Canadian Labour Reporter

3 Canadian HR Reporter, a HAB Press business 2019 Paid holidays: 12 days. Banked holiday time accrued and not scheduled for use by end of year will be paid out in pay period 24. Maximum 24 hours earned for Christmas Day and Boxing Day can be carried over for use in coming year. Vacations with pay: For sup- pression staff: 2 weeks or 6.6% to start, 3 weeks or 6.6% after 5 years, 3 weeks or 8.8% after 6 years, 3 weeks or 11% after 13 years, 3 weeks or 13.2% after 24 years. For non-sup- pression staff: 2 weeks or 6% to start, 3 weeks or 6% after 5 years, 3 weeks or 8% after 6 years, 3 weeks or 10% after 13 years, 3 weeks or 13.2% after 24 years. Employees may carry- over time, maximum 1 year's allotment of vacation minus 2 weeks (84 hours) or 3 weeks (126 hours). Overtime: Time and one- half for all work in excess of scheduled regular hours. May be banked. Double time for all hours worked in excess of regular scheduled hours on statutory holiday. Meal allowance: Employer will make provisions for supplying refreshments to firefighters on duty at incident or to those who have worked overtime for more than 3 hours or to firefighters who are called back and required to stand by for more than 3 hours and which occurs over normal meal time. Sick leave: 12 hours per month, maximum accrual of 144 hours per year for firefighter; 8 hours per month, maximum accrual of 86 hours per year for non-suppression staff. Pension: Employer will sup- port participation in supple- mentary pension plan, which will be in addition to Local Au- thorities Pension Plan. Employ- er will contribute 3%, employee will contribute 2.5%. Bereavement leave: 48 hours for death of relative (current spouse, son, daughter, ward, brother, sister, parent, parent of spouse or significant other, grandson, granddaughter, grandparent, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, grandparent of spouse or significant other, related dependant of employee living in household of em- ployee). 12 hours for death of non-relative. Extension of max- imum 24 hours may be granted for travel in excess of 300 kilo- metres (1 way). Seniority – recall rights: 12 months for layoff; 24 months for absence due to illness, disability, injury. Call-in pay: Minimum 2 hours' pay at double time. Pay will com- mence from time of page-out. Probationary period: First year worked. Discipline: Sunset clause is 2 years. Uniforms/clothing: Employer will provide firefighters with required seasonal uniform issue, personal protective clothing, specialized clothing and gear. Sample rates of annual pay (current, after 4% increase): Platoon chief 135%: $136,962.51 rising 2 steps to $142,495.79 Captain 122%: $123,773.52 rising 2 steps to $128,773.97 Senior firefighter 103.5%: $105,004.59 rising 2 steps to $109,246.77 First-class firefighter 100%: $101,453.71 rising 2 steps to $105,552.44 Firefighter second-class 92.5%: $93,844.68 rising 2 steps to $97,6360 Firefighter third-class 84.5%: $85,728.38 rising 2 steps to $89,191.81 Firefighter probationary 74.6%: $75,684.47 rising 2 steps to $78,742.12 Fire prevention officers FPO level 3 122%: $123,773.52 rising 2 steps to $128,773.97 FPO level 2 112%: $113,628.15 rising 2 steps to $118,218.73 FPO level 1 106%: $107,540.93 rising 2 steps to $111,885.58 Editor's notes: On-call: $2 per hour; defined as preplanned emergency response scheduling. Line-of-duty death: Employer agrees to contribute maximum $5,000 towards costs incurred to provide full honours line-of-duty death ceremonial service for active firefighter whose death has been attributed to work they perform on behalf of employer and ruled as compensable by WCB (Workers Compensation Board of Alberta). Service pay: $600 after 10 years of service; $800 after 15 years of service; $1,000 after 20 years of service; $1,200 after 25 years of service; $1,400 after 30 years of service. TRANSPORTATION H.M. Trimble and Sons (1983) Alberta/British Columbia/Saskatchewan/Yukon/Alaska (160 drivers) and the International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE), Local 115 Renewal agreement: Effect- ive April 1, 2018 to March 31, 2021. Signed on June 21, 2018. Shift premium: $0.75 per hour (previously $0.50 per hour) for night shift on all straight-time hours. $5 per hour for drivers who carry out additional and various duties of training of per- sonnel and for specific training which does not run over entire trip. $0.01 per mile on 7-axle and $0.015 per mile on 8-axle for all loaded miles between Hope and Trail, Castlegar or Rossland via Hope-Princeton Highway. Paid holidays: 10 days. Vacations with pay: 2 weeks or 4% after 1 year, 3 weeks or 6% after 3 years, 4 weeks or 8% after 10 years, 5 weeks or 10% after 15 years, 5 weeks or 12 after 18 years. Overtime: Time and one-half for all work after 9 or 10 hours per day. Time and one-half for all work after 60 hours per week in Dawson Creek branch. Time and one-half for sleeper oper- ations for all productive hours in excess of 20 productive hours in each 24-hour period (max- imum of 4 hours will be paid per 24-hour period). Meal allowance: $40 for break- downs longer than 24 hours. Medical benefits: Employer pays 50% of premiums, employ- ee pays 50% of premiums. Em- ployer pays 100% of premiums for provincial medical services plan premiums. Dental: Employer pays 50% of premiums, employee pays 50% of premiums. Vision: Employer pays 50% of premiums, employee pays 50% of premiums. STD: Employer pays 50% of premiums, employee pays 50% of premiums. LTD: Employer pays 50% of premiums, employee pays 50% of premiums. AD&D: Employer pays 50% of premiums, employee pays 50% of premiums. Life insurance: Employer pays 50% of premiums, employee pays 50% of premiums. Pension: Employer pays 50% of premiums, employee pays 50% of premiums. Bereavement leave: 3 days for death in immediate family (spouse, common-law spouse, son, daughter, mother, father, brother, sister, mother-in-law, father-in-law, grandfather, grandmother, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, stepchildren, foster-children). Special attention will be given to leave without pay for death of other relatives, associates, friends. Seniority – recall rights: 12 months for layoff; 3 years when medically unfit to per- form duties; 180 calendar days if employee moves to position outside bargaining unit. Probationary period: 120 cal- endar days of employment. Uniforms/clothing: $400 per year for uniform or CSA-ap- proved work boots or insulated coveralls, jackets, pants. Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 4% increase): Area 1 and 2 5 axles/6 axles/8 axles: $26.01 rising 2 steps to $27.06 CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS < from pg. 1

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