Saturday, August 24, 2024

Ratifications

Coronet Electric Inc.

Members voted 83 percent in favour of a 3.1 percent increase to their base wage, as well as moving to fully employer-paid benefits, a huge step for the membership at this company.

Daphil Electric Inc.

Members voted in favour of a new settlement in June, accepting a journeyperson wage increase from $35 to $38 per hour as of July 1, along with an increase to their meal allowance, and a wage review in July 2025.

Hancor Painting & Decorating Ltd.

Members voted unanimously in favor of a new two-year settlement in August, moving to 100 percent employer paid benefits, as well as improving language around sick leave benefits—a very significant settlement in Alberta!

Kiewit Energy Construction Co. ULC

Members voted 91 percent in favor of a new settlement in April, following a failed ratification the month before. Wage highlights include

• 4% increase effective immediately, bringing the shred project to $47.12/hr.

• $48/hr. (hard trade) for general Alberta (shred excluded) on June 1, 2024

• $50/hr. on June 1, 2025

• $52/hr. on June 1, 2026

• 2% minimum increase, with wage review, June 1, 2027

Ledcor Construction Limited

Members secured a competitive wage increase for this year as well as a set increase for 2025. As part of the agreement, they received increases in boot allowances, prescription eyewear, hearing protection, and night-shift and leadership premiums. The vote was a fantastic 84 percent in favour of the new settlement.

Ledcor Utility Infrastructure Inc.

Members in Wood Buffalo voted 87 percent in favour of ratifying a new 2.5-year agreement, bringing rates to match the industrial construction rate standard that has been established with other CLAC-signatory companies. Details of the settlement include

• Wage and retirement increase

- 3.51% increase to base rate:

» $51/hr. compulsory trade rate

» $48.33/hr. noncompulsory

- Wage review in March 2025 and March 2026

- 0.5% increase to matching pension (now 2.5%/2.5%)

• Industry fund contribution increase to 8¢/hr.

• Increases to stewards and night-shift premiums

• Additional increase to CWB welder

• New language for diversity and inclusion

• Improved progressive discipline language

Maple Reinders Constructors Ltd.

Members voted 80 percent in favour of a new settlement in March, seeing a five percent increase over two years, plus a wage review. Other highlights include an extra sick day, improved travel and accommodation language, an official sunset clause for discipline, and a night-shift premium increase.

Primoris Fabrication (Canada) LP

Members voted 71 percent in favour of a new settlement in June, seeing a 4.14 percent increase to their wages as well as a 2 percent increase to their RSP matching contribution, bringing it to a maximum of 5 percent, as well as paid time for training.

Ratifications

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