Canadian Labour Reporter

February 3, 2020 4 Canadian HR Reporter, a HAB Press business 2019 COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS Overtime: 3/16th of daily rate for locomotive engineers who work in excess of 8 consecutive hours in yard service (excluding arbitrary payments). Bereavement leave: 5 days for death of spouse, child, step- child, still-born child, parent. 3 days for death of grandparent, grandchild, stepparent, mother- in-law, father-in-law, brother, sister, stepbrother, stepsister. Severance: $60,000 after 20 years of service; $55,000 after 12 years of service; $50,000 after 8 years of service as optional lump-sum payment. Additional $15,000 will be paid to employ- ees who voluntarily elect to ter- minate employment within 90 days of offer being announced. Sample rates of per-day pay (current, after 10.4% in- crease): Weight on drivers pounds Lines east of Edmonton Less than 300: $198.96 rising 4 steps to $219.61 300 to 350: $199.17 rising 4 steps to $219.83 350 to 400: $199.36 rising 4 steps to $220.04 400 to 450: $199.54 rising 4 steps to $220.25 450 to 500: $199.76 rising 4 steps to $220.48 500 to 550: $200.00 rising 4 steps to $220.75 550 to 600: $200.19 rising 4 steps to $220.96 600 to 650: $200.38 rising 4 steps to $221.17 650 to 700: $200.58 rising 4 steps to $221.40 700 to 750: $200.81 rising 4 steps to $221.64 750 to 800: $200.97 rising 4 steps to $221.82 800 to 850: $201.17 rising 4 steps to $222.05 860 to 900: $201.37 rising 4 steps to $222.26 900 to 950: $201.60 rising 4 steps to $222.52 950 to 1,000: $201.80 rising 4 steps to $222.74 Lines west of Edmonton Less than 300: $201.01 rising 4 steps to $221.87 300 to 350: $201.21 rising 4 steps to $222.08 350 to 400: $201.44 rising 4 steps to $222.34 400 to 450: $201.61 rising 4 steps to $222.53 450 to 500: $201.81 rising 4 steps to $222.75 500 to 550: $202.02 rising 4 steps to $222.98 550 to 600: $202.28 rising 4 steps to $223.26 600 to 650: $202.45 rising 4 steps to $223.46 650 to 700: $202.65 rising 4 steps to $223.68 700 to 750: $202.86 rising 4 steps to $223.91 750 to 800: $203.05 rising 4 steps to $224.12 800 to 850: $203.25 rising 4 steps to $224.33 850 to 900: $203.45 rising 4 steps to $224.56 900 to 950: $203.63 rising 4 steps to $224.76 950 to 1,000: $203.88 rising 4 steps to $225.03 Yard and transfer service: $318.07 rising 4 steps to $351.07 Learning road (when locomo- tive engineers transfer to anoth- er terminal they are not familiar with, they will make trip with another engineer to learn road) Single subdivision/turnaround: $284.87 rising 4 steps to $314.42 Extended runs: $384.89 rising 4 steps to $424.82 Editor's notes: Snow-plow service: Locomotive engineers assigned to snow-plow service will receive 1 day's pay for each 24 hours held and not used. Sleeping quarters: Where employees are accommodated in quarters provided by employer, quarters will be equipped with spring beds, mattresses, blankets, sheets, towels, pillows and pillow cases, screen doors and windows, cook stoves and cooking utensils. Lavatories and washroom facilities will be supplied where sewer connection is available. CIRCUIT BOARDS Firan Technology Group, Circuits Division Toronto (130 operators, maintenance employees) and Unifor, Local 40 Renewal agreement: Effective July 14, 2018 to July 13, 2022. Signed on July 14, 2018. Shift premium: $1 per hour for chairperson of plant committee, maximum 4 hours per day, to confer with local or national union on matters arising from agreement, paid for by employer. $0.85 for all hours worked be- tween 3 p.m. and 11 p.m. $1.10 for all hours worked between 11 p.m. and 7 a.m. Paid holidays: 12 days (previ- ously 11 days plus one-half day on Christmas Eve). Total number of paid holidays provided will not exceed 12 days per year. Vacations with pay: 2 weeks or 4% after 1 year, 3 weeks or 6% after 5 years, 4 weeks or 8% after 10 years, 5 weeks or 10% after 20 years. It is mandatory for employee to take first 2 weeks of vacation within 12-month vacation period (any additional vacation will be taken within same vacation year or employee may decide to forego additional vacation and receive vacation pay only). Overtime: Time and one-half for all work after 8 hours per day and for all work on Saturday or Sunday, except where Saturday or Sunday is part of regular workweek for employee. Double time for all work after 12 hours per day. Medical benefits: Employ- er pays 100% of premiums. Employer will also provide health-care spending account: $1,200 per year for single cover- age; $1,700 per year for couple coverage (2 people); $2,650 per year rising to $2,700 per year for family coverage. Dental: Employer pays 100% of premiums for coverage of examinations every 9 months. Maximum $1,300 per year (previously $1,150 per year) for all other expenses. Maximum $1,500 lifetime for orthodontic treatment. Weekly indemnity: Employer pays 100% of premiums. STD: Employer pays 100% of premiums. LTD: Employer pays 100% of premiums. Life insurance: Employer pays 100% of premiums. Pension: Employer will $375 contribution into RRSP plan each year, employee must match contribution each year. Con- tributions for each year must be locked in for minimum of 5 years. Bereavement leave: 4 days for death in immediate family (fath- er, mother, mother-in-law, fath- er-in-law, sister, brother, spouse (including common-law spouse, same-sex spouse), children of employee, grandparent, grand- child, stepchild, stepparent, stepbrother, stepsister, broth- er-in-law, sister-in-law). 1 of 4 bereavement days may be taken at time of burial for winter death and spring burial of immediate family member. Seniority – recall rights: 18 months for layoff due to lack of work and not recalled for work. Call-in pay: Minimum 4 hours' pay based on regular hourly rate. Probationary period: 110 days actually worked within 12-month period. Discipline: Sunset clause is 12 months. Severance: 1 week's pay per year of service for employees with 10 years of seniority; 1.5 weeks' pay per year of service for employ- ees with 20 years of seniority; 2 weeks' pay per year of service for employees with more than 20 years of seniority. Group benefits for employees affected by partial or total plant closure will be con- tinued for 3 months. Safety shoes: $135 in first year of agreement (previously $130 per year); $140 in each year of agree- ment thereafter for safety shoes where such shoes are required by employer. If shoes become non-functional for work-related reasons, employer will provide second pair per year. Uniforms/clothing: Employer

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