employees The Company shall have the right to discharge a probationary employee Such discharge may not be grieved by the employee andor the Union
(b) Seniority listings for part-time employees shall be posted by the Company quarter-annually The seniority date of each part-time employee shall be considered to be correct if the Union raises nomiddot objection within three (3) weeks of the date of posting of the first list on which the employees name appears
202 (a) Seniority shall begin after the employees probationary period has beenmiddot served Lay-offs and re-employment shall be based on seniority availability ability and qualifications to perform the work When a part-time employee becomes a full-time employee he will be required to serve the full~time probationary period if he has not completed is part-time probationary period and will be given a seniority credit of fifty (50) percent of his part-time seniority up to a maximum of twelve (12) months He will also receive the bull
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bull bull greater of his part-time rate or the rate which his full~time seniority credit will give him and shall proceed from that point in the full-time wage progression Such credit shall apply to seniority vacation statutory holidays and sick days If for some reason the employee reverts to part-time during lhe probationary period there will be no loss of seniority The seniority rights of an employee shall be terminated after six (6) months following a lay-off due to lack of work In the event of an opening occurring in the full-time staff employees covered under this Appendix shall receive preference for such full-time position providing they have the necessary seniority ability competence and qualifications to perform the work
b) Part-time employees are expected to attend work in accordance with their schedule of hours When unable to attend the employee must notify the Company or designate as soon as it is reasonably possible prior to the commencement of the scheduled shift of the employee giving the reason why he is unable to attend middot
203 a) The weekly schedule of hours of work shall be allotted according to seniority by department providing the senior employee(s) has the necessary ability and qualifications to perform the work and is available
In the event of hours of work becoming available within a given week beyond the schedule of hours of that given week due to approved absences sickness compensation bereavement andor unanticipated increases in business the Company will call the most senior part-time employees not scheduled that day provided the employee is available and has the qualifications to perform the available work middot middot
b) The assignment of hours as set out in 203 (a) will result in the schedule of daily hours being posted not later than Thursday at noon of the previous week The store steward will be given a copy of the schedules Employees meal periods will be based on the commencement of their shift middot
204 If a full-time employee transfers to part-time status the employee will retain his original date of hire as his part-time seniority date
205 If more than one employee has the same seniority date the affected employees will draw to determine their order of seniority provided a steward is present middot middot
ARTICLE 3 - HOURS OF WORK
For existing part-time employees the Company will meet each employee to review the employees availability the employee shall be able to amend his availability quarterly each year
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bull bull A part-time employee hired after date of ratification shall have a minimum availability to work all day Saturday and Sunday and also two (2) evenings per week
301 The regular working day shall consist of up to ten (1 0) hours for all part-time employees middot middot
302 Should an employee desire a transfer to another department andor classification he shall indicate such preference on a form supplied by the Company stating the department(s) andor classification(s) desired A copy of the form will be provided to the employee and the Union As openings become available the Company will transfer employees by store seniority subject to relevant qualifications provided the employee has had a request on file for fourteen (14) days When transferred to a higher rated classification the employee will be placed on the wage scale at the level which gives him an increase and shall proceed upwards thereafter in accordance with the time frames When transferred to a lower rated classification the employee will be placed at the level equal to his rate of pay but not higher than the top rate of the new classification
303 The Company agrees that part-time employees will get the opportunity to work up to twenty-eight (28) hours per week by seniority by department by classification
prior to new employees being hired provided the Company can cover the available hours without encountering scheduling problems middot
304 The Company will schedule the following guaranteed hours of work per week based middoton the availability of the hours and provided the employee is available and qualified to perform the work
One (1) or more years of seniority a minimum guarantee of fifteen (15) hours of scheduled work per week
three (3) or more years of seniority a minimum guarantee of eighteen (18) middot hours of scheduled work per week
Five (5) or more years of seniority a minimum guarantee of twenty (20) middot hours of scheduled work per week
Six (6) or more years of seniority a minimum guarantee of twenty-four (24) hours of scheduled work per week
Seven (7) or more year of seniority a minimum guarantee of twenty-eight middot (28) hours of scheduled work per week middot
In the event of additional hours being added following the posting of the schedule or schedule changes created by illness accident leave of absence or changes beyond the control of the Company etc the Company agrees to offer such hours
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bull bull to employees by store seniority and by department provided the senior employee bull is available and qualified Such additional or changed hours are intended to be administered in such a manner as to top up part-time employees by seniority to approximately twenty-eight (28) hours unless junior employees have not reached their guaranteed hours in which case the junior employee will have priority to such guaranteep hours middot
ARTICLE 4- STATUTORY HOLIDAYS
401 Part-time employees shall be entitled to statutory holiday pay for the following middot holidays as recognized by the Employment Standards Act
New Years Day Good Friday Victoria Day Canada Day Civic Holiday
Labour Day Thanksgiving Day Christmas Day Boxing Day
If an employee is scheduled towork on the Civic Holiday such employe~ will be paid at his regular rate of pay and will be credited with an additional floater holiday
A part-time employee covered by this Agreement shall be eligible for a floater holiday once during each contract year to be taken at a time mutually agreed upon between the Company and the employee concerned
If any of the above legal holidays are no longer deemed to be a Public Holiday as defined by the Employment Standards Act the employee working on such a day will be paid his regular rate of pay and shall be credited with a floater day to be taken at a mutually agreeable time Otherwise any employee working on a Public Holiday shall be paid at time and one-half (1 Yz) his regular rate of pay plus the statutory days pay middot middot
402 To qualify for pay for a statutory holiday the employee must have worked on hislast scheduled shift preceding and his firSt scheduled shift following_ the legal holiday unless absent dueto proven illness or accident
An employee who so qualifies shall receive legal holiday pay based on his average number of daily hours worked (exclusive of daily overtime) during the four ( 4) weeks
middot immediately preceding the week during which the legal holiday occurs times his standard rate of pay middot
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bull bull ARTICLE 5 -VACATIONS
501 Employees with less than five (5) years seniority as of May 1st of the current year shall receive four (4) percent of their earnings as vacation pay Employees with five (5) or more years service as of May 1st of the current year shall receive six (6) percent of their earnings as vacation pay Employees with eight (8) or more years service as of May 1st of the current year shall receive eight (8) percent of their earnings as vacation pay Employees with seventeen (17) or more years service as of May 1st of the current year shall receive ten (10) percent of their earnings as vacation pay middot middot
502 The Company may grant a leave of absence without pay up to a maximum of four (4) weeks duration to an employee for vacation purposes Such request and permission shall be made in writing It is entirely the Companys choice to allow such a leave of absence without pay If an employee is refused such a request he may not submit a grievance or proceed to arbitration regarding this refusal
503 Part-time employees will choose their vacations after full-time employees have made their choices The preference of vacations will always be given to the partshytime employees having the most seniority Part-time employees will be required to submit their vacation intentions by April1 st of each year
ARTICLE 6- BEREAVEMENT
601 Provided the part-time employee was scheduled to work
The Company agrees to grant employees the necessary time off up to three 3) days with pay at the time of death of the following relatives
Father mother brother sister spouse child step-child mother-in-law father-inshylaw brother-in-law sister-in-law son-in-law daughter-in-law grandparents grandchild step-parents same sex partners uncle aunt niece nephew
602 If the funeral is more than two hundred forty kilometers (240) away the employee will receive an additional one 1) day with pay for attending the fune~al If bereavement falls during an employees vacation he shall be able to carry over the paid time to be able to use at a later date
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bull bull ARTICLE 7 -REST PERIODS
701 Employees covered by this Appendix shall be entitled to one (1) fifteen (15) minute paid rest for each four ( 4) hour period worked Whenever possible each rest period
shall occur at approximately themiddot mid-point of each four (4) hourmiddot period~ No employee who is scheduled for more than four (4) hours but not exceeding six (6) hours shall be required to take their break sooner than two (2) hours into their shift whenever possible
702 middotWhere an employee is working a daily shift of more than six (6) hours he shall have one (1) hour (or a half) hour by mutual consent) off for lunch and one-half() hour for supper if applicable middot
ARTICLE 8 -WAGES
801 A part-time employee shall be pald time and one-half 1 ) for all hours worked over ten 1 0) hours per day or over forty (40) hours per week middot
802 Part-time employees who work on the night crew shall receive a shift premium of ninety-five (95cent) cents per hour for the hours worked on the night shift For the purposes of any Statutory Holiday Pay Vacation Pay or Weekly Indemnity Benefits (where applicable) to which such an employee may be entitled in a week during which he is scheduled to work on a night crew his hourly rate shall be deemed to include the premium aforesaid middot
803 An employee assigned to a position of lead hand shall receive a lead hand premium
of seventy-five (75cent) cents per hour
804 The wage rates affecting employees in the bargaining unit as set out herein shall be set forth in Appendix D of this Agreement
805 An employee who is hired at a higher rate of pay than the start rate is deemed to have to his credit the required hours to justify such a rate of pay
ARTICLE 9 -SAFETY SHOE OR BOOT ALLOWANCE
901 Part-time employees who are required by the Company to wear approved safety footwear shall be paid an allowance of up to forty dollars ($4000) per year upon presentation of a receipt middot
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bull bull ARTICLE 10 middotFULL-TIME REPLACEMENT
1001 Part-time employees replacing full-time employees shall receive the start rate of the full-time classification or whatever level on the scale that would provide him an
increase
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bull APPENDIX D
Part-time Employee Wage Scale
bull Notwithstanding the wage progressions for part-time employees where there is an increase in the Ontario minimum wage rate it shall become the new start rate and those employees so affected shall remain at such rate of pay until their months with the Company would permit them an increase in their rate of pay in accordance with the wage grid
ClerksCashlers
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Nov 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $721 $721 $721 $721 $721 $731 $746
middot 6 months 738 738 738 738 738 748 763
12 months 769 769 769 769 769 779 794
18 months 800 800 800 800 800 810 825
24 months 832 832 832 832 832 842 857
30 months 864 864 864 864 864 874 889
36 months middot 895 895 895 895 895 905 920
42 months 937 937 937 937 937 947 962
48 months 1010 1010 1010 1010 1010 1020 1035
54 months 1 1045 middot1070 1095 1125 1155 1185
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bull bull Service Clerks
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Novmiddotmiddot 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $675 $675 $675 middot $675 $675 $685 $700
6 months 698 698 698 698 698 708 723
12 months 721 721 721 721 721 731 746
18 months 736 736 736 736 736 746 761
24 months 753 753 753 753 753 763 7~78
30 months 795 795 795 795 795 805 820
36 months 811 836 861 886 916 946 976
Meat Cutters
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Nov 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $1238 $1238 $1238 $1238 $1238 $1248 $1263
6 months 1317 1317 1317 1317 1317 1327 1342
12 months 1397 1397 1397 1397 1397 1407 bull 1422
18 months 1425 1450 f475 1500 1530 1560 1590
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bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob As Loeb City View
AND
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UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE PRINTING OF COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT
The Company agrees to pay one thousand five hundred dollars ($1 50000) towards the cost of printing the Collective Agreement into booklet form middot
~ DATED AT 0plusmnaulh ONTARIO this 5 day of --=-H-=e6__ __ 20ol
UNITEDFOODANDCOMMERC~L LOEB CANADA INC WOR RS UNION LOCAL 175
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bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob As Loeb City View
AND
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UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE SUNDAY AND STATUTORY HOLIDAYS
In the event that Sunday is legislated to become a regular work day both parties agree that Article 503 b c d of the Collective Agreement will be deleted and that those hours wiJI be part of the regular work week Both parties agree to meet in order to determine the distribution of these Sunday hours
In the event that stores are allowed to legally open on a statutory holiday without premium pay then the parties agree to meet to amend the Collective Agreement by mutual agreement
3 DATED AT o-HctuKL- ONTARIO this 5 day of_~he-=b~-- 2002
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WOR RS UNION LOCAL 175
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bull bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
ANDmiddot
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE TIME LIMITS
In view of recent changes to the Ontario Labour Relations Act and resulting decisions therefrom and in view ofthe parties history of amiable Labour Relations the parties agree to the following
That neither party shall raise or proceed with a timeliness issue argument regarding filing for arbitration without first giving the other party written prior notice of its intent to do so
Should either party serve such notice on the other party the parties further agree that the final time frame in the Collective Agreement respecting filing for arbitration shall then be triggered
The parties further agree that any Board of Arbitration or single arbitrator shall have full jurisdiction to adjudicate the matter respecting timeliness in light of this agreement andmiddot shall not be restricted by the Ontario Labour Relations Act in so doing
DATED AT Q-t-CUJ)O_ ONTARIO this 5_ day of ~e6
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORK RS UNION LOCAL 175
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LOEB CANADA INC
bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
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UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE NIGHT CREW GROUP 1
The Company agrees that the following full-time night crew employees are classified as Group 1 middot
middot Brian Taylor Brian Lewis Rick Tombs
The Company agrees that should a Group 1 day job come open and an existing Group 1 night crew employee apply and is successful in getting the job he would maintain his Group 1 status
DATED AT 61-cuuo-- ONTARIO this~ dayof F~b
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WOR ERS UNION LOCAL 175
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LOEB CANADA INC
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LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
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UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175NEW LETTER
RE FULL-TIME GROUP 2 TEN (10) HOUR SHIFTS
The Company and the Union agree that should the Company wish to introduce ten 1 0) hour shifts the employees affected will be entitled to an additional fifteen 15) minute break to be taken within the last two 2) hours of work
DATED AT 6-ttcuvo- ONTARIO this _fi__ day of Feb 2003
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO ERS UNION LOCAL 175
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bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
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UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE GROUP 1 amp 2 DISTRIBUTION
In an effort to maintain full-time positions and create additional full-time positions the parties have agreed to the following
a) The following
Gary Pritchard Maria Romano Robert Chenier Brian Taylor Paul Berrea Allan Cuddihey Bruce Harding Rick Tombs Brian Lewis
are existing full-time employees as date of ratification and will be classified as Group 1 employees middot
b) The Company agrees that forty-five percent (45) of all regular bargaining unit hours per week will be designated as full-time hours Both parties agreemiddot to have fifty percent (50) of full-time employees in Group 1 and fifty percent (50) in Group 2 This ratio will be achieved through attrition In other words as a Group 1 position becomes vacant it will be replaces by a Group 2 position until fifty-fifty percent (50-50) ratio is achieved Once this ratio is achieved if a Group 1 position becomes vacant it would be filled by a Group 2 employee as per the terms and conditions of the Collective Agreement and a new Group 2 position would be posted
c) The Company recognizes the Receiver Assist Meat Manager and Assistant Produce Manager positions as a Group 1 position Should the Company introduce an additional Receiver position in the unit that position would be considered as a Group 2 position middot
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bull bull d) In the case of a lay-off of a full-time position if a Group 1 employee is laid
off he will have the following options
full lay-off with recall rights accepting part-time hours while maintaining recall rights if feasible he will be offered a Group 2 full-time position and maintain his recall rights to a Group 1 status for the duration of the recall period middot
e) The creation of Assistant Department Managers will be at the Companys sole discretion and may be classified as Group 2 positions
The parties agree to review at store level on a quarterly basis the level of bargaining unit hours and the number of full-time positions as it relates to Group middot1 and Group 2
DATED AT Dttau~ ONTARIO this~ day of l=t=b
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
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LOEB CANADA INC
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bull bull RE Group 2 Positions - Highlights
Full-time - forty (40) hours a week maximum five (5) shifts a week - minimum four (4) hours a shift - maximum of ten (10) hours per shift - Saturday and Sunday shifts part of work week - Sunday premium applies
- two (2) consecutive days off every other week - Evenings - may be scheduled up to three (3) evenings a week
Meat Produce and Bakery Department employees may be scheduled from 500 am and would receive night crew premium for time worked from 500 am to 600 am
Night Crew Maybe scheduled between 900pm and 900am - Night crew premium would apply from Sunday to Saturday - would be scheduled consecutive nights
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UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE SUNDAY WORK GROUP 2
Sunday work shall be part of the work week for all full-time employees in Group 2 It will be clearly indicated to the concerned employee upon hiring andor promotion If at anytime a Group 2 employee or an employee hired before September 41
h 2001 and promoted to a Group 2 position after September 41
h 2001 advises the Company that he is no longer available to work on Sundays then this employee will be returned to a part-time status with middot the conditions of a part-time employee and the Company will post a new Group 2 full-time position The employee returned to his prior position will not have recourse to the grievance procedure as outlined in the Collective Agreement
DATED AT o-tt~ ONTARIO this__amp__ day of _ _Fi-=Eb=---bull 2003
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO RS UNION LOCAL 175
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LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
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UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE CARY PRITCHARD ASSISTANT MEAt MANAGER
Upon ratification Cary Pritchard will move to the Meat Cutter scale at the thirty-six (36) month rate and continue to progress from there on He shall also receive a premium of one dollar ($100) per hour as per the Assistan~ Department Manager premium
DATED AT Otcuvo ONTARIO this 5 day of Feb
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
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LOEB CANADA INCmiddot cob as Loeb City View
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UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE SYLVANA FLORES DELl CLERK
The parties agree that Sylvana Flores is on a leave of absence The parties agree that she
will continue to accumulate seniority while on the leave of absence Should Sylvana Flores return to work at Loeb City View prior to January 5 2003 she will maintain her seniority As of January 5 2003 she would have no seniority in the Bargaining Unit
DATED AT Qmiddotttcl)AlO_ ONTARIO this _5_ day of Feb 20CB
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO RS UNION LOCAL 175
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bull bull LETTER OF-AGREEMENT
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LOEB CANADA INC bull cob as Loeb City View
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UNIrED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE RED CIRCLED FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES
The Company agrees that the following employees will be considered middot red-circled employees
Maria Romano Robert Chenier Brian Taylor
Effective December 1 2002 they will receive a lump sum payment of seven hundred andmiddot fifty dollars ($75000) middot
Effective November 30 2003 they will receive a lump sum payment of seven hundred and fifty dollars ($75000)
Effective November 28 2004 they will receive a lump sum payment of seven hundred and fifty dollars ($75000) middot
Effective November 27 2005 they will receive a lump sum payment of four hundred dollars ($40000) and a wage increase of twelve cents (12cent) on their rate of pay bringing them to the end rate of the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of thirty cents (30cent) and thirty cents (30cent )
Should the employees want to have their lump sum payment directed to an RRSP they must provide the Store Director with the TD2 no later than the first week of November each yearmiddot
DATED AT 00a vJ6_ ONTARIO this_5_ day of middot Eeb 20~
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO RS UNION CAL 175
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UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE RED-CIRCLED PART-TIME EMPLOYEES
Maria Arella Jimmy Wong Mandy Wong Maria Semler Brenda Laverty Yvonne Gagnon Sandra Gray Beverly MacDonald middot middot
During the term of the Collective Agreement the red-circled ~mployees shall be brought in line with the established wage scales in the negotiated Collective Agreement
Re Maria Arella Jimmy Wong Mandy Wong Maria Semler Brenda Laverty middot bull
Effective December 1 2002 they will receive a lump sum payment of fifteen cents 15cent) per hour worked averaged over the last six 6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks and a wage increase of fifteen cents 15cent) on their rate of pay bringing them to the end rate of middot the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of twentyshyfive cents (25cent) twenty-five cents (25cent) thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents middot (30cent)
Re Yvonne Gagnon Sandra Gray
Effective December 1 2002 they will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 30 2003 they will receive a lump sum payment often cents (10cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six 6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks and a middot wage increase of twenty cents (20cent) on their rate of pay bringing them to the end rate of the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of twenty- five cents 25cent) thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents_(30cent) thirty cents (30cent)
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bull bull Re Beverly MacDonald
Effective December 1 2002 she will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 30 2003 she will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 28 2004 she will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 26 2005 she will receive a lump sum payment of fifteen cents (15cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks and a wage increase of twelve cents ( 12cent) on her rate of pay bringing her to the end rate of the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents (30cent) middot
Should the employees want to have their lump sum payment directed to an RRSP they must provide the Store Director with the TD2 no later than the first week of November of each year
DATED AT 0~ ONTARIO this~ day of Feb
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WO ERS UNION OCAL 175
January 21 2003 cep 571-0
LOEB CANADA INC
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bull bull to discuss the issue The routine work includes verifying codes and removing products with expired dates from shelves
1804 In the case of sampling and demonstrations suppliers or sales representatives are allowed to manipulate products on the shelves and to distribute samples
Suppliers or sales representatives are allowed to put together displays
ARTICLE 19 middotBULLETIN BOARDS
1901 The Company agrees to extend to the Union the use of a bulletin board in each store for the posting of the following notices middot
1 Notice of election - election results - appointment of officers middot 2 Notice of meetings - time and place 3 Notice of social and recreational activities
All other notices must be approved and initialed by the Store Management before being posted on the bulletin board
ARTICLE 20- UNIFORMS
2001 The Company agrees to provide to employees working an average of twenty (20) hours or more with two (2) uniforms
The Company agrees to provide employees working an average of less than twenty hours (20) with one (1) uniform
The Company agrees to supply proper rain gear when needed
The Company agrees to supply proper gloves for employees working in frozen food or working in cooler
The Company agrees to keep a supply of winter jackets for people working in cooler
These articles shall be replaced by the Company when needed due to normal wear in the store Anyadditional articles may be purchased by the employee at cost price
Coats and aprons for the Meat Department shall be laundered by the Company
The Company shall decide what the uniform is comprised of
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bull bull ARTICLE 21- HEALTH AND WELFARE
2101 The Company agrees to pay for Health and Welfare benefits as outlinedmiddot in middot Appendix A which shall form part of this Collective Agreement
ARTICLE 22 - GENDER
2201 It is understood that the use of the masculine gender shall include the female gender middot
ARTICLE23- SAFETY SHOE OR BOOT ALLOWANCE
2301 Full-time employees who are required by the Company to wear approved safety footwear shall be paid an allowance of up to fifty-five ($5500) dollars per year upon middotpresentation of a receipt middot
ARTICLE 24 middotCASHIERS MAT
2401 The Company agrees to provide Cashiers mat and to replace them whenever necessary
ARTICLE 25 -TERMS OF AGREEMENT
2501 (a) This Agreement shall come into force and effect on October 27 2002 and shall continue to October 25 2008 and shall thereafter be automatically renewed for the period of one (1) year unless either party on written notice to the other within a period of not more than ninety (90) days before the expiry date serves notice of intent to terminate or modify the Agreement
(b) In the event either party serves notice of a desire to negotiate changes into this Agreement as above set out it is agreed that the Company and the Union without undue delay shall begin negotiations on the proposed changes
(c) Pending the results of negotiations neither party shall change the conditions existing under the Agreement unless mutually agreed by both parties
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bull bull DATED AT ()-tkwo_ THIS b DAY OF ----=-h-=E=-=b__ ___ _____ 2003
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO ERS UNION LOCAL 175
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bull bull APPENDIX A
Health and Welfare
The following benefits shall apply to all full-time employees who have successfully completed three (3) months of service or to part-time employees with 12 months service and who average 22 hours of work per week These benefits are subject to the terms and conditions of the insurance contract If there are any discrepancies between what is listed in this Agreement and the insurance contract the latter will apply The cost of these benefits shall be fully paid by the Company unless otherwise stated middot
(A) Paid Sick Leave
The Company agrees to provide to all full-time employees forty (40)hours per year for sick leave Any unused sick leave will be paid to the employees on or about January 15th of the following year Employees with less than one (1) year of service shall receive sick leave on a pro-rata basis
(B) Life Insurance
The Company provides a life insurance amount of one (1) time the employees basic annual earnings rounded up to the next multiple of $100000 For part-time employees the amount payable is $12500
(C) Accidental Death and Dismemberment Benefit
One time the employees basic annual earnings rounded up to the next multiple of $100000 For part-time employees the amount payable is $12500
(D) Short-term disability (not applicable to part-time employees)
Weekly indemnity which provides a benefit of 66 23 of an employees basic earnings to a maximum of $45000 per week commencing on the first day in the case of hospitalization or accident on the 8th calendar day of continuous total disability if sickness for a maximum period of twenty-six (26) weeks middot
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bull bull (E) Long-term Disability (not applicable to part-time employees)
Monthly indemnity which provides a benefit of 66 23 of an employees basic earnings to a maximum of $200000 per month commencing after tw~nty-six (26) weeks of continuous total disability for a maximum period of up to age 65
(F) Extended Health Care (individual coverage only for part-time employees)
Hospitalization within Canada semi-private room without deductible and Without any limit as to the number of days
Medical expenses (reimbursement) annual deductible of $25 for individual or family coverage The covered expenses are reimbursed at 80 for drugs or all other expenses The maximum amount reimbursed per covered person for expenses incurred in Canada is unlimited
Medical expenses (covered expenses) professional services of a chiropractor occupational therapist naturopath speech therapist osteopath psychologist physiotherapist or podiatrist limited to one professional visit per day up to a combined maximum of $300 per calendar year for each specialist
(G) Employee Assistance Program
Confidential and professional consultation services by licensed psychologists Assistance will be available for both personal and professional problems and will be limited to 5 visits per year
(H) Dental Plan
middot The Company shall contribute to the United Food and Commercial Workers Trusteed Plan Ontario (Dental Plan) the following cents per hour for all hours paid for all employees to a maximum of forty (40) hours per week Hours paid shall not include weekly indemnity payments The Employer agrees to sign the participation agreement and supply any other documents forms reports or information required by the Trustees of the Dental Plan The Employer shall forward all contributions together with a list of all employees covered and the number of hours paid per week for each employee in each reporting period within fifteen (15) days following the end of each of the Employers four (4) or five (5) week accounting period
Effective November 24 2002- twenty-five (25cent) cents per hour Effective November 24 2004- twenty-seven (27cent) cents per hour Effective November 24 2005- twenty-nine (29cent) cents per hour Effective November 24 2006- thirty-one (31cent) cents per hour
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bull bull (I) Pension Plan
The Company agrees to contribute to the Canadian Commercial Workers Industry Pension Plan (Pension) the following cents per hour for all hours paid for all employees to a maximum of forty (40) hours per week Hours paid shall not include weekly indemnity payments The Employer agrees to sign the participation
middot agreement and supply any other documents forms reports or information required by the Trustees of the Pension Plan The Employer shall forward together with a list of all employees covered and the number of hours paid permiddot week for each employee in each reporting period within fifteen (15) days following the end of each of the Employers four (4) or five (5) week accounting period middot
Effective November 24 2005- twenty-five (25cent) cents per hour Effective November 24 2006- thirty (30cent) cents per hourmiddot Effective November 24 2007- forty (40cent) cents per hour
(J) Doctors Certificate
The Company reserves the right to require a doctors certificate from an employee If such a certificate is required by the Company themiddot employee must be notified before hisher return The Company agrees to pay for the medical certificate
(K) Vision Plan - (not applicable to part-time employees)
The Company shall provide vision care of one hundred fifty dollars ($15000) per twenty-four (24) months
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bull bull APPENDIX B
Full-Time Employee Wage Scale
General
During the term of this Collective Agreement any new job andor classification to be covered under the terms and conditions of this Collective Agreement shall be posted The parties agree to meet within thirty (30) days to determine the appropriate rate of pay for such classification Should the parties not be able to agree such question may be submitted to Arbitration by either party Pending the decision of the Arbitrators such new classifications and rates shall be implemented
Full-time Wage Scale
ClerksCashlers
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Novmiddot 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $842 $842 $842 $842 $852 $867
6 months 900 900 900 900 900 910 925
12 months 958 958 958 958 958 968 983
18 months 1016 1016 1016 1016 1016 1026 1041
24 months 1080 1080 1080 1080 1080 1090 11
30 mpnths 1096 1096 1096 1096 1096 1106 1121
36 months 1196 1196 1196 1196 1196 1206 1221
42 months 1254 1254 1254 1254 1254 1264 1279
48 months 1343 1343 13~43 1343 1343 1353 1368
54 months 1370 1395 1420 1445 1475 1505 1535
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bull bull Receiver
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Nov 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $894 $894 $894 $894 $894 $904 $919
6 months 952 952 952 952 952 962 979
12 months 1010 1010 1010 1010 1010 1020 1035
18 months 1068 1068 1068 1068 1068 1078 1093
24 months 1131 1131 1131 1131 1131 1141 1156
30months 1148 1148 1148 1148 1148 1158 1173
36 months 1247 1247 1247 1247 1247 1257 1272
42 months 1305 1305 1305 1305 1305 13~ 15 1330
48 months 1396 1396 1396 1396 1396 1406 1421
54 months 1424 1449 1474 1499 1529 1559 1589
Meat Cutters
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Nov 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $1370 $1370 $1370 $1370 $1370 $1380 $1395
6 months 1401 1401 1401 1401 1401 1411 1426
12 months 1433 1433 1433 1433 1433 1443 1458
18 months 1464 1464 1464 1464 1464 1474 1489
24 months 1496 1496 1496 1496 1496 1506 1521
30 months 1527 1527 1527 1527 1527 1537 1552
36 months 1559 1559 1559 1559 1559 1569 1584
42 months 1591 1591 1591 1591 1591 1601 1616
48 months 1654 1654 1654 1654 1654 1564 1679
54 months 1687 1712 1737 1762 1792 1822 1852
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bull bull Assistant Department Managers
An employee who is selected by the Company to fill the role of an assistant department manager shall receive a premium of one dollar ($100) per hour For the purposes of any Statutory Holiday Pay Vacation Pay Sick Pay or Weekly Indemnity Benefit Payments to which such an employee may be entitled in a week during which he is scheduled to work as an assistant department manager hismiddot hourly rate shall be deemed to include the premium aforesaid
In his functions an assistant department manager is required to supervise the personnel in his department and also assign the workload to those employees The assistant manager is also required to support the department manager with the administrative duties and must be available to replace the manager during his absences The choice of vacation between the manager and the assistant must be mutually agreed to The schedule can be modified for the assistant manager outside the prescribed delays under article 508
If a meat wrapper is selected as the assistant meat manager the employee will be paid the meat cutters wage rate based on his seniority and will receive the assistant department premium as mentioned above (eg A meat wrapper at 18 month rate of $1060 Will get the meat cutters rate at 18 month of $1440 plus the premium) middot
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bull ARTICLE 1 - SCOPE
APPENDIX C PART-TIME EMPLOYEES
bull 101 All matters relative to part-time employees and their working conditions shall be
contained in this Appendix and Articles middot
For the purpose of this Appendix a part-time employee is an employee who is normally scheduled to work twenty-eight (28) hours or less per week middot
102 If a part-time employee works forty (40) hours per week for six (6) consecutive weeks except for replacement of absent fuiJtime employees such position shall be posted in accordance with Article 4 of the Full-time portion of this Agreement
103 The following articles and clauses of the Full-Time Agreement shall also apply to Part-Time employees
Preamble 1 2 3 403 a) b) c) e) f) 504 b) 511 8 9 10 11 13 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 24 25 Appendix A
ARTICLE 2 - SENIORITY
201 middot (a) After continuing in the employ of the Company for a period of two hundred and fifty (250) hours Employees covered by this Agreement shall be deemed to have served their probationary period and then shall be placedmiddot on the seniority list for part-time employees The Company shall have the right to discharge a probationary employee Such discharge may not be grieved by the employee andor the Union
(b) Seniority listings for part-time employees shall be posted by the Company quarter-annually The seniority date of each part-time employee shall be considered to be correct if the Union raises nomiddot objection within three (3) weeks of the date of posting of the first list on which the employees name appears
202 (a) Seniority shall begin after the employees probationary period has beenmiddot served Lay-offs and re-employment shall be based on seniority availability ability and qualifications to perform the work When a part-time employee becomes a full-time employee he will be required to serve the full~time probationary period if he has not completed is part-time probationary period and will be given a seniority credit of fifty (50) percent of his part-time seniority up to a maximum of twelve (12) months He will also receive the bull
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bull bull greater of his part-time rate or the rate which his full~time seniority credit will give him and shall proceed from that point in the full-time wage progression Such credit shall apply to seniority vacation statutory holidays and sick days If for some reason the employee reverts to part-time during lhe probationary period there will be no loss of seniority The seniority rights of an employee shall be terminated after six (6) months following a lay-off due to lack of work In the event of an opening occurring in the full-time staff employees covered under this Appendix shall receive preference for such full-time position providing they have the necessary seniority ability competence and qualifications to perform the work
b) Part-time employees are expected to attend work in accordance with their schedule of hours When unable to attend the employee must notify the Company or designate as soon as it is reasonably possible prior to the commencement of the scheduled shift of the employee giving the reason why he is unable to attend middot
203 a) The weekly schedule of hours of work shall be allotted according to seniority by department providing the senior employee(s) has the necessary ability and qualifications to perform the work and is available
In the event of hours of work becoming available within a given week beyond the schedule of hours of that given week due to approved absences sickness compensation bereavement andor unanticipated increases in business the Company will call the most senior part-time employees not scheduled that day provided the employee is available and has the qualifications to perform the available work middot middot
b) The assignment of hours as set out in 203 (a) will result in the schedule of daily hours being posted not later than Thursday at noon of the previous week The store steward will be given a copy of the schedules Employees meal periods will be based on the commencement of their shift middot
204 If a full-time employee transfers to part-time status the employee will retain his original date of hire as his part-time seniority date
205 If more than one employee has the same seniority date the affected employees will draw to determine their order of seniority provided a steward is present middot middot
ARTICLE 3 - HOURS OF WORK
For existing part-time employees the Company will meet each employee to review the employees availability the employee shall be able to amend his availability quarterly each year
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bull bull A part-time employee hired after date of ratification shall have a minimum availability to work all day Saturday and Sunday and also two (2) evenings per week
301 The regular working day shall consist of up to ten (1 0) hours for all part-time employees middot middot
302 Should an employee desire a transfer to another department andor classification he shall indicate such preference on a form supplied by the Company stating the department(s) andor classification(s) desired A copy of the form will be provided to the employee and the Union As openings become available the Company will transfer employees by store seniority subject to relevant qualifications provided the employee has had a request on file for fourteen (14) days When transferred to a higher rated classification the employee will be placed on the wage scale at the level which gives him an increase and shall proceed upwards thereafter in accordance with the time frames When transferred to a lower rated classification the employee will be placed at the level equal to his rate of pay but not higher than the top rate of the new classification
303 The Company agrees that part-time employees will get the opportunity to work up to twenty-eight (28) hours per week by seniority by department by classification
prior to new employees being hired provided the Company can cover the available hours without encountering scheduling problems middot
304 The Company will schedule the following guaranteed hours of work per week based middoton the availability of the hours and provided the employee is available and qualified to perform the work
One (1) or more years of seniority a minimum guarantee of fifteen (15) hours of scheduled work per week
three (3) or more years of seniority a minimum guarantee of eighteen (18) middot hours of scheduled work per week
Five (5) or more years of seniority a minimum guarantee of twenty (20) middot hours of scheduled work per week
Six (6) or more years of seniority a minimum guarantee of twenty-four (24) hours of scheduled work per week
Seven (7) or more year of seniority a minimum guarantee of twenty-eight middot (28) hours of scheduled work per week middot
In the event of additional hours being added following the posting of the schedule or schedule changes created by illness accident leave of absence or changes beyond the control of the Company etc the Company agrees to offer such hours
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bull bull to employees by store seniority and by department provided the senior employee bull is available and qualified Such additional or changed hours are intended to be administered in such a manner as to top up part-time employees by seniority to approximately twenty-eight (28) hours unless junior employees have not reached their guaranteed hours in which case the junior employee will have priority to such guaranteep hours middot
ARTICLE 4- STATUTORY HOLIDAYS
401 Part-time employees shall be entitled to statutory holiday pay for the following middot holidays as recognized by the Employment Standards Act
New Years Day Good Friday Victoria Day Canada Day Civic Holiday
Labour Day Thanksgiving Day Christmas Day Boxing Day
If an employee is scheduled towork on the Civic Holiday such employe~ will be paid at his regular rate of pay and will be credited with an additional floater holiday
A part-time employee covered by this Agreement shall be eligible for a floater holiday once during each contract year to be taken at a time mutually agreed upon between the Company and the employee concerned
If any of the above legal holidays are no longer deemed to be a Public Holiday as defined by the Employment Standards Act the employee working on such a day will be paid his regular rate of pay and shall be credited with a floater day to be taken at a mutually agreeable time Otherwise any employee working on a Public Holiday shall be paid at time and one-half (1 Yz) his regular rate of pay plus the statutory days pay middot middot
402 To qualify for pay for a statutory holiday the employee must have worked on hislast scheduled shift preceding and his firSt scheduled shift following_ the legal holiday unless absent dueto proven illness or accident
An employee who so qualifies shall receive legal holiday pay based on his average number of daily hours worked (exclusive of daily overtime) during the four ( 4) weeks
middot immediately preceding the week during which the legal holiday occurs times his standard rate of pay middot
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bull bull ARTICLE 5 -VACATIONS
501 Employees with less than five (5) years seniority as of May 1st of the current year shall receive four (4) percent of their earnings as vacation pay Employees with five (5) or more years service as of May 1st of the current year shall receive six (6) percent of their earnings as vacation pay Employees with eight (8) or more years service as of May 1st of the current year shall receive eight (8) percent of their earnings as vacation pay Employees with seventeen (17) or more years service as of May 1st of the current year shall receive ten (10) percent of their earnings as vacation pay middot middot
502 The Company may grant a leave of absence without pay up to a maximum of four (4) weeks duration to an employee for vacation purposes Such request and permission shall be made in writing It is entirely the Companys choice to allow such a leave of absence without pay If an employee is refused such a request he may not submit a grievance or proceed to arbitration regarding this refusal
503 Part-time employees will choose their vacations after full-time employees have made their choices The preference of vacations will always be given to the partshytime employees having the most seniority Part-time employees will be required to submit their vacation intentions by April1 st of each year
ARTICLE 6- BEREAVEMENT
601 Provided the part-time employee was scheduled to work
The Company agrees to grant employees the necessary time off up to three 3) days with pay at the time of death of the following relatives
Father mother brother sister spouse child step-child mother-in-law father-inshylaw brother-in-law sister-in-law son-in-law daughter-in-law grandparents grandchild step-parents same sex partners uncle aunt niece nephew
602 If the funeral is more than two hundred forty kilometers (240) away the employee will receive an additional one 1) day with pay for attending the fune~al If bereavement falls during an employees vacation he shall be able to carry over the paid time to be able to use at a later date
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bull bull ARTICLE 7 -REST PERIODS
701 Employees covered by this Appendix shall be entitled to one (1) fifteen (15) minute paid rest for each four ( 4) hour period worked Whenever possible each rest period
shall occur at approximately themiddot mid-point of each four (4) hourmiddot period~ No employee who is scheduled for more than four (4) hours but not exceeding six (6) hours shall be required to take their break sooner than two (2) hours into their shift whenever possible
702 middotWhere an employee is working a daily shift of more than six (6) hours he shall have one (1) hour (or a half) hour by mutual consent) off for lunch and one-half() hour for supper if applicable middot
ARTICLE 8 -WAGES
801 A part-time employee shall be pald time and one-half 1 ) for all hours worked over ten 1 0) hours per day or over forty (40) hours per week middot
802 Part-time employees who work on the night crew shall receive a shift premium of ninety-five (95cent) cents per hour for the hours worked on the night shift For the purposes of any Statutory Holiday Pay Vacation Pay or Weekly Indemnity Benefits (where applicable) to which such an employee may be entitled in a week during which he is scheduled to work on a night crew his hourly rate shall be deemed to include the premium aforesaid middot
803 An employee assigned to a position of lead hand shall receive a lead hand premium
of seventy-five (75cent) cents per hour
804 The wage rates affecting employees in the bargaining unit as set out herein shall be set forth in Appendix D of this Agreement
805 An employee who is hired at a higher rate of pay than the start rate is deemed to have to his credit the required hours to justify such a rate of pay
ARTICLE 9 -SAFETY SHOE OR BOOT ALLOWANCE
901 Part-time employees who are required by the Company to wear approved safety footwear shall be paid an allowance of up to forty dollars ($4000) per year upon presentation of a receipt middot
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bull bull ARTICLE 10 middotFULL-TIME REPLACEMENT
1001 Part-time employees replacing full-time employees shall receive the start rate of the full-time classification or whatever level on the scale that would provide him an
increase
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bull APPENDIX D
Part-time Employee Wage Scale
bull Notwithstanding the wage progressions for part-time employees where there is an increase in the Ontario minimum wage rate it shall become the new start rate and those employees so affected shall remain at such rate of pay until their months with the Company would permit them an increase in their rate of pay in accordance with the wage grid
ClerksCashlers
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Nov 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $721 $721 $721 $721 $721 $731 $746
middot 6 months 738 738 738 738 738 748 763
12 months 769 769 769 769 769 779 794
18 months 800 800 800 800 800 810 825
24 months 832 832 832 832 832 842 857
30 months 864 864 864 864 864 874 889
36 months middot 895 895 895 895 895 905 920
42 months 937 937 937 937 937 947 962
48 months 1010 1010 1010 1010 1010 1020 1035
54 months 1 1045 middot1070 1095 1125 1155 1185
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bull bull Service Clerks
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Novmiddotmiddot 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $675 $675 $675 middot $675 $675 $685 $700
6 months 698 698 698 698 698 708 723
12 months 721 721 721 721 721 731 746
18 months 736 736 736 736 736 746 761
24 months 753 753 753 753 753 763 7~78
30 months 795 795 795 795 795 805 820
36 months 811 836 861 886 916 946 976
Meat Cutters
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Nov 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $1238 $1238 $1238 $1238 $1238 $1248 $1263
6 months 1317 1317 1317 1317 1317 1327 1342
12 months 1397 1397 1397 1397 1397 1407 bull 1422
18 months 1425 1450 f475 1500 1530 1560 1590
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bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob As Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE PRINTING OF COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT
The Company agrees to pay one thousand five hundred dollars ($1 50000) towards the cost of printing the Collective Agreement into booklet form middot
~ DATED AT 0plusmnaulh ONTARIO this 5 day of --=-H-=e6__ __ 20ol
UNITEDFOODANDCOMMERC~L LOEB CANADA INC WOR RS UNION LOCAL 175
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bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob As Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE SUNDAY AND STATUTORY HOLIDAYS
In the event that Sunday is legislated to become a regular work day both parties agree that Article 503 b c d of the Collective Agreement will be deleted and that those hours wiJI be part of the regular work week Both parties agree to meet in order to determine the distribution of these Sunday hours
In the event that stores are allowed to legally open on a statutory holiday without premium pay then the parties agree to meet to amend the Collective Agreement by mutual agreement
3 DATED AT o-HctuKL- ONTARIO this 5 day of_~he-=b~-- 2002
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WOR RS UNION LOCAL 175
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bull bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
ANDmiddot
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE TIME LIMITS
In view of recent changes to the Ontario Labour Relations Act and resulting decisions therefrom and in view ofthe parties history of amiable Labour Relations the parties agree to the following
That neither party shall raise or proceed with a timeliness issue argument regarding filing for arbitration without first giving the other party written prior notice of its intent to do so
Should either party serve such notice on the other party the parties further agree that the final time frame in the Collective Agreement respecting filing for arbitration shall then be triggered
The parties further agree that any Board of Arbitration or single arbitrator shall have full jurisdiction to adjudicate the matter respecting timeliness in light of this agreement andmiddot shall not be restricted by the Ontario Labour Relations Act in so doing
DATED AT Q-t-CUJ)O_ ONTARIO this 5_ day of ~e6
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORK RS UNION LOCAL 175
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LOEB CANADA INC
bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE NIGHT CREW GROUP 1
The Company agrees that the following full-time night crew employees are classified as Group 1 middot
middot Brian Taylor Brian Lewis Rick Tombs
The Company agrees that should a Group 1 day job come open and an existing Group 1 night crew employee apply and is successful in getting the job he would maintain his Group 1 status
DATED AT 61-cuuo-- ONTARIO this~ dayof F~b
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WOR ERS UNION LOCAL 175
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LOEB CANADA INC
20~
bull
LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175NEW LETTER
RE FULL-TIME GROUP 2 TEN (10) HOUR SHIFTS
The Company and the Union agree that should the Company wish to introduce ten 1 0) hour shifts the employees affected will be entitled to an additional fifteen 15) minute break to be taken within the last two 2) hours of work
DATED AT 6-ttcuvo- ONTARIO this _fi__ day of Feb 2003
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO ERS UNION LOCAL 175
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bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE GROUP 1 amp 2 DISTRIBUTION
In an effort to maintain full-time positions and create additional full-time positions the parties have agreed to the following
a) The following
Gary Pritchard Maria Romano Robert Chenier Brian Taylor Paul Berrea Allan Cuddihey Bruce Harding Rick Tombs Brian Lewis
are existing full-time employees as date of ratification and will be classified as Group 1 employees middot
b) The Company agrees that forty-five percent (45) of all regular bargaining unit hours per week will be designated as full-time hours Both parties agreemiddot to have fifty percent (50) of full-time employees in Group 1 and fifty percent (50) in Group 2 This ratio will be achieved through attrition In other words as a Group 1 position becomes vacant it will be replaces by a Group 2 position until fifty-fifty percent (50-50) ratio is achieved Once this ratio is achieved if a Group 1 position becomes vacant it would be filled by a Group 2 employee as per the terms and conditions of the Collective Agreement and a new Group 2 position would be posted
c) The Company recognizes the Receiver Assist Meat Manager and Assistant Produce Manager positions as a Group 1 position Should the Company introduce an additional Receiver position in the unit that position would be considered as a Group 2 position middot
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bull bull d) In the case of a lay-off of a full-time position if a Group 1 employee is laid
off he will have the following options
full lay-off with recall rights accepting part-time hours while maintaining recall rights if feasible he will be offered a Group 2 full-time position and maintain his recall rights to a Group 1 status for the duration of the recall period middot
e) The creation of Assistant Department Managers will be at the Companys sole discretion and may be classified as Group 2 positions
The parties agree to review at store level on a quarterly basis the level of bargaining unit hours and the number of full-time positions as it relates to Group middot1 and Group 2
DATED AT Dttau~ ONTARIO this~ day of l=t=b
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
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LOEB CANADA INC
t 2003
bull bull RE Group 2 Positions - Highlights
Full-time - forty (40) hours a week maximum five (5) shifts a week - minimum four (4) hours a shift - maximum of ten (10) hours per shift - Saturday and Sunday shifts part of work week - Sunday premium applies
- two (2) consecutive days off every other week - Evenings - may be scheduled up to three (3) evenings a week
Meat Produce and Bakery Department employees may be scheduled from 500 am and would receive night crew premium for time worked from 500 am to 600 am
Night Crew Maybe scheduled between 900pm and 900am - Night crew premium would apply from Sunday to Saturday - would be scheduled consecutive nights
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bull bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AN[)
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UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE SUNDAY WORK GROUP 2
Sunday work shall be part of the work week for all full-time employees in Group 2 It will be clearly indicated to the concerned employee upon hiring andor promotion If at anytime a Group 2 employee or an employee hired before September 41
h 2001 and promoted to a Group 2 position after September 41
h 2001 advises the Company that he is no longer available to work on Sundays then this employee will be returned to a part-time status with middot the conditions of a part-time employee and the Company will post a new Group 2 full-time position The employee returned to his prior position will not have recourse to the grievance procedure as outlined in the Collective Agreement
DATED AT o-tt~ ONTARIO this__amp__ day of _ _Fi-=Eb=---bull 2003
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO RS UNION LOCAL 175
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bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE CARY PRITCHARD ASSISTANT MEAt MANAGER
Upon ratification Cary Pritchard will move to the Meat Cutter scale at the thirty-six (36) month rate and continue to progress from there on He shall also receive a premium of one dollar ($100) per hour as per the Assistan~ Department Manager premium
DATED AT Otcuvo ONTARIO this 5 day of Feb
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
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LOEB CANADA INC
20Q3
I- - bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INCmiddot cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE SYLVANA FLORES DELl CLERK
The parties agree that Sylvana Flores is on a leave of absence The parties agree that she
will continue to accumulate seniority while on the leave of absence Should Sylvana Flores return to work at Loeb City View prior to January 5 2003 she will maintain her seniority As of January 5 2003 she would have no seniority in the Bargaining Unit
DATED AT Qmiddotttcl)AlO_ ONTARIO this _5_ day of Feb 20CB
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO RS UNION LOCAL 175
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bull bull LETTER OF-AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC bull cob as Loeb City View
AND
UNIrED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE RED CIRCLED FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES
The Company agrees that the following employees will be considered middot red-circled employees
Maria Romano Robert Chenier Brian Taylor
Effective December 1 2002 they will receive a lump sum payment of seven hundred andmiddot fifty dollars ($75000) middot
Effective November 30 2003 they will receive a lump sum payment of seven hundred and fifty dollars ($75000)
Effective November 28 2004 they will receive a lump sum payment of seven hundred and fifty dollars ($75000) middot
Effective November 27 2005 they will receive a lump sum payment of four hundred dollars ($40000) and a wage increase of twelve cents (12cent) on their rate of pay bringing them to the end rate of the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of thirty cents (30cent) and thirty cents (30cent )
Should the employees want to have their lump sum payment directed to an RRSP they must provide the Store Director with the TD2 no later than the first week of November each yearmiddot
DATED AT 00a vJ6_ ONTARIO this_5_ day of middot Eeb 20~
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO RS UNION CAL 175
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bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE RED-CIRCLED PART-TIME EMPLOYEES
Maria Arella Jimmy Wong Mandy Wong Maria Semler Brenda Laverty Yvonne Gagnon Sandra Gray Beverly MacDonald middot middot
During the term of the Collective Agreement the red-circled ~mployees shall be brought in line with the established wage scales in the negotiated Collective Agreement
Re Maria Arella Jimmy Wong Mandy Wong Maria Semler Brenda Laverty middot bull
Effective December 1 2002 they will receive a lump sum payment of fifteen cents 15cent) per hour worked averaged over the last six 6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks and a wage increase of fifteen cents 15cent) on their rate of pay bringing them to the end rate of middot the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of twentyshyfive cents (25cent) twenty-five cents (25cent) thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents middot (30cent)
Re Yvonne Gagnon Sandra Gray
Effective December 1 2002 they will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 30 2003 they will receive a lump sum payment often cents (10cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six 6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks and a middot wage increase of twenty cents (20cent) on their rate of pay bringing them to the end rate of the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of twenty- five cents 25cent) thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents_(30cent) thirty cents (30cent)
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bull bull Re Beverly MacDonald
Effective December 1 2002 she will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 30 2003 she will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 28 2004 she will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 26 2005 she will receive a lump sum payment of fifteen cents (15cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks and a wage increase of twelve cents ( 12cent) on her rate of pay bringing her to the end rate of the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents (30cent) middot
Should the employees want to have their lump sum payment directed to an RRSP they must provide the Store Director with the TD2 no later than the first week of November of each year
DATED AT 0~ ONTARIO this~ day of Feb
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WO ERS UNION OCAL 175
January 21 2003 cep 571-0
LOEB CANADA INC
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bull bull ARTICLE 21- HEALTH AND WELFARE
2101 The Company agrees to pay for Health and Welfare benefits as outlinedmiddot in middot Appendix A which shall form part of this Collective Agreement
ARTICLE 22 - GENDER
2201 It is understood that the use of the masculine gender shall include the female gender middot
ARTICLE23- SAFETY SHOE OR BOOT ALLOWANCE
2301 Full-time employees who are required by the Company to wear approved safety footwear shall be paid an allowance of up to fifty-five ($5500) dollars per year upon middotpresentation of a receipt middot
ARTICLE 24 middotCASHIERS MAT
2401 The Company agrees to provide Cashiers mat and to replace them whenever necessary
ARTICLE 25 -TERMS OF AGREEMENT
2501 (a) This Agreement shall come into force and effect on October 27 2002 and shall continue to October 25 2008 and shall thereafter be automatically renewed for the period of one (1) year unless either party on written notice to the other within a period of not more than ninety (90) days before the expiry date serves notice of intent to terminate or modify the Agreement
(b) In the event either party serves notice of a desire to negotiate changes into this Agreement as above set out it is agreed that the Company and the Union without undue delay shall begin negotiations on the proposed changes
(c) Pending the results of negotiations neither party shall change the conditions existing under the Agreement unless mutually agreed by both parties
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bull bull DATED AT ()-tkwo_ THIS b DAY OF ----=-h-=E=-=b__ ___ _____ 2003
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO ERS UNION LOCAL 175
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bull bull APPENDIX A
Health and Welfare
The following benefits shall apply to all full-time employees who have successfully completed three (3) months of service or to part-time employees with 12 months service and who average 22 hours of work per week These benefits are subject to the terms and conditions of the insurance contract If there are any discrepancies between what is listed in this Agreement and the insurance contract the latter will apply The cost of these benefits shall be fully paid by the Company unless otherwise stated middot
(A) Paid Sick Leave
The Company agrees to provide to all full-time employees forty (40)hours per year for sick leave Any unused sick leave will be paid to the employees on or about January 15th of the following year Employees with less than one (1) year of service shall receive sick leave on a pro-rata basis
(B) Life Insurance
The Company provides a life insurance amount of one (1) time the employees basic annual earnings rounded up to the next multiple of $100000 For part-time employees the amount payable is $12500
(C) Accidental Death and Dismemberment Benefit
One time the employees basic annual earnings rounded up to the next multiple of $100000 For part-time employees the amount payable is $12500
(D) Short-term disability (not applicable to part-time employees)
Weekly indemnity which provides a benefit of 66 23 of an employees basic earnings to a maximum of $45000 per week commencing on the first day in the case of hospitalization or accident on the 8th calendar day of continuous total disability if sickness for a maximum period of twenty-six (26) weeks middot
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bull bull (E) Long-term Disability (not applicable to part-time employees)
Monthly indemnity which provides a benefit of 66 23 of an employees basic earnings to a maximum of $200000 per month commencing after tw~nty-six (26) weeks of continuous total disability for a maximum period of up to age 65
(F) Extended Health Care (individual coverage only for part-time employees)
Hospitalization within Canada semi-private room without deductible and Without any limit as to the number of days
Medical expenses (reimbursement) annual deductible of $25 for individual or family coverage The covered expenses are reimbursed at 80 for drugs or all other expenses The maximum amount reimbursed per covered person for expenses incurred in Canada is unlimited
Medical expenses (covered expenses) professional services of a chiropractor occupational therapist naturopath speech therapist osteopath psychologist physiotherapist or podiatrist limited to one professional visit per day up to a combined maximum of $300 per calendar year for each specialist
(G) Employee Assistance Program
Confidential and professional consultation services by licensed psychologists Assistance will be available for both personal and professional problems and will be limited to 5 visits per year
(H) Dental Plan
middot The Company shall contribute to the United Food and Commercial Workers Trusteed Plan Ontario (Dental Plan) the following cents per hour for all hours paid for all employees to a maximum of forty (40) hours per week Hours paid shall not include weekly indemnity payments The Employer agrees to sign the participation agreement and supply any other documents forms reports or information required by the Trustees of the Dental Plan The Employer shall forward all contributions together with a list of all employees covered and the number of hours paid per week for each employee in each reporting period within fifteen (15) days following the end of each of the Employers four (4) or five (5) week accounting period
Effective November 24 2002- twenty-five (25cent) cents per hour Effective November 24 2004- twenty-seven (27cent) cents per hour Effective November 24 2005- twenty-nine (29cent) cents per hour Effective November 24 2006- thirty-one (31cent) cents per hour
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bull bull (I) Pension Plan
The Company agrees to contribute to the Canadian Commercial Workers Industry Pension Plan (Pension) the following cents per hour for all hours paid for all employees to a maximum of forty (40) hours per week Hours paid shall not include weekly indemnity payments The Employer agrees to sign the participation
middot agreement and supply any other documents forms reports or information required by the Trustees of the Pension Plan The Employer shall forward together with a list of all employees covered and the number of hours paid permiddot week for each employee in each reporting period within fifteen (15) days following the end of each of the Employers four (4) or five (5) week accounting period middot
Effective November 24 2005- twenty-five (25cent) cents per hour Effective November 24 2006- thirty (30cent) cents per hourmiddot Effective November 24 2007- forty (40cent) cents per hour
(J) Doctors Certificate
The Company reserves the right to require a doctors certificate from an employee If such a certificate is required by the Company themiddot employee must be notified before hisher return The Company agrees to pay for the medical certificate
(K) Vision Plan - (not applicable to part-time employees)
The Company shall provide vision care of one hundred fifty dollars ($15000) per twenty-four (24) months
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bull bull APPENDIX B
Full-Time Employee Wage Scale
General
During the term of this Collective Agreement any new job andor classification to be covered under the terms and conditions of this Collective Agreement shall be posted The parties agree to meet within thirty (30) days to determine the appropriate rate of pay for such classification Should the parties not be able to agree such question may be submitted to Arbitration by either party Pending the decision of the Arbitrators such new classifications and rates shall be implemented
Full-time Wage Scale
ClerksCashlers
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Novmiddot 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $842 $842 $842 $842 $852 $867
6 months 900 900 900 900 900 910 925
12 months 958 958 958 958 958 968 983
18 months 1016 1016 1016 1016 1016 1026 1041
24 months 1080 1080 1080 1080 1080 1090 11
30 mpnths 1096 1096 1096 1096 1096 1106 1121
36 months 1196 1196 1196 1196 1196 1206 1221
42 months 1254 1254 1254 1254 1254 1264 1279
48 months 1343 1343 13~43 1343 1343 1353 1368
54 months 1370 1395 1420 1445 1475 1505 1535
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bull bull Receiver
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Nov 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $894 $894 $894 $894 $894 $904 $919
6 months 952 952 952 952 952 962 979
12 months 1010 1010 1010 1010 1010 1020 1035
18 months 1068 1068 1068 1068 1068 1078 1093
24 months 1131 1131 1131 1131 1131 1141 1156
30months 1148 1148 1148 1148 1148 1158 1173
