Canadian Labour Reporter

CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER 5 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2014 Technical Support Technician: $34.81 per hour Electrical & Building Services Supervisor: $34.81 Airfield & Mobile Services Supervisor: $34.81 Airport Fire Fighter: $29.78 Airport Mechanic: $29.98 Airport Operations Specialist: $26.77 Structural Services Technician: $25.22 Airfield Maintenance Technician (First season): $20.99 Airfield Maintenance Technician (Second season and beyond): $21.50 Editor's notes: Wash-up time: 10 minutes before the end of the working day or meal break. Parking: The employer will provide parking to all employees. Standby: $10 for each standby shift. Physical fitness: Medical and fitness tests may be required as a condition of employment. Once hired employees are expected to maintain the level of fitness required by his or her position. n EDUCATION Grande Yellowhead Public School EDSON, ALTA. (220 teaching assistants) and the Canadian Union of Public Em- ployees (CUPE) Local 1357. Renewal agreement: Effective Sept. 1, 2011, to Aug. 31, 2015. Signed on Sept. 3, 2013. Wage adjustments: Effective Sept. 1, 2011: 3% Effective Sept. 1, 2012: 1% Effective Sept. 1, 2013: 1% Paid holidays: 12 days. Double time-and-a-half for all hours worked on a named holiday. Vacations with pay: 3 weeks after 1 year, 4 weeks after 7 years, 5 weeks after 12 years. Up to 5 days may be carried over into the next year, to be used by Aug. 31, or paid out. Overtime: Time and one-half for first 3 hours worked in excess of 8 per day for maintenance staff, or 7.5 for teaching staff. Dou- ble time for all hours worked in excess of that. Overtime may be banked for time off in lieu, used on an hour for hour basis. Medical benefits: Alberta Health Care Insurance Plan. Sick leave: 2 days earned per month, to accumulate year-to- year, up to 90 days. Bereavement leave: 4 days granted in the death of critical illness of an employee's parent, spouse, common-law spouse, sibling, child, mother-in-law, father-in-law, grandchild, former guardian, fiancé, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, any relative residing in the same household or whom the employee is required to adminis- ter bereavement responsibilities. Up to 3 days for sister-in-law, brother-in-law, grandparent, aunt, uncle, niece or nephew. 2 additional days for the purpose of travel. Up to 5 additional days may be granted, with partial loss of pay. Seniority – recall rights: 1 year. Call-in pay: Minimum 3 hours paid at overtime rate. Overnight stand-by pay: 2 hours paid at regular rate, Monday to Friday. Weekend stand-by duty: 4 hours paid at regular rate. Probationary period: 3 months. Sample rates of pay, current: Teaching assistant II: $19.78 per hour, rising in 3 steps to $21.58 Teaching assistant III: $20.12, rising in 3 steps to $21.88 Library assistant I: $19.52, rising in 3 steps to $21.32 Library assistant II: $19.78, rising in 3 steps to $21.58 Secretary I: $19.97, rising in 3 steps to $21.68 Secretary II: $21.88, rising in 3 steps to $23.67 Secretary III: $22.47, rising in 3 steps to $24.25 Secretary IV: $23.10, rising in 3 steps to $24.88 Executive secretary, Human resources: $23.87, rising in 3 steps to $25.66 Maintenance co-ordinator: $37.06, rising in 1 step to $40.76 Transportation shop foreman: $37.06, rising in 1 step to $40.76 Maintenance III: $33.70, rising in 1 step to $37.07 Maintenance II: $25.88, rising in 1 step to $28.46 Maintenance I: $18.80, rising in 1 step to $20.67 Technician assistant: $18.80, rising in 1 step to $20.67 Support analyst: $22.50, rising in 1 step to $24.76 System administrator: $28.10, rising in 1 step to $30.91 Computer technician: $31.42, rising in 1 step to $34.56 Systems analyst I: $33.55, rising in 1 step to $36.91 Systems analyst II: $35.65, rising in 1 step to $39.22 Systems analyst III: $37.78, rising in 1 step to $41.56 Systems analyst IV: $39.91, rising in 1 step to $43.89 Financial accountant: $25.90, rising in 1 step to $28.49 Payroll officer I: $23.33, rising in 1 step to $25.66 Payroll officer II: $24.72, rising in 1 step to $27.20 Accounting assistant: $22.92, rising in 1 step to $25.21 Accounting clerk I: $21.51, rising in 1 step to $23.66 Editor's notes: Personal days: 1 paid day and 1 partially-paid day per year. May be carried over, up to 4 days paid and 4 days partially paid. Professional growth: $10,000 contributed per year by employer. Up to an additional $2,000 on the basis the union will match the contribution. Fund residuals to be carried over to the following year. To be used to provide employees with professional development activities. n SERVICES Canadian Union of Public Employees OTTAWA (270 office employees) and the Canadian Office and Professional Employees Union (COPE) Local 491. Renewal agreement: Effective Jan. 1, 2012, to Dec. 31, 2013. Signed on Nov. 7, 2013. Wage adjustments: Effective Jan. 1, 2013: 2.25% Paid holidays: 14 days. Vacations with pay: 1.66 days per month to start, 4 weeks after 1 year, 5 weeks after 5 years, 6 weeks after 10 years, 7 weeks after 15 years, 8 weeks after 20 years and 9 weeks after 25 years. Overtime: Time and one-half for the first three hours and double time for all subsequent hours and for all hours worked on week-

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