Canadian Labour Reporter

MARCH 24, 2014 4 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2014 period per 6-hour shift, 2 10-minute rest periods per 7-hour shift, 2 10-minute rest periods per 8-hour shift. Compassion- ate care: Up to 8 weeks unpaid to provide support for fam- ily member with a significant risk of dying within 26 weeks. That includes employee's immediate family, aunt, uncle, niece, nephew, spouse of employee's sibling, step-sibling, child, step- child, grandparent, grandchild, current or former foster child or guardian, and anyone considered to be like a close relative, regardless of blood relation, adoption, marriage or partnership. Family responsibility: Up to 5 days unpaid per year to meet re- sponsibilities relating to care and health of employee's family. n AIRLINE West Wind Aviation SASkATOON, SASk. (75 pilots) and the Communication, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada (CEP) Local 1604. (Now Unifor.) Renewal agreement: Effective April 1, 2013, to March 31, 2016. Signed on April 1, 2013. Wage adjustments: Effective April 1, 2014: 2.5% Effective April 1, 2015: 3% Calculated by CLR Paid holidays: 11 days. Employees may select 11 days in lieu of actual holiday date, granted no days are in December. Sub- ject to approval. Vacations with pay: 2 weeks to start, 3 weeks after 4 years, 4 weeks after 10 years, 5 weeks after 20 years, 6 weeks after 26 years. Overtime: Time and one-half for all hours worked in excess of 80 per 28-day block. Medical benefits: Benefits include basic life insurance, acci- dental death and dismemberment, weekly indemnity, long- term disability, extended health benefits, dental benefits, dependent life insurance and vision care. No other details available. Sick leave: 5 days per year to start, 8 days after 1 year, 10 days after 5 years. Sick leave does not accumulate or carry over year to year. Pension: RRSP contributions as follows. Employees with 2-5 years of service: 50¢ for every $1 pilot contributes up to 2.5% of salary or $2,500 per year. Employees with 5 years of service or more: $1 for every $1 the pilot contributes up to 5% of sal- ary or $5,000 per year. Bereavement leave: 3 days for immediate family, defined as parent, spouse, common-law spouse, brother, sister, child, grandparent, grandchild, mother-in-law, father-in-law, broth- er-in-law, sister-in-law. Seniority – recall rights: 1 year. Probationary period: 3 months. Uniforms/clothing: Charter pilots to receive: 1 blazer, 2 dress slacks, 4 dress shirts, 2 ties, 1 winter jacket, 1 light-weight jacket. 705 pilots to receive: 2 dress slacks, 4 dress shirts, 2 ties, 1 sweater, 1 winter jacket, 1 light-weight jacket. Courier pilots to receive: 2 pairs of pants, 4 work/golf shirts, 1 sweater, 1 winter jacket, 1 light-weight jacket. Employer to replace blaz- ers, sweaters and jackets every 2 years, slacks/pants, shirts and ties to be replaced after 1 year. Sample rates of pay, current: Pilot I: $30,656.30 per year, rising in 2 steps to $34,367.09 Pilot II: $41,430.28, rising in 4 steps to $48,750.12 Pilot III: $55,180.32, rising in 6 steps to $64,611.65 Pilot IV: $30,656.30, rising in 3 steps to $34,367.09 Pilot V: $64,120.67, rising in 6 steps to $76,717.94 Pilot VI: $36,740.04, rising in 3 steps to $41,582.23 Pilot VII: $65,896.14, rising in 6 steps to $80,801.77 Editor's notes: Employee ownership program: West Wind registered as a labour-sponsored venture, employees may invest on a voluntary basis. Grooming: Hair must be kept clean and in healthy condition. Extreme colours or styles are unacceptable. n COURIER Loomis Express, A Transforce Company PROVINCE-WIDE, BRITISH COLUMBIA (470 employees) and the National Automobile, Aerospace, Transportation and General Workers Union of Canada. Renewal agreement: Effective April 1, 2013, to March 31, 2017. Signed in July 2013. Wage adjustments: Effective April 1, 2015: $200 lump-sum payment Effective April 1, 2016: 2.5% Calculated by CLR Paid holidays: 10 days, plus 1 for employee's birthday. Vacations with pay: 2 weeks after 1 year, 3 weeks after 3 years, 4 weeks after 5 years, 5 weeks after 12 years, 6 weeks after 20 years. Pension: Effective April 1, 2013, no mandatory requirement age. Previously 65. Safety shoes: $120 per year, up from $115. Sample rates of pay, current: Customer service representative: $18.31 per hour Warehouseperson: $21.66 Editor's notes: New hires: Rates for new employees start at 25% below applicable job rate (up from 23%). Full-job rates reached after 5 years of service, previously 18 months. n EDUCATION McGill University MONTREAL (800 invigilators) and the Association of Graduate Students Em- ployed at McGill (AGSEM). Renewal agreement: Effective Oct. 7, 2013, to April 30, 2015. Signed on Oct. 7, 2013. Wage adjustments: Effective May 1, 2014: 1.97%

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