Canadian Labour Reporter

4 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2015 ColleCtive Agreements March 23, 2015 ColleCtive Agreements Tire technician: $32.88 Cage tender: $32.04 Mill operator 2: $32.04 Pit equipment operator: $32.04 Tractor trailer operator: $32.04 Miner 3: $31.14 Apprentice 3: $31.14 Heavy equipment operator: $31.14 Heavy duty truck driver: $31.14 Serviceman: $31.14 Apprentice 4: $29.41 Mill operator 3: $29.41 Pit primary crusher operator: $29.41 Miner 4: $28.58 Truck driver: $28.58 Labourer: $27.71 Editor's notes: Vision and hearing: All employees will participate in mandatory vision and hearing testing every 2 years. EDUCATION University of Victoria Victoria, B.C. (850 academic employees) and the Association des employés professionnels renewal agreement: Effec- tive July 1, 2014, to June 30, 2019. Signed in October 2014. wage adjustments: Effective July 1, 2015: 1% Effective July 1, 2016: 0.5% Effective May 1, 2017: 1% Effective July 1, 2017: 0.5% Effective May 1, 2018: 1% Effective July 1, 2018: 0.5% Effective May 1, 2019: 1% Paid holidays: 12 days. Vacations with pay: 22 days earned after 1 year of service, 23 days after 6 years, 25 days after 11 years. 3 weeks after 1 year for term employees. Long-service vacation credits: 5 days after 10 years of service, 10 days after 15 years, 15 days after 20 years, 20 days after 25 years, and every 5 years of ser- vice thereafter. Long-service credits must be used within 5 years of being earned. Pension: Effective July 1, 2014: Employees contribute 4.35% (previously 3%) up to the yearly maximum pensionable earnings, and 6.35% (previous- ly 5%) in excess of those earn- ings. Employer contributes 6.02% (previously 7.37%) and 7.65% (previously 9%), as well as 5% to the defined benefit pension plan. Sample rates of pay, current: Salary grade 1: $42,192 per year Salary grade 9: $58,271 Salary grade 17: $84,784 Salary grade 22: $107,557 Editor's notes: Economic stability dividend: Effective May 1, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019, employees will receive a general wage increase equal to one-half of any percentage gain in real gross domestic product above the forecast for that year. For example, if the real GDP was 1% above the forecasted GDP then employees would be entitled to an in- crease of one-half of 1%. Ceiling adjustments: Effective Nov. 1, 2014: 1%, effective July 1, 2015: 0.55%, effective July 1, 2019: 0.5%. Performance adjustments: Effective July 1, 2015: 2%, previously 3%. TRANSPORTATION Field Aviation Company Calgary (64 aircraft maintenance employees) and the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAMAW) Local Lodge 2583 renewal agreement: Effec- tive April 22, 2014, to April 21, 2017. wage adjustments: Effective April 22, 2015: 3% Effective April 22, 2016: 3% Shift premium: $2 per hour for evening shifts. 70¢ per hour for weekend shifts. $2 per hour for lead hands. Paid holidays: 9 days. Remem- brance Day to be recognized on Dec. 29. Christmas shutdown: Dec. 25 to Jan. 1. Double time for all hours worked on a named holiday. Vacations with pay: 1 day earned per month worked to start, 2 weeks after 1 year, 3 weeks after 4 years, 4 weeks after 9 years, 5 weeks after 19 years, 6 weeks after 24 years. overtime: Time and one-half for first 4 hours worked in ex- cess of 39.5 per week, double time thereafter. Time and one- half for first 8 hours worked on the first designated day of rest, double time for all hours thereafter. Double time for the second day of rest. Overtime may be banked up to 79 hours, and may be compensated in time off or pay. Dental: $2,000 maximum benefit, apart from orthodon- tics. 100% coverage for basic services, 50% coverage for major services, 50% coverage for orthodontics with a lifetime maximum of $2,500. Vision: $400 every 2 years. Pre- scription safety eyewear includ- ed effective upon ratification. Sick leave: 5 days per year. ltD: 60% of earnings up to $4,000 per month. life insurance: $70,000. Pension: Effective Nov. 23, 2014, employer contributes 3% of earnings to RRSP. Effective April 21, 2015: 1.5%. Effective April 21, 2016: 3%. Bereavement leave: 3 days for the death of an immediate fam- ily member, including spouse, common-law spouse, mother, father, son, daughter, brother, sister, mother-in-law, father- in-law, grandparents or grand- child. 1 day to attend a funeral of a niece, nephew, brother-in-law or sister-in-law. Seniority – recall rights: 8 months. Call-in pay: Minimum 3 hours' pay at straight time, or actual hours worked at overtime rate – whichever is greater. Probationary period: 3 months. Discipline: Sunset clause is 1 year. Severance: 2 weeks' pay for each year of service where an employee with at least 1 year of service has been laid off. Sample rates of pay, current: Inspector: $29.48 per hour, ris- ing in 3 steps to $33.60 Janitor: $17.30, rising in 2 steps to $19 Machinist: $29.48, rising in 3 steps to $32.86 Manufacturing technician: $17.64, rising in 8 steps to $32.86 Material handler: $15.60, rising in 6 steps to $25.91 Plant maintenance techni- cian: $29.48, rising in 3 steps to $32.86 Electrician: $29.48, rising in 3 steps to $32.86 Plumber: $29.48, rising in 3 steps to $32.86 Sewing machine operator: $19.44, rising in 4 steps to $23.22 Tool and die maker: $29.48, ris- ing in 3 steps to $32.86 Welder: $29.48, rising in 3 steps to $32.86

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