Canadian Labour Reporter

3 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2014 CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER ColleCtive Agreements Wage adjustments: Effective July 1, 2014: 1% Effective July 1, 2015: 1% Effective July 1, 2016: 1% paid holidays: 13 days. Double time for all hours worked on a named holiday. Overtime: Time and one-half for first 2 hours of overtime, double time for all hours worked after that. Minimum 8-hour rest period required between calls – up to triple time regular rate when the rest period is not honoured. Time and one-half for all hours worked between 11 p.m. and 8 a.m. $1 per hour for all employ- ees required to wear a costume in which a paying audience is present. Meal allowance: During a show, a meal break may not be possible, and in cases where the work period is more than 6 hours, employer will provide a suitable meal, i.e. pizza. If a meal is not provided, employee will receive double the rate of pay until a meal arrives or the end of the shift, whichever comes first. Call-in pay: Minimum 4 hours' pay at time and one-half. sample rates of pay, current: Head carpenter: $29.58 per hour Assistant carpenter: $26.06 Head property person: $29.58 Assistant property person: $26.06 Head electrician: $29.58 Assistant electrician: $26.06 Head fly person: $29.58 Assistant fly person: $26.06 Fly loader: $24.55 Head sound person: $29.58 Assistant sound person: $26.06 Spotlight operator: $25.81 Rigger: $32.94 Ground rigger: $27.89 Head make-up artist: $29.58 Assistant make-up artist: $26.06 Head wigs & hair person: $29.58 Wigs & hair assistant: $26.06 Wigs & hair hand: $24.55 Head wardrobe person: $29.58 Wardrobe assistant: $26.06 Wardrobe stitcher: $24.55 Wardrobe cutter: $30.16 Wardrobe dyer: $26.28 Dresser: $24.55 Head scenic artist: $29.58 Assistant scenic artist: $26.06 Head audio visual: $29.58 Audio visual assistant: $24.55 Car loader: $25.59 Warehouse hand: $26.02 Editor's notes: Internships: Under 40 hours of work for post-secondary students in theatre production or related studies to gain real-life experience and be better prepared for entering the workforce. Unpaid training/experience opportunities for students that will at no time displace union employees. After 1,500 hours and upon successful evaluation an intern is expected to receive full regular pay entitled for the position. CONSTRUCTION Nova scotia Construction labour Relations Association Cape Breton Island, N.s. (1,850 construction employees) and the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners (UBC) Renewal agreement: Effective July 1, 2014, to June 30, 2017. Signed on June 22, 2014. Wage adjustments: Effective July 1, 2015: 2% Effective July 1, 2016: 2% Calculated by the Canadian La- bour Reporter. shift premium: 7% of base rate and holiday and vacation allow- ance for foremen supervising a crew of 10 of more people. 15% of base rate and holiday and vacation allowance for general foremen. paid holidays: 9 days. Vacations with pay: Vacation allowance of 9%. Overtime: Double time for all time worked in excess of the normal working hours Monday through Friday and for all work performed on Saturday, Sunday or a designated holiday. Meal allowance: A meal will be supplied to employees required to work more than 2 hours overtime. In lieu of a meal em- ployees will be provided with $25 and a regular rest period. Call-in pay: Minimum 2 hours at applicable overtime rate. Uniforms/clothing: Welding gloves and safety glasses pro- vided by the employer. Mileage: 54¢ per kilometre. sample rates of pay current: Bricklayer Journeyman: $39.10 per hour Cement Mason Journeyman: $37.75 Apprentice – Bricklayers: $27.06 rising in 4 steps to $39.10 Apprentice – Cement Masons: $25.98 rising in 4 steps to $37.75 Editor's notes: Union administration fund: $1 per hour paid from the employee, deducted by the employer. Con- solidated fund: Each employer bound by the collective agreement agrees to contribute, for each hour paid, to the consolidated fund. 25¢ for the Cape Breton Island Building Trades Council, 50¢ for the Council Wide Stabilization Fund and 3¢ for the Nova Scotia Construction Sector Council. Industry improvement fund: All employers must contribute 16¢ for each hour paid to any employee covered by the agreement each month. Shift work: Shift differen- tial of 15% for employees working on the second and third shift. Height pay: In all instances height is defined as "free fall to point of impact." 20¢ per hour above normal rate for employees required to work at heights of 50' to 70'. 30¢ per hour above normal rate for employees required to work at heights of 70' to 90'. 20¢ per hour for every additional 20' above the 90' level. FIRE SERVICES City of Red deer Red deer, Alta. (110 employees) and the International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) Local 1190 Renewal agreement: Effective Jan. 1, 2011, to Dec. 31, 2016. Signed on Sept. 4, 2014. Wage adjustments: Effective Jan. 1, 2012: 5% Effective Jan. 1, 2013: 3% Effective Jan. 1, 2014: 2% Effective Jan. 1, 2015: 2% Effective Jan. 1, 2016: 2.5% shift premium: 50¢ per hour for all hours worked between 6 p.m. and 8 a.m. $175 per week when fire prevention bureau employees are required to be on stand-by. paid holidays: 13 days. Time and one-half for all hours worked on a named holiday. Vacations with pay: 12 shifts after 1 year of service, 16 shifts after 8 years of service, 20 shifts after 15 of service, 24 shifts after 24 years of service. For mechanical branch employees: < from pg. 1

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