36 months 1247 1247 1247 1247 1247 1257 1272
42 months 1305 1305 1305 1305 1305 13~ 15 1330
48 months 1396 1396 1396 1396 1396 1406 1421
54 months 1424 1449 1474 1499 1529 1559 1589
Meat Cutters
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Nov 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $1370 $1370 $1370 $1370 $1370 $1380 $1395
6 months 1401 1401 1401 1401 1401 1411 1426
12 months 1433 1433 1433 1433 1433 1443 1458
18 months 1464 1464 1464 1464 1464 1474 1489
24 months 1496 1496 1496 1496 1496 1506 1521
30 months 1527 1527 1527 1527 1527 1537 1552
36 months 1559 1559 1559 1559 1559 1569 1584
42 months 1591 1591 1591 1591 1591 1601 1616
48 months 1654 1654 1654 1654 1654 1564 1679
54 months 1687 1712 1737 1762 1792 1822 1852
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bull bull Assistant Department Managers
An employee who is selected by the Company to fill the role of an assistant department manager shall receive a premium of one dollar ($100) per hour For the purposes of any Statutory Holiday Pay Vacation Pay Sick Pay or Weekly Indemnity Benefit Payments to which such an employee may be entitled in a week during which he is scheduled to work as an assistant department manager hismiddot hourly rate shall be deemed to include the premium aforesaid
In his functions an assistant department manager is required to supervise the personnel in his department and also assign the workload to those employees The assistant manager is also required to support the department manager with the administrative duties and must be available to replace the manager during his absences The choice of vacation between the manager and the assistant must be mutually agreed to The schedule can be modified for the assistant manager outside the prescribed delays under article 508
If a meat wrapper is selected as the assistant meat manager the employee will be paid the meat cutters wage rate based on his seniority and will receive the assistant department premium as mentioned above (eg A meat wrapper at 18 month rate of $1060 Will get the meat cutters rate at 18 month of $1440 plus the premium) middot
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bull ARTICLE 1 - SCOPE
APPENDIX C PART-TIME EMPLOYEES
bull 101 All matters relative to part-time employees and their working conditions shall be
contained in this Appendix and Articles middot
For the purpose of this Appendix a part-time employee is an employee who is normally scheduled to work twenty-eight (28) hours or less per week middot
102 If a part-time employee works forty (40) hours per week for six (6) consecutive weeks except for replacement of absent fuiJtime employees such position shall be posted in accordance with Article 4 of the Full-time portion of this Agreement
103 The following articles and clauses of the Full-Time Agreement shall also apply to Part-Time employees
Preamble 1 2 3 403 a) b) c) e) f) 504 b) 511 8 9 10 11 13 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 24 25 Appendix A
ARTICLE 2 - SENIORITY
201 middot (a) After continuing in the employ of the Company for a period of two hundred and fifty (250) hours Employees covered by this Agreement shall be deemed to have served their probationary period and then shall be placedmiddot on the seniority list for part-time employees The Company shall have the right to discharge a probationary employee Such discharge may not be grieved by the employee andor the Union
(b) Seniority listings for part-time employees shall be posted by the Company quarter-annually The seniority date of each part-time employee shall be considered to be correct if the Union raises nomiddot objection within three (3) weeks of the date of posting of the first list on which the employees name appears
202 (a) Seniority shall begin after the employees probationary period has beenmiddot served Lay-offs and re-employment shall be based on seniority availability ability and qualifications to perform the work When a part-time employee becomes a full-time employee he will be required to serve the full~time probationary period if he has not completed is part-time probationary period and will be given a seniority credit of fifty (50) percent of his part-time seniority up to a maximum of twelve (12) months He will also receive the bull
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bull bull greater of his part-time rate or the rate which his full~time seniority credit will give him and shall proceed from that point in the full-time wage progression Such credit shall apply to seniority vacation statutory holidays and sick days If for some reason the employee reverts to part-time during lhe probationary period there will be no loss of seniority The seniority rights of an employee shall be terminated after six (6) months following a lay-off due to lack of work In the event of an opening occurring in the full-time staff employees covered under this Appendix shall receive preference for such full-time position providing they have the necessary seniority ability competence and qualifications to perform the work
b) Part-time employees are expected to attend work in accordance with their schedule of hours When unable to attend the employee must notify the Company or designate as soon as it is reasonably possible prior to the commencement of the scheduled shift of the employee giving the reason why he is unable to attend middot
203 a) The weekly schedule of hours of work shall be allotted according to seniority by department providing the senior employee(s) has the necessary ability and qualifications to perform the work and is available
In the event of hours of work becoming available within a given week beyond the schedule of hours of that given week due to approved absences sickness compensation bereavement andor unanticipated increases in business the Company will call the most senior part-time employees not scheduled that day provided the employee is available and has the qualifications to perform the available work middot middot
b) The assignment of hours as set out in 203 (a) will result in the schedule of daily hours being posted not later than Thursday at noon of the previous week The store steward will be given a copy of the schedules Employees meal periods will be based on the commencement of their shift middot
204 If a full-time employee transfers to part-time status the employee will retain his original date of hire as his part-time seniority date
205 If more than one employee has the same seniority date the affected employees will draw to determine their order of seniority provided a steward is present middot middot
ARTICLE 3 - HOURS OF WORK
For existing part-time employees the Company will meet each employee to review the employees availability the employee shall be able to amend his availability quarterly each year
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bull bull A part-time employee hired after date of ratification shall have a minimum availability to work all day Saturday and Sunday and also two (2) evenings per week
301 The regular working day shall consist of up to ten (1 0) hours for all part-time employees middot middot
302 Should an employee desire a transfer to another department andor classification he shall indicate such preference on a form supplied by the Company stating the department(s) andor classification(s) desired A copy of the form will be provided to the employee and the Union As openings become available the Company will transfer employees by store seniority subject to relevant qualifications provided the employee has had a request on file for fourteen (14) days When transferred to a higher rated classification the employee will be placed on the wage scale at the level which gives him an increase and shall proceed upwards thereafter in accordance with the time frames When transferred to a lower rated classification the employee will be placed at the level equal to his rate of pay but not higher than the top rate of the new classification
303 The Company agrees that part-time employees will get the opportunity to work up to twenty-eight (28) hours per week by seniority by department by classification
prior to new employees being hired provided the Company can cover the available hours without encountering scheduling problems middot
304 The Company will schedule the following guaranteed hours of work per week based middoton the availability of the hours and provided the employee is available and qualified to perform the work
One (1) or more years of seniority a minimum guarantee of fifteen (15) hours of scheduled work per week
three (3) or more years of seniority a minimum guarantee of eighteen (18) middot hours of scheduled work per week
Five (5) or more years of seniority a minimum guarantee of twenty (20) middot hours of scheduled work per week
Six (6) or more years of seniority a minimum guarantee of twenty-four (24) hours of scheduled work per week
Seven (7) or more year of seniority a minimum guarantee of twenty-eight middot (28) hours of scheduled work per week middot
In the event of additional hours being added following the posting of the schedule or schedule changes created by illness accident leave of absence or changes beyond the control of the Company etc the Company agrees to offer such hours
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bull bull to employees by store seniority and by department provided the senior employee bull is available and qualified Such additional or changed hours are intended to be administered in such a manner as to top up part-time employees by seniority to approximately twenty-eight (28) hours unless junior employees have not reached their guaranteed hours in which case the junior employee will have priority to such guaranteep hours middot
ARTICLE 4- STATUTORY HOLIDAYS
401 Part-time employees shall be entitled to statutory holiday pay for the following middot holidays as recognized by the Employment Standards Act
New Years Day Good Friday Victoria Day Canada Day Civic Holiday
Labour Day Thanksgiving Day Christmas Day Boxing Day
If an employee is scheduled towork on the Civic Holiday such employe~ will be paid at his regular rate of pay and will be credited with an additional floater holiday
A part-time employee covered by this Agreement shall be eligible for a floater holiday once during each contract year to be taken at a time mutually agreed upon between the Company and the employee concerned
If any of the above legal holidays are no longer deemed to be a Public Holiday as defined by the Employment Standards Act the employee working on such a day will be paid his regular rate of pay and shall be credited with a floater day to be taken at a mutually agreeable time Otherwise any employee working on a Public Holiday shall be paid at time and one-half (1 Yz) his regular rate of pay plus the statutory days pay middot middot
402 To qualify for pay for a statutory holiday the employee must have worked on hislast scheduled shift preceding and his firSt scheduled shift following_ the legal holiday unless absent dueto proven illness or accident
An employee who so qualifies shall receive legal holiday pay based on his average number of daily hours worked (exclusive of daily overtime) during the four ( 4) weeks
middot immediately preceding the week during which the legal holiday occurs times his standard rate of pay middot
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bull bull ARTICLE 5 -VACATIONS
501 Employees with less than five (5) years seniority as of May 1st of the current year shall receive four (4) percent of their earnings as vacation pay Employees with five (5) or more years service as of May 1st of the current year shall receive six (6) percent of their earnings as vacation pay Employees with eight (8) or more years service as of May 1st of the current year shall receive eight (8) percent of their earnings as vacation pay Employees with seventeen (17) or more years service as of May 1st of the current year shall receive ten (10) percent of their earnings as vacation pay middot middot
502 The Company may grant a leave of absence without pay up to a maximum of four (4) weeks duration to an employee for vacation purposes Such request and permission shall be made in writing It is entirely the Companys choice to allow such a leave of absence without pay If an employee is refused such a request he may not submit a grievance or proceed to arbitration regarding this refusal
503 Part-time employees will choose their vacations after full-time employees have made their choices The preference of vacations will always be given to the partshytime employees having the most seniority Part-time employees will be required to submit their vacation intentions by April1 st of each year
ARTICLE 6- BEREAVEMENT
601 Provided the part-time employee was scheduled to work
The Company agrees to grant employees the necessary time off up to three 3) days with pay at the time of death of the following relatives
Father mother brother sister spouse child step-child mother-in-law father-inshylaw brother-in-law sister-in-law son-in-law daughter-in-law grandparents grandchild step-parents same sex partners uncle aunt niece nephew
602 If the funeral is more than two hundred forty kilometers (240) away the employee will receive an additional one 1) day with pay for attending the fune~al If bereavement falls during an employees vacation he shall be able to carry over the paid time to be able to use at a later date
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bull bull ARTICLE 7 -REST PERIODS
701 Employees covered by this Appendix shall be entitled to one (1) fifteen (15) minute paid rest for each four ( 4) hour period worked Whenever possible each rest period
shall occur at approximately themiddot mid-point of each four (4) hourmiddot period~ No employee who is scheduled for more than four (4) hours but not exceeding six (6) hours shall be required to take their break sooner than two (2) hours into their shift whenever possible
702 middotWhere an employee is working a daily shift of more than six (6) hours he shall have one (1) hour (or a half) hour by mutual consent) off for lunch and one-half() hour for supper if applicable middot
ARTICLE 8 -WAGES
801 A part-time employee shall be pald time and one-half 1 ) for all hours worked over ten 1 0) hours per day or over forty (40) hours per week middot
802 Part-time employees who work on the night crew shall receive a shift premium of ninety-five (95cent) cents per hour for the hours worked on the night shift For the purposes of any Statutory Holiday Pay Vacation Pay or Weekly Indemnity Benefits (where applicable) to which such an employee may be entitled in a week during which he is scheduled to work on a night crew his hourly rate shall be deemed to include the premium aforesaid middot
803 An employee assigned to a position of lead hand shall receive a lead hand premium
of seventy-five (75cent) cents per hour
804 The wage rates affecting employees in the bargaining unit as set out herein shall be set forth in Appendix D of this Agreement
805 An employee who is hired at a higher rate of pay than the start rate is deemed to have to his credit the required hours to justify such a rate of pay
ARTICLE 9 -SAFETY SHOE OR BOOT ALLOWANCE
901 Part-time employees who are required by the Company to wear approved safety footwear shall be paid an allowance of up to forty dollars ($4000) per year upon presentation of a receipt middot
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bull bull ARTICLE 10 middotFULL-TIME REPLACEMENT
1001 Part-time employees replacing full-time employees shall receive the start rate of the full-time classification or whatever level on the scale that would provide him an
increase
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bull APPENDIX D
Part-time Employee Wage Scale
bull Notwithstanding the wage progressions for part-time employees where there is an increase in the Ontario minimum wage rate it shall become the new start rate and those employees so affected shall remain at such rate of pay until their months with the Company would permit them an increase in their rate of pay in accordance with the wage grid
ClerksCashlers
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Nov 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $721 $721 $721 $721 $721 $731 $746
middot 6 months 738 738 738 738 738 748 763
12 months 769 769 769 769 769 779 794
18 months 800 800 800 800 800 810 825
24 months 832 832 832 832 832 842 857
30 months 864 864 864 864 864 874 889
36 months middot 895 895 895 895 895 905 920
42 months 937 937 937 937 937 947 962
48 months 1010 1010 1010 1010 1010 1020 1035
54 months 1 1045 middot1070 1095 1125 1155 1185
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bull bull Service Clerks
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Novmiddotmiddot 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $675 $675 $675 middot $675 $675 $685 $700
6 months 698 698 698 698 698 708 723
12 months 721 721 721 721 721 731 746
18 months 736 736 736 736 736 746 761
24 months 753 753 753 753 753 763 7~78
30 months 795 795 795 795 795 805 820
36 months 811 836 861 886 916 946 976
Meat Cutters
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Nov 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $1238 $1238 $1238 $1238 $1238 $1248 $1263
6 months 1317 1317 1317 1317 1317 1327 1342
12 months 1397 1397 1397 1397 1397 1407 bull 1422
18 months 1425 1450 f475 1500 1530 1560 1590
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bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob As Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE PRINTING OF COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT
The Company agrees to pay one thousand five hundred dollars ($1 50000) towards the cost of printing the Collective Agreement into booklet form middot
~ DATED AT 0plusmnaulh ONTARIO this 5 day of --=-H-=e6__ __ 20ol
UNITEDFOODANDCOMMERC~L LOEB CANADA INC WOR RS UNION LOCAL 175
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bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob As Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE SUNDAY AND STATUTORY HOLIDAYS
In the event that Sunday is legislated to become a regular work day both parties agree that Article 503 b c d of the Collective Agreement will be deleted and that those hours wiJI be part of the regular work week Both parties agree to meet in order to determine the distribution of these Sunday hours
In the event that stores are allowed to legally open on a statutory holiday without premium pay then the parties agree to meet to amend the Collective Agreement by mutual agreement
3 DATED AT o-HctuKL- ONTARIO this 5 day of_~he-=b~-- 2002
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WOR RS UNION LOCAL 175
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bull bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
ANDmiddot
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE TIME LIMITS
In view of recent changes to the Ontario Labour Relations Act and resulting decisions therefrom and in view ofthe parties history of amiable Labour Relations the parties agree to the following
That neither party shall raise or proceed with a timeliness issue argument regarding filing for arbitration without first giving the other party written prior notice of its intent to do so
Should either party serve such notice on the other party the parties further agree that the final time frame in the Collective Agreement respecting filing for arbitration shall then be triggered
The parties further agree that any Board of Arbitration or single arbitrator shall have full jurisdiction to adjudicate the matter respecting timeliness in light of this agreement andmiddot shall not be restricted by the Ontario Labour Relations Act in so doing
DATED AT Q-t-CUJ)O_ ONTARIO this 5_ day of ~e6
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORK RS UNION LOCAL 175
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LOEB CANADA INC
bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE NIGHT CREW GROUP 1
The Company agrees that the following full-time night crew employees are classified as Group 1 middot
middot Brian Taylor Brian Lewis Rick Tombs
The Company agrees that should a Group 1 day job come open and an existing Group 1 night crew employee apply and is successful in getting the job he would maintain his Group 1 status
DATED AT 61-cuuo-- ONTARIO this~ dayof F~b
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WOR ERS UNION LOCAL 175
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LOEB CANADA INC
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bull
LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
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UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175NEW LETTER
RE FULL-TIME GROUP 2 TEN (10) HOUR SHIFTS
The Company and the Union agree that should the Company wish to introduce ten 1 0) hour shifts the employees affected will be entitled to an additional fifteen 15) minute break to be taken within the last two 2) hours of work
DATED AT 6-ttcuvo- ONTARIO this _fi__ day of Feb 2003
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO ERS UNION LOCAL 175
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bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE GROUP 1 amp 2 DISTRIBUTION
In an effort to maintain full-time positions and create additional full-time positions the parties have agreed to the following
a) The following
Gary Pritchard Maria Romano Robert Chenier Brian Taylor Paul Berrea Allan Cuddihey Bruce Harding Rick Tombs Brian Lewis
are existing full-time employees as date of ratification and will be classified as Group 1 employees middot
b) The Company agrees that forty-five percent (45) of all regular bargaining unit hours per week will be designated as full-time hours Both parties agreemiddot to have fifty percent (50) of full-time employees in Group 1 and fifty percent (50) in Group 2 This ratio will be achieved through attrition In other words as a Group 1 position becomes vacant it will be replaces by a Group 2 position until fifty-fifty percent (50-50) ratio is achieved Once this ratio is achieved if a Group 1 position becomes vacant it would be filled by a Group 2 employee as per the terms and conditions of the Collective Agreement and a new Group 2 position would be posted
c) The Company recognizes the Receiver Assist Meat Manager and Assistant Produce Manager positions as a Group 1 position Should the Company introduce an additional Receiver position in the unit that position would be considered as a Group 2 position middot
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bull bull d) In the case of a lay-off of a full-time position if a Group 1 employee is laid
off he will have the following options
full lay-off with recall rights accepting part-time hours while maintaining recall rights if feasible he will be offered a Group 2 full-time position and maintain his recall rights to a Group 1 status for the duration of the recall period middot
e) The creation of Assistant Department Managers will be at the Companys sole discretion and may be classified as Group 2 positions
The parties agree to review at store level on a quarterly basis the level of bargaining unit hours and the number of full-time positions as it relates to Group middot1 and Group 2
DATED AT Dttau~ ONTARIO this~ day of l=t=b
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
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LOEB CANADA INC
t 2003
bull bull RE Group 2 Positions - Highlights
Full-time - forty (40) hours a week maximum five (5) shifts a week - minimum four (4) hours a shift - maximum of ten (10) hours per shift - Saturday and Sunday shifts part of work week - Sunday premium applies
- two (2) consecutive days off every other week - Evenings - may be scheduled up to three (3) evenings a week
Meat Produce and Bakery Department employees may be scheduled from 500 am and would receive night crew premium for time worked from 500 am to 600 am
Night Crew Maybe scheduled between 900pm and 900am - Night crew premium would apply from Sunday to Saturday - would be scheduled consecutive nights
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bull bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AN[)
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE SUNDAY WORK GROUP 2
Sunday work shall be part of the work week for all full-time employees in Group 2 It will be clearly indicated to the concerned employee upon hiring andor promotion If at anytime a Group 2 employee or an employee hired before September 41
h 2001 and promoted to a Group 2 position after September 41
h 2001 advises the Company that he is no longer available to work on Sundays then this employee will be returned to a part-time status with middot the conditions of a part-time employee and the Company will post a new Group 2 full-time position The employee returned to his prior position will not have recourse to the grievance procedure as outlined in the Collective Agreement
DATED AT o-tt~ ONTARIO this__amp__ day of _ _Fi-=Eb=---bull 2003
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO RS UNION LOCAL 175
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bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE CARY PRITCHARD ASSISTANT MEAt MANAGER
Upon ratification Cary Pritchard will move to the Meat Cutter scale at the thirty-six (36) month rate and continue to progress from there on He shall also receive a premium of one dollar ($100) per hour as per the Assistan~ Department Manager premium
DATED AT Otcuvo ONTARIO this 5 day of Feb
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
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LOEB CANADA INC
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I- - bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INCmiddot cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE SYLVANA FLORES DELl CLERK
The parties agree that Sylvana Flores is on a leave of absence The parties agree that she
will continue to accumulate seniority while on the leave of absence Should Sylvana Flores return to work at Loeb City View prior to January 5 2003 she will maintain her seniority As of January 5 2003 she would have no seniority in the Bargaining Unit
DATED AT Qmiddotttcl)AlO_ ONTARIO this _5_ day of Feb 20CB
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO RS UNION LOCAL 175
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bull bull LETTER OF-AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC bull cob as Loeb City View
AND
UNIrED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE RED CIRCLED FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES
The Company agrees that the following employees will be considered middot red-circled employees
Maria Romano Robert Chenier Brian Taylor
Effective December 1 2002 they will receive a lump sum payment of seven hundred andmiddot fifty dollars ($75000) middot
Effective November 30 2003 they will receive a lump sum payment of seven hundred and fifty dollars ($75000)
Effective November 28 2004 they will receive a lump sum payment of seven hundred and fifty dollars ($75000) middot
Effective November 27 2005 they will receive a lump sum payment of four hundred dollars ($40000) and a wage increase of twelve cents (12cent) on their rate of pay bringing them to the end rate of the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of thirty cents (30cent) and thirty cents (30cent )
Should the employees want to have their lump sum payment directed to an RRSP they must provide the Store Director with the TD2 no later than the first week of November each yearmiddot
DATED AT 00a vJ6_ ONTARIO this_5_ day of middot Eeb 20~
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO RS UNION CAL 175
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bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE RED-CIRCLED PART-TIME EMPLOYEES
Maria Arella Jimmy Wong Mandy Wong Maria Semler Brenda Laverty Yvonne Gagnon Sandra Gray Beverly MacDonald middot middot
During the term of the Collective Agreement the red-circled ~mployees shall be brought in line with the established wage scales in the negotiated Collective Agreement
Re Maria Arella Jimmy Wong Mandy Wong Maria Semler Brenda Laverty middot bull
Effective December 1 2002 they will receive a lump sum payment of fifteen cents 15cent) per hour worked averaged over the last six 6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks and a wage increase of fifteen cents 15cent) on their rate of pay bringing them to the end rate of middot the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of twentyshyfive cents (25cent) twenty-five cents (25cent) thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents middot (30cent)
Re Yvonne Gagnon Sandra Gray
Effective December 1 2002 they will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 30 2003 they will receive a lump sum payment often cents (10cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six 6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks and a middot wage increase of twenty cents (20cent) on their rate of pay bringing them to the end rate of the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of twenty- five cents 25cent) thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents_(30cent) thirty cents (30cent)
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bull bull Re Beverly MacDonald
Effective December 1 2002 she will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 30 2003 she will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 28 2004 she will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 26 2005 she will receive a lump sum payment of fifteen cents (15cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks and a wage increase of twelve cents ( 12cent) on her rate of pay bringing her to the end rate of the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents (30cent) middot
Should the employees want to have their lump sum payment directed to an RRSP they must provide the Store Director with the TD2 no later than the first week of November of each year
DATED AT 0~ ONTARIO this~ day of Feb
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WO ERS UNION OCAL 175
January 21 2003 cep 571-0
LOEB CANADA INC
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bull bull DATED AT ()-tkwo_ THIS b DAY OF ----=-h-=E=-=b__ ___ _____ 2003
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO ERS UNION LOCAL 175
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bull bull APPENDIX A
Health and Welfare
The following benefits shall apply to all full-time employees who have successfully completed three (3) months of service or to part-time employees with 12 months service and who average 22 hours of work per week These benefits are subject to the terms and conditions of the insurance contract If there are any discrepancies between what is listed in this Agreement and the insurance contract the latter will apply The cost of these benefits shall be fully paid by the Company unless otherwise stated middot
(A) Paid Sick Leave
The Company agrees to provide to all full-time employees forty (40)hours per year for sick leave Any unused sick leave will be paid to the employees on or about January 15th of the following year Employees with less than one (1) year of service shall receive sick leave on a pro-rata basis
(B) Life Insurance
The Company provides a life insurance amount of one (1) time the employees basic annual earnings rounded up to the next multiple of $100000 For part-time employees the amount payable is $12500
(C) Accidental Death and Dismemberment Benefit
One time the employees basic annual earnings rounded up to the next multiple of $100000 For part-time employees the amount payable is $12500
(D) Short-term disability (not applicable to part-time employees)
Weekly indemnity which provides a benefit of 66 23 of an employees basic earnings to a maximum of $45000 per week commencing on the first day in the case of hospitalization or accident on the 8th calendar day of continuous total disability if sickness for a maximum period of twenty-six (26) weeks middot
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bull bull (E) Long-term Disability (not applicable to part-time employees)
Monthly indemnity which provides a benefit of 66 23 of an employees basic earnings to a maximum of $200000 per month commencing after tw~nty-six (26) weeks of continuous total disability for a maximum period of up to age 65
(F) Extended Health Care (individual coverage only for part-time employees)
Hospitalization within Canada semi-private room without deductible and Without any limit as to the number of days
Medical expenses (reimbursement) annual deductible of $25 for individual or family coverage The covered expenses are reimbursed at 80 for drugs or all other expenses The maximum amount reimbursed per covered person for expenses incurred in Canada is unlimited
Medical expenses (covered expenses) professional services of a chiropractor occupational therapist naturopath speech therapist osteopath psychologist physiotherapist or podiatrist limited to one professional visit per day up to a combined maximum of $300 per calendar year for each specialist
(G) Employee Assistance Program
Confidential and professional consultation services by licensed psychologists Assistance will be available for both personal and professional problems and will be limited to 5 visits per year
(H) Dental Plan
middot The Company shall contribute to the United Food and Commercial Workers Trusteed Plan Ontario (Dental Plan) the following cents per hour for all hours paid for all employees to a maximum of forty (40) hours per week Hours paid shall not include weekly indemnity payments The Employer agrees to sign the participation agreement and supply any other documents forms reports or information required by the Trustees of the Dental Plan The Employer shall forward all contributions together with a list of all employees covered and the number of hours paid per week for each employee in each reporting period within fifteen (15) days following the end of each of the Employers four (4) or five (5) week accounting period
Effective November 24 2002- twenty-five (25cent) cents per hour Effective November 24 2004- twenty-seven (27cent) cents per hour Effective November 24 2005- twenty-nine (29cent) cents per hour Effective November 24 2006- thirty-one (31cent) cents per hour
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bull bull (I) Pension Plan
The Company agrees to contribute to the Canadian Commercial Workers Industry Pension Plan (Pension) the following cents per hour for all hours paid for all employees to a maximum of forty (40) hours per week Hours paid shall not include weekly indemnity payments The Employer agrees to sign the participation
middot agreement and supply any other documents forms reports or information required by the Trustees of the Pension Plan The Employer shall forward together with a list of all employees covered and the number of hours paid permiddot week for each employee in each reporting period within fifteen (15) days following the end of each of the Employers four (4) or five (5) week accounting period middot
Effective November 24 2005- twenty-five (25cent) cents per hour Effective November 24 2006- thirty (30cent) cents per hourmiddot Effective November 24 2007- forty (40cent) cents per hour
(J) Doctors Certificate
The Company reserves the right to require a doctors certificate from an employee If such a certificate is required by the Company themiddot employee must be notified before hisher return The Company agrees to pay for the medical certificate
(K) Vision Plan - (not applicable to part-time employees)
The Company shall provide vision care of one hundred fifty dollars ($15000) per twenty-four (24) months
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bull bull APPENDIX B
Full-Time Employee Wage Scale
General
During the term of this Collective Agreement any new job andor classification to be covered under the terms and conditions of this Collective Agreement shall be posted The parties agree to meet within thirty (30) days to determine the appropriate rate of pay for such classification Should the parties not be able to agree such question may be submitted to Arbitration by either party Pending the decision of the Arbitrators such new classifications and rates shall be implemented
Full-time Wage Scale
ClerksCashlers
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Novmiddot 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $842 $842 $842 $842 $852 $867
6 months 900 900 900 900 900 910 925
12 months 958 958 958 958 958 968 983
18 months 1016 1016 1016 1016 1016 1026 1041
24 months 1080 1080 1080 1080 1080 1090 11
30 mpnths 1096 1096 1096 1096 1096 1106 1121
36 months 1196 1196 1196 1196 1196 1206 1221
42 months 1254 1254 1254 1254 1254 1264 1279
48 months 1343 1343 13~43 1343 1343 1353 1368
54 months 1370 1395 1420 1445 1475 1505 1535
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bull bull Receiver
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Nov 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $894 $894 $894 $894 $894 $904 $919
6 months 952 952 952 952 952 962 979
12 months 1010 1010 1010 1010 1010 1020 1035
18 months 1068 1068 1068 1068 1068 1078 1093
24 months 1131 1131 1131 1131 1131 1141 1156
30months 1148 1148 1148 1148 1148 1158 1173
36 months 1247 1247 1247 1247 1247 1257 1272
42 months 1305 1305 1305 1305 1305 13~ 15 1330
48 months 1396 1396 1396 1396 1396 1406 1421
54 months 1424 1449 1474 1499 1529 1559 1589
Meat Cutters
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Nov 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $1370 $1370 $1370 $1370 $1370 $1380 $1395
6 months 1401 1401 1401 1401 1401 1411 1426
12 months 1433 1433 1433 1433 1433 1443 1458
18 months 1464 1464 1464 1464 1464 1474 1489
24 months 1496 1496 1496 1496 1496 1506 1521
30 months 1527 1527 1527 1527 1527 1537 1552
36 months 1559 1559 1559 1559 1559 1569 1584
42 months 1591 1591 1591 1591 1591 1601 1616
48 months 1654 1654 1654 1654 1654 1564 1679
54 months 1687 1712 1737 1762 1792 1822 1852
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bull bull Assistant Department Managers
An employee who is selected by the Company to fill the role of an assistant department manager shall receive a premium of one dollar ($100) per hour For the purposes of any Statutory Holiday Pay Vacation Pay Sick Pay or Weekly Indemnity Benefit Payments to which such an employee may be entitled in a week during which he is scheduled to work as an assistant department manager hismiddot hourly rate shall be deemed to include the premium aforesaid
In his functions an assistant department manager is required to supervise the personnel in his department and also assign the workload to those employees The assistant manager is also required to support the department manager with the administrative duties and must be available to replace the manager during his absences The choice of vacation between the manager and the assistant must be mutually agreed to The schedule can be modified for the assistant manager outside the prescribed delays under article 508
If a meat wrapper is selected as the assistant meat manager the employee will be paid the meat cutters wage rate based on his seniority and will receive the assistant department premium as mentioned above (eg A meat wrapper at 18 month rate of $1060 Will get the meat cutters rate at 18 month of $1440 plus the premium) middot
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bull ARTICLE 1 - SCOPE
APPENDIX C PART-TIME EMPLOYEES
bull 101 All matters relative to part-time employees and their working conditions shall be
contained in this Appendix and Articles middot
For the purpose of this Appendix a part-time employee is an employee who is normally scheduled to work twenty-eight (28) hours or less per week middot
102 If a part-time employee works forty (40) hours per week for six (6) consecutive weeks except for replacement of absent fuiJtime employees such position shall be posted in accordance with Article 4 of the Full-time portion of this Agreement
103 The following articles and clauses of the Full-Time Agreement shall also apply to Part-Time employees
Preamble 1 2 3 403 a) b) c) e) f) 504 b) 511 8 9 10 11 13 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 24 25 Appendix A
ARTICLE 2 - SENIORITY
201 middot (a) After continuing in the employ of the Company for a period of two hundred and fifty (250) hours Employees covered by this Agreement shall be deemed to have served their probationary period and then shall be placedmiddot on the seniority list for part-time employees The Company shall have the right to discharge a probationary employee Such discharge may not be grieved by the employee andor the Union
(b) Seniority listings for part-time employees shall be posted by the Company quarter-annually The seniority date of each part-time employee shall be considered to be correct if the Union raises nomiddot objection within three (3) weeks of the date of posting of the first list on which the employees name appears
202 (a) Seniority shall begin after the employees probationary period has beenmiddot served Lay-offs and re-employment shall be based on seniority availability ability and qualifications to perform the work When a part-time employee becomes a full-time employee he will be required to serve the full~time probationary period if he has not completed is part-time probationary period and will be given a seniority credit of fifty (50) percent of his part-time seniority up to a maximum of twelve (12) months He will also receive the bull
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bull bull greater of his part-time rate or the rate which his full~time seniority credit will give him and shall proceed from that point in the full-time wage progression Such credit shall apply to seniority vacation statutory holidays and sick days If for some reason the employee reverts to part-time during lhe probationary period there will be no loss of seniority The seniority rights of an employee shall be terminated after six (6) months following a lay-off due to lack of work In the event of an opening occurring in the full-time staff employees covered under this Appendix shall receive preference for such full-time position providing they have the necessary seniority ability competence and qualifications to perform the work
b) Part-time employees are expected to attend work in accordance with their schedule of hours When unable to attend the employee must notify the Company or designate as soon as it is reasonably possible prior to the commencement of the scheduled shift of the employee giving the reason why he is unable to attend middot
203 a) The weekly schedule of hours of work shall be allotted according to seniority by department providing the senior employee(s) has the necessary ability and qualifications to perform the work and is available
In the event of hours of work becoming available within a given week beyond the schedule of hours of that given week due to approved absences sickness compensation bereavement andor unanticipated increases in business the Company will call the most senior part-time employees not scheduled that day provided the employee is available and has the qualifications to perform the available work middot middot
b) The assignment of hours as set out in 203 (a) will result in the schedule of daily hours being posted not later than Thursday at noon of the previous week The store steward will be given a copy of the schedules Employees meal periods will be based on the commencement of their shift middot
204 If a full-time employee transfers to part-time status the employee will retain his original date of hire as his part-time seniority date
205 If more than one employee has the same seniority date the affected employees will draw to determine their order of seniority provided a steward is present middot middot
ARTICLE 3 - HOURS OF WORK
For existing part-time employees the Company will meet each employee to review the employees availability the employee shall be able to amend his availability quarterly each year
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bull bull A part-time employee hired after date of ratification shall have a minimum availability to work all day Saturday and Sunday and also two (2) evenings per week
301 The regular working day shall consist of up to ten (1 0) hours for all part-time employees middot middot
302 Should an employee desire a transfer to another department andor classification he shall indicate such preference on a form supplied by the Company stating the department(s) andor classification(s) desired A copy of the form will be provided to the employee and the Union As openings become available the Company will transfer employees by store seniority subject to relevant qualifications provided the employee has had a request on file for fourteen (14) days When transferred to a higher rated classification the employee will be placed on the wage scale at the level which gives him an increase and shall proceed upwards thereafter in accordance with the time frames When transferred to a lower rated classification the employee will be placed at the level equal to his rate of pay but not higher than the top rate of the new classification
303 The Company agrees that part-time employees will get the opportunity to work up to twenty-eight (28) hours per week by seniority by department by classification
prior to new employees being hired provided the Company can cover the available hours without encountering scheduling problems middot
304 The Company will schedule the following guaranteed hours of work per week based middoton the availability of the hours and provided the employee is available and qualified to perform the work
One (1) or more years of seniority a minimum guarantee of fifteen (15) hours of scheduled work per week
three (3) or more years of seniority a minimum guarantee of eighteen (18) middot hours of scheduled work per week
Five (5) or more years of seniority a minimum guarantee of twenty (20) middot hours of scheduled work per week
Six (6) or more years of seniority a minimum guarantee of twenty-four (24) hours of scheduled work per week
Seven (7) or more year of seniority a minimum guarantee of twenty-eight middot (28) hours of scheduled work per week middot
In the event of additional hours being added following the posting of the schedule or schedule changes created by illness accident leave of absence or changes beyond the control of the Company etc the Company agrees to offer such hours
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bull bull to employees by store seniority and by department provided the senior employee bull is available and qualified Such additional or changed hours are intended to be administered in such a manner as to top up part-time employees by seniority to approximately twenty-eight (28) hours unless junior employees have not reached their guaranteed hours in which case the junior employee will have priority to such guaranteep hours middot
ARTICLE 4- STATUTORY HOLIDAYS
401 Part-time employees shall be entitled to statutory holiday pay for the following middot holidays as recognized by the Employment Standards Act
New Years Day Good Friday Victoria Day Canada Day Civic Holiday
Labour Day Thanksgiving Day Christmas Day Boxing Day
If an employee is scheduled towork on the Civic Holiday such employe~ will be paid at his regular rate of pay and will be credited with an additional floater holiday
A part-time employee covered by this Agreement shall be eligible for a floater holiday once during each contract year to be taken at a time mutually agreed upon between the Company and the employee concerned
If any of the above legal holidays are no longer deemed to be a Public Holiday as defined by the Employment Standards Act the employee working on such a day will be paid his regular rate of pay and shall be credited with a floater day to be taken at a mutually agreeable time Otherwise any employee working on a Public Holiday shall be paid at time and one-half (1 Yz) his regular rate of pay plus the statutory days pay middot middot
402 To qualify for pay for a statutory holiday the employee must have worked on hislast scheduled shift preceding and his firSt scheduled shift following_ the legal holiday unless absent dueto proven illness or accident
An employee who so qualifies shall receive legal holiday pay based on his average number of daily hours worked (exclusive of daily overtime) during the four ( 4) weeks
middot immediately preceding the week during which the legal holiday occurs times his standard rate of pay middot
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bull bull ARTICLE 5 -VACATIONS
501 Employees with less than five (5) years seniority as of May 1st of the current year shall receive four (4) percent of their earnings as vacation pay Employees with five (5) or more years service as of May 1st of the current year shall receive six (6) percent of their earnings as vacation pay Employees with eight (8) or more years service as of May 1st of the current year shall receive eight (8) percent of their earnings as vacation pay Employees with seventeen (17) or more years service as of May 1st of the current year shall receive ten (10) percent of their earnings as vacation pay middot middot
502 The Company may grant a leave of absence without pay up to a maximum of four (4) weeks duration to an employee for vacation purposes Such request and permission shall be made in writing It is entirely the Companys choice to allow such a leave of absence without pay If an employee is refused such a request he may not submit a grievance or proceed to arbitration regarding this refusal
503 Part-time employees will choose their vacations after full-time employees have made their choices The preference of vacations will always be given to the partshytime employees having the most seniority Part-time employees will be required to submit their vacation intentions by April1 st of each year
ARTICLE 6- BEREAVEMENT
601 Provided the part-time employee was scheduled to work
The Company agrees to grant employees the necessary time off up to three 3) days with pay at the time of death of the following relatives
Father mother brother sister spouse child step-child mother-in-law father-inshylaw brother-in-law sister-in-law son-in-law daughter-in-law grandparents grandchild step-parents same sex partners uncle aunt niece nephew
602 If the funeral is more than two hundred forty kilometers (240) away the employee will receive an additional one 1) day with pay for attending the fune~al If bereavement falls during an employees vacation he shall be able to carry over the paid time to be able to use at a later date
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bull bull ARTICLE 7 -REST PERIODS
701 Employees covered by this Appendix shall be entitled to one (1) fifteen (15) minute paid rest for each four ( 4) hour period worked Whenever possible each rest period
shall occur at approximately themiddot mid-point of each four (4) hourmiddot period~ No employee who is scheduled for more than four (4) hours but not exceeding six (6) hours shall be required to take their break sooner than two (2) hours into their shift whenever possible
702 middotWhere an employee is working a daily shift of more than six (6) hours he shall have one (1) hour (or a half) hour by mutual consent) off for lunch and one-half() hour for supper if applicable middot
ARTICLE 8 -WAGES
801 A part-time employee shall be pald time and one-half 1 ) for all hours worked over ten 1 0) hours per day or over forty (40) hours per week middot
802 Part-time employees who work on the night crew shall receive a shift premium of ninety-five (95cent) cents per hour for the hours worked on the night shift For the purposes of any Statutory Holiday Pay Vacation Pay or Weekly Indemnity Benefits (where applicable) to which such an employee may be entitled in a week during which he is scheduled to work on a night crew his hourly rate shall be deemed to include the premium aforesaid middot
803 An employee assigned to a position of lead hand shall receive a lead hand premium
of seventy-five (75cent) cents per hour
804 The wage rates affecting employees in the bargaining unit as set out herein shall be set forth in Appendix D of this Agreement
805 An employee who is hired at a higher rate of pay than the start rate is deemed to have to his credit the required hours to justify such a rate of pay
ARTICLE 9 -SAFETY SHOE OR BOOT ALLOWANCE
901 Part-time employees who are required by the Company to wear approved safety footwear shall be paid an allowance of up to forty dollars ($4000) per year upon presentation of a receipt middot
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bull bull ARTICLE 10 middotFULL-TIME REPLACEMENT
1001 Part-time employees replacing full-time employees shall receive the start rate of the full-time classification or whatever level on the scale that would provide him an
increase
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bull APPENDIX D
Part-time Employee Wage Scale
bull Notwithstanding the wage progressions for part-time employees where there is an increase in the Ontario minimum wage rate it shall become the new start rate and those employees so affected shall remain at such rate of pay until their months with the Company would permit them an increase in their rate of pay in accordance with the wage grid
ClerksCashlers
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Nov 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $721 $721 $721 $721 $721 $731 $746
middot 6 months 738 738 738 738 738 748 763
12 months 769 769 769 769 769 779 794
18 months 800 800 800 800 800 810 825
24 months 832 832 832 832 832 842 857
30 months 864 864 864 864 864 874 889
36 months middot 895 895 895 895 895 905 920
42 months 937 937 937 937 937 947 962
48 months 1010 1010 1010 1010 1010 1020 1035
54 months 1 1045 middot1070 1095 1125 1155 1185
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bull bull Service Clerks
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Novmiddotmiddot 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $675 $675 $675 middot $675 $675 $685 $700
6 months 698 698 698 698 698 708 723
12 months 721 721 721 721 721 731 746
18 months 736 736 736 736 736 746 761
24 months 753 753 753 753 753 763 7~78
30 months 795 795 795 795 795 805 820
36 months 811 836 861 886 916 946 976
Meat Cutters
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Nov 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $1238 $1238 $1238 $1238 $1238 $1248 $1263
6 months 1317 1317 1317 1317 1317 1327 1342
12 months 1397 1397 1397 1397 1397 1407 bull 1422
18 months 1425 1450 f475 1500 1530 1560 1590
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bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob As Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE PRINTING OF COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT
The Company agrees to pay one thousand five hundred dollars ($1 50000) towards the cost of printing the Collective Agreement into booklet form middot
~ DATED AT 0plusmnaulh ONTARIO this 5 day of --=-H-=e6__ __ 20ol
UNITEDFOODANDCOMMERC~L LOEB CANADA INC WOR RS UNION LOCAL 175
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bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob As Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE SUNDAY AND STATUTORY HOLIDAYS
In the event that Sunday is legislated to become a regular work day both parties agree that Article 503 b c d of the Collective Agreement will be deleted and that those hours wiJI be part of the regular work week Both parties agree to meet in order to determine the distribution of these Sunday hours
In the event that stores are allowed to legally open on a statutory holiday without premium pay then the parties agree to meet to amend the Collective Agreement by mutual agreement
3 DATED AT o-HctuKL- ONTARIO this 5 day of_~he-=b~-- 2002
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WOR RS UNION LOCAL 175
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bull bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
ANDmiddot
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE TIME LIMITS
In view of recent changes to the Ontario Labour Relations Act and resulting decisions therefrom and in view ofthe parties history of amiable Labour Relations the parties agree to the following
That neither party shall raise or proceed with a timeliness issue argument regarding filing for arbitration without first giving the other party written prior notice of its intent to do so
Should either party serve such notice on the other party the parties further agree that the final time frame in the Collective Agreement respecting filing for arbitration shall then be triggered
The parties further agree that any Board of Arbitration or single arbitrator shall have full jurisdiction to adjudicate the matter respecting timeliness in light of this agreement andmiddot shall not be restricted by the Ontario Labour Relations Act in so doing
DATED AT Q-t-CUJ)O_ ONTARIO this 5_ day of ~e6
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORK RS UNION LOCAL 175
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LOEB CANADA INC
bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE NIGHT CREW GROUP 1
The Company agrees that the following full-time night crew employees are classified as Group 1 middot
middot Brian Taylor Brian Lewis Rick Tombs
The Company agrees that should a Group 1 day job come open and an existing Group 1 night crew employee apply and is successful in getting the job he would maintain his Group 1 status
DATED AT 61-cuuo-- ONTARIO this~ dayof F~b
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WOR ERS UNION LOCAL 175
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LOEB CANADA INC
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bull
LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
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UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175NEW LETTER
RE FULL-TIME GROUP 2 TEN (10) HOUR SHIFTS
The Company and the Union agree that should the Company wish to introduce ten 1 0) hour shifts the employees affected will be entitled to an additional fifteen 15) minute break to be taken within the last two 2) hours of work
DATED AT 6-ttcuvo- ONTARIO this _fi__ day of Feb 2003
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO ERS UNION LOCAL 175
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bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE GROUP 1 amp 2 DISTRIBUTION
In an effort to maintain full-time positions and create additional full-time positions the parties have agreed to the following
a) The following
Gary Pritchard Maria Romano Robert Chenier Brian Taylor Paul Berrea Allan Cuddihey Bruce Harding Rick Tombs Brian Lewis
are existing full-time employees as date of ratification and will be classified as Group 1 employees middot
b) The Company agrees that forty-five percent (45) of all regular bargaining unit hours per week will be designated as full-time hours Both parties agreemiddot to have fifty percent (50) of full-time employees in Group 1 and fifty percent (50) in Group 2 This ratio will be achieved through attrition In other words as a Group 1 position becomes vacant it will be replaces by a Group 2 position until fifty-fifty percent (50-50) ratio is achieved Once this ratio is achieved if a Group 1 position becomes vacant it would be filled by a Group 2 employee as per the terms and conditions of the Collective Agreement and a new Group 2 position would be posted
c) The Company recognizes the Receiver Assist Meat Manager and Assistant Produce Manager positions as a Group 1 position Should the Company introduce an additional Receiver position in the unit that position would be considered as a Group 2 position middot
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bull bull d) In the case of a lay-off of a full-time position if a Group 1 employee is laid
off he will have the following options
full lay-off with recall rights accepting part-time hours while maintaining recall rights if feasible he will be offered a Group 2 full-time position and maintain his recall rights to a Group 1 status for the duration of the recall period middot
e) The creation of Assistant Department Managers will be at the Companys sole discretion and may be classified as Group 2 positions
The parties agree to review at store level on a quarterly basis the level of bargaining unit hours and the number of full-time positions as it relates to Group middot1 and Group 2
DATED AT Dttau~ ONTARIO this~ day of l=t=b
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
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LOEB CANADA INC
t 2003
bull bull RE Group 2 Positions - Highlights
Full-time - forty (40) hours a week maximum five (5) shifts a week - minimum four (4) hours a shift - maximum of ten (10) hours per shift - Saturday and Sunday shifts part of work week - Sunday premium applies
- two (2) consecutive days off every other week - Evenings - may be scheduled up to three (3) evenings a week
Meat Produce and Bakery Department employees may be scheduled from 500 am and would receive night crew premium for time worked from 500 am to 600 am
Night Crew Maybe scheduled between 900pm and 900am - Night crew premium would apply from Sunday to Saturday - would be scheduled consecutive nights
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bull bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AN[)
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UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE SUNDAY WORK GROUP 2
Sunday work shall be part of the work week for all full-time employees in Group 2 It will be clearly indicated to the concerned employee upon hiring andor promotion If at anytime a Group 2 employee or an employee hired before September 41
h 2001 and promoted to a Group 2 position after September 41
h 2001 advises the Company that he is no longer available to work on Sundays then this employee will be returned to a part-time status with middot the conditions of a part-time employee and the Company will post a new Group 2 full-time position The employee returned to his prior position will not have recourse to the grievance procedure as outlined in the Collective Agreement
DATED AT o-tt~ ONTARIO this__amp__ day of _ _Fi-=Eb=---bull 2003
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO RS UNION LOCAL 175
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bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE CARY PRITCHARD ASSISTANT MEAt MANAGER
Upon ratification Cary Pritchard will move to the Meat Cutter scale at the thirty-six (36) month rate and continue to progress from there on He shall also receive a premium of one dollar ($100) per hour as per the Assistan~ Department Manager premium
DATED AT Otcuvo ONTARIO this 5 day of Feb
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
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LOEB CANADA INC
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I- - bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INCmiddot cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE SYLVANA FLORES DELl CLERK
The parties agree that Sylvana Flores is on a leave of absence The parties agree that she
will continue to accumulate seniority while on the leave of absence Should Sylvana Flores return to work at Loeb City View prior to January 5 2003 she will maintain her seniority As of January 5 2003 she would have no seniority in the Bargaining Unit
DATED AT Qmiddotttcl)AlO_ ONTARIO this _5_ day of Feb 20CB
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO RS UNION LOCAL 175
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bull bull LETTER OF-AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC bull cob as Loeb City View
AND
UNIrED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE RED CIRCLED FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES
The Company agrees that the following employees will be considered middot red-circled employees
Maria Romano Robert Chenier Brian Taylor
Effective December 1 2002 they will receive a lump sum payment of seven hundred andmiddot fifty dollars ($75000) middot
Effective November 30 2003 they will receive a lump sum payment of seven hundred and fifty dollars ($75000)
Effective November 28 2004 they will receive a lump sum payment of seven hundred and fifty dollars ($75000) middot
Effective November 27 2005 they will receive a lump sum payment of four hundred dollars ($40000) and a wage increase of twelve cents (12cent) on their rate of pay bringing them to the end rate of the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of thirty cents (30cent) and thirty cents (30cent )
Should the employees want to have their lump sum payment directed to an RRSP they must provide the Store Director with the TD2 no later than the first week of November each yearmiddot
DATED AT 00a vJ6_ ONTARIO this_5_ day of middot Eeb 20~
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO RS UNION CAL 175
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bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE RED-CIRCLED PART-TIME EMPLOYEES
Maria Arella Jimmy Wong Mandy Wong Maria Semler Brenda Laverty Yvonne Gagnon Sandra Gray Beverly MacDonald middot middot
During the term of the Collective Agreement the red-circled ~mployees shall be brought in line with the established wage scales in the negotiated Collective Agreement
Re Maria Arella Jimmy Wong Mandy Wong Maria Semler Brenda Laverty middot bull
Effective December 1 2002 they will receive a lump sum payment of fifteen cents 15cent) per hour worked averaged over the last six 6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks and a wage increase of fifteen cents 15cent) on their rate of pay bringing them to the end rate of middot the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of twentyshyfive cents (25cent) twenty-five cents (25cent) thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents middot (30cent)
Re Yvonne Gagnon Sandra Gray
Effective December 1 2002 they will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 30 2003 they will receive a lump sum payment often cents (10cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six 6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks and a middot wage increase of twenty cents (20cent) on their rate of pay bringing them to the end rate of the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of twenty- five cents 25cent) thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents_(30cent) thirty cents (30cent)
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bull bull Re Beverly MacDonald
Effective December 1 2002 she will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 30 2003 she will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 28 2004 she will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 26 2005 she will receive a lump sum payment of fifteen cents (15cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks and a wage increase of twelve cents ( 12cent) on her rate of pay bringing her to the end rate of the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents (30cent) middot
Should the employees want to have their lump sum payment directed to an RRSP they must provide the Store Director with the TD2 no later than the first week of November of each year
DATED AT 0~ ONTARIO this~ day of Feb
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WO ERS UNION OCAL 175
January 21 2003 cep 571-0
LOEB CANADA INC
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bull bull APPENDIX A
Health and Welfare
The following benefits shall apply to all full-time employees who have successfully completed three (3) months of service or to part-time employees with 12 months service and who average 22 hours of work per week These benefits are subject to the terms and conditions of the insurance contract If there are any discrepancies between what is listed in this Agreement and the insurance contract the latter will apply The cost of these benefits shall be fully paid by the Company unless otherwise stated middot
(A) Paid Sick Leave
The Company agrees to provide to all full-time employees forty (40)hours per year for sick leave Any unused sick leave will be paid to the employees on or about January 15th of the following year Employees with less than one (1) year of service shall receive sick leave on a pro-rata basis
(B) Life Insurance
The Company provides a life insurance amount of one (1) time the employees basic annual earnings rounded up to the next multiple of $100000 For part-time employees the amount payable is $12500
(C) Accidental Death and Dismemberment Benefit
One time the employees basic annual earnings rounded up to the next multiple of $100000 For part-time employees the amount payable is $12500
(D) Short-term disability (not applicable to part-time employees)
Weekly indemnity which provides a benefit of 66 23 of an employees basic earnings to a maximum of $45000 per week commencing on the first day in the case of hospitalization or accident on the 8th calendar day of continuous total disability if sickness for a maximum period of twenty-six (26) weeks middot
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bull bull (E) Long-term Disability (not applicable to part-time employees)
Monthly indemnity which provides a benefit of 66 23 of an employees basic earnings to a maximum of $200000 per month commencing after tw~nty-six (26) weeks of continuous total disability for a maximum period of up to age 65
(F) Extended Health Care (individual coverage only for part-time employees)
Hospitalization within Canada semi-private room without deductible and Without any limit as to the number of days
Medical expenses (reimbursement) annual deductible of $25 for individual or family coverage The covered expenses are reimbursed at 80 for drugs or all other expenses The maximum amount reimbursed per covered person for expenses incurred in Canada is unlimited
Medical expenses (covered expenses) professional services of a chiropractor occupational therapist naturopath speech therapist osteopath psychologist physiotherapist or podiatrist limited to one professional visit per day up to a combined maximum of $300 per calendar year for each specialist
(G) Employee Assistance Program
Confidential and professional consultation services by licensed psychologists Assistance will be available for both personal and professional problems and will be limited to 5 visits per year
(H) Dental Plan
middot The Company shall contribute to the United Food and Commercial Workers Trusteed Plan Ontario (Dental Plan) the following cents per hour for all hours paid for all employees to a maximum of forty (40) hours per week Hours paid shall not include weekly indemnity payments The Employer agrees to sign the participation agreement and supply any other documents forms reports or information required by the Trustees of the Dental Plan The Employer shall forward all contributions together with a list of all employees covered and the number of hours paid per week for each employee in each reporting period within fifteen (15) days following the end of each of the Employers four (4) or five (5) week accounting period
Effective November 24 2002- twenty-five (25cent) cents per hour Effective November 24 2004- twenty-seven (27cent) cents per hour Effective November 24 2005- twenty-nine (29cent) cents per hour Effective November 24 2006- thirty-one (31cent) cents per hour
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bull bull (I) Pension Plan
The Company agrees to contribute to the Canadian Commercial Workers Industry Pension Plan (Pension) the following cents per hour for all hours paid for all employees to a maximum of forty (40) hours per week Hours paid shall not include weekly indemnity payments The Employer agrees to sign the participation
middot agreement and supply any other documents forms reports or information required by the Trustees of the Pension Plan The Employer shall forward together with a list of all employees covered and the number of hours paid permiddot week for each employee in each reporting period within fifteen (15) days following the end of each of the Employers four (4) or five (5) week accounting period middot
Effective November 24 2005- twenty-five (25cent) cents per hour Effective November 24 2006- thirty (30cent) cents per hourmiddot Effective November 24 2007- forty (40cent) cents per hour
(J) Doctors Certificate
The Company reserves the right to require a doctors certificate from an employee If such a certificate is required by the Company themiddot employee must be notified before hisher return The Company agrees to pay for the medical certificate
(K) Vision Plan - (not applicable to part-time employees)
The Company shall provide vision care of one hundred fifty dollars ($15000) per twenty-four (24) months
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bull bull APPENDIX B
Full-Time Employee Wage Scale
General
During the term of this Collective Agreement any new job andor classification to be covered under the terms and conditions of this Collective Agreement shall be posted The parties agree to meet within thirty (30) days to determine the appropriate rate of pay for such classification Should the parties not be able to agree such question may be submitted to Arbitration by either party Pending the decision of the Arbitrators such new classifications and rates shall be implemented
Full-time Wage Scale
ClerksCashlers
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Novmiddot 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $842 $842 $842 $842 $852 $867
6 months 900 900 900 900 900 910 925
12 months 958 958 958 958 958 968 983
18 months 1016 1016 1016 1016 1016 1026 1041
24 months 1080 1080 1080 1080 1080 1090 11
30 mpnths 1096 1096 1096 1096 1096 1106 1121
36 months 1196 1196 1196 1196 1196 1206 1221
42 months 1254 1254 1254 1254 1254 1264 1279
48 months 1343 1343 13~43 1343 1343 1353 1368
54 months 1370 1395 1420 1445 1475 1505 1535
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bull bull Receiver
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Nov 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $894 $894 $894 $894 $894 $904 $919
6 months 952 952 952 952 952 962 979
12 months 1010 1010 1010 1010 1010 1020 1035
18 months 1068 1068 1068 1068 1068 1078 1093
24 months 1131 1131 1131 1131 1131 1141 1156
30months 1148 1148 1148 1148 1148 1158 1173
36 months 1247 1247 1247 1247 1247 1257 1272
42 months 1305 1305 1305 1305 1305 13~ 15 1330
48 months 1396 1396 1396 1396 1396 1406 1421
54 months 1424 1449 1474 1499 1529 1559 1589
Meat Cutters
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Nov 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $1370 $1370 $1370 $1370 $1370 $1380 $1395
6 months 1401 1401 1401 1401 1401 1411 1426
12 months 1433 1433 1433 1433 1433 1443 1458
18 months 1464 1464 1464 1464 1464 1474 1489
24 months 1496 1496 1496 1496 1496 1506 1521
30 months 1527 1527 1527 1527 1527 1537 1552
36 months 1559 1559 1559 1559 1559 1569 1584
42 months 1591 1591 1591 1591 1591 1601 1616
48 months 1654 1654 1654 1654 1654 1564 1679
54 months 1687 1712 1737 1762 1792 1822 1852
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bull bull Assistant Department Managers
An employee who is selected by the Company to fill the role of an assistant department manager shall receive a premium of one dollar ($100) per hour For the purposes of any Statutory Holiday Pay Vacation Pay Sick Pay or Weekly Indemnity Benefit Payments to which such an employee may be entitled in a week during which he is scheduled to work as an assistant department manager hismiddot hourly rate shall be deemed to include the premium aforesaid
In his functions an assistant department manager is required to supervise the personnel in his department and also assign the workload to those employees The assistant manager is also required to support the department manager with the administrative duties and must be available to replace the manager during his absences The choice of vacation between the manager and the assistant must be mutually agreed to The schedule can be modified for the assistant manager outside the prescribed delays under article 508
