
Below is a summary of changes to date:
- Increase in Welder rate by 5% for anyone with Carbon Steel and Stainless Steel (payable for hours worked) retroactive to March 31, 2024
- Increase in Welder rate by 10% for anyone with Hastelloy and Titanium (payable for hours worked) retroactive to March 31, 2024
- Increase in Scaffolder Inspector rate by 10% retroactive to March 31, 2024
- Increase of 6.5% on all wages retroactive to March 31, 2024 (This includes the 2.5% increase on base hourly rate retroactive to March 31, 2024 and a 4% increase to current vacation pay retroactive to March 31, 2024 with option to bank vacation pay for future leave)
- Annual boot allowance
- Reduction in working dues
- Change in overtime formula from base rate to blended rate
- All overtime at 1.5
- Removal of working dues from vacation pay
- Change in classification for mechanics to Tech1
Information taken from existing provincial agreements:

Highlights from UBC
- Members Health
- Jan 1 2025: 2% raise
- Jan 1 2026: 2% raise
- No working dues on vacation pay
- 10% Scaffold Inspector
- 10% Welder w/ exotic Tickets
- Increase in Welder rate by 5% for anyone with Carbon Steel and Stainless Steel ( payable for hours worked retroactive to March 31, 2024
Benefit Coverage
MFAP
- 24/7/365 medical support: speak to AHP’s doctors, specialists and surgeons within minutes;
- Medical services;
- Wellness and mental health support;
- Patient care.
Access the care you need by booking an appointment:
Click Online at www.membershealth.ca
Tap MembersHealth mobile application available at iOS and android
Call 24/7 on 1-800-484-1052
You will then receive an appointment confirmation by text or call. At the appointment time, the AHP doctors will contact you vial video call.
Inkblot Mental Health Program
The benefit delivered through Inkblot, a Canadian provider of video counselling delivered on a secure and encrypted platform. This program is completely confidential, voluntary and accessible whenever you or Dependents need it.
Accessing Inkblot is easy – go top http://registration.inkblottherapy.com/ca and enter your Organization Code “ACRC” to book with your selected counsellor. Your first one hour of counselling is free, following which subsequent sessions will be eligible for reimbursement using your paramedical benefits, at the rate of $90/hour.
Maximum Benefit Coverage (per covered person)
Convalescent care
$20 per day to a maximum of 120 days per disability
Orthopedic shoes
$400 every 12 months
Orthotics
$400 every 12 months
Off-the-shelf orthopedic shoes/modifications
$400 every 12 months. Pre-approval by Manion prior to purchase is required.
Other medical services
Refer to the Health Benefit Description section
Dental Benefit
Basic Services
100%
Major Services
75%
Orthodontics
50% (for Dependent Child under age 18)
Deductible
NIL
Fee Guide
Current provincial fee guide application in the province where services are rendered
Plan Maximums
Basic and Major Services
Combined $2,000 per calendar year (recall examinations – once every 6 months)
Orthodontics
$2,000 per lifetime (for each Child under age 18)
Termination Age
Union Members
Depletion of Dollar Bank Account and/or at the end of self-pay period
Permit Workers
The earlier of retirement, employment termination or lay-off.
CONTACTS
Ronald Mahoney
Organizer / Business Representative
Phone
(709) 697-4907
rmahoney@acrc.ca
Stephen Fleming
Organizer / Business Representative
Phone
(709) 853-9036
sfleming@acrc.ca
Mike Noseworthy
Millwright Representative
Phone
(709) 631-2254
mnoseworthy@acrc.ca