Canadian Labour Reporter

6 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2015 January 19, 2015 ArbitrAtion AwArds Commercial worker I: Effective May 1, 2015: $1.01 Effective May 1, 2016: $1.01 Effective May 1, 2017: $1.19 Commercial worker II Effective May 1, 2015: $1.01 Effective May 1, 2016: $1.01 Effective May 1, 2017: $1.19 Glass and metal mechanic Effective May 1, 2015: $1 Effective May 1, 2016: $1 Effective May 1, 2017: $1.19 Calculated by CLR. Shift premium: $4 per hour for foremen. Paid holidays: 10 days. Vacations with pay: Vacation pay for industrial workers is paid in accordance with the New Brunswick Vacation Pay Act and is 10% of the total earn- ings. Vacation pay for commer- cial workers is paid in accor- dance with the New Brunswick Vacation Pay Act and is 9% of the total earnings. overtime: First 4 hours of overtime in excess of regular hour paid at time and one-half. Double time rates thereafter. Double time for all overtime hours on Saturday, Sunday and holidays. Meal allowance: A hot meal or 1 hour pay at straight time in lieu thereof after 2 hours overtime. Medical benefits: The employ- er contributes $2.15 per hour worked to the IUPAT District Council 39 Fund to provide health-care coverage. $2.30 ef- fective May 1, 2015. $2.45 effec- tive May 1, 2016. $2.55 effective May 1, 2017. Pension: Employer contributes $5 per hour paid by each em- ployees to the IUPAT Union & Industry Pension Fund. Uniforms/clothing: The em- ployer will provide gloves and coveralls on all industrial jobs. Mileage: 45¢ per kilometre. Sample rates of pay, current: Industrial worker I: $26.36 per hour Industrial worker II: $27.37 Commercial worker I: $20.92 Commercial worker II: $23.92 Glass and metal mechanic: $26.36 editor's notes: Room and board allowance: $90 per night. $95 effective May 1, 2015. $97.50 effective May 1, 2016. $100 effective May 1, 2017. UTILITIES electrical Contractors Association of new Brunswick Sudbury and 7 other counties, n.B. (300 electricians) and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) renewal agreement: Effective Dec. 8, 2014, to Dec. 31, 2017. Signed on Dec. 8, 2014. Wage adjustments: Commercial Effective Jan. 1, 2016: 68¢ Effective Jan. 1, 2017: 45¢ Industrial Effective Jan. 1, 2016: 3.6% Effective Jan. 1, 2017: 3.6% Calculated by CLR. Shift premium: $3 per hour for foremen doing commercial work and $4 per hour for indus- trial work. $4 per hour for gen- eral foremen doing commercial work and $6 per for hour for industrial work. Paid holidays: 10 days. overtime: Time and one-half for the first 4 hours beyond reg- ular 8 hours. Double time for all overtime worked thereafter. Time and one-half for the first 8 hours worked on Saturday and double time for all hours worked thereafter. Double time for all hours worked on Sunday. Meal allowance: A hot meal, to a maximum value of $20 after tax, will be provided after more than 2 hours' overtime for com- mercial B workers. After 1 hour for commercial A workers. Call-in pay: At least 2 hours at applicable overtime rates. Sample rates of pay, current: Commercial B: $23.45 per hour Commercial A: $30.26 Industrial worker: $39.39 editor's notes: Work week: A compressed work week may be worked if at least 75% of employees agree by a secret ballot vote. TRANSPORTATION reimer express Lines Point edward, ont. (11 office employees) and Teamsters Canada Local 879 renewal agreement: Effective June 23, 2013, to June 22, 2018. Signed on Oct. 15, 2014. Wage adjustments: Effective June 23, 2014: 54¢ Effective June 23, 2015: 54¢ Effective June 23, 2016: 54¢ Effective June 23, 2017: 58¢ Calculated by CLR. Paid holidays: 11 days. Em- ployees working on general holidays will be paid time and one-half their normal rate of pay in addition to the general holiday pay. Vacations with pay: Vacation pay in accordance with the Canada Labour Code to start, 2 weeks after 1 year, 3 weeks after 5 years and 4 weeks after 12 years. overtime: Time and one-half for all work performed after 8 hours per day or 40 hours per week. Pension: Employer contributes $355 per month for each regu- lar full-time employee to the Teamsters of Ontario Pension Plan. Bereavement leave: 5 days for employee's spouse or child. 3 days for employee's father, mother, brother, sister, in-law relationships and grandparents. Seniority — recall rights: 18 months. Call-in pay: Applicable over- time rate for hours worked. Minimum 3 hours' regular pay. Sample rates of pay (current, after 54¢ increase): Customer service representa- tives: $16.57 per hour editor's notes: Initiation fee: The employer will deduct the amount equal to the union's initiation fees in instalments of $25 per pay period after the completion of probation. employer contributes $355 per month for each regular full-time employee to the Teamsters of ontario Pension Plan.

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