Canadian Labour Reporter

EDUCATION McGill University Montreal (1,240 research associates, assistants) and the Association of McGill University Research Employees (AMURE) and Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) Renewal agreement: Effective June 18, 2018, to May 30, 2021. Signed on June 18, 2018. Wage adjustments: Effective signing of agreement: 1%; Effective June 1, 2019: 1%; Effective June 1, 2020: 1%. Paid holidays: 10 days, plus 3 additional days over Christmas period, plus 1 float- ing day to be taken during uni- versity's Christmas break. Vacations with pay: 1/4 of week per month to start, 3 weeks after 1 year, 4 weeks after 3 years, 5 weeks after 7 years. Overtime: Time and one-half for all work after 40 hours per week. May be taken as time off in lieu, maximum 5 days in bank. Bereavement leave: 5 days for death of spouse, child, child of spouse. 3 days for death of mother, father, mother or father of spouse, brother, sister, broth- er or sister of spouse. 2 days for death of grandparent, grand- child. 1 day for death of aunt, uncle, nephew, niece, daughter- in-law, son-in-law. 1 additional day for travel more than 160 kilometres from place of resi- dence to attend funeral. Probationary period: 60 actual worked days. Discipline: Sunset clause is 12 months. Severance: 1 month's salary for each year of service, based on average annual salary earned as research associate in past 3 years, maximum 12 months, for research assistants who have held definite term appoint- ments for 5 years. Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after increase): Steps Regular research assistants 1: $24.25 rising 2 steps to $24.73 2: $24.86 rising 2 steps to $25.36 3: $25.48 rising 2 steps to $25.99 4: $26.12 rising 2 steps to $26.64 5: $26.77 rising 2 steps to $27.31 6: $27.43 rising 2 steps to $27.98 7: $28.12 rising 2 steps to $28.68 8: $28.83 rising 2 steps to $29.41 9: $29.54 rising 2 steps to $30.14 10: $30.28 rising 2 steps to $30.89 11: $31.04 rising 2 steps to $31.66 12: $31.82 rising 2 steps to $32.46 13: $32.61 rising 2 steps to $33.27 14: $33.43 rising 2 steps to $34.10 15: $34.27 rising 2 steps to $34.96 Research associates 1: $25.95 rising 2 steps to $28.44 2: $26.60 rising 2 steps to $29.16 3: $27.26 rising 2 steps to $29.89 4: $27.95 rising 2 steps to $30.64 5: $28.64 rising 2 steps to $31.41 6: $29.35 rising 2 steps to $32.18 7: $30.09 rising 2 steps to $32.98 8: $30.85 rising 2 steps to $33.82 9: $31.61 rising 2 steps to $34.66 10: $32.40 rising 2 steps to $35.52 11: $33.21 rising 2 steps to $36.41 12: $34.05 rising 2 steps to $37.33 13: $34.89 rising 2 steps to $38. 26 14: $35.77 rising 2 steps to $39.22 15: $36.67 rising 2 steps to $40.20 Casual research assistants: $15.15 rising 2 steps to $16 Editor's notes: Liberation time: Employer will provide $52,000 per year (previously $26,000 per year) for liberation time. If total cost of time is less $52,000 per year, employer will pay unused amount to union at end of year. Travel, other expenses: Reimbursements by employer will be completed within 40 working days of submission of expense report. Marriage: 5 days of paid leave in event of marriage. PUBLIC TRANSIT City of Red Deer Red Deer, Alta. (142 dispatchers, supervisors, operators, coordinators) and the Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU), Local 1374 Renewal agreement: Effective Jan. 1, 2018, to Dec. 31, 2020. Ratified on Sept. 4, 2018. Signed on Jan. 1, 2018. Shift premium: $1.20 per hour (previously $1.10 per hour) for all work after 6 p.m. and before 6 a.m. and on all hours worked on Saturdays. 1.25 times applicable rate for all work on Sundays. $0.45 per hour for hours in excess of 9 hours for operators with spread-time after 9 hours. 106% of applicable hourly rate for employees assessing and training other employees. Paid holidays: 11 days. In lieu of one-half day leave for either Christmas Eve or New Year's Eve, employees will receive 4 hours of holiday pay. Vacations with pay: 3 weeks af- ter 1 year, 4 weeks after 9 years, 5 weeks after 16 years, 6 weeks after 25 years. Overtime: Double time for all work hours per day or 40 hours per week. Double time for all work on regular day off. May be banked, maximum 40 hours. Medical benefits: Employer pays 100% of premiums for Blue Cross Supplementary Medical Plan. Dental: Employer pays 100% of premiums. Sick leave: 1 day per month, after 3 months of service, maxi- mum 80 days accumulated. Life insurance: Employer pays 100% of premiums for cover- age of $25,000. Employee pays 100% of premiums for coverage greater than $25,000. Bereavement leave: 3 days for death in immediate family (father, mother, legal guardian, father-in-law, mother-in-law, brother, sister, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, legally-recognized spouse, legally-recognized children, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, grandchildren, grandparents). Additional 2 days for travel, if needed. Maximum 8 hours per 12-month period to attend funeral. Seniority – recall rights: 12 months. Call-in pay: Minimum of 3 hours' pay when employee performs work that begins before 9 a.m. (with less than 3 hours' notice). Probationary period: 6 months. Discipline: Sunset clause is 2 years. Safety shoes: $125, twice per year, for CSA-approved foot- wear. $125 per year for pre-ap- proved, slip-resistant footwear for action bus operators. Uniforms/clothing: Employer will provide appropriate winter gear for service bay supervisor, service person, transit facilities and infrastructure coordina- tors. $25 per year for gloves for action bus operators. Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 3% increase): Step 1 Senior transit dispatcher: $36.36 (120% bus operator) rising 2 steps to $37.46 5 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2019 CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS

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