If a meat wrapper is selected as the assistant meat manager the employee will be paid the meat cutters wage rate based on his seniority and will receive the assistant department premium as mentioned above (eg A meat wrapper at 18 month rate of $1060 Will get the meat cutters rate at 18 month of $1440 plus the premium) middot
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bull ARTICLE 1 - SCOPE
APPENDIX C PART-TIME EMPLOYEES
bull 101 All matters relative to part-time employees and their working conditions shall be
contained in this Appendix and Articles middot
For the purpose of this Appendix a part-time employee is an employee who is normally scheduled to work twenty-eight (28) hours or less per week middot
102 If a part-time employee works forty (40) hours per week for six (6) consecutive weeks except for replacement of absent fuiJtime employees such position shall be posted in accordance with Article 4 of the Full-time portion of this Agreement
103 The following articles and clauses of the Full-Time Agreement shall also apply to Part-Time employees
Preamble 1 2 3 403 a) b) c) e) f) 504 b) 511 8 9 10 11 13 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 24 25 Appendix A
ARTICLE 2 - SENIORITY
201 middot (a) After continuing in the employ of the Company for a period of two hundred and fifty (250) hours Employees covered by this Agreement shall be deemed to have served their probationary period and then shall be placedmiddot on the seniority list for part-time employees The Company shall have the right to discharge a probationary employee Such discharge may not be grieved by the employee andor the Union
(b) Seniority listings for part-time employees shall be posted by the Company quarter-annually The seniority date of each part-time employee shall be considered to be correct if the Union raises nomiddot objection within three (3) weeks of the date of posting of the first list on which the employees name appears
202 (a) Seniority shall begin after the employees probationary period has beenmiddot served Lay-offs and re-employment shall be based on seniority availability ability and qualifications to perform the work When a part-time employee becomes a full-time employee he will be required to serve the full~time probationary period if he has not completed is part-time probationary period and will be given a seniority credit of fifty (50) percent of his part-time seniority up to a maximum of twelve (12) months He will also receive the bull
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bull bull greater of his part-time rate or the rate which his full~time seniority credit will give him and shall proceed from that point in the full-time wage progression Such credit shall apply to seniority vacation statutory holidays and sick days If for some reason the employee reverts to part-time during lhe probationary period there will be no loss of seniority The seniority rights of an employee shall be terminated after six (6) months following a lay-off due to lack of work In the event of an opening occurring in the full-time staff employees covered under this Appendix shall receive preference for such full-time position providing they have the necessary seniority ability competence and qualifications to perform the work
b) Part-time employees are expected to attend work in accordance with their schedule of hours When unable to attend the employee must notify the Company or designate as soon as it is reasonably possible prior to the commencement of the scheduled shift of the employee giving the reason why he is unable to attend middot
203 a) The weekly schedule of hours of work shall be allotted according to seniority by department providing the senior employee(s) has the necessary ability and qualifications to perform the work and is available
In the event of hours of work becoming available within a given week beyond the schedule of hours of that given week due to approved absences sickness compensation bereavement andor unanticipated increases in business the Company will call the most senior part-time employees not scheduled that day provided the employee is available and has the qualifications to perform the available work middot middot
b) The assignment of hours as set out in 203 (a) will result in the schedule of daily hours being posted not later than Thursday at noon of the previous week The store steward will be given a copy of the schedules Employees meal periods will be based on the commencement of their shift middot
204 If a full-time employee transfers to part-time status the employee will retain his original date of hire as his part-time seniority date
205 If more than one employee has the same seniority date the affected employees will draw to determine their order of seniority provided a steward is present middot middot
ARTICLE 3 - HOURS OF WORK
For existing part-time employees the Company will meet each employee to review the employees availability the employee shall be able to amend his availability quarterly each year
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bull bull A part-time employee hired after date of ratification shall have a minimum availability to work all day Saturday and Sunday and also two (2) evenings per week
301 The regular working day shall consist of up to ten (1 0) hours for all part-time employees middot middot
302 Should an employee desire a transfer to another department andor classification he shall indicate such preference on a form supplied by the Company stating the department(s) andor classification(s) desired A copy of the form will be provided to the employee and the Union As openings become available the Company will transfer employees by store seniority subject to relevant qualifications provided the employee has had a request on file for fourteen (14) days When transferred to a higher rated classification the employee will be placed on the wage scale at the level which gives him an increase and shall proceed upwards thereafter in accordance with the time frames When transferred to a lower rated classification the employee will be placed at the level equal to his rate of pay but not higher than the top rate of the new classification
303 The Company agrees that part-time employees will get the opportunity to work up to twenty-eight (28) hours per week by seniority by department by classification
prior to new employees being hired provided the Company can cover the available hours without encountering scheduling problems middot
304 The Company will schedule the following guaranteed hours of work per week based middoton the availability of the hours and provided the employee is available and qualified to perform the work
One (1) or more years of seniority a minimum guarantee of fifteen (15) hours of scheduled work per week
three (3) or more years of seniority a minimum guarantee of eighteen (18) middot hours of scheduled work per week
Five (5) or more years of seniority a minimum guarantee of twenty (20) middot hours of scheduled work per week
Six (6) or more years of seniority a minimum guarantee of twenty-four (24) hours of scheduled work per week
Seven (7) or more year of seniority a minimum guarantee of twenty-eight middot (28) hours of scheduled work per week middot
In the event of additional hours being added following the posting of the schedule or schedule changes created by illness accident leave of absence or changes beyond the control of the Company etc the Company agrees to offer such hours
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bull bull to employees by store seniority and by department provided the senior employee bull is available and qualified Such additional or changed hours are intended to be administered in such a manner as to top up part-time employees by seniority to approximately twenty-eight (28) hours unless junior employees have not reached their guaranteed hours in which case the junior employee will have priority to such guaranteep hours middot
ARTICLE 4- STATUTORY HOLIDAYS
401 Part-time employees shall be entitled to statutory holiday pay for the following middot holidays as recognized by the Employment Standards Act
New Years Day Good Friday Victoria Day Canada Day Civic Holiday
Labour Day Thanksgiving Day Christmas Day Boxing Day
If an employee is scheduled towork on the Civic Holiday such employe~ will be paid at his regular rate of pay and will be credited with an additional floater holiday
A part-time employee covered by this Agreement shall be eligible for a floater holiday once during each contract year to be taken at a time mutually agreed upon between the Company and the employee concerned
If any of the above legal holidays are no longer deemed to be a Public Holiday as defined by the Employment Standards Act the employee working on such a day will be paid his regular rate of pay and shall be credited with a floater day to be taken at a mutually agreeable time Otherwise any employee working on a Public Holiday shall be paid at time and one-half (1 Yz) his regular rate of pay plus the statutory days pay middot middot
402 To qualify for pay for a statutory holiday the employee must have worked on hislast scheduled shift preceding and his firSt scheduled shift following_ the legal holiday unless absent dueto proven illness or accident
An employee who so qualifies shall receive legal holiday pay based on his average number of daily hours worked (exclusive of daily overtime) during the four ( 4) weeks
middot immediately preceding the week during which the legal holiday occurs times his standard rate of pay middot
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bull bull ARTICLE 5 -VACATIONS
501 Employees with less than five (5) years seniority as of May 1st of the current year shall receive four (4) percent of their earnings as vacation pay Employees with five (5) or more years service as of May 1st of the current year shall receive six (6) percent of their earnings as vacation pay Employees with eight (8) or more years service as of May 1st of the current year shall receive eight (8) percent of their earnings as vacation pay Employees with seventeen (17) or more years service as of May 1st of the current year shall receive ten (10) percent of their earnings as vacation pay middot middot
502 The Company may grant a leave of absence without pay up to a maximum of four (4) weeks duration to an employee for vacation purposes Such request and permission shall be made in writing It is entirely the Companys choice to allow such a leave of absence without pay If an employee is refused such a request he may not submit a grievance or proceed to arbitration regarding this refusal
503 Part-time employees will choose their vacations after full-time employees have made their choices The preference of vacations will always be given to the partshytime employees having the most seniority Part-time employees will be required to submit their vacation intentions by April1 st of each year
ARTICLE 6- BEREAVEMENT
601 Provided the part-time employee was scheduled to work
The Company agrees to grant employees the necessary time off up to three 3) days with pay at the time of death of the following relatives
Father mother brother sister spouse child step-child mother-in-law father-inshylaw brother-in-law sister-in-law son-in-law daughter-in-law grandparents grandchild step-parents same sex partners uncle aunt niece nephew
602 If the funeral is more than two hundred forty kilometers (240) away the employee will receive an additional one 1) day with pay for attending the fune~al If bereavement falls during an employees vacation he shall be able to carry over the paid time to be able to use at a later date
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bull bull ARTICLE 7 -REST PERIODS
701 Employees covered by this Appendix shall be entitled to one (1) fifteen (15) minute paid rest for each four ( 4) hour period worked Whenever possible each rest period
shall occur at approximately themiddot mid-point of each four (4) hourmiddot period~ No employee who is scheduled for more than four (4) hours but not exceeding six (6) hours shall be required to take their break sooner than two (2) hours into their shift whenever possible
702 middotWhere an employee is working a daily shift of more than six (6) hours he shall have one (1) hour (or a half) hour by mutual consent) off for lunch and one-half() hour for supper if applicable middot
ARTICLE 8 -WAGES
801 A part-time employee shall be pald time and one-half 1 ) for all hours worked over ten 1 0) hours per day or over forty (40) hours per week middot
802 Part-time employees who work on the night crew shall receive a shift premium of ninety-five (95cent) cents per hour for the hours worked on the night shift For the purposes of any Statutory Holiday Pay Vacation Pay or Weekly Indemnity Benefits (where applicable) to which such an employee may be entitled in a week during which he is scheduled to work on a night crew his hourly rate shall be deemed to include the premium aforesaid middot
803 An employee assigned to a position of lead hand shall receive a lead hand premium
of seventy-five (75cent) cents per hour
804 The wage rates affecting employees in the bargaining unit as set out herein shall be set forth in Appendix D of this Agreement
805 An employee who is hired at a higher rate of pay than the start rate is deemed to have to his credit the required hours to justify such a rate of pay
ARTICLE 9 -SAFETY SHOE OR BOOT ALLOWANCE
901 Part-time employees who are required by the Company to wear approved safety footwear shall be paid an allowance of up to forty dollars ($4000) per year upon presentation of a receipt middot
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bull bull ARTICLE 10 middotFULL-TIME REPLACEMENT
1001 Part-time employees replacing full-time employees shall receive the start rate of the full-time classification or whatever level on the scale that would provide him an
increase
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bull APPENDIX D
Part-time Employee Wage Scale
bull Notwithstanding the wage progressions for part-time employees where there is an increase in the Ontario minimum wage rate it shall become the new start rate and those employees so affected shall remain at such rate of pay until their months with the Company would permit them an increase in their rate of pay in accordance with the wage grid
ClerksCashlers
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Nov 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $721 $721 $721 $721 $721 $731 $746
middot 6 months 738 738 738 738 738 748 763
12 months 769 769 769 769 769 779 794
18 months 800 800 800 800 800 810 825
24 months 832 832 832 832 832 842 857
30 months 864 864 864 864 864 874 889
36 months middot 895 895 895 895 895 905 920
42 months 937 937 937 937 937 947 962
48 months 1010 1010 1010 1010 1010 1020 1035
54 months 1 1045 middot1070 1095 1125 1155 1185
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bull bull Service Clerks
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Novmiddotmiddot 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $675 $675 $675 middot $675 $675 $685 $700
6 months 698 698 698 698 698 708 723
12 months 721 721 721 721 721 731 746
18 months 736 736 736 736 736 746 761
24 months 753 753 753 753 753 763 7~78
30 months 795 795 795 795 795 805 820
36 months 811 836 861 886 916 946 976
Meat Cutters
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Nov 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $1238 $1238 $1238 $1238 $1238 $1248 $1263
6 months 1317 1317 1317 1317 1317 1327 1342
12 months 1397 1397 1397 1397 1397 1407 bull 1422
18 months 1425 1450 f475 1500 1530 1560 1590
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bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob As Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE PRINTING OF COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT
The Company agrees to pay one thousand five hundred dollars ($1 50000) towards the cost of printing the Collective Agreement into booklet form middot
~ DATED AT 0plusmnaulh ONTARIO this 5 day of --=-H-=e6__ __ 20ol
UNITEDFOODANDCOMMERC~L LOEB CANADA INC WOR RS UNION LOCAL 175
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bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob As Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE SUNDAY AND STATUTORY HOLIDAYS
In the event that Sunday is legislated to become a regular work day both parties agree that Article 503 b c d of the Collective Agreement will be deleted and that those hours wiJI be part of the regular work week Both parties agree to meet in order to determine the distribution of these Sunday hours
In the event that stores are allowed to legally open on a statutory holiday without premium pay then the parties agree to meet to amend the Collective Agreement by mutual agreement
3 DATED AT o-HctuKL- ONTARIO this 5 day of_~he-=b~-- 2002
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WOR RS UNION LOCAL 175
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bull bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
ANDmiddot
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE TIME LIMITS
In view of recent changes to the Ontario Labour Relations Act and resulting decisions therefrom and in view ofthe parties history of amiable Labour Relations the parties agree to the following
That neither party shall raise or proceed with a timeliness issue argument regarding filing for arbitration without first giving the other party written prior notice of its intent to do so
Should either party serve such notice on the other party the parties further agree that the final time frame in the Collective Agreement respecting filing for arbitration shall then be triggered
The parties further agree that any Board of Arbitration or single arbitrator shall have full jurisdiction to adjudicate the matter respecting timeliness in light of this agreement andmiddot shall not be restricted by the Ontario Labour Relations Act in so doing
DATED AT Q-t-CUJ)O_ ONTARIO this 5_ day of ~e6
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORK RS UNION LOCAL 175
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LOEB CANADA INC
bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE NIGHT CREW GROUP 1
The Company agrees that the following full-time night crew employees are classified as Group 1 middot
middot Brian Taylor Brian Lewis Rick Tombs
The Company agrees that should a Group 1 day job come open and an existing Group 1 night crew employee apply and is successful in getting the job he would maintain his Group 1 status
DATED AT 61-cuuo-- ONTARIO this~ dayof F~b
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WOR ERS UNION LOCAL 175
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LOEB CANADA INC
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bull
LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175NEW LETTER
RE FULL-TIME GROUP 2 TEN (10) HOUR SHIFTS
The Company and the Union agree that should the Company wish to introduce ten 1 0) hour shifts the employees affected will be entitled to an additional fifteen 15) minute break to be taken within the last two 2) hours of work
DATED AT 6-ttcuvo- ONTARIO this _fi__ day of Feb 2003
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO ERS UNION LOCAL 175
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bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE GROUP 1 amp 2 DISTRIBUTION
In an effort to maintain full-time positions and create additional full-time positions the parties have agreed to the following
a) The following
Gary Pritchard Maria Romano Robert Chenier Brian Taylor Paul Berrea Allan Cuddihey Bruce Harding Rick Tombs Brian Lewis
are existing full-time employees as date of ratification and will be classified as Group 1 employees middot
b) The Company agrees that forty-five percent (45) of all regular bargaining unit hours per week will be designated as full-time hours Both parties agreemiddot to have fifty percent (50) of full-time employees in Group 1 and fifty percent (50) in Group 2 This ratio will be achieved through attrition In other words as a Group 1 position becomes vacant it will be replaces by a Group 2 position until fifty-fifty percent (50-50) ratio is achieved Once this ratio is achieved if a Group 1 position becomes vacant it would be filled by a Group 2 employee as per the terms and conditions of the Collective Agreement and a new Group 2 position would be posted
c) The Company recognizes the Receiver Assist Meat Manager and Assistant Produce Manager positions as a Group 1 position Should the Company introduce an additional Receiver position in the unit that position would be considered as a Group 2 position middot
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bull bull d) In the case of a lay-off of a full-time position if a Group 1 employee is laid
off he will have the following options
full lay-off with recall rights accepting part-time hours while maintaining recall rights if feasible he will be offered a Group 2 full-time position and maintain his recall rights to a Group 1 status for the duration of the recall period middot
e) The creation of Assistant Department Managers will be at the Companys sole discretion and may be classified as Group 2 positions
The parties agree to review at store level on a quarterly basis the level of bargaining unit hours and the number of full-time positions as it relates to Group middot1 and Group 2
DATED AT Dttau~ ONTARIO this~ day of l=t=b
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
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LOEB CANADA INC
t 2003
bull bull RE Group 2 Positions - Highlights
Full-time - forty (40) hours a week maximum five (5) shifts a week - minimum four (4) hours a shift - maximum of ten (10) hours per shift - Saturday and Sunday shifts part of work week - Sunday premium applies
- two (2) consecutive days off every other week - Evenings - may be scheduled up to three (3) evenings a week
Meat Produce and Bakery Department employees may be scheduled from 500 am and would receive night crew premium for time worked from 500 am to 600 am
Night Crew Maybe scheduled between 900pm and 900am - Night crew premium would apply from Sunday to Saturday - would be scheduled consecutive nights
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bull bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AN[)
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE SUNDAY WORK GROUP 2
Sunday work shall be part of the work week for all full-time employees in Group 2 It will be clearly indicated to the concerned employee upon hiring andor promotion If at anytime a Group 2 employee or an employee hired before September 41
h 2001 and promoted to a Group 2 position after September 41
h 2001 advises the Company that he is no longer available to work on Sundays then this employee will be returned to a part-time status with middot the conditions of a part-time employee and the Company will post a new Group 2 full-time position The employee returned to his prior position will not have recourse to the grievance procedure as outlined in the Collective Agreement
DATED AT o-tt~ ONTARIO this__amp__ day of _ _Fi-=Eb=---bull 2003
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO RS UNION LOCAL 175
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bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE CARY PRITCHARD ASSISTANT MEAt MANAGER
Upon ratification Cary Pritchard will move to the Meat Cutter scale at the thirty-six (36) month rate and continue to progress from there on He shall also receive a premium of one dollar ($100) per hour as per the Assistan~ Department Manager premium
DATED AT Otcuvo ONTARIO this 5 day of Feb
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
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LOEB CANADA INC
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I- - bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INCmiddot cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE SYLVANA FLORES DELl CLERK
The parties agree that Sylvana Flores is on a leave of absence The parties agree that she
will continue to accumulate seniority while on the leave of absence Should Sylvana Flores return to work at Loeb City View prior to January 5 2003 she will maintain her seniority As of January 5 2003 she would have no seniority in the Bargaining Unit
DATED AT Qmiddotttcl)AlO_ ONTARIO this _5_ day of Feb 20CB
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO RS UNION LOCAL 175
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bull bull LETTER OF-AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC bull cob as Loeb City View
AND
UNIrED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE RED CIRCLED FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES
The Company agrees that the following employees will be considered middot red-circled employees
Maria Romano Robert Chenier Brian Taylor
Effective December 1 2002 they will receive a lump sum payment of seven hundred andmiddot fifty dollars ($75000) middot
Effective November 30 2003 they will receive a lump sum payment of seven hundred and fifty dollars ($75000)
Effective November 28 2004 they will receive a lump sum payment of seven hundred and fifty dollars ($75000) middot
Effective November 27 2005 they will receive a lump sum payment of four hundred dollars ($40000) and a wage increase of twelve cents (12cent) on their rate of pay bringing them to the end rate of the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of thirty cents (30cent) and thirty cents (30cent )
Should the employees want to have their lump sum payment directed to an RRSP they must provide the Store Director with the TD2 no later than the first week of November each yearmiddot
DATED AT 00a vJ6_ ONTARIO this_5_ day of middot Eeb 20~
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO RS UNION CAL 175
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bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE RED-CIRCLED PART-TIME EMPLOYEES
Maria Arella Jimmy Wong Mandy Wong Maria Semler Brenda Laverty Yvonne Gagnon Sandra Gray Beverly MacDonald middot middot
During the term of the Collective Agreement the red-circled ~mployees shall be brought in line with the established wage scales in the negotiated Collective Agreement
Re Maria Arella Jimmy Wong Mandy Wong Maria Semler Brenda Laverty middot bull
Effective December 1 2002 they will receive a lump sum payment of fifteen cents 15cent) per hour worked averaged over the last six 6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks and a wage increase of fifteen cents 15cent) on their rate of pay bringing them to the end rate of middot the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of twentyshyfive cents (25cent) twenty-five cents (25cent) thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents middot (30cent)
Re Yvonne Gagnon Sandra Gray
Effective December 1 2002 they will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 30 2003 they will receive a lump sum payment often cents (10cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six 6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks and a middot wage increase of twenty cents (20cent) on their rate of pay bringing them to the end rate of the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of twenty- five cents 25cent) thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents_(30cent) thirty cents (30cent)
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bull bull Re Beverly MacDonald
Effective December 1 2002 she will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 30 2003 she will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 28 2004 she will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 26 2005 she will receive a lump sum payment of fifteen cents (15cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks and a wage increase of twelve cents ( 12cent) on her rate of pay bringing her to the end rate of the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents (30cent) middot
Should the employees want to have their lump sum payment directed to an RRSP they must provide the Store Director with the TD2 no later than the first week of November of each year
DATED AT 0~ ONTARIO this~ day of Feb
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WO ERS UNION OCAL 175
January 21 2003 cep 571-0
LOEB CANADA INC
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bull bull (E) Long-term Disability (not applicable to part-time employees)
Monthly indemnity which provides a benefit of 66 23 of an employees basic earnings to a maximum of $200000 per month commencing after tw~nty-six (26) weeks of continuous total disability for a maximum period of up to age 65
(F) Extended Health Care (individual coverage only for part-time employees)
Hospitalization within Canada semi-private room without deductible and Without any limit as to the number of days
Medical expenses (reimbursement) annual deductible of $25 for individual or family coverage The covered expenses are reimbursed at 80 for drugs or all other expenses The maximum amount reimbursed per covered person for expenses incurred in Canada is unlimited
Medical expenses (covered expenses) professional services of a chiropractor occupational therapist naturopath speech therapist osteopath psychologist physiotherapist or podiatrist limited to one professional visit per day up to a combined maximum of $300 per calendar year for each specialist
(G) Employee Assistance Program
Confidential and professional consultation services by licensed psychologists Assistance will be available for both personal and professional problems and will be limited to 5 visits per year
(H) Dental Plan
middot The Company shall contribute to the United Food and Commercial Workers Trusteed Plan Ontario (Dental Plan) the following cents per hour for all hours paid for all employees to a maximum of forty (40) hours per week Hours paid shall not include weekly indemnity payments The Employer agrees to sign the participation agreement and supply any other documents forms reports or information required by the Trustees of the Dental Plan The Employer shall forward all contributions together with a list of all employees covered and the number of hours paid per week for each employee in each reporting period within fifteen (15) days following the end of each of the Employers four (4) or five (5) week accounting period
Effective November 24 2002- twenty-five (25cent) cents per hour Effective November 24 2004- twenty-seven (27cent) cents per hour Effective November 24 2005- twenty-nine (29cent) cents per hour Effective November 24 2006- thirty-one (31cent) cents per hour
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bull bull (I) Pension Plan
The Company agrees to contribute to the Canadian Commercial Workers Industry Pension Plan (Pension) the following cents per hour for all hours paid for all employees to a maximum of forty (40) hours per week Hours paid shall not include weekly indemnity payments The Employer agrees to sign the participation
middot agreement and supply any other documents forms reports or information required by the Trustees of the Pension Plan The Employer shall forward together with a list of all employees covered and the number of hours paid permiddot week for each employee in each reporting period within fifteen (15) days following the end of each of the Employers four (4) or five (5) week accounting period middot
Effective November 24 2005- twenty-five (25cent) cents per hour Effective November 24 2006- thirty (30cent) cents per hourmiddot Effective November 24 2007- forty (40cent) cents per hour
(J) Doctors Certificate
The Company reserves the right to require a doctors certificate from an employee If such a certificate is required by the Company themiddot employee must be notified before hisher return The Company agrees to pay for the medical certificate
(K) Vision Plan - (not applicable to part-time employees)
The Company shall provide vision care of one hundred fifty dollars ($15000) per twenty-four (24) months
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bull bull APPENDIX B
Full-Time Employee Wage Scale
General
During the term of this Collective Agreement any new job andor classification to be covered under the terms and conditions of this Collective Agreement shall be posted The parties agree to meet within thirty (30) days to determine the appropriate rate of pay for such classification Should the parties not be able to agree such question may be submitted to Arbitration by either party Pending the decision of the Arbitrators such new classifications and rates shall be implemented
Full-time Wage Scale
ClerksCashlers
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Novmiddot 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $842 $842 $842 $842 $852 $867
6 months 900 900 900 900 900 910 925
12 months 958 958 958 958 958 968 983
18 months 1016 1016 1016 1016 1016 1026 1041
24 months 1080 1080 1080 1080 1080 1090 11
30 mpnths 1096 1096 1096 1096 1096 1106 1121
36 months 1196 1196 1196 1196 1196 1206 1221
42 months 1254 1254 1254 1254 1254 1264 1279
48 months 1343 1343 13~43 1343 1343 1353 1368
54 months 1370 1395 1420 1445 1475 1505 1535
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bull bull Receiver
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Nov 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $894 $894 $894 $894 $894 $904 $919
6 months 952 952 952 952 952 962 979
12 months 1010 1010 1010 1010 1010 1020 1035
18 months 1068 1068 1068 1068 1068 1078 1093
24 months 1131 1131 1131 1131 1131 1141 1156
30months 1148 1148 1148 1148 1148 1158 1173
36 months 1247 1247 1247 1247 1247 1257 1272
42 months 1305 1305 1305 1305 1305 13~ 15 1330
48 months 1396 1396 1396 1396 1396 1406 1421
54 months 1424 1449 1474 1499 1529 1559 1589
Meat Cutters
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Nov 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $1370 $1370 $1370 $1370 $1370 $1380 $1395
6 months 1401 1401 1401 1401 1401 1411 1426
12 months 1433 1433 1433 1433 1433 1443 1458
18 months 1464 1464 1464 1464 1464 1474 1489
24 months 1496 1496 1496 1496 1496 1506 1521
30 months 1527 1527 1527 1527 1527 1537 1552
36 months 1559 1559 1559 1559 1559 1569 1584
42 months 1591 1591 1591 1591 1591 1601 1616
48 months 1654 1654 1654 1654 1654 1564 1679
54 months 1687 1712 1737 1762 1792 1822 1852
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bull bull Assistant Department Managers
An employee who is selected by the Company to fill the role of an assistant department manager shall receive a premium of one dollar ($100) per hour For the purposes of any Statutory Holiday Pay Vacation Pay Sick Pay or Weekly Indemnity Benefit Payments to which such an employee may be entitled in a week during which he is scheduled to work as an assistant department manager hismiddot hourly rate shall be deemed to include the premium aforesaid
In his functions an assistant department manager is required to supervise the personnel in his department and also assign the workload to those employees The assistant manager is also required to support the department manager with the administrative duties and must be available to replace the manager during his absences The choice of vacation between the manager and the assistant must be mutually agreed to The schedule can be modified for the assistant manager outside the prescribed delays under article 508
If a meat wrapper is selected as the assistant meat manager the employee will be paid the meat cutters wage rate based on his seniority and will receive the assistant department premium as mentioned above (eg A meat wrapper at 18 month rate of $1060 Will get the meat cutters rate at 18 month of $1440 plus the premium) middot
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bull ARTICLE 1 - SCOPE
APPENDIX C PART-TIME EMPLOYEES
bull 101 All matters relative to part-time employees and their working conditions shall be
contained in this Appendix and Articles middot
For the purpose of this Appendix a part-time employee is an employee who is normally scheduled to work twenty-eight (28) hours or less per week middot
102 If a part-time employee works forty (40) hours per week for six (6) consecutive weeks except for replacement of absent fuiJtime employees such position shall be posted in accordance with Article 4 of the Full-time portion of this Agreement
103 The following articles and clauses of the Full-Time Agreement shall also apply to Part-Time employees
Preamble 1 2 3 403 a) b) c) e) f) 504 b) 511 8 9 10 11 13 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 24 25 Appendix A
ARTICLE 2 - SENIORITY
201 middot (a) After continuing in the employ of the Company for a period of two hundred and fifty (250) hours Employees covered by this Agreement shall be deemed to have served their probationary period and then shall be placedmiddot on the seniority list for part-time employees The Company shall have the right to discharge a probationary employee Such discharge may not be grieved by the employee andor the Union
(b) Seniority listings for part-time employees shall be posted by the Company quarter-annually The seniority date of each part-time employee shall be considered to be correct if the Union raises nomiddot objection within three (3) weeks of the date of posting of the first list on which the employees name appears
202 (a) Seniority shall begin after the employees probationary period has beenmiddot served Lay-offs and re-employment shall be based on seniority availability ability and qualifications to perform the work When a part-time employee becomes a full-time employee he will be required to serve the full~time probationary period if he has not completed is part-time probationary period and will be given a seniority credit of fifty (50) percent of his part-time seniority up to a maximum of twelve (12) months He will also receive the bull
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bull bull greater of his part-time rate or the rate which his full~time seniority credit will give him and shall proceed from that point in the full-time wage progression Such credit shall apply to seniority vacation statutory holidays and sick days If for some reason the employee reverts to part-time during lhe probationary period there will be no loss of seniority The seniority rights of an employee shall be terminated after six (6) months following a lay-off due to lack of work In the event of an opening occurring in the full-time staff employees covered under this Appendix shall receive preference for such full-time position providing they have the necessary seniority ability competence and qualifications to perform the work
b) Part-time employees are expected to attend work in accordance with their schedule of hours When unable to attend the employee must notify the Company or designate as soon as it is reasonably possible prior to the commencement of the scheduled shift of the employee giving the reason why he is unable to attend middot
203 a) The weekly schedule of hours of work shall be allotted according to seniority by department providing the senior employee(s) has the necessary ability and qualifications to perform the work and is available
In the event of hours of work becoming available within a given week beyond the schedule of hours of that given week due to approved absences sickness compensation bereavement andor unanticipated increases in business the Company will call the most senior part-time employees not scheduled that day provided the employee is available and has the qualifications to perform the available work middot middot
b) The assignment of hours as set out in 203 (a) will result in the schedule of daily hours being posted not later than Thursday at noon of the previous week The store steward will be given a copy of the schedules Employees meal periods will be based on the commencement of their shift middot
204 If a full-time employee transfers to part-time status the employee will retain his original date of hire as his part-time seniority date
205 If more than one employee has the same seniority date the affected employees will draw to determine their order of seniority provided a steward is present middot middot
ARTICLE 3 - HOURS OF WORK
For existing part-time employees the Company will meet each employee to review the employees availability the employee shall be able to amend his availability quarterly each year
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bull bull A part-time employee hired after date of ratification shall have a minimum availability to work all day Saturday and Sunday and also two (2) evenings per week
301 The regular working day shall consist of up to ten (1 0) hours for all part-time employees middot middot
302 Should an employee desire a transfer to another department andor classification he shall indicate such preference on a form supplied by the Company stating the department(s) andor classification(s) desired A copy of the form will be provided to the employee and the Union As openings become available the Company will transfer employees by store seniority subject to relevant qualifications provided the employee has had a request on file for fourteen (14) days When transferred to a higher rated classification the employee will be placed on the wage scale at the level which gives him an increase and shall proceed upwards thereafter in accordance with the time frames When transferred to a lower rated classification the employee will be placed at the level equal to his rate of pay but not higher than the top rate of the new classification
303 The Company agrees that part-time employees will get the opportunity to work up to twenty-eight (28) hours per week by seniority by department by classification
prior to new employees being hired provided the Company can cover the available hours without encountering scheduling problems middot
304 The Company will schedule the following guaranteed hours of work per week based middoton the availability of the hours and provided the employee is available and qualified to perform the work
One (1) or more years of seniority a minimum guarantee of fifteen (15) hours of scheduled work per week
three (3) or more years of seniority a minimum guarantee of eighteen (18) middot hours of scheduled work per week
Five (5) or more years of seniority a minimum guarantee of twenty (20) middot hours of scheduled work per week
Six (6) or more years of seniority a minimum guarantee of twenty-four (24) hours of scheduled work per week
Seven (7) or more year of seniority a minimum guarantee of twenty-eight middot (28) hours of scheduled work per week middot
In the event of additional hours being added following the posting of the schedule or schedule changes created by illness accident leave of absence or changes beyond the control of the Company etc the Company agrees to offer such hours
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bull bull to employees by store seniority and by department provided the senior employee bull is available and qualified Such additional or changed hours are intended to be administered in such a manner as to top up part-time employees by seniority to approximately twenty-eight (28) hours unless junior employees have not reached their guaranteed hours in which case the junior employee will have priority to such guaranteep hours middot
ARTICLE 4- STATUTORY HOLIDAYS
401 Part-time employees shall be entitled to statutory holiday pay for the following middot holidays as recognized by the Employment Standards Act
New Years Day Good Friday Victoria Day Canada Day Civic Holiday
Labour Day Thanksgiving Day Christmas Day Boxing Day
If an employee is scheduled towork on the Civic Holiday such employe~ will be paid at his regular rate of pay and will be credited with an additional floater holiday
A part-time employee covered by this Agreement shall be eligible for a floater holiday once during each contract year to be taken at a time mutually agreed upon between the Company and the employee concerned
If any of the above legal holidays are no longer deemed to be a Public Holiday as defined by the Employment Standards Act the employee working on such a day will be paid his regular rate of pay and shall be credited with a floater day to be taken at a mutually agreeable time Otherwise any employee working on a Public Holiday shall be paid at time and one-half (1 Yz) his regular rate of pay plus the statutory days pay middot middot
402 To qualify for pay for a statutory holiday the employee must have worked on hislast scheduled shift preceding and his firSt scheduled shift following_ the legal holiday unless absent dueto proven illness or accident
An employee who so qualifies shall receive legal holiday pay based on his average number of daily hours worked (exclusive of daily overtime) during the four ( 4) weeks
middot immediately preceding the week during which the legal holiday occurs times his standard rate of pay middot
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bull bull ARTICLE 5 -VACATIONS
501 Employees with less than five (5) years seniority as of May 1st of the current year shall receive four (4) percent of their earnings as vacation pay Employees with five (5) or more years service as of May 1st of the current year shall receive six (6) percent of their earnings as vacation pay Employees with eight (8) or more years service as of May 1st of the current year shall receive eight (8) percent of their earnings as vacation pay Employees with seventeen (17) or more years service as of May 1st of the current year shall receive ten (10) percent of their earnings as vacation pay middot middot
502 The Company may grant a leave of absence without pay up to a maximum of four (4) weeks duration to an employee for vacation purposes Such request and permission shall be made in writing It is entirely the Companys choice to allow such a leave of absence without pay If an employee is refused such a request he may not submit a grievance or proceed to arbitration regarding this refusal
503 Part-time employees will choose their vacations after full-time employees have made their choices The preference of vacations will always be given to the partshytime employees having the most seniority Part-time employees will be required to submit their vacation intentions by April1 st of each year
ARTICLE 6- BEREAVEMENT
601 Provided the part-time employee was scheduled to work
The Company agrees to grant employees the necessary time off up to three 3) days with pay at the time of death of the following relatives
Father mother brother sister spouse child step-child mother-in-law father-inshylaw brother-in-law sister-in-law son-in-law daughter-in-law grandparents grandchild step-parents same sex partners uncle aunt niece nephew
602 If the funeral is more than two hundred forty kilometers (240) away the employee will receive an additional one 1) day with pay for attending the fune~al If bereavement falls during an employees vacation he shall be able to carry over the paid time to be able to use at a later date
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bull bull ARTICLE 7 -REST PERIODS
701 Employees covered by this Appendix shall be entitled to one (1) fifteen (15) minute paid rest for each four ( 4) hour period worked Whenever possible each rest period
shall occur at approximately themiddot mid-point of each four (4) hourmiddot period~ No employee who is scheduled for more than four (4) hours but not exceeding six (6) hours shall be required to take their break sooner than two (2) hours into their shift whenever possible
702 middotWhere an employee is working a daily shift of more than six (6) hours he shall have one (1) hour (or a half) hour by mutual consent) off for lunch and one-half() hour for supper if applicable middot
ARTICLE 8 -WAGES
801 A part-time employee shall be pald time and one-half 1 ) for all hours worked over ten 1 0) hours per day or over forty (40) hours per week middot
802 Part-time employees who work on the night crew shall receive a shift premium of ninety-five (95cent) cents per hour for the hours worked on the night shift For the purposes of any Statutory Holiday Pay Vacation Pay or Weekly Indemnity Benefits (where applicable) to which such an employee may be entitled in a week during which he is scheduled to work on a night crew his hourly rate shall be deemed to include the premium aforesaid middot
803 An employee assigned to a position of lead hand shall receive a lead hand premium
of seventy-five (75cent) cents per hour
804 The wage rates affecting employees in the bargaining unit as set out herein shall be set forth in Appendix D of this Agreement
805 An employee who is hired at a higher rate of pay than the start rate is deemed to have to his credit the required hours to justify such a rate of pay
ARTICLE 9 -SAFETY SHOE OR BOOT ALLOWANCE
901 Part-time employees who are required by the Company to wear approved safety footwear shall be paid an allowance of up to forty dollars ($4000) per year upon presentation of a receipt middot
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bull bull ARTICLE 10 middotFULL-TIME REPLACEMENT
1001 Part-time employees replacing full-time employees shall receive the start rate of the full-time classification or whatever level on the scale that would provide him an
increase
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bull APPENDIX D
Part-time Employee Wage Scale
bull Notwithstanding the wage progressions for part-time employees where there is an increase in the Ontario minimum wage rate it shall become the new start rate and those employees so affected shall remain at such rate of pay until their months with the Company would permit them an increase in their rate of pay in accordance with the wage grid
ClerksCashlers
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Nov 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $721 $721 $721 $721 $721 $731 $746
middot 6 months 738 738 738 738 738 748 763
12 months 769 769 769 769 769 779 794
18 months 800 800 800 800 800 810 825
24 months 832 832 832 832 832 842 857
30 months 864 864 864 864 864 874 889
36 months middot 895 895 895 895 895 905 920
42 months 937 937 937 937 937 947 962
48 months 1010 1010 1010 1010 1010 1020 1035
54 months 1 1045 middot1070 1095 1125 1155 1185
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bull bull Service Clerks
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Novmiddotmiddot 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $675 $675 $675 middot $675 $675 $685 $700
6 months 698 698 698 698 698 708 723
12 months 721 721 721 721 721 731 746
18 months 736 736 736 736 736 746 761
24 months 753 753 753 753 753 763 7~78
30 months 795 795 795 795 795 805 820
36 months 811 836 861 886 916 946 976
Meat Cutters
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Nov 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $1238 $1238 $1238 $1238 $1238 $1248 $1263
6 months 1317 1317 1317 1317 1317 1327 1342
12 months 1397 1397 1397 1397 1397 1407 bull 1422
18 months 1425 1450 f475 1500 1530 1560 1590
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bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob As Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE PRINTING OF COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT
The Company agrees to pay one thousand five hundred dollars ($1 50000) towards the cost of printing the Collective Agreement into booklet form middot
~ DATED AT 0plusmnaulh ONTARIO this 5 day of --=-H-=e6__ __ 20ol
UNITEDFOODANDCOMMERC~L LOEB CANADA INC WOR RS UNION LOCAL 175
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bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob As Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE SUNDAY AND STATUTORY HOLIDAYS
In the event that Sunday is legislated to become a regular work day both parties agree that Article 503 b c d of the Collective Agreement will be deleted and that those hours wiJI be part of the regular work week Both parties agree to meet in order to determine the distribution of these Sunday hours
In the event that stores are allowed to legally open on a statutory holiday without premium pay then the parties agree to meet to amend the Collective Agreement by mutual agreement
3 DATED AT o-HctuKL- ONTARIO this 5 day of_~he-=b~-- 2002
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WOR RS UNION LOCAL 175
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bull bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
ANDmiddot
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE TIME LIMITS
In view of recent changes to the Ontario Labour Relations Act and resulting decisions therefrom and in view ofthe parties history of amiable Labour Relations the parties agree to the following
That neither party shall raise or proceed with a timeliness issue argument regarding filing for arbitration without first giving the other party written prior notice of its intent to do so
Should either party serve such notice on the other party the parties further agree that the final time frame in the Collective Agreement respecting filing for arbitration shall then be triggered
The parties further agree that any Board of Arbitration or single arbitrator shall have full jurisdiction to adjudicate the matter respecting timeliness in light of this agreement andmiddot shall not be restricted by the Ontario Labour Relations Act in so doing
DATED AT Q-t-CUJ)O_ ONTARIO this 5_ day of ~e6
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORK RS UNION LOCAL 175
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LOEB CANADA INC
bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE NIGHT CREW GROUP 1
The Company agrees that the following full-time night crew employees are classified as Group 1 middot
middot Brian Taylor Brian Lewis Rick Tombs
The Company agrees that should a Group 1 day job come open and an existing Group 1 night crew employee apply and is successful in getting the job he would maintain his Group 1 status
DATED AT 61-cuuo-- ONTARIO this~ dayof F~b
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WOR ERS UNION LOCAL 175
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LOEB CANADA INC
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bull
LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175NEW LETTER
RE FULL-TIME GROUP 2 TEN (10) HOUR SHIFTS
The Company and the Union agree that should the Company wish to introduce ten 1 0) hour shifts the employees affected will be entitled to an additional fifteen 15) minute break to be taken within the last two 2) hours of work
DATED AT 6-ttcuvo- ONTARIO this _fi__ day of Feb 2003
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO ERS UNION LOCAL 175
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bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE GROUP 1 amp 2 DISTRIBUTION
In an effort to maintain full-time positions and create additional full-time positions the parties have agreed to the following
a) The following
Gary Pritchard Maria Romano Robert Chenier Brian Taylor Paul Berrea Allan Cuddihey Bruce Harding Rick Tombs Brian Lewis
are existing full-time employees as date of ratification and will be classified as Group 1 employees middot
b) The Company agrees that forty-five percent (45) of all regular bargaining unit hours per week will be designated as full-time hours Both parties agreemiddot to have fifty percent (50) of full-time employees in Group 1 and fifty percent (50) in Group 2 This ratio will be achieved through attrition In other words as a Group 1 position becomes vacant it will be replaces by a Group 2 position until fifty-fifty percent (50-50) ratio is achieved Once this ratio is achieved if a Group 1 position becomes vacant it would be filled by a Group 2 employee as per the terms and conditions of the Collective Agreement and a new Group 2 position would be posted
c) The Company recognizes the Receiver Assist Meat Manager and Assistant Produce Manager positions as a Group 1 position Should the Company introduce an additional Receiver position in the unit that position would be considered as a Group 2 position middot
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bull bull d) In the case of a lay-off of a full-time position if a Group 1 employee is laid
off he will have the following options
full lay-off with recall rights accepting part-time hours while maintaining recall rights if feasible he will be offered a Group 2 full-time position and maintain his recall rights to a Group 1 status for the duration of the recall period middot
e) The creation of Assistant Department Managers will be at the Companys sole discretion and may be classified as Group 2 positions
The parties agree to review at store level on a quarterly basis the level of bargaining unit hours and the number of full-time positions as it relates to Group middot1 and Group 2
DATED AT Dttau~ ONTARIO this~ day of l=t=b
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
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LOEB CANADA INC
t 2003
bull bull RE Group 2 Positions - Highlights
Full-time - forty (40) hours a week maximum five (5) shifts a week - minimum four (4) hours a shift - maximum of ten (10) hours per shift - Saturday and Sunday shifts part of work week - Sunday premium applies
- two (2) consecutive days off every other week - Evenings - may be scheduled up to three (3) evenings a week
Meat Produce and Bakery Department employees may be scheduled from 500 am and would receive night crew premium for time worked from 500 am to 600 am
Night Crew Maybe scheduled between 900pm and 900am - Night crew premium would apply from Sunday to Saturday - would be scheduled consecutive nights
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bull bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AN[)
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE SUNDAY WORK GROUP 2
Sunday work shall be part of the work week for all full-time employees in Group 2 It will be clearly indicated to the concerned employee upon hiring andor promotion If at anytime a Group 2 employee or an employee hired before September 41
h 2001 and promoted to a Group 2 position after September 41
h 2001 advises the Company that he is no longer available to work on Sundays then this employee will be returned to a part-time status with middot the conditions of a part-time employee and the Company will post a new Group 2 full-time position The employee returned to his prior position will not have recourse to the grievance procedure as outlined in the Collective Agreement
DATED AT o-tt~ ONTARIO this__amp__ day of _ _Fi-=Eb=---bull 2003
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO RS UNION LOCAL 175
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bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE CARY PRITCHARD ASSISTANT MEAt MANAGER
Upon ratification Cary Pritchard will move to the Meat Cutter scale at the thirty-six (36) month rate and continue to progress from there on He shall also receive a premium of one dollar ($100) per hour as per the Assistan~ Department Manager premium
DATED AT Otcuvo ONTARIO this 5 day of Feb
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
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LOEB CANADA INC
20Q3
I- - bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INCmiddot cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE SYLVANA FLORES DELl CLERK
The parties agree that Sylvana Flores is on a leave of absence The parties agree that she
will continue to accumulate seniority while on the leave of absence Should Sylvana Flores return to work at Loeb City View prior to January 5 2003 she will maintain her seniority As of January 5 2003 she would have no seniority in the Bargaining Unit
DATED AT Qmiddotttcl)AlO_ ONTARIO this _5_ day of Feb 20CB
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO RS UNION LOCAL 175
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bull bull LETTER OF-AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC bull cob as Loeb City View
AND
UNIrED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE RED CIRCLED FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES
The Company agrees that the following employees will be considered middot red-circled employees
Maria Romano Robert Chenier Brian Taylor
Effective December 1 2002 they will receive a lump sum payment of seven hundred andmiddot fifty dollars ($75000) middot
Effective November 30 2003 they will receive a lump sum payment of seven hundred and fifty dollars ($75000)
Effective November 28 2004 they will receive a lump sum payment of seven hundred and fifty dollars ($75000) middot
Effective November 27 2005 they will receive a lump sum payment of four hundred dollars ($40000) and a wage increase of twelve cents (12cent) on their rate of pay bringing them to the end rate of the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of thirty cents (30cent) and thirty cents (30cent )
Should the employees want to have their lump sum payment directed to an RRSP they must provide the Store Director with the TD2 no later than the first week of November each yearmiddot
DATED AT 00a vJ6_ ONTARIO this_5_ day of middot Eeb 20~
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO RS UNION CAL 175
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bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE RED-CIRCLED PART-TIME EMPLOYEES
Maria Arella Jimmy Wong Mandy Wong Maria Semler Brenda Laverty Yvonne Gagnon Sandra Gray Beverly MacDonald middot middot
During the term of the Collective Agreement the red-circled ~mployees shall be brought in line with the established wage scales in the negotiated Collective Agreement
Re Maria Arella Jimmy Wong Mandy Wong Maria Semler Brenda Laverty middot bull
Effective December 1 2002 they will receive a lump sum payment of fifteen cents 15cent) per hour worked averaged over the last six 6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks and a wage increase of fifteen cents 15cent) on their rate of pay bringing them to the end rate of middot the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of twentyshyfive cents (25cent) twenty-five cents (25cent) thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents middot (30cent)
Re Yvonne Gagnon Sandra Gray
Effective December 1 2002 they will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 30 2003 they will receive a lump sum payment often cents (10cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six 6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks and a middot wage increase of twenty cents (20cent) on their rate of pay bringing them to the end rate of the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of twenty- five cents 25cent) thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents_(30cent) thirty cents (30cent)
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bull bull Re Beverly MacDonald
Effective December 1 2002 she will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 30 2003 she will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 28 2004 she will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 26 2005 she will receive a lump sum payment of fifteen cents (15cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks and a wage increase of twelve cents ( 12cent) on her rate of pay bringing her to the end rate of the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents (30cent) middot
Should the employees want to have their lump sum payment directed to an RRSP they must provide the Store Director with the TD2 no later than the first week of November of each year
DATED AT 0~ ONTARIO this~ day of Feb
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WO ERS UNION OCAL 175
January 21 2003 cep 571-0
LOEB CANADA INC
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20Q3
bull bull (I) Pension Plan
The Company agrees to contribute to the Canadian Commercial Workers Industry Pension Plan (Pension) the following cents per hour for all hours paid for all employees to a maximum of forty (40) hours per week Hours paid shall not include weekly indemnity payments The Employer agrees to sign the participation
middot agreement and supply any other documents forms reports or information required by the Trustees of the Pension Plan The Employer shall forward together with a list of all employees covered and the number of hours paid permiddot week for each employee in each reporting period within fifteen (15) days following the end of each of the Employers four (4) or five (5) week accounting period middot
Effective November 24 2005- twenty-five (25cent) cents per hour Effective November 24 2006- thirty (30cent) cents per hourmiddot Effective November 24 2007- forty (40cent) cents per hour
(J) Doctors Certificate
The Company reserves the right to require a doctors certificate from an employee If such a certificate is required by the Company themiddot employee must be notified before hisher return The Company agrees to pay for the medical certificate
(K) Vision Plan - (not applicable to part-time employees)
The Company shall provide vision care of one hundred fifty dollars ($15000) per twenty-four (24) months
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bull bull APPENDIX B
Full-Time Employee Wage Scale
General
During the term of this Collective Agreement any new job andor classification to be covered under the terms and conditions of this Collective Agreement shall be posted The parties agree to meet within thirty (30) days to determine the appropriate rate of pay for such classification Should the parties not be able to agree such question may be submitted to Arbitration by either party Pending the decision of the Arbitrators such new classifications and rates shall be implemented
Full-time Wage Scale
ClerksCashlers
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Novmiddot 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $842 $842 $842 $842 $852 $867
6 months 900 900 900 900 900 910 925
12 months 958 958 958 958 958 968 983
18 months 1016 1016 1016 1016 1016 1026 1041
24 months 1080 1080 1080 1080 1080 1090 11
30 mpnths 1096 1096 1096 1096 1096 1106 1121
36 months 1196 1196 1196 1196 1196 1206 1221
42 months 1254 1254 1254 1254 1254 1264 1279
48 months 1343 1343 13~43 1343 1343 1353 1368
54 months 1370 1395 1420 1445 1475 1505 1535
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bull bull Receiver
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Nov 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $894 $894 $894 $894 $894 $904 $919
6 months 952 952 952 952 952 962 979
12 months 1010 1010 1010 1010 1010 1020 1035
18 months 1068 1068 1068 1068 1068 1078 1093
24 months 1131 1131 1131 1131 1131 1141 1156
30months 1148 1148 1148 1148 1148 1158 1173
36 months 1247 1247 1247 1247 1247 1257 1272
42 months 1305 1305 1305 1305 1305 13~ 15 1330
48 months 1396 1396 1396 1396 1396 1406 1421
54 months 1424 1449 1474 1499 1529 1559 1589
Meat Cutters
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Nov 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $1370 $1370 $1370 $1370 $1370 $1380 $1395
6 months 1401 1401 1401 1401 1401 1411 1426
12 months 1433 1433 1433 1433 1433 1443 1458
18 months 1464 1464 1464 1464 1464 1474 1489
24 months 1496 1496 1496 1496 1496 1506 1521
30 months 1527 1527 1527 1527 1527 1537 1552
36 months 1559 1559 1559 1559 1559 1569 1584
42 months 1591 1591 1591 1591 1591 1601 1616
48 months 1654 1654 1654 1654 1654 1564 1679
54 months 1687 1712 1737 1762 1792 1822 1852
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bull bull Assistant Department Managers
An employee who is selected by the Company to fill the role of an assistant department manager shall receive a premium of one dollar ($100) per hour For the purposes of any Statutory Holiday Pay Vacation Pay Sick Pay or Weekly Indemnity Benefit Payments to which such an employee may be entitled in a week during which he is scheduled to work as an assistant department manager hismiddot hourly rate shall be deemed to include the premium aforesaid
In his functions an assistant department manager is required to supervise the personnel in his department and also assign the workload to those employees The assistant manager is also required to support the department manager with the administrative duties and must be available to replace the manager during his absences The choice of vacation between the manager and the assistant must be mutually agreed to The schedule can be modified for the assistant manager outside the prescribed delays under article 508
If a meat wrapper is selected as the assistant meat manager the employee will be paid the meat cutters wage rate based on his seniority and will receive the assistant department premium as mentioned above (eg A meat wrapper at 18 month rate of $1060 Will get the meat cutters rate at 18 month of $1440 plus the premium) middot
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bull ARTICLE 1 - SCOPE
APPENDIX C PART-TIME EMPLOYEES
bull 101 All matters relative to part-time employees and their working conditions shall be
contained in this Appendix and Articles middot
For the purpose of this Appendix a part-time employee is an employee who is normally scheduled to work twenty-eight (28) hours or less per week middot
102 If a part-time employee works forty (40) hours per week for six (6) consecutive weeks except for replacement of absent fuiJtime employees such position shall be posted in accordance with Article 4 of the Full-time portion of this Agreement
103 The following articles and clauses of the Full-Time Agreement shall also apply to Part-Time employees
Preamble 1 2 3 403 a) b) c) e) f) 504 b) 511 8 9 10 11 13 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 24 25 Appendix A
ARTICLE 2 - SENIORITY
201 middot (a) After continuing in the employ of the Company for a period of two hundred and fifty (250) hours Employees covered by this Agreement shall be deemed to have served their probationary period and then shall be placedmiddot on the seniority list for part-time employees The Company shall have the right to discharge a probationary employee Such discharge may not be grieved by the employee andor the Union
(b) Seniority listings for part-time employees shall be posted by the Company quarter-annually The seniority date of each part-time employee shall be considered to be correct if the Union raises nomiddot objection within three (3) weeks of the date of posting of the first list on which the employees name appears
202 (a) Seniority shall begin after the employees probationary period has beenmiddot served Lay-offs and re-employment shall be based on seniority availability ability and qualifications to perform the work When a part-time employee becomes a full-time employee he will be required to serve the full~time probationary period if he has not completed is part-time probationary period and will be given a seniority credit of fifty (50) percent of his part-time seniority up to a maximum of twelve (12) months He will also receive the bull
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bull bull greater of his part-time rate or the rate which his full~time seniority credit will give him and shall proceed from that point in the full-time wage progression Such credit shall apply to seniority vacation statutory holidays and sick days If for some reason the employee reverts to part-time during lhe probationary period there will be no loss of seniority The seniority rights of an employee shall be terminated after six (6) months following a lay-off due to lack of work In the event of an opening occurring in the full-time staff employees covered under this Appendix shall receive preference for such full-time position providing they have the necessary seniority ability competence and qualifications to perform the work
b) Part-time employees are expected to attend work in accordance with their schedule of hours When unable to attend the employee must notify the Company or designate as soon as it is reasonably possible prior to the commencement of the scheduled shift of the employee giving the reason why he is unable to attend middot
203 a) The weekly schedule of hours of work shall be allotted according to seniority by department providing the senior employee(s) has the necessary ability and qualifications to perform the work and is available
In the event of hours of work becoming available within a given week beyond the schedule of hours of that given week due to approved absences sickness compensation bereavement andor unanticipated increases in business the Company will call the most senior part-time employees not scheduled that day provided the employee is available and has the qualifications to perform the available work middot middot
b) The assignment of hours as set out in 203 (a) will result in the schedule of daily hours being posted not later than Thursday at noon of the previous week The store steward will be given a copy of the schedules Employees meal periods will be based on the commencement of their shift middot
204 If a full-time employee transfers to part-time status the employee will retain his original date of hire as his part-time seniority date
205 If more than one employee has the same seniority date the affected employees will draw to determine their order of seniority provided a steward is present middot middot
ARTICLE 3 - HOURS OF WORK
For existing part-time employees the Company will meet each employee to review the employees availability the employee shall be able to amend his availability quarterly each year
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bull bull A part-time employee hired after date of ratification shall have a minimum availability to work all day Saturday and Sunday and also two (2) evenings per week
301 The regular working day shall consist of up to ten (1 0) hours for all part-time employees middot middot
302 Should an employee desire a transfer to another department andor classification he shall indicate such preference on a form supplied by the Company stating the department(s) andor classification(s) desired A copy of the form will be provided to the employee and the Union As openings become available the Company will transfer employees by store seniority subject to relevant qualifications provided the employee has had a request on file for fourteen (14) days When transferred to a higher rated classification the employee will be placed on the wage scale at the level which gives him an increase and shall proceed upwards thereafter in accordance with the time frames When transferred to a lower rated classification the employee will be placed at the level equal to his rate of pay but not higher than the top rate of the new classification
303 The Company agrees that part-time employees will get the opportunity to work up to twenty-eight (28) hours per week by seniority by department by classification
prior to new employees being hired provided the Company can cover the available hours without encountering scheduling problems middot
304 The Company will schedule the following guaranteed hours of work per week based middoton the availability of the hours and provided the employee is available and qualified to perform the work
One (1) or more years of seniority a minimum guarantee of fifteen (15) hours of scheduled work per week
three (3) or more years of seniority a minimum guarantee of eighteen (18) middot hours of scheduled work per week
Five (5) or more years of seniority a minimum guarantee of twenty (20) middot hours of scheduled work per week
Six (6) or more years of seniority a minimum guarantee of twenty-four (24) hours of scheduled work per week
Seven (7) or more year of seniority a minimum guarantee of twenty-eight middot (28) hours of scheduled work per week middot
In the event of additional hours being added following the posting of the schedule or schedule changes created by illness accident leave of absence or changes beyond the control of the Company etc the Company agrees to offer such hours
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bull bull to employees by store seniority and by department provided the senior employee bull is available and qualified Such additional or changed hours are intended to be administered in such a manner as to top up part-time employees by seniority to approximately twenty-eight (28) hours unless junior employees have not reached their guaranteed hours in which case the junior employee will have priority to such guaranteep hours middot
ARTICLE 4- STATUTORY HOLIDAYS
