Canadian Labour Reporter

Employer will provide insur- ance coverage for mechanics tools, maximum $20,000 per mechanic. Mileage: $0.50 per kilometre if employee uses own motor vehicle to travel on company business in performance of du- ties. Sample rates of per-route pay (current, after 4% increase): Drivers HTS Urban: $91.23 rising 2 steps to $94.91 Rural: $94.88 rising 2 steps to $98.72 Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 4% increase): Charter: $17.28 rising 2 steps to $17.97 Training: $17.55 rising 2 steps to $18.26 Non-revenue: $15 rising 2 steps to $15.61 Mechanics Legacy tech: $40.26 rising 2 steps to $41.89 Tech: $36.88 rising 2 steps to $38.37 (After ratification, mechan- ics will be entitled to 1-time bonus of $1,500 for each me- chanic employed as of ratifica- tion). Mechanics (non-certified) Fourth-year apprentice: 90% Third-year apprentice: 80% Second-year apprentice: 70% First-year apprentice: 60% Editor's notes: Starting buses in winter months: $40 per month during winter month for employer to supply cords for school bus plug-in during winter months (full months of November, December, January , February, March or when temperature drops below -5 Celsius). Medical examinations: Employer will pay for all medical exams required to maintain class driver's license, maximum $120 per license renewal. Washing buses: Drivers will be paid for 1.5 hours, at $15 per hour, for each bus washed at employer's established schedule. Overnight charters: Drivers operating overnight charters will be reimbursed $12 for breakfast; $15 for lunch; $20 for supper. Overnight trips: Employer will pay for all lodging expenses, airplane tickets, rental vehicles, and per diem of $47 for meals, when mechanic travels overnight from base of employment to work at another loca- tion. SOCIAL SERVICES Community Living Algoma Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. (272 support and administrative employees) and the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), Local 1880-01 Renewal agreement: Effective April 1, 2020 to March 31, 2023. Ratified in December 2020. Signed on April 29, 2021. Wage adjustments: Effective April 1, 2020: 1.2% Effective April 1, 2021: 1.2% Effective April 1, 2022: 1.2% Shift premium: $0.30 per hour for all hours worked between 3 p.m. and 11 p.m. $0.35 per hour for all hours worked between 11 p.m. and 7 a.m. $0.40 per hour for all hours worked on Sundays. $0.20 per hour for split shifts. Premiums can be combined. Paid holidays: 12 days. Vacations with pay: 2 weeks to start, 3 weeks after 1 year, 4 weeks after 4 years, 5 weeks after 10 years, 6 weeks after 15 years, 7 weeks after 20 years for employees hired before 1994. 2 weeks to start, 3 weeks after 1 year, 4 weeks after 8 years, 5 weeks after 8 years, 5 weeks after 15 years, 6 weeks after 27 years for employees hired after 1994. After 25 years, 1 ad- ditional week in that year only. Employee with less than 1 year of service who has employment terminated will receive 4% of total wages as pay in lieu of va- cation. Overtime: Time and one-half for authorized time worked in excess of 8 hours in 1 day and 40 hours in 1 week and hours worked on statutory holidays. Double time and one-half for hours worked on statutory holidays in excess of 8 on day. May be taken as compensatory time but must be taken within 4 weeks of time worked. Medical benefits: Employer pays 100% of premiums for ex- tended health care plan. Dental: Employer pays 100% of premiums for plan equal to 2002 O.D.A. rates. Vision: Employer pays 100% of premiums for coverage of $300 per 24 months per employee's family member and 1 eye exam every 24 months not covered by OHIP. Sick leave: 1 day per month, maximum of 90 days. Up to 5 days per year can be used for at- tending medical appointments or care for ill family members. Can be used to supplement STD or LTD claims. STD: Employer pays 100% of premiums for coverage of 66 2/3% of weekly earnings for up to 17 weeks with employer covering difference between in- surer's maximum and 66 2/3% level. LTD: Employer pays 100% of premiums for coverage of 66 2/3% of monthly earnings up to $2,500 per month. AD&D: Employer pays 100% of premiums for coverage of double employee salary to near- est $1,000. Life insurance: Employer pays 100% of premiums for coverage of double employee salary to nearest $1,000. Pension: Employer contributes 5.5%, employee contributes 5% into Multi-Sector Pension Plan (MSPP). Bereavement leave: 5 paid days for funeral or memorial of parent, spouse, child. 3 paid days for funeral or memorial of sibling, grandparent, grand- child, parent-in-law, spouse's grandparent, sibling-in-law. 1 paid day for funeral or me- morial for aunt, uncle, niece, nephew. One-half day without pay for attending funeral as pall bearer or mourner. Seniority – recall rights: 12 months after layoff; for em- ployee who is transferred to temporary position outside bar- gaining unit. Call-in pay: Minimum 3 hours' pay when called to work out- side regular scheduled working hours at overtime rate. Probationary period: 12 months. Discipline: Sunset clause is 24 months; 12 months for medica- tion errors. Severance: No less than 8 weeks' notice of layoff. Safety shoes: $200 per year for employees who are required to purchase safety boots for per- formance of duties. Uniforms/clothing: $75 per year bathing suit allowance for staff who regularly go swim- ming in municipal pool with people they support. Mileage: $0.46 per kilometre travelled in personal vehicle in performance of job duties for employer. Employer will pro- vide $100 reimbursement per year upon proven additional costs for business use insurance business rider for staff who use personal vehicles to perform jobs and in previous fiscal year averaged more than 300 kilo- metres per month. Sample rates of hourly pay (current start/4-year maxi- mum, after 1.2% increase): In-direct support worker: $22.25/$24.14 rising 1 step to $22.53/$24.42 Support worker 1: $22.45/$24.35 rising 1 step to $22.73/$24.63 Handyperson/transportation officer: $23.35/$25.35 rising 1 step to $23.63/$25.63 Skills instructor/community support worker/assistant print instructor/assistant outlet instructor/support worker 2: $23.59/$25.62 rising 1 step to $23.87/$25.90 Senior transportation officer: $23.72/$25.77 rising 1 step to $24/$26.05 Information technician 1: $24.40/$26.53 rising 1 step to $24.68/$26.81 GLM instructor/vocational instructor/M&A instructor/ June 21, 2021 6 COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS Canadian HR Reporter, a Key Media Canada (HR) Ltd. business 2021

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