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March 23, 2015

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5 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2015 CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER ColleCtive Agreements TRANSPORTATION Sanimax EEi Montreal (80 truck drivers) and Unifor renewal agreement: Effec- tive March 7, 2014, to March 6, 2016. Signed on Jan. 12. Shift premium: $2 per hour for lead hands. Paid holidays: 11 days and 2 half days. Vacations with pay: 2 weeks after 1 year, 3 weeks after 4 years, 4 weeks after 10 years, 5 weeks after 19 years and 6 weeks after 25 years. overtime: Time and one-half for the first 2 hours of over- time and double time thereaf- ter during the week. Time and one-half for all time worked on the first day of rest. Double time for all time worked on the second day of rest. 70¢ per hour for the evening shift. 85¢ per hour for the night shift. Meal allowance: $10 for breakfast, $15 for lunch and $25 for dinner when employ- ees are required to spend the night away from home for work. Sick leave: 6 days. life insurance: Employer pays 50% of premiums. Maximum cost of $35,000. Bereavement leave: 5 8-hour days, 4 10-hour days or 3 12- hour days for the employee's spouse, child or child's parent. 3 days for employee's father, mother, brother, sister, father- in-law, mother-in-law, son-in- law, daughter-in-law or grand- child. 2 days for employee's brother-in-law or sister-in-law. 1 day for employee's grandfa- ther or grandmother. Seniority – recall rights: 2 years. Probationary period: 600 hours worked. Discipline: Sunset clause is 1 year. Uniforms/clothing: Employer provides uniform. Uniform in- cludes 3 pairs of pants, 3 shirts, 1 summer jacket and 1 winter coat. Sample rates of pay, current: Specialized transportation: $19.92 per hour rising in 9 steps to $24.36 Buyer driver (grease): $20.69 rising in 9 steps to $24.82 Buyer driver (fat and bone): $20.51 rising in 9 steps to $24.61 EDUCATION Board of Governors of lakeland College Vermilion, Alta. (284 employees) and the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees (AUPE) renewal agreement: Effec- tive July 1, 2013, to June 30, 2017. wage adjustments: Effective July 1, 2015: 2.5% Effective July 1, 2016: 2.5% Shift premium: $1.10 per hour when the majority of a shift falls between 4 p.m. and 8 a.m. $1 per hour for shifts between midnight on Friday to midnight on Sunday. Paid holidays: 12 days. Time and one-half for shifts on a designated holiday. Vacations with pay: 3 weeks to start (prorated), 4 weeks after 5 years, 5 weeks after 12 years, 6 weeks after 22 years. overtime: Time and one-half for first 8 hours worked in ex- cess of an 8-hour day. Double time for all hours worked after that. Dental: 100% coverage for minor treatments, 80% cover- age for major treatments, 50% coverage for orthodontics. Maximum benefit payment is $2,000. Sick leave: 10 days per year. AD&D: $100,000 maximum. life insurance: 2.5 times reg- ular annual salary rounded to the next highest $1,000, up to $100,000. Seniority – recall rights: 1 year. Call-in pay: Minimum 3 hours' pay at straight time rate. Overtime compensation rate when an employee works for at least 2 hours. One-half hour's pay for each 4-hour period on standby. Probationary period: 6 months. 1 year for appren- tices. Discipline: Sunset clause is 2.5 years. Safety shoes: Up to $150 per year. tool allowance: All required tools including special or un- usual ones will be supplied by employer as required. Sample rates of pay, cur- rent: Bookstore clerk: $36,551 per year, rising in 7 steps to $46,062 Pesticides assistant: $36,551, rising in 7 steps to $46,062 Grounds/maintenance work- er: $36,551, rising in 7 steps to $46,062 Administrative assistant: $38,744, rising in 7 steps to $48,826 Cashier/billing clerk: $38,744, rising in 7 steps to $48,826 Multimedia assistant: $38,744, rising in 7 steps to $48,826 Finance clerk: $41,068, rising in 7 steps to $51,756 Head lifeguard: $41,068, ris- ing in 7 steps to $51,756 Accounts/registration clerk: $41,068, rising in 7 steps to $51,756 Administrative assistant to the dean: $43,533, rising in 7 steps to $54,861 Biology laboratory techni- cian: $43,533, rising in 7 steps to $54,861 Library technician: $43,533, rising in 7 steps to $54,861 Payroll officer: $43,533, rising in 7 steps to $54,861 Admissions facilitator: $43,533, rising in 7 steps to $54,861 Alumni co-ordinator: $51,847, rising in 7 steps to $65,339 Academic advisor: $51,847, rising in 7 steps to $65,339 Bookstore supervisor: $51,847, rising in 7 steps to $65,339 Facilities analyst: $51,847, ris- ing in 7 steps to $65,339 Recruitment supervisor: $51,847, rising in 7 steps to $65,339 Communications co-ordina- tor: $58,256, rising in 7 steps to $73,418 Senior academic advisor: $58,256, rising in 7 steps to $73,418 Senior programmer analyst: $58,256, rising in 7 steps to $7 3,418 Editor's notes: Moving: 1 paid day to move household effects. All required tools including special or unusual ones will be supplied by the employer as necessary.

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