401 Part-time employees shall be entitled to statutory holiday pay for the following middot holidays as recognized by the Employment Standards Act
New Years Day Good Friday Victoria Day Canada Day Civic Holiday
Labour Day Thanksgiving Day Christmas Day Boxing Day
If an employee is scheduled towork on the Civic Holiday such employe~ will be paid at his regular rate of pay and will be credited with an additional floater holiday
A part-time employee covered by this Agreement shall be eligible for a floater holiday once during each contract year to be taken at a time mutually agreed upon between the Company and the employee concerned
If any of the above legal holidays are no longer deemed to be a Public Holiday as defined by the Employment Standards Act the employee working on such a day will be paid his regular rate of pay and shall be credited with a floater day to be taken at a mutually agreeable time Otherwise any employee working on a Public Holiday shall be paid at time and one-half (1 Yz) his regular rate of pay plus the statutory days pay middot middot
402 To qualify for pay for a statutory holiday the employee must have worked on hislast scheduled shift preceding and his firSt scheduled shift following_ the legal holiday unless absent dueto proven illness or accident
An employee who so qualifies shall receive legal holiday pay based on his average number of daily hours worked (exclusive of daily overtime) during the four ( 4) weeks
middot immediately preceding the week during which the legal holiday occurs times his standard rate of pay middot
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bull bull ARTICLE 5 -VACATIONS
501 Employees with less than five (5) years seniority as of May 1st of the current year shall receive four (4) percent of their earnings as vacation pay Employees with five (5) or more years service as of May 1st of the current year shall receive six (6) percent of their earnings as vacation pay Employees with eight (8) or more years service as of May 1st of the current year shall receive eight (8) percent of their earnings as vacation pay Employees with seventeen (17) or more years service as of May 1st of the current year shall receive ten (10) percent of their earnings as vacation pay middot middot
502 The Company may grant a leave of absence without pay up to a maximum of four (4) weeks duration to an employee for vacation purposes Such request and permission shall be made in writing It is entirely the Companys choice to allow such a leave of absence without pay If an employee is refused such a request he may not submit a grievance or proceed to arbitration regarding this refusal
503 Part-time employees will choose their vacations after full-time employees have made their choices The preference of vacations will always be given to the partshytime employees having the most seniority Part-time employees will be required to submit their vacation intentions by April1 st of each year
ARTICLE 6- BEREAVEMENT
601 Provided the part-time employee was scheduled to work
The Company agrees to grant employees the necessary time off up to three 3) days with pay at the time of death of the following relatives
Father mother brother sister spouse child step-child mother-in-law father-inshylaw brother-in-law sister-in-law son-in-law daughter-in-law grandparents grandchild step-parents same sex partners uncle aunt niece nephew
602 If the funeral is more than two hundred forty kilometers (240) away the employee will receive an additional one 1) day with pay for attending the fune~al If bereavement falls during an employees vacation he shall be able to carry over the paid time to be able to use at a later date
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bull bull ARTICLE 7 -REST PERIODS
701 Employees covered by this Appendix shall be entitled to one (1) fifteen (15) minute paid rest for each four ( 4) hour period worked Whenever possible each rest period
shall occur at approximately themiddot mid-point of each four (4) hourmiddot period~ No employee who is scheduled for more than four (4) hours but not exceeding six (6) hours shall be required to take their break sooner than two (2) hours into their shift whenever possible
702 middotWhere an employee is working a daily shift of more than six (6) hours he shall have one (1) hour (or a half) hour by mutual consent) off for lunch and one-half() hour for supper if applicable middot
ARTICLE 8 -WAGES
801 A part-time employee shall be pald time and one-half 1 ) for all hours worked over ten 1 0) hours per day or over forty (40) hours per week middot
802 Part-time employees who work on the night crew shall receive a shift premium of ninety-five (95cent) cents per hour for the hours worked on the night shift For the purposes of any Statutory Holiday Pay Vacation Pay or Weekly Indemnity Benefits (where applicable) to which such an employee may be entitled in a week during which he is scheduled to work on a night crew his hourly rate shall be deemed to include the premium aforesaid middot
803 An employee assigned to a position of lead hand shall receive a lead hand premium
of seventy-five (75cent) cents per hour
804 The wage rates affecting employees in the bargaining unit as set out herein shall be set forth in Appendix D of this Agreement
805 An employee who is hired at a higher rate of pay than the start rate is deemed to have to his credit the required hours to justify such a rate of pay
ARTICLE 9 -SAFETY SHOE OR BOOT ALLOWANCE
901 Part-time employees who are required by the Company to wear approved safety footwear shall be paid an allowance of up to forty dollars ($4000) per year upon presentation of a receipt middot
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bull bull ARTICLE 10 middotFULL-TIME REPLACEMENT
1001 Part-time employees replacing full-time employees shall receive the start rate of the full-time classification or whatever level on the scale that would provide him an
increase
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bull APPENDIX D
Part-time Employee Wage Scale
bull Notwithstanding the wage progressions for part-time employees where there is an increase in the Ontario minimum wage rate it shall become the new start rate and those employees so affected shall remain at such rate of pay until their months with the Company would permit them an increase in their rate of pay in accordance with the wage grid
ClerksCashlers
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Nov 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $721 $721 $721 $721 $721 $731 $746
middot 6 months 738 738 738 738 738 748 763
12 months 769 769 769 769 769 779 794
18 months 800 800 800 800 800 810 825
24 months 832 832 832 832 832 842 857
30 months 864 864 864 864 864 874 889
36 months middot 895 895 895 895 895 905 920
42 months 937 937 937 937 937 947 962
48 months 1010 1010 1010 1010 1010 1020 1035
54 months 1 1045 middot1070 1095 1125 1155 1185
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bull bull Service Clerks
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Novmiddotmiddot 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $675 $675 $675 middot $675 $675 $685 $700
6 months 698 698 698 698 698 708 723
12 months 721 721 721 721 721 731 746
18 months 736 736 736 736 736 746 761
24 months 753 753 753 753 753 763 7~78
30 months 795 795 795 795 795 805 820
36 months 811 836 861 886 916 946 976
Meat Cutters
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Nov 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $1238 $1238 $1238 $1238 $1238 $1248 $1263
6 months 1317 1317 1317 1317 1317 1327 1342
12 months 1397 1397 1397 1397 1397 1407 bull 1422
18 months 1425 1450 f475 1500 1530 1560 1590
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bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob As Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE PRINTING OF COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT
The Company agrees to pay one thousand five hundred dollars ($1 50000) towards the cost of printing the Collective Agreement into booklet form middot
~ DATED AT 0plusmnaulh ONTARIO this 5 day of --=-H-=e6__ __ 20ol
UNITEDFOODANDCOMMERC~L LOEB CANADA INC WOR RS UNION LOCAL 175
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bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob As Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE SUNDAY AND STATUTORY HOLIDAYS
In the event that Sunday is legislated to become a regular work day both parties agree that Article 503 b c d of the Collective Agreement will be deleted and that those hours wiJI be part of the regular work week Both parties agree to meet in order to determine the distribution of these Sunday hours
In the event that stores are allowed to legally open on a statutory holiday without premium pay then the parties agree to meet to amend the Collective Agreement by mutual agreement
3 DATED AT o-HctuKL- ONTARIO this 5 day of_~he-=b~-- 2002
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WOR RS UNION LOCAL 175
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bull bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
ANDmiddot
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE TIME LIMITS
In view of recent changes to the Ontario Labour Relations Act and resulting decisions therefrom and in view ofthe parties history of amiable Labour Relations the parties agree to the following
That neither party shall raise or proceed with a timeliness issue argument regarding filing for arbitration without first giving the other party written prior notice of its intent to do so
Should either party serve such notice on the other party the parties further agree that the final time frame in the Collective Agreement respecting filing for arbitration shall then be triggered
The parties further agree that any Board of Arbitration or single arbitrator shall have full jurisdiction to adjudicate the matter respecting timeliness in light of this agreement andmiddot shall not be restricted by the Ontario Labour Relations Act in so doing
DATED AT Q-t-CUJ)O_ ONTARIO this 5_ day of ~e6
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORK RS UNION LOCAL 175
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LOEB CANADA INC
bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE NIGHT CREW GROUP 1
The Company agrees that the following full-time night crew employees are classified as Group 1 middot
middot Brian Taylor Brian Lewis Rick Tombs
The Company agrees that should a Group 1 day job come open and an existing Group 1 night crew employee apply and is successful in getting the job he would maintain his Group 1 status
DATED AT 61-cuuo-- ONTARIO this~ dayof F~b
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WOR ERS UNION LOCAL 175
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LOEB CANADA INC
20~
bull
LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175NEW LETTER
RE FULL-TIME GROUP 2 TEN (10) HOUR SHIFTS
The Company and the Union agree that should the Company wish to introduce ten 1 0) hour shifts the employees affected will be entitled to an additional fifteen 15) minute break to be taken within the last two 2) hours of work
DATED AT 6-ttcuvo- ONTARIO this _fi__ day of Feb 2003
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO ERS UNION LOCAL 175
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bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE GROUP 1 amp 2 DISTRIBUTION
In an effort to maintain full-time positions and create additional full-time positions the parties have agreed to the following
a) The following
Gary Pritchard Maria Romano Robert Chenier Brian Taylor Paul Berrea Allan Cuddihey Bruce Harding Rick Tombs Brian Lewis
are existing full-time employees as date of ratification and will be classified as Group 1 employees middot
b) The Company agrees that forty-five percent (45) of all regular bargaining unit hours per week will be designated as full-time hours Both parties agreemiddot to have fifty percent (50) of full-time employees in Group 1 and fifty percent (50) in Group 2 This ratio will be achieved through attrition In other words as a Group 1 position becomes vacant it will be replaces by a Group 2 position until fifty-fifty percent (50-50) ratio is achieved Once this ratio is achieved if a Group 1 position becomes vacant it would be filled by a Group 2 employee as per the terms and conditions of the Collective Agreement and a new Group 2 position would be posted
c) The Company recognizes the Receiver Assist Meat Manager and Assistant Produce Manager positions as a Group 1 position Should the Company introduce an additional Receiver position in the unit that position would be considered as a Group 2 position middot
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bull bull d) In the case of a lay-off of a full-time position if a Group 1 employee is laid
off he will have the following options
full lay-off with recall rights accepting part-time hours while maintaining recall rights if feasible he will be offered a Group 2 full-time position and maintain his recall rights to a Group 1 status for the duration of the recall period middot
e) The creation of Assistant Department Managers will be at the Companys sole discretion and may be classified as Group 2 positions
The parties agree to review at store level on a quarterly basis the level of bargaining unit hours and the number of full-time positions as it relates to Group middot1 and Group 2
DATED AT Dttau~ ONTARIO this~ day of l=t=b
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
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LOEB CANADA INC
t 2003
bull bull RE Group 2 Positions - Highlights
Full-time - forty (40) hours a week maximum five (5) shifts a week - minimum four (4) hours a shift - maximum of ten (10) hours per shift - Saturday and Sunday shifts part of work week - Sunday premium applies
- two (2) consecutive days off every other week - Evenings - may be scheduled up to three (3) evenings a week
Meat Produce and Bakery Department employees may be scheduled from 500 am and would receive night crew premium for time worked from 500 am to 600 am
Night Crew Maybe scheduled between 900pm and 900am - Night crew premium would apply from Sunday to Saturday - would be scheduled consecutive nights
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bull bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AN[)
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE SUNDAY WORK GROUP 2
Sunday work shall be part of the work week for all full-time employees in Group 2 It will be clearly indicated to the concerned employee upon hiring andor promotion If at anytime a Group 2 employee or an employee hired before September 41
h 2001 and promoted to a Group 2 position after September 41
h 2001 advises the Company that he is no longer available to work on Sundays then this employee will be returned to a part-time status with middot the conditions of a part-time employee and the Company will post a new Group 2 full-time position The employee returned to his prior position will not have recourse to the grievance procedure as outlined in the Collective Agreement
DATED AT o-tt~ ONTARIO this__amp__ day of _ _Fi-=Eb=---bull 2003
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO RS UNION LOCAL 175
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bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE CARY PRITCHARD ASSISTANT MEAt MANAGER
Upon ratification Cary Pritchard will move to the Meat Cutter scale at the thirty-six (36) month rate and continue to progress from there on He shall also receive a premium of one dollar ($100) per hour as per the Assistan~ Department Manager premium
DATED AT Otcuvo ONTARIO this 5 day of Feb
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
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LOEB CANADA INC
20Q3
I- - bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INCmiddot cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE SYLVANA FLORES DELl CLERK
The parties agree that Sylvana Flores is on a leave of absence The parties agree that she
will continue to accumulate seniority while on the leave of absence Should Sylvana Flores return to work at Loeb City View prior to January 5 2003 she will maintain her seniority As of January 5 2003 she would have no seniority in the Bargaining Unit
DATED AT Qmiddotttcl)AlO_ ONTARIO this _5_ day of Feb 20CB
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO RS UNION LOCAL 175
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bull bull LETTER OF-AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC bull cob as Loeb City View
AND
UNIrED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE RED CIRCLED FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES
The Company agrees that the following employees will be considered middot red-circled employees
Maria Romano Robert Chenier Brian Taylor
Effective December 1 2002 they will receive a lump sum payment of seven hundred andmiddot fifty dollars ($75000) middot
Effective November 30 2003 they will receive a lump sum payment of seven hundred and fifty dollars ($75000)
Effective November 28 2004 they will receive a lump sum payment of seven hundred and fifty dollars ($75000) middot
Effective November 27 2005 they will receive a lump sum payment of four hundred dollars ($40000) and a wage increase of twelve cents (12cent) on their rate of pay bringing them to the end rate of the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of thirty cents (30cent) and thirty cents (30cent )
Should the employees want to have their lump sum payment directed to an RRSP they must provide the Store Director with the TD2 no later than the first week of November each yearmiddot
DATED AT 00a vJ6_ ONTARIO this_5_ day of middot Eeb 20~
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO RS UNION CAL 175
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bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE RED-CIRCLED PART-TIME EMPLOYEES
Maria Arella Jimmy Wong Mandy Wong Maria Semler Brenda Laverty Yvonne Gagnon Sandra Gray Beverly MacDonald middot middot
During the term of the Collective Agreement the red-circled ~mployees shall be brought in line with the established wage scales in the negotiated Collective Agreement
Re Maria Arella Jimmy Wong Mandy Wong Maria Semler Brenda Laverty middot bull
Effective December 1 2002 they will receive a lump sum payment of fifteen cents 15cent) per hour worked averaged over the last six 6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks and a wage increase of fifteen cents 15cent) on their rate of pay bringing them to the end rate of middot the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of twentyshyfive cents (25cent) twenty-five cents (25cent) thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents middot (30cent)
Re Yvonne Gagnon Sandra Gray
Effective December 1 2002 they will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 30 2003 they will receive a lump sum payment often cents (10cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six 6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks and a middot wage increase of twenty cents (20cent) on their rate of pay bringing them to the end rate of the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of twenty- five cents 25cent) thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents_(30cent) thirty cents (30cent)
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bull bull Re Beverly MacDonald
Effective December 1 2002 she will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 30 2003 she will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 28 2004 she will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 26 2005 she will receive a lump sum payment of fifteen cents (15cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks and a wage increase of twelve cents ( 12cent) on her rate of pay bringing her to the end rate of the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents (30cent) middot
Should the employees want to have their lump sum payment directed to an RRSP they must provide the Store Director with the TD2 no later than the first week of November of each year
DATED AT 0~ ONTARIO this~ day of Feb
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WO ERS UNION OCAL 175
January 21 2003 cep 571-0
LOEB CANADA INC
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bull bull APPENDIX B
Full-Time Employee Wage Scale
General
During the term of this Collective Agreement any new job andor classification to be covered under the terms and conditions of this Collective Agreement shall be posted The parties agree to meet within thirty (30) days to determine the appropriate rate of pay for such classification Should the parties not be able to agree such question may be submitted to Arbitration by either party Pending the decision of the Arbitrators such new classifications and rates shall be implemented
Full-time Wage Scale
ClerksCashlers
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Novmiddot 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $842 $842 $842 $842 $852 $867
6 months 900 900 900 900 900 910 925
12 months 958 958 958 958 958 968 983
18 months 1016 1016 1016 1016 1016 1026 1041
24 months 1080 1080 1080 1080 1080 1090 11
30 mpnths 1096 1096 1096 1096 1096 1106 1121
36 months 1196 1196 1196 1196 1196 1206 1221
42 months 1254 1254 1254 1254 1254 1264 1279
48 months 1343 1343 13~43 1343 1343 1353 1368
54 months 1370 1395 1420 1445 1475 1505 1535
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bull bull Receiver
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Nov 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $894 $894 $894 $894 $894 $904 $919
6 months 952 952 952 952 952 962 979
12 months 1010 1010 1010 1010 1010 1020 1035
18 months 1068 1068 1068 1068 1068 1078 1093
24 months 1131 1131 1131 1131 1131 1141 1156
30months 1148 1148 1148 1148 1148 1158 1173
36 months 1247 1247 1247 1247 1247 1257 1272
42 months 1305 1305 1305 1305 1305 13~ 15 1330
48 months 1396 1396 1396 1396 1396 1406 1421
54 months 1424 1449 1474 1499 1529 1559 1589
Meat Cutters
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Nov 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $1370 $1370 $1370 $1370 $1370 $1380 $1395
6 months 1401 1401 1401 1401 1401 1411 1426
12 months 1433 1433 1433 1433 1433 1443 1458
18 months 1464 1464 1464 1464 1464 1474 1489
24 months 1496 1496 1496 1496 1496 1506 1521
30 months 1527 1527 1527 1527 1527 1537 1552
36 months 1559 1559 1559 1559 1559 1569 1584
42 months 1591 1591 1591 1591 1591 1601 1616
48 months 1654 1654 1654 1654 1654 1564 1679
54 months 1687 1712 1737 1762 1792 1822 1852
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bull bull Assistant Department Managers
An employee who is selected by the Company to fill the role of an assistant department manager shall receive a premium of one dollar ($100) per hour For the purposes of any Statutory Holiday Pay Vacation Pay Sick Pay or Weekly Indemnity Benefit Payments to which such an employee may be entitled in a week during which he is scheduled to work as an assistant department manager hismiddot hourly rate shall be deemed to include the premium aforesaid
In his functions an assistant department manager is required to supervise the personnel in his department and also assign the workload to those employees The assistant manager is also required to support the department manager with the administrative duties and must be available to replace the manager during his absences The choice of vacation between the manager and the assistant must be mutually agreed to The schedule can be modified for the assistant manager outside the prescribed delays under article 508
If a meat wrapper is selected as the assistant meat manager the employee will be paid the meat cutters wage rate based on his seniority and will receive the assistant department premium as mentioned above (eg A meat wrapper at 18 month rate of $1060 Will get the meat cutters rate at 18 month of $1440 plus the premium) middot
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bull ARTICLE 1 - SCOPE
APPENDIX C PART-TIME EMPLOYEES
bull 101 All matters relative to part-time employees and their working conditions shall be
contained in this Appendix and Articles middot
For the purpose of this Appendix a part-time employee is an employee who is normally scheduled to work twenty-eight (28) hours or less per week middot
102 If a part-time employee works forty (40) hours per week for six (6) consecutive weeks except for replacement of absent fuiJtime employees such position shall be posted in accordance with Article 4 of the Full-time portion of this Agreement
103 The following articles and clauses of the Full-Time Agreement shall also apply to Part-Time employees
Preamble 1 2 3 403 a) b) c) e) f) 504 b) 511 8 9 10 11 13 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 24 25 Appendix A
ARTICLE 2 - SENIORITY
201 middot (a) After continuing in the employ of the Company for a period of two hundred and fifty (250) hours Employees covered by this Agreement shall be deemed to have served their probationary period and then shall be placedmiddot on the seniority list for part-time employees The Company shall have the right to discharge a probationary employee Such discharge may not be grieved by the employee andor the Union
(b) Seniority listings for part-time employees shall be posted by the Company quarter-annually The seniority date of each part-time employee shall be considered to be correct if the Union raises nomiddot objection within three (3) weeks of the date of posting of the first list on which the employees name appears
202 (a) Seniority shall begin after the employees probationary period has beenmiddot served Lay-offs and re-employment shall be based on seniority availability ability and qualifications to perform the work When a part-time employee becomes a full-time employee he will be required to serve the full~time probationary period if he has not completed is part-time probationary period and will be given a seniority credit of fifty (50) percent of his part-time seniority up to a maximum of twelve (12) months He will also receive the bull
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bull bull greater of his part-time rate or the rate which his full~time seniority credit will give him and shall proceed from that point in the full-time wage progression Such credit shall apply to seniority vacation statutory holidays and sick days If for some reason the employee reverts to part-time during lhe probationary period there will be no loss of seniority The seniority rights of an employee shall be terminated after six (6) months following a lay-off due to lack of work In the event of an opening occurring in the full-time staff employees covered under this Appendix shall receive preference for such full-time position providing they have the necessary seniority ability competence and qualifications to perform the work
b) Part-time employees are expected to attend work in accordance with their schedule of hours When unable to attend the employee must notify the Company or designate as soon as it is reasonably possible prior to the commencement of the scheduled shift of the employee giving the reason why he is unable to attend middot
203 a) The weekly schedule of hours of work shall be allotted according to seniority by department providing the senior employee(s) has the necessary ability and qualifications to perform the work and is available
In the event of hours of work becoming available within a given week beyond the schedule of hours of that given week due to approved absences sickness compensation bereavement andor unanticipated increases in business the Company will call the most senior part-time employees not scheduled that day provided the employee is available and has the qualifications to perform the available work middot middot
b) The assignment of hours as set out in 203 (a) will result in the schedule of daily hours being posted not later than Thursday at noon of the previous week The store steward will be given a copy of the schedules Employees meal periods will be based on the commencement of their shift middot
204 If a full-time employee transfers to part-time status the employee will retain his original date of hire as his part-time seniority date
205 If more than one employee has the same seniority date the affected employees will draw to determine their order of seniority provided a steward is present middot middot
ARTICLE 3 - HOURS OF WORK
For existing part-time employees the Company will meet each employee to review the employees availability the employee shall be able to amend his availability quarterly each year
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bull bull A part-time employee hired after date of ratification shall have a minimum availability to work all day Saturday and Sunday and also two (2) evenings per week
301 The regular working day shall consist of up to ten (1 0) hours for all part-time employees middot middot
302 Should an employee desire a transfer to another department andor classification he shall indicate such preference on a form supplied by the Company stating the department(s) andor classification(s) desired A copy of the form will be provided to the employee and the Union As openings become available the Company will transfer employees by store seniority subject to relevant qualifications provided the employee has had a request on file for fourteen (14) days When transferred to a higher rated classification the employee will be placed on the wage scale at the level which gives him an increase and shall proceed upwards thereafter in accordance with the time frames When transferred to a lower rated classification the employee will be placed at the level equal to his rate of pay but not higher than the top rate of the new classification
303 The Company agrees that part-time employees will get the opportunity to work up to twenty-eight (28) hours per week by seniority by department by classification
prior to new employees being hired provided the Company can cover the available hours without encountering scheduling problems middot
304 The Company will schedule the following guaranteed hours of work per week based middoton the availability of the hours and provided the employee is available and qualified to perform the work
One (1) or more years of seniority a minimum guarantee of fifteen (15) hours of scheduled work per week
three (3) or more years of seniority a minimum guarantee of eighteen (18) middot hours of scheduled work per week
Five (5) or more years of seniority a minimum guarantee of twenty (20) middot hours of scheduled work per week
Six (6) or more years of seniority a minimum guarantee of twenty-four (24) hours of scheduled work per week
Seven (7) or more year of seniority a minimum guarantee of twenty-eight middot (28) hours of scheduled work per week middot
In the event of additional hours being added following the posting of the schedule or schedule changes created by illness accident leave of absence or changes beyond the control of the Company etc the Company agrees to offer such hours
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bull bull to employees by store seniority and by department provided the senior employee bull is available and qualified Such additional or changed hours are intended to be administered in such a manner as to top up part-time employees by seniority to approximately twenty-eight (28) hours unless junior employees have not reached their guaranteed hours in which case the junior employee will have priority to such guaranteep hours middot
ARTICLE 4- STATUTORY HOLIDAYS
401 Part-time employees shall be entitled to statutory holiday pay for the following middot holidays as recognized by the Employment Standards Act
New Years Day Good Friday Victoria Day Canada Day Civic Holiday
Labour Day Thanksgiving Day Christmas Day Boxing Day
If an employee is scheduled towork on the Civic Holiday such employe~ will be paid at his regular rate of pay and will be credited with an additional floater holiday
A part-time employee covered by this Agreement shall be eligible for a floater holiday once during each contract year to be taken at a time mutually agreed upon between the Company and the employee concerned
If any of the above legal holidays are no longer deemed to be a Public Holiday as defined by the Employment Standards Act the employee working on such a day will be paid his regular rate of pay and shall be credited with a floater day to be taken at a mutually agreeable time Otherwise any employee working on a Public Holiday shall be paid at time and one-half (1 Yz) his regular rate of pay plus the statutory days pay middot middot
402 To qualify for pay for a statutory holiday the employee must have worked on hislast scheduled shift preceding and his firSt scheduled shift following_ the legal holiday unless absent dueto proven illness or accident
An employee who so qualifies shall receive legal holiday pay based on his average number of daily hours worked (exclusive of daily overtime) during the four ( 4) weeks
middot immediately preceding the week during which the legal holiday occurs times his standard rate of pay middot
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bull bull ARTICLE 5 -VACATIONS
501 Employees with less than five (5) years seniority as of May 1st of the current year shall receive four (4) percent of their earnings as vacation pay Employees with five (5) or more years service as of May 1st of the current year shall receive six (6) percent of their earnings as vacation pay Employees with eight (8) or more years service as of May 1st of the current year shall receive eight (8) percent of their earnings as vacation pay Employees with seventeen (17) or more years service as of May 1st of the current year shall receive ten (10) percent of their earnings as vacation pay middot middot
502 The Company may grant a leave of absence without pay up to a maximum of four (4) weeks duration to an employee for vacation purposes Such request and permission shall be made in writing It is entirely the Companys choice to allow such a leave of absence without pay If an employee is refused such a request he may not submit a grievance or proceed to arbitration regarding this refusal
503 Part-time employees will choose their vacations after full-time employees have made their choices The preference of vacations will always be given to the partshytime employees having the most seniority Part-time employees will be required to submit their vacation intentions by April1 st of each year
ARTICLE 6- BEREAVEMENT
601 Provided the part-time employee was scheduled to work
The Company agrees to grant employees the necessary time off up to three 3) days with pay at the time of death of the following relatives
Father mother brother sister spouse child step-child mother-in-law father-inshylaw brother-in-law sister-in-law son-in-law daughter-in-law grandparents grandchild step-parents same sex partners uncle aunt niece nephew
602 If the funeral is more than two hundred forty kilometers (240) away the employee will receive an additional one 1) day with pay for attending the fune~al If bereavement falls during an employees vacation he shall be able to carry over the paid time to be able to use at a later date
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bull bull ARTICLE 7 -REST PERIODS
701 Employees covered by this Appendix shall be entitled to one (1) fifteen (15) minute paid rest for each four ( 4) hour period worked Whenever possible each rest period
shall occur at approximately themiddot mid-point of each four (4) hourmiddot period~ No employee who is scheduled for more than four (4) hours but not exceeding six (6) hours shall be required to take their break sooner than two (2) hours into their shift whenever possible
702 middotWhere an employee is working a daily shift of more than six (6) hours he shall have one (1) hour (or a half) hour by mutual consent) off for lunch and one-half() hour for supper if applicable middot
ARTICLE 8 -WAGES
801 A part-time employee shall be pald time and one-half 1 ) for all hours worked over ten 1 0) hours per day or over forty (40) hours per week middot
802 Part-time employees who work on the night crew shall receive a shift premium of ninety-five (95cent) cents per hour for the hours worked on the night shift For the purposes of any Statutory Holiday Pay Vacation Pay or Weekly Indemnity Benefits (where applicable) to which such an employee may be entitled in a week during which he is scheduled to work on a night crew his hourly rate shall be deemed to include the premium aforesaid middot
803 An employee assigned to a position of lead hand shall receive a lead hand premium
of seventy-five (75cent) cents per hour
804 The wage rates affecting employees in the bargaining unit as set out herein shall be set forth in Appendix D of this Agreement
805 An employee who is hired at a higher rate of pay than the start rate is deemed to have to his credit the required hours to justify such a rate of pay
ARTICLE 9 -SAFETY SHOE OR BOOT ALLOWANCE
901 Part-time employees who are required by the Company to wear approved safety footwear shall be paid an allowance of up to forty dollars ($4000) per year upon presentation of a receipt middot
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bull bull ARTICLE 10 middotFULL-TIME REPLACEMENT
1001 Part-time employees replacing full-time employees shall receive the start rate of the full-time classification or whatever level on the scale that would provide him an
increase
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bull APPENDIX D
Part-time Employee Wage Scale
bull Notwithstanding the wage progressions for part-time employees where there is an increase in the Ontario minimum wage rate it shall become the new start rate and those employees so affected shall remain at such rate of pay until their months with the Company would permit them an increase in their rate of pay in accordance with the wage grid
ClerksCashlers
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Nov 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $721 $721 $721 $721 $721 $731 $746
middot 6 months 738 738 738 738 738 748 763
12 months 769 769 769 769 769 779 794
18 months 800 800 800 800 800 810 825
24 months 832 832 832 832 832 842 857
30 months 864 864 864 864 864 874 889
36 months middot 895 895 895 895 895 905 920
42 months 937 937 937 937 937 947 962
48 months 1010 1010 1010 1010 1010 1020 1035
54 months 1 1045 middot1070 1095 1125 1155 1185
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bull bull Service Clerks
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Novmiddotmiddot 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $675 $675 $675 middot $675 $675 $685 $700
6 months 698 698 698 698 698 708 723
12 months 721 721 721 721 721 731 746
18 months 736 736 736 736 736 746 761
24 months 753 753 753 753 753 763 7~78
30 months 795 795 795 795 795 805 820
36 months 811 836 861 886 916 946 976
Meat Cutters
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Nov 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $1238 $1238 $1238 $1238 $1238 $1248 $1263
6 months 1317 1317 1317 1317 1317 1327 1342
12 months 1397 1397 1397 1397 1397 1407 bull 1422
18 months 1425 1450 f475 1500 1530 1560 1590
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bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob As Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE PRINTING OF COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT
The Company agrees to pay one thousand five hundred dollars ($1 50000) towards the cost of printing the Collective Agreement into booklet form middot
~ DATED AT 0plusmnaulh ONTARIO this 5 day of --=-H-=e6__ __ 20ol
UNITEDFOODANDCOMMERC~L LOEB CANADA INC WOR RS UNION LOCAL 175
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bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob As Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE SUNDAY AND STATUTORY HOLIDAYS
In the event that Sunday is legislated to become a regular work day both parties agree that Article 503 b c d of the Collective Agreement will be deleted and that those hours wiJI be part of the regular work week Both parties agree to meet in order to determine the distribution of these Sunday hours
In the event that stores are allowed to legally open on a statutory holiday without premium pay then the parties agree to meet to amend the Collective Agreement by mutual agreement
3 DATED AT o-HctuKL- ONTARIO this 5 day of_~he-=b~-- 2002
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WOR RS UNION LOCAL 175
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bull bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
ANDmiddot
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE TIME LIMITS
In view of recent changes to the Ontario Labour Relations Act and resulting decisions therefrom and in view ofthe parties history of amiable Labour Relations the parties agree to the following
That neither party shall raise or proceed with a timeliness issue argument regarding filing for arbitration without first giving the other party written prior notice of its intent to do so
Should either party serve such notice on the other party the parties further agree that the final time frame in the Collective Agreement respecting filing for arbitration shall then be triggered
The parties further agree that any Board of Arbitration or single arbitrator shall have full jurisdiction to adjudicate the matter respecting timeliness in light of this agreement andmiddot shall not be restricted by the Ontario Labour Relations Act in so doing
DATED AT Q-t-CUJ)O_ ONTARIO this 5_ day of ~e6
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORK RS UNION LOCAL 175
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LOEB CANADA INC
bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE NIGHT CREW GROUP 1
The Company agrees that the following full-time night crew employees are classified as Group 1 middot
middot Brian Taylor Brian Lewis Rick Tombs
The Company agrees that should a Group 1 day job come open and an existing Group 1 night crew employee apply and is successful in getting the job he would maintain his Group 1 status
DATED AT 61-cuuo-- ONTARIO this~ dayof F~b
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WOR ERS UNION LOCAL 175
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LOEB CANADA INC
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bull
LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
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UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175NEW LETTER
RE FULL-TIME GROUP 2 TEN (10) HOUR SHIFTS
The Company and the Union agree that should the Company wish to introduce ten 1 0) hour shifts the employees affected will be entitled to an additional fifteen 15) minute break to be taken within the last two 2) hours of work
DATED AT 6-ttcuvo- ONTARIO this _fi__ day of Feb 2003
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO ERS UNION LOCAL 175
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bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE GROUP 1 amp 2 DISTRIBUTION
In an effort to maintain full-time positions and create additional full-time positions the parties have agreed to the following
a) The following
Gary Pritchard Maria Romano Robert Chenier Brian Taylor Paul Berrea Allan Cuddihey Bruce Harding Rick Tombs Brian Lewis
are existing full-time employees as date of ratification and will be classified as Group 1 employees middot
b) The Company agrees that forty-five percent (45) of all regular bargaining unit hours per week will be designated as full-time hours Both parties agreemiddot to have fifty percent (50) of full-time employees in Group 1 and fifty percent (50) in Group 2 This ratio will be achieved through attrition In other words as a Group 1 position becomes vacant it will be replaces by a Group 2 position until fifty-fifty percent (50-50) ratio is achieved Once this ratio is achieved if a Group 1 position becomes vacant it would be filled by a Group 2 employee as per the terms and conditions of the Collective Agreement and a new Group 2 position would be posted
c) The Company recognizes the Receiver Assist Meat Manager and Assistant Produce Manager positions as a Group 1 position Should the Company introduce an additional Receiver position in the unit that position would be considered as a Group 2 position middot
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bull bull d) In the case of a lay-off of a full-time position if a Group 1 employee is laid
off he will have the following options
full lay-off with recall rights accepting part-time hours while maintaining recall rights if feasible he will be offered a Group 2 full-time position and maintain his recall rights to a Group 1 status for the duration of the recall period middot
e) The creation of Assistant Department Managers will be at the Companys sole discretion and may be classified as Group 2 positions
The parties agree to review at store level on a quarterly basis the level of bargaining unit hours and the number of full-time positions as it relates to Group middot1 and Group 2
DATED AT Dttau~ ONTARIO this~ day of l=t=b
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
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LOEB CANADA INC
t 2003
bull bull RE Group 2 Positions - Highlights
Full-time - forty (40) hours a week maximum five (5) shifts a week - minimum four (4) hours a shift - maximum of ten (10) hours per shift - Saturday and Sunday shifts part of work week - Sunday premium applies
- two (2) consecutive days off every other week - Evenings - may be scheduled up to three (3) evenings a week
Meat Produce and Bakery Department employees may be scheduled from 500 am and would receive night crew premium for time worked from 500 am to 600 am
Night Crew Maybe scheduled between 900pm and 900am - Night crew premium would apply from Sunday to Saturday - would be scheduled consecutive nights
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bull bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AN[)
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UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE SUNDAY WORK GROUP 2
Sunday work shall be part of the work week for all full-time employees in Group 2 It will be clearly indicated to the concerned employee upon hiring andor promotion If at anytime a Group 2 employee or an employee hired before September 41
h 2001 and promoted to a Group 2 position after September 41
h 2001 advises the Company that he is no longer available to work on Sundays then this employee will be returned to a part-time status with middot the conditions of a part-time employee and the Company will post a new Group 2 full-time position The employee returned to his prior position will not have recourse to the grievance procedure as outlined in the Collective Agreement
DATED AT o-tt~ ONTARIO this__amp__ day of _ _Fi-=Eb=---bull 2003
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO RS UNION LOCAL 175
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bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE CARY PRITCHARD ASSISTANT MEAt MANAGER
Upon ratification Cary Pritchard will move to the Meat Cutter scale at the thirty-six (36) month rate and continue to progress from there on He shall also receive a premium of one dollar ($100) per hour as per the Assistan~ Department Manager premium
DATED AT Otcuvo ONTARIO this 5 day of Feb
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
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LOEB CANADA INC
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I- - bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INCmiddot cob as Loeb City View
AND
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UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE SYLVANA FLORES DELl CLERK
The parties agree that Sylvana Flores is on a leave of absence The parties agree that she
will continue to accumulate seniority while on the leave of absence Should Sylvana Flores return to work at Loeb City View prior to January 5 2003 she will maintain her seniority As of January 5 2003 she would have no seniority in the Bargaining Unit
DATED AT Qmiddotttcl)AlO_ ONTARIO this _5_ day of Feb 20CB
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO RS UNION LOCAL 175
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bull bull LETTER OF-AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC bull cob as Loeb City View
AND
UNIrED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE RED CIRCLED FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES
The Company agrees that the following employees will be considered middot red-circled employees
Maria Romano Robert Chenier Brian Taylor
Effective December 1 2002 they will receive a lump sum payment of seven hundred andmiddot fifty dollars ($75000) middot
Effective November 30 2003 they will receive a lump sum payment of seven hundred and fifty dollars ($75000)
Effective November 28 2004 they will receive a lump sum payment of seven hundred and fifty dollars ($75000) middot
Effective November 27 2005 they will receive a lump sum payment of four hundred dollars ($40000) and a wage increase of twelve cents (12cent) on their rate of pay bringing them to the end rate of the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of thirty cents (30cent) and thirty cents (30cent )
Should the employees want to have their lump sum payment directed to an RRSP they must provide the Store Director with the TD2 no later than the first week of November each yearmiddot
DATED AT 00a vJ6_ ONTARIO this_5_ day of middot Eeb 20~
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO RS UNION CAL 175
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bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE RED-CIRCLED PART-TIME EMPLOYEES
Maria Arella Jimmy Wong Mandy Wong Maria Semler Brenda Laverty Yvonne Gagnon Sandra Gray Beverly MacDonald middot middot
During the term of the Collective Agreement the red-circled ~mployees shall be brought in line with the established wage scales in the negotiated Collective Agreement
Re Maria Arella Jimmy Wong Mandy Wong Maria Semler Brenda Laverty middot bull
Effective December 1 2002 they will receive a lump sum payment of fifteen cents 15cent) per hour worked averaged over the last six 6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks and a wage increase of fifteen cents 15cent) on their rate of pay bringing them to the end rate of middot the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of twentyshyfive cents (25cent) twenty-five cents (25cent) thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents middot (30cent)
Re Yvonne Gagnon Sandra Gray
Effective December 1 2002 they will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 30 2003 they will receive a lump sum payment often cents (10cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six 6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks and a middot wage increase of twenty cents (20cent) on their rate of pay bringing them to the end rate of the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of twenty- five cents 25cent) thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents_(30cent) thirty cents (30cent)
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bull bull Re Beverly MacDonald
Effective December 1 2002 she will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 30 2003 she will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 28 2004 she will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 26 2005 she will receive a lump sum payment of fifteen cents (15cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks and a wage increase of twelve cents ( 12cent) on her rate of pay bringing her to the end rate of the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents (30cent) middot
Should the employees want to have their lump sum payment directed to an RRSP they must provide the Store Director with the TD2 no later than the first week of November of each year
DATED AT 0~ ONTARIO this~ day of Feb
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WO ERS UNION OCAL 175
January 21 2003 cep 571-0
LOEB CANADA INC
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bull bull Receiver
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Nov 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $894 $894 $894 $894 $894 $904 $919
6 months 952 952 952 952 952 962 979
12 months 1010 1010 1010 1010 1010 1020 1035
18 months 1068 1068 1068 1068 1068 1078 1093
24 months 1131 1131 1131 1131 1131 1141 1156
30months 1148 1148 1148 1148 1148 1158 1173
36 months 1247 1247 1247 1247 1247 1257 1272
42 months 1305 1305 1305 1305 1305 13~ 15 1330
48 months 1396 1396 1396 1396 1396 1406 1421
54 months 1424 1449 1474 1499 1529 1559 1589
Meat Cutters
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Nov 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $1370 $1370 $1370 $1370 $1370 $1380 $1395
6 months 1401 1401 1401 1401 1401 1411 1426
12 months 1433 1433 1433 1433 1433 1443 1458
18 months 1464 1464 1464 1464 1464 1474 1489
24 months 1496 1496 1496 1496 1496 1506 1521
30 months 1527 1527 1527 1527 1527 1537 1552
36 months 1559 1559 1559 1559 1559 1569 1584
42 months 1591 1591 1591 1591 1591 1601 1616
48 months 1654 1654 1654 1654 1654 1564 1679
54 months 1687 1712 1737 1762 1792 1822 1852
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bull bull Assistant Department Managers
An employee who is selected by the Company to fill the role of an assistant department manager shall receive a premium of one dollar ($100) per hour For the purposes of any Statutory Holiday Pay Vacation Pay Sick Pay or Weekly Indemnity Benefit Payments to which such an employee may be entitled in a week during which he is scheduled to work as an assistant department manager hismiddot hourly rate shall be deemed to include the premium aforesaid
In his functions an assistant department manager is required to supervise the personnel in his department and also assign the workload to those employees The assistant manager is also required to support the department manager with the administrative duties and must be available to replace the manager during his absences The choice of vacation between the manager and the assistant must be mutually agreed to The schedule can be modified for the assistant manager outside the prescribed delays under article 508
If a meat wrapper is selected as the assistant meat manager the employee will be paid the meat cutters wage rate based on his seniority and will receive the assistant department premium as mentioned above (eg A meat wrapper at 18 month rate of $1060 Will get the meat cutters rate at 18 month of $1440 plus the premium) middot
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bull ARTICLE 1 - SCOPE
APPENDIX C PART-TIME EMPLOYEES
bull 101 All matters relative to part-time employees and their working conditions shall be
contained in this Appendix and Articles middot
For the purpose of this Appendix a part-time employee is an employee who is normally scheduled to work twenty-eight (28) hours or less per week middot
102 If a part-time employee works forty (40) hours per week for six (6) consecutive weeks except for replacement of absent fuiJtime employees such position shall be posted in accordance with Article 4 of the Full-time portion of this Agreement
103 The following articles and clauses of the Full-Time Agreement shall also apply to Part-Time employees
Preamble 1 2 3 403 a) b) c) e) f) 504 b) 511 8 9 10 11 13 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 24 25 Appendix A
ARTICLE 2 - SENIORITY
201 middot (a) After continuing in the employ of the Company for a period of two hundred and fifty (250) hours Employees covered by this Agreement shall be deemed to have served their probationary period and then shall be placedmiddot on the seniority list for part-time employees The Company shall have the right to discharge a probationary employee Such discharge may not be grieved by the employee andor the Union
(b) Seniority listings for part-time employees shall be posted by the Company quarter-annually The seniority date of each part-time employee shall be considered to be correct if the Union raises nomiddot objection within three (3) weeks of the date of posting of the first list on which the employees name appears
202 (a) Seniority shall begin after the employees probationary period has beenmiddot served Lay-offs and re-employment shall be based on seniority availability ability and qualifications to perform the work When a part-time employee becomes a full-time employee he will be required to serve the full~time probationary period if he has not completed is part-time probationary period and will be given a seniority credit of fifty (50) percent of his part-time seniority up to a maximum of twelve (12) months He will also receive the bull
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bull bull greater of his part-time rate or the rate which his full~time seniority credit will give him and shall proceed from that point in the full-time wage progression Such credit shall apply to seniority vacation statutory holidays and sick days If for some reason the employee reverts to part-time during lhe probationary period there will be no loss of seniority The seniority rights of an employee shall be terminated after six (6) months following a lay-off due to lack of work In the event of an opening occurring in the full-time staff employees covered under this Appendix shall receive preference for such full-time position providing they have the necessary seniority ability competence and qualifications to perform the work
b) Part-time employees are expected to attend work in accordance with their schedule of hours When unable to attend the employee must notify the Company or designate as soon as it is reasonably possible prior to the commencement of the scheduled shift of the employee giving the reason why he is unable to attend middot
203 a) The weekly schedule of hours of work shall be allotted according to seniority by department providing the senior employee(s) has the necessary ability and qualifications to perform the work and is available
In the event of hours of work becoming available within a given week beyond the schedule of hours of that given week due to approved absences sickness compensation bereavement andor unanticipated increases in business the Company will call the most senior part-time employees not scheduled that day provided the employee is available and has the qualifications to perform the available work middot middot
b) The assignment of hours as set out in 203 (a) will result in the schedule of daily hours being posted not later than Thursday at noon of the previous week The store steward will be given a copy of the schedules Employees meal periods will be based on the commencement of their shift middot
204 If a full-time employee transfers to part-time status the employee will retain his original date of hire as his part-time seniority date
205 If more than one employee has the same seniority date the affected employees will draw to determine their order of seniority provided a steward is present middot middot
ARTICLE 3 - HOURS OF WORK
For existing part-time employees the Company will meet each employee to review the employees availability the employee shall be able to amend his availability quarterly each year
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bull bull A part-time employee hired after date of ratification shall have a minimum availability to work all day Saturday and Sunday and also two (2) evenings per week
301 The regular working day shall consist of up to ten (1 0) hours for all part-time employees middot middot
302 Should an employee desire a transfer to another department andor classification he shall indicate such preference on a form supplied by the Company stating the department(s) andor classification(s) desired A copy of the form will be provided to the employee and the Union As openings become available the Company will transfer employees by store seniority subject to relevant qualifications provided the employee has had a request on file for fourteen (14) days When transferred to a higher rated classification the employee will be placed on the wage scale at the level which gives him an increase and shall proceed upwards thereafter in accordance with the time frames When transferred to a lower rated classification the employee will be placed at the level equal to his rate of pay but not higher than the top rate of the new classification
303 The Company agrees that part-time employees will get the opportunity to work up to twenty-eight (28) hours per week by seniority by department by classification
prior to new employees being hired provided the Company can cover the available hours without encountering scheduling problems middot
304 The Company will schedule the following guaranteed hours of work per week based middoton the availability of the hours and provided the employee is available and qualified to perform the work
One (1) or more years of seniority a minimum guarantee of fifteen (15) hours of scheduled work per week
three (3) or more years of seniority a minimum guarantee of eighteen (18) middot hours of scheduled work per week
Five (5) or more years of seniority a minimum guarantee of twenty (20) middot hours of scheduled work per week
Six (6) or more years of seniority a minimum guarantee of twenty-four (24) hours of scheduled work per week
Seven (7) or more year of seniority a minimum guarantee of twenty-eight middot (28) hours of scheduled work per week middot
In the event of additional hours being added following the posting of the schedule or schedule changes created by illness accident leave of absence or changes beyond the control of the Company etc the Company agrees to offer such hours
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bull bull to employees by store seniority and by department provided the senior employee bull is available and qualified Such additional or changed hours are intended to be administered in such a manner as to top up part-time employees by seniority to approximately twenty-eight (28) hours unless junior employees have not reached their guaranteed hours in which case the junior employee will have priority to such guaranteep hours middot
ARTICLE 4- STATUTORY HOLIDAYS
401 Part-time employees shall be entitled to statutory holiday pay for the following middot holidays as recognized by the Employment Standards Act
New Years Day Good Friday Victoria Day Canada Day Civic Holiday
Labour Day Thanksgiving Day Christmas Day Boxing Day
If an employee is scheduled towork on the Civic Holiday such employe~ will be paid at his regular rate of pay and will be credited with an additional floater holiday
A part-time employee covered by this Agreement shall be eligible for a floater holiday once during each contract year to be taken at a time mutually agreed upon between the Company and the employee concerned
If any of the above legal holidays are no longer deemed to be a Public Holiday as defined by the Employment Standards Act the employee working on such a day will be paid his regular rate of pay and shall be credited with a floater day to be taken at a mutually agreeable time Otherwise any employee working on a Public Holiday shall be paid at time and one-half (1 Yz) his regular rate of pay plus the statutory days pay middot middot
402 To qualify for pay for a statutory holiday the employee must have worked on hislast scheduled shift preceding and his firSt scheduled shift following_ the legal holiday unless absent dueto proven illness or accident
An employee who so qualifies shall receive legal holiday pay based on his average number of daily hours worked (exclusive of daily overtime) during the four ( 4) weeks
middot immediately preceding the week during which the legal holiday occurs times his standard rate of pay middot
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bull bull ARTICLE 5 -VACATIONS
501 Employees with less than five (5) years seniority as of May 1st of the current year shall receive four (4) percent of their earnings as vacation pay Employees with five (5) or more years service as of May 1st of the current year shall receive six (6) percent of their earnings as vacation pay Employees with eight (8) or more years service as of May 1st of the current year shall receive eight (8) percent of their earnings as vacation pay Employees with seventeen (17) or more years service as of May 1st of the current year shall receive ten (10) percent of their earnings as vacation pay middot middot
502 The Company may grant a leave of absence without pay up to a maximum of four (4) weeks duration to an employee for vacation purposes Such request and permission shall be made in writing It is entirely the Companys choice to allow such a leave of absence without pay If an employee is refused such a request he may not submit a grievance or proceed to arbitration regarding this refusal
503 Part-time employees will choose their vacations after full-time employees have made their choices The preference of vacations will always be given to the partshytime employees having the most seniority Part-time employees will be required to submit their vacation intentions by April1 st of each year
ARTICLE 6- BEREAVEMENT
601 Provided the part-time employee was scheduled to work
The Company agrees to grant employees the necessary time off up to three 3) days with pay at the time of death of the following relatives
Father mother brother sister spouse child step-child mother-in-law father-inshylaw brother-in-law sister-in-law son-in-law daughter-in-law grandparents grandchild step-parents same sex partners uncle aunt niece nephew
602 If the funeral is more than two hundred forty kilometers (240) away the employee will receive an additional one 1) day with pay for attending the fune~al If bereavement falls during an employees vacation he shall be able to carry over the paid time to be able to use at a later date
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bull bull ARTICLE 7 -REST PERIODS
701 Employees covered by this Appendix shall be entitled to one (1) fifteen (15) minute paid rest for each four ( 4) hour period worked Whenever possible each rest period
shall occur at approximately themiddot mid-point of each four (4) hourmiddot period~ No employee who is scheduled for more than four (4) hours but not exceeding six (6) hours shall be required to take their break sooner than two (2) hours into their shift whenever possible
702 middotWhere an employee is working a daily shift of more than six (6) hours he shall have one (1) hour (or a half) hour by mutual consent) off for lunch and one-half() hour for supper if applicable middot
ARTICLE 8 -WAGES
801 A part-time employee shall be pald time and one-half 1 ) for all hours worked over ten 1 0) hours per day or over forty (40) hours per week middot
802 Part-time employees who work on the night crew shall receive a shift premium of ninety-five (95cent) cents per hour for the hours worked on the night shift For the purposes of any Statutory Holiday Pay Vacation Pay or Weekly Indemnity Benefits (where applicable) to which such an employee may be entitled in a week during which he is scheduled to work on a night crew his hourly rate shall be deemed to include the premium aforesaid middot
803 An employee assigned to a position of lead hand shall receive a lead hand premium
of seventy-five (75cent) cents per hour
804 The wage rates affecting employees in the bargaining unit as set out herein shall be set forth in Appendix D of this Agreement
805 An employee who is hired at a higher rate of pay than the start rate is deemed to have to his credit the required hours to justify such a rate of pay
ARTICLE 9 -SAFETY SHOE OR BOOT ALLOWANCE
901 Part-time employees who are required by the Company to wear approved safety footwear shall be paid an allowance of up to forty dollars ($4000) per year upon presentation of a receipt middot
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bull bull ARTICLE 10 middotFULL-TIME REPLACEMENT
1001 Part-time employees replacing full-time employees shall receive the start rate of the full-time classification or whatever level on the scale that would provide him an
increase
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bull APPENDIX D
Part-time Employee Wage Scale
bull Notwithstanding the wage progressions for part-time employees where there is an increase in the Ontario minimum wage rate it shall become the new start rate and those employees so affected shall remain at such rate of pay until their months with the Company would permit them an increase in their rate of pay in accordance with the wage grid
ClerksCashlers
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Nov 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $721 $721 $721 $721 $721 $731 $746
middot 6 months 738 738 738 738 738 748 763
12 months 769 769 769 769 769 779 794
18 months 800 800 800 800 800 810 825
24 months 832 832 832 832 832 842 857
30 months 864 864 864 864 864 874 889
36 months middot 895 895 895 895 895 905 920
42 months 937 937 937 937 937 947 962
48 months 1010 1010 1010 1010 1010 1020 1035
54 months 1 1045 middot1070 1095 1125 1155 1185
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bull bull Service Clerks
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Novmiddotmiddot 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $675 $675 $675 middot $675 $675 $685 $700
6 months 698 698 698 698 698 708 723
12 months 721 721 721 721 721 731 746
18 months 736 736 736 736 736 746 761
24 months 753 753 753 753 753 763 7~78
30 months 795 795 795 795 795 805 820
36 months 811 836 861 886 916 946 976
Meat Cutters
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Nov 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $1238 $1238 $1238 $1238 $1238 $1248 $1263
6 months 1317 1317 1317 1317 1317 1327 1342
12 months 1397 1397 1397 1397 1397 1407 bull 1422
18 months 1425 1450 f475 1500 1530 1560 1590
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bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob As Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE PRINTING OF COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT
The Company agrees to pay one thousand five hundred dollars ($1 50000) towards the cost of printing the Collective Agreement into booklet form middot
~ DATED AT 0plusmnaulh ONTARIO this 5 day of --=-H-=e6__ __ 20ol
UNITEDFOODANDCOMMERC~L LOEB CANADA INC WOR RS UNION LOCAL 175
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bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob As Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE SUNDAY AND STATUTORY HOLIDAYS
In the event that Sunday is legislated to become a regular work day both parties agree that Article 503 b c d of the Collective Agreement will be deleted and that those hours wiJI be part of the regular work week Both parties agree to meet in order to determine the distribution of these Sunday hours
In the event that stores are allowed to legally open on a statutory holiday without premium pay then the parties agree to meet to amend the Collective Agreement by mutual agreement
3 DATED AT o-HctuKL- ONTARIO this 5 day of_~he-=b~-- 2002
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WOR RS UNION LOCAL 175
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bull bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
ANDmiddot
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE TIME LIMITS
In view of recent changes to the Ontario Labour Relations Act and resulting decisions therefrom and in view ofthe parties history of amiable Labour Relations the parties agree to the following
That neither party shall raise or proceed with a timeliness issue argument regarding filing for arbitration without first giving the other party written prior notice of its intent to do so
Should either party serve such notice on the other party the parties further agree that the final time frame in the Collective Agreement respecting filing for arbitration shall then be triggered
The parties further agree that any Board of Arbitration or single arbitrator shall have full jurisdiction to adjudicate the matter respecting timeliness in light of this agreement andmiddot shall not be restricted by the Ontario Labour Relations Act in so doing
DATED AT Q-t-CUJ)O_ ONTARIO this 5_ day of ~e6
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORK RS UNION LOCAL 175
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LOEB CANADA INC
bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE NIGHT CREW GROUP 1
The Company agrees that the following full-time night crew employees are classified as Group 1 middot
middot Brian Taylor Brian Lewis Rick Tombs
The Company agrees that should a Group 1 day job come open and an existing Group 1 night crew employee apply and is successful in getting the job he would maintain his Group 1 status
DATED AT 61-cuuo-- ONTARIO this~ dayof F~b
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WOR ERS UNION LOCAL 175
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LOEB CANADA INC
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bull
LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175NEW LETTER
RE FULL-TIME GROUP 2 TEN (10) HOUR SHIFTS
The Company and the Union agree that should the Company wish to introduce ten 1 0) hour shifts the employees affected will be entitled to an additional fifteen 15) minute break to be taken within the last two 2) hours of work
DATED AT 6-ttcuvo- ONTARIO this _fi__ day of Feb 2003
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO ERS UNION LOCAL 175
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bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE GROUP 1 amp 2 DISTRIBUTION
In an effort to maintain full-time positions and create additional full-time positions the parties have agreed to the following
a) The following
Gary Pritchard Maria Romano Robert Chenier Brian Taylor Paul Berrea Allan Cuddihey Bruce Harding Rick Tombs Brian Lewis
are existing full-time employees as date of ratification and will be classified as Group 1 employees middot
b) The Company agrees that forty-five percent (45) of all regular bargaining unit hours per week will be designated as full-time hours Both parties agreemiddot to have fifty percent (50) of full-time employees in Group 1 and fifty percent (50) in Group 2 This ratio will be achieved through attrition In other words as a Group 1 position becomes vacant it will be replaces by a Group 2 position until fifty-fifty percent (50-50) ratio is achieved Once this ratio is achieved if a Group 1 position becomes vacant it would be filled by a Group 2 employee as per the terms and conditions of the Collective Agreement and a new Group 2 position would be posted
c) The Company recognizes the Receiver Assist Meat Manager and Assistant Produce Manager positions as a Group 1 position Should the Company introduce an additional Receiver position in the unit that position would be considered as a Group 2 position middot
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bull bull d) In the case of a lay-off of a full-time position if a Group 1 employee is laid
off he will have the following options
full lay-off with recall rights accepting part-time hours while maintaining recall rights if feasible he will be offered a Group 2 full-time position and maintain his recall rights to a Group 1 status for the duration of the recall period middot
e) The creation of Assistant Department Managers will be at the Companys sole discretion and may be classified as Group 2 positions
The parties agree to review at store level on a quarterly basis the level of bargaining unit hours and the number of full-time positions as it relates to Group middot1 and Group 2
DATED AT Dttau~ ONTARIO this~ day of l=t=b
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
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LOEB CANADA INC
t 2003
bull bull RE Group 2 Positions - Highlights
Full-time - forty (40) hours a week maximum five (5) shifts a week - minimum four (4) hours a shift - maximum of ten (10) hours per shift - Saturday and Sunday shifts part of work week - Sunday premium applies
- two (2) consecutive days off every other week - Evenings - may be scheduled up to three (3) evenings a week
