Canadian Labour Reporter

CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER 3 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2014 n ENERGy Suncor Energy EDMONTON (About 1,000 employees) and Unifor Local 501A. Renewal agreement: Effective June 20, 2013, to Jan. 31, 2016. Signed on June 20, 2013. Wage adjustments: Effective Feb. 1, 2014: 3.5% Effective Feb. 1, 2015: 3.7% Shift premium: Employees working 8-hour shifts: 83¢ per hour for day shift, $1.64 for evening shift, $2.83 for overnight shift. Effective Feb. 1, 2014: 85¢ for days, $1.70 for evening, $2.93 for overnight. Effective Feb. 1, 2015: 89¢ for days, $1.76 for evening, $3.04 for overnight. Employees working 12-hour shifts: $1.08 for day, $2.43 for overnight. Effective Feb. 1, 2014: $1.12 for day, $2.51 for overnight. Effective Feb. 1, 2015: $1.16 for days, $2.61 for overnight. Paid holidays: 12 days for day workers; 11 days, plus one floater to be decided on for shift workers, coke cleaners and tank car loaders. Up to 5 days can be banked for each holiday worked for 8-hour shift employees, Up to 3 days for 12-hour shift employees. Vacations with pay: 3 weeks after 1 year, 4 weeks after 10 years, 5 weeks after 18 years, 6 weeks after 25 years. Overtime: Double time for all hours worked in excess of 40 per week. Meal allowance: Provided after first 2 hours of overtime and every 4 hours thereafter. Seniority – recall rights: 6 months. Call-in pay: Minimum 4 hours' pay at straight time or appli- cable overtime rate, whichever is greater. Severance: 2 weeks pay, plus 2 weeks pay per each year of service. Sample rates of pay, current: Technician I: $47.22 per hour Technician II: $42.06 Technician III: $39.15 Technician IV: $37.21 Technician V: $34.92 Lead pumpman: $49.31 Pumper, phase I: $34.92 Pumper, phase II: $37.21 Pumper, phase III: $40.85 Loader I: $47.22 Loader: $29.75 Craftsman I: $49.31 Craftsman II: $47.99 Craftsman III: $47.22 Craftsman IV: $46.25 Lab tech specialist: $46.58 Tech senior I: $45.35 Tech senior II: $38.13 Tech junior I: $35.50 Tech junior II: $32.51 Coke operator I: $40.85 Coke operator II: $39.15 Coke operator III: $37.21 Safety equipment maintenance II: $39.57 Safety equipment maintenance I: $34.92 n GOVERNMENT Alberta New Democratic Party CALGARY (150 employees) and the Canadian Office and Professional Em- ployees Union (COPE) Local 458. Renewal agreement: Effective Jan. 1, 2013, to Dec. 31, 2014. Signed on Nov. 3, 2013. Wage adjustments: Effective Jan. 1, 2014: 2% Paid holidays: 12 days, plus 1 floater. Vacations with pay: 3 weeks to start, 4 weeks after 5 years, 5 weeks after 10 years, 6 weeks after 15 years, 7 weeks after 22 years. Overtime: Time and one-half for all hours worked in excess of 7 per day or 35 per week. Time off may be taken in lieu of pay, at 4 days per calendar quarter. Meal allowance: Up to $63 per day for out-of-office, in-town work. $15 for breakfast, $20 for lunch, $28 for dinner. Medical benefits: Alberta Health Care Insurance. No other de- tails available. Vision: 1 eye exam every 2 years. Sick leave: 1.5 days earned per month. Cumulative year to year, up to 120 days. Pension: $350 per month in lieu of a pension plan. Paid by cheque or direct deposit into RRSP account. Bereavement leave: 5 days for immediate family. That in- cludes spouse, common-law spouse, same-sex spouse, father, mother, sibling, child, child of spouse, grandparents, grand- children, or the grandparents or grandchildren of spouse. Up to 2 additional days if travel is required or employee is named executor of the estate. Probationary period: 3 months. 6 months for organizers and fundraisers. Severance: 21 days' notice of layoff or pay in lieu. Mileage: $350 per month car allowance, gas receipts required for reimbursement. Sample rates of pay, current: Director of operations: $60,443.28 per year, rising in 3 steps to $64,664.99 Director of organization: $60,443.28, rising in 3 steps to $64,664.99 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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