5.01 - Wages
Wages shall be paid every second Thursday and deposited directly by bank transfer to the employees designated local commercial bank account, at the following rates:

CLASSIFICATION       Jan 1/08   Jan 1/09   Jan 1/10

Permit Card           13.75      13.75      13.75

Seasonal/Casual       21.72      22.05      22.38

Level 1               23.33      24.03      24.75
General Labourer

Level 2               25.60      26.36      27.15
Machine Operator 2
Cellar 3

Level 3               25.90      26.68      27.48
Cellar 2
Line Sanitization
Fork Lift Operator

Level 4               26.32      27.11      27.92
Machine Operator 1
Cellar 1
Lab Technician
Line Start Up

Level 5               26.83      27.64      28.47
Lead Hand
Production Facilities

Level 6               27.96      28.80      29.67
Maintenance

Level 7               28.48      29.33      30.21
Maintenance
Lead Hand

Vacation pay will be paid in conjunction with the regular payroll run.

5.02 - Job Change/Creation

1. Whenever a new job is introduced or where duties of a job presently in the wage scale are significantly increased, the Company shall advise the Union of the details including the proposed rate. During the period of discussion, an interim rate shall be paid, and if the rate finally agreed upon is higher, the increased amount shall be paid retroactive to the date the new job commenced, or the change took place.
   
   
2. Where the accumulated changes to a job reach the point where it appears that a higher rate is appropriate, the new rate shall also be subject to discussion. Where a higher rate is finally agreed upon, this rate shall be retroactive to the date that the Company or the Union raised the question of the need for a rate increase.
   
   
3. Where agreement on a rate cannot be reached, the matter may be processed through the Grievance Procedure.

5.03 - Job Rates
Employees posting to a lower rated job shall be paid the appropriate rate for the new job effective the date they commence work on the new job.

5.04 - Position Change
In the event an employee accepts a position at a higher rate and returns to his former position, he will then receive the pay rate of his former position.

5.05 - Job Elimination
When an employee's job is eliminated, the employee shall be assigned to a lower rated job. He shall continue to receive the rate of his former position, but shall not receive subsequent negotiated general increases until his rate for the new job reaches the level of the protected rate.

5.06 - Training Rate
An employee who is awarded a training position shall continue to be paid at the applicable rate for his regular assigned classification while training.

5.07 - First Aid Attendant
There shall be a First Aid Attendant employed by the Company for every twenty (20) on the seniority list or greater part of and there will be a minimum of three (3) First Aid Attendants.

Each First Aid Attendant will be required to have a Level 3 Industrial First Aid ticket and will be paid a premium of one dollar ($1.00) per hour when at work. The current First Aid Attendants as of February 27th, 1998 will be grandfathered.

Each of these employees will receive up to forty-eight (48) hours of paid time to take such training or renewal of their certification. Employees are required to maintain their First Aid status for two (2) full years following completion of the course. Should an employee give up his position as a First Aid Attendant, prior to the completion of this two (2) year period, he shall be required to reimburse the Employer for the entire costs relating to the training on a pro-rata basis. In addition, the employee giving up his position must remain as a First Aid Attendant until another employee can be trained to replace him.

Employees who have been terminated by the Employer will not be expected to reimburse the Company for costs related to First Aid training.

Whenever the Bottling Room is in operation, the First Aid Attendant will be called in above the seniority list and assigned a work position.

Employees who are taking the first aid course for the first time or renewing their certification will receive up to eighty (80) hours of paid time plus eight (8) hours to write the exam.

5.08 - Cost of Living Bonus
The employee shall be eligible for a cost of living wage adjustment on the following conditions:

1. The Statistics Canada - CPI increases no less than 8% per annum over any 12 consecutive months starting at the base date and ending no later than the expiry date of the Agreement, December 31, 2010.
   
   
2. The base date shall be the first of the month following ratification of the 2008-2010 Agreement.
   
   
3. The wage adjustment shall be $0.01 for each 0.4% increase over the base CPI. All fractions of $0.005 or more shall be rounded up.

   Example:     CPI on base date     150
                after 12 months      162
   
   
   Base rate increase 12/150 X 100% = 8%
   
   
   Amount of wage increase:
                        8%/0.4%  = $0.20
   

4. In the event that the 8% trigger has been reached the initial cost of living adjustment shall be made the first of the following month and quarterly thereafter.
   
   
5. It should be noted that the Consumer Price Index effective June 1 is the Index published by Statistics Canada on or about July 15th and so on in that manner.

5.09 - Shift Premium

      Afternoon    $0.75
      Graveyard    $1.00