Meat Produce and Bakery Department employees may be scheduled from 500 am and would receive night crew premium for time worked from 500 am to 600 am
Night Crew Maybe scheduled between 900pm and 900am - Night crew premium would apply from Sunday to Saturday - would be scheduled consecutive nights
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bull bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AN[)
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE SUNDAY WORK GROUP 2
Sunday work shall be part of the work week for all full-time employees in Group 2 It will be clearly indicated to the concerned employee upon hiring andor promotion If at anytime a Group 2 employee or an employee hired before September 41
h 2001 and promoted to a Group 2 position after September 41
h 2001 advises the Company that he is no longer available to work on Sundays then this employee will be returned to a part-time status with middot the conditions of a part-time employee and the Company will post a new Group 2 full-time position The employee returned to his prior position will not have recourse to the grievance procedure as outlined in the Collective Agreement
DATED AT o-tt~ ONTARIO this__amp__ day of _ _Fi-=Eb=---bull 2003
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO RS UNION LOCAL 175
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bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE CARY PRITCHARD ASSISTANT MEAt MANAGER
Upon ratification Cary Pritchard will move to the Meat Cutter scale at the thirty-six (36) month rate and continue to progress from there on He shall also receive a premium of one dollar ($100) per hour as per the Assistan~ Department Manager premium
DATED AT Otcuvo ONTARIO this 5 day of Feb
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
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LOEB CANADA INC
20Q3
I- - bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INCmiddot cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE SYLVANA FLORES DELl CLERK
The parties agree that Sylvana Flores is on a leave of absence The parties agree that she
will continue to accumulate seniority while on the leave of absence Should Sylvana Flores return to work at Loeb City View prior to January 5 2003 she will maintain her seniority As of January 5 2003 she would have no seniority in the Bargaining Unit
DATED AT Qmiddotttcl)AlO_ ONTARIO this _5_ day of Feb 20CB
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO RS UNION LOCAL 175
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bull bull LETTER OF-AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC bull cob as Loeb City View
AND
UNIrED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE RED CIRCLED FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES
The Company agrees that the following employees will be considered middot red-circled employees
Maria Romano Robert Chenier Brian Taylor
Effective December 1 2002 they will receive a lump sum payment of seven hundred andmiddot fifty dollars ($75000) middot
Effective November 30 2003 they will receive a lump sum payment of seven hundred and fifty dollars ($75000)
Effective November 28 2004 they will receive a lump sum payment of seven hundred and fifty dollars ($75000) middot
Effective November 27 2005 they will receive a lump sum payment of four hundred dollars ($40000) and a wage increase of twelve cents (12cent) on their rate of pay bringing them to the end rate of the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of thirty cents (30cent) and thirty cents (30cent )
Should the employees want to have their lump sum payment directed to an RRSP they must provide the Store Director with the TD2 no later than the first week of November each yearmiddot
DATED AT 00a vJ6_ ONTARIO this_5_ day of middot Eeb 20~
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO RS UNION CAL 175
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bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE RED-CIRCLED PART-TIME EMPLOYEES
Maria Arella Jimmy Wong Mandy Wong Maria Semler Brenda Laverty Yvonne Gagnon Sandra Gray Beverly MacDonald middot middot
During the term of the Collective Agreement the red-circled ~mployees shall be brought in line with the established wage scales in the negotiated Collective Agreement
Re Maria Arella Jimmy Wong Mandy Wong Maria Semler Brenda Laverty middot bull
Effective December 1 2002 they will receive a lump sum payment of fifteen cents 15cent) per hour worked averaged over the last six 6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks and a wage increase of fifteen cents 15cent) on their rate of pay bringing them to the end rate of middot the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of twentyshyfive cents (25cent) twenty-five cents (25cent) thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents middot (30cent)
Re Yvonne Gagnon Sandra Gray
Effective December 1 2002 they will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 30 2003 they will receive a lump sum payment often cents (10cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six 6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks and a middot wage increase of twenty cents (20cent) on their rate of pay bringing them to the end rate of the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of twenty- five cents 25cent) thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents_(30cent) thirty cents (30cent)
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bull bull Re Beverly MacDonald
Effective December 1 2002 she will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 30 2003 she will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 28 2004 she will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 26 2005 she will receive a lump sum payment of fifteen cents (15cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks and a wage increase of twelve cents ( 12cent) on her rate of pay bringing her to the end rate of the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents (30cent) middot
Should the employees want to have their lump sum payment directed to an RRSP they must provide the Store Director with the TD2 no later than the first week of November of each year
DATED AT 0~ ONTARIO this~ day of Feb
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WO ERS UNION OCAL 175
January 21 2003 cep 571-0
LOEB CANADA INC
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bull bull Assistant Department Managers
An employee who is selected by the Company to fill the role of an assistant department manager shall receive a premium of one dollar ($100) per hour For the purposes of any Statutory Holiday Pay Vacation Pay Sick Pay or Weekly Indemnity Benefit Payments to which such an employee may be entitled in a week during which he is scheduled to work as an assistant department manager hismiddot hourly rate shall be deemed to include the premium aforesaid
In his functions an assistant department manager is required to supervise the personnel in his department and also assign the workload to those employees The assistant manager is also required to support the department manager with the administrative duties and must be available to replace the manager during his absences The choice of vacation between the manager and the assistant must be mutually agreed to The schedule can be modified for the assistant manager outside the prescribed delays under article 508
If a meat wrapper is selected as the assistant meat manager the employee will be paid the meat cutters wage rate based on his seniority and will receive the assistant department premium as mentioned above (eg A meat wrapper at 18 month rate of $1060 Will get the meat cutters rate at 18 month of $1440 plus the premium) middot
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bull ARTICLE 1 - SCOPE
APPENDIX C PART-TIME EMPLOYEES
bull 101 All matters relative to part-time employees and their working conditions shall be
contained in this Appendix and Articles middot
For the purpose of this Appendix a part-time employee is an employee who is normally scheduled to work twenty-eight (28) hours or less per week middot
102 If a part-time employee works forty (40) hours per week for six (6) consecutive weeks except for replacement of absent fuiJtime employees such position shall be posted in accordance with Article 4 of the Full-time portion of this Agreement
103 The following articles and clauses of the Full-Time Agreement shall also apply to Part-Time employees
Preamble 1 2 3 403 a) b) c) e) f) 504 b) 511 8 9 10 11 13 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 24 25 Appendix A
ARTICLE 2 - SENIORITY
201 middot (a) After continuing in the employ of the Company for a period of two hundred and fifty (250) hours Employees covered by this Agreement shall be deemed to have served their probationary period and then shall be placedmiddot on the seniority list for part-time employees The Company shall have the right to discharge a probationary employee Such discharge may not be grieved by the employee andor the Union
(b) Seniority listings for part-time employees shall be posted by the Company quarter-annually The seniority date of each part-time employee shall be considered to be correct if the Union raises nomiddot objection within three (3) weeks of the date of posting of the first list on which the employees name appears
202 (a) Seniority shall begin after the employees probationary period has beenmiddot served Lay-offs and re-employment shall be based on seniority availability ability and qualifications to perform the work When a part-time employee becomes a full-time employee he will be required to serve the full~time probationary period if he has not completed is part-time probationary period and will be given a seniority credit of fifty (50) percent of his part-time seniority up to a maximum of twelve (12) months He will also receive the bull
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bull bull greater of his part-time rate or the rate which his full~time seniority credit will give him and shall proceed from that point in the full-time wage progression Such credit shall apply to seniority vacation statutory holidays and sick days If for some reason the employee reverts to part-time during lhe probationary period there will be no loss of seniority The seniority rights of an employee shall be terminated after six (6) months following a lay-off due to lack of work In the event of an opening occurring in the full-time staff employees covered under this Appendix shall receive preference for such full-time position providing they have the necessary seniority ability competence and qualifications to perform the work
b) Part-time employees are expected to attend work in accordance with their schedule of hours When unable to attend the employee must notify the Company or designate as soon as it is reasonably possible prior to the commencement of the scheduled shift of the employee giving the reason why he is unable to attend middot
203 a) The weekly schedule of hours of work shall be allotted according to seniority by department providing the senior employee(s) has the necessary ability and qualifications to perform the work and is available
In the event of hours of work becoming available within a given week beyond the schedule of hours of that given week due to approved absences sickness compensation bereavement andor unanticipated increases in business the Company will call the most senior part-time employees not scheduled that day provided the employee is available and has the qualifications to perform the available work middot middot
b) The assignment of hours as set out in 203 (a) will result in the schedule of daily hours being posted not later than Thursday at noon of the previous week The store steward will be given a copy of the schedules Employees meal periods will be based on the commencement of their shift middot
204 If a full-time employee transfers to part-time status the employee will retain his original date of hire as his part-time seniority date
205 If more than one employee has the same seniority date the affected employees will draw to determine their order of seniority provided a steward is present middot middot
ARTICLE 3 - HOURS OF WORK
For existing part-time employees the Company will meet each employee to review the employees availability the employee shall be able to amend his availability quarterly each year
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bull bull A part-time employee hired after date of ratification shall have a minimum availability to work all day Saturday and Sunday and also two (2) evenings per week
301 The regular working day shall consist of up to ten (1 0) hours for all part-time employees middot middot
302 Should an employee desire a transfer to another department andor classification he shall indicate such preference on a form supplied by the Company stating the department(s) andor classification(s) desired A copy of the form will be provided to the employee and the Union As openings become available the Company will transfer employees by store seniority subject to relevant qualifications provided the employee has had a request on file for fourteen (14) days When transferred to a higher rated classification the employee will be placed on the wage scale at the level which gives him an increase and shall proceed upwards thereafter in accordance with the time frames When transferred to a lower rated classification the employee will be placed at the level equal to his rate of pay but not higher than the top rate of the new classification
303 The Company agrees that part-time employees will get the opportunity to work up to twenty-eight (28) hours per week by seniority by department by classification
prior to new employees being hired provided the Company can cover the available hours without encountering scheduling problems middot
304 The Company will schedule the following guaranteed hours of work per week based middoton the availability of the hours and provided the employee is available and qualified to perform the work
One (1) or more years of seniority a minimum guarantee of fifteen (15) hours of scheduled work per week
three (3) or more years of seniority a minimum guarantee of eighteen (18) middot hours of scheduled work per week
Five (5) or more years of seniority a minimum guarantee of twenty (20) middot hours of scheduled work per week
Six (6) or more years of seniority a minimum guarantee of twenty-four (24) hours of scheduled work per week
Seven (7) or more year of seniority a minimum guarantee of twenty-eight middot (28) hours of scheduled work per week middot
In the event of additional hours being added following the posting of the schedule or schedule changes created by illness accident leave of absence or changes beyond the control of the Company etc the Company agrees to offer such hours
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bull bull to employees by store seniority and by department provided the senior employee bull is available and qualified Such additional or changed hours are intended to be administered in such a manner as to top up part-time employees by seniority to approximately twenty-eight (28) hours unless junior employees have not reached their guaranteed hours in which case the junior employee will have priority to such guaranteep hours middot
ARTICLE 4- STATUTORY HOLIDAYS
401 Part-time employees shall be entitled to statutory holiday pay for the following middot holidays as recognized by the Employment Standards Act
New Years Day Good Friday Victoria Day Canada Day Civic Holiday
Labour Day Thanksgiving Day Christmas Day Boxing Day
If an employee is scheduled towork on the Civic Holiday such employe~ will be paid at his regular rate of pay and will be credited with an additional floater holiday
A part-time employee covered by this Agreement shall be eligible for a floater holiday once during each contract year to be taken at a time mutually agreed upon between the Company and the employee concerned
If any of the above legal holidays are no longer deemed to be a Public Holiday as defined by the Employment Standards Act the employee working on such a day will be paid his regular rate of pay and shall be credited with a floater day to be taken at a mutually agreeable time Otherwise any employee working on a Public Holiday shall be paid at time and one-half (1 Yz) his regular rate of pay plus the statutory days pay middot middot
402 To qualify for pay for a statutory holiday the employee must have worked on hislast scheduled shift preceding and his firSt scheduled shift following_ the legal holiday unless absent dueto proven illness or accident
An employee who so qualifies shall receive legal holiday pay based on his average number of daily hours worked (exclusive of daily overtime) during the four ( 4) weeks
middot immediately preceding the week during which the legal holiday occurs times his standard rate of pay middot
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bull bull ARTICLE 5 -VACATIONS
501 Employees with less than five (5) years seniority as of May 1st of the current year shall receive four (4) percent of their earnings as vacation pay Employees with five (5) or more years service as of May 1st of the current year shall receive six (6) percent of their earnings as vacation pay Employees with eight (8) or more years service as of May 1st of the current year shall receive eight (8) percent of their earnings as vacation pay Employees with seventeen (17) or more years service as of May 1st of the current year shall receive ten (10) percent of their earnings as vacation pay middot middot
502 The Company may grant a leave of absence without pay up to a maximum of four (4) weeks duration to an employee for vacation purposes Such request and permission shall be made in writing It is entirely the Companys choice to allow such a leave of absence without pay If an employee is refused such a request he may not submit a grievance or proceed to arbitration regarding this refusal
503 Part-time employees will choose their vacations after full-time employees have made their choices The preference of vacations will always be given to the partshytime employees having the most seniority Part-time employees will be required to submit their vacation intentions by April1 st of each year
ARTICLE 6- BEREAVEMENT
601 Provided the part-time employee was scheduled to work
The Company agrees to grant employees the necessary time off up to three 3) days with pay at the time of death of the following relatives
Father mother brother sister spouse child step-child mother-in-law father-inshylaw brother-in-law sister-in-law son-in-law daughter-in-law grandparents grandchild step-parents same sex partners uncle aunt niece nephew
602 If the funeral is more than two hundred forty kilometers (240) away the employee will receive an additional one 1) day with pay for attending the fune~al If bereavement falls during an employees vacation he shall be able to carry over the paid time to be able to use at a later date
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bull bull ARTICLE 7 -REST PERIODS
701 Employees covered by this Appendix shall be entitled to one (1) fifteen (15) minute paid rest for each four ( 4) hour period worked Whenever possible each rest period
shall occur at approximately themiddot mid-point of each four (4) hourmiddot period~ No employee who is scheduled for more than four (4) hours but not exceeding six (6) hours shall be required to take their break sooner than two (2) hours into their shift whenever possible
702 middotWhere an employee is working a daily shift of more than six (6) hours he shall have one (1) hour (or a half) hour by mutual consent) off for lunch and one-half() hour for supper if applicable middot
ARTICLE 8 -WAGES
801 A part-time employee shall be pald time and one-half 1 ) for all hours worked over ten 1 0) hours per day or over forty (40) hours per week middot
802 Part-time employees who work on the night crew shall receive a shift premium of ninety-five (95cent) cents per hour for the hours worked on the night shift For the purposes of any Statutory Holiday Pay Vacation Pay or Weekly Indemnity Benefits (where applicable) to which such an employee may be entitled in a week during which he is scheduled to work on a night crew his hourly rate shall be deemed to include the premium aforesaid middot
803 An employee assigned to a position of lead hand shall receive a lead hand premium
of seventy-five (75cent) cents per hour
804 The wage rates affecting employees in the bargaining unit as set out herein shall be set forth in Appendix D of this Agreement
805 An employee who is hired at a higher rate of pay than the start rate is deemed to have to his credit the required hours to justify such a rate of pay
ARTICLE 9 -SAFETY SHOE OR BOOT ALLOWANCE
901 Part-time employees who are required by the Company to wear approved safety footwear shall be paid an allowance of up to forty dollars ($4000) per year upon presentation of a receipt middot
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bull bull ARTICLE 10 middotFULL-TIME REPLACEMENT
1001 Part-time employees replacing full-time employees shall receive the start rate of the full-time classification or whatever level on the scale that would provide him an
increase
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bull APPENDIX D
Part-time Employee Wage Scale
bull Notwithstanding the wage progressions for part-time employees where there is an increase in the Ontario minimum wage rate it shall become the new start rate and those employees so affected shall remain at such rate of pay until their months with the Company would permit them an increase in their rate of pay in accordance with the wage grid
ClerksCashlers
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Nov 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $721 $721 $721 $721 $721 $731 $746
middot 6 months 738 738 738 738 738 748 763
12 months 769 769 769 769 769 779 794
18 months 800 800 800 800 800 810 825
24 months 832 832 832 832 832 842 857
30 months 864 864 864 864 864 874 889
36 months middot 895 895 895 895 895 905 920
42 months 937 937 937 937 937 947 962
48 months 1010 1010 1010 1010 1010 1020 1035
54 months 1 1045 middot1070 1095 1125 1155 1185
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bull bull Service Clerks
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Novmiddotmiddot 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $675 $675 $675 middot $675 $675 $685 $700
6 months 698 698 698 698 698 708 723
12 months 721 721 721 721 721 731 746
18 months 736 736 736 736 736 746 761
24 months 753 753 753 753 753 763 7~78
30 months 795 795 795 795 795 805 820
36 months 811 836 861 886 916 946 976
Meat Cutters
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Nov 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $1238 $1238 $1238 $1238 $1238 $1248 $1263
6 months 1317 1317 1317 1317 1317 1327 1342
12 months 1397 1397 1397 1397 1397 1407 bull 1422
18 months 1425 1450 f475 1500 1530 1560 1590
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bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob As Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE PRINTING OF COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT
The Company agrees to pay one thousand five hundred dollars ($1 50000) towards the cost of printing the Collective Agreement into booklet form middot
~ DATED AT 0plusmnaulh ONTARIO this 5 day of --=-H-=e6__ __ 20ol
UNITEDFOODANDCOMMERC~L LOEB CANADA INC WOR RS UNION LOCAL 175
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bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob As Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE SUNDAY AND STATUTORY HOLIDAYS
In the event that Sunday is legislated to become a regular work day both parties agree that Article 503 b c d of the Collective Agreement will be deleted and that those hours wiJI be part of the regular work week Both parties agree to meet in order to determine the distribution of these Sunday hours
In the event that stores are allowed to legally open on a statutory holiday without premium pay then the parties agree to meet to amend the Collective Agreement by mutual agreement
3 DATED AT o-HctuKL- ONTARIO this 5 day of_~he-=b~-- 2002
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WOR RS UNION LOCAL 175
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bull bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
ANDmiddot
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE TIME LIMITS
In view of recent changes to the Ontario Labour Relations Act and resulting decisions therefrom and in view ofthe parties history of amiable Labour Relations the parties agree to the following
That neither party shall raise or proceed with a timeliness issue argument regarding filing for arbitration without first giving the other party written prior notice of its intent to do so
Should either party serve such notice on the other party the parties further agree that the final time frame in the Collective Agreement respecting filing for arbitration shall then be triggered
The parties further agree that any Board of Arbitration or single arbitrator shall have full jurisdiction to adjudicate the matter respecting timeliness in light of this agreement andmiddot shall not be restricted by the Ontario Labour Relations Act in so doing
DATED AT Q-t-CUJ)O_ ONTARIO this 5_ day of ~e6
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORK RS UNION LOCAL 175
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LOEB CANADA INC
bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE NIGHT CREW GROUP 1
The Company agrees that the following full-time night crew employees are classified as Group 1 middot
middot Brian Taylor Brian Lewis Rick Tombs
The Company agrees that should a Group 1 day job come open and an existing Group 1 night crew employee apply and is successful in getting the job he would maintain his Group 1 status
DATED AT 61-cuuo-- ONTARIO this~ dayof F~b
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WOR ERS UNION LOCAL 175
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LOEB CANADA INC
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bull
LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175NEW LETTER
RE FULL-TIME GROUP 2 TEN (10) HOUR SHIFTS
The Company and the Union agree that should the Company wish to introduce ten 1 0) hour shifts the employees affected will be entitled to an additional fifteen 15) minute break to be taken within the last two 2) hours of work
DATED AT 6-ttcuvo- ONTARIO this _fi__ day of Feb 2003
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO ERS UNION LOCAL 175
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bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE GROUP 1 amp 2 DISTRIBUTION
In an effort to maintain full-time positions and create additional full-time positions the parties have agreed to the following
a) The following
Gary Pritchard Maria Romano Robert Chenier Brian Taylor Paul Berrea Allan Cuddihey Bruce Harding Rick Tombs Brian Lewis
are existing full-time employees as date of ratification and will be classified as Group 1 employees middot
b) The Company agrees that forty-five percent (45) of all regular bargaining unit hours per week will be designated as full-time hours Both parties agreemiddot to have fifty percent (50) of full-time employees in Group 1 and fifty percent (50) in Group 2 This ratio will be achieved through attrition In other words as a Group 1 position becomes vacant it will be replaces by a Group 2 position until fifty-fifty percent (50-50) ratio is achieved Once this ratio is achieved if a Group 1 position becomes vacant it would be filled by a Group 2 employee as per the terms and conditions of the Collective Agreement and a new Group 2 position would be posted
c) The Company recognizes the Receiver Assist Meat Manager and Assistant Produce Manager positions as a Group 1 position Should the Company introduce an additional Receiver position in the unit that position would be considered as a Group 2 position middot
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bull bull d) In the case of a lay-off of a full-time position if a Group 1 employee is laid
off he will have the following options
full lay-off with recall rights accepting part-time hours while maintaining recall rights if feasible he will be offered a Group 2 full-time position and maintain his recall rights to a Group 1 status for the duration of the recall period middot
e) The creation of Assistant Department Managers will be at the Companys sole discretion and may be classified as Group 2 positions
The parties agree to review at store level on a quarterly basis the level of bargaining unit hours and the number of full-time positions as it relates to Group middot1 and Group 2
DATED AT Dttau~ ONTARIO this~ day of l=t=b
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
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LOEB CANADA INC
t 2003
bull bull RE Group 2 Positions - Highlights
Full-time - forty (40) hours a week maximum five (5) shifts a week - minimum four (4) hours a shift - maximum of ten (10) hours per shift - Saturday and Sunday shifts part of work week - Sunday premium applies
- two (2) consecutive days off every other week - Evenings - may be scheduled up to three (3) evenings a week
Meat Produce and Bakery Department employees may be scheduled from 500 am and would receive night crew premium for time worked from 500 am to 600 am
Night Crew Maybe scheduled between 900pm and 900am - Night crew premium would apply from Sunday to Saturday - would be scheduled consecutive nights
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bull bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AN[)
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE SUNDAY WORK GROUP 2
Sunday work shall be part of the work week for all full-time employees in Group 2 It will be clearly indicated to the concerned employee upon hiring andor promotion If at anytime a Group 2 employee or an employee hired before September 41
h 2001 and promoted to a Group 2 position after September 41
h 2001 advises the Company that he is no longer available to work on Sundays then this employee will be returned to a part-time status with middot the conditions of a part-time employee and the Company will post a new Group 2 full-time position The employee returned to his prior position will not have recourse to the grievance procedure as outlined in the Collective Agreement
DATED AT o-tt~ ONTARIO this__amp__ day of _ _Fi-=Eb=---bull 2003
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO RS UNION LOCAL 175
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bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE CARY PRITCHARD ASSISTANT MEAt MANAGER
Upon ratification Cary Pritchard will move to the Meat Cutter scale at the thirty-six (36) month rate and continue to progress from there on He shall also receive a premium of one dollar ($100) per hour as per the Assistan~ Department Manager premium
DATED AT Otcuvo ONTARIO this 5 day of Feb
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
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LOEB CANADA INC
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I- - bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INCmiddot cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE SYLVANA FLORES DELl CLERK
The parties agree that Sylvana Flores is on a leave of absence The parties agree that she
will continue to accumulate seniority while on the leave of absence Should Sylvana Flores return to work at Loeb City View prior to January 5 2003 she will maintain her seniority As of January 5 2003 she would have no seniority in the Bargaining Unit
DATED AT Qmiddotttcl)AlO_ ONTARIO this _5_ day of Feb 20CB
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO RS UNION LOCAL 175
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bull bull LETTER OF-AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC bull cob as Loeb City View
AND
UNIrED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE RED CIRCLED FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES
The Company agrees that the following employees will be considered middot red-circled employees
Maria Romano Robert Chenier Brian Taylor
Effective December 1 2002 they will receive a lump sum payment of seven hundred andmiddot fifty dollars ($75000) middot
Effective November 30 2003 they will receive a lump sum payment of seven hundred and fifty dollars ($75000)
Effective November 28 2004 they will receive a lump sum payment of seven hundred and fifty dollars ($75000) middot
Effective November 27 2005 they will receive a lump sum payment of four hundred dollars ($40000) and a wage increase of twelve cents (12cent) on their rate of pay bringing them to the end rate of the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of thirty cents (30cent) and thirty cents (30cent )
Should the employees want to have their lump sum payment directed to an RRSP they must provide the Store Director with the TD2 no later than the first week of November each yearmiddot
DATED AT 00a vJ6_ ONTARIO this_5_ day of middot Eeb 20~
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO RS UNION CAL 175
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bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE RED-CIRCLED PART-TIME EMPLOYEES
Maria Arella Jimmy Wong Mandy Wong Maria Semler Brenda Laverty Yvonne Gagnon Sandra Gray Beverly MacDonald middot middot
During the term of the Collective Agreement the red-circled ~mployees shall be brought in line with the established wage scales in the negotiated Collective Agreement
Re Maria Arella Jimmy Wong Mandy Wong Maria Semler Brenda Laverty middot bull
Effective December 1 2002 they will receive a lump sum payment of fifteen cents 15cent) per hour worked averaged over the last six 6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks and a wage increase of fifteen cents 15cent) on their rate of pay bringing them to the end rate of middot the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of twentyshyfive cents (25cent) twenty-five cents (25cent) thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents middot (30cent)
Re Yvonne Gagnon Sandra Gray
Effective December 1 2002 they will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 30 2003 they will receive a lump sum payment often cents (10cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six 6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks and a middot wage increase of twenty cents (20cent) on their rate of pay bringing them to the end rate of the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of twenty- five cents 25cent) thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents_(30cent) thirty cents (30cent)
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bull bull Re Beverly MacDonald
Effective December 1 2002 she will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 30 2003 she will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 28 2004 she will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 26 2005 she will receive a lump sum payment of fifteen cents (15cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks and a wage increase of twelve cents ( 12cent) on her rate of pay bringing her to the end rate of the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents (30cent) middot
Should the employees want to have their lump sum payment directed to an RRSP they must provide the Store Director with the TD2 no later than the first week of November of each year
DATED AT 0~ ONTARIO this~ day of Feb
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WO ERS UNION OCAL 175
January 21 2003 cep 571-0
LOEB CANADA INC
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bull ARTICLE 1 - SCOPE
APPENDIX C PART-TIME EMPLOYEES
bull 101 All matters relative to part-time employees and their working conditions shall be
contained in this Appendix and Articles middot
For the purpose of this Appendix a part-time employee is an employee who is normally scheduled to work twenty-eight (28) hours or less per week middot
102 If a part-time employee works forty (40) hours per week for six (6) consecutive weeks except for replacement of absent fuiJtime employees such position shall be posted in accordance with Article 4 of the Full-time portion of this Agreement
103 The following articles and clauses of the Full-Time Agreement shall also apply to Part-Time employees
Preamble 1 2 3 403 a) b) c) e) f) 504 b) 511 8 9 10 11 13 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 24 25 Appendix A
ARTICLE 2 - SENIORITY
201 middot (a) After continuing in the employ of the Company for a period of two hundred and fifty (250) hours Employees covered by this Agreement shall be deemed to have served their probationary period and then shall be placedmiddot on the seniority list for part-time employees The Company shall have the right to discharge a probationary employee Such discharge may not be grieved by the employee andor the Union
(b) Seniority listings for part-time employees shall be posted by the Company quarter-annually The seniority date of each part-time employee shall be considered to be correct if the Union raises nomiddot objection within three (3) weeks of the date of posting of the first list on which the employees name appears
202 (a) Seniority shall begin after the employees probationary period has beenmiddot served Lay-offs and re-employment shall be based on seniority availability ability and qualifications to perform the work When a part-time employee becomes a full-time employee he will be required to serve the full~time probationary period if he has not completed is part-time probationary period and will be given a seniority credit of fifty (50) percent of his part-time seniority up to a maximum of twelve (12) months He will also receive the bull
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bull bull greater of his part-time rate or the rate which his full~time seniority credit will give him and shall proceed from that point in the full-time wage progression Such credit shall apply to seniority vacation statutory holidays and sick days If for some reason the employee reverts to part-time during lhe probationary period there will be no loss of seniority The seniority rights of an employee shall be terminated after six (6) months following a lay-off due to lack of work In the event of an opening occurring in the full-time staff employees covered under this Appendix shall receive preference for such full-time position providing they have the necessary seniority ability competence and qualifications to perform the work
b) Part-time employees are expected to attend work in accordance with their schedule of hours When unable to attend the employee must notify the Company or designate as soon as it is reasonably possible prior to the commencement of the scheduled shift of the employee giving the reason why he is unable to attend middot
203 a) The weekly schedule of hours of work shall be allotted according to seniority by department providing the senior employee(s) has the necessary ability and qualifications to perform the work and is available
In the event of hours of work becoming available within a given week beyond the schedule of hours of that given week due to approved absences sickness compensation bereavement andor unanticipated increases in business the Company will call the most senior part-time employees not scheduled that day provided the employee is available and has the qualifications to perform the available work middot middot
b) The assignment of hours as set out in 203 (a) will result in the schedule of daily hours being posted not later than Thursday at noon of the previous week The store steward will be given a copy of the schedules Employees meal periods will be based on the commencement of their shift middot
204 If a full-time employee transfers to part-time status the employee will retain his original date of hire as his part-time seniority date
205 If more than one employee has the same seniority date the affected employees will draw to determine their order of seniority provided a steward is present middot middot
ARTICLE 3 - HOURS OF WORK
For existing part-time employees the Company will meet each employee to review the employees availability the employee shall be able to amend his availability quarterly each year
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bull bull A part-time employee hired after date of ratification shall have a minimum availability to work all day Saturday and Sunday and also two (2) evenings per week
301 The regular working day shall consist of up to ten (1 0) hours for all part-time employees middot middot
302 Should an employee desire a transfer to another department andor classification he shall indicate such preference on a form supplied by the Company stating the department(s) andor classification(s) desired A copy of the form will be provided to the employee and the Union As openings become available the Company will transfer employees by store seniority subject to relevant qualifications provided the employee has had a request on file for fourteen (14) days When transferred to a higher rated classification the employee will be placed on the wage scale at the level which gives him an increase and shall proceed upwards thereafter in accordance with the time frames When transferred to a lower rated classification the employee will be placed at the level equal to his rate of pay but not higher than the top rate of the new classification
303 The Company agrees that part-time employees will get the opportunity to work up to twenty-eight (28) hours per week by seniority by department by classification
prior to new employees being hired provided the Company can cover the available hours without encountering scheduling problems middot
304 The Company will schedule the following guaranteed hours of work per week based middoton the availability of the hours and provided the employee is available and qualified to perform the work
One (1) or more years of seniority a minimum guarantee of fifteen (15) hours of scheduled work per week
three (3) or more years of seniority a minimum guarantee of eighteen (18) middot hours of scheduled work per week
Five (5) or more years of seniority a minimum guarantee of twenty (20) middot hours of scheduled work per week
Six (6) or more years of seniority a minimum guarantee of twenty-four (24) hours of scheduled work per week
Seven (7) or more year of seniority a minimum guarantee of twenty-eight middot (28) hours of scheduled work per week middot
In the event of additional hours being added following the posting of the schedule or schedule changes created by illness accident leave of absence or changes beyond the control of the Company etc the Company agrees to offer such hours
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bull bull to employees by store seniority and by department provided the senior employee bull is available and qualified Such additional or changed hours are intended to be administered in such a manner as to top up part-time employees by seniority to approximately twenty-eight (28) hours unless junior employees have not reached their guaranteed hours in which case the junior employee will have priority to such guaranteep hours middot
ARTICLE 4- STATUTORY HOLIDAYS
401 Part-time employees shall be entitled to statutory holiday pay for the following middot holidays as recognized by the Employment Standards Act
New Years Day Good Friday Victoria Day Canada Day Civic Holiday
Labour Day Thanksgiving Day Christmas Day Boxing Day
If an employee is scheduled towork on the Civic Holiday such employe~ will be paid at his regular rate of pay and will be credited with an additional floater holiday
A part-time employee covered by this Agreement shall be eligible for a floater holiday once during each contract year to be taken at a time mutually agreed upon between the Company and the employee concerned
If any of the above legal holidays are no longer deemed to be a Public Holiday as defined by the Employment Standards Act the employee working on such a day will be paid his regular rate of pay and shall be credited with a floater day to be taken at a mutually agreeable time Otherwise any employee working on a Public Holiday shall be paid at time and one-half (1 Yz) his regular rate of pay plus the statutory days pay middot middot
402 To qualify for pay for a statutory holiday the employee must have worked on hislast scheduled shift preceding and his firSt scheduled shift following_ the legal holiday unless absent dueto proven illness or accident
An employee who so qualifies shall receive legal holiday pay based on his average number of daily hours worked (exclusive of daily overtime) during the four ( 4) weeks
middot immediately preceding the week during which the legal holiday occurs times his standard rate of pay middot
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bull bull ARTICLE 5 -VACATIONS
501 Employees with less than five (5) years seniority as of May 1st of the current year shall receive four (4) percent of their earnings as vacation pay Employees with five (5) or more years service as of May 1st of the current year shall receive six (6) percent of their earnings as vacation pay Employees with eight (8) or more years service as of May 1st of the current year shall receive eight (8) percent of their earnings as vacation pay Employees with seventeen (17) or more years service as of May 1st of the current year shall receive ten (10) percent of their earnings as vacation pay middot middot
502 The Company may grant a leave of absence without pay up to a maximum of four (4) weeks duration to an employee for vacation purposes Such request and permission shall be made in writing It is entirely the Companys choice to allow such a leave of absence without pay If an employee is refused such a request he may not submit a grievance or proceed to arbitration regarding this refusal
503 Part-time employees will choose their vacations after full-time employees have made their choices The preference of vacations will always be given to the partshytime employees having the most seniority Part-time employees will be required to submit their vacation intentions by April1 st of each year
ARTICLE 6- BEREAVEMENT
601 Provided the part-time employee was scheduled to work
The Company agrees to grant employees the necessary time off up to three 3) days with pay at the time of death of the following relatives
Father mother brother sister spouse child step-child mother-in-law father-inshylaw brother-in-law sister-in-law son-in-law daughter-in-law grandparents grandchild step-parents same sex partners uncle aunt niece nephew
602 If the funeral is more than two hundred forty kilometers (240) away the employee will receive an additional one 1) day with pay for attending the fune~al If bereavement falls during an employees vacation he shall be able to carry over the paid time to be able to use at a later date
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bull bull ARTICLE 7 -REST PERIODS
701 Employees covered by this Appendix shall be entitled to one (1) fifteen (15) minute paid rest for each four ( 4) hour period worked Whenever possible each rest period
shall occur at approximately themiddot mid-point of each four (4) hourmiddot period~ No employee who is scheduled for more than four (4) hours but not exceeding six (6) hours shall be required to take their break sooner than two (2) hours into their shift whenever possible
702 middotWhere an employee is working a daily shift of more than six (6) hours he shall have one (1) hour (or a half) hour by mutual consent) off for lunch and one-half() hour for supper if applicable middot
ARTICLE 8 -WAGES
801 A part-time employee shall be pald time and one-half 1 ) for all hours worked over ten 1 0) hours per day or over forty (40) hours per week middot
802 Part-time employees who work on the night crew shall receive a shift premium of ninety-five (95cent) cents per hour for the hours worked on the night shift For the purposes of any Statutory Holiday Pay Vacation Pay or Weekly Indemnity Benefits (where applicable) to which such an employee may be entitled in a week during which he is scheduled to work on a night crew his hourly rate shall be deemed to include the premium aforesaid middot
803 An employee assigned to a position of lead hand shall receive a lead hand premium
of seventy-five (75cent) cents per hour
804 The wage rates affecting employees in the bargaining unit as set out herein shall be set forth in Appendix D of this Agreement
805 An employee who is hired at a higher rate of pay than the start rate is deemed to have to his credit the required hours to justify such a rate of pay
ARTICLE 9 -SAFETY SHOE OR BOOT ALLOWANCE
901 Part-time employees who are required by the Company to wear approved safety footwear shall be paid an allowance of up to forty dollars ($4000) per year upon presentation of a receipt middot
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bull bull ARTICLE 10 middotFULL-TIME REPLACEMENT
1001 Part-time employees replacing full-time employees shall receive the start rate of the full-time classification or whatever level on the scale that would provide him an
increase
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bull APPENDIX D
Part-time Employee Wage Scale
bull Notwithstanding the wage progressions for part-time employees where there is an increase in the Ontario minimum wage rate it shall become the new start rate and those employees so affected shall remain at such rate of pay until their months with the Company would permit them an increase in their rate of pay in accordance with the wage grid
ClerksCashlers
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Nov 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $721 $721 $721 $721 $721 $731 $746
middot 6 months 738 738 738 738 738 748 763
12 months 769 769 769 769 769 779 794
18 months 800 800 800 800 800 810 825
24 months 832 832 832 832 832 842 857
30 months 864 864 864 864 864 874 889
36 months middot 895 895 895 895 895 905 920
42 months 937 937 937 937 937 947 962
48 months 1010 1010 1010 1010 1010 1020 1035
54 months 1 1045 middot1070 1095 1125 1155 1185
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bull bull Service Clerks
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Novmiddotmiddot 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $675 $675 $675 middot $675 $675 $685 $700
6 months 698 698 698 698 698 708 723
12 months 721 721 721 721 721 731 746
18 months 736 736 736 736 736 746 761
24 months 753 753 753 753 753 763 7~78
30 months 795 795 795 795 795 805 820
36 months 811 836 861 886 916 946 976
Meat Cutters
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Nov 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $1238 $1238 $1238 $1238 $1238 $1248 $1263
6 months 1317 1317 1317 1317 1317 1327 1342
12 months 1397 1397 1397 1397 1397 1407 bull 1422
18 months 1425 1450 f475 1500 1530 1560 1590
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bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob As Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE PRINTING OF COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT
The Company agrees to pay one thousand five hundred dollars ($1 50000) towards the cost of printing the Collective Agreement into booklet form middot
~ DATED AT 0plusmnaulh ONTARIO this 5 day of --=-H-=e6__ __ 20ol
UNITEDFOODANDCOMMERC~L LOEB CANADA INC WOR RS UNION LOCAL 175
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bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob As Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE SUNDAY AND STATUTORY HOLIDAYS
In the event that Sunday is legislated to become a regular work day both parties agree that Article 503 b c d of the Collective Agreement will be deleted and that those hours wiJI be part of the regular work week Both parties agree to meet in order to determine the distribution of these Sunday hours
In the event that stores are allowed to legally open on a statutory holiday without premium pay then the parties agree to meet to amend the Collective Agreement by mutual agreement
3 DATED AT o-HctuKL- ONTARIO this 5 day of_~he-=b~-- 2002
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WOR RS UNION LOCAL 175
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bull bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
ANDmiddot
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE TIME LIMITS
In view of recent changes to the Ontario Labour Relations Act and resulting decisions therefrom and in view ofthe parties history of amiable Labour Relations the parties agree to the following
That neither party shall raise or proceed with a timeliness issue argument regarding filing for arbitration without first giving the other party written prior notice of its intent to do so
Should either party serve such notice on the other party the parties further agree that the final time frame in the Collective Agreement respecting filing for arbitration shall then be triggered
The parties further agree that any Board of Arbitration or single arbitrator shall have full jurisdiction to adjudicate the matter respecting timeliness in light of this agreement andmiddot shall not be restricted by the Ontario Labour Relations Act in so doing
DATED AT Q-t-CUJ)O_ ONTARIO this 5_ day of ~e6
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORK RS UNION LOCAL 175
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LOEB CANADA INC
bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE NIGHT CREW GROUP 1
The Company agrees that the following full-time night crew employees are classified as Group 1 middot
middot Brian Taylor Brian Lewis Rick Tombs
The Company agrees that should a Group 1 day job come open and an existing Group 1 night crew employee apply and is successful in getting the job he would maintain his Group 1 status
DATED AT 61-cuuo-- ONTARIO this~ dayof F~b
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WOR ERS UNION LOCAL 175
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LOEB CANADA INC
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bull
LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175NEW LETTER
RE FULL-TIME GROUP 2 TEN (10) HOUR SHIFTS
The Company and the Union agree that should the Company wish to introduce ten 1 0) hour shifts the employees affected will be entitled to an additional fifteen 15) minute break to be taken within the last two 2) hours of work
DATED AT 6-ttcuvo- ONTARIO this _fi__ day of Feb 2003
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO ERS UNION LOCAL 175
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bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE GROUP 1 amp 2 DISTRIBUTION
In an effort to maintain full-time positions and create additional full-time positions the parties have agreed to the following
a) The following
Gary Pritchard Maria Romano Robert Chenier Brian Taylor Paul Berrea Allan Cuddihey Bruce Harding Rick Tombs Brian Lewis
are existing full-time employees as date of ratification and will be classified as Group 1 employees middot
b) The Company agrees that forty-five percent (45) of all regular bargaining unit hours per week will be designated as full-time hours Both parties agreemiddot to have fifty percent (50) of full-time employees in Group 1 and fifty percent (50) in Group 2 This ratio will be achieved through attrition In other words as a Group 1 position becomes vacant it will be replaces by a Group 2 position until fifty-fifty percent (50-50) ratio is achieved Once this ratio is achieved if a Group 1 position becomes vacant it would be filled by a Group 2 employee as per the terms and conditions of the Collective Agreement and a new Group 2 position would be posted
c) The Company recognizes the Receiver Assist Meat Manager and Assistant Produce Manager positions as a Group 1 position Should the Company introduce an additional Receiver position in the unit that position would be considered as a Group 2 position middot
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bull bull d) In the case of a lay-off of a full-time position if a Group 1 employee is laid
off he will have the following options
full lay-off with recall rights accepting part-time hours while maintaining recall rights if feasible he will be offered a Group 2 full-time position and maintain his recall rights to a Group 1 status for the duration of the recall period middot
e) The creation of Assistant Department Managers will be at the Companys sole discretion and may be classified as Group 2 positions
The parties agree to review at store level on a quarterly basis the level of bargaining unit hours and the number of full-time positions as it relates to Group middot1 and Group 2
DATED AT Dttau~ ONTARIO this~ day of l=t=b
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
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LOEB CANADA INC
t 2003
bull bull RE Group 2 Positions - Highlights
Full-time - forty (40) hours a week maximum five (5) shifts a week - minimum four (4) hours a shift - maximum of ten (10) hours per shift - Saturday and Sunday shifts part of work week - Sunday premium applies
- two (2) consecutive days off every other week - Evenings - may be scheduled up to three (3) evenings a week
Meat Produce and Bakery Department employees may be scheduled from 500 am and would receive night crew premium for time worked from 500 am to 600 am
Night Crew Maybe scheduled between 900pm and 900am - Night crew premium would apply from Sunday to Saturday - would be scheduled consecutive nights
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bull bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AN[)
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE SUNDAY WORK GROUP 2
Sunday work shall be part of the work week for all full-time employees in Group 2 It will be clearly indicated to the concerned employee upon hiring andor promotion If at anytime a Group 2 employee or an employee hired before September 41
h 2001 and promoted to a Group 2 position after September 41
h 2001 advises the Company that he is no longer available to work on Sundays then this employee will be returned to a part-time status with middot the conditions of a part-time employee and the Company will post a new Group 2 full-time position The employee returned to his prior position will not have recourse to the grievance procedure as outlined in the Collective Agreement
DATED AT o-tt~ ONTARIO this__amp__ day of _ _Fi-=Eb=---bull 2003
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO RS UNION LOCAL 175
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bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE CARY PRITCHARD ASSISTANT MEAt MANAGER
Upon ratification Cary Pritchard will move to the Meat Cutter scale at the thirty-six (36) month rate and continue to progress from there on He shall also receive a premium of one dollar ($100) per hour as per the Assistan~ Department Manager premium
DATED AT Otcuvo ONTARIO this 5 day of Feb
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
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LOEB CANADA INC
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I- - bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INCmiddot cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE SYLVANA FLORES DELl CLERK
The parties agree that Sylvana Flores is on a leave of absence The parties agree that she
will continue to accumulate seniority while on the leave of absence Should Sylvana Flores return to work at Loeb City View prior to January 5 2003 she will maintain her seniority As of January 5 2003 she would have no seniority in the Bargaining Unit
DATED AT Qmiddotttcl)AlO_ ONTARIO this _5_ day of Feb 20CB
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO RS UNION LOCAL 175
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bull bull LETTER OF-AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC bull cob as Loeb City View
AND
UNIrED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE RED CIRCLED FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES
The Company agrees that the following employees will be considered middot red-circled employees
Maria Romano Robert Chenier Brian Taylor
Effective December 1 2002 they will receive a lump sum payment of seven hundred andmiddot fifty dollars ($75000) middot
Effective November 30 2003 they will receive a lump sum payment of seven hundred and fifty dollars ($75000)
Effective November 28 2004 they will receive a lump sum payment of seven hundred and fifty dollars ($75000) middot
Effective November 27 2005 they will receive a lump sum payment of four hundred dollars ($40000) and a wage increase of twelve cents (12cent) on their rate of pay bringing them to the end rate of the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of thirty cents (30cent) and thirty cents (30cent )
Should the employees want to have their lump sum payment directed to an RRSP they must provide the Store Director with the TD2 no later than the first week of November each yearmiddot
DATED AT 00a vJ6_ ONTARIO this_5_ day of middot Eeb 20~
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO RS UNION CAL 175
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bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE RED-CIRCLED PART-TIME EMPLOYEES
Maria Arella Jimmy Wong Mandy Wong Maria Semler Brenda Laverty Yvonne Gagnon Sandra Gray Beverly MacDonald middot middot
During the term of the Collective Agreement the red-circled ~mployees shall be brought in line with the established wage scales in the negotiated Collective Agreement
Re Maria Arella Jimmy Wong Mandy Wong Maria Semler Brenda Laverty middot bull
Effective December 1 2002 they will receive a lump sum payment of fifteen cents 15cent) per hour worked averaged over the last six 6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks and a wage increase of fifteen cents 15cent) on their rate of pay bringing them to the end rate of middot the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of twentyshyfive cents (25cent) twenty-five cents (25cent) thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents middot (30cent)
Re Yvonne Gagnon Sandra Gray
Effective December 1 2002 they will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 30 2003 they will receive a lump sum payment often cents (10cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six 6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks and a middot wage increase of twenty cents (20cent) on their rate of pay bringing them to the end rate of the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of twenty- five cents 25cent) thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents_(30cent) thirty cents (30cent)
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bull bull Re Beverly MacDonald
Effective December 1 2002 she will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 30 2003 she will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 28 2004 she will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 26 2005 she will receive a lump sum payment of fifteen cents (15cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks and a wage increase of twelve cents ( 12cent) on her rate of pay bringing her to the end rate of the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents (30cent) middot
Should the employees want to have their lump sum payment directed to an RRSP they must provide the Store Director with the TD2 no later than the first week of November of each year
DATED AT 0~ ONTARIO this~ day of Feb
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WO ERS UNION OCAL 175
January 21 2003 cep 571-0
LOEB CANADA INC
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bull bull greater of his part-time rate or the rate which his full~time seniority credit will give him and shall proceed from that point in the full-time wage progression Such credit shall apply to seniority vacation statutory holidays and sick days If for some reason the employee reverts to part-time during lhe probationary period there will be no loss of seniority The seniority rights of an employee shall be terminated after six (6) months following a lay-off due to lack of work In the event of an opening occurring in the full-time staff employees covered under this Appendix shall receive preference for such full-time position providing they have the necessary seniority ability competence and qualifications to perform the work
b) Part-time employees are expected to attend work in accordance with their schedule of hours When unable to attend the employee must notify the Company or designate as soon as it is reasonably possible prior to the commencement of the scheduled shift of the employee giving the reason why he is unable to attend middot
203 a) The weekly schedule of hours of work shall be allotted according to seniority by department providing the senior employee(s) has the necessary ability and qualifications to perform the work and is available
In the event of hours of work becoming available within a given week beyond the schedule of hours of that given week due to approved absences sickness compensation bereavement andor unanticipated increases in business the Company will call the most senior part-time employees not scheduled that day provided the employee is available and has the qualifications to perform the available work middot middot
b) The assignment of hours as set out in 203 (a) will result in the schedule of daily hours being posted not later than Thursday at noon of the previous week The store steward will be given a copy of the schedules Employees meal periods will be based on the commencement of their shift middot
204 If a full-time employee transfers to part-time status the employee will retain his original date of hire as his part-time seniority date
205 If more than one employee has the same seniority date the affected employees will draw to determine their order of seniority provided a steward is present middot middot
ARTICLE 3 - HOURS OF WORK
For existing part-time employees the Company will meet each employee to review the employees availability the employee shall be able to amend his availability quarterly each year
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bull bull A part-time employee hired after date of ratification shall have a minimum availability to work all day Saturday and Sunday and also two (2) evenings per week
301 The regular working day shall consist of up to ten (1 0) hours for all part-time employees middot middot
302 Should an employee desire a transfer to another department andor classification he shall indicate such preference on a form supplied by the Company stating the department(s) andor classification(s) desired A copy of the form will be provided to the employee and the Union As openings become available the Company will transfer employees by store seniority subject to relevant qualifications provided the employee has had a request on file for fourteen (14) days When transferred to a higher rated classification the employee will be placed on the wage scale at the level which gives him an increase and shall proceed upwards thereafter in accordance with the time frames When transferred to a lower rated classification the employee will be placed at the level equal to his rate of pay but not higher than the top rate of the new classification
303 The Company agrees that part-time employees will get the opportunity to work up to twenty-eight (28) hours per week by seniority by department by classification
prior to new employees being hired provided the Company can cover the available hours without encountering scheduling problems middot
304 The Company will schedule the following guaranteed hours of work per week based middoton the availability of the hours and provided the employee is available and qualified to perform the work
One (1) or more years of seniority a minimum guarantee of fifteen (15) hours of scheduled work per week
three (3) or more years of seniority a minimum guarantee of eighteen (18) middot hours of scheduled work per week
Five (5) or more years of seniority a minimum guarantee of twenty (20) middot hours of scheduled work per week
Six (6) or more years of seniority a minimum guarantee of twenty-four (24) hours of scheduled work per week
Seven (7) or more year of seniority a minimum guarantee of twenty-eight middot (28) hours of scheduled work per week middot
In the event of additional hours being added following the posting of the schedule or schedule changes created by illness accident leave of absence or changes beyond the control of the Company etc the Company agrees to offer such hours
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bull bull to employees by store seniority and by department provided the senior employee bull is available and qualified Such additional or changed hours are intended to be administered in such a manner as to top up part-time employees by seniority to approximately twenty-eight (28) hours unless junior employees have not reached their guaranteed hours in which case the junior employee will have priority to such guaranteep hours middot
ARTICLE 4- STATUTORY HOLIDAYS
401 Part-time employees shall be entitled to statutory holiday pay for the following middot holidays as recognized by the Employment Standards Act
New Years Day Good Friday Victoria Day Canada Day Civic Holiday
Labour Day Thanksgiving Day Christmas Day Boxing Day
If an employee is scheduled towork on the Civic Holiday such employe~ will be paid at his regular rate of pay and will be credited with an additional floater holiday
A part-time employee covered by this Agreement shall be eligible for a floater holiday once during each contract year to be taken at a time mutually agreed upon between the Company and the employee concerned
If any of the above legal holidays are no longer deemed to be a Public Holiday as defined by the Employment Standards Act the employee working on such a day will be paid his regular rate of pay and shall be credited with a floater day to be taken at a mutually agreeable time Otherwise any employee working on a Public Holiday shall be paid at time and one-half (1 Yz) his regular rate of pay plus the statutory days pay middot middot
402 To qualify for pay for a statutory holiday the employee must have worked on hislast scheduled shift preceding and his firSt scheduled shift following_ the legal holiday unless absent dueto proven illness or accident
An employee who so qualifies shall receive legal holiday pay based on his average number of daily hours worked (exclusive of daily overtime) during the four ( 4) weeks
middot immediately preceding the week during which the legal holiday occurs times his standard rate of pay middot
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bull bull ARTICLE 5 -VACATIONS
501 Employees with less than five (5) years seniority as of May 1st of the current year shall receive four (4) percent of their earnings as vacation pay Employees with five (5) or more years service as of May 1st of the current year shall receive six (6) percent of their earnings as vacation pay Employees with eight (8) or more years service as of May 1st of the current year shall receive eight (8) percent of their earnings as vacation pay Employees with seventeen (17) or more years service as of May 1st of the current year shall receive ten (10) percent of their earnings as vacation pay middot middot
502 The Company may grant a leave of absence without pay up to a maximum of four (4) weeks duration to an employee for vacation purposes Such request and permission shall be made in writing It is entirely the Companys choice to allow such a leave of absence without pay If an employee is refused such a request he may not submit a grievance or proceed to arbitration regarding this refusal
503 Part-time employees will choose their vacations after full-time employees have made their choices The preference of vacations will always be given to the partshytime employees having the most seniority Part-time employees will be required to submit their vacation intentions by April1 st of each year
ARTICLE 6- BEREAVEMENT
601 Provided the part-time employee was scheduled to work
The Company agrees to grant employees the necessary time off up to three 3) days with pay at the time of death of the following relatives
Father mother brother sister spouse child step-child mother-in-law father-inshylaw brother-in-law sister-in-law son-in-law daughter-in-law grandparents grandchild step-parents same sex partners uncle aunt niece nephew
602 If the funeral is more than two hundred forty kilometers (240) away the employee will receive an additional one 1) day with pay for attending the fune~al If bereavement falls during an employees vacation he shall be able to carry over the paid time to be able to use at a later date
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bull bull ARTICLE 7 -REST PERIODS
701 Employees covered by this Appendix shall be entitled to one (1) fifteen (15) minute paid rest for each four ( 4) hour period worked Whenever possible each rest period
shall occur at approximately themiddot mid-point of each four (4) hourmiddot period~ No employee who is scheduled for more than four (4) hours but not exceeding six (6) hours shall be required to take their break sooner than two (2) hours into their shift whenever possible
702 middotWhere an employee is working a daily shift of more than six (6) hours he shall have one (1) hour (or a half) hour by mutual consent) off for lunch and one-half() hour for supper if applicable middot
ARTICLE 8 -WAGES
801 A part-time employee shall be pald time and one-half 1 ) for all hours worked over ten 1 0) hours per day or over forty (40) hours per week middot
802 Part-time employees who work on the night crew shall receive a shift premium of ninety-five (95cent) cents per hour for the hours worked on the night shift For the purposes of any Statutory Holiday Pay Vacation Pay or Weekly Indemnity Benefits (where applicable) to which such an employee may be entitled in a week during which he is scheduled to work on a night crew his hourly rate shall be deemed to include the premium aforesaid middot
803 An employee assigned to a position of lead hand shall receive a lead hand premium
of seventy-five (75cent) cents per hour
804 The wage rates affecting employees in the bargaining unit as set out herein shall be set forth in Appendix D of this Agreement
805 An employee who is hired at a higher rate of pay than the start rate is deemed to have to his credit the required hours to justify such a rate of pay
ARTICLE 9 -SAFETY SHOE OR BOOT ALLOWANCE
901 Part-time employees who are required by the Company to wear approved safety footwear shall be paid an allowance of up to forty dollars ($4000) per year upon presentation of a receipt middot
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bull bull ARTICLE 10 middotFULL-TIME REPLACEMENT
1001 Part-time employees replacing full-time employees shall receive the start rate of the full-time classification or whatever level on the scale that would provide him an
increase
35
bull APPENDIX D
Part-time Employee Wage Scale
bull Notwithstanding the wage progressions for part-time employees where there is an increase in the Ontario minimum wage rate it shall become the new start rate and those employees so affected shall remain at such rate of pay until their months with the Company would permit them an increase in their rate of pay in accordance with the wage grid
ClerksCashlers
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Nov 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $721 $721 $721 $721 $721 $731 $746
middot 6 months 738 738 738 738 738 748 763
12 months 769 769 769 769 769 779 794
18 months 800 800 800 800 800 810 825
24 months 832 832 832 832 832 842 857
30 months 864 864 864 864 864 874 889
36 months middot 895 895 895 895 895 905 920
42 months 937 937 937 937 937 947 962
48 months 1010 1010 1010 1010 1010 1020 1035
54 months 1 1045 middot1070 1095 1125 1155 1185
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bull bull Service Clerks
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Novmiddotmiddot 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $675 $675 $675 middot $675 $675 $685 $700
6 months 698 698 698 698 698 708 723
12 months 721 721 721 721 721 731 746
18 months 736 736 736 736 736 746 761
