Suncor Project Labour Agreement

Proposed terms and conditions of work applicable to the Voyageur and other named Suncor Projects
 

Why would we do this :

•- To attract and retain workers who want to fly in and out of Fort McMurray Projects

•- To secure work for Union contractors and Union members

•- To attract workers away from our competitors who are using CLAC or Merit work forces

•- To regain our position as the dominant supplier of construction services in the Fort McMurray area

What do we get:

•Exclusive opportunity to bid for union contractors employing trades who sign PLA on the following scope of work: –            - Voyageur Cokers

–            - Voyageur Diesel Hydrotreater

–            - Voyageur Gas Oil hydrotreater

–            - Millenium Naptha Unit

–            - Steepbank Extraction Plant (Plant 300)

Schedule for Alberta Residents (Schedule 1) :

•- Fly-in fly-out schedule for Alberta workers

•- 10 days on followed by 4 days off

•- Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday start

•- Each day the first hour and last hour paid at double time

•- The 8 hours between the 2x hours paid at straight time

•- Total = 120 hours paid for 100 worked

•- All other hours paid at double time.

Schedule for Non-Albertans (Schedule 2):

•- Fly-in fly-out schedule

•- 5 weeks on followed by 1 week off

•- 6 work days @ 10 hours/day followed by one day of rest

•- 1st and 6th day paid at first and last 2 hours @1.5X other 6 hrs @ straight time

•- Other four days paid at 1.5X for 1st hour and last 2 hours

•- Effective premium = 16.7% - hours outside of schedule paid at double time

Comparison - Alberta Resident to Non-Resident :

•- Over 6 weeks Alberta resident earns 360 hours while non-Alberta resident earns 350.1 hours.

•- Both will have worked 300 hours

•- Both will have 12 days of rest scheduled

•- Travel costs higher for non-Alberta residents

•- Costs to client are roughly equal

Other Provisions:

•- Term 5 years – renewable unless notice to terminate served (article 6)

•- Scope of Work = specified silos of the Voyageur Project plus Millenium Naptha and Steepbank Extraction
 Plant plus other work agreed by all Parties

•- No strike no lockout (article 4)

•- Exclusive Union work conditional on ability to supply 95% of worker requirements (clause 1.03)

•- Liaison Committee created (article 8)

•- Air transportation – (clause 11.02)

•- Lay offs based on ratio of Alberta residents to travel cards (clause 18.00)*

•- Forman hire as per Shell agreement (17.02)*

* Note these last two clauses were of some concern to ABTC affiliates
and have now been addressed in Schedule 4 of the revised PLA dated January 15, 2008