Canadian Labour Reporter

3 Canadian HR Reporter, a HAB Press business 2019 Effective Jan. 1, 2022: 2% Shift premium: 12% above employee's master classification rate for employees who tempo- rarily perform positions out of bargaining unit. Paid holidays: 11 days. Vacations with pay: 1 day to 15 days to start (depending on month started), 15 days after 2 years, 4 weeks after 8 years, 5 weeks after 17 years, 6 weeks after 25 years. For employ- ees hired before Jan. 1, 2009, vacation may be carried over into following year and upon termination of employment, employee on this system will be paid out outstanding accrued vacation time for prior year plus pro-rated amount earned in current year up to and includ- ing termination date. Overtime: Double time for all work before and after normal working hours or on days off. May be banked and taken as time off but must be used with- in calendar year. Medical benefits: Employer pays 100% of premiums for core extended health care. Employee pays 100% of premiums for Alberta Health Care. Dental: Employer pays 100% of premiums. Life insurance: Employee pays 100% of premiums. Pension: Local Authorities Pension Plan. Bereavement leave: 3 days for death of immediate rela- tive (spousal or common-law spousal immediate relative: son, daughter, spouse, mother, fa- ther, sister, brother, mother-in- law, father-in-law, brother-in- law, sister-in-law, grandfather, grandmother, legal guardians, grandchildren, daughter-in-law, son-in-law, grandfather-in-law, grandmother-in-law). One-half day funeral leave for death of any member of CUPE, Local 70 or if employee is pallbearer at funeral in Lethbridge (1 day if funeral is out of town). Maximum 2 days when travel is required that exceeds 500 kilo- metres or more 1 way. Seniority – recall rights: 2 years. Probationary period: 6 months (975 hours for 37.5- hour work-week; 1,040 hours for 40-hour work-week). Discipline: Sunset clause is 24 months. Tool allowance: $700 per year for mechanics; $350 per year for welders; $200 per year for utility workers; $100 per year for machine operators. Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 5.1% increase): Outside workers Amenity services coordinator: $41.83 rising 3 steps to $43.96 Amenity services lead-hand: $35.30 rising 3 steps to $37.10 Amenity services technician: $31.25 rising 3 steps to $32.84 Arborist: $33.62 rising 3 steps to $35.32 Arborist trainee, Japanese gar- dens: $29.81 rising 3 steps to $31.32 Arena caretaker: $27.69 rising 3 steps to $29.10 Arena cashier: $25.11 rising 3 steps to $26.39 Arena rec operator: $35.30 ris- ing 3 steps to $37.10 Asphalt recycler operator: $27.69 rising 3 steps to $29.10 Automotive mechanic: $40.43 rising 3 steps to $42.49 Building operations foreman: $33.62 rising 3 steps to $35.32 Bylaw enforcement officer: $31.25 rising 3 steps to $32.84 Bylaw officer (multi-disciplin- ary): $33.62 rising 3 steps to $35.32 Caretaker, feature parks: $27.69 rising 3 steps to $29.10 Caretaker 1 (Enmax): $27.69 rising 3 steps to $29.10 Caretaker 2 (LRPS): $27.69 rising 3 steps to $29.10 Caretaker 3 (city hall): $27.69 rising 3 steps to $29.10 Caretaker 3 (Fritz): $28.35 rising 3 steps to $29.79 Caretaker 3 (Yates): $27.69 rising 3 steps to $29.10 Carpenter: $41.83 rising 3 steps to $43.96 Inside workers Climate adaptation and envi- ronmental sustainability spe- cialist: $37.95 rising 3 steps to $39.88 Comm and social devel. event and grant support: $39.83 rising 3 steps to $41.86 Comm serv grant and agree- ment technician: $35.30 rising 3 steps to $37.10 Community planner 1: $37.95 rising 3 steps to $39.88 Community services assistant: $28.35 rising 3 steps to $29.79 Community services records and information coordinator: $33.62 rising 3 steps to $35.32 Corporate account support: $28.35 rising 3 steps to $29.79 Corporate land administrator: $46.03 rising 3 steps to $48.37 Corporate mail room coordi- nator: $25.72 rising 3 steps to $27.03 Corporate records centre coor- dinator: $33.62 rising 3 steps to $35.32 Corporate services accounting tech: $33.62 rising 3 steps to $35.32 Corporate services buyer: $35.30 rising 3 steps to $37.10 Council committee assistant: $29.81 rising 3 steps to $31.32 Councillor's administrative assistant: $31.25 rising 3 steps to $32.84 Courier: $28.35 rising 3 steps to $29.79 Apprentices First year: 68% of journeyman rate Second year: 75% of journey- man rate Third year: 84% of journeyman rate fourth year: 95% of journeyman rate Editor's notes: Emergency calls: Double time for emergency calls, minimum 2 hours, for any 1 call. Within 2 hours, 30 minutes is provided for reporting to work. Standby assignments: Flat rate based on 2 hours at double time for each weekday, Monday to Friday; 3 hours at double time for each weekend day (Saturday, Sunday) and each holiday that falls within weekly assignment. TRANSPORTATION Loomis Express Canada Multiprovince (61 owner operators, clerks, warehouse persons, drivers) and Unifor, Locals 114, 755, 4005, 4050, 4457 Renewal agreement: Effec- tive April 1, 2017, to March 31, 2021. Signed on May 2, 2017. Wage adjustments: Effective year 1: 2% ($0.50 per hour for clerical employees) Effective year 2: 3% Effective year 3: 2.5% Effective year 4: 2.5% Shift premium: $3 per piece for any piece heavier than 100 pounds. Vision: $350 every 2 years, except for New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island. Weekly indemnity: 70% of average weekly earnings equivalent to the E.I. maximums (previously maximum $400 per week). Pension: Employer, employees will contribute to Unifor Union of Canada's Pension Trust Fund on mandatory basis after 12 months of service. 3.5% (previously 3%; 2% for Nova Scotia) for British Columbia, Nova Scotia, Ontario; 4% (previously 3.5%) for Alberta, Manitoba, Saskatchewan. Effective Jan. 1, 2020: 4.5% for all provinces. Probationary period: 90 days for owner operators. Discipline: Sunset clause is 1 year. Reprimand notices, disciplinary measures resulting from violation of criminal or civil nature, including driving record, will remain part of employee or owner operator's file indefinitely. Severance: 2 weeks per year of service for hourly employ- ees based on 40-hour weeks. 2 weeks per year of service for owner operators based on 50- hour weeks. CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS < from pg. 1

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