Canadian Labour Reporter

3 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2014 CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER ColleCtive Agreements after 20 years, 6 weeks after 29 years. Medical benefits: Maximum lifetime allowance for extended health care plan is $55,000 (pre- viously $50,000), effective July 1, 2014. Dental: $1,825 per year, previ- ously $1,725, as of July 1, 2014. STD: $680 per week, up from $650, as of July 1, 2014. $690 per week effective July 1, 2015. $700 per week effective Jan. 1, 2016. Life insurance: $52,000, effec- tive July 1, 2014. $53,000, effec- tive July 1, 2015. Mileage: 30¢ per km, up from 28¢. Sample rates of pay, current: Yard helper: $33.41 per hour Conductor/foreman: $36.51 Yard controller: $41.52 TRANSPORTATION ABF Freight System Burnaby, B.C. (9 truck drivers) and the Teamsters union, Local 31 Renewal agreement: Effective Jan. 1, 2013, to Dec. 31, 2018. Signed on April 3, 2014. Wage adjustments: Effective Jan. 1, 2015: 2% Effective Jan. 1, 2016: 2% Effective Jan. 1, 2017: 2% Effective Jan. 1, 2018: 2.5% Paid holidays: 11 days. Double time for all hours worked on a named holiday. Vacations with pay: 2 weeks af- ter 1 year, 3 weeks after 3 years, 4 weeks after 9 years, 5 weeks after 15 years. Overtime: Time and one-half for first 2 hours worked beyond 8 per day. Double time for all hours worked beyond 10 per day. Sick leave: 5 days per year. Pension: B.C. Master Pension Plan. Company contributes $10.51 per hour per employee, effective May 5, 2014. Bereavement leave: 3 days for the death of an immediate family member. That includes mother, father, wife, husband, brother, sister, daughter, son, brother, sis- ter and step-relatives, provided they have maintained an active family relationship. Seniority – recall rights: 1 year for employees with less than 5 years of service, 18 months for employees with more than 5 years of service. Call-in pay: Minimum 4 hours' pay. Probationary period: 3 months. Discipline: Sunset clause is 1 year, provided no further disci- pline has taken place. Sample rates of pay, current: Drivers: $23.70 per hour TRANSPORTATION Jack Cooper Canada Edmonton (3 office employees) and the Teamsters union, Local 362 Renewal agreement: Effective June 22, 2014, to June 30, 2014. Signed on Aug. 20, 2014. Wage adjustments: Effective June 22, 2014: 4% Effective June 22, 2015: 1% Effective June 22, 2016: 1% Effective June 22, 2017: 1% Paid holidays: 11 days, plus 5 float days per year. Any unused floaters will be paid out at the end of the year. Double time for all hours worked on a statutory holiday. Vacations with pay: 2 weeks after 1 year, 3 weeks after 3 years, 4 weeks after 10 years, 5 weeks after 15 years, 6 weeks after 20 years, 7 weeks after 25 years. Overtime: Time and one-half for all hours worked in excess of 8 per day or 40 per week. Dental: 100% coverage for basic services, 70% reimbursement for major restorative services, up to $1,500 per year. 50% coverage for orthodontics, up to $2,000 life- time maximum. Vision: $250 for glasses every 2 years, 1 eye exam per year under extended health coverage. Paramedical: $350 for massage, $350 for physiotherapy under extended health coverage. Weekly indemnity: $426 per week up to 52 weeks. LTD: Up to $1,200 per month. AD&D: $40,000. Life insurance: $40,000. Pension: $2.25 contributed by company per hour to the Prairie Teamsters Pension Plan. Seniority – recall rights: 1 year. Call-in pay: Minimum 4 hours' pay. Probationary period: 3 months. Sample rates of pay, current: Dispatchers: $24.05 per hour Clerical staff: $21.70 Editor's notes: Cost of living adjustment: 1¢ per hour lump sum payment for every 5¢ increase in the respective annual provincial consumer price index above 3%. TRANSPORTATION British Columbia Rapid Transit Company Burnaby, B.C. (540 operating, trade, and administrative services employees) and the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Renewal agreement: Effective Sept. 1, 2013, to Aug. 31, 2016. Signed in April 2014. Wage adjustments: Effective Sept. 1, 2013: 2% Effective Sept. 1, 2014: 2% Effective Sept. 1, 2015: 1.75% Paid holidays: 11 days. Vacations with pay: 3 weeks after 1 year, 4 weeks after 8 years, 5 weeks after 16 years, 6 weeks after 22 years. 1 additional day per year of service after 24 years of service, up to 7 weeks' pay. Medical benefits: $1,250 for hearing aids, previously $1,000, per person every 3 years, effec- tive Sept. 1, 2014. $600 per year, up from $500, for chiropractor. $900, previously $800, per year for massage. $800, previously $700, per year for physiothera- pist. 1 prostate test per year, ef- fective Sept. 1, 2014. Vision: $250, up from $225, per person for corrective eyewear every year, or $500 every 2 years, effective Sept. 1, 2014. Call-in pay: Minimum 4 hours' pay at double time, previously 2 hours. Safety shoes: $165, up from $155, per year, or $330 every 2 years, effective Sept. 1, 2014. Tool allowance: 70¢ per hour. Sample rates of pay, current: < from pg. 1

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