Canadian Labour Reporter

CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER 5 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2014 team memberships, annual memberships (golf), court or green fees, ski passes, personal trainers or lifestyle consul- tants. n UTILITIES Tbaytel THUNDER BAY, ONT. (230 craft and service workers) and the International Brother- hood of Electrical Workers (IBEW). Renewal agreement: Effective April 1, 2013, to March 31, 2017. Signed on Oct. 28, 2013. Wage adjustments: Effective April 1, 2013: 1.65% Effective April 1, 2014: 1.5% Effective April 1, 2015: 1.5% Effective April 1, 2016: 1.5% Shift premium: $1 per hour for all time worked between 4 p.m. and 12 a.m. Monday through Friday and for all hours worked on weekends. Paid holidays: 13 days. Vacations with pay: 2 weeks after 1 year, 3 weeks after 3 years, 4 weeks after 8 years and 5 weeks after 16 years. Overtime: Double time for employees hired before April 6, 2010, and time and one-half for all other employees. Meal allowance: $10 after 2 hours overtime. Sick leave: 6 days. Bereavement leave: 5 days for employee's mother, father, spouse (including common-law) or children. 3 days for em- ployee's brother, sister, grandparents, grandchildren, brother- in-law, sister-in-law, the spouse of the employee's parent (in- cluding common-law), the parent of the employee's spouse (including common-law) or a relative living permanently with the employee. Additional 2 days for traveling time with the service takes place outside the district of Thunder Bay. 1 day when the employee is called on to act as a pallbearer or is re- quired to perform an official function. Seniority – recall rights: 1 year. Probationary period: 9 months. Safety shoes: $65 or 75% of the cost of safety shoes, which- ever is greater. $80 or 75% of the cost of safety boots, which- ever is greater. $40 or 75% of the cost of overshoes, whichever is greater. Uniforms/clothing: Safety equipment including safety belts, straps, rubber boots, coats, rubber gloves, safety glasses, pro- tections shields and rubber mats for covering live wires will be provided by the employer. Tool allowance: One-time allowance of $100 for Installation Repair Technician II workers. $200 per year for Vehicle Me- chanics. Sample rates of pay (current, after 1.65% increase): AC: $19.54 rising in 5 steps to $31.57 BC: $19.54 rising in 5 steps to $31.02 CC: $19.54 rising in 5 steps to $30.59 DC: $29.49 FC: $19.54 rising in 4 steps to $28.83 GC: $26.61 rising in 4 steps to $31.57 HC: $24.58 rising in 2 steps to $29.05 IC: $24.15 rising in 2 steps to $28.21 JC: $20.04 rising in 2 steps to $23.86 SU: $11 rising in 3 steps to $14 LC: $34.41 MC: $33.19 NC: $33.81 OC: $32.84 PC: $32.26 QC: $19.54 rising in 5 steps to $31.02 RC: $27.99 rising in 5 steps to $35.87 SC: $19.54 rising in 5 steps to $31.02 TC: $22.36 rising in 3 steps to $28.21 UC: $20.32 rising in 5 steps to $31.82 VC: $34.14 rising in 4 steps to $41.01 WC: $36.03 rising in 3 steps to $41.01 XC: $33.14 rising in 4 steps to $38.27 YC: $29.05 ZC: $38.37 rising in 2 steps to $41.02 AAC: $30.51 rising in 5 steps to $39.10 BBC $17.25 rising in 1 step to $18.36 CCC: $19.54 rising in 2 steps to $25.73 DDC: $37.19 rising in 5 steps to $47.64 Editor's notes: Prevention of accidents: For safety reasons, English must be spoken at all times on the job. Education and training: Unpaid leave of absence may be granted to employees seeking formal education or training in a field related to tele- communications, power lineman or electrician. n TRANSPORTATION Transport Thom Limitée GATINEAU, QUE. (20 bus drivers) and Teamsters Québec Local 106. Renewal agreement: Effective March 4, 2014, to March 3, 2016. Signed on March 4, 2014. Wage adjustments: Effective Jan. 1, 2015: 30¢ Paid holidays: 10 days. Vacations with pay: 1 day per month of service to start, 2 weeks after 1 year, 3 weeks after 5 years and 4 weeks after 10 years. Sick leave: 6 days. Bereavement leave: 5 days for the employee's spouse or child. 3 days for the employee's mother, father, sister, brother, moth- er-in-law, father-in-law, daughter-in-law, son-in-law or grand- child. 1 additional day if the service takes place more than 240 km from the employee's residence. Seniority – recall rights: 1 year. Probationary period: 60 working days, to be completed in 1 year. Discipline: Sunset clause is 1 year. Uniforms/clothing: The employer provides 1 jacket, 3 pairs of pants, 6 shirts, 1 winter coat and 2 ties. Sample rates of pay, current:

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