Canadian Labour Reporter

Maintenance mechanics MM senior (more than 48 months): $24.48 MM senior (37 to 48 months): $24.48 MM senior (25 to 36 months): $24.48 MM senior 50% (13 to 24 months): $24.48 $2.45 MM junior 40% (0 to 12 months): $19.58 Editor's notes: Trades council: Employer will deduct $0.06 per hour worked from wages of employee to Alberta and Northwest Territories (District of Mackenzie) Building and Construction Trades Council. Standby: 6 hours' pay (previously 5 hours' pay) at employee's base rate per 7-day week. Employer will provide suitable communication device to employee when on standby who will only use device for company business or in emergency situation. Travel time: All travel time before 6 a.m. and after 8 p.m. Monday to Friday will be paid at applicable overtime rate. Employee who works in out-of-town location will receive board, accommodation and any other expense that employee may incur on behalf of employer. Expenses will not apply to employee working within 100-kilometre radius of employer's shop. INFRASTRUCTURE Niagara Falls Bridge Commission Niagara Falls, Ont. (36 toll captains, toll collectors, maintenance technicians, janitor/handypersons, traffic directors, plaza associates, bridge attendants) and Teamsters, Local 879 Renewal agreement: Effective Nov. 1, 2018 to Oct. 31, 2022. Signed on March 25, 2019. Shift premium: $1 per hour for weekday afternoon shift (starting at 2 p.m. or later but prior to 10 p.m.). $1.25 per hour for weekday mid shift (starting at 10 p.m. or later but prior to 6 a.m.). $1 per hour for weekend day shift (starting at 6 a.m. or later but prior to 2 p.m.). $1.50 per hour for weekend afternoon shift (starting at 2 p.m. or later but prior to 10 p.m.). $1.75 per hour for weekend mid shift (starting at 10 p.m. or later but prior to 6 a.m.). $1.25 per hour when bridge attendants, plaza associates work as acting toll captains. $2.50 per hour for tier 1, bridge attendants, part-time employees in maintenance department, who work under span of one or other of employ- er's bridges or while working in bucket of utility truck on light standards only. Paid holidays: Tier 1 employ- ees: 2 days, plus 5 vacation days in lieu of 5 other holidays. Additional 7 days will be in- cluded in first pay after Dec. 1, for all tier 1 employees, who have been actively at work and on payroll as tier 1 employees for 10 months or more. Bridge attendants: 9 days. Vacations with pay: Tier 1 em- ployees: 2 weeks (6.67 hours per month) after 1 year, 3 weeks (10 hours per month) after 5 years, 4 weeks (13.33 hours per month) after 10 years, 5 weeks (16.67 hours per month) after 15 years, 6 weeks (20 hours per month) after 20 years, 7 weeks (23.33 hours per month) after 30 years. Bridge attendants: 2 weeks plus 2 days (8 hours per month) after 1 year, 3 weeks plus 2 days (11.33 hours per month) after 5 years, 3 weeks plus 3 days (12 hours per month) after 7 years, 3 weeks plus 4 days (12.67 hours per month) after 9 years, 4 weeks (13.33 hours per month) after 11 years, 5 weeks plus 1 day (17.33 hours per month) after 15 years, 4 weeks plus 1 day (14 hours per month) after 13 years, 5 weeks plus 1 day (17.33 hours per month) after 25 years. Overtime: Paid at time and one-half or (at employee's op- tion) paid as 4 hours' regular pay with 8 hours as compensatory time off. Banked time maximum 64 hours for tier 1 employees; 48 hours for bridge attendants. Meal allowance: $11.50 for employee working more than 10 consecutive hours other than on shift switch. Medical benefits: Employer pays 100% of premiums for Ontario Health Insurance Plan. Employer pays 100% of pre- miums for extended health care or equivalent plan. Dental: Employer pays 100% of premiums for coverage of basic preventative, minor restora- tive coverage. 50% coverage, lifetime maximum $1,000 for each eligible family member for orthodontics. Tier 1, bridge at- tendant employees will receive caps and crowns coverage at 50%, maximum $1,500 per year. Coverage for children up to 25 years old for orthodontics. Vision: $350 every 2 years. Weekly indemnity: Employer pays 100% of premiums for coverage of 50% of normal weekly earnings for maximum 26 weeks. STD: Employer pays 100% of premiums for coverage of 30% of normal weekly earnings, until 65 or retirement or 26- week maximum if earlier. LTD: Employer pays 100% of premiums for coverage of 50% of normal weekly earnings, maximum $3,000 per month, until 64 or retirement or 26- week maximum if earlier. Life insurance: Employer pays 100% of premiums for coverage of 1.5 times annual salary for tier 1, bridge attendants, part- time employees. Pension: N.F.B.C. Adjusted Compensation Plan (pension plan). Bereavement leave: 5 days for death of spouse, parent, child. 3 days for death in immediate family (brother, mother-in- law, father-in-law, employee's grandmother, employee's grandfather, grandchild, step- children, stepparents, daughter- in-law, son-in-law, any other relative residing in employee's residence at date of death). 1 day for death of brother-in- law, sister-in-law. Seniority – recall rights: 24 months for tier 1 employ- ees; 12 consecutive months for bridge attendants. Call-in pay: Minimum 4 hours' pay at regular hourly rate or time and one-half regular straight-time hourly rate for all time actually worked, which- ever is greater, for tier 1 em- ployees, bridge attendants. Probationary period: 90 days; 6 months for janitor handypersons; 12 months for maintenance technicians, bridge attendants. Discipline: Sunset clause is 2 years. Uniforms/clothing: $350 per year uniform clothing voucher for toll department (tier 1) em- ployees; $500 per year uniform clothing voucher for mainten- ance department (tier 1) em- ployees (must include purchase of safety shoes); $600 per year uniform clothing voucher for plaza associates, bridge at- tendants, part-time employees after 1 year of seniority ($500 after 6 years of seniority) and must include purchase of safety shoes. New hires: Employer will provide start-up kit including 2 toll shirts, 2 pairs of toll pants, 2 pairs of maintenance pants, 3 maintenance shirts, 1 winter coat, $100 voucher (previously $200) for approved uniform clothing or to be used towards CSA-approved green patch safety footwear. Additional $300 (previously $350) will be provided to purchase approved uniform items after proba- tion has been served. For first 2 years of contract (2018 and 2019), bridge attendants with 6 or more years of service will receive additional $100 per year on voucher. Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after increase): Tier 1 Toll captain: $32.43 rising 3 steps to $34.08 Toll-collector (full-time): $30.50 rising 3 steps to $32.15 Traffic director (full-time): $29.51 rising 3 steps to $31.16 Maintenance technician (full- 5 Canadian HR Reporter, a HAB Press business 2019 CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS

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