Canadian Labour Reporter

COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS Vacations with pay: 6% to start, 8% after 6 years, 10% after 10 years. Overtime: Time and one-half for first 4 hours, double time thereafter. Time and one-half if working in 10-hour rest period between calls. Double time for work on holiday. Time and one- half for work on Sunday, double time for work after 8 hours. Sick leave: 1 day every 30 days worked, maximum 5 days per year. Leave does not accumu- late and unused days expire at end of fiscal year. Pension: 4% allowance for RRSP. Safety shoes: $150 reimburse- ment per season, after 1 year of service. Uniforms/clothing: If re- quested to wear uniforms dur- ing performances, they will be provided by employer. Any required safety equipment — except for hard hats, personal safety equipment — will be provided by employer. Mileage: $0.59 per kilometre (previously $0.45 per kilome- tre) for employees who use pri- vate vehicles while at work. Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 4% increase): Department head (head car- penter, head fly technician, head electrician, head sound technician, ground riggers, head property person, head wardrobe): $33.45 rising 3 steps to $34.80 Crew (carpenters, fly techni- cians, electricians, sound technicians, property persons, wardrobe crew, forklift opera- tor, crane operator): $29.98 ris- ing 3 steps to $31.19 High rigger: $39.10 rising 3 steps to $40.68 Spotlight operator: $31.56 ris- ing 3 steps to $32.85 Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 7.3% increase): Ballet regular crew Department head: $26.73 rising 3 steps to $28.68 Cutter: $26.02 rising 3 steps to $27.88 First hand/wardrobe assistant: $24.57 rising 3 steps to $26.33 Dyer: $23.91 rising 3 steps to $25.62 Seamstress/stitcher: $23.91 ris- ing 3 steps to $25.62 Warehouse hand: $23.91 rising 3 steps to $25.62 Assistant technical director: $29.40 rising 3 steps to $31.51 Production/wardrobe appren- tice: $23.91 rising 3 steps to $25.62 Editor's notes: Licenses: Employer will pay for any licenses required by law for performance of duties as employees. TRANSPORTATION Ken Johnson Trucking Provincewide, British Columbia (34 truck drivers, students) and Teamsters Canada, Local 31 Renewal agreement: Effective Jan. 1, 2020 to Dec. 31, 2023. Signed on Dec. 16, 2020. Shift premium: $2.50 per hour to instructional drivers while training. Time and one-half total hours spent in making trip when employees ride ocean ferries with equipment on ferry trips that exceed 8 hours (Port Hardy-Prince Rupert and Alaska ferries). $0.50 per hour for employee holding first-aid certificate recognized under workers' compensation board regulations who is designated by employer to carry out duties of first-aid attendant class C. Paid holidays: 11 days. Vacations with pay: 4% to start, 2 weeks or 4% after 1 year, 120 hours or 6% after 3 years, 160 hours or 8% after 9 years, 200 hours or 10% after 15 years, 240 hours or 12% after 21 years. Overtime: Double time for all work after 8 or 10 hours per day or 40 hours per week. Meal allowance: Employee will receive paid time off to eat after 2 hours of overtime worked, except where interrup- tion of work is not practical. Medical benefits: Employer pays 100% of premiums for coverage under Teamsters transport health and welfare trust plan. Sick leave: One-half day per month, maximum 30 days, af- ter 1 year of service. Pension: Teamsters' National Pension Plan. Employer con- tributes $2.85 per hour (previ- ously $2.75 per hour). Effective Jan. 1, 2022: $3.08 per hour. Effective Jan. 1, 2023: $3.25 per hour. Bereavement leave: 3 days for death of parent, spouse, broth- er, sister, child, parent-in-law, sister-in-law, brother-in-law, stepchildren, legal guardian, grandparents, which include spouse's grandparents, grand- children. Seniority – recall rights: 1 year after layoffs; 18 months after 5 years of service. 90 days when employee within bargain- ing unit receives leave of ab- sence to take position with em- ployer which is beyond sphere of bargaining unit. Probationary period: First 90 calendar days. Discipline: Sunset clause is 12 months for any written repri- mand or warning letter. Uniforms/clothing: When employee is required to wear any kind of uniform or cover- alls as condition of continued employment, uniform or coveralls will be furnished and maintained by employer at no cost to employee. Any employee physically handling dangerous goods or who is exposed to hazard by reason of handling toxic or noxious chemicals will be provided with all recommended and ap- proved protective clothing or devices to perform job safely. Maintenance shop employees will be provided with clean coveralls Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after increase): 5 axle/6 axle/7 axle/8 axle rate: $27.08 rising 2 steps to $27.88 Students referred from truck driving schools First month: $19 Second month: $21 Third month: $22 Fourth month: $23 Fifth month: Full rate New hires with no tank truck experience: 90 day probation- ary period First month: $ 21 Second month: $22 Third month: $23 Fourth month: Full rate New hires with tank truck ex- perience: Full rate Sample rates of mileage pay (current, after increase): Mileage rates 5 axle: 0.3903 rising 2 steps to 0.4018 6 axle: 0.3948 rising 2 steps to 0.4065 7 axle: 0.4 rising 2 steps to 0.4118 Sleeper team premium 5 axle/6 axle/7 axle/8 axle rate: 0.0332 rising 2 steps to 0.0344 Editor's notes: Medicals: When employee is required by employer to take medical outside of regular hours of work, employer will pay maximum 2 hours of straight-time wages for time spent, except when employee is returning to work or is about to return to work following illness or disability. License tests: When employee undertakes test for renewal of licenses or tickets, employer will provide appropriate equipment for this purpose. Time taken off will be paid for at employee's straight-time rate. Bush runs: For trips which include both main highway miles and off-line bush miles, main highway miles will be paid at applicable mileage rate and off-line bush miles will be paid at hourly rate (off road trips into oil fields/oil patch will be paid at $35 per hour). Industry fund: Employer will make contributions of $0.05 per hour to Teamsters Local 31 union/industry advancement fund. 5 CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER Canadian HR Reporter, a Key Media Canada (HR) Ltd. business 2021

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