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The Power Workers' Union believes that the best way for organizations to prosper and serve their customers is by relying on permanent, full-time employees for work of an ongoing nature. But we also know that, from time to time, all organizations will face peak demands or special projects that require the use of casual or contractor personnel.
The Power Workers' Hiring Hall works with employers to ensure a supply of qualified, dependable members to fill those casual positions.
The PWU Hiring Hall was established to perform supplementary construction, maintenance and other PWU assigned work at Hydro One and Inergi, as well as supplementary PWU assigned work at Ontario Power Generation, Bruce Power and the Electrical Safety Authority. The Collective Agreements for each employer are different with separate wages and working conditions covering specified classifications of employees. In each case the Hiring Hall member is intended as a supplement to the regular work force. At Hydro One the Hiring Hall is also intended to pursue work off Hydro One property.
The Hiring Hall is a partnership between the PWU and the employer that will allow our employers to grow and perform peak and intermittent work by providing a skilled, mobile and flexible work force. The Hiring Hall member in turn receives an attractive wage and benefit package and the protection of a Collective Agreement governing working conditions.
As noted above each employer has a separate Collective Agreement. The working conditions vary from agreement to agreement but they all contain:
- Jurisdiction language that protects the work for members of the PWU.
- An expedited grievance procedure to resolve disputes.
- Classifications covered by the Collective Agreement.
- A hiring process.
- A pay procedure.
- Room and Board/Subsistence Allowance/Travel Allowance (except Ontario Power Generation in the Greater Toronto Area).
Depending on your classification and/or qualifications, your are eligible to work for any of our Hiring Hall employers.
How does the Hiring Hall help employers?
The Hall provides an attractive business alternative to the use of contractors. We supply the skilled people the employer needs and it also provides stable and predictable relationships for skilled casual employees through the Power Workers' Union Collective Agreements. Our members have established a proud record as productive and effective workers.
The Power Workers Hiring Hall is another success story that comes from working positively with employers to deal with change in a way that protects our members’ interests while also helping our employers to compete effectively and to provide outstanding service.
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Electrical Inspectors are referred to ESA through the Joint CUSW/PWU Dispatch. The list of qualified Electrical Inspector is agreed to jointly by the PWU and ESA. Electrical Inspectors must hold a valid Construction and Maintenance Electricians License (309A) with a minimum of 10 years of experience in the electrical trade. Applicants with the required qualifications, referred through the PWU, are interviewed and accepted by ESA prior to being eligible to be referred to work through the Hiring Hall.
Inspectors are generally hired by geographic location. Inspectors hired outside their geographic location are eligible for the same subsistence allowance provisions as regular Electrical Inspectors.
Electrical Inspectors have $5.00 per earned hour remitted to the retirement plan and $2.00 per earned hour remitted to the benefit plan.
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PWU members are referred through the Joint CUSW/PWU Dispatch for all mechanical, electrical, forestry and non-trades (e.g. Protection and Control Technologists, Meter Readers) work to Hydro One. Certified and Uncertified Civil Trades workers are referred from the Labourers International Union of North America (LIUNA) through the PWU.
PWU members and Canadian Union of Skilled Workers (CUSW) members have benefit and retirement money remitted to the Power Sector Benefit/Retirement Trust. $3.00 per earned hour is remitted to the retirement plan and $1.65 per earned hour is remitted to the benefit plan. LIUNA members have their health benefits and retirement money sent to their Local Union for distribution into their plans.
While working under the PWU/Hydro One Appendix "A", LIUNA members are represented by the PWU as PWU members.
Members (LIUNA and PWU) working under Appendix "A" of the PWU/Hydro One Collective Agreement are eligible to collect travel allowance when their regular residence is greater than 40 kilometres from the work location. When a member's regular residence is greater than 97 kilometres from the site, room and board allowance may be paid. A condition for receiving room and board allowance is showing proof of a financial commitment to the regular residence. This can be shown by providing copies of a tax bill, mortgage statement, deed lease or landlord's statement and a current utility bill (electricity, gas, cable TV, telephone). If you have any trouble qualifying for room and board or travel allowance, contact your Chief Steward as soon as possible so the issue can be dealt with.
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PWU members are referred through the Joint CUSW/PWU Dispatch for all stock keepers, mechanical, electrical, forestry and non-trades work to Inergi. Certified and Uncertified Civil Trades workers are referred from the Labourers International Union of North America (LIUNA) through the PWU.
PWU members and Canadian Union of Skilled Workers (CUSW) members have benefit and retirement money remitted to the Power Sector Benefit/Retirement Trust. $3.00 per earned hour is remitted to the retirement plan and $2.00 per earned hour is remitted to the benefit plan. LIUNA members have their health benefits and retirement money sent to their Local Union for distribution into their plans.
While working under the PWU/Inergi Appendix "A", LIUNA members are represented by the PWU as PWU members.
Members (LIUNA and PWU) working under Appendix "A" of the PWU/Inergi Collective Agreement are eligible to collect travel allowance when their regular residence is greater than 40 kilometres from the work location. When a member's regular residence is greater than 97 kilometres from the site, room and board allowance may be paid. A condition for receiving room and board allowance is showing proof of a financial commitment to the regular residence. This can be shown by providing copies of a tax bill, mortgage statement, deed lease or landlord's statement and a current utility bill (electricity, gas, cable TV, telephone). If you have any trouble qualifying for room and board or travel allowance, contact your Chief Steward as soon as possible so the issue can be dealt with.
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PWU members are referred through the Joint CUSW/PWU Dispatch for all electrical trades work to OPG-N. Trades workers are referred as per the Chestnut Park Accord Addendum from the appropriate Building Trades Union (BTU).
While working under the PWU/OPG Nuclear Appendix "A", BTU members are represented by the PWU as PWU members.
PWU members have benefit and retirement money remitted to the Power Sector Benefit/Retirement Trust. BTU members have their health and pension money sent to their union for distribution into their plans. PWU members have $3.00 per worked hour remitted to the retirement plan and $2.00 per worked hour remitted to the benefit plan.
There is no entitlement for travel or room and board allowance for work in the Greater Toronto Area, including Darlington NGS and Pickering NGS. Members working for OPG-N at the Bruce Power site are eligible for travel and room and board allowance. Eligibility and the amount payable are governed by the PWU/OPG-N Collective Agreement.
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Steward Training Level 1 will be held on February 27-29, 2012 at the PWU Training Centre, 234 Eglinton Ave. East 3rd floor
Member Awareness Session will be held on March 5-6, 2012 at the PWU Training Centre, 234 Eglinton Ave. East 3rd floor
Member Awareness Training will be held on March 26-27, 2012 at the PWU Training Centre, 234 Eglinton Ave. East 3rd floor
Member Awareness Training will be held on April 16-17, 2012 at the PWU Training Centre, 234 Eglinton Ave. East 3rd floor
- Health and Safety Accreditation-2 will be held on March 28-30, 2012 at the PWU Training Centre, 234 Eglinton Ave. East 3rd floor
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