24 months 753 753 753 753 753 763 7~78
30 months 795 795 795 795 795 805 820
36 months 811 836 861 886 916 946 976
Meat Cutters
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Nov 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $1238 $1238 $1238 $1238 $1238 $1248 $1263
6 months 1317 1317 1317 1317 1317 1327 1342
12 months 1397 1397 1397 1397 1397 1407 bull 1422
18 months 1425 1450 f475 1500 1530 1560 1590
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bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob As Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE PRINTING OF COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT
The Company agrees to pay one thousand five hundred dollars ($1 50000) towards the cost of printing the Collective Agreement into booklet form middot
~ DATED AT 0plusmnaulh ONTARIO this 5 day of --=-H-=e6__ __ 20ol
UNITEDFOODANDCOMMERC~L LOEB CANADA INC WOR RS UNION LOCAL 175
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bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob As Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE SUNDAY AND STATUTORY HOLIDAYS
In the event that Sunday is legislated to become a regular work day both parties agree that Article 503 b c d of the Collective Agreement will be deleted and that those hours wiJI be part of the regular work week Both parties agree to meet in order to determine the distribution of these Sunday hours
In the event that stores are allowed to legally open on a statutory holiday without premium pay then the parties agree to meet to amend the Collective Agreement by mutual agreement
3 DATED AT o-HctuKL- ONTARIO this 5 day of_~he-=b~-- 2002
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WOR RS UNION LOCAL 175
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bull bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
ANDmiddot
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE TIME LIMITS
In view of recent changes to the Ontario Labour Relations Act and resulting decisions therefrom and in view ofthe parties history of amiable Labour Relations the parties agree to the following
That neither party shall raise or proceed with a timeliness issue argument regarding filing for arbitration without first giving the other party written prior notice of its intent to do so
Should either party serve such notice on the other party the parties further agree that the final time frame in the Collective Agreement respecting filing for arbitration shall then be triggered
The parties further agree that any Board of Arbitration or single arbitrator shall have full jurisdiction to adjudicate the matter respecting timeliness in light of this agreement andmiddot shall not be restricted by the Ontario Labour Relations Act in so doing
DATED AT Q-t-CUJ)O_ ONTARIO this 5_ day of ~e6
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORK RS UNION LOCAL 175
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LOEB CANADA INC
bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE NIGHT CREW GROUP 1
The Company agrees that the following full-time night crew employees are classified as Group 1 middot
middot Brian Taylor Brian Lewis Rick Tombs
The Company agrees that should a Group 1 day job come open and an existing Group 1 night crew employee apply and is successful in getting the job he would maintain his Group 1 status
DATED AT 61-cuuo-- ONTARIO this~ dayof F~b
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WOR ERS UNION LOCAL 175
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LOEB CANADA INC
20~
bull
LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175NEW LETTER
RE FULL-TIME GROUP 2 TEN (10) HOUR SHIFTS
The Company and the Union agree that should the Company wish to introduce ten 1 0) hour shifts the employees affected will be entitled to an additional fifteen 15) minute break to be taken within the last two 2) hours of work
DATED AT 6-ttcuvo- ONTARIO this _fi__ day of Feb 2003
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO ERS UNION LOCAL 175
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bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE GROUP 1 amp 2 DISTRIBUTION
In an effort to maintain full-time positions and create additional full-time positions the parties have agreed to the following
a) The following
Gary Pritchard Maria Romano Robert Chenier Brian Taylor Paul Berrea Allan Cuddihey Bruce Harding Rick Tombs Brian Lewis
are existing full-time employees as date of ratification and will be classified as Group 1 employees middot
b) The Company agrees that forty-five percent (45) of all regular bargaining unit hours per week will be designated as full-time hours Both parties agreemiddot to have fifty percent (50) of full-time employees in Group 1 and fifty percent (50) in Group 2 This ratio will be achieved through attrition In other words as a Group 1 position becomes vacant it will be replaces by a Group 2 position until fifty-fifty percent (50-50) ratio is achieved Once this ratio is achieved if a Group 1 position becomes vacant it would be filled by a Group 2 employee as per the terms and conditions of the Collective Agreement and a new Group 2 position would be posted
c) The Company recognizes the Receiver Assist Meat Manager and Assistant Produce Manager positions as a Group 1 position Should the Company introduce an additional Receiver position in the unit that position would be considered as a Group 2 position middot
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bull bull d) In the case of a lay-off of a full-time position if a Group 1 employee is laid
off he will have the following options
full lay-off with recall rights accepting part-time hours while maintaining recall rights if feasible he will be offered a Group 2 full-time position and maintain his recall rights to a Group 1 status for the duration of the recall period middot
e) The creation of Assistant Department Managers will be at the Companys sole discretion and may be classified as Group 2 positions
The parties agree to review at store level on a quarterly basis the level of bargaining unit hours and the number of full-time positions as it relates to Group middot1 and Group 2
DATED AT Dttau~ ONTARIO this~ day of l=t=b
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
44
LOEB CANADA INC
t 2003
bull bull RE Group 2 Positions - Highlights
Full-time - forty (40) hours a week maximum five (5) shifts a week - minimum four (4) hours a shift - maximum of ten (10) hours per shift - Saturday and Sunday shifts part of work week - Sunday premium applies
- two (2) consecutive days off every other week - Evenings - may be scheduled up to three (3) evenings a week
Meat Produce and Bakery Department employees may be scheduled from 500 am and would receive night crew premium for time worked from 500 am to 600 am
Night Crew Maybe scheduled between 900pm and 900am - Night crew premium would apply from Sunday to Saturday - would be scheduled consecutive nights
45
bull bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AN[)
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE SUNDAY WORK GROUP 2
Sunday work shall be part of the work week for all full-time employees in Group 2 It will be clearly indicated to the concerned employee upon hiring andor promotion If at anytime a Group 2 employee or an employee hired before September 41
h 2001 and promoted to a Group 2 position after September 41
h 2001 advises the Company that he is no longer available to work on Sundays then this employee will be returned to a part-time status with middot the conditions of a part-time employee and the Company will post a new Group 2 full-time position The employee returned to his prior position will not have recourse to the grievance procedure as outlined in the Collective Agreement
DATED AT o-tt~ ONTARIO this__amp__ day of _ _Fi-=Eb=---bull 2003
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO RS UNION LOCAL 175
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bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE CARY PRITCHARD ASSISTANT MEAt MANAGER
Upon ratification Cary Pritchard will move to the Meat Cutter scale at the thirty-six (36) month rate and continue to progress from there on He shall also receive a premium of one dollar ($100) per hour as per the Assistan~ Department Manager premium
DATED AT Otcuvo ONTARIO this 5 day of Feb
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
47
LOEB CANADA INC
20Q3
I- - bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INCmiddot cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE SYLVANA FLORES DELl CLERK
The parties agree that Sylvana Flores is on a leave of absence The parties agree that she
will continue to accumulate seniority while on the leave of absence Should Sylvana Flores return to work at Loeb City View prior to January 5 2003 she will maintain her seniority As of January 5 2003 she would have no seniority in the Bargaining Unit
DATED AT Qmiddotttcl)AlO_ ONTARIO this _5_ day of Feb 20CB
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO RS UNION LOCAL 175
48
bull bull LETTER OF-AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC bull cob as Loeb City View
AND
UNIrED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE RED CIRCLED FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES
The Company agrees that the following employees will be considered middot red-circled employees
Maria Romano Robert Chenier Brian Taylor
Effective December 1 2002 they will receive a lump sum payment of seven hundred andmiddot fifty dollars ($75000) middot
Effective November 30 2003 they will receive a lump sum payment of seven hundred and fifty dollars ($75000)
Effective November 28 2004 they will receive a lump sum payment of seven hundred and fifty dollars ($75000) middot
Effective November 27 2005 they will receive a lump sum payment of four hundred dollars ($40000) and a wage increase of twelve cents (12cent) on their rate of pay bringing them to the end rate of the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of thirty cents (30cent) and thirty cents (30cent )
Should the employees want to have their lump sum payment directed to an RRSP they must provide the Store Director with the TD2 no later than the first week of November each yearmiddot
DATED AT 00a vJ6_ ONTARIO this_5_ day of middot Eeb 20~
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO RS UNION CAL 175
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bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE RED-CIRCLED PART-TIME EMPLOYEES
Maria Arella Jimmy Wong Mandy Wong Maria Semler Brenda Laverty Yvonne Gagnon Sandra Gray Beverly MacDonald middot middot
During the term of the Collective Agreement the red-circled ~mployees shall be brought in line with the established wage scales in the negotiated Collective Agreement
Re Maria Arella Jimmy Wong Mandy Wong Maria Semler Brenda Laverty middot bull
Effective December 1 2002 they will receive a lump sum payment of fifteen cents 15cent) per hour worked averaged over the last six 6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks and a wage increase of fifteen cents 15cent) on their rate of pay bringing them to the end rate of middot the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of twentyshyfive cents (25cent) twenty-five cents (25cent) thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents middot (30cent)
Re Yvonne Gagnon Sandra Gray
Effective December 1 2002 they will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 30 2003 they will receive a lump sum payment often cents (10cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six 6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks and a middot wage increase of twenty cents (20cent) on their rate of pay bringing them to the end rate of the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of twenty- five cents 25cent) thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents_(30cent) thirty cents (30cent)
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bull bull Re Beverly MacDonald
Effective December 1 2002 she will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 30 2003 she will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 28 2004 she will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 26 2005 she will receive a lump sum payment of fifteen cents (15cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks and a wage increase of twelve cents ( 12cent) on her rate of pay bringing her to the end rate of the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents (30cent) middot
Should the employees want to have their lump sum payment directed to an RRSP they must provide the Store Director with the TD2 no later than the first week of November of each year
DATED AT 0~ ONTARIO this~ day of Feb
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WO ERS UNION OCAL 175
January 21 2003 cep 571-0
LOEB CANADA INC
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bull bull A part-time employee hired after date of ratification shall have a minimum availability to work all day Saturday and Sunday and also two (2) evenings per week
301 The regular working day shall consist of up to ten (1 0) hours for all part-time employees middot middot
302 Should an employee desire a transfer to another department andor classification he shall indicate such preference on a form supplied by the Company stating the department(s) andor classification(s) desired A copy of the form will be provided to the employee and the Union As openings become available the Company will transfer employees by store seniority subject to relevant qualifications provided the employee has had a request on file for fourteen (14) days When transferred to a higher rated classification the employee will be placed on the wage scale at the level which gives him an increase and shall proceed upwards thereafter in accordance with the time frames When transferred to a lower rated classification the employee will be placed at the level equal to his rate of pay but not higher than the top rate of the new classification
303 The Company agrees that part-time employees will get the opportunity to work up to twenty-eight (28) hours per week by seniority by department by classification
prior to new employees being hired provided the Company can cover the available hours without encountering scheduling problems middot
304 The Company will schedule the following guaranteed hours of work per week based middoton the availability of the hours and provided the employee is available and qualified to perform the work
One (1) or more years of seniority a minimum guarantee of fifteen (15) hours of scheduled work per week
three (3) or more years of seniority a minimum guarantee of eighteen (18) middot hours of scheduled work per week
Five (5) or more years of seniority a minimum guarantee of twenty (20) middot hours of scheduled work per week
Six (6) or more years of seniority a minimum guarantee of twenty-four (24) hours of scheduled work per week
Seven (7) or more year of seniority a minimum guarantee of twenty-eight middot (28) hours of scheduled work per week middot
In the event of additional hours being added following the posting of the schedule or schedule changes created by illness accident leave of absence or changes beyond the control of the Company etc the Company agrees to offer such hours
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bull bull to employees by store seniority and by department provided the senior employee bull is available and qualified Such additional or changed hours are intended to be administered in such a manner as to top up part-time employees by seniority to approximately twenty-eight (28) hours unless junior employees have not reached their guaranteed hours in which case the junior employee will have priority to such guaranteep hours middot
ARTICLE 4- STATUTORY HOLIDAYS
401 Part-time employees shall be entitled to statutory holiday pay for the following middot holidays as recognized by the Employment Standards Act
New Years Day Good Friday Victoria Day Canada Day Civic Holiday
Labour Day Thanksgiving Day Christmas Day Boxing Day
If an employee is scheduled towork on the Civic Holiday such employe~ will be paid at his regular rate of pay and will be credited with an additional floater holiday
A part-time employee covered by this Agreement shall be eligible for a floater holiday once during each contract year to be taken at a time mutually agreed upon between the Company and the employee concerned
If any of the above legal holidays are no longer deemed to be a Public Holiday as defined by the Employment Standards Act the employee working on such a day will be paid his regular rate of pay and shall be credited with a floater day to be taken at a mutually agreeable time Otherwise any employee working on a Public Holiday shall be paid at time and one-half (1 Yz) his regular rate of pay plus the statutory days pay middot middot
402 To qualify for pay for a statutory holiday the employee must have worked on hislast scheduled shift preceding and his firSt scheduled shift following_ the legal holiday unless absent dueto proven illness or accident
An employee who so qualifies shall receive legal holiday pay based on his average number of daily hours worked (exclusive of daily overtime) during the four ( 4) weeks
middot immediately preceding the week during which the legal holiday occurs times his standard rate of pay middot
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bull bull ARTICLE 5 -VACATIONS
501 Employees with less than five (5) years seniority as of May 1st of the current year shall receive four (4) percent of their earnings as vacation pay Employees with five (5) or more years service as of May 1st of the current year shall receive six (6) percent of their earnings as vacation pay Employees with eight (8) or more years service as of May 1st of the current year shall receive eight (8) percent of their earnings as vacation pay Employees with seventeen (17) or more years service as of May 1st of the current year shall receive ten (10) percent of their earnings as vacation pay middot middot
502 The Company may grant a leave of absence without pay up to a maximum of four (4) weeks duration to an employee for vacation purposes Such request and permission shall be made in writing It is entirely the Companys choice to allow such a leave of absence without pay If an employee is refused such a request he may not submit a grievance or proceed to arbitration regarding this refusal
503 Part-time employees will choose their vacations after full-time employees have made their choices The preference of vacations will always be given to the partshytime employees having the most seniority Part-time employees will be required to submit their vacation intentions by April1 st of each year
ARTICLE 6- BEREAVEMENT
601 Provided the part-time employee was scheduled to work
The Company agrees to grant employees the necessary time off up to three 3) days with pay at the time of death of the following relatives
Father mother brother sister spouse child step-child mother-in-law father-inshylaw brother-in-law sister-in-law son-in-law daughter-in-law grandparents grandchild step-parents same sex partners uncle aunt niece nephew
602 If the funeral is more than two hundred forty kilometers (240) away the employee will receive an additional one 1) day with pay for attending the fune~al If bereavement falls during an employees vacation he shall be able to carry over the paid time to be able to use at a later date
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bull bull ARTICLE 7 -REST PERIODS
701 Employees covered by this Appendix shall be entitled to one (1) fifteen (15) minute paid rest for each four ( 4) hour period worked Whenever possible each rest period
shall occur at approximately themiddot mid-point of each four (4) hourmiddot period~ No employee who is scheduled for more than four (4) hours but not exceeding six (6) hours shall be required to take their break sooner than two (2) hours into their shift whenever possible
702 middotWhere an employee is working a daily shift of more than six (6) hours he shall have one (1) hour (or a half) hour by mutual consent) off for lunch and one-half() hour for supper if applicable middot
ARTICLE 8 -WAGES
801 A part-time employee shall be pald time and one-half 1 ) for all hours worked over ten 1 0) hours per day or over forty (40) hours per week middot
802 Part-time employees who work on the night crew shall receive a shift premium of ninety-five (95cent) cents per hour for the hours worked on the night shift For the purposes of any Statutory Holiday Pay Vacation Pay or Weekly Indemnity Benefits (where applicable) to which such an employee may be entitled in a week during which he is scheduled to work on a night crew his hourly rate shall be deemed to include the premium aforesaid middot
803 An employee assigned to a position of lead hand shall receive a lead hand premium
of seventy-five (75cent) cents per hour
804 The wage rates affecting employees in the bargaining unit as set out herein shall be set forth in Appendix D of this Agreement
805 An employee who is hired at a higher rate of pay than the start rate is deemed to have to his credit the required hours to justify such a rate of pay
ARTICLE 9 -SAFETY SHOE OR BOOT ALLOWANCE
901 Part-time employees who are required by the Company to wear approved safety footwear shall be paid an allowance of up to forty dollars ($4000) per year upon presentation of a receipt middot
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bull bull ARTICLE 10 middotFULL-TIME REPLACEMENT
1001 Part-time employees replacing full-time employees shall receive the start rate of the full-time classification or whatever level on the scale that would provide him an
increase
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bull APPENDIX D
Part-time Employee Wage Scale
bull Notwithstanding the wage progressions for part-time employees where there is an increase in the Ontario minimum wage rate it shall become the new start rate and those employees so affected shall remain at such rate of pay until their months with the Company would permit them an increase in their rate of pay in accordance with the wage grid
ClerksCashlers
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Nov 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $721 $721 $721 $721 $721 $731 $746
middot 6 months 738 738 738 738 738 748 763
12 months 769 769 769 769 769 779 794
18 months 800 800 800 800 800 810 825
24 months 832 832 832 832 832 842 857
30 months 864 864 864 864 864 874 889
36 months middot 895 895 895 895 895 905 920
42 months 937 937 937 937 937 947 962
48 months 1010 1010 1010 1010 1010 1020 1035
54 months 1 1045 middot1070 1095 1125 1155 1185
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bull bull Service Clerks
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Novmiddotmiddot 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $675 $675 $675 middot $675 $675 $685 $700
6 months 698 698 698 698 698 708 723
12 months 721 721 721 721 721 731 746
18 months 736 736 736 736 736 746 761
24 months 753 753 753 753 753 763 7~78
30 months 795 795 795 795 795 805 820
36 months 811 836 861 886 916 946 976
Meat Cutters
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Nov 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $1238 $1238 $1238 $1238 $1238 $1248 $1263
6 months 1317 1317 1317 1317 1317 1327 1342
12 months 1397 1397 1397 1397 1397 1407 bull 1422
18 months 1425 1450 f475 1500 1530 1560 1590
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bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob As Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE PRINTING OF COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT
The Company agrees to pay one thousand five hundred dollars ($1 50000) towards the cost of printing the Collective Agreement into booklet form middot
~ DATED AT 0plusmnaulh ONTARIO this 5 day of --=-H-=e6__ __ 20ol
UNITEDFOODANDCOMMERC~L LOEB CANADA INC WOR RS UNION LOCAL 175
38
bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob As Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE SUNDAY AND STATUTORY HOLIDAYS
In the event that Sunday is legislated to become a regular work day both parties agree that Article 503 b c d of the Collective Agreement will be deleted and that those hours wiJI be part of the regular work week Both parties agree to meet in order to determine the distribution of these Sunday hours
In the event that stores are allowed to legally open on a statutory holiday without premium pay then the parties agree to meet to amend the Collective Agreement by mutual agreement
3 DATED AT o-HctuKL- ONTARIO this 5 day of_~he-=b~-- 2002
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WOR RS UNION LOCAL 175
39
bull bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
ANDmiddot
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE TIME LIMITS
In view of recent changes to the Ontario Labour Relations Act and resulting decisions therefrom and in view ofthe parties history of amiable Labour Relations the parties agree to the following
That neither party shall raise or proceed with a timeliness issue argument regarding filing for arbitration without first giving the other party written prior notice of its intent to do so
Should either party serve such notice on the other party the parties further agree that the final time frame in the Collective Agreement respecting filing for arbitration shall then be triggered
The parties further agree that any Board of Arbitration or single arbitrator shall have full jurisdiction to adjudicate the matter respecting timeliness in light of this agreement andmiddot shall not be restricted by the Ontario Labour Relations Act in so doing
DATED AT Q-t-CUJ)O_ ONTARIO this 5_ day of ~e6
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORK RS UNION LOCAL 175
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LOEB CANADA INC
bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE NIGHT CREW GROUP 1
The Company agrees that the following full-time night crew employees are classified as Group 1 middot
middot Brian Taylor Brian Lewis Rick Tombs
The Company agrees that should a Group 1 day job come open and an existing Group 1 night crew employee apply and is successful in getting the job he would maintain his Group 1 status
DATED AT 61-cuuo-- ONTARIO this~ dayof F~b
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WOR ERS UNION LOCAL 175
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LOEB CANADA INC
20~
bull
LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175NEW LETTER
RE FULL-TIME GROUP 2 TEN (10) HOUR SHIFTS
The Company and the Union agree that should the Company wish to introduce ten 1 0) hour shifts the employees affected will be entitled to an additional fifteen 15) minute break to be taken within the last two 2) hours of work
DATED AT 6-ttcuvo- ONTARIO this _fi__ day of Feb 2003
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO ERS UNION LOCAL 175
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bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE GROUP 1 amp 2 DISTRIBUTION
In an effort to maintain full-time positions and create additional full-time positions the parties have agreed to the following
a) The following
Gary Pritchard Maria Romano Robert Chenier Brian Taylor Paul Berrea Allan Cuddihey Bruce Harding Rick Tombs Brian Lewis
are existing full-time employees as date of ratification and will be classified as Group 1 employees middot
b) The Company agrees that forty-five percent (45) of all regular bargaining unit hours per week will be designated as full-time hours Both parties agreemiddot to have fifty percent (50) of full-time employees in Group 1 and fifty percent (50) in Group 2 This ratio will be achieved through attrition In other words as a Group 1 position becomes vacant it will be replaces by a Group 2 position until fifty-fifty percent (50-50) ratio is achieved Once this ratio is achieved if a Group 1 position becomes vacant it would be filled by a Group 2 employee as per the terms and conditions of the Collective Agreement and a new Group 2 position would be posted
c) The Company recognizes the Receiver Assist Meat Manager and Assistant Produce Manager positions as a Group 1 position Should the Company introduce an additional Receiver position in the unit that position would be considered as a Group 2 position middot
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bull bull d) In the case of a lay-off of a full-time position if a Group 1 employee is laid
off he will have the following options
full lay-off with recall rights accepting part-time hours while maintaining recall rights if feasible he will be offered a Group 2 full-time position and maintain his recall rights to a Group 1 status for the duration of the recall period middot
e) The creation of Assistant Department Managers will be at the Companys sole discretion and may be classified as Group 2 positions
The parties agree to review at store level on a quarterly basis the level of bargaining unit hours and the number of full-time positions as it relates to Group middot1 and Group 2
DATED AT Dttau~ ONTARIO this~ day of l=t=b
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
44
LOEB CANADA INC
t 2003
bull bull RE Group 2 Positions - Highlights
Full-time - forty (40) hours a week maximum five (5) shifts a week - minimum four (4) hours a shift - maximum of ten (10) hours per shift - Saturday and Sunday shifts part of work week - Sunday premium applies
- two (2) consecutive days off every other week - Evenings - may be scheduled up to three (3) evenings a week
Meat Produce and Bakery Department employees may be scheduled from 500 am and would receive night crew premium for time worked from 500 am to 600 am
Night Crew Maybe scheduled between 900pm and 900am - Night crew premium would apply from Sunday to Saturday - would be scheduled consecutive nights
45
bull bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AN[)
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE SUNDAY WORK GROUP 2
Sunday work shall be part of the work week for all full-time employees in Group 2 It will be clearly indicated to the concerned employee upon hiring andor promotion If at anytime a Group 2 employee or an employee hired before September 41
h 2001 and promoted to a Group 2 position after September 41
h 2001 advises the Company that he is no longer available to work on Sundays then this employee will be returned to a part-time status with middot the conditions of a part-time employee and the Company will post a new Group 2 full-time position The employee returned to his prior position will not have recourse to the grievance procedure as outlined in the Collective Agreement
DATED AT o-tt~ ONTARIO this__amp__ day of _ _Fi-=Eb=---bull 2003
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO RS UNION LOCAL 175
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bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE CARY PRITCHARD ASSISTANT MEAt MANAGER
Upon ratification Cary Pritchard will move to the Meat Cutter scale at the thirty-six (36) month rate and continue to progress from there on He shall also receive a premium of one dollar ($100) per hour as per the Assistan~ Department Manager premium
DATED AT Otcuvo ONTARIO this 5 day of Feb
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
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I- - bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INCmiddot cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE SYLVANA FLORES DELl CLERK
The parties agree that Sylvana Flores is on a leave of absence The parties agree that she
will continue to accumulate seniority while on the leave of absence Should Sylvana Flores return to work at Loeb City View prior to January 5 2003 she will maintain her seniority As of January 5 2003 she would have no seniority in the Bargaining Unit
DATED AT Qmiddotttcl)AlO_ ONTARIO this _5_ day of Feb 20CB
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO RS UNION LOCAL 175
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bull bull LETTER OF-AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC bull cob as Loeb City View
AND
UNIrED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE RED CIRCLED FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES
The Company agrees that the following employees will be considered middot red-circled employees
Maria Romano Robert Chenier Brian Taylor
Effective December 1 2002 they will receive a lump sum payment of seven hundred andmiddot fifty dollars ($75000) middot
Effective November 30 2003 they will receive a lump sum payment of seven hundred and fifty dollars ($75000)
Effective November 28 2004 they will receive a lump sum payment of seven hundred and fifty dollars ($75000) middot
Effective November 27 2005 they will receive a lump sum payment of four hundred dollars ($40000) and a wage increase of twelve cents (12cent) on their rate of pay bringing them to the end rate of the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of thirty cents (30cent) and thirty cents (30cent )
Should the employees want to have their lump sum payment directed to an RRSP they must provide the Store Director with the TD2 no later than the first week of November each yearmiddot
DATED AT 00a vJ6_ ONTARIO this_5_ day of middot Eeb 20~
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO RS UNION CAL 175
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bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE RED-CIRCLED PART-TIME EMPLOYEES
Maria Arella Jimmy Wong Mandy Wong Maria Semler Brenda Laverty Yvonne Gagnon Sandra Gray Beverly MacDonald middot middot
During the term of the Collective Agreement the red-circled ~mployees shall be brought in line with the established wage scales in the negotiated Collective Agreement
Re Maria Arella Jimmy Wong Mandy Wong Maria Semler Brenda Laverty middot bull
Effective December 1 2002 they will receive a lump sum payment of fifteen cents 15cent) per hour worked averaged over the last six 6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks and a wage increase of fifteen cents 15cent) on their rate of pay bringing them to the end rate of middot the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of twentyshyfive cents (25cent) twenty-five cents (25cent) thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents middot (30cent)
Re Yvonne Gagnon Sandra Gray
Effective December 1 2002 they will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 30 2003 they will receive a lump sum payment often cents (10cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six 6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks and a middot wage increase of twenty cents (20cent) on their rate of pay bringing them to the end rate of the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of twenty- five cents 25cent) thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents_(30cent) thirty cents (30cent)
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bull bull Re Beverly MacDonald
Effective December 1 2002 she will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 30 2003 she will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 28 2004 she will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 26 2005 she will receive a lump sum payment of fifteen cents (15cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks and a wage increase of twelve cents ( 12cent) on her rate of pay bringing her to the end rate of the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents (30cent) middot
Should the employees want to have their lump sum payment directed to an RRSP they must provide the Store Director with the TD2 no later than the first week of November of each year
DATED AT 0~ ONTARIO this~ day of Feb
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WO ERS UNION OCAL 175
January 21 2003 cep 571-0
LOEB CANADA INC
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bull bull to employees by store seniority and by department provided the senior employee bull is available and qualified Such additional or changed hours are intended to be administered in such a manner as to top up part-time employees by seniority to approximately twenty-eight (28) hours unless junior employees have not reached their guaranteed hours in which case the junior employee will have priority to such guaranteep hours middot
ARTICLE 4- STATUTORY HOLIDAYS
401 Part-time employees shall be entitled to statutory holiday pay for the following middot holidays as recognized by the Employment Standards Act
New Years Day Good Friday Victoria Day Canada Day Civic Holiday
Labour Day Thanksgiving Day Christmas Day Boxing Day
If an employee is scheduled towork on the Civic Holiday such employe~ will be paid at his regular rate of pay and will be credited with an additional floater holiday
A part-time employee covered by this Agreement shall be eligible for a floater holiday once during each contract year to be taken at a time mutually agreed upon between the Company and the employee concerned
If any of the above legal holidays are no longer deemed to be a Public Holiday as defined by the Employment Standards Act the employee working on such a day will be paid his regular rate of pay and shall be credited with a floater day to be taken at a mutually agreeable time Otherwise any employee working on a Public Holiday shall be paid at time and one-half (1 Yz) his regular rate of pay plus the statutory days pay middot middot
402 To qualify for pay for a statutory holiday the employee must have worked on hislast scheduled shift preceding and his firSt scheduled shift following_ the legal holiday unless absent dueto proven illness or accident
An employee who so qualifies shall receive legal holiday pay based on his average number of daily hours worked (exclusive of daily overtime) during the four ( 4) weeks
middot immediately preceding the week during which the legal holiday occurs times his standard rate of pay middot
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bull bull ARTICLE 5 -VACATIONS
501 Employees with less than five (5) years seniority as of May 1st of the current year shall receive four (4) percent of their earnings as vacation pay Employees with five (5) or more years service as of May 1st of the current year shall receive six (6) percent of their earnings as vacation pay Employees with eight (8) or more years service as of May 1st of the current year shall receive eight (8) percent of their earnings as vacation pay Employees with seventeen (17) or more years service as of May 1st of the current year shall receive ten (10) percent of their earnings as vacation pay middot middot
502 The Company may grant a leave of absence without pay up to a maximum of four (4) weeks duration to an employee for vacation purposes Such request and permission shall be made in writing It is entirely the Companys choice to allow such a leave of absence without pay If an employee is refused such a request he may not submit a grievance or proceed to arbitration regarding this refusal
503 Part-time employees will choose their vacations after full-time employees have made their choices The preference of vacations will always be given to the partshytime employees having the most seniority Part-time employees will be required to submit their vacation intentions by April1 st of each year
ARTICLE 6- BEREAVEMENT
601 Provided the part-time employee was scheduled to work
The Company agrees to grant employees the necessary time off up to three 3) days with pay at the time of death of the following relatives
Father mother brother sister spouse child step-child mother-in-law father-inshylaw brother-in-law sister-in-law son-in-law daughter-in-law grandparents grandchild step-parents same sex partners uncle aunt niece nephew
602 If the funeral is more than two hundred forty kilometers (240) away the employee will receive an additional one 1) day with pay for attending the fune~al If bereavement falls during an employees vacation he shall be able to carry over the paid time to be able to use at a later date
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bull bull ARTICLE 7 -REST PERIODS
701 Employees covered by this Appendix shall be entitled to one (1) fifteen (15) minute paid rest for each four ( 4) hour period worked Whenever possible each rest period
shall occur at approximately themiddot mid-point of each four (4) hourmiddot period~ No employee who is scheduled for more than four (4) hours but not exceeding six (6) hours shall be required to take their break sooner than two (2) hours into their shift whenever possible
702 middotWhere an employee is working a daily shift of more than six (6) hours he shall have one (1) hour (or a half) hour by mutual consent) off for lunch and one-half() hour for supper if applicable middot
ARTICLE 8 -WAGES
801 A part-time employee shall be pald time and one-half 1 ) for all hours worked over ten 1 0) hours per day or over forty (40) hours per week middot
802 Part-time employees who work on the night crew shall receive a shift premium of ninety-five (95cent) cents per hour for the hours worked on the night shift For the purposes of any Statutory Holiday Pay Vacation Pay or Weekly Indemnity Benefits (where applicable) to which such an employee may be entitled in a week during which he is scheduled to work on a night crew his hourly rate shall be deemed to include the premium aforesaid middot
803 An employee assigned to a position of lead hand shall receive a lead hand premium
of seventy-five (75cent) cents per hour
804 The wage rates affecting employees in the bargaining unit as set out herein shall be set forth in Appendix D of this Agreement
805 An employee who is hired at a higher rate of pay than the start rate is deemed to have to his credit the required hours to justify such a rate of pay
ARTICLE 9 -SAFETY SHOE OR BOOT ALLOWANCE
901 Part-time employees who are required by the Company to wear approved safety footwear shall be paid an allowance of up to forty dollars ($4000) per year upon presentation of a receipt middot
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bull bull ARTICLE 10 middotFULL-TIME REPLACEMENT
1001 Part-time employees replacing full-time employees shall receive the start rate of the full-time classification or whatever level on the scale that would provide him an
increase
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bull APPENDIX D
Part-time Employee Wage Scale
bull Notwithstanding the wage progressions for part-time employees where there is an increase in the Ontario minimum wage rate it shall become the new start rate and those employees so affected shall remain at such rate of pay until their months with the Company would permit them an increase in their rate of pay in accordance with the wage grid
ClerksCashlers
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Nov 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $721 $721 $721 $721 $721 $731 $746
middot 6 months 738 738 738 738 738 748 763
12 months 769 769 769 769 769 779 794
18 months 800 800 800 800 800 810 825
24 months 832 832 832 832 832 842 857
30 months 864 864 864 864 864 874 889
36 months middot 895 895 895 895 895 905 920
42 months 937 937 937 937 937 947 962
48 months 1010 1010 1010 1010 1010 1020 1035
54 months 1 1045 middot1070 1095 1125 1155 1185
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bull bull Service Clerks
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Novmiddotmiddot 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $675 $675 $675 middot $675 $675 $685 $700
6 months 698 698 698 698 698 708 723
12 months 721 721 721 721 721 731 746
18 months 736 736 736 736 736 746 761
24 months 753 753 753 753 753 763 7~78
30 months 795 795 795 795 795 805 820
36 months 811 836 861 886 916 946 976
Meat Cutters
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Nov 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $1238 $1238 $1238 $1238 $1238 $1248 $1263
6 months 1317 1317 1317 1317 1317 1327 1342
12 months 1397 1397 1397 1397 1397 1407 bull 1422
18 months 1425 1450 f475 1500 1530 1560 1590
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bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob As Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE PRINTING OF COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT
The Company agrees to pay one thousand five hundred dollars ($1 50000) towards the cost of printing the Collective Agreement into booklet form middot
~ DATED AT 0plusmnaulh ONTARIO this 5 day of --=-H-=e6__ __ 20ol
UNITEDFOODANDCOMMERC~L LOEB CANADA INC WOR RS UNION LOCAL 175
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bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob As Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE SUNDAY AND STATUTORY HOLIDAYS
In the event that Sunday is legislated to become a regular work day both parties agree that Article 503 b c d of the Collective Agreement will be deleted and that those hours wiJI be part of the regular work week Both parties agree to meet in order to determine the distribution of these Sunday hours
In the event that stores are allowed to legally open on a statutory holiday without premium pay then the parties agree to meet to amend the Collective Agreement by mutual agreement
3 DATED AT o-HctuKL- ONTARIO this 5 day of_~he-=b~-- 2002
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WOR RS UNION LOCAL 175
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bull bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
ANDmiddot
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE TIME LIMITS
In view of recent changes to the Ontario Labour Relations Act and resulting decisions therefrom and in view ofthe parties history of amiable Labour Relations the parties agree to the following
That neither party shall raise or proceed with a timeliness issue argument regarding filing for arbitration without first giving the other party written prior notice of its intent to do so
Should either party serve such notice on the other party the parties further agree that the final time frame in the Collective Agreement respecting filing for arbitration shall then be triggered
The parties further agree that any Board of Arbitration or single arbitrator shall have full jurisdiction to adjudicate the matter respecting timeliness in light of this agreement andmiddot shall not be restricted by the Ontario Labour Relations Act in so doing
DATED AT Q-t-CUJ)O_ ONTARIO this 5_ day of ~e6
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORK RS UNION LOCAL 175
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LOEB CANADA INC
bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE NIGHT CREW GROUP 1
The Company agrees that the following full-time night crew employees are classified as Group 1 middot
middot Brian Taylor Brian Lewis Rick Tombs
The Company agrees that should a Group 1 day job come open and an existing Group 1 night crew employee apply and is successful in getting the job he would maintain his Group 1 status
DATED AT 61-cuuo-- ONTARIO this~ dayof F~b
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WOR ERS UNION LOCAL 175
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LOEB CANADA INC
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bull
LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175NEW LETTER
RE FULL-TIME GROUP 2 TEN (10) HOUR SHIFTS
The Company and the Union agree that should the Company wish to introduce ten 1 0) hour shifts the employees affected will be entitled to an additional fifteen 15) minute break to be taken within the last two 2) hours of work
DATED AT 6-ttcuvo- ONTARIO this _fi__ day of Feb 2003
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO ERS UNION LOCAL 175
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bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE GROUP 1 amp 2 DISTRIBUTION
In an effort to maintain full-time positions and create additional full-time positions the parties have agreed to the following
a) The following
Gary Pritchard Maria Romano Robert Chenier Brian Taylor Paul Berrea Allan Cuddihey Bruce Harding Rick Tombs Brian Lewis
are existing full-time employees as date of ratification and will be classified as Group 1 employees middot
b) The Company agrees that forty-five percent (45) of all regular bargaining unit hours per week will be designated as full-time hours Both parties agreemiddot to have fifty percent (50) of full-time employees in Group 1 and fifty percent (50) in Group 2 This ratio will be achieved through attrition In other words as a Group 1 position becomes vacant it will be replaces by a Group 2 position until fifty-fifty percent (50-50) ratio is achieved Once this ratio is achieved if a Group 1 position becomes vacant it would be filled by a Group 2 employee as per the terms and conditions of the Collective Agreement and a new Group 2 position would be posted
c) The Company recognizes the Receiver Assist Meat Manager and Assistant Produce Manager positions as a Group 1 position Should the Company introduce an additional Receiver position in the unit that position would be considered as a Group 2 position middot
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bull bull d) In the case of a lay-off of a full-time position if a Group 1 employee is laid
off he will have the following options
full lay-off with recall rights accepting part-time hours while maintaining recall rights if feasible he will be offered a Group 2 full-time position and maintain his recall rights to a Group 1 status for the duration of the recall period middot
e) The creation of Assistant Department Managers will be at the Companys sole discretion and may be classified as Group 2 positions
The parties agree to review at store level on a quarterly basis the level of bargaining unit hours and the number of full-time positions as it relates to Group middot1 and Group 2
DATED AT Dttau~ ONTARIO this~ day of l=t=b
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
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LOEB CANADA INC
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bull bull RE Group 2 Positions - Highlights
Full-time - forty (40) hours a week maximum five (5) shifts a week - minimum four (4) hours a shift - maximum of ten (10) hours per shift - Saturday and Sunday shifts part of work week - Sunday premium applies
- two (2) consecutive days off every other week - Evenings - may be scheduled up to three (3) evenings a week
Meat Produce and Bakery Department employees may be scheduled from 500 am and would receive night crew premium for time worked from 500 am to 600 am
Night Crew Maybe scheduled between 900pm and 900am - Night crew premium would apply from Sunday to Saturday - would be scheduled consecutive nights
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bull bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AN[)
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE SUNDAY WORK GROUP 2
Sunday work shall be part of the work week for all full-time employees in Group 2 It will be clearly indicated to the concerned employee upon hiring andor promotion If at anytime a Group 2 employee or an employee hired before September 41
h 2001 and promoted to a Group 2 position after September 41
h 2001 advises the Company that he is no longer available to work on Sundays then this employee will be returned to a part-time status with middot the conditions of a part-time employee and the Company will post a new Group 2 full-time position The employee returned to his prior position will not have recourse to the grievance procedure as outlined in the Collective Agreement
DATED AT o-tt~ ONTARIO this__amp__ day of _ _Fi-=Eb=---bull 2003
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO RS UNION LOCAL 175
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bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE CARY PRITCHARD ASSISTANT MEAt MANAGER
Upon ratification Cary Pritchard will move to the Meat Cutter scale at the thirty-six (36) month rate and continue to progress from there on He shall also receive a premium of one dollar ($100) per hour as per the Assistan~ Department Manager premium
DATED AT Otcuvo ONTARIO this 5 day of Feb
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
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LOEB CANADA INC
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I- - bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INCmiddot cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE SYLVANA FLORES DELl CLERK
The parties agree that Sylvana Flores is on a leave of absence The parties agree that she
will continue to accumulate seniority while on the leave of absence Should Sylvana Flores return to work at Loeb City View prior to January 5 2003 she will maintain her seniority As of January 5 2003 she would have no seniority in the Bargaining Unit
DATED AT Qmiddotttcl)AlO_ ONTARIO this _5_ day of Feb 20CB
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO RS UNION LOCAL 175
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bull bull LETTER OF-AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC bull cob as Loeb City View
AND
UNIrED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE RED CIRCLED FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES
The Company agrees that the following employees will be considered middot red-circled employees
Maria Romano Robert Chenier Brian Taylor
Effective December 1 2002 they will receive a lump sum payment of seven hundred andmiddot fifty dollars ($75000) middot
Effective November 30 2003 they will receive a lump sum payment of seven hundred and fifty dollars ($75000)
Effective November 28 2004 they will receive a lump sum payment of seven hundred and fifty dollars ($75000) middot
Effective November 27 2005 they will receive a lump sum payment of four hundred dollars ($40000) and a wage increase of twelve cents (12cent) on their rate of pay bringing them to the end rate of the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of thirty cents (30cent) and thirty cents (30cent )
Should the employees want to have their lump sum payment directed to an RRSP they must provide the Store Director with the TD2 no later than the first week of November each yearmiddot
DATED AT 00a vJ6_ ONTARIO this_5_ day of middot Eeb 20~
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO RS UNION CAL 175
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bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE RED-CIRCLED PART-TIME EMPLOYEES
Maria Arella Jimmy Wong Mandy Wong Maria Semler Brenda Laverty Yvonne Gagnon Sandra Gray Beverly MacDonald middot middot
During the term of the Collective Agreement the red-circled ~mployees shall be brought in line with the established wage scales in the negotiated Collective Agreement
Re Maria Arella Jimmy Wong Mandy Wong Maria Semler Brenda Laverty middot bull
Effective December 1 2002 they will receive a lump sum payment of fifteen cents 15cent) per hour worked averaged over the last six 6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks and a wage increase of fifteen cents 15cent) on their rate of pay bringing them to the end rate of middot the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of twentyshyfive cents (25cent) twenty-five cents (25cent) thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents middot (30cent)
Re Yvonne Gagnon Sandra Gray
Effective December 1 2002 they will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 30 2003 they will receive a lump sum payment often cents (10cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six 6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks and a middot wage increase of twenty cents (20cent) on their rate of pay bringing them to the end rate of the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of twenty- five cents 25cent) thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents_(30cent) thirty cents (30cent)
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bull bull Re Beverly MacDonald
Effective December 1 2002 she will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 30 2003 she will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 28 2004 she will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 26 2005 she will receive a lump sum payment of fifteen cents (15cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks and a wage increase of twelve cents ( 12cent) on her rate of pay bringing her to the end rate of the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents (30cent) middot
Should the employees want to have their lump sum payment directed to an RRSP they must provide the Store Director with the TD2 no later than the first week of November of each year
DATED AT 0~ ONTARIO this~ day of Feb
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WO ERS UNION OCAL 175
January 21 2003 cep 571-0
LOEB CANADA INC
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bull bull ARTICLE 5 -VACATIONS
501 Employees with less than five (5) years seniority as of May 1st of the current year shall receive four (4) percent of their earnings as vacation pay Employees with five (5) or more years service as of May 1st of the current year shall receive six (6) percent of their earnings as vacation pay Employees with eight (8) or more years service as of May 1st of the current year shall receive eight (8) percent of their earnings as vacation pay Employees with seventeen (17) or more years service as of May 1st of the current year shall receive ten (10) percent of their earnings as vacation pay middot middot
502 The Company may grant a leave of absence without pay up to a maximum of four (4) weeks duration to an employee for vacation purposes Such request and permission shall be made in writing It is entirely the Companys choice to allow such a leave of absence without pay If an employee is refused such a request he may not submit a grievance or proceed to arbitration regarding this refusal
503 Part-time employees will choose their vacations after full-time employees have made their choices The preference of vacations will always be given to the partshytime employees having the most seniority Part-time employees will be required to submit their vacation intentions by April1 st of each year
ARTICLE 6- BEREAVEMENT
601 Provided the part-time employee was scheduled to work
The Company agrees to grant employees the necessary time off up to three 3) days with pay at the time of death of the following relatives
Father mother brother sister spouse child step-child mother-in-law father-inshylaw brother-in-law sister-in-law son-in-law daughter-in-law grandparents grandchild step-parents same sex partners uncle aunt niece nephew
602 If the funeral is more than two hundred forty kilometers (240) away the employee will receive an additional one 1) day with pay for attending the fune~al If bereavement falls during an employees vacation he shall be able to carry over the paid time to be able to use at a later date
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bull bull ARTICLE 7 -REST PERIODS
701 Employees covered by this Appendix shall be entitled to one (1) fifteen (15) minute paid rest for each four ( 4) hour period worked Whenever possible each rest period
shall occur at approximately themiddot mid-point of each four (4) hourmiddot period~ No employee who is scheduled for more than four (4) hours but not exceeding six (6) hours shall be required to take their break sooner than two (2) hours into their shift whenever possible
702 middotWhere an employee is working a daily shift of more than six (6) hours he shall have one (1) hour (or a half) hour by mutual consent) off for lunch and one-half() hour for supper if applicable middot
ARTICLE 8 -WAGES
801 A part-time employee shall be pald time and one-half 1 ) for all hours worked over ten 1 0) hours per day or over forty (40) hours per week middot
802 Part-time employees who work on the night crew shall receive a shift premium of ninety-five (95cent) cents per hour for the hours worked on the night shift For the purposes of any Statutory Holiday Pay Vacation Pay or Weekly Indemnity Benefits (where applicable) to which such an employee may be entitled in a week during which he is scheduled to work on a night crew his hourly rate shall be deemed to include the premium aforesaid middot
803 An employee assigned to a position of lead hand shall receive a lead hand premium
of seventy-five (75cent) cents per hour
804 The wage rates affecting employees in the bargaining unit as set out herein shall be set forth in Appendix D of this Agreement
805 An employee who is hired at a higher rate of pay than the start rate is deemed to have to his credit the required hours to justify such a rate of pay
ARTICLE 9 -SAFETY SHOE OR BOOT ALLOWANCE
901 Part-time employees who are required by the Company to wear approved safety footwear shall be paid an allowance of up to forty dollars ($4000) per year upon presentation of a receipt middot
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bull bull ARTICLE 10 middotFULL-TIME REPLACEMENT
1001 Part-time employees replacing full-time employees shall receive the start rate of the full-time classification or whatever level on the scale that would provide him an
increase
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bull APPENDIX D
Part-time Employee Wage Scale
bull Notwithstanding the wage progressions for part-time employees where there is an increase in the Ontario minimum wage rate it shall become the new start rate and those employees so affected shall remain at such rate of pay until their months with the Company would permit them an increase in their rate of pay in accordance with the wage grid
ClerksCashlers
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Nov 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $721 $721 $721 $721 $721 $731 $746
middot 6 months 738 738 738 738 738 748 763
12 months 769 769 769 769 769 779 794
18 months 800 800 800 800 800 810 825
24 months 832 832 832 832 832 842 857
30 months 864 864 864 864 864 874 889
36 months middot 895 895 895 895 895 905 920
42 months 937 937 937 937 937 947 962
48 months 1010 1010 1010 1010 1010 1020 1035
54 months 1 1045 middot1070 1095 1125 1155 1185
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bull bull Service Clerks
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Novmiddotmiddot 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $675 $675 $675 middot $675 $675 $685 $700
6 months 698 698 698 698 698 708 723
12 months 721 721 721 721 721 731 746
18 months 736 736 736 736 736 746 761
24 months 753 753 753 753 753 763 7~78
30 months 795 795 795 795 795 805 820
36 months 811 836 861 886 916 946 976
Meat Cutters
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Nov 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $1238 $1238 $1238 $1238 $1238 $1248 $1263
6 months 1317 1317 1317 1317 1317 1327 1342
12 months 1397 1397 1397 1397 1397 1407 bull 1422
18 months 1425 1450 f475 1500 1530 1560 1590
37
bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob As Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE PRINTING OF COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT
The Company agrees to pay one thousand five hundred dollars ($1 50000) towards the cost of printing the Collective Agreement into booklet form middot
~ DATED AT 0plusmnaulh ONTARIO this 5 day of --=-H-=e6__ __ 20ol
UNITEDFOODANDCOMMERC~L LOEB CANADA INC WOR RS UNION LOCAL 175
38
bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob As Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE SUNDAY AND STATUTORY HOLIDAYS
In the event that Sunday is legislated to become a regular work day both parties agree that Article 503 b c d of the Collective Agreement will be deleted and that those hours wiJI be part of the regular work week Both parties agree to meet in order to determine the distribution of these Sunday hours
In the event that stores are allowed to legally open on a statutory holiday without premium pay then the parties agree to meet to amend the Collective Agreement by mutual agreement
3 DATED AT o-HctuKL- ONTARIO this 5 day of_~he-=b~-- 2002
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WOR RS UNION LOCAL 175
39
bull bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
ANDmiddot
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE TIME LIMITS
In view of recent changes to the Ontario Labour Relations Act and resulting decisions therefrom and in view ofthe parties history of amiable Labour Relations the parties agree to the following
That neither party shall raise or proceed with a timeliness issue argument regarding filing for arbitration without first giving the other party written prior notice of its intent to do so
Should either party serve such notice on the other party the parties further agree that the final time frame in the Collective Agreement respecting filing for arbitration shall then be triggered
The parties further agree that any Board of Arbitration or single arbitrator shall have full jurisdiction to adjudicate the matter respecting timeliness in light of this agreement andmiddot shall not be restricted by the Ontario Labour Relations Act in so doing
DATED AT Q-t-CUJ)O_ ONTARIO this 5_ day of ~e6
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORK RS UNION LOCAL 175
40
LOEB CANADA INC
bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE NIGHT CREW GROUP 1
The Company agrees that the following full-time night crew employees are classified as Group 1 middot
middot Brian Taylor Brian Lewis Rick Tombs
The Company agrees that should a Group 1 day job come open and an existing Group 1 night crew employee apply and is successful in getting the job he would maintain his Group 1 status
DATED AT 61-cuuo-- ONTARIO this~ dayof F~b
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WOR ERS UNION LOCAL 175
41
LOEB CANADA INC
20~
bull
LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175NEW LETTER
RE FULL-TIME GROUP 2 TEN (10) HOUR SHIFTS
The Company and the Union agree that should the Company wish to introduce ten 1 0) hour shifts the employees affected will be entitled to an additional fifteen 15) minute break to be taken within the last two 2) hours of work
DATED AT 6-ttcuvo- ONTARIO this _fi__ day of Feb 2003
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO ERS UNION LOCAL 175
42
bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE GROUP 1 amp 2 DISTRIBUTION
In an effort to maintain full-time positions and create additional full-time positions the parties have agreed to the following
a) The following
Gary Pritchard Maria Romano Robert Chenier Brian Taylor Paul Berrea Allan Cuddihey Bruce Harding Rick Tombs Brian Lewis
are existing full-time employees as date of ratification and will be classified as Group 1 employees middot
b) The Company agrees that forty-five percent (45) of all regular bargaining unit hours per week will be designated as full-time hours Both parties agreemiddot to have fifty percent (50) of full-time employees in Group 1 and fifty percent (50) in Group 2 This ratio will be achieved through attrition In other words as a Group 1 position becomes vacant it will be replaces by a Group 2 position until fifty-fifty percent (50-50) ratio is achieved Once this ratio is achieved if a Group 1 position becomes vacant it would be filled by a Group 2 employee as per the terms and conditions of the Collective Agreement and a new Group 2 position would be posted
c) The Company recognizes the Receiver Assist Meat Manager and Assistant Produce Manager positions as a Group 1 position Should the Company introduce an additional Receiver position in the unit that position would be considered as a Group 2 position middot
43
bull bull d) In the case of a lay-off of a full-time position if a Group 1 employee is laid
off he will have the following options
full lay-off with recall rights accepting part-time hours while maintaining recall rights if feasible he will be offered a Group 2 full-time position and maintain his recall rights to a Group 1 status for the duration of the recall period middot
e) The creation of Assistant Department Managers will be at the Companys sole discretion and may be classified as Group 2 positions
The parties agree to review at store level on a quarterly basis the level of bargaining unit hours and the number of full-time positions as it relates to Group middot1 and Group 2
DATED AT Dttau~ ONTARIO this~ day of l=t=b
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
44
LOEB CANADA INC
t 2003
bull bull RE Group 2 Positions - Highlights
Full-time - forty (40) hours a week maximum five (5) shifts a week - minimum four (4) hours a shift - maximum of ten (10) hours per shift - Saturday and Sunday shifts part of work week - Sunday premium applies
- two (2) consecutive days off every other week - Evenings - may be scheduled up to three (3) evenings a week
Meat Produce and Bakery Department employees may be scheduled from 500 am and would receive night crew premium for time worked from 500 am to 600 am
Night Crew Maybe scheduled between 900pm and 900am - Night crew premium would apply from Sunday to Saturday - would be scheduled consecutive nights
45
bull bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AN[)
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE SUNDAY WORK GROUP 2
Sunday work shall be part of the work week for all full-time employees in Group 2 It will be clearly indicated to the concerned employee upon hiring andor promotion If at anytime a Group 2 employee or an employee hired before September 41
h 2001 and promoted to a Group 2 position after September 41
h 2001 advises the Company that he is no longer available to work on Sundays then this employee will be returned to a part-time status with middot the conditions of a part-time employee and the Company will post a new Group 2 full-time position The employee returned to his prior position will not have recourse to the grievance procedure as outlined in the Collective Agreement
DATED AT o-tt~ ONTARIO this__amp__ day of _ _Fi-=Eb=---bull 2003
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO RS UNION LOCAL 175
gt(
46
bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE CARY PRITCHARD ASSISTANT MEAt MANAGER
Upon ratification Cary Pritchard will move to the Meat Cutter scale at the thirty-six (36) month rate and continue to progress from there on He shall also receive a premium of one dollar ($100) per hour as per the Assistan~ Department Manager premium
DATED AT Otcuvo ONTARIO this 5 day of Feb
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
47
LOEB CANADA INC
20Q3
I- - bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INCmiddot cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE SYLVANA FLORES DELl CLERK
The parties agree that Sylvana Flores is on a leave of absence The parties agree that she
will continue to accumulate seniority while on the leave of absence Should Sylvana Flores return to work at Loeb City View prior to January 5 2003 she will maintain her seniority As of January 5 2003 she would have no seniority in the Bargaining Unit
DATED AT Qmiddotttcl)AlO_ ONTARIO this _5_ day of Feb 20CB
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO RS UNION LOCAL 175
48
bull bull LETTER OF-AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC bull cob as Loeb City View
AND
UNIrED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE RED CIRCLED FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES
The Company agrees that the following employees will be considered middot red-circled employees
Maria Romano Robert Chenier Brian Taylor
Effective December 1 2002 they will receive a lump sum payment of seven hundred andmiddot fifty dollars ($75000) middot
Effective November 30 2003 they will receive a lump sum payment of seven hundred and fifty dollars ($75000)
Effective November 28 2004 they will receive a lump sum payment of seven hundred and fifty dollars ($75000) middot
Effective November 27 2005 they will receive a lump sum payment of four hundred dollars ($40000) and a wage increase of twelve cents (12cent) on their rate of pay bringing them to the end rate of the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of thirty cents (30cent) and thirty cents (30cent )
Should the employees want to have their lump sum payment directed to an RRSP they must provide the Store Director with the TD2 no later than the first week of November each yearmiddot
DATED AT 00a vJ6_ ONTARIO this_5_ day of middot Eeb 20~
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO RS UNION CAL 175
49
bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE RED-CIRCLED PART-TIME EMPLOYEES
Maria Arella Jimmy Wong Mandy Wong Maria Semler Brenda Laverty Yvonne Gagnon Sandra Gray Beverly MacDonald middot middot
During the term of the Collective Agreement the red-circled ~mployees shall be brought in line with the established wage scales in the negotiated Collective Agreement
Re Maria Arella Jimmy Wong Mandy Wong Maria Semler Brenda Laverty middot bull
Effective December 1 2002 they will receive a lump sum payment of fifteen cents 15cent) per hour worked averaged over the last six 6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks and a wage increase of fifteen cents 15cent) on their rate of pay bringing them to the end rate of middot the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of twentyshyfive cents (25cent) twenty-five cents (25cent) thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents middot (30cent)
Re Yvonne Gagnon Sandra Gray
Effective December 1 2002 they will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 30 2003 they will receive a lump sum payment often cents (10cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six 6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks and a middot wage increase of twenty cents (20cent) on their rate of pay bringing them to the end rate of the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of twenty- five cents 25cent) thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents_(30cent) thirty cents (30cent)
50
bull bull Re Beverly MacDonald
Effective December 1 2002 she will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 30 2003 she will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 28 2004 she will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 26 2005 she will receive a lump sum payment of fifteen cents (15cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks and a wage increase of twelve cents ( 12cent) on her rate of pay bringing her to the end rate of the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents (30cent) middot
Should the employees want to have their lump sum payment directed to an RRSP they must provide the Store Director with the TD2 no later than the first week of November of each year
DATED AT 0~ ONTARIO this~ day of Feb
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WO ERS UNION OCAL 175
January 21 2003 cep 571-0
LOEB CANADA INC
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bull bull ARTICLE 7 -REST PERIODS
701 Employees covered by this Appendix shall be entitled to one (1) fifteen (15) minute paid rest for each four ( 4) hour period worked Whenever possible each rest period
shall occur at approximately themiddot mid-point of each four (4) hourmiddot period~ No employee who is scheduled for more than four (4) hours but not exceeding six (6) hours shall be required to take their break sooner than two (2) hours into their shift whenever possible
702 middotWhere an employee is working a daily shift of more than six (6) hours he shall have one (1) hour (or a half) hour by mutual consent) off for lunch and one-half() hour for supper if applicable middot
ARTICLE 8 -WAGES
801 A part-time employee shall be pald time and one-half 1 ) for all hours worked over ten 1 0) hours per day or over forty (40) hours per week middot
802 Part-time employees who work on the night crew shall receive a shift premium of ninety-five (95cent) cents per hour for the hours worked on the night shift For the purposes of any Statutory Holiday Pay Vacation Pay or Weekly Indemnity Benefits (where applicable) to which such an employee may be entitled in a week during which he is scheduled to work on a night crew his hourly rate shall be deemed to include the premium aforesaid middot
803 An employee assigned to a position of lead hand shall receive a lead hand premium
of seventy-five (75cent) cents per hour
804 The wage rates affecting employees in the bargaining unit as set out herein shall be set forth in Appendix D of this Agreement
