Canadian Labour Reporter

7 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2018 CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS Editor's notes: Theft, fire insurance: Employer will provide theft insurance covering tools, maximum $500 per claim, with deductible of $15 per claim. Employer will provide fire-insurance policy covering all tools belonging to employees housed in shed and destroyed by fire. Room, board allowance: Employees on jobs located outside 50 kilometres from Moncton union centre and not commuting daily will receive (at employee's option) room and board at $75 per day. When travellers are from another local, they will be paid $75 per day board. FUEL TRANSPORTATION Island Tug and Barge Provincewide, British Columbia (65 masters, mates, engineers, marine employees) and the Canadian Merchant Service Guild (CMSG) Renewal agreement: Effective Oct. 1, 2017, to Sept. 24, 2022. Signed on April 17, 2017. Wage adjustments: Effective Oct. 1, 2017: 3% Effective Sept. 25, 2018: 2.5% Effective Sept. 25, 2019: 2.5% Effective Sept. 25, 2020: 2.5% Effective Sept. 25, 2021: 2% Shift premium: Cook/ deckhands: $16.34 per day (previously $15.84 per day) worked on Island Tugger, Island Monarch and any similar sized vessel; $9.33 per day (previously $9.05 per day) worked on all other smaller vessels; $5.59 for each guest meal served (previously $5.43). Effective Sept. 25, 2018: 2.5% increase to rates. Effective Sept. 25, 2019: 2.5% increase to rates. Effective Sept. 25, 2020: 2.5% increase to rates. Effective Sept. 25, 2021: 2% increase to rates. Paid holidays: 12 days. Vacations with pay: 14 days or 4% after 1 year, 21 days or 6% after 2 years, 28 days or 8% after 7 years, 35 days or 10% after 15 years, 42 days or 12% after 22 years. Additional 2% after 30 years. Overtime: Double time for work in excess of regular hours. Medical benefits: Company will pay to union $920 per month per employee in lieu of providing health- benefit plan including life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment, weekly indemnity, extended health care, long-term disability, dental coverage. Employer will pay 100% of premium for BC Medical Services Plan. Pension: Employer contributes 9% per employee, employee contributes 9% into Canadian Merchant Service Guild Western Branch Pension Plan. Bereavement leave: 4 days for death of spouse, common-law partner, father, mother, spouse or common-law partner of father or mother, children, children of employee's spouse or common-law partner, grandchildren, brothers, sisters, grandfather, grandmother, father and mother of spouse or common-law partner, spouse or common-law partner of father or mother, any relative with whom employee resides. Seniority – recall rights: 18 months. Discipline: Sunset clause is 3 years. Severance: 1 week's pay per year of service. Safety shoes: $600 every 2 years for safety boots (previously $250). Uniforms/clothing: If employee is required to wear uniform, employer will supply, maintain, clean uniform. Employer will reimburse employees $300 for floater coat (or equivalent); $200 for high- visibility rain gear (previously $150); $150 for hearing protection (previously $125). Mileage: $0.55 per kilometre for use of personal vehicle to move from one location to another. Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 9.8% increase): Masters Group 2: $45.93 rising 4 steps to $50.45 3: $47.40 rising 4 steps to $52.07 4: $49 rising 4 steps to $53.83 5: $50.66 rising 4 steps to $55.65 6: $52.32 rising 4 steps to $57.47 7: $53.98 rising 4 steps to $59.29 8: $55.68 rising 4 steps to $61.16 9: $57.34 rising 4 steps to $62.98 Chief engineers Group 2: $44.38 rising 4 steps to $48.75 3: $45.84 rising 4 steps to $50.36 4: $47.40 rising 4 steps to $52.07 5: $49 rising 4 steps to $53.83 6: $50.66 rising 4 steps to $55.65 7: $52.32 rising 4 steps to $57.47 8: $53.98 rising 4 steps to $59.29 9: $55.68 rising 4 steps to $61.16 Mates and second engineers Group 2: $41.07 rising 4 steps to $45.11 3: $41.75 rising 4 steps to $45.86 4: $42.46 rising 4 steps to $46.64 5: $43.26 rising 4 steps to $47.52 6: $44.20 rising 4 steps to $48.55 7: $45.24 rising 4 steps to $49.69 8: $46.29 rising 4 steps to $50.84 9: $47.31 rising 4 steps to $51.96 Second mates and third engineers Group 2: $40.97 rising 4 steps to $45.01 3: $41.65 rising 4 steps to $45.75 4: $42.36 rising 4 steps to $46.53 5: $43.17 rising 4 steps to $47.41 6: $44.10 rising 4 steps to $48.44 7: $45.14 rising 4 steps to $49.59 8: $46.19 rising 4 steps to $50.74 9: $47.21 rising 4 steps to $51.85 New hires in position of second-mate and third- engineer Group 2: $40.63 rising 4 steps to $44.63 3: $41.31 rising 4 steps to $45.37 4: $42.01 rising 4 steps to $46.15 5: $42.82 rising 4 steps to $47.03 6: $43.75 rising 4 steps to $48.06 7: $44.80 rising 4 steps to $49.21 8: $45.84 rising 4 steps to $50.35 9: $46.86 rising 4 steps to $51.47 Non-certificated mates and second-engineers Group 2: $39.96 rising 4 steps to $43.89 3: $40.63 rising 4 steps to $44.63 4: $41.34 rising 4 steps to $45.41 5: $42.15 rising 4 steps to $46.30 6: $43.42 rising 4 steps to $47.69 7: $44.13 rising 4 steps to $48.47 8: $45.17 rising 4 steps to $49.62 9: $46.19 rising 4 steps to $50.74 12-hour vessels (12-hour personnel) Deck-hand: $35.34 rising 4 steps to $38.82 D/H shift tug: $35.90 rising 4 steps to $39.44 Cook: $36.18 rising 4 steps to $39.74 D/H - cook: $36.37 rising 4 steps to $39.95 Editor's notes: Legal defence: Employer will pay $31 per month per employee for legal defence coverage. Marine disaster: Any employee who suffers loss of personal effects, clothing, navigational equipment, tools through wreck or marine disaster, or while in transit to or from home dock, will be paid 1 month's basic pay. Passports: Employer will pay for all costs associated for renewing passport, including all fees incurred for expediting renewal, pictures, processing fees. Prescription safety glasses: $300 reimbursement. Fitness: Employer will provide allowance of 50%, maximum $20 per month, for fitness membership. Legal defence: Employer will pay $31 per month per employee for legal defence coverage.

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