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March 11, 2019 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2019 COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS 6 (current, after 6.4% increase): Initial rate Clinic assistant/logistics attendant: $19.16 rising 7 steps to $20.39 Phlebotomist: $23.39 rising 7 steps to $24.90 Donor services representatives: $13.89 rising 7 steps to $14.79 Laboratory assistant: $21.90 rising 7 steps to $23.31 Clerk/data-entry clerk: $19.03 rising 7 steps to $20.25 Shipper, receiver 1/porter 1/ utility person 1: $18.57 rising 7 steps to $19.76 Timekeeper, scheduler: $20.26 rising 7 steps to $21.56 Driver: $21.27 rising 7 steps to $22.63 Drive 2: $22.98 rising 7 steps to $24.46 Stores accountant/supply tech- nicians: $20.57 rising 7 steps to $21.89 Medical secretary/administra- tive: $20.34 rising 7 steps to $21.65 Technical-support analyst: $30.11 rising 7 steps to $32.05 Licensed mechanics: $24.83 rising 7 steps to $26.43 Logistics trainer/logistics dispatcher: $22.99 rising 7 steps to $24.47 Donor-care associate (tier 1): $22.39 rising 7 steps to $24.90 Donor care associate (tier 2): $25.31 rising 7 steps to $26.94 Editor's notes: Staff meetings: Employee who attends mandatory staff meeting will be guaranteed minimum of 2 hours' pay at regular rate. No meetings will be mandatory on days off. On-call pay: $2.75 per hour Monday to Saturday and $3.25 per hour on Sundays and holidays for employee assigned to on-call duty, outside scheduled working hours, and who must respond without delay to request to return to duty. Taxi fare: $65 when clinic assistant, phlebotomist, donor-services representative, driver, returns to centre from out-of-town clinic after 10:30 p.m. for taxi fare to place of residence. $65 when laboratory assistant, data-entry clerk works past 10:30 p.m. for taxi fare to place of residence. Travel meals: $7.45 for breakfast; $11 for lunch; $16 for dinner for employees away from centre on mobile-clinic assignments. Medical certificate: Maximum $100 will be reimbursed to drivers every 24 months to obtain medical certificate for renewal of required driver's license. Hearing aids: $300 per person in any 5 consecutive calendar years. WATER TREATMENT City of Lethbridge Lethbridge, Alta. (12 operators, labourers, technicians) and the International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE), Local 955 Renewal agreement: Effective Jan. 1, 2019, to Dec. 31, 2022. Ratified on Jan. 10, 2019. Signed on Jan. 21, 2019. Wage adjustments: Effective Jan. 1, 2019: 1% Effective Jan. 1, 2020: 1.5% Effective Jan. 1, 2021: 1.5% Effective Jan. 1, 2022: 2% Shift premium: $1.25 per hour for employees on night shift. Paid holidays: 12 days. Vacations with pay: 8 hours to 120 hours, depending on month hired, to start, 120 hours after 2 years, 160 hours after 8 years, 200 hours after 17 years, 240 hours after 26 years for employees hired after Sept. 1, 2011. 8 hours to 80 hours, depending on month hired, to start, 80 hours after 2 years, 120 hours after 3 years, 160 hours after 8 years, 200 hours after 17 years, 240 hours after 26 years for employees hired before Sept. 1, 2011. Overtime: Double time for all overtime hours worked. May be banked and used as time off in lieu, maximum 80 hours. Medical benefits: Employer pays 100% of premiums. Dental: Employer pays 100% of premiums. AD&D: Employee pays 100% of premiums. Life insurance: Employer pays 100% of premiums. Pension: Local Authorities Pension Plan. Bereavement leave: 5 days for death in immediate family (son, daughter, wife, husband, mother, father, sister, brother, mother-in-law, father-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, grandmother, grandfather, legal guardians, grandchildren). Call-in pay: Minimum 2 hours of pay at double time for each 1 call-in. Probationary period: 6 months consecutive or accumulative. Uniforms/clothing: When conditions warrant, coveralls, overalls or work pants, rubber boots, leather gloves, all sized to fit, will be supplied to employ- ees. When conditions warrant, waterproof apparel will be issued from common supply to employees and items will be re- turned after each use. Employer will supply goggles, face masks, respirators, hard hats, oil- and chemical-resistant gloves, elec- trical leather and rubber gloves, ear plugs. Tool allowance: Employer will contact all suppliers and instruct them to issue discounts to city employees. Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 5% increase): Plant operator Entry level: $29.29 rising 3 steps to $30.78 Operator 1: $31.82 rising 3 steps to $33.44 Operator 2: $35.31 rising 3 steps to $37.11 Operator 3: $37.95 rising 3 steps to $39.88 Operator 4: $40.23 rising 3 steps to $42.27 Tradesperson: $37.03 rising 3 steps to $38.91 Trade/operator Trade/operator 1: $38.69 rising 3 steps to $40.66 Trade/operator 2: $41.02 rising 3 steps to $43.11 Trade/operator 3: $43.51 rising 3 steps to $45.72 Trade/operator 4: $45.10 rising 3 steps to $47.40 Operator/trade apprentice Operator 3/apprentice First year: $38.92 rising 3 steps to $40.89 Second year: $39.87 rising 3 steps to $41.90 Third year: $40.84 rising 3 steps to $42.91 Fourth year: $41.80 rising 3 steps to $43.93 Operator 4/apprentice First year: $41.18 rising 3 steps to $43.28 Second year: $42.14 rising 3 steps to $44.28 Third year: $43.11 rising 3 steps to $45.31 Fourth year: $44.07 rising 3 steps to $46.31 WTP coordinator: $53.49 rising 3 steps to $56.20 Electric and instrument tech: $49.17 rising 3 steps to $51.67 E and I apprentice First year: $38.69 rising 3 steps to $40.66 Second year: $41.18 rising 3 steps to $43.28 Third year: $43.65 rising 3 steps to $45.86 Fourth year: $46.14 rising 3 steps to $48.48 Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 5% increase): Casual labourer: $20.50 Editor's notes: Training fund: Employer will contribute $0.05 per hour worked for each employee, to IUOE National Training Fund.

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