Canadian Labour Reporter

CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER 3 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2013 n EDUCATION Edmonton School District No. 7 EDMONTON (2,400 support staff) and the Canadian Union of Public Employ- ees (CUPE) Local 3550. Renewal agreement: Effective Sept. 1, 2011, to Aug. 31, 2015. Signed on Oct. 30, 2013. Wage adjustments: Effective Sept. 1, 2012: 0.5% Effective Sept. 1, 2013: 0.5% Paid holidays: 12 days. Vacations with pay: 3 weeks after 1 year, 4 weeks after 8 years, 5 weeks after 17 years, 6 weeks after 25 years. Overtime: Time and one-half for all hours worked in excess of 7 per day. Double time for overtime hours worked on named holidays. Time may be taken in lieu of pay. Medical benefits: Alberta Health Care Plan, includes dental and vision. No other details available. Sick leave: 22 days earned per year. Unused sick leave accrues up to 175 days. AD&D: Employer contributes 100%. No other details avail- able. Life insurance: Employer contributes 100%. No other details available. Bereavement leave: 3 days. Seniority – recall rights: 1 year. Call-in pay: Minimum 3 hours' pay at overtime rates. Probationary period: 3 months. Discipline: Sunset clause is 2.5 years. Sample rates of pay, current: Administrative assistant: $17.38 per hour, rising in 6 steps to $21.33 Clerk: $18.55, rising in 6 steps to $23.10 Educational assistant: $19.82, rising in 6 steps to $25.06 Food preparer: $21.33, rising in 6 steps to $27.19 Interpreter: $23.10, rising in 6 steps to $29.59 Library technician: $25.06, rising in 6 steps to $32.22 Technician: $27.19, rising in 6 steps to $35.11 Supply support I: $17.65 per hour Supply support II: $19.10 Supply support III: $20.56 Editor's notes: Compassionate care leave: 3 days. Retirement allowance: Effective Sept. 1, 2013, employees who retire un- der the Local Authorities Pension Plan will receive an allow- ance based on the following: $3,802 after 10 years of service, $4,549 after 11 years, $5,298 after 13 years, $6,044 after 13 years, $6,794 after 14 years, $7,544 after 15 years, $7,913 after 16 years, $8,280 after 17 years, $8,650 after 18 years, $9,016 after 19 years, $9,385 after 20 years, $9,767 after 21 years, $10,144 after 22 years, $10,524 after 23 years, $10,906 after 24 years, $11,286 after 25 years. After 26 years, add $354 for every year of service after that. n VEHICLE MANUFACTURING Cummins Western Canada CALGARY (150 employees) and the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAMAW) Local Lodge 1722. Renewal agreement: Effective June 1, 2012, to May 31, 2015. Wage adjustments: Effective June 1, 2012: 2.75% Effective June 1, 2013: 3% Effective June 1, 2014: 3.25% Shift premium: $3 per hour for lead hand. $2.25 per hour for field work. $2 for afternoon shifts, $4 for permanent af- ternoon shift. 50¢ per hour for shifts between Tuesday and Saturday. $3 per hour for Saturdays, $2 for Sundays. Paid holidays: 12 days. Vacations with pay: 1 week after 6 months, 2 weeks after 1 year, 3 weeks after 3 years, 4 weeks after 9 years, 5 weeks after 15 years, 6 weeks after 20 years. Vacation does not carry over. Overtime: Time and one-half for first 2 hours worked in excess of 8 per day, double time for all hours worked in excess of that. Meal allowance: $20 for a meal when employee is required to work more than 12 consecutive hours, or more than 14 consecutive hours on a Sunday. $60 per day for meals when employee is required to travel outside of Calgary. Medical benefits: 100% coverage for eligible drugs and medi- cation under Alberta Blue Cross plan. Dental: Alberta Blue Cross plan. 50% for orthodontics up to a $2,500 lifetime maximum per dependent. Vision: $400 every 2 years for employees, $250 every 2 years for family members. Up to $100 every 2 years for eye exams. Weekly indemnity: 70% of weekly earnings for 15 weeks. AD&D: $50,000. Life insurance: $50,000. Pension: 4% of pay contributed by employee, 4% contributed by employer. Bereavement leave: 3 days for immediate family. That in- cludes mother, father, foster parent, brother, sister, spouse, children, mother-in-law, father-in-law or grandparents. Up to 5 additional unpaid days may be taken or converted from vaca- tion time. Up to 2 additional paid days if out-of-province travel is required. Seniority – recall rights: 1 year. Probationary period: 6 months. Discipline: Written notices expire after 18 months, destroyed after 2 years. Collective Agreements Collective Agreements Summaries of economic features of recent collective agreements from all sectors of the economy, public and private. The editor's notes, at the end of each summary, contain interesting tidbits from the collective agreement language.

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