805 An employee who is hired at a higher rate of pay than the start rate is deemed to have to his credit the required hours to justify such a rate of pay
ARTICLE 9 -SAFETY SHOE OR BOOT ALLOWANCE
901 Part-time employees who are required by the Company to wear approved safety footwear shall be paid an allowance of up to forty dollars ($4000) per year upon presentation of a receipt middot
34
bull bull ARTICLE 10 middotFULL-TIME REPLACEMENT
1001 Part-time employees replacing full-time employees shall receive the start rate of the full-time classification or whatever level on the scale that would provide him an
increase
35
bull APPENDIX D
Part-time Employee Wage Scale
bull Notwithstanding the wage progressions for part-time employees where there is an increase in the Ontario minimum wage rate it shall become the new start rate and those employees so affected shall remain at such rate of pay until their months with the Company would permit them an increase in their rate of pay in accordance with the wage grid
ClerksCashlers
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Nov 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $721 $721 $721 $721 $721 $731 $746
middot 6 months 738 738 738 738 738 748 763
12 months 769 769 769 769 769 779 794
18 months 800 800 800 800 800 810 825
24 months 832 832 832 832 832 842 857
30 months 864 864 864 864 864 874 889
36 months middot 895 895 895 895 895 905 920
42 months 937 937 937 937 937 947 962
48 months 1010 1010 1010 1010 1010 1020 1035
54 months 1 1045 middot1070 1095 1125 1155 1185
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bull bull Service Clerks
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Novmiddotmiddot 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $675 $675 $675 middot $675 $675 $685 $700
6 months 698 698 698 698 698 708 723
12 months 721 721 721 721 721 731 746
18 months 736 736 736 736 736 746 761
24 months 753 753 753 753 753 763 7~78
30 months 795 795 795 795 795 805 820
36 months 811 836 861 886 916 946 976
Meat Cutters
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Nov 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $1238 $1238 $1238 $1238 $1238 $1248 $1263
6 months 1317 1317 1317 1317 1317 1327 1342
12 months 1397 1397 1397 1397 1397 1407 bull 1422
18 months 1425 1450 f475 1500 1530 1560 1590
37
bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob As Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE PRINTING OF COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT
The Company agrees to pay one thousand five hundred dollars ($1 50000) towards the cost of printing the Collective Agreement into booklet form middot
~ DATED AT 0plusmnaulh ONTARIO this 5 day of --=-H-=e6__ __ 20ol
UNITEDFOODANDCOMMERC~L LOEB CANADA INC WOR RS UNION LOCAL 175
38
bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob As Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE SUNDAY AND STATUTORY HOLIDAYS
In the event that Sunday is legislated to become a regular work day both parties agree that Article 503 b c d of the Collective Agreement will be deleted and that those hours wiJI be part of the regular work week Both parties agree to meet in order to determine the distribution of these Sunday hours
In the event that stores are allowed to legally open on a statutory holiday without premium pay then the parties agree to meet to amend the Collective Agreement by mutual agreement
3 DATED AT o-HctuKL- ONTARIO this 5 day of_~he-=b~-- 2002
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WOR RS UNION LOCAL 175
39
bull bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
ANDmiddot
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE TIME LIMITS
In view of recent changes to the Ontario Labour Relations Act and resulting decisions therefrom and in view ofthe parties history of amiable Labour Relations the parties agree to the following
That neither party shall raise or proceed with a timeliness issue argument regarding filing for arbitration without first giving the other party written prior notice of its intent to do so
Should either party serve such notice on the other party the parties further agree that the final time frame in the Collective Agreement respecting filing for arbitration shall then be triggered
The parties further agree that any Board of Arbitration or single arbitrator shall have full jurisdiction to adjudicate the matter respecting timeliness in light of this agreement andmiddot shall not be restricted by the Ontario Labour Relations Act in so doing
DATED AT Q-t-CUJ)O_ ONTARIO this 5_ day of ~e6
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORK RS UNION LOCAL 175
40
LOEB CANADA INC
bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE NIGHT CREW GROUP 1
The Company agrees that the following full-time night crew employees are classified as Group 1 middot
middot Brian Taylor Brian Lewis Rick Tombs
The Company agrees that should a Group 1 day job come open and an existing Group 1 night crew employee apply and is successful in getting the job he would maintain his Group 1 status
DATED AT 61-cuuo-- ONTARIO this~ dayof F~b
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WOR ERS UNION LOCAL 175
41
LOEB CANADA INC
20~
bull
LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175NEW LETTER
RE FULL-TIME GROUP 2 TEN (10) HOUR SHIFTS
The Company and the Union agree that should the Company wish to introduce ten 1 0) hour shifts the employees affected will be entitled to an additional fifteen 15) minute break to be taken within the last two 2) hours of work
DATED AT 6-ttcuvo- ONTARIO this _fi__ day of Feb 2003
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO ERS UNION LOCAL 175
42
bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE GROUP 1 amp 2 DISTRIBUTION
In an effort to maintain full-time positions and create additional full-time positions the parties have agreed to the following
a) The following
Gary Pritchard Maria Romano Robert Chenier Brian Taylor Paul Berrea Allan Cuddihey Bruce Harding Rick Tombs Brian Lewis
are existing full-time employees as date of ratification and will be classified as Group 1 employees middot
b) The Company agrees that forty-five percent (45) of all regular bargaining unit hours per week will be designated as full-time hours Both parties agreemiddot to have fifty percent (50) of full-time employees in Group 1 and fifty percent (50) in Group 2 This ratio will be achieved through attrition In other words as a Group 1 position becomes vacant it will be replaces by a Group 2 position until fifty-fifty percent (50-50) ratio is achieved Once this ratio is achieved if a Group 1 position becomes vacant it would be filled by a Group 2 employee as per the terms and conditions of the Collective Agreement and a new Group 2 position would be posted
c) The Company recognizes the Receiver Assist Meat Manager and Assistant Produce Manager positions as a Group 1 position Should the Company introduce an additional Receiver position in the unit that position would be considered as a Group 2 position middot
43
bull bull d) In the case of a lay-off of a full-time position if a Group 1 employee is laid
off he will have the following options
full lay-off with recall rights accepting part-time hours while maintaining recall rights if feasible he will be offered a Group 2 full-time position and maintain his recall rights to a Group 1 status for the duration of the recall period middot
e) The creation of Assistant Department Managers will be at the Companys sole discretion and may be classified as Group 2 positions
The parties agree to review at store level on a quarterly basis the level of bargaining unit hours and the number of full-time positions as it relates to Group middot1 and Group 2
DATED AT Dttau~ ONTARIO this~ day of l=t=b
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
44
LOEB CANADA INC
t 2003
bull bull RE Group 2 Positions - Highlights
Full-time - forty (40) hours a week maximum five (5) shifts a week - minimum four (4) hours a shift - maximum of ten (10) hours per shift - Saturday and Sunday shifts part of work week - Sunday premium applies
- two (2) consecutive days off every other week - Evenings - may be scheduled up to three (3) evenings a week
Meat Produce and Bakery Department employees may be scheduled from 500 am and would receive night crew premium for time worked from 500 am to 600 am
Night Crew Maybe scheduled between 900pm and 900am - Night crew premium would apply from Sunday to Saturday - would be scheduled consecutive nights
45
bull bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AN[)
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE SUNDAY WORK GROUP 2
Sunday work shall be part of the work week for all full-time employees in Group 2 It will be clearly indicated to the concerned employee upon hiring andor promotion If at anytime a Group 2 employee or an employee hired before September 41
h 2001 and promoted to a Group 2 position after September 41
h 2001 advises the Company that he is no longer available to work on Sundays then this employee will be returned to a part-time status with middot the conditions of a part-time employee and the Company will post a new Group 2 full-time position The employee returned to his prior position will not have recourse to the grievance procedure as outlined in the Collective Agreement
DATED AT o-tt~ ONTARIO this__amp__ day of _ _Fi-=Eb=---bull 2003
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO RS UNION LOCAL 175
gt(
46
bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE CARY PRITCHARD ASSISTANT MEAt MANAGER
Upon ratification Cary Pritchard will move to the Meat Cutter scale at the thirty-six (36) month rate and continue to progress from there on He shall also receive a premium of one dollar ($100) per hour as per the Assistan~ Department Manager premium
DATED AT Otcuvo ONTARIO this 5 day of Feb
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
47
LOEB CANADA INC
20Q3
I- - bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INCmiddot cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE SYLVANA FLORES DELl CLERK
The parties agree that Sylvana Flores is on a leave of absence The parties agree that she
will continue to accumulate seniority while on the leave of absence Should Sylvana Flores return to work at Loeb City View prior to January 5 2003 she will maintain her seniority As of January 5 2003 she would have no seniority in the Bargaining Unit
DATED AT Qmiddotttcl)AlO_ ONTARIO this _5_ day of Feb 20CB
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO RS UNION LOCAL 175
48
bull bull LETTER OF-AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC bull cob as Loeb City View
AND
UNIrED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE RED CIRCLED FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES
The Company agrees that the following employees will be considered middot red-circled employees
Maria Romano Robert Chenier Brian Taylor
Effective December 1 2002 they will receive a lump sum payment of seven hundred andmiddot fifty dollars ($75000) middot
Effective November 30 2003 they will receive a lump sum payment of seven hundred and fifty dollars ($75000)
Effective November 28 2004 they will receive a lump sum payment of seven hundred and fifty dollars ($75000) middot
Effective November 27 2005 they will receive a lump sum payment of four hundred dollars ($40000) and a wage increase of twelve cents (12cent) on their rate of pay bringing them to the end rate of the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of thirty cents (30cent) and thirty cents (30cent )
Should the employees want to have their lump sum payment directed to an RRSP they must provide the Store Director with the TD2 no later than the first week of November each yearmiddot
DATED AT 00a vJ6_ ONTARIO this_5_ day of middot Eeb 20~
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO RS UNION CAL 175
49
bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE RED-CIRCLED PART-TIME EMPLOYEES
Maria Arella Jimmy Wong Mandy Wong Maria Semler Brenda Laverty Yvonne Gagnon Sandra Gray Beverly MacDonald middot middot
During the term of the Collective Agreement the red-circled ~mployees shall be brought in line with the established wage scales in the negotiated Collective Agreement
Re Maria Arella Jimmy Wong Mandy Wong Maria Semler Brenda Laverty middot bull
Effective December 1 2002 they will receive a lump sum payment of fifteen cents 15cent) per hour worked averaged over the last six 6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks and a wage increase of fifteen cents 15cent) on their rate of pay bringing them to the end rate of middot the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of twentyshyfive cents (25cent) twenty-five cents (25cent) thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents middot (30cent)
Re Yvonne Gagnon Sandra Gray
Effective December 1 2002 they will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 30 2003 they will receive a lump sum payment often cents (10cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six 6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks and a middot wage increase of twenty cents (20cent) on their rate of pay bringing them to the end rate of the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of twenty- five cents 25cent) thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents_(30cent) thirty cents (30cent)
50
bull bull Re Beverly MacDonald
Effective December 1 2002 she will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 30 2003 she will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 28 2004 she will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 26 2005 she will receive a lump sum payment of fifteen cents (15cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks and a wage increase of twelve cents ( 12cent) on her rate of pay bringing her to the end rate of the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents (30cent) middot
Should the employees want to have their lump sum payment directed to an RRSP they must provide the Store Director with the TD2 no later than the first week of November of each year
DATED AT 0~ ONTARIO this~ day of Feb
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WO ERS UNION OCAL 175
January 21 2003 cep 571-0
LOEB CANADA INC
CShared FolderMasterCollective AgreementsLoebCity View sigwpd
51
20Q3
bull bull ARTICLE 10 middotFULL-TIME REPLACEMENT
1001 Part-time employees replacing full-time employees shall receive the start rate of the full-time classification or whatever level on the scale that would provide him an
increase
35
bull APPENDIX D
Part-time Employee Wage Scale
bull Notwithstanding the wage progressions for part-time employees where there is an increase in the Ontario minimum wage rate it shall become the new start rate and those employees so affected shall remain at such rate of pay until their months with the Company would permit them an increase in their rate of pay in accordance with the wage grid
ClerksCashlers
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Nov 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $721 $721 $721 $721 $721 $731 $746
middot 6 months 738 738 738 738 738 748 763
12 months 769 769 769 769 769 779 794
18 months 800 800 800 800 800 810 825
24 months 832 832 832 832 832 842 857
30 months 864 864 864 864 864 874 889
36 months middot 895 895 895 895 895 905 920
42 months 937 937 937 937 937 947 962
48 months 1010 1010 1010 1010 1010 1020 1035
54 months 1 1045 middot1070 1095 1125 1155 1185
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bull bull Service Clerks
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Novmiddotmiddot 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $675 $675 $675 middot $675 $675 $685 $700
6 months 698 698 698 698 698 708 723
12 months 721 721 721 721 721 731 746
18 months 736 736 736 736 736 746 761
24 months 753 753 753 753 753 763 7~78
30 months 795 795 795 795 795 805 820
36 months 811 836 861 886 916 946 976
Meat Cutters
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Nov 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $1238 $1238 $1238 $1238 $1238 $1248 $1263
6 months 1317 1317 1317 1317 1317 1327 1342
12 months 1397 1397 1397 1397 1397 1407 bull 1422
18 months 1425 1450 f475 1500 1530 1560 1590
37
bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob As Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE PRINTING OF COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT
The Company agrees to pay one thousand five hundred dollars ($1 50000) towards the cost of printing the Collective Agreement into booklet form middot
~ DATED AT 0plusmnaulh ONTARIO this 5 day of --=-H-=e6__ __ 20ol
UNITEDFOODANDCOMMERC~L LOEB CANADA INC WOR RS UNION LOCAL 175
38
bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob As Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE SUNDAY AND STATUTORY HOLIDAYS
In the event that Sunday is legislated to become a regular work day both parties agree that Article 503 b c d of the Collective Agreement will be deleted and that those hours wiJI be part of the regular work week Both parties agree to meet in order to determine the distribution of these Sunday hours
In the event that stores are allowed to legally open on a statutory holiday without premium pay then the parties agree to meet to amend the Collective Agreement by mutual agreement
3 DATED AT o-HctuKL- ONTARIO this 5 day of_~he-=b~-- 2002
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WOR RS UNION LOCAL 175
39
bull bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
ANDmiddot
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE TIME LIMITS
In view of recent changes to the Ontario Labour Relations Act and resulting decisions therefrom and in view ofthe parties history of amiable Labour Relations the parties agree to the following
That neither party shall raise or proceed with a timeliness issue argument regarding filing for arbitration without first giving the other party written prior notice of its intent to do so
Should either party serve such notice on the other party the parties further agree that the final time frame in the Collective Agreement respecting filing for arbitration shall then be triggered
The parties further agree that any Board of Arbitration or single arbitrator shall have full jurisdiction to adjudicate the matter respecting timeliness in light of this agreement andmiddot shall not be restricted by the Ontario Labour Relations Act in so doing
DATED AT Q-t-CUJ)O_ ONTARIO this 5_ day of ~e6
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORK RS UNION LOCAL 175
40
LOEB CANADA INC
bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE NIGHT CREW GROUP 1
The Company agrees that the following full-time night crew employees are classified as Group 1 middot
middot Brian Taylor Brian Lewis Rick Tombs
The Company agrees that should a Group 1 day job come open and an existing Group 1 night crew employee apply and is successful in getting the job he would maintain his Group 1 status
DATED AT 61-cuuo-- ONTARIO this~ dayof F~b
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WOR ERS UNION LOCAL 175
41
LOEB CANADA INC
20~
bull
LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175NEW LETTER
RE FULL-TIME GROUP 2 TEN (10) HOUR SHIFTS
The Company and the Union agree that should the Company wish to introduce ten 1 0) hour shifts the employees affected will be entitled to an additional fifteen 15) minute break to be taken within the last two 2) hours of work
DATED AT 6-ttcuvo- ONTARIO this _fi__ day of Feb 2003
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO ERS UNION LOCAL 175
42
bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE GROUP 1 amp 2 DISTRIBUTION
In an effort to maintain full-time positions and create additional full-time positions the parties have agreed to the following
a) The following
Gary Pritchard Maria Romano Robert Chenier Brian Taylor Paul Berrea Allan Cuddihey Bruce Harding Rick Tombs Brian Lewis
are existing full-time employees as date of ratification and will be classified as Group 1 employees middot
b) The Company agrees that forty-five percent (45) of all regular bargaining unit hours per week will be designated as full-time hours Both parties agreemiddot to have fifty percent (50) of full-time employees in Group 1 and fifty percent (50) in Group 2 This ratio will be achieved through attrition In other words as a Group 1 position becomes vacant it will be replaces by a Group 2 position until fifty-fifty percent (50-50) ratio is achieved Once this ratio is achieved if a Group 1 position becomes vacant it would be filled by a Group 2 employee as per the terms and conditions of the Collective Agreement and a new Group 2 position would be posted
c) The Company recognizes the Receiver Assist Meat Manager and Assistant Produce Manager positions as a Group 1 position Should the Company introduce an additional Receiver position in the unit that position would be considered as a Group 2 position middot
43
bull bull d) In the case of a lay-off of a full-time position if a Group 1 employee is laid
off he will have the following options
full lay-off with recall rights accepting part-time hours while maintaining recall rights if feasible he will be offered a Group 2 full-time position and maintain his recall rights to a Group 1 status for the duration of the recall period middot
e) The creation of Assistant Department Managers will be at the Companys sole discretion and may be classified as Group 2 positions
The parties agree to review at store level on a quarterly basis the level of bargaining unit hours and the number of full-time positions as it relates to Group middot1 and Group 2
DATED AT Dttau~ ONTARIO this~ day of l=t=b
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
44
LOEB CANADA INC
t 2003
bull bull RE Group 2 Positions - Highlights
Full-time - forty (40) hours a week maximum five (5) shifts a week - minimum four (4) hours a shift - maximum of ten (10) hours per shift - Saturday and Sunday shifts part of work week - Sunday premium applies
- two (2) consecutive days off every other week - Evenings - may be scheduled up to three (3) evenings a week
Meat Produce and Bakery Department employees may be scheduled from 500 am and would receive night crew premium for time worked from 500 am to 600 am
Night Crew Maybe scheduled between 900pm and 900am - Night crew premium would apply from Sunday to Saturday - would be scheduled consecutive nights
45
bull bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AN[)
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE SUNDAY WORK GROUP 2
Sunday work shall be part of the work week for all full-time employees in Group 2 It will be clearly indicated to the concerned employee upon hiring andor promotion If at anytime a Group 2 employee or an employee hired before September 41
h 2001 and promoted to a Group 2 position after September 41
h 2001 advises the Company that he is no longer available to work on Sundays then this employee will be returned to a part-time status with middot the conditions of a part-time employee and the Company will post a new Group 2 full-time position The employee returned to his prior position will not have recourse to the grievance procedure as outlined in the Collective Agreement
DATED AT o-tt~ ONTARIO this__amp__ day of _ _Fi-=Eb=---bull 2003
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO RS UNION LOCAL 175
gt(
46
bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE CARY PRITCHARD ASSISTANT MEAt MANAGER
Upon ratification Cary Pritchard will move to the Meat Cutter scale at the thirty-six (36) month rate and continue to progress from there on He shall also receive a premium of one dollar ($100) per hour as per the Assistan~ Department Manager premium
DATED AT Otcuvo ONTARIO this 5 day of Feb
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
47
LOEB CANADA INC
20Q3
I- - bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INCmiddot cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE SYLVANA FLORES DELl CLERK
The parties agree that Sylvana Flores is on a leave of absence The parties agree that she
will continue to accumulate seniority while on the leave of absence Should Sylvana Flores return to work at Loeb City View prior to January 5 2003 she will maintain her seniority As of January 5 2003 she would have no seniority in the Bargaining Unit
DATED AT Qmiddotttcl)AlO_ ONTARIO this _5_ day of Feb 20CB
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO RS UNION LOCAL 175
48
bull bull LETTER OF-AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC bull cob as Loeb City View
AND
UNIrED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE RED CIRCLED FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES
The Company agrees that the following employees will be considered middot red-circled employees
Maria Romano Robert Chenier Brian Taylor
Effective December 1 2002 they will receive a lump sum payment of seven hundred andmiddot fifty dollars ($75000) middot
Effective November 30 2003 they will receive a lump sum payment of seven hundred and fifty dollars ($75000)
Effective November 28 2004 they will receive a lump sum payment of seven hundred and fifty dollars ($75000) middot
Effective November 27 2005 they will receive a lump sum payment of four hundred dollars ($40000) and a wage increase of twelve cents (12cent) on their rate of pay bringing them to the end rate of the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of thirty cents (30cent) and thirty cents (30cent )
Should the employees want to have their lump sum payment directed to an RRSP they must provide the Store Director with the TD2 no later than the first week of November each yearmiddot
DATED AT 00a vJ6_ ONTARIO this_5_ day of middot Eeb 20~
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO RS UNION CAL 175
49
bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE RED-CIRCLED PART-TIME EMPLOYEES
Maria Arella Jimmy Wong Mandy Wong Maria Semler Brenda Laverty Yvonne Gagnon Sandra Gray Beverly MacDonald middot middot
During the term of the Collective Agreement the red-circled ~mployees shall be brought in line with the established wage scales in the negotiated Collective Agreement
Re Maria Arella Jimmy Wong Mandy Wong Maria Semler Brenda Laverty middot bull
Effective December 1 2002 they will receive a lump sum payment of fifteen cents 15cent) per hour worked averaged over the last six 6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks and a wage increase of fifteen cents 15cent) on their rate of pay bringing them to the end rate of middot the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of twentyshyfive cents (25cent) twenty-five cents (25cent) thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents middot (30cent)
Re Yvonne Gagnon Sandra Gray
Effective December 1 2002 they will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 30 2003 they will receive a lump sum payment often cents (10cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six 6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks and a middot wage increase of twenty cents (20cent) on their rate of pay bringing them to the end rate of the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of twenty- five cents 25cent) thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents_(30cent) thirty cents (30cent)
50
bull bull Re Beverly MacDonald
Effective December 1 2002 she will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 30 2003 she will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 28 2004 she will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 26 2005 she will receive a lump sum payment of fifteen cents (15cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks and a wage increase of twelve cents ( 12cent) on her rate of pay bringing her to the end rate of the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents (30cent) middot
Should the employees want to have their lump sum payment directed to an RRSP they must provide the Store Director with the TD2 no later than the first week of November of each year
DATED AT 0~ ONTARIO this~ day of Feb
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WO ERS UNION OCAL 175
January 21 2003 cep 571-0
LOEB CANADA INC
CShared FolderMasterCollective AgreementsLoebCity View sigwpd
51
20Q3
bull APPENDIX D
Part-time Employee Wage Scale
bull Notwithstanding the wage progressions for part-time employees where there is an increase in the Ontario minimum wage rate it shall become the new start rate and those employees so affected shall remain at such rate of pay until their months with the Company would permit them an increase in their rate of pay in accordance with the wage grid
ClerksCashlers
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Nov 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $721 $721 $721 $721 $721 $731 $746
middot 6 months 738 738 738 738 738 748 763
12 months 769 769 769 769 769 779 794
18 months 800 800 800 800 800 810 825
24 months 832 832 832 832 832 842 857
30 months 864 864 864 864 864 874 889
36 months middot 895 895 895 895 895 905 920
42 months 937 937 937 937 937 947 962
48 months 1010 1010 1010 1010 1010 1020 1035
54 months 1 1045 middot1070 1095 1125 1155 1185
36
bull bull Service Clerks
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Novmiddotmiddot 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $675 $675 $675 middot $675 $675 $685 $700
6 months 698 698 698 698 698 708 723
12 months 721 721 721 721 721 731 746
18 months 736 736 736 736 736 746 761
24 months 753 753 753 753 753 763 7~78
30 months 795 795 795 795 795 805 820
36 months 811 836 861 886 916 946 976
Meat Cutters
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Nov 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $1238 $1238 $1238 $1238 $1238 $1248 $1263
6 months 1317 1317 1317 1317 1317 1327 1342
12 months 1397 1397 1397 1397 1397 1407 bull 1422
18 months 1425 1450 f475 1500 1530 1560 1590
37
bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob As Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE PRINTING OF COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT
The Company agrees to pay one thousand five hundred dollars ($1 50000) towards the cost of printing the Collective Agreement into booklet form middot
~ DATED AT 0plusmnaulh ONTARIO this 5 day of --=-H-=e6__ __ 20ol
UNITEDFOODANDCOMMERC~L LOEB CANADA INC WOR RS UNION LOCAL 175
38
bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob As Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE SUNDAY AND STATUTORY HOLIDAYS
In the event that Sunday is legislated to become a regular work day both parties agree that Article 503 b c d of the Collective Agreement will be deleted and that those hours wiJI be part of the regular work week Both parties agree to meet in order to determine the distribution of these Sunday hours
In the event that stores are allowed to legally open on a statutory holiday without premium pay then the parties agree to meet to amend the Collective Agreement by mutual agreement
3 DATED AT o-HctuKL- ONTARIO this 5 day of_~he-=b~-- 2002
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WOR RS UNION LOCAL 175
39
bull bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
ANDmiddot
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE TIME LIMITS
In view of recent changes to the Ontario Labour Relations Act and resulting decisions therefrom and in view ofthe parties history of amiable Labour Relations the parties agree to the following
That neither party shall raise or proceed with a timeliness issue argument regarding filing for arbitration without first giving the other party written prior notice of its intent to do so
Should either party serve such notice on the other party the parties further agree that the final time frame in the Collective Agreement respecting filing for arbitration shall then be triggered
The parties further agree that any Board of Arbitration or single arbitrator shall have full jurisdiction to adjudicate the matter respecting timeliness in light of this agreement andmiddot shall not be restricted by the Ontario Labour Relations Act in so doing
DATED AT Q-t-CUJ)O_ ONTARIO this 5_ day of ~e6
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORK RS UNION LOCAL 175
40
LOEB CANADA INC
bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE NIGHT CREW GROUP 1
The Company agrees that the following full-time night crew employees are classified as Group 1 middot
middot Brian Taylor Brian Lewis Rick Tombs
The Company agrees that should a Group 1 day job come open and an existing Group 1 night crew employee apply and is successful in getting the job he would maintain his Group 1 status
DATED AT 61-cuuo-- ONTARIO this~ dayof F~b
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WOR ERS UNION LOCAL 175
41
LOEB CANADA INC
20~
bull
LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175NEW LETTER
RE FULL-TIME GROUP 2 TEN (10) HOUR SHIFTS
The Company and the Union agree that should the Company wish to introduce ten 1 0) hour shifts the employees affected will be entitled to an additional fifteen 15) minute break to be taken within the last two 2) hours of work
DATED AT 6-ttcuvo- ONTARIO this _fi__ day of Feb 2003
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO ERS UNION LOCAL 175
42
bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE GROUP 1 amp 2 DISTRIBUTION
In an effort to maintain full-time positions and create additional full-time positions the parties have agreed to the following
a) The following
Gary Pritchard Maria Romano Robert Chenier Brian Taylor Paul Berrea Allan Cuddihey Bruce Harding Rick Tombs Brian Lewis
are existing full-time employees as date of ratification and will be classified as Group 1 employees middot
b) The Company agrees that forty-five percent (45) of all regular bargaining unit hours per week will be designated as full-time hours Both parties agreemiddot to have fifty percent (50) of full-time employees in Group 1 and fifty percent (50) in Group 2 This ratio will be achieved through attrition In other words as a Group 1 position becomes vacant it will be replaces by a Group 2 position until fifty-fifty percent (50-50) ratio is achieved Once this ratio is achieved if a Group 1 position becomes vacant it would be filled by a Group 2 employee as per the terms and conditions of the Collective Agreement and a new Group 2 position would be posted
c) The Company recognizes the Receiver Assist Meat Manager and Assistant Produce Manager positions as a Group 1 position Should the Company introduce an additional Receiver position in the unit that position would be considered as a Group 2 position middot
43
bull bull d) In the case of a lay-off of a full-time position if a Group 1 employee is laid
off he will have the following options
full lay-off with recall rights accepting part-time hours while maintaining recall rights if feasible he will be offered a Group 2 full-time position and maintain his recall rights to a Group 1 status for the duration of the recall period middot
e) The creation of Assistant Department Managers will be at the Companys sole discretion and may be classified as Group 2 positions
The parties agree to review at store level on a quarterly basis the level of bargaining unit hours and the number of full-time positions as it relates to Group middot1 and Group 2
DATED AT Dttau~ ONTARIO this~ day of l=t=b
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
44
LOEB CANADA INC
t 2003
bull bull RE Group 2 Positions - Highlights
Full-time - forty (40) hours a week maximum five (5) shifts a week - minimum four (4) hours a shift - maximum of ten (10) hours per shift - Saturday and Sunday shifts part of work week - Sunday premium applies
- two (2) consecutive days off every other week - Evenings - may be scheduled up to three (3) evenings a week
Meat Produce and Bakery Department employees may be scheduled from 500 am and would receive night crew premium for time worked from 500 am to 600 am
Night Crew Maybe scheduled between 900pm and 900am - Night crew premium would apply from Sunday to Saturday - would be scheduled consecutive nights
45
bull bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AN[)
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE SUNDAY WORK GROUP 2
Sunday work shall be part of the work week for all full-time employees in Group 2 It will be clearly indicated to the concerned employee upon hiring andor promotion If at anytime a Group 2 employee or an employee hired before September 41
h 2001 and promoted to a Group 2 position after September 41
h 2001 advises the Company that he is no longer available to work on Sundays then this employee will be returned to a part-time status with middot the conditions of a part-time employee and the Company will post a new Group 2 full-time position The employee returned to his prior position will not have recourse to the grievance procedure as outlined in the Collective Agreement
DATED AT o-tt~ ONTARIO this__amp__ day of _ _Fi-=Eb=---bull 2003
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO RS UNION LOCAL 175
gt(
46
bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE CARY PRITCHARD ASSISTANT MEAt MANAGER
Upon ratification Cary Pritchard will move to the Meat Cutter scale at the thirty-six (36) month rate and continue to progress from there on He shall also receive a premium of one dollar ($100) per hour as per the Assistan~ Department Manager premium
DATED AT Otcuvo ONTARIO this 5 day of Feb
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
47
LOEB CANADA INC
20Q3
I- - bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INCmiddot cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE SYLVANA FLORES DELl CLERK
The parties agree that Sylvana Flores is on a leave of absence The parties agree that she
will continue to accumulate seniority while on the leave of absence Should Sylvana Flores return to work at Loeb City View prior to January 5 2003 she will maintain her seniority As of January 5 2003 she would have no seniority in the Bargaining Unit
DATED AT Qmiddotttcl)AlO_ ONTARIO this _5_ day of Feb 20CB
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO RS UNION LOCAL 175
48
bull bull LETTER OF-AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC bull cob as Loeb City View
AND
UNIrED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE RED CIRCLED FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES
The Company agrees that the following employees will be considered middot red-circled employees
Maria Romano Robert Chenier Brian Taylor
Effective December 1 2002 they will receive a lump sum payment of seven hundred andmiddot fifty dollars ($75000) middot
Effective November 30 2003 they will receive a lump sum payment of seven hundred and fifty dollars ($75000)
Effective November 28 2004 they will receive a lump sum payment of seven hundred and fifty dollars ($75000) middot
Effective November 27 2005 they will receive a lump sum payment of four hundred dollars ($40000) and a wage increase of twelve cents (12cent) on their rate of pay bringing them to the end rate of the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of thirty cents (30cent) and thirty cents (30cent )
Should the employees want to have their lump sum payment directed to an RRSP they must provide the Store Director with the TD2 no later than the first week of November each yearmiddot
DATED AT 00a vJ6_ ONTARIO this_5_ day of middot Eeb 20~
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO RS UNION CAL 175
49
bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE RED-CIRCLED PART-TIME EMPLOYEES
Maria Arella Jimmy Wong Mandy Wong Maria Semler Brenda Laverty Yvonne Gagnon Sandra Gray Beverly MacDonald middot middot
During the term of the Collective Agreement the red-circled ~mployees shall be brought in line with the established wage scales in the negotiated Collective Agreement
Re Maria Arella Jimmy Wong Mandy Wong Maria Semler Brenda Laverty middot bull
Effective December 1 2002 they will receive a lump sum payment of fifteen cents 15cent) per hour worked averaged over the last six 6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks and a wage increase of fifteen cents 15cent) on their rate of pay bringing them to the end rate of middot the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of twentyshyfive cents (25cent) twenty-five cents (25cent) thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents middot (30cent)
Re Yvonne Gagnon Sandra Gray
Effective December 1 2002 they will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 30 2003 they will receive a lump sum payment often cents (10cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six 6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks and a middot wage increase of twenty cents (20cent) on their rate of pay bringing them to the end rate of the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of twenty- five cents 25cent) thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents_(30cent) thirty cents (30cent)
50
bull bull Re Beverly MacDonald
Effective December 1 2002 she will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 30 2003 she will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 28 2004 she will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 26 2005 she will receive a lump sum payment of fifteen cents (15cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks and a wage increase of twelve cents ( 12cent) on her rate of pay bringing her to the end rate of the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents (30cent) middot
Should the employees want to have their lump sum payment directed to an RRSP they must provide the Store Director with the TD2 no later than the first week of November of each year
DATED AT 0~ ONTARIO this~ day of Feb
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WO ERS UNION OCAL 175
January 21 2003 cep 571-0
LOEB CANADA INC
CShared FolderMasterCollective AgreementsLoebCity View sigwpd
51
20Q3
bull bull Service Clerks
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Novmiddotmiddot 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $675 $675 $675 middot $675 $675 $685 $700
6 months 698 698 698 698 698 708 723
12 months 721 721 721 721 721 731 746
18 months 736 736 736 736 736 746 761
24 months 753 753 753 753 753 763 7~78
30 months 795 795 795 795 795 805 820
36 months 811 836 861 886 916 946 976
Meat Cutters
Current Dec Nov Nov Nov Nov Nov 202 3003 2804 2705 2606 2707
Start $1238 $1238 $1238 $1238 $1238 $1248 $1263
6 months 1317 1317 1317 1317 1317 1327 1342
12 months 1397 1397 1397 1397 1397 1407 bull 1422
18 months 1425 1450 f475 1500 1530 1560 1590
37
bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob As Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE PRINTING OF COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT
The Company agrees to pay one thousand five hundred dollars ($1 50000) towards the cost of printing the Collective Agreement into booklet form middot
~ DATED AT 0plusmnaulh ONTARIO this 5 day of --=-H-=e6__ __ 20ol
UNITEDFOODANDCOMMERC~L LOEB CANADA INC WOR RS UNION LOCAL 175
38
bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob As Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE SUNDAY AND STATUTORY HOLIDAYS
In the event that Sunday is legislated to become a regular work day both parties agree that Article 503 b c d of the Collective Agreement will be deleted and that those hours wiJI be part of the regular work week Both parties agree to meet in order to determine the distribution of these Sunday hours
In the event that stores are allowed to legally open on a statutory holiday without premium pay then the parties agree to meet to amend the Collective Agreement by mutual agreement
3 DATED AT o-HctuKL- ONTARIO this 5 day of_~he-=b~-- 2002
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WOR RS UNION LOCAL 175
39
bull bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
ANDmiddot
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE TIME LIMITS
In view of recent changes to the Ontario Labour Relations Act and resulting decisions therefrom and in view ofthe parties history of amiable Labour Relations the parties agree to the following
That neither party shall raise or proceed with a timeliness issue argument regarding filing for arbitration without first giving the other party written prior notice of its intent to do so
Should either party serve such notice on the other party the parties further agree that the final time frame in the Collective Agreement respecting filing for arbitration shall then be triggered
The parties further agree that any Board of Arbitration or single arbitrator shall have full jurisdiction to adjudicate the matter respecting timeliness in light of this agreement andmiddot shall not be restricted by the Ontario Labour Relations Act in so doing
DATED AT Q-t-CUJ)O_ ONTARIO this 5_ day of ~e6
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORK RS UNION LOCAL 175
40
LOEB CANADA INC
bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE NIGHT CREW GROUP 1
The Company agrees that the following full-time night crew employees are classified as Group 1 middot
middot Brian Taylor Brian Lewis Rick Tombs
The Company agrees that should a Group 1 day job come open and an existing Group 1 night crew employee apply and is successful in getting the job he would maintain his Group 1 status
DATED AT 61-cuuo-- ONTARIO this~ dayof F~b
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WOR ERS UNION LOCAL 175
41
LOEB CANADA INC
20~
bull
LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175NEW LETTER
RE FULL-TIME GROUP 2 TEN (10) HOUR SHIFTS
The Company and the Union agree that should the Company wish to introduce ten 1 0) hour shifts the employees affected will be entitled to an additional fifteen 15) minute break to be taken within the last two 2) hours of work
DATED AT 6-ttcuvo- ONTARIO this _fi__ day of Feb 2003
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO ERS UNION LOCAL 175
42
bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE GROUP 1 amp 2 DISTRIBUTION
In an effort to maintain full-time positions and create additional full-time positions the parties have agreed to the following
a) The following
Gary Pritchard Maria Romano Robert Chenier Brian Taylor Paul Berrea Allan Cuddihey Bruce Harding Rick Tombs Brian Lewis
are existing full-time employees as date of ratification and will be classified as Group 1 employees middot
b) The Company agrees that forty-five percent (45) of all regular bargaining unit hours per week will be designated as full-time hours Both parties agreemiddot to have fifty percent (50) of full-time employees in Group 1 and fifty percent (50) in Group 2 This ratio will be achieved through attrition In other words as a Group 1 position becomes vacant it will be replaces by a Group 2 position until fifty-fifty percent (50-50) ratio is achieved Once this ratio is achieved if a Group 1 position becomes vacant it would be filled by a Group 2 employee as per the terms and conditions of the Collective Agreement and a new Group 2 position would be posted
c) The Company recognizes the Receiver Assist Meat Manager and Assistant Produce Manager positions as a Group 1 position Should the Company introduce an additional Receiver position in the unit that position would be considered as a Group 2 position middot
43
bull bull d) In the case of a lay-off of a full-time position if a Group 1 employee is laid
off he will have the following options
full lay-off with recall rights accepting part-time hours while maintaining recall rights if feasible he will be offered a Group 2 full-time position and maintain his recall rights to a Group 1 status for the duration of the recall period middot
e) The creation of Assistant Department Managers will be at the Companys sole discretion and may be classified as Group 2 positions
The parties agree to review at store level on a quarterly basis the level of bargaining unit hours and the number of full-time positions as it relates to Group middot1 and Group 2
DATED AT Dttau~ ONTARIO this~ day of l=t=b
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
44
LOEB CANADA INC
t 2003
bull bull RE Group 2 Positions - Highlights
Full-time - forty (40) hours a week maximum five (5) shifts a week - minimum four (4) hours a shift - maximum of ten (10) hours per shift - Saturday and Sunday shifts part of work week - Sunday premium applies
- two (2) consecutive days off every other week - Evenings - may be scheduled up to three (3) evenings a week
Meat Produce and Bakery Department employees may be scheduled from 500 am and would receive night crew premium for time worked from 500 am to 600 am
Night Crew Maybe scheduled between 900pm and 900am - Night crew premium would apply from Sunday to Saturday - would be scheduled consecutive nights
45
bull bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AN[)
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE SUNDAY WORK GROUP 2
Sunday work shall be part of the work week for all full-time employees in Group 2 It will be clearly indicated to the concerned employee upon hiring andor promotion If at anytime a Group 2 employee or an employee hired before September 41
h 2001 and promoted to a Group 2 position after September 41
h 2001 advises the Company that he is no longer available to work on Sundays then this employee will be returned to a part-time status with middot the conditions of a part-time employee and the Company will post a new Group 2 full-time position The employee returned to his prior position will not have recourse to the grievance procedure as outlined in the Collective Agreement
DATED AT o-tt~ ONTARIO this__amp__ day of _ _Fi-=Eb=---bull 2003
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO RS UNION LOCAL 175
gt(
46
bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE CARY PRITCHARD ASSISTANT MEAt MANAGER
Upon ratification Cary Pritchard will move to the Meat Cutter scale at the thirty-six (36) month rate and continue to progress from there on He shall also receive a premium of one dollar ($100) per hour as per the Assistan~ Department Manager premium
DATED AT Otcuvo ONTARIO this 5 day of Feb
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
47
LOEB CANADA INC
20Q3
I- - bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INCmiddot cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE SYLVANA FLORES DELl CLERK
The parties agree that Sylvana Flores is on a leave of absence The parties agree that she
will continue to accumulate seniority while on the leave of absence Should Sylvana Flores return to work at Loeb City View prior to January 5 2003 she will maintain her seniority As of January 5 2003 she would have no seniority in the Bargaining Unit
DATED AT Qmiddotttcl)AlO_ ONTARIO this _5_ day of Feb 20CB
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO RS UNION LOCAL 175
48
bull bull LETTER OF-AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC bull cob as Loeb City View
AND
UNIrED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE RED CIRCLED FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES
The Company agrees that the following employees will be considered middot red-circled employees
Maria Romano Robert Chenier Brian Taylor
Effective December 1 2002 they will receive a lump sum payment of seven hundred andmiddot fifty dollars ($75000) middot
Effective November 30 2003 they will receive a lump sum payment of seven hundred and fifty dollars ($75000)
Effective November 28 2004 they will receive a lump sum payment of seven hundred and fifty dollars ($75000) middot
Effective November 27 2005 they will receive a lump sum payment of four hundred dollars ($40000) and a wage increase of twelve cents (12cent) on their rate of pay bringing them to the end rate of the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of thirty cents (30cent) and thirty cents (30cent )
Should the employees want to have their lump sum payment directed to an RRSP they must provide the Store Director with the TD2 no later than the first week of November each yearmiddot
DATED AT 00a vJ6_ ONTARIO this_5_ day of middot Eeb 20~
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO RS UNION CAL 175
49
bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE RED-CIRCLED PART-TIME EMPLOYEES
Maria Arella Jimmy Wong Mandy Wong Maria Semler Brenda Laverty Yvonne Gagnon Sandra Gray Beverly MacDonald middot middot
During the term of the Collective Agreement the red-circled ~mployees shall be brought in line with the established wage scales in the negotiated Collective Agreement
Re Maria Arella Jimmy Wong Mandy Wong Maria Semler Brenda Laverty middot bull
Effective December 1 2002 they will receive a lump sum payment of fifteen cents 15cent) per hour worked averaged over the last six 6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks and a wage increase of fifteen cents 15cent) on their rate of pay bringing them to the end rate of middot the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of twentyshyfive cents (25cent) twenty-five cents (25cent) thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents middot (30cent)
Re Yvonne Gagnon Sandra Gray
Effective December 1 2002 they will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 30 2003 they will receive a lump sum payment often cents (10cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six 6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks and a middot wage increase of twenty cents (20cent) on their rate of pay bringing them to the end rate of the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of twenty- five cents 25cent) thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents_(30cent) thirty cents (30cent)
50
bull bull Re Beverly MacDonald
Effective December 1 2002 she will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 30 2003 she will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 28 2004 she will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 26 2005 she will receive a lump sum payment of fifteen cents (15cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks and a wage increase of twelve cents ( 12cent) on her rate of pay bringing her to the end rate of the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents (30cent) middot
Should the employees want to have their lump sum payment directed to an RRSP they must provide the Store Director with the TD2 no later than the first week of November of each year
DATED AT 0~ ONTARIO this~ day of Feb
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WO ERS UNION OCAL 175
January 21 2003 cep 571-0
LOEB CANADA INC
CShared FolderMasterCollective AgreementsLoebCity View sigwpd
51
20Q3
bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob As Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE PRINTING OF COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT
The Company agrees to pay one thousand five hundred dollars ($1 50000) towards the cost of printing the Collective Agreement into booklet form middot
~ DATED AT 0plusmnaulh ONTARIO this 5 day of --=-H-=e6__ __ 20ol
UNITEDFOODANDCOMMERC~L LOEB CANADA INC WOR RS UNION LOCAL 175
38
bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob As Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE SUNDAY AND STATUTORY HOLIDAYS
In the event that Sunday is legislated to become a regular work day both parties agree that Article 503 b c d of the Collective Agreement will be deleted and that those hours wiJI be part of the regular work week Both parties agree to meet in order to determine the distribution of these Sunday hours
In the event that stores are allowed to legally open on a statutory holiday without premium pay then the parties agree to meet to amend the Collective Agreement by mutual agreement
3 DATED AT o-HctuKL- ONTARIO this 5 day of_~he-=b~-- 2002
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WOR RS UNION LOCAL 175
39
bull bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
ANDmiddot
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE TIME LIMITS
In view of recent changes to the Ontario Labour Relations Act and resulting decisions therefrom and in view ofthe parties history of amiable Labour Relations the parties agree to the following
That neither party shall raise or proceed with a timeliness issue argument regarding filing for arbitration without first giving the other party written prior notice of its intent to do so
Should either party serve such notice on the other party the parties further agree that the final time frame in the Collective Agreement respecting filing for arbitration shall then be triggered
The parties further agree that any Board of Arbitration or single arbitrator shall have full jurisdiction to adjudicate the matter respecting timeliness in light of this agreement andmiddot shall not be restricted by the Ontario Labour Relations Act in so doing
DATED AT Q-t-CUJ)O_ ONTARIO this 5_ day of ~e6
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORK RS UNION LOCAL 175
40
LOEB CANADA INC
bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE NIGHT CREW GROUP 1
The Company agrees that the following full-time night crew employees are classified as Group 1 middot
middot Brian Taylor Brian Lewis Rick Tombs
The Company agrees that should a Group 1 day job come open and an existing Group 1 night crew employee apply and is successful in getting the job he would maintain his Group 1 status
DATED AT 61-cuuo-- ONTARIO this~ dayof F~b
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WOR ERS UNION LOCAL 175
41
LOEB CANADA INC
20~
bull
LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175NEW LETTER
RE FULL-TIME GROUP 2 TEN (10) HOUR SHIFTS
The Company and the Union agree that should the Company wish to introduce ten 1 0) hour shifts the employees affected will be entitled to an additional fifteen 15) minute break to be taken within the last two 2) hours of work
DATED AT 6-ttcuvo- ONTARIO this _fi__ day of Feb 2003
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO ERS UNION LOCAL 175
42
bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE GROUP 1 amp 2 DISTRIBUTION
In an effort to maintain full-time positions and create additional full-time positions the parties have agreed to the following
a) The following
Gary Pritchard Maria Romano Robert Chenier Brian Taylor Paul Berrea Allan Cuddihey Bruce Harding Rick Tombs Brian Lewis
are existing full-time employees as date of ratification and will be classified as Group 1 employees middot
b) The Company agrees that forty-five percent (45) of all regular bargaining unit hours per week will be designated as full-time hours Both parties agreemiddot to have fifty percent (50) of full-time employees in Group 1 and fifty percent (50) in Group 2 This ratio will be achieved through attrition In other words as a Group 1 position becomes vacant it will be replaces by a Group 2 position until fifty-fifty percent (50-50) ratio is achieved Once this ratio is achieved if a Group 1 position becomes vacant it would be filled by a Group 2 employee as per the terms and conditions of the Collective Agreement and a new Group 2 position would be posted
c) The Company recognizes the Receiver Assist Meat Manager and Assistant Produce Manager positions as a Group 1 position Should the Company introduce an additional Receiver position in the unit that position would be considered as a Group 2 position middot
43
bull bull d) In the case of a lay-off of a full-time position if a Group 1 employee is laid
off he will have the following options
full lay-off with recall rights accepting part-time hours while maintaining recall rights if feasible he will be offered a Group 2 full-time position and maintain his recall rights to a Group 1 status for the duration of the recall period middot
e) The creation of Assistant Department Managers will be at the Companys sole discretion and may be classified as Group 2 positions
The parties agree to review at store level on a quarterly basis the level of bargaining unit hours and the number of full-time positions as it relates to Group middot1 and Group 2
DATED AT Dttau~ ONTARIO this~ day of l=t=b
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
44
LOEB CANADA INC
t 2003
bull bull RE Group 2 Positions - Highlights
Full-time - forty (40) hours a week maximum five (5) shifts a week - minimum four (4) hours a shift - maximum of ten (10) hours per shift - Saturday and Sunday shifts part of work week - Sunday premium applies
- two (2) consecutive days off every other week - Evenings - may be scheduled up to three (3) evenings a week
Meat Produce and Bakery Department employees may be scheduled from 500 am and would receive night crew premium for time worked from 500 am to 600 am
Night Crew Maybe scheduled between 900pm and 900am - Night crew premium would apply from Sunday to Saturday - would be scheduled consecutive nights
45
bull bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AN[)
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE SUNDAY WORK GROUP 2
Sunday work shall be part of the work week for all full-time employees in Group 2 It will be clearly indicated to the concerned employee upon hiring andor promotion If at anytime a Group 2 employee or an employee hired before September 41
h 2001 and promoted to a Group 2 position after September 41
h 2001 advises the Company that he is no longer available to work on Sundays then this employee will be returned to a part-time status with middot the conditions of a part-time employee and the Company will post a new Group 2 full-time position The employee returned to his prior position will not have recourse to the grievance procedure as outlined in the Collective Agreement
DATED AT o-tt~ ONTARIO this__amp__ day of _ _Fi-=Eb=---bull 2003
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO RS UNION LOCAL 175
gt(
46
bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE CARY PRITCHARD ASSISTANT MEAt MANAGER
Upon ratification Cary Pritchard will move to the Meat Cutter scale at the thirty-six (36) month rate and continue to progress from there on He shall also receive a premium of one dollar ($100) per hour as per the Assistan~ Department Manager premium
DATED AT Otcuvo ONTARIO this 5 day of Feb
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
47
LOEB CANADA INC
20Q3
I- - bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INCmiddot cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE SYLVANA FLORES DELl CLERK
The parties agree that Sylvana Flores is on a leave of absence The parties agree that she
will continue to accumulate seniority while on the leave of absence Should Sylvana Flores return to work at Loeb City View prior to January 5 2003 she will maintain her seniority As of January 5 2003 she would have no seniority in the Bargaining Unit
DATED AT Qmiddotttcl)AlO_ ONTARIO this _5_ day of Feb 20CB
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO RS UNION LOCAL 175
48
bull bull LETTER OF-AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC bull cob as Loeb City View
AND
UNIrED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE RED CIRCLED FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES
The Company agrees that the following employees will be considered middot red-circled employees
Maria Romano Robert Chenier Brian Taylor
Effective December 1 2002 they will receive a lump sum payment of seven hundred andmiddot fifty dollars ($75000) middot
Effective November 30 2003 they will receive a lump sum payment of seven hundred and fifty dollars ($75000)
Effective November 28 2004 they will receive a lump sum payment of seven hundred and fifty dollars ($75000) middot
Effective November 27 2005 they will receive a lump sum payment of four hundred dollars ($40000) and a wage increase of twelve cents (12cent) on their rate of pay bringing them to the end rate of the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of thirty cents (30cent) and thirty cents (30cent )
Should the employees want to have their lump sum payment directed to an RRSP they must provide the Store Director with the TD2 no later than the first week of November each yearmiddot
DATED AT 00a vJ6_ ONTARIO this_5_ day of middot Eeb 20~
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO RS UNION CAL 175
49
bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE RED-CIRCLED PART-TIME EMPLOYEES
Maria Arella Jimmy Wong Mandy Wong Maria Semler Brenda Laverty Yvonne Gagnon Sandra Gray Beverly MacDonald middot middot
During the term of the Collective Agreement the red-circled ~mployees shall be brought in line with the established wage scales in the negotiated Collective Agreement
Re Maria Arella Jimmy Wong Mandy Wong Maria Semler Brenda Laverty middot bull
Effective December 1 2002 they will receive a lump sum payment of fifteen cents 15cent) per hour worked averaged over the last six 6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks and a wage increase of fifteen cents 15cent) on their rate of pay bringing them to the end rate of middot the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of twentyshyfive cents (25cent) twenty-five cents (25cent) thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents middot (30cent)
Re Yvonne Gagnon Sandra Gray
Effective December 1 2002 they will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 30 2003 they will receive a lump sum payment often cents (10cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six 6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks and a middot wage increase of twenty cents (20cent) on their rate of pay bringing them to the end rate of the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of twenty- five cents 25cent) thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents_(30cent) thirty cents (30cent)
50
bull bull Re Beverly MacDonald
Effective December 1 2002 she will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 30 2003 she will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 28 2004 she will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 26 2005 she will receive a lump sum payment of fifteen cents (15cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks and a wage increase of twelve cents ( 12cent) on her rate of pay bringing her to the end rate of the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents (30cent) middot
Should the employees want to have their lump sum payment directed to an RRSP they must provide the Store Director with the TD2 no later than the first week of November of each year
DATED AT 0~ ONTARIO this~ day of Feb
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WO ERS UNION OCAL 175
January 21 2003 cep 571-0
LOEB CANADA INC
CShared FolderMasterCollective AgreementsLoebCity View sigwpd
51
20Q3
bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob As Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE SUNDAY AND STATUTORY HOLIDAYS
In the event that Sunday is legislated to become a regular work day both parties agree that Article 503 b c d of the Collective Agreement will be deleted and that those hours wiJI be part of the regular work week Both parties agree to meet in order to determine the distribution of these Sunday hours
In the event that stores are allowed to legally open on a statutory holiday without premium pay then the parties agree to meet to amend the Collective Agreement by mutual agreement
3 DATED AT o-HctuKL- ONTARIO this 5 day of_~he-=b~-- 2002
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WOR RS UNION LOCAL 175
39
bull bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
ANDmiddot
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE TIME LIMITS
In view of recent changes to the Ontario Labour Relations Act and resulting decisions therefrom and in view ofthe parties history of amiable Labour Relations the parties agree to the following
That neither party shall raise or proceed with a timeliness issue argument regarding filing for arbitration without first giving the other party written prior notice of its intent to do so
Should either party serve such notice on the other party the parties further agree that the final time frame in the Collective Agreement respecting filing for arbitration shall then be triggered
The parties further agree that any Board of Arbitration or single arbitrator shall have full jurisdiction to adjudicate the matter respecting timeliness in light of this agreement andmiddot shall not be restricted by the Ontario Labour Relations Act in so doing
DATED AT Q-t-CUJ)O_ ONTARIO this 5_ day of ~e6
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORK RS UNION LOCAL 175
40
LOEB CANADA INC
bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE NIGHT CREW GROUP 1
The Company agrees that the following full-time night crew employees are classified as Group 1 middot
middot Brian Taylor Brian Lewis Rick Tombs
The Company agrees that should a Group 1 day job come open and an existing Group 1 night crew employee apply and is successful in getting the job he would maintain his Group 1 status
DATED AT 61-cuuo-- ONTARIO this~ dayof F~b
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WOR ERS UNION LOCAL 175
41
LOEB CANADA INC
20~
bull
LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175NEW LETTER
RE FULL-TIME GROUP 2 TEN (10) HOUR SHIFTS
The Company and the Union agree that should the Company wish to introduce ten 1 0) hour shifts the employees affected will be entitled to an additional fifteen 15) minute break to be taken within the last two 2) hours of work
DATED AT 6-ttcuvo- ONTARIO this _fi__ day of Feb 2003
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO ERS UNION LOCAL 175
42
bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE GROUP 1 amp 2 DISTRIBUTION
In an effort to maintain full-time positions and create additional full-time positions the parties have agreed to the following
a) The following
Gary Pritchard Maria Romano Robert Chenier Brian Taylor Paul Berrea Allan Cuddihey Bruce Harding Rick Tombs Brian Lewis
are existing full-time employees as date of ratification and will be classified as Group 1 employees middot
b) The Company agrees that forty-five percent (45) of all regular bargaining unit hours per week will be designated as full-time hours Both parties agreemiddot to have fifty percent (50) of full-time employees in Group 1 and fifty percent (50) in Group 2 This ratio will be achieved through attrition In other words as a Group 1 position becomes vacant it will be replaces by a Group 2 position until fifty-fifty percent (50-50) ratio is achieved Once this ratio is achieved if a Group 1 position becomes vacant it would be filled by a Group 2 employee as per the terms and conditions of the Collective Agreement and a new Group 2 position would be posted
c) The Company recognizes the Receiver Assist Meat Manager and Assistant Produce Manager positions as a Group 1 position Should the Company introduce an additional Receiver position in the unit that position would be considered as a Group 2 position middot
43
bull bull d) In the case of a lay-off of a full-time position if a Group 1 employee is laid
off he will have the following options
full lay-off with recall rights accepting part-time hours while maintaining recall rights if feasible he will be offered a Group 2 full-time position and maintain his recall rights to a Group 1 status for the duration of the recall period middot
e) The creation of Assistant Department Managers will be at the Companys sole discretion and may be classified as Group 2 positions
The parties agree to review at store level on a quarterly basis the level of bargaining unit hours and the number of full-time positions as it relates to Group middot1 and Group 2
DATED AT Dttau~ ONTARIO this~ day of l=t=b
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
44
LOEB CANADA INC
t 2003
bull bull RE Group 2 Positions - Highlights
Full-time - forty (40) hours a week maximum five (5) shifts a week - minimum four (4) hours a shift - maximum of ten (10) hours per shift - Saturday and Sunday shifts part of work week - Sunday premium applies
- two (2) consecutive days off every other week - Evenings - may be scheduled up to three (3) evenings a week
Meat Produce and Bakery Department employees may be scheduled from 500 am and would receive night crew premium for time worked from 500 am to 600 am
Night Crew Maybe scheduled between 900pm and 900am - Night crew premium would apply from Sunday to Saturday - would be scheduled consecutive nights
45
bull bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AN[)
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE SUNDAY WORK GROUP 2
Sunday work shall be part of the work week for all full-time employees in Group 2 It will be clearly indicated to the concerned employee upon hiring andor promotion If at anytime a Group 2 employee or an employee hired before September 41
h 2001 and promoted to a Group 2 position after September 41
h 2001 advises the Company that he is no longer available to work on Sundays then this employee will be returned to a part-time status with middot the conditions of a part-time employee and the Company will post a new Group 2 full-time position The employee returned to his prior position will not have recourse to the grievance procedure as outlined in the Collective Agreement
DATED AT o-tt~ ONTARIO this__amp__ day of _ _Fi-=Eb=---bull 2003
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO RS UNION LOCAL 175
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46
bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE CARY PRITCHARD ASSISTANT MEAt MANAGER
Upon ratification Cary Pritchard will move to the Meat Cutter scale at the thirty-six (36) month rate and continue to progress from there on He shall also receive a premium of one dollar ($100) per hour as per the Assistan~ Department Manager premium
DATED AT Otcuvo ONTARIO this 5 day of Feb
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
47
LOEB CANADA INC
20Q3
I- - bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INCmiddot cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE SYLVANA FLORES DELl CLERK
The parties agree that Sylvana Flores is on a leave of absence The parties agree that she
will continue to accumulate seniority while on the leave of absence Should Sylvana Flores return to work at Loeb City View prior to January 5 2003 she will maintain her seniority As of January 5 2003 she would have no seniority in the Bargaining Unit
DATED AT Qmiddotttcl)AlO_ ONTARIO this _5_ day of Feb 20CB
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO RS UNION LOCAL 175
48
bull bull LETTER OF-AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC bull cob as Loeb City View
AND
UNIrED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE RED CIRCLED FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES
The Company agrees that the following employees will be considered middot red-circled employees
Maria Romano Robert Chenier Brian Taylor
Effective December 1 2002 they will receive a lump sum payment of seven hundred andmiddot fifty dollars ($75000) middot
Effective November 30 2003 they will receive a lump sum payment of seven hundred and fifty dollars ($75000)
Effective November 28 2004 they will receive a lump sum payment of seven hundred and fifty dollars ($75000) middot
Effective November 27 2005 they will receive a lump sum payment of four hundred dollars ($40000) and a wage increase of twelve cents (12cent) on their rate of pay bringing them to the end rate of the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of thirty cents (30cent) and thirty cents (30cent )
Should the employees want to have their lump sum payment directed to an RRSP they must provide the Store Director with the TD2 no later than the first week of November each yearmiddot
DATED AT 00a vJ6_ ONTARIO this_5_ day of middot Eeb 20~
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO RS UNION CAL 175
49
bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE RED-CIRCLED PART-TIME EMPLOYEES
Maria Arella Jimmy Wong Mandy Wong Maria Semler Brenda Laverty Yvonne Gagnon Sandra Gray Beverly MacDonald middot middot
During the term of the Collective Agreement the red-circled ~mployees shall be brought in line with the established wage scales in the negotiated Collective Agreement
Re Maria Arella Jimmy Wong Mandy Wong Maria Semler Brenda Laverty middot bull
Effective December 1 2002 they will receive a lump sum payment of fifteen cents 15cent) per hour worked averaged over the last six 6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks and a wage increase of fifteen cents 15cent) on their rate of pay bringing them to the end rate of middot the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of twentyshyfive cents (25cent) twenty-five cents (25cent) thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents middot (30cent)
