Canadian Labour Reporter

COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS Roofers' assistants: 55% of jour- neymen roofers pay Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after increase): Roofers' apprentice Starting apprenticeship: 65% of journeymen roofers pay 1,800 hours worked (plus first division exam successfully completed): 75% of journey- men roofers pay 3,600 hours worked (plus first division exam successfully completed): 85% of journey- men roofers pay 5,400 hours worked (plus first division exam successfully completed): 90% of journey- men roofers pay Certificate of qualification suc- cessfully completed: 100% of journeymen roofers pay Editor's notes: Safety-training fund: Employer contributes $0.15 per hour to safety-training fund. Transportation, lodging costs: All employees will provide own transportation within 25-kilometre radius of town hall. Adequate lodging, plus $50 per day worked, will be provided by employer on out-of-town work. $0.45 per kilometre (previously $0.42 per kilometre) travelled if employee uses own vehicle beyond and back to 25-kilometre radius of town hall. If employee is travelling daily outside 25-kilometre radius at straight-time rate. Industrial relations training fund: Employer contributes $0.12 per hour to Health and Welfare S.J.C.A. Industrial relations training fund. FIRE FIGHTING City of St. Catharines St. Catharines, Ont. (163 firefighters and support staff ) and the St. Catharines Professional Fire Fighters' Association Renewal agreement: Effective Jan. 1, 2019 to Dec. 31, 2023. Ratified in May 2019. Signed on Aug. 13, 2019. Wage adjustments: Effective Jan. 1, 2019: 1% Effective July 1, 2020: 1% Effective: Jan. 1, 2020: 1% Effective: July 1, 2020: 1% Effective Jan. 1, 2021: 1% Effective July 1, 2021: 1% Effective Jan. 1, 2022: 1% Effective July 1, 2022: 1% Effective Jan. 1, 2023: 1% Effective July 1, 2023: 1% Paid holidays: 13 days. Vacations with pay: 2 weeks after 1 year, 3 weeks after 4 years, 4 weeks after 10 years, 5 weeks after 18 years, 6 weeks after 25 years. Overtime: Time and one-half for employees remaining on duty past regular shift relief time. Medical benefits: Employer pays 100% of premiums for Green Shield Plan Dental: Employer pays 50% of premiums, employee pays 50% of premiums for Green Shield Dental Plan. Maximum $4,000 for complete or partial den- tures and adjustments; $5,000 for orthodontic services; $4,000 for crowning, capping, bridgework. Vision: Green Shield Vision Benefit. Effective Jan. 1, 2020: $425 every 24 months; effec- tive Jan. 1, 2021: $450 every 24 months; effective Jan. 1, 2022: $475 every 24 months; effec- tive Jan. 1, 2023: $500 every 24 months. Eye examinations, performed by registered, licensed optometrist or physi- cian, maximum 1 exam every 24 months, maximum cost of $60. Paramedical: Effective Jan. 1, 2020: $600 every 12 months (previously $550 every 12 months); effective Jan. 1, 2021: $650 every 12 months; effec- tive Jan. 1, 2022: $700 every 12 months; effective Jan. 1, 2023: $750 every 12 months. For physiotherapist (services of licensed physiotherapist), massage therapist (services of licensed registered massage therapist), chiropractor, natu- ropath, speech therapist. Sick leave: 1 1/2 days' credit for each month of unbroken service, maximum 360 days. AD&D: Employer pays 100% of premiums for coverage of 2 times basic annual salary. Life insurance: Employer pays 100% of premiums for cover- age of 2 times basic annual salary. Pension: Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement Board. Bereavement leave: Suppres- sion employees: Up to 2 24- hour shifts for death of spouse, child, stepchild, or parent. Up to 1 24-hour shift for death of sibling, parent-in-law, child-in-law, grandchild. Non- suppression employees: Up to 4 consecutive days for death of spouse, child, stepchild. Up to 3 consecutive days for death of parent, stepparent, sibling, parent-in-law, child-in-law, grandchild. Up to 1 day to at- tend funeral of sibling-in-law, grandparent, grandparent-in- law, aunt, uncle. Additional leave may be given upon re- quest. Seniority – recall rights: 12 months (communications or prevention with less than 2 years of service), 18 months (suppression or training divi- sion with less than 3 years of service and communications or prevention with 2 or more years of service), 36 months (suppression or training divi- sion with 3 or more years of service) Call-in pay: Time and one- half for minimum of 3 hours. Time and one-half for em- ployees requested to work by employer. Probationary period: 12 months for all promotions. Discipline: Sunset clause is 24 months for any letter of warning for inadequate performance, tardiness, non- attendance, other disciplinary matter. Severance: 2 weeks' salary for each year of service, maximum 26 weeks. Safety shoes: $100 per year for CSA-approved safety foot- wear. Uniforms/clothing: Clothing issued annually on as-needed basis. Protective clothing for firefighting duty provided (1 helmet, protective coat, pro- tective bunker pants, protec- tive gloves). Sample rates of pay (current, after increases): Platoon chief/chief fire pre- vention officer/chief commu- nications officer: $129,603.50 rising 5 steps to $137,580.37 Assistant platoon chief/assis- tant chief fire prevention offi- cer: $123,480.50 rising 5 steps to $131,080.51 Captain: $118,378 rising 5 steps to $125,663.96 Firefighter/inspector/com- munications technician first- class: $102,050 rising 5 steps to $108,331 Firefighter/inspector/commu- nications technician second- class/communicator first- class: $91,845 rising 5 steps to $97,497.90 Firefighter/inspector/com- munications technician third- class: $81,640 rising 5 steps to $86,664.80 Firefighter/inspector/com- munications inspector fourth- class: $73,476 rising 5 steps to $77,998.32 Probationary firefighter/ inspector/communications technician: $66,332.50 rising 5 steps to $70,415.15 Senior inspector: $110,214 ris- ing 5 steps to $116,997.48 Communications coordinator: $107,152.50 rising 5 steps to $113,747.55 Communicator second-class: $86.742.50 rising 5 steps to $92,081.35 Communicator third-class: $79,599 rising 5 steps to $84,498.18 Communicator fourth-class: $74,496.50 rising 5 steps to $79,081.63 Probationary communicator: $68,373.50 rising 5 steps to $72,581.77 June 1, 2020 Canadian HR Reporter, a HAB Press business 2020 4

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