Canadian Labour Reporter

will apply to overtime hours worked however, it will not be computed at overtime rate). $1 per hour for all hours worked on Sunday. $1 per hour for lead-hands. Employee tempo- rarily working in higher-rated classification will not be paid higher rate for first 2 hours of work but if employee works at least 2 hours, employee will be paid higher rate for actual hours worked in higher-rated classification on that day. Paid holidays: 11 days. Vacations with pay: Pro-rated based on weeks of service, maximum 2 weeks, to start, 2 weeks after 1 year, 3 weeks after 4 years, 4 weeks after 10 years, 5 weeks after 20 years, 6 weeks after 30 years. When employee attains sufficient service in cal- endar year to otherwise entitle employee to additional weeks of vacation, but is ineligible because of anniversary date of hire falls on March 1 or there- after, employee will be granted additional week following anni- versary date of hire in that year. Overtime: Time and one-half for all work after 8 hours per day on 5-day schedule or 10 hours per day on 4-day sched- ule and 40 hours per week. Employee has option to bank all overtime hours worked and, at mutually agreed upon time, can take time off with pay but all banked overtime is paid out by last pay day prior to Dec. 15 of same calendar year in which money was earned. Meal allowance: Employees will be provided with 1 meal or given meal allowance of $7 (will be included in employee's regu- lar pay cheque) for employees who work 2 unscheduled hours beyond regular scheduled shift of 8 or 10 hours. Medical benefits: Employer will pay full premium cost of Alberta Health Care. Dental: 60% reimbursement for major restorative; maxi- mum $2,000 per year. Vision: Employer pays 100% of premiums. Coverage of $250 every 24-months (previously $150 every 24 months). Sick leave: After employee has 1 full year of service, employee will be entitled to 1 work week per year for sickness or non- compensable accident, with full pay, when proof of disability is supplied. Unused days may ac- cumulate, maximum 7 days. If employer requires employee to obtain doctor's note to support absence, employer will pay doc- tor's charge for such note. Pension: Employer will con- tribute $2.35 per hour (previ- ously $2.30 per hour) to Team- sters Pension Plan. Effective May 1, 2021: $2.40 per hour. Effective May 1, 2023: $2.45 per hour. Effective May 1, 2024: $2.50 per hour. Effective May 1, 2025: $2.55 per hour. Bereavement leave: 3 days for death in immediate family (spouse, parents, child, step- child, brother, sister, stepfather, stepmother, stepbrother, step- sister, grandparents, mother-in law, father-in law). 2 additional days, without pay, may be given for travel to funeral outside province. 1 day to attend fu- neral of brother-in-law, sister- in-law. Seniority – recall rights: 12 months after layoffs. Call-in pay: 4 hours at job rate or for hours actually worked at overtime rate, whichever is greater, for employee who has left employer's premises and is specially called outside of scheduled hours for emergency work that will be through when emergency is over for emergen- cy work outside of scheduled hours. Minimum of 4 hours at overtime rate when employee is called to work on 1 of sched- uled days off. Probationary period: 90 days worked. Discipline: Sunset clause is 24 consecutive months for verbal or written warnings. Severance: 2 weeks' pay for each year of service, maximum 20 years of service. Safety shoes: As condition of employment, all plant, mainte- nance, shipping employees will be required to wear employer- approved safety foot wear. After probation, employer will provide $180 per year (previ- ously $175 per year). Uniforms/clothing: Employer will provide and launder, with- out charge, designated outer work clothing required by plant employees in performance of duties. Tool allowance: $150 per year (previously $125 per year) to all plant maintenance employees who are required to provide own tools. Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 9% increase): Group 1 Pasteurizer/blender: $28.07 ris- ing 5 steps to $30.61 CIP operator/cheese maker/ swing relief: $27.78 rising 5 steps to $30.29 Group 2 Machine operator/shipper receiver/cooler: $26.20 rising 5 steps to $28.57 Group 3A Other experienced employees: $25.60 rising 5 steps to $27.92 Group 3B Other experienced employees (hired after Sept. 18, 1999/part- time employees): $22.84 rising 5 steps to $24.90 Mechanical Journeyman millwright/jour- neyman electrician: $38.29 ris- ing 5 steps to $41.76 Maintenance man/fourth-class engineer: $32.71 rising 5 steps to $35.68 $250 signing bonus for all employees active on payroll at ratification PUBLIC TRANSIT London Transit Commission London, Ont. (600 public transit employees) and the Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU), Local 741 Renewal agreement: Effec- tive April 1, 2019 to March 31, 2023. Ratified in January 2020. Signed on Jan. 29, 2020. Wage adjustments: Effective April 1, 2019: 2% Effective April 1, 2020: 2% Effective April 1, 2021: 2% Effective April 1, 2022: 2% Shift premium: Time and one- half for hours worked prior to 8 a.m. for spare operators, where operator worked late shift ter- minating one or after previous 11:30 p.m. $0.75 per hour for conducting classroom instruc- tion for defensive driving. $0.20 per hour for mechanics instructing other mechanics. $0.35 per hour for licensed journeyman instructing or su- pervising apprentice. $0.75 per hour for providing training for full-time inspectors, dispatch- ers, ticket clerks. Time and one-half for hours worked in excess of 12-hour spread. Paid holidays: 11 days includ- ing 1 floater day. Vacations with pay: 2 weeks in calendar year following cal- endar year in which employee is hired, 2 weeks after 1 year, 3 weeks after 4 years, 4 weeks after 10 years, 5 weeks after 17 years, 6 weeks after 24 years. Overtime: Time and one-half for all work in excess of 8 hours daily. Time and one-quarter for all hours worked on Sundays up to 8 hours. Medical benefits: Employer pays 100% of premiums. Dental: Employer pays 100% of premiums. Vision: Employer pays 100% of premiums for $400 coverage every 24 months and $80 for optometrist check-up. Paramedical: Employer pays 100% of premiums. Sick leave: One-half day per < from pg. 1 Severance: 2 weeks' pay for each year of service, maximum 20 years of service. 3 COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS Canadian HR Reporter, a Key Media Canada (HR) Ltd. business 2021

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