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January 5, 2015

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9 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2015 CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER ColleCtive Agreements $221.49 Residential haul: $198.46 Tandem driver: $28.05 per hour Single driver: $26.01 Haul-all driver: $24.48 Swamper: $22.95 MUNICIPALITY City of Camrose Camrose, alta. (57 city staffers) and the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 1425. renewal agreement: Effective Jan. 1, 2014, to Dec. 31, 2016. Signed on May 20, 2014. Wage adjustments: Effective Jan. 1, 2014: 2% Effective Jan. 1, 2015: 2.25% Effective Jan. 1, 2016: 2.5% shift premium: For night shifts, between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m., Monday to Friday: $1.15 per hour effective Jan. 1, 2014, $1.25 effective Jan. 1, 2015. Same rates apply to shifts worked on Saturdays. $1.50 per hour for lead hands. paid holidays: 11 days, plus one-half day on Christmas Eve and one-half day on New Year's Eve. Double time for all hours worked on a named holiday. Vacations with pay: 3 weeks after 1 year of service, 4 weeks after 5 years, 5 weeks after 11 years, 6 weeks after 20 years. overtime: Double time for all hours worked in excess of 8 per day. Employees may take time off in lieu of pay, at over- time rates. Meal allowance: Employer to make every effort to ensure employee has a hot meal for overtime in excess of 1 hour. pension: Local Authorities Pension Plan. No other details available. bereavement leave: 5 days for the death of an immediate family member. That includes: spouse, brother, sister, broth- er-in-law, sister-in-law, son, daughter, son-in-law, daugh- ter-in-law, parent, father-in- law, mother-in-law, step-fath- er, step-mother, grandparent of the spouse or employee, or grandchild. Additional 2 days if funeral is outside of Alberta, 3 days if funeral is outside of Canada. Half-day to attend any other funeral as a pallbearer or mourner. Call-in pay: Minimum 2 hours' pay at overtime rate. probationary period: 6 months. safety shoes: City will pay 75%, up to $200, for boots. Uniforms/clothing: Summer coveralls provided for utilities, community services, garage and roads workers. Winter coveralls provided for employ- ees required to work outdoors in winter for more than 2 con- tinuous hours. Rubber boots provided for utilities, com- munity services and cemetery workers. Raincoats provided for utilities and community services employees. Welding gloves provided for welders. tool allowance: Employer to supply all tools required by employees. Replacement to be made in case of worn or broken tools. sample rates of pay, current: Casual worker: $15.33 per hour Casual worker II: $18.71 Permanent labourer: $21.35 Operator I: $24.16 Operator II: $25.44 Operator III: $26.75 Operator IV: $28.18 Senior operator: $30.08 Mechanic/Welder: $32.70 Shop foreman/Mechanic: $36.89 editor's notes: Family illness: Up to 5 days per year to attend to the illness of employee's parents, spouse or chil- dren. Compassionate care: Up to 6 weeks unpaid to care for a family member with a significant risk of death. MANUFACTURING east isle shipyard limited georgetown, p.e.i. e International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAMAW) Local 1934 renewal agreement: Effective Nov. 1, 2015, to May 1, 2021. Signed on June 2, 2014. Wage adjustments: Effective Nov. 1, 2016: 2% Effective Nov. 1, 2017: 2% Wage rates on the Nov. 1 an- niversary dates following Nov. 1, 2017, will be determined by a wage rate reopener and the subject of negotiations between the employer and the union. shift premium: $1 per hour for charge hands. 80¢ per hour for second shift. $1 per hour for third shift. paid holidays: 11 days. Vacations with pay: 2 weeks after 1 year, 3 weeks after 5 years and 4 weeks after 10 years. overtime: Time and one-half for all hours worked in excess of 40 hours in a week. Double time for all hours worked on Sunday and on paid statutory holidays. Medical benefits: Employer contributes $1,500 (family) and $525 (single) per year to the cost of the health plan. Each Jan. 1, the employer will increase these amounts by 50% of the cost increase in Modules AAA. dental: Employer contributes $1,500 (family) and $525 (sin- gle) per year to the cost of the dental plan. Each Jan. 1, the employer will increase these amounts by 50% of the cost in- crease in Modules AAA. Weekly indemnity: Employ- ees are responsible for 100% of the premiums for weekly indemnity insurance plans. No other information available. ad&d: Employees are re- sponsible for 100% of the pre- miums for AD&D. No other information available. life insurance: Employees are responsible for 100% of the premiums for life insurance. No other information avail- able. bereavement leave: 4 days for employee's spouse, child, fa- ther, mother, brother or sister. 2 days for employee's father- in-law, mother-in-law, grand- father, grandmother, brother- in-law or sister-in-law. seniority – recall rights: 2 years. probationary period: 1,500 hours. safety shoes: $125 per year for the purchase of safety boots and coveralls. tool allowance: Tools sup- plied by the company must be stored in the tool crib and any tools withdrawn from the tool crib will be the liability of the employee. All tools must be re- turned to the tool crib at least weekly. sample rates of pay (effec- tive nov. 1, 2015): Shipbuilder: $22.55 Maintenance man: $22.55 Labourer A: $22.55 Labourer B: $20.33 Labourer C: $18.11

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