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3 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2018 CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS < from pg. 1 3 weeks after 4 years, 4 weeks after 6 years, 5 weeks after 9 years, 6 weeks after 18 years. Overtime: Time and one-half for all work after 8, 10 or 12 hours per day or 40 hours per week. Medical benefits: Employer will contribute $400 per month (previously $310 per month) per employee to Teamsters Benefits Programme Trust Fund. Dental: 100% coverage for basic dental. 50% coverage for major dental, orthodontic. Maximum $2,000 per person per year for basic, major. Maximum $2,500 lifetime for orthodontic. Vision: $300 in any 12-month period for persons younger than 18; $300 in any 24-month period for persons 18 or older. Eye examinations, maximum $80 every 24 months. $200 per lifetime, if vision can be im- proved to at least 20/40 level for contact lenses, eyeglass lenses, or eyeglass frames required af- ter cataract surgery. LTD: Coverage of 66.7% of monthly earnings, maximum $3,000 per month AD&D: Coverage of 2 times ba- sic annual earnings rounded to next higher $1,000, maximum $200,000. Life insurance: Coverage of 2 times basic annual earnings rounded to next higher $1,000, maximum $500,000. Pension: Employer will con- tribute $0.90 per hour (pre- viously $0.85 per hour) per employee to Teamsters Local Union 847 Defined Contribu- tion Pension Plan. Effective April 1, 2019: $0.95 per hour. Employer will participate in Teamsters Local Union 847 Voluntary Group RRSP. Bereavement leave: 5 days for death in immediate family (spouse, common-law spouse (including same-sex spouse/ partner if residing together at least 6 months), parents (in- cluding foster and stepparents), parent's spouse, grandparents, grandchildren, children (in- cluding foster and stepchil- dren), brothers, sisters, mother- and father-in-law and their spouses, legal guardians, any relative residing in employee's household). 2 days for death of brother-in-law, sister-in-law, aunt, uncle, nephew, niece. Ad- ditional unpaid leave if funeral is 500 kilometres away from airport. Seniority – recall rights: 24 months. Probationary period: 60 days after obtaining CATSA certifi- cation or 90 days for employees hired with CATSA certification. Discipline: Sunset clause is 12 months. Uniforms/clothing: Employer will supply uniform which it re- quires employees to wear. Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after increase): Screening officers: $20.46 rising 2 steps to $20.95 Level 1 training/probation: $16.94 rising 1 step to $16.95 $1,000 lump sum as of ratifica- tion date for full-time employ- ees $350 lump sum as of ratification date for part-time employees $500 lump sum as of April 1, 2018, for full-time employees $200 lump sum as of April 1, 2018, for part-time employees Editor's notes: Parking: Employer will pay cost of parking at airports on behalf of all employees. Employer will pay 50% of cost of parking at airports for employees hired after Jan. 1, 2018. Orthopaedic shoes/orthotics: $200 per shoe or maximum of $400 per year covered. Hearing aids: $500 every 5 years (including repairs). EDUCATION Conseil scolaire Centre-Nord Edmonton (35 custodial, maintenance staff ) and the Union Renewal agreement: Effec- tive Oct. 14, 2017, to Aug. 31, 2019. Ratified on Oct. 14, 2017. Signed on Oct. 14, 2017. Wage adjustments: Sept. 1, 2017: 0% Sept. 1, 2018: 0% Shift premium: $0.42 per hour for certificate A. $0.24 per hour for certificate B. Paid holidays: 13 days, includ- ing Christmas floating holiday. Vacations with pay: 15 days or 6% to start, 20 days or 8% after 8 years, 25 days or 10% after 17 years, 30 days or 12% after 25 years. Overtime: Time and one-half for all work after 8 hours per day or 40 hours per week. May be taken as time off in lieu within 3 months of when it was earned. Time and one-half for custodians opening school for authorized meetings. Double time for work between mid- night and 8 a.m. Medical benefits: Employer pays 94% of premiums, employ- ee pays 6% for Alberta Health Care Insurance Plan. Health spending account: $175 for Sept. 1, 2018. Effective March 1, 2019: $350 per year. Effective Aug. 31, 2019: $500 per year. Dental: Employer pays 94% of premiums, employee pays 6%. Vision: Employer pays 94% of premiums, employee pays 6%. Sick leave: 2 days per month, maximum 24 days per year for staff hired for 12 months; 20 days per year for staff hired for 10 months. Unused days may be accumulated, maximum 200 days. AD&D: Employer pays 94% of premiums (previously 93%), employee pays 6%. Life insurance: Employer pays 94% of premiums, employee pays 6%. Pension: All employees work- ing 30 hours or more per week will be automatically enrolled in Local Authorities Pension Plan. Bereavement leave: 5 days for death of spouse, child, sis- ter, brother, parent, parent of spouse, foster-child, member of household. 1 day for death of grandparents, granddaugh- ter, grandson, grandparents of spouse, a sister-in-law, brother- in-law. 2 additional days for any travel greater than 300 kilome- tres. Seniority – recall rights: 12 months. Call-in pay: Minimum 3 hours at time and one-half. Double time for work between mid- night and 8 a.m. Probationary period: 6 months. Discipline: Sunset clause is 24 months. Safety shoes: $100 per year for work shoes. Sample rates of hourly pay (current): Custodian start rate: $23.31 Custodian job rate: $24.68 Light-duty cleaner (FTE = 0.50): $19.54 Summer students: $16.21 Surveillance agents: $16.21 Editor's notes: Refresher training: Employer will reimburse 100% of cost for enrolment and manuals for employee who successfully completes technical, professional or correspondence course. Employer will reimburse 100% of fees to renew building operator A certificate or building operator B certificate in schools with boiler. Refresher training: Employer will reimburse 100% of cost for employee who completes course.