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4 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2014 ColleCtive Agreements September 15, 2014 TRANSPORTATION Toronto Transit Commission Toronto, ont. (570 technical employees) and the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Renewal agreement: Effec- tive April 1, 2014, to March 31, 2018. Signed on May 5, 2014. Wage adjustments: Effective April 1, 2014: 1% Effective April 1, 2015: 0.5% Effective April 1, 2016: 1.75% Effective April 1, 2017: 2.25% Paid holidays: 10 days. vacations with pay: 2 weeks af- ter 1 year, 3 weeks after 2 years, 4 weeks after 8 years, 5 weeks after 16 years and 6 weeks after 22 years. Sample rates of pay (current, after 1% increase: Truck Driver, Group 3: $21.13 per hour, rising to $27.57 Substation Electrician 1, Group 12: $37.26 rising to $38.21 Radio Technician 1, Group 13: $38.27 rising to $39.26 editor's notes: Lump sum payments: Effective April 1, 2015, 1.5% prorated for employees with less than 1 year of service. COMMUNICATIONS ChAU-Tv Communications Ltée Carleton, Que. (17 broadcast and television employees) and the Fédération Nationale des Communications (CSN) Renewal agreement: Effective May 7, 2014, to May 6, 2019. Signed on July 29, 2014. Wage adjustments: Effective May 8, 2014: 2% Effective May 8, 2015: 2% Effective May 8, 2016: 1.5% Effective May 8, 2017: 1.5% Effective May 8, 2018: 1.5% Shift premium: 20% for all time worked between 2 a.m. and 5 a.m. $75 per week for employ- ees replacing a director of infor- mation, rising to $80 per week effective May 7, 2017. $75 per week for employees replacing a technical director. Paid holidays: 13 days. vacations with pay: 1 day per month to a maximum of 2 weeks to start, 2 weeks after 1 year, 3 weeks after 2 years and 4 weeks after 5 years. 1 additional day after 21 years, 2 additional days after 22 years, 3 additional days after 23 years, 4 additional days after 24 years and 5 addi- tional days after 25 years. overtime: Time and one-half. Meal allowance: $11 for breakfast, $16.50 for lunch and $17.75 for dinner. Sick leave: 8 days. Bereavement leave: 5 days for the employee's spouse or child. 3 days for the employee's father, mother, brother, sister, father- in-law, mother-in-law, brother- in-law or sister-in-law. 1 day for employee's grandfather or grandmother. Seniority – recall rights: 1 year. discipline: Sunset clause is 1 year. Mileage: 45¢ per km. Rising to 50¢ per km effective May 7, 2017. Sample rates of pay (current, after 2% increase): Journalists and Journalists/ Camera Operators: $18.42 per hour, rising in 7 steps to $26.61 Operator Editors and Produc- tion Editors: $14.20 rising in 7 steps to $22.27 Service Operators and Camera Operators: $14.20 rising in 7 steps to $22.27 Routing Managers, Assistant Programmers and Office Pro- moters: $13.25 rising in 7 steps to $21.14 Technicians: $18.98 rising in 7 steps to $24.33 editor's notes: Promotions: Employees promoted outside the bargaining unit who return to their previous post within 3 months will retain seniority. Birth and adoption: 2 paid days. Marriage: 2 paid days and up to 3 unpaid days upon request. Hospitalization: 1 paid day when employee's spouse or child is hospitalized. Personal leave: Up to 1 unpaid year for personal reasons. Work phones: Employees required to use a work phone will be reimbursed $30 for a standard cellphone and $40 for a smart phone. Rising to $35 for a standard cellphone and $45 for a smart phone ef- fective May 1, 2017. HUMAN RESOURCES ville de Quebec Quebec City, Que. (1,870 office employees) and the Syndicat des Fonctionnaires Municipaux de Quebec (SFMQ) Renewal agreement: Effective Jan. 1, 2011, to Dec. 31, 2018. Signed on July 9, 2014. Wage adjustments: Effective Jan. 1, 2011: 1.5% ret- roactive salary adjustment Effective 2015: 2.25% Effective 2016: 2.25% Effective 2017: 2.25% Effective 2018: 2.25% Shift premium: Double time for all hours worked between midnight and 6 a.m. Paid holidays: 13 days. vacations with pay: 112 hours after 1 year, 119 hours after 3 years, 140 hours after 4 years, 147 hours after 10 years, 154 hours after 15 years, 175 hours after 16 years, 196 hours after 22 years and 210 hours after 28 years. overtime: Time and one-half for the first 8 hours overtime performed Monday to Saturday. Double time after the first 8 hours. Double time for all over- time hours worked on Sundays Media staffers get two paid days on their wedding day, up to three unpaid days upon request.