Canadian Labour Reporter

FEBRUARY 10, 2014 4 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2014 n TRANSPORTATION United Class Cabs FORT MCMURRAY, ALTA. (About 175 drivers) and the Teamsters Local Union No. 987. Renewal agreement: Effective Dec. 1, 2011, to Nov. 30, 2014. Vacations with pay: To be taken at the sole discretion of driv- ers. No weekly rate required to be paid during vacation or ex- tended leave periods. Bereavement leave: 1 day for the funeral of driver's husband, wife, father, mother, son, daughter, brother, sister, step-parents, mother-in-law and father-in-law. Discipline: Sunset clause is 1 year. Editor's notes: Lease: $240 for every 7-day period. Dispatch: $11 for loss of time and fare to drivers who are dispatched to the wrong address, or double dispatched. Cash: Driv- ers expected to have sufficient funds to provide change for cash-paying customers. Cars: All cars must be maintained and body damage repaired or replaced by drivers as soon as possible, including decals. Technological change: At least 180 days notice if employee is to be displaced because of a technological advancement. Advertising: Driver has option to seek advertisements to be displayed inside vehicle, driver maintains 100% of revenue. n COMMUNICATIONS Manitoba Telecom Services PROVINCE-WIDE, MANITOBA (1,250 managers) and the Telecommunications Employees Asso- ciation of Manitoba. Renewal agreement: Effective Feb. 20, 2013, to Feb. 19, 2016. Signed in July 2013. Wage adjustments: Effective Feb. 20, 2013: 2% Effective Feb. 20, 2014: 2% Effective Feb. 20, 2015: 1.75% Paid holidays: 11 days, plus 1 floating holiday. Unchanged. Vacations with pay: 3 weeks after 1 year, 4 weeks after 6 years, 5 weeks after 14 years, 6 weeks after 21 years, 7 weeks after 34 years. Effective on ratification: 3 weeks after 2 years for employ- ees hired after July 29, 2013. Vacation can be banked up to 5 days per year, up to 10 days for employees over 51 years of age. Vision: Effective Feb. 20, 2013: Employer pays $80 toward 1 eye examination every 2 years. Sample rates of pay, current: Managers: Group 301: $1,843.00 bi-weekly, rising to $2,281.65 Group 304: $2,314.55, rising to $2,868.55 Group 308: $3,258.55, rising to $4,034.35 Editor's notes: Personal leave: 3 days per year. Job security: Ef- fective Feb. 20, 2013: Contractor may be hired for a temporary assignment lasting up to 1 year. Total number of contractors must not exceed 6% of bargaining unit. n EDUCATION University of Western Ontario LONDON, ONT. (1,000 office employees) and the University of Western Ontario Staff Association. Renewal agreement: Effective July 1, 2013, to June 30, 2017. Signed on Sept. 24, 2013. Wage adjustments: $750 signing bonus Effective July 1, 2013: 1.5% Effective July 1, 2014: 1.25% Effective July 1, 2015: 1% Effective July 1, 2016: 1% Shift premium: 70¢ per hour for stand-by. Paid holidays: 11 days and 1 floating holiday. Vacations with pay: 3 weeks to start, 4 weeks after 2 years and 5 weeks after 19 years. Overtime: Time and one-half. Vision: $150 annually. Sick leave: Up to 15 weeks paid. LTD: Employer pays premiums. No other information available. Life insurance: Employer pays 100% of premiums for the first $25,000 of coverage in Group Basic Life Insurance Plan. Pension: Western Pension Plan. Employer contributes 7.5% of annual earnings to start, 8% after 10 years and 8.5% after 20 years. Employees contribute 2.5% of annual earnings. There will be no pension contributions beyond the year an employee turns 69. Bereavement leave: The employer does not place any unrea- sonable limit on leave following the death of an employee's immediate family member. Immediate family includes spouse (including common-law of the opposite or same sex), parent, step-parent, mother-in-law, father-in-law, grandparent, grand- child, brother, brother-in-law, sister, sister-in-law, son, son-in- law, daughter, daughter-in-law or step-child. 3 days following the death of an employee's friend or distant relative. Seniority – recall rights: 1 year. Call-in pay: Minimum 3 hours at time and one-half. Probationary period: 3 months. Discipline: Sunset clause is 2 years. Safety shoes: $120 annually. Sample rates of pay (current, after 1.5% increase): Salary Grade: $45,782 rising in 3 steps to $57,374 Clerk: $34,435 rising in 3 steps to $44,660 Secretary: $36,114 rising in 3 steps to $45,782 Library Assistant: $34,483 rising in 4 steps to $52,454 Switchboard Attendant: $39,332 Draftsperson: $50,448 rising in 1 step to $56,131 Technical: $39,795 rising in 5 steps to $57,211 Computer Services: $ 53,719 Residence Clerk/Booth Attendant: $35,707 Arena Foreperson: $54,809 Storeskeeper: $33,765 rising in 3 steps to $44,342 Locker Attendant: $41,471

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