5.01

1. Wages shall be paid by direct deposit every other Friday at not less than the following minimum rates. Pay stubs to be available before commencement of the Friday working shift. Where a Statutory Holiday is observed on the Friday, wages shall be paid before commencement of the Thursday morning shift. For night shift employee's, pay shall be available before the completion of their Thursday evening shift, or, in case of a Statutory Holiday, before the end of their Wednesday shift.
   
   
2. In the event of a payroll dispute/discrepancy, at the request of the employee, the Company will provide a print out of relevant payroll information for the payroll period in dispute. This information will be provided within a reasonable time period.

5.02       Wages shall be at not less than the following minimum rates:

1. Employees hired prior to                        Per Hour Rate
   May 1, 1997
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                             April 21  April 21  April 21  April 21  April 21  April 21
                              2007      2008      2009      2010      2011      2012
Truck Driver (Class I)       $26.80    $27.64    $28.51    $29.23    $29.96    $30.71
Truck Driver                 $26.63    $27.47    $28.34    $29.05    $29.77    $30.52
Fork Lift Drivers            $26.63    $27.47    $28.34    $29.05    $29.77    $30.52
All Other Help               $26.49    $27.32    $28.18    $28.89    $29.61    $30.35

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2. Employees hired after                           Per Hour Rate
   May 1, 1997
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                             April 21  April 21  April 21  April 21  April 21  April 21
                              2007      2008      2009      2010      2011      2012
Truck Drivers - Regular      $24.19    $25.20    $26.24    $27.62    $29.14    $30.71
All Other Help - Regular     $23.89    $24.88    $25.92    $27.28    $28.78    $30.35

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3. Casual/Permit Cards                               Per Hour Rate
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                             April 21  April 21  April 21  April 21  April 21  April 21
                              2007      2008      2009      2010      2011      2012
Permit Card (1 - 60 shifts)  $13.50    $13.75    $14.00    $14.25    $14.50    $14.75
Casual (61 - 120 shifts)     $16.00    $16.25    $16.50    $16.75    $17.00    $17.25
Casual - Restricted          $19.29    $19.29    $19.29    $19.29    $19.29    $19.29
Casual - Unrestricted        $19.90    $20.52    $21.17    $21.70    $22.24    $22.80

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Parity Plan
Effective April 21, 2007, when an employee hired prior to May 1, 1997 leaves their employment with the Company (retires, resigns etc.), the senior employee in pay grid #2 hired after May 1, 1997, will be placed into the applicable classification in pay grid #1. Coincidentally, the casual employee who is eligible to move into benefit status will be placed into the applicable classification in pay grid #2.

5.03       Any employee who is receiving a rate higher than his job rate because of either:

1. An existing overscale; or
   
   
2. A transfer instituted by management due to technological or production method changes shall not have his wage rate reduced, but shall stay at the wage rate he is receiving until the rate of his new job reaches the rate being received.

5.04       An employee who is classified in a higher category and is requested at any time temporarily to perform work embodied in a classification in a lower category, shall not have his wage rate reduced from his wage rate established in the higher category.

5.05       An employee who is changing to a lower job classification for reasons listed below shall immediately receive the new lower rate of pay.

1. Return to a former position after accepting a relief or training position which carried a higher pay rate.
   
   
2. Has been in receipt of a premium (i.e. First-Aid) and is no longer performing the function for which the premium was being paid.
   
   
3. Is transferred to a lower rated job at his own request.

COST OF LIVING ALLOWANCE

5.06       A cost of Living Allowance (COLA) in a lump sum payment will be paid to regular employee's for all hours worked, including vacations and statutory holidays, in the period from April 21, 2007 to April 20, 2008, the first pay period following publication of the March 2008 Consumer Price Index, on the basis of $0.01 per hour for each full .3 change in the Consumer Price Index, (1971=100) in the period from April 21, 2007 to April 20, 2008 calculated by subtracting the Consumer Price Index (1971=100) for the month of March , 2007, after adding thereto 7% of the March 2007 Consumer Price Index (1971=100), from the Consumer Price Index (1971=100) for the month of March 2008. This COLA formula will be repeated each contract year, in the above described manner, until the expiry of this Collective Agreement.

SHIFTS

5.07      
Normal Day Shift:
Any shift starting between 6:00 am and 10:00 am and running for eight [8] hours, or nine and one-half [9.5] hours, whichever is applicable, shall be considered to be the day shift.

Afternoon Shift:
Any shift starting between the hours of 10:01 am and 5:00 pm shall be considered to be the afternoon shift and the afternoon shift premium payable shall be ninety cents [$.90] per hour.

Night Shift:
Any shift starting between the hours of 5:01 pm and 5:59 am shall be considered to be the night shift and the midnight shift premium payable shall be one dollar and twenty cents [$1.20] per hour.

In the event the Company plans to alter the starting time of an existing shift they will first meet with the Grievance and Negotiating Committee to discuss the change and possible alternatives prior to its implementation.

5.08       Since employment is dependent upon the demand for the Company's products, the Company and the Union recognise the importance of continual progress in the development of improved methods to meet customer demand and requirements.

5.09       Before the labour of employee's is increased by changes in operation or speed up of equipment or new jobs are created as necessary or advisable by the Company, where deemed necessary or advisable by the Company and the Union a classification and a rate for such jobs will be established as agreed upon between the Union and the Company.

5.10       In the event the parties fail to agree on a rate, a rate shall be set by the Company, or the Company will give consideration to providing additional help if a material increase in the work load has resulted. After a trial period of thirty [30] shifts, the Union may enter a request for a new rate which, if not settled to the satisfaction of the Union, may be settled through the Grievance Procedure. The rate so established shall be retroactive to the original date of change.

5.11       The Company will supply adequate manpower on all operations in all departments at all times so that an employee will not be required to perform more than a fair day's work.

5.12       Article 5.11 shall not be construed to mean that the manning of all operations is at present exactly adequate or that all employee's are presently assigned exactly a fair days work, and accordingly, changes in the manning of crews and changes in an employee's work load may be made so long as the resulting situation is not in violation of Article 5.11.

FIRST AID

5.13       The Company shall designate such First-Aid Attendant positions as are required by the W.C.B.

5.14       The designated First Aid Attendant vacancy notice shall be posted in accordance with Article 3.12. The position shall be filled by the most senior applicant occupying a warehouse job. Those applicants that successfully complete a level 2 course, paid for by the Company, shall be required to maintain the position for no less than twelve [12] months following the successful completion of the first aid certification unless by mutual agreement between the Company and the Union.

5.15       Employee's working as designated First Aid Attendants will receive a premium of ninety cents [$0.90] per hour in addition to their regular rate of pay.

5.16       The Company shall be compliant with the appropriate First Aid regulations and shall provide a First Aid Attendant with a maximum of one (1) hour per week to review first aid inventory to ensure it is up to date and to perform other tasks to ensure first aid/safety equipment is functioning properly.