Re Yvonne Gagnon Sandra Gray
Effective December 1 2002 they will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 30 2003 they will receive a lump sum payment often cents (10cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six 6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks and a middot wage increase of twenty cents (20cent) on their rate of pay bringing them to the end rate of the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of twenty- five cents 25cent) thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents_(30cent) thirty cents (30cent)
50
bull bull Re Beverly MacDonald
Effective December 1 2002 she will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 30 2003 she will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 28 2004 she will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 26 2005 she will receive a lump sum payment of fifteen cents (15cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks and a wage increase of twelve cents ( 12cent) on her rate of pay bringing her to the end rate of the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents (30cent) middot
Should the employees want to have their lump sum payment directed to an RRSP they must provide the Store Director with the TD2 no later than the first week of November of each year
DATED AT 0~ ONTARIO this~ day of Feb
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WO ERS UNION OCAL 175
January 21 2003 cep 571-0
LOEB CANADA INC
CShared FolderMasterCollective AgreementsLoebCity View sigwpd
51
20Q3
bull bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
ANDmiddot
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE TIME LIMITS
In view of recent changes to the Ontario Labour Relations Act and resulting decisions therefrom and in view ofthe parties history of amiable Labour Relations the parties agree to the following
That neither party shall raise or proceed with a timeliness issue argument regarding filing for arbitration without first giving the other party written prior notice of its intent to do so
Should either party serve such notice on the other party the parties further agree that the final time frame in the Collective Agreement respecting filing for arbitration shall then be triggered
The parties further agree that any Board of Arbitration or single arbitrator shall have full jurisdiction to adjudicate the matter respecting timeliness in light of this agreement andmiddot shall not be restricted by the Ontario Labour Relations Act in so doing
DATED AT Q-t-CUJ)O_ ONTARIO this 5_ day of ~e6
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORK RS UNION LOCAL 175
40
LOEB CANADA INC
bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE NIGHT CREW GROUP 1
The Company agrees that the following full-time night crew employees are classified as Group 1 middot
middot Brian Taylor Brian Lewis Rick Tombs
The Company agrees that should a Group 1 day job come open and an existing Group 1 night crew employee apply and is successful in getting the job he would maintain his Group 1 status
DATED AT 61-cuuo-- ONTARIO this~ dayof F~b
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WOR ERS UNION LOCAL 175
41
LOEB CANADA INC
20~
bull
LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175NEW LETTER
RE FULL-TIME GROUP 2 TEN (10) HOUR SHIFTS
The Company and the Union agree that should the Company wish to introduce ten 1 0) hour shifts the employees affected will be entitled to an additional fifteen 15) minute break to be taken within the last two 2) hours of work
DATED AT 6-ttcuvo- ONTARIO this _fi__ day of Feb 2003
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO ERS UNION LOCAL 175
42
bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE GROUP 1 amp 2 DISTRIBUTION
In an effort to maintain full-time positions and create additional full-time positions the parties have agreed to the following
a) The following
Gary Pritchard Maria Romano Robert Chenier Brian Taylor Paul Berrea Allan Cuddihey Bruce Harding Rick Tombs Brian Lewis
are existing full-time employees as date of ratification and will be classified as Group 1 employees middot
b) The Company agrees that forty-five percent (45) of all regular bargaining unit hours per week will be designated as full-time hours Both parties agreemiddot to have fifty percent (50) of full-time employees in Group 1 and fifty percent (50) in Group 2 This ratio will be achieved through attrition In other words as a Group 1 position becomes vacant it will be replaces by a Group 2 position until fifty-fifty percent (50-50) ratio is achieved Once this ratio is achieved if a Group 1 position becomes vacant it would be filled by a Group 2 employee as per the terms and conditions of the Collective Agreement and a new Group 2 position would be posted
c) The Company recognizes the Receiver Assist Meat Manager and Assistant Produce Manager positions as a Group 1 position Should the Company introduce an additional Receiver position in the unit that position would be considered as a Group 2 position middot
43
bull bull d) In the case of a lay-off of a full-time position if a Group 1 employee is laid
off he will have the following options
full lay-off with recall rights accepting part-time hours while maintaining recall rights if feasible he will be offered a Group 2 full-time position and maintain his recall rights to a Group 1 status for the duration of the recall period middot
e) The creation of Assistant Department Managers will be at the Companys sole discretion and may be classified as Group 2 positions
The parties agree to review at store level on a quarterly basis the level of bargaining unit hours and the number of full-time positions as it relates to Group middot1 and Group 2
DATED AT Dttau~ ONTARIO this~ day of l=t=b
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
44
LOEB CANADA INC
t 2003
bull bull RE Group 2 Positions - Highlights
Full-time - forty (40) hours a week maximum five (5) shifts a week - minimum four (4) hours a shift - maximum of ten (10) hours per shift - Saturday and Sunday shifts part of work week - Sunday premium applies
- two (2) consecutive days off every other week - Evenings - may be scheduled up to three (3) evenings a week
Meat Produce and Bakery Department employees may be scheduled from 500 am and would receive night crew premium for time worked from 500 am to 600 am
Night Crew Maybe scheduled between 900pm and 900am - Night crew premium would apply from Sunday to Saturday - would be scheduled consecutive nights
45
bull bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AN[)
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE SUNDAY WORK GROUP 2
Sunday work shall be part of the work week for all full-time employees in Group 2 It will be clearly indicated to the concerned employee upon hiring andor promotion If at anytime a Group 2 employee or an employee hired before September 41
h 2001 and promoted to a Group 2 position after September 41
h 2001 advises the Company that he is no longer available to work on Sundays then this employee will be returned to a part-time status with middot the conditions of a part-time employee and the Company will post a new Group 2 full-time position The employee returned to his prior position will not have recourse to the grievance procedure as outlined in the Collective Agreement
DATED AT o-tt~ ONTARIO this__amp__ day of _ _Fi-=Eb=---bull 2003
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO RS UNION LOCAL 175
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46
bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE CARY PRITCHARD ASSISTANT MEAt MANAGER
Upon ratification Cary Pritchard will move to the Meat Cutter scale at the thirty-six (36) month rate and continue to progress from there on He shall also receive a premium of one dollar ($100) per hour as per the Assistan~ Department Manager premium
DATED AT Otcuvo ONTARIO this 5 day of Feb
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
47
LOEB CANADA INC
20Q3
I- - bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INCmiddot cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE SYLVANA FLORES DELl CLERK
The parties agree that Sylvana Flores is on a leave of absence The parties agree that she
will continue to accumulate seniority while on the leave of absence Should Sylvana Flores return to work at Loeb City View prior to January 5 2003 she will maintain her seniority As of January 5 2003 she would have no seniority in the Bargaining Unit
DATED AT Qmiddotttcl)AlO_ ONTARIO this _5_ day of Feb 20CB
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO RS UNION LOCAL 175
48
bull bull LETTER OF-AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC bull cob as Loeb City View
AND
UNIrED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE RED CIRCLED FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES
The Company agrees that the following employees will be considered middot red-circled employees
Maria Romano Robert Chenier Brian Taylor
Effective December 1 2002 they will receive a lump sum payment of seven hundred andmiddot fifty dollars ($75000) middot
Effective November 30 2003 they will receive a lump sum payment of seven hundred and fifty dollars ($75000)
Effective November 28 2004 they will receive a lump sum payment of seven hundred and fifty dollars ($75000) middot
Effective November 27 2005 they will receive a lump sum payment of four hundred dollars ($40000) and a wage increase of twelve cents (12cent) on their rate of pay bringing them to the end rate of the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of thirty cents (30cent) and thirty cents (30cent )
Should the employees want to have their lump sum payment directed to an RRSP they must provide the Store Director with the TD2 no later than the first week of November each yearmiddot
DATED AT 00a vJ6_ ONTARIO this_5_ day of middot Eeb 20~
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO RS UNION CAL 175
49
bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE RED-CIRCLED PART-TIME EMPLOYEES
Maria Arella Jimmy Wong Mandy Wong Maria Semler Brenda Laverty Yvonne Gagnon Sandra Gray Beverly MacDonald middot middot
During the term of the Collective Agreement the red-circled ~mployees shall be brought in line with the established wage scales in the negotiated Collective Agreement
Re Maria Arella Jimmy Wong Mandy Wong Maria Semler Brenda Laverty middot bull
Effective December 1 2002 they will receive a lump sum payment of fifteen cents 15cent) per hour worked averaged over the last six 6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks and a wage increase of fifteen cents 15cent) on their rate of pay bringing them to the end rate of middot the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of twentyshyfive cents (25cent) twenty-five cents (25cent) thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents middot (30cent)
Re Yvonne Gagnon Sandra Gray
Effective December 1 2002 they will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 30 2003 they will receive a lump sum payment often cents (10cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six 6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks and a middot wage increase of twenty cents (20cent) on their rate of pay bringing them to the end rate of the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of twenty- five cents 25cent) thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents_(30cent) thirty cents (30cent)
50
bull bull Re Beverly MacDonald
Effective December 1 2002 she will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 30 2003 she will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 28 2004 she will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 26 2005 she will receive a lump sum payment of fifteen cents (15cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks and a wage increase of twelve cents ( 12cent) on her rate of pay bringing her to the end rate of the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents (30cent) middot
Should the employees want to have their lump sum payment directed to an RRSP they must provide the Store Director with the TD2 no later than the first week of November of each year
DATED AT 0~ ONTARIO this~ day of Feb
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WO ERS UNION OCAL 175
January 21 2003 cep 571-0
LOEB CANADA INC
CShared FolderMasterCollective AgreementsLoebCity View sigwpd
51
20Q3
bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE NIGHT CREW GROUP 1
The Company agrees that the following full-time night crew employees are classified as Group 1 middot
middot Brian Taylor Brian Lewis Rick Tombs
The Company agrees that should a Group 1 day job come open and an existing Group 1 night crew employee apply and is successful in getting the job he would maintain his Group 1 status
DATED AT 61-cuuo-- ONTARIO this~ dayof F~b
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WOR ERS UNION LOCAL 175
41
LOEB CANADA INC
20~
bull
LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175NEW LETTER
RE FULL-TIME GROUP 2 TEN (10) HOUR SHIFTS
The Company and the Union agree that should the Company wish to introduce ten 1 0) hour shifts the employees affected will be entitled to an additional fifteen 15) minute break to be taken within the last two 2) hours of work
DATED AT 6-ttcuvo- ONTARIO this _fi__ day of Feb 2003
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO ERS UNION LOCAL 175
42
bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE GROUP 1 amp 2 DISTRIBUTION
In an effort to maintain full-time positions and create additional full-time positions the parties have agreed to the following
a) The following
Gary Pritchard Maria Romano Robert Chenier Brian Taylor Paul Berrea Allan Cuddihey Bruce Harding Rick Tombs Brian Lewis
are existing full-time employees as date of ratification and will be classified as Group 1 employees middot
b) The Company agrees that forty-five percent (45) of all regular bargaining unit hours per week will be designated as full-time hours Both parties agreemiddot to have fifty percent (50) of full-time employees in Group 1 and fifty percent (50) in Group 2 This ratio will be achieved through attrition In other words as a Group 1 position becomes vacant it will be replaces by a Group 2 position until fifty-fifty percent (50-50) ratio is achieved Once this ratio is achieved if a Group 1 position becomes vacant it would be filled by a Group 2 employee as per the terms and conditions of the Collective Agreement and a new Group 2 position would be posted
c) The Company recognizes the Receiver Assist Meat Manager and Assistant Produce Manager positions as a Group 1 position Should the Company introduce an additional Receiver position in the unit that position would be considered as a Group 2 position middot
43
bull bull d) In the case of a lay-off of a full-time position if a Group 1 employee is laid
off he will have the following options
full lay-off with recall rights accepting part-time hours while maintaining recall rights if feasible he will be offered a Group 2 full-time position and maintain his recall rights to a Group 1 status for the duration of the recall period middot
e) The creation of Assistant Department Managers will be at the Companys sole discretion and may be classified as Group 2 positions
The parties agree to review at store level on a quarterly basis the level of bargaining unit hours and the number of full-time positions as it relates to Group middot1 and Group 2
DATED AT Dttau~ ONTARIO this~ day of l=t=b
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
44
LOEB CANADA INC
t 2003
bull bull RE Group 2 Positions - Highlights
Full-time - forty (40) hours a week maximum five (5) shifts a week - minimum four (4) hours a shift - maximum of ten (10) hours per shift - Saturday and Sunday shifts part of work week - Sunday premium applies
- two (2) consecutive days off every other week - Evenings - may be scheduled up to three (3) evenings a week
Meat Produce and Bakery Department employees may be scheduled from 500 am and would receive night crew premium for time worked from 500 am to 600 am
Night Crew Maybe scheduled between 900pm and 900am - Night crew premium would apply from Sunday to Saturday - would be scheduled consecutive nights
45
bull bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AN[)
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE SUNDAY WORK GROUP 2
Sunday work shall be part of the work week for all full-time employees in Group 2 It will be clearly indicated to the concerned employee upon hiring andor promotion If at anytime a Group 2 employee or an employee hired before September 41
h 2001 and promoted to a Group 2 position after September 41
h 2001 advises the Company that he is no longer available to work on Sundays then this employee will be returned to a part-time status with middot the conditions of a part-time employee and the Company will post a new Group 2 full-time position The employee returned to his prior position will not have recourse to the grievance procedure as outlined in the Collective Agreement
DATED AT o-tt~ ONTARIO this__amp__ day of _ _Fi-=Eb=---bull 2003
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO RS UNION LOCAL 175
gt(
46
bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE CARY PRITCHARD ASSISTANT MEAt MANAGER
Upon ratification Cary Pritchard will move to the Meat Cutter scale at the thirty-six (36) month rate and continue to progress from there on He shall also receive a premium of one dollar ($100) per hour as per the Assistan~ Department Manager premium
DATED AT Otcuvo ONTARIO this 5 day of Feb
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
47
LOEB CANADA INC
20Q3
I- - bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INCmiddot cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE SYLVANA FLORES DELl CLERK
The parties agree that Sylvana Flores is on a leave of absence The parties agree that she
will continue to accumulate seniority while on the leave of absence Should Sylvana Flores return to work at Loeb City View prior to January 5 2003 she will maintain her seniority As of January 5 2003 she would have no seniority in the Bargaining Unit
DATED AT Qmiddotttcl)AlO_ ONTARIO this _5_ day of Feb 20CB
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO RS UNION LOCAL 175
48
bull bull LETTER OF-AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC bull cob as Loeb City View
AND
UNIrED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE RED CIRCLED FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES
The Company agrees that the following employees will be considered middot red-circled employees
Maria Romano Robert Chenier Brian Taylor
Effective December 1 2002 they will receive a lump sum payment of seven hundred andmiddot fifty dollars ($75000) middot
Effective November 30 2003 they will receive a lump sum payment of seven hundred and fifty dollars ($75000)
Effective November 28 2004 they will receive a lump sum payment of seven hundred and fifty dollars ($75000) middot
Effective November 27 2005 they will receive a lump sum payment of four hundred dollars ($40000) and a wage increase of twelve cents (12cent) on their rate of pay bringing them to the end rate of the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of thirty cents (30cent) and thirty cents (30cent )
Should the employees want to have their lump sum payment directed to an RRSP they must provide the Store Director with the TD2 no later than the first week of November each yearmiddot
DATED AT 00a vJ6_ ONTARIO this_5_ day of middot Eeb 20~
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO RS UNION CAL 175
49
bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE RED-CIRCLED PART-TIME EMPLOYEES
Maria Arella Jimmy Wong Mandy Wong Maria Semler Brenda Laverty Yvonne Gagnon Sandra Gray Beverly MacDonald middot middot
During the term of the Collective Agreement the red-circled ~mployees shall be brought in line with the established wage scales in the negotiated Collective Agreement
Re Maria Arella Jimmy Wong Mandy Wong Maria Semler Brenda Laverty middot bull
Effective December 1 2002 they will receive a lump sum payment of fifteen cents 15cent) per hour worked averaged over the last six 6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks and a wage increase of fifteen cents 15cent) on their rate of pay bringing them to the end rate of middot the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of twentyshyfive cents (25cent) twenty-five cents (25cent) thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents middot (30cent)
Re Yvonne Gagnon Sandra Gray
Effective December 1 2002 they will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 30 2003 they will receive a lump sum payment often cents (10cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six 6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks and a middot wage increase of twenty cents (20cent) on their rate of pay bringing them to the end rate of the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of twenty- five cents 25cent) thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents_(30cent) thirty cents (30cent)
50
bull bull Re Beverly MacDonald
Effective December 1 2002 she will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 30 2003 she will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 28 2004 she will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 26 2005 she will receive a lump sum payment of fifteen cents (15cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks and a wage increase of twelve cents ( 12cent) on her rate of pay bringing her to the end rate of the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents (30cent) middot
Should the employees want to have their lump sum payment directed to an RRSP they must provide the Store Director with the TD2 no later than the first week of November of each year
DATED AT 0~ ONTARIO this~ day of Feb
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WO ERS UNION OCAL 175
January 21 2003 cep 571-0
LOEB CANADA INC
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bull
LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175NEW LETTER
RE FULL-TIME GROUP 2 TEN (10) HOUR SHIFTS
The Company and the Union agree that should the Company wish to introduce ten 1 0) hour shifts the employees affected will be entitled to an additional fifteen 15) minute break to be taken within the last two 2) hours of work
DATED AT 6-ttcuvo- ONTARIO this _fi__ day of Feb 2003
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO ERS UNION LOCAL 175
42
bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE GROUP 1 amp 2 DISTRIBUTION
In an effort to maintain full-time positions and create additional full-time positions the parties have agreed to the following
a) The following
Gary Pritchard Maria Romano Robert Chenier Brian Taylor Paul Berrea Allan Cuddihey Bruce Harding Rick Tombs Brian Lewis
are existing full-time employees as date of ratification and will be classified as Group 1 employees middot
b) The Company agrees that forty-five percent (45) of all regular bargaining unit hours per week will be designated as full-time hours Both parties agreemiddot to have fifty percent (50) of full-time employees in Group 1 and fifty percent (50) in Group 2 This ratio will be achieved through attrition In other words as a Group 1 position becomes vacant it will be replaces by a Group 2 position until fifty-fifty percent (50-50) ratio is achieved Once this ratio is achieved if a Group 1 position becomes vacant it would be filled by a Group 2 employee as per the terms and conditions of the Collective Agreement and a new Group 2 position would be posted
c) The Company recognizes the Receiver Assist Meat Manager and Assistant Produce Manager positions as a Group 1 position Should the Company introduce an additional Receiver position in the unit that position would be considered as a Group 2 position middot
43
bull bull d) In the case of a lay-off of a full-time position if a Group 1 employee is laid
off he will have the following options
full lay-off with recall rights accepting part-time hours while maintaining recall rights if feasible he will be offered a Group 2 full-time position and maintain his recall rights to a Group 1 status for the duration of the recall period middot
e) The creation of Assistant Department Managers will be at the Companys sole discretion and may be classified as Group 2 positions
The parties agree to review at store level on a quarterly basis the level of bargaining unit hours and the number of full-time positions as it relates to Group middot1 and Group 2
DATED AT Dttau~ ONTARIO this~ day of l=t=b
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
44
LOEB CANADA INC
t 2003
bull bull RE Group 2 Positions - Highlights
Full-time - forty (40) hours a week maximum five (5) shifts a week - minimum four (4) hours a shift - maximum of ten (10) hours per shift - Saturday and Sunday shifts part of work week - Sunday premium applies
- two (2) consecutive days off every other week - Evenings - may be scheduled up to three (3) evenings a week
Meat Produce and Bakery Department employees may be scheduled from 500 am and would receive night crew premium for time worked from 500 am to 600 am
Night Crew Maybe scheduled between 900pm and 900am - Night crew premium would apply from Sunday to Saturday - would be scheduled consecutive nights
45
bull bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AN[)
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE SUNDAY WORK GROUP 2
Sunday work shall be part of the work week for all full-time employees in Group 2 It will be clearly indicated to the concerned employee upon hiring andor promotion If at anytime a Group 2 employee or an employee hired before September 41
h 2001 and promoted to a Group 2 position after September 41
h 2001 advises the Company that he is no longer available to work on Sundays then this employee will be returned to a part-time status with middot the conditions of a part-time employee and the Company will post a new Group 2 full-time position The employee returned to his prior position will not have recourse to the grievance procedure as outlined in the Collective Agreement
DATED AT o-tt~ ONTARIO this__amp__ day of _ _Fi-=Eb=---bull 2003
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO RS UNION LOCAL 175
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bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE CARY PRITCHARD ASSISTANT MEAt MANAGER
Upon ratification Cary Pritchard will move to the Meat Cutter scale at the thirty-six (36) month rate and continue to progress from there on He shall also receive a premium of one dollar ($100) per hour as per the Assistan~ Department Manager premium
DATED AT Otcuvo ONTARIO this 5 day of Feb
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
47
LOEB CANADA INC
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I- - bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INCmiddot cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE SYLVANA FLORES DELl CLERK
The parties agree that Sylvana Flores is on a leave of absence The parties agree that she
will continue to accumulate seniority while on the leave of absence Should Sylvana Flores return to work at Loeb City View prior to January 5 2003 she will maintain her seniority As of January 5 2003 she would have no seniority in the Bargaining Unit
DATED AT Qmiddotttcl)AlO_ ONTARIO this _5_ day of Feb 20CB
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO RS UNION LOCAL 175
48
bull bull LETTER OF-AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC bull cob as Loeb City View
AND
UNIrED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE RED CIRCLED FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES
The Company agrees that the following employees will be considered middot red-circled employees
Maria Romano Robert Chenier Brian Taylor
Effective December 1 2002 they will receive a lump sum payment of seven hundred andmiddot fifty dollars ($75000) middot
Effective November 30 2003 they will receive a lump sum payment of seven hundred and fifty dollars ($75000)
Effective November 28 2004 they will receive a lump sum payment of seven hundred and fifty dollars ($75000) middot
Effective November 27 2005 they will receive a lump sum payment of four hundred dollars ($40000) and a wage increase of twelve cents (12cent) on their rate of pay bringing them to the end rate of the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of thirty cents (30cent) and thirty cents (30cent )
Should the employees want to have their lump sum payment directed to an RRSP they must provide the Store Director with the TD2 no later than the first week of November each yearmiddot
DATED AT 00a vJ6_ ONTARIO this_5_ day of middot Eeb 20~
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO RS UNION CAL 175
49
bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE RED-CIRCLED PART-TIME EMPLOYEES
Maria Arella Jimmy Wong Mandy Wong Maria Semler Brenda Laverty Yvonne Gagnon Sandra Gray Beverly MacDonald middot middot
During the term of the Collective Agreement the red-circled ~mployees shall be brought in line with the established wage scales in the negotiated Collective Agreement
Re Maria Arella Jimmy Wong Mandy Wong Maria Semler Brenda Laverty middot bull
Effective December 1 2002 they will receive a lump sum payment of fifteen cents 15cent) per hour worked averaged over the last six 6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks and a wage increase of fifteen cents 15cent) on their rate of pay bringing them to the end rate of middot the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of twentyshyfive cents (25cent) twenty-five cents (25cent) thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents middot (30cent)
Re Yvonne Gagnon Sandra Gray
Effective December 1 2002 they will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 30 2003 they will receive a lump sum payment often cents (10cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six 6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks and a middot wage increase of twenty cents (20cent) on their rate of pay bringing them to the end rate of the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of twenty- five cents 25cent) thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents_(30cent) thirty cents (30cent)
50
bull bull Re Beverly MacDonald
Effective December 1 2002 she will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 30 2003 she will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 28 2004 she will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 26 2005 she will receive a lump sum payment of fifteen cents (15cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks and a wage increase of twelve cents ( 12cent) on her rate of pay bringing her to the end rate of the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents (30cent) middot
Should the employees want to have their lump sum payment directed to an RRSP they must provide the Store Director with the TD2 no later than the first week of November of each year
DATED AT 0~ ONTARIO this~ day of Feb
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WO ERS UNION OCAL 175
January 21 2003 cep 571-0
LOEB CANADA INC
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bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE GROUP 1 amp 2 DISTRIBUTION
In an effort to maintain full-time positions and create additional full-time positions the parties have agreed to the following
a) The following
Gary Pritchard Maria Romano Robert Chenier Brian Taylor Paul Berrea Allan Cuddihey Bruce Harding Rick Tombs Brian Lewis
are existing full-time employees as date of ratification and will be classified as Group 1 employees middot
b) The Company agrees that forty-five percent (45) of all regular bargaining unit hours per week will be designated as full-time hours Both parties agreemiddot to have fifty percent (50) of full-time employees in Group 1 and fifty percent (50) in Group 2 This ratio will be achieved through attrition In other words as a Group 1 position becomes vacant it will be replaces by a Group 2 position until fifty-fifty percent (50-50) ratio is achieved Once this ratio is achieved if a Group 1 position becomes vacant it would be filled by a Group 2 employee as per the terms and conditions of the Collective Agreement and a new Group 2 position would be posted
c) The Company recognizes the Receiver Assist Meat Manager and Assistant Produce Manager positions as a Group 1 position Should the Company introduce an additional Receiver position in the unit that position would be considered as a Group 2 position middot
43
bull bull d) In the case of a lay-off of a full-time position if a Group 1 employee is laid
off he will have the following options
full lay-off with recall rights accepting part-time hours while maintaining recall rights if feasible he will be offered a Group 2 full-time position and maintain his recall rights to a Group 1 status for the duration of the recall period middot
e) The creation of Assistant Department Managers will be at the Companys sole discretion and may be classified as Group 2 positions
The parties agree to review at store level on a quarterly basis the level of bargaining unit hours and the number of full-time positions as it relates to Group middot1 and Group 2
DATED AT Dttau~ ONTARIO this~ day of l=t=b
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
44
LOEB CANADA INC
t 2003
bull bull RE Group 2 Positions - Highlights
Full-time - forty (40) hours a week maximum five (5) shifts a week - minimum four (4) hours a shift - maximum of ten (10) hours per shift - Saturday and Sunday shifts part of work week - Sunday premium applies
- two (2) consecutive days off every other week - Evenings - may be scheduled up to three (3) evenings a week
Meat Produce and Bakery Department employees may be scheduled from 500 am and would receive night crew premium for time worked from 500 am to 600 am
Night Crew Maybe scheduled between 900pm and 900am - Night crew premium would apply from Sunday to Saturday - would be scheduled consecutive nights
45
bull bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AN[)
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE SUNDAY WORK GROUP 2
Sunday work shall be part of the work week for all full-time employees in Group 2 It will be clearly indicated to the concerned employee upon hiring andor promotion If at anytime a Group 2 employee or an employee hired before September 41
h 2001 and promoted to a Group 2 position after September 41
h 2001 advises the Company that he is no longer available to work on Sundays then this employee will be returned to a part-time status with middot the conditions of a part-time employee and the Company will post a new Group 2 full-time position The employee returned to his prior position will not have recourse to the grievance procedure as outlined in the Collective Agreement
DATED AT o-tt~ ONTARIO this__amp__ day of _ _Fi-=Eb=---bull 2003
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO RS UNION LOCAL 175
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bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE CARY PRITCHARD ASSISTANT MEAt MANAGER
Upon ratification Cary Pritchard will move to the Meat Cutter scale at the thirty-six (36) month rate and continue to progress from there on He shall also receive a premium of one dollar ($100) per hour as per the Assistan~ Department Manager premium
DATED AT Otcuvo ONTARIO this 5 day of Feb
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
47
LOEB CANADA INC
20Q3
I- - bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INCmiddot cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE SYLVANA FLORES DELl CLERK
The parties agree that Sylvana Flores is on a leave of absence The parties agree that she
will continue to accumulate seniority while on the leave of absence Should Sylvana Flores return to work at Loeb City View prior to January 5 2003 she will maintain her seniority As of January 5 2003 she would have no seniority in the Bargaining Unit
DATED AT Qmiddotttcl)AlO_ ONTARIO this _5_ day of Feb 20CB
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO RS UNION LOCAL 175
48
bull bull LETTER OF-AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC bull cob as Loeb City View
AND
UNIrED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE RED CIRCLED FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES
The Company agrees that the following employees will be considered middot red-circled employees
Maria Romano Robert Chenier Brian Taylor
Effective December 1 2002 they will receive a lump sum payment of seven hundred andmiddot fifty dollars ($75000) middot
Effective November 30 2003 they will receive a lump sum payment of seven hundred and fifty dollars ($75000)
Effective November 28 2004 they will receive a lump sum payment of seven hundred and fifty dollars ($75000) middot
Effective November 27 2005 they will receive a lump sum payment of four hundred dollars ($40000) and a wage increase of twelve cents (12cent) on their rate of pay bringing them to the end rate of the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of thirty cents (30cent) and thirty cents (30cent )
Should the employees want to have their lump sum payment directed to an RRSP they must provide the Store Director with the TD2 no later than the first week of November each yearmiddot
DATED AT 00a vJ6_ ONTARIO this_5_ day of middot Eeb 20~
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO RS UNION CAL 175
49
bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE RED-CIRCLED PART-TIME EMPLOYEES
Maria Arella Jimmy Wong Mandy Wong Maria Semler Brenda Laverty Yvonne Gagnon Sandra Gray Beverly MacDonald middot middot
During the term of the Collective Agreement the red-circled ~mployees shall be brought in line with the established wage scales in the negotiated Collective Agreement
Re Maria Arella Jimmy Wong Mandy Wong Maria Semler Brenda Laverty middot bull
Effective December 1 2002 they will receive a lump sum payment of fifteen cents 15cent) per hour worked averaged over the last six 6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks and a wage increase of fifteen cents 15cent) on their rate of pay bringing them to the end rate of middot the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of twentyshyfive cents (25cent) twenty-five cents (25cent) thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents middot (30cent)
Re Yvonne Gagnon Sandra Gray
Effective December 1 2002 they will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 30 2003 they will receive a lump sum payment often cents (10cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six 6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks and a middot wage increase of twenty cents (20cent) on their rate of pay bringing them to the end rate of the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of twenty- five cents 25cent) thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents_(30cent) thirty cents (30cent)
50
bull bull Re Beverly MacDonald
Effective December 1 2002 she will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 30 2003 she will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 28 2004 she will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 26 2005 she will receive a lump sum payment of fifteen cents (15cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks and a wage increase of twelve cents ( 12cent) on her rate of pay bringing her to the end rate of the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents (30cent) middot
Should the employees want to have their lump sum payment directed to an RRSP they must provide the Store Director with the TD2 no later than the first week of November of each year
DATED AT 0~ ONTARIO this~ day of Feb
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WO ERS UNION OCAL 175
January 21 2003 cep 571-0
LOEB CANADA INC
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20Q3
bull bull d) In the case of a lay-off of a full-time position if a Group 1 employee is laid
off he will have the following options
full lay-off with recall rights accepting part-time hours while maintaining recall rights if feasible he will be offered a Group 2 full-time position and maintain his recall rights to a Group 1 status for the duration of the recall period middot
e) The creation of Assistant Department Managers will be at the Companys sole discretion and may be classified as Group 2 positions
The parties agree to review at store level on a quarterly basis the level of bargaining unit hours and the number of full-time positions as it relates to Group middot1 and Group 2
DATED AT Dttau~ ONTARIO this~ day of l=t=b
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
44
LOEB CANADA INC
t 2003
bull bull RE Group 2 Positions - Highlights
Full-time - forty (40) hours a week maximum five (5) shifts a week - minimum four (4) hours a shift - maximum of ten (10) hours per shift - Saturday and Sunday shifts part of work week - Sunday premium applies
- two (2) consecutive days off every other week - Evenings - may be scheduled up to three (3) evenings a week
Meat Produce and Bakery Department employees may be scheduled from 500 am and would receive night crew premium for time worked from 500 am to 600 am
Night Crew Maybe scheduled between 900pm and 900am - Night crew premium would apply from Sunday to Saturday - would be scheduled consecutive nights
45
bull bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AN[)
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE SUNDAY WORK GROUP 2
Sunday work shall be part of the work week for all full-time employees in Group 2 It will be clearly indicated to the concerned employee upon hiring andor promotion If at anytime a Group 2 employee or an employee hired before September 41
h 2001 and promoted to a Group 2 position after September 41
h 2001 advises the Company that he is no longer available to work on Sundays then this employee will be returned to a part-time status with middot the conditions of a part-time employee and the Company will post a new Group 2 full-time position The employee returned to his prior position will not have recourse to the grievance procedure as outlined in the Collective Agreement
DATED AT o-tt~ ONTARIO this__amp__ day of _ _Fi-=Eb=---bull 2003
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO RS UNION LOCAL 175
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46
bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE CARY PRITCHARD ASSISTANT MEAt MANAGER
Upon ratification Cary Pritchard will move to the Meat Cutter scale at the thirty-six (36) month rate and continue to progress from there on He shall also receive a premium of one dollar ($100) per hour as per the Assistan~ Department Manager premium
DATED AT Otcuvo ONTARIO this 5 day of Feb
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
47
LOEB CANADA INC
20Q3
I- - bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INCmiddot cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE SYLVANA FLORES DELl CLERK
The parties agree that Sylvana Flores is on a leave of absence The parties agree that she
will continue to accumulate seniority while on the leave of absence Should Sylvana Flores return to work at Loeb City View prior to January 5 2003 she will maintain her seniority As of January 5 2003 she would have no seniority in the Bargaining Unit
DATED AT Qmiddotttcl)AlO_ ONTARIO this _5_ day of Feb 20CB
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO RS UNION LOCAL 175
48
bull bull LETTER OF-AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC bull cob as Loeb City View
AND
UNIrED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE RED CIRCLED FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES
The Company agrees that the following employees will be considered middot red-circled employees
Maria Romano Robert Chenier Brian Taylor
Effective December 1 2002 they will receive a lump sum payment of seven hundred andmiddot fifty dollars ($75000) middot
Effective November 30 2003 they will receive a lump sum payment of seven hundred and fifty dollars ($75000)
Effective November 28 2004 they will receive a lump sum payment of seven hundred and fifty dollars ($75000) middot
Effective November 27 2005 they will receive a lump sum payment of four hundred dollars ($40000) and a wage increase of twelve cents (12cent) on their rate of pay bringing them to the end rate of the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of thirty cents (30cent) and thirty cents (30cent )
Should the employees want to have their lump sum payment directed to an RRSP they must provide the Store Director with the TD2 no later than the first week of November each yearmiddot
DATED AT 00a vJ6_ ONTARIO this_5_ day of middot Eeb 20~
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO RS UNION CAL 175
49
bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE RED-CIRCLED PART-TIME EMPLOYEES
Maria Arella Jimmy Wong Mandy Wong Maria Semler Brenda Laverty Yvonne Gagnon Sandra Gray Beverly MacDonald middot middot
During the term of the Collective Agreement the red-circled ~mployees shall be brought in line with the established wage scales in the negotiated Collective Agreement
Re Maria Arella Jimmy Wong Mandy Wong Maria Semler Brenda Laverty middot bull
Effective December 1 2002 they will receive a lump sum payment of fifteen cents 15cent) per hour worked averaged over the last six 6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks and a wage increase of fifteen cents 15cent) on their rate of pay bringing them to the end rate of middot the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of twentyshyfive cents (25cent) twenty-five cents (25cent) thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents middot (30cent)
Re Yvonne Gagnon Sandra Gray
Effective December 1 2002 they will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 30 2003 they will receive a lump sum payment often cents (10cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six 6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks and a middot wage increase of twenty cents (20cent) on their rate of pay bringing them to the end rate of the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of twenty- five cents 25cent) thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents_(30cent) thirty cents (30cent)
50
bull bull Re Beverly MacDonald
Effective December 1 2002 she will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 30 2003 she will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 28 2004 she will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 26 2005 she will receive a lump sum payment of fifteen cents (15cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks and a wage increase of twelve cents ( 12cent) on her rate of pay bringing her to the end rate of the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents (30cent) middot
Should the employees want to have their lump sum payment directed to an RRSP they must provide the Store Director with the TD2 no later than the first week of November of each year
DATED AT 0~ ONTARIO this~ day of Feb
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WO ERS UNION OCAL 175
January 21 2003 cep 571-0
LOEB CANADA INC
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bull bull RE Group 2 Positions - Highlights
Full-time - forty (40) hours a week maximum five (5) shifts a week - minimum four (4) hours a shift - maximum of ten (10) hours per shift - Saturday and Sunday shifts part of work week - Sunday premium applies
- two (2) consecutive days off every other week - Evenings - may be scheduled up to three (3) evenings a week
Meat Produce and Bakery Department employees may be scheduled from 500 am and would receive night crew premium for time worked from 500 am to 600 am
Night Crew Maybe scheduled between 900pm and 900am - Night crew premium would apply from Sunday to Saturday - would be scheduled consecutive nights
45
bull bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AN[)
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE SUNDAY WORK GROUP 2
Sunday work shall be part of the work week for all full-time employees in Group 2 It will be clearly indicated to the concerned employee upon hiring andor promotion If at anytime a Group 2 employee or an employee hired before September 41
h 2001 and promoted to a Group 2 position after September 41
h 2001 advises the Company that he is no longer available to work on Sundays then this employee will be returned to a part-time status with middot the conditions of a part-time employee and the Company will post a new Group 2 full-time position The employee returned to his prior position will not have recourse to the grievance procedure as outlined in the Collective Agreement
DATED AT o-tt~ ONTARIO this__amp__ day of _ _Fi-=Eb=---bull 2003
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO RS UNION LOCAL 175
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bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE CARY PRITCHARD ASSISTANT MEAt MANAGER
Upon ratification Cary Pritchard will move to the Meat Cutter scale at the thirty-six (36) month rate and continue to progress from there on He shall also receive a premium of one dollar ($100) per hour as per the Assistan~ Department Manager premium
DATED AT Otcuvo ONTARIO this 5 day of Feb
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
47
LOEB CANADA INC
20Q3
I- - bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INCmiddot cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE SYLVANA FLORES DELl CLERK
The parties agree that Sylvana Flores is on a leave of absence The parties agree that she
will continue to accumulate seniority while on the leave of absence Should Sylvana Flores return to work at Loeb City View prior to January 5 2003 she will maintain her seniority As of January 5 2003 she would have no seniority in the Bargaining Unit
DATED AT Qmiddotttcl)AlO_ ONTARIO this _5_ day of Feb 20CB
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO RS UNION LOCAL 175
48
bull bull LETTER OF-AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC bull cob as Loeb City View
AND
UNIrED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE RED CIRCLED FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES
The Company agrees that the following employees will be considered middot red-circled employees
Maria Romano Robert Chenier Brian Taylor
Effective December 1 2002 they will receive a lump sum payment of seven hundred andmiddot fifty dollars ($75000) middot
Effective November 30 2003 they will receive a lump sum payment of seven hundred and fifty dollars ($75000)
Effective November 28 2004 they will receive a lump sum payment of seven hundred and fifty dollars ($75000) middot
Effective November 27 2005 they will receive a lump sum payment of four hundred dollars ($40000) and a wage increase of twelve cents (12cent) on their rate of pay bringing them to the end rate of the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of thirty cents (30cent) and thirty cents (30cent )
Should the employees want to have their lump sum payment directed to an RRSP they must provide the Store Director with the TD2 no later than the first week of November each yearmiddot
DATED AT 00a vJ6_ ONTARIO this_5_ day of middot Eeb 20~
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO RS UNION CAL 175
49
bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE RED-CIRCLED PART-TIME EMPLOYEES
Maria Arella Jimmy Wong Mandy Wong Maria Semler Brenda Laverty Yvonne Gagnon Sandra Gray Beverly MacDonald middot middot
During the term of the Collective Agreement the red-circled ~mployees shall be brought in line with the established wage scales in the negotiated Collective Agreement
Re Maria Arella Jimmy Wong Mandy Wong Maria Semler Brenda Laverty middot bull
Effective December 1 2002 they will receive a lump sum payment of fifteen cents 15cent) per hour worked averaged over the last six 6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks and a wage increase of fifteen cents 15cent) on their rate of pay bringing them to the end rate of middot the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of twentyshyfive cents (25cent) twenty-five cents (25cent) thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents middot (30cent)
Re Yvonne Gagnon Sandra Gray
Effective December 1 2002 they will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 30 2003 they will receive a lump sum payment often cents (10cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six 6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks and a middot wage increase of twenty cents (20cent) on their rate of pay bringing them to the end rate of the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of twenty- five cents 25cent) thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents_(30cent) thirty cents (30cent)
50
bull bull Re Beverly MacDonald
Effective December 1 2002 she will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 30 2003 she will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 28 2004 she will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 26 2005 she will receive a lump sum payment of fifteen cents (15cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks and a wage increase of twelve cents ( 12cent) on her rate of pay bringing her to the end rate of the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents (30cent) middot
Should the employees want to have their lump sum payment directed to an RRSP they must provide the Store Director with the TD2 no later than the first week of November of each year
DATED AT 0~ ONTARIO this~ day of Feb
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WO ERS UNION OCAL 175
January 21 2003 cep 571-0
LOEB CANADA INC
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51
20Q3
bull bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AN[)
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE SUNDAY WORK GROUP 2
Sunday work shall be part of the work week for all full-time employees in Group 2 It will be clearly indicated to the concerned employee upon hiring andor promotion If at anytime a Group 2 employee or an employee hired before September 41
h 2001 and promoted to a Group 2 position after September 41
h 2001 advises the Company that he is no longer available to work on Sundays then this employee will be returned to a part-time status with middot the conditions of a part-time employee and the Company will post a new Group 2 full-time position The employee returned to his prior position will not have recourse to the grievance procedure as outlined in the Collective Agreement
DATED AT o-tt~ ONTARIO this__amp__ day of _ _Fi-=Eb=---bull 2003
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO RS UNION LOCAL 175
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bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE CARY PRITCHARD ASSISTANT MEAt MANAGER
Upon ratification Cary Pritchard will move to the Meat Cutter scale at the thirty-six (36) month rate and continue to progress from there on He shall also receive a premium of one dollar ($100) per hour as per the Assistan~ Department Manager premium
DATED AT Otcuvo ONTARIO this 5 day of Feb
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
47
LOEB CANADA INC
20Q3
I- - bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INCmiddot cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE SYLVANA FLORES DELl CLERK
The parties agree that Sylvana Flores is on a leave of absence The parties agree that she
will continue to accumulate seniority while on the leave of absence Should Sylvana Flores return to work at Loeb City View prior to January 5 2003 she will maintain her seniority As of January 5 2003 she would have no seniority in the Bargaining Unit
DATED AT Qmiddotttcl)AlO_ ONTARIO this _5_ day of Feb 20CB
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO RS UNION LOCAL 175
48
bull bull LETTER OF-AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC bull cob as Loeb City View
AND
UNIrED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE RED CIRCLED FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES
The Company agrees that the following employees will be considered middot red-circled employees
Maria Romano Robert Chenier Brian Taylor
Effective December 1 2002 they will receive a lump sum payment of seven hundred andmiddot fifty dollars ($75000) middot
Effective November 30 2003 they will receive a lump sum payment of seven hundred and fifty dollars ($75000)
Effective November 28 2004 they will receive a lump sum payment of seven hundred and fifty dollars ($75000) middot
Effective November 27 2005 they will receive a lump sum payment of four hundred dollars ($40000) and a wage increase of twelve cents (12cent) on their rate of pay bringing them to the end rate of the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of thirty cents (30cent) and thirty cents (30cent )
Should the employees want to have their lump sum payment directed to an RRSP they must provide the Store Director with the TD2 no later than the first week of November each yearmiddot
DATED AT 00a vJ6_ ONTARIO this_5_ day of middot Eeb 20~
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO RS UNION CAL 175
49
bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE RED-CIRCLED PART-TIME EMPLOYEES
Maria Arella Jimmy Wong Mandy Wong Maria Semler Brenda Laverty Yvonne Gagnon Sandra Gray Beverly MacDonald middot middot
During the term of the Collective Agreement the red-circled ~mployees shall be brought in line with the established wage scales in the negotiated Collective Agreement
Re Maria Arella Jimmy Wong Mandy Wong Maria Semler Brenda Laverty middot bull
Effective December 1 2002 they will receive a lump sum payment of fifteen cents 15cent) per hour worked averaged over the last six 6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks and a wage increase of fifteen cents 15cent) on their rate of pay bringing them to the end rate of middot the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of twentyshyfive cents (25cent) twenty-five cents (25cent) thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents middot (30cent)
Re Yvonne Gagnon Sandra Gray
Effective December 1 2002 they will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 30 2003 they will receive a lump sum payment often cents (10cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six 6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks and a middot wage increase of twenty cents (20cent) on their rate of pay bringing them to the end rate of the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of twenty- five cents 25cent) thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents_(30cent) thirty cents (30cent)
50
bull bull Re Beverly MacDonald
Effective December 1 2002 she will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 30 2003 she will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 28 2004 she will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 26 2005 she will receive a lump sum payment of fifteen cents (15cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks and a wage increase of twelve cents ( 12cent) on her rate of pay bringing her to the end rate of the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents (30cent) middot
Should the employees want to have their lump sum payment directed to an RRSP they must provide the Store Director with the TD2 no later than the first week of November of each year
DATED AT 0~ ONTARIO this~ day of Feb
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WO ERS UNION OCAL 175
January 21 2003 cep 571-0
LOEB CANADA INC
CShared FolderMasterCollective AgreementsLoebCity View sigwpd
51
20Q3
bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE CARY PRITCHARD ASSISTANT MEAt MANAGER
Upon ratification Cary Pritchard will move to the Meat Cutter scale at the thirty-six (36) month rate and continue to progress from there on He shall also receive a premium of one dollar ($100) per hour as per the Assistan~ Department Manager premium
DATED AT Otcuvo ONTARIO this 5 day of Feb
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
47
LOEB CANADA INC
20Q3
I- - bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INCmiddot cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE SYLVANA FLORES DELl CLERK
The parties agree that Sylvana Flores is on a leave of absence The parties agree that she
will continue to accumulate seniority while on the leave of absence Should Sylvana Flores return to work at Loeb City View prior to January 5 2003 she will maintain her seniority As of January 5 2003 she would have no seniority in the Bargaining Unit
DATED AT Qmiddotttcl)AlO_ ONTARIO this _5_ day of Feb 20CB
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO RS UNION LOCAL 175
48
bull bull LETTER OF-AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC bull cob as Loeb City View
AND
UNIrED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE RED CIRCLED FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES
The Company agrees that the following employees will be considered middot red-circled employees
Maria Romano Robert Chenier Brian Taylor
Effective December 1 2002 they will receive a lump sum payment of seven hundred andmiddot fifty dollars ($75000) middot
Effective November 30 2003 they will receive a lump sum payment of seven hundred and fifty dollars ($75000)
Effective November 28 2004 they will receive a lump sum payment of seven hundred and fifty dollars ($75000) middot
Effective November 27 2005 they will receive a lump sum payment of four hundred dollars ($40000) and a wage increase of twelve cents (12cent) on their rate of pay bringing them to the end rate of the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of thirty cents (30cent) and thirty cents (30cent )
Should the employees want to have their lump sum payment directed to an RRSP they must provide the Store Director with the TD2 no later than the first week of November each yearmiddot
DATED AT 00a vJ6_ ONTARIO this_5_ day of middot Eeb 20~
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO RS UNION CAL 175
49
bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE RED-CIRCLED PART-TIME EMPLOYEES
Maria Arella Jimmy Wong Mandy Wong Maria Semler Brenda Laverty Yvonne Gagnon Sandra Gray Beverly MacDonald middot middot
During the term of the Collective Agreement the red-circled ~mployees shall be brought in line with the established wage scales in the negotiated Collective Agreement
Re Maria Arella Jimmy Wong Mandy Wong Maria Semler Brenda Laverty middot bull
Effective December 1 2002 they will receive a lump sum payment of fifteen cents 15cent) per hour worked averaged over the last six 6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks and a wage increase of fifteen cents 15cent) on their rate of pay bringing them to the end rate of middot the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of twentyshyfive cents (25cent) twenty-five cents (25cent) thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents middot (30cent)
Re Yvonne Gagnon Sandra Gray
Effective December 1 2002 they will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 30 2003 they will receive a lump sum payment often cents (10cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six 6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks and a middot wage increase of twenty cents (20cent) on their rate of pay bringing them to the end rate of the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of twenty- five cents 25cent) thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents_(30cent) thirty cents (30cent)
50
bull bull Re Beverly MacDonald
Effective December 1 2002 she will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 30 2003 she will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 28 2004 she will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 26 2005 she will receive a lump sum payment of fifteen cents (15cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks and a wage increase of twelve cents ( 12cent) on her rate of pay bringing her to the end rate of the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents (30cent) middot
Should the employees want to have their lump sum payment directed to an RRSP they must provide the Store Director with the TD2 no later than the first week of November of each year
DATED AT 0~ ONTARIO this~ day of Feb
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WO ERS UNION OCAL 175
January 21 2003 cep 571-0
LOEB CANADA INC
CShared FolderMasterCollective AgreementsLoebCity View sigwpd
51
20Q3
I- - bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INCmiddot cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE SYLVANA FLORES DELl CLERK
The parties agree that Sylvana Flores is on a leave of absence The parties agree that she
will continue to accumulate seniority while on the leave of absence Should Sylvana Flores return to work at Loeb City View prior to January 5 2003 she will maintain her seniority As of January 5 2003 she would have no seniority in the Bargaining Unit
DATED AT Qmiddotttcl)AlO_ ONTARIO this _5_ day of Feb 20CB
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO RS UNION LOCAL 175
48
bull bull LETTER OF-AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC bull cob as Loeb City View
AND
UNIrED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE RED CIRCLED FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES
The Company agrees that the following employees will be considered middot red-circled employees
Maria Romano Robert Chenier Brian Taylor
Effective December 1 2002 they will receive a lump sum payment of seven hundred andmiddot fifty dollars ($75000) middot
Effective November 30 2003 they will receive a lump sum payment of seven hundred and fifty dollars ($75000)
Effective November 28 2004 they will receive a lump sum payment of seven hundred and fifty dollars ($75000) middot
Effective November 27 2005 they will receive a lump sum payment of four hundred dollars ($40000) and a wage increase of twelve cents (12cent) on their rate of pay bringing them to the end rate of the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of thirty cents (30cent) and thirty cents (30cent )
Should the employees want to have their lump sum payment directed to an RRSP they must provide the Store Director with the TD2 no later than the first week of November each yearmiddot
DATED AT 00a vJ6_ ONTARIO this_5_ day of middot Eeb 20~
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO RS UNION CAL 175
49
bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE RED-CIRCLED PART-TIME EMPLOYEES
Maria Arella Jimmy Wong Mandy Wong Maria Semler Brenda Laverty Yvonne Gagnon Sandra Gray Beverly MacDonald middot middot
During the term of the Collective Agreement the red-circled ~mployees shall be brought in line with the established wage scales in the negotiated Collective Agreement
Re Maria Arella Jimmy Wong Mandy Wong Maria Semler Brenda Laverty middot bull
Effective December 1 2002 they will receive a lump sum payment of fifteen cents 15cent) per hour worked averaged over the last six 6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks and a wage increase of fifteen cents 15cent) on their rate of pay bringing them to the end rate of middot the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of twentyshyfive cents (25cent) twenty-five cents (25cent) thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents middot (30cent)
Re Yvonne Gagnon Sandra Gray
Effective December 1 2002 they will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 30 2003 they will receive a lump sum payment often cents (10cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six 6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks and a middot wage increase of twenty cents (20cent) on their rate of pay bringing them to the end rate of the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of twenty- five cents 25cent) thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents_(30cent) thirty cents (30cent)
50
bull bull Re Beverly MacDonald
Effective December 1 2002 she will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 30 2003 she will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 28 2004 she will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 26 2005 she will receive a lump sum payment of fifteen cents (15cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks and a wage increase of twelve cents ( 12cent) on her rate of pay bringing her to the end rate of the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents (30cent) middot
Should the employees want to have their lump sum payment directed to an RRSP they must provide the Store Director with the TD2 no later than the first week of November of each year
DATED AT 0~ ONTARIO this~ day of Feb
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WO ERS UNION OCAL 175
January 21 2003 cep 571-0
LOEB CANADA INC
CShared FolderMasterCollective AgreementsLoebCity View sigwpd
51
20Q3
bull bull LETTER OF-AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC bull cob as Loeb City View
AND
UNIrED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE RED CIRCLED FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES
The Company agrees that the following employees will be considered middot red-circled employees
Maria Romano Robert Chenier Brian Taylor
Effective December 1 2002 they will receive a lump sum payment of seven hundred andmiddot fifty dollars ($75000) middot
Effective November 30 2003 they will receive a lump sum payment of seven hundred and fifty dollars ($75000)
Effective November 28 2004 they will receive a lump sum payment of seven hundred and fifty dollars ($75000) middot
Effective November 27 2005 they will receive a lump sum payment of four hundred dollars ($40000) and a wage increase of twelve cents (12cent) on their rate of pay bringing them to the end rate of the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of thirty cents (30cent) and thirty cents (30cent )
Should the employees want to have their lump sum payment directed to an RRSP they must provide the Store Director with the TD2 no later than the first week of November each yearmiddot
DATED AT 00a vJ6_ ONTARIO this_5_ day of middot Eeb 20~
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL LOEB CANADA INC WO RS UNION CAL 175
49
bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE RED-CIRCLED PART-TIME EMPLOYEES
Maria Arella Jimmy Wong Mandy Wong Maria Semler Brenda Laverty Yvonne Gagnon Sandra Gray Beverly MacDonald middot middot
During the term of the Collective Agreement the red-circled ~mployees shall be brought in line with the established wage scales in the negotiated Collective Agreement
Re Maria Arella Jimmy Wong Mandy Wong Maria Semler Brenda Laverty middot bull
Effective December 1 2002 they will receive a lump sum payment of fifteen cents 15cent) per hour worked averaged over the last six 6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks and a wage increase of fifteen cents 15cent) on their rate of pay bringing them to the end rate of middot the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of twentyshyfive cents (25cent) twenty-five cents (25cent) thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents middot (30cent)
Re Yvonne Gagnon Sandra Gray
Effective December 1 2002 they will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 30 2003 they will receive a lump sum payment often cents (10cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six 6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks and a middot wage increase of twenty cents (20cent) on their rate of pay bringing them to the end rate of the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of twenty- five cents 25cent) thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents_(30cent) thirty cents (30cent)
50
bull bull Re Beverly MacDonald
Effective December 1 2002 she will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 30 2003 she will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 28 2004 she will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 26 2005 she will receive a lump sum payment of fifteen cents (15cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks and a wage increase of twelve cents ( 12cent) on her rate of pay bringing her to the end rate of the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents (30cent) middot
Should the employees want to have their lump sum payment directed to an RRSP they must provide the Store Director with the TD2 no later than the first week of November of each year
DATED AT 0~ ONTARIO this~ day of Feb
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WO ERS UNION OCAL 175
January 21 2003 cep 571-0
LOEB CANADA INC
CShared FolderMasterCollective AgreementsLoebCity View sigwpd
51
20Q3
bull LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
LOEB CANADA INC cob as Loeb City View
AND
bull
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 175
RE RED-CIRCLED PART-TIME EMPLOYEES
Maria Arella Jimmy Wong Mandy Wong Maria Semler Brenda Laverty Yvonne Gagnon Sandra Gray Beverly MacDonald middot middot
During the term of the Collective Agreement the red-circled ~mployees shall be brought in line with the established wage scales in the negotiated Collective Agreement
Re Maria Arella Jimmy Wong Mandy Wong Maria Semler Brenda Laverty middot bull
Effective December 1 2002 they will receive a lump sum payment of fifteen cents 15cent) per hour worked averaged over the last six 6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks and a wage increase of fifteen cents 15cent) on their rate of pay bringing them to the end rate of middot the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of twentyshyfive cents (25cent) twenty-five cents (25cent) thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents middot (30cent)
Re Yvonne Gagnon Sandra Gray
Effective December 1 2002 they will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 30 2003 they will receive a lump sum payment often cents (10cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six 6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks and a middot wage increase of twenty cents (20cent) on their rate of pay bringing them to the end rate of the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of twenty- five cents 25cent) thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents_(30cent) thirty cents (30cent)
50
bull bull Re Beverly MacDonald
Effective December 1 2002 she will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 30 2003 she will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 28 2004 she will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 26 2005 she will receive a lump sum payment of fifteen cents (15cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks and a wage increase of twelve cents ( 12cent) on her rate of pay bringing her to the end rate of the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents (30cent) middot
Should the employees want to have their lump sum payment directed to an RRSP they must provide the Store Director with the TD2 no later than the first week of November of each year
DATED AT 0~ ONTARIO this~ day of Feb
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WO ERS UNION OCAL 175
January 21 2003 cep 571-0
LOEB CANADA INC
CShared FolderMasterCollective AgreementsLoebCity View sigwpd
51
20Q3
bull bull Re Beverly MacDonald
Effective December 1 2002 she will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 30 2003 she will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 28 2004 she will receive a lump sum payment of thirty cents (30cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks
Effective November 26 2005 she will receive a lump sum payment of fifteen cents (15cent) per hour worked (averaged over the last six (6) months worked) per week x 52 weeks and a wage increase of twelve cents ( 12cent) on her rate of pay bringing her to the end rate of the classification and would then be entitled to the further negotiated increases of thirty cents (30cent) thirty cents (30cent) middot
Should the employees want to have their lump sum payment directed to an RRSP they must provide the Store Director with the TD2 no later than the first week of November of each year
DATED AT 0~ ONTARIO this~ day of Feb
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WO ERS UNION OCAL 175
January 21 2003 cep 571-0
LOEB CANADA INC
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