Canadian Labour Reporter

3 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2015 CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER ColleCtive Agreements < from pg. 1 Paid holidays: 11 days. Time and one-half for all hours worked, double time for shop employees. An employee will be notified no later than 3 p.m. the previous day if he is required to work on a named holiday. Vacations with pay: 2 weeks after 1 year, 3 weeks after 3 years, 4 weeks after 6 years, 5 weeks after 11 years, 6 weeks after 15 years, 7 weeks after 20 years. overtime: Time and one-half for all hours worked in excess of 8 per day or 40 per week. Shop employees: Time and one-half for the first 2 hours of overtime, double time for all subsequent hours worked. Double time for Saturday and Sunday shifts. Pension: Prairie Teamsters Health and Welfare Plan. No other details available. bereavement leave: 3 days for the death of an immediate family member. That includes spouse, mother, father, sons, daughters, sisters, brothers, mother-in-law, father-in-law, grandfather, grandmother, brother-in-law and sister-in- law. Stepparents will be recog- nized provided they held the status of employee's parent. Seniority – recall rights: 1 year. Call-in pay: Minimum 8 hours' pay. Employee called out to work on an overtime day will be guaranteed 4 hours' pay, and if she works in excess of 4 hours, she will be guaran- teed 6 hours' pay. Subsistence: $57 for each 24-hour period. Probationary period: 3 months. Probationary rate of pay is $3 less than prevailing rate. uniforms/clothing: 2 sum- mer and 1 winter set of fire- retardant coveralls. $300 safety clothing allowance. Tool allowance: $500 per year. Sample rates of pay, current: Picker truck, journeyman: $39.33 per hour Picker truck, apprentice: $36.46 Winch truck: $34.08 Highboy/lowboy tractor: $31.95 Single axle truck: $29.51 Yard operations, crane and forklift: $32.89 Swamper, road and yard: $24.73 Hot shot driver: $25 Working shop foreman: $42.88 Heavy duty mechanic: $40.43 Heavy duty welder: $40.43 Automotive mechanic: $36.68 Trailer mechanic: $35.65 Partsman: $30.06 editor's notes: Personal days: 2 days to start, 3 days after 3 years. Teamsters union/industry advancement fund: 5¢ per hour per employee. GOVERNMENT City of Saskatoon Saskatoon (100 plant and maintenance staff ) and the Saskatoon Civic Employees Union Local 47 renewal agreement: Effec- tive Jan. 1, 2013, to Dec. 31, 2016. Signed on Feb. 4, 2015. wage adjustments: Effective Jan. 1, 2013: 2.5% Effective Jan. 1, 2014: 2.2% Effective Jan. 1, 2015: 2.65% Effective Jan. 1, 2016: 2.65% Shift premium: $1 per hour when the majority of a shift falls between 3 p.m. and 7 a.m., $1.05 effective Jan. 1, 2015, $1.10 effective Jan. 1, 2016. $1.70 per hour for all weekend shifts, $1.75 effective Jan. 1, 2015. 80¢ per hour for charge hands. Paid holidays: 12 days. One- half day's pay at double time if an employee is required to work on a designated holiday. Vacations with pay: 3 weeks after 1 year of service, 4 weeks after 8 years of service, 5 weeks after 16 years of service, 6 weeks after 24 years of ser- vice. Effective April 1, 2015: employees with 30-plus years of service shall be entitled to 1 additional day for each subse- quent year completed, up to 7 weeks' vacation per year. overtime: Double time for all hours worked in excess of 40 hours per week, or regular scheduled shift, dependent on department. Double time for all hours worked on a regular day off. Overtime may be banked up to 200 hours. Sick leave: 10 hours earned per month worked. Total unused accumulation of sick leave must not exceed 1,552 hours, or 194 days. life insurance: Double annual salary. Optional: triple annual salary, quadruple annual sal- ary and $3,000 for a spouse or $1,500 for each dependant. bereavement leave: Up to 3 days for the death of an im- mediate family member. That includes a husband, wife, brother, sister, father, mother, son or daughter. Seniority – recall rights: 1 year. Call-in pay: Minimum 2 hours' pay at double time. 1 hour's pay for each 8-hour period an employee is required to be on standby. discipline: Sunset clause is 2 years, given that no new disci- pline has occurred. Severance: 2% per year of service of accumulated sick leave credit as of the date the employee actually leaves the service, to a maximum of 60%. uniforms/clothing: Based on a points-spending system. Employees issued 62 points per year to purchase T-shirts, sweatshirts, work shirts, golf shirts, trousers or pants, wind- breaker, winter parka, jacket, work boots. Mileage: Either $8.66 per day or 54.12¢ per km where an employee is required to use a personal vehicle for business purposes. Sample rates of pay, current: Temporary labourer: $37,126.80 per year, rising af- ter 6 months to $39,107.04 Cleaner: $46,453.20 Building and grounds labour- er: $41,180.64, rising after 1 year to $46,605.60 Office clerk: $47,824.80, rising after 1 year to $48,556.08 Relief operator: $51,818.16, rising in 4 steps to $56,046.72 Equipment utilities: $52,122.72 Maintenance assistant: $55,079.76, rising in 4 steps to $60,291.36 Plant operator: $68,528.88, ris- ing in 3 steps to $75,175.44 Assistant plant operator: $63,294.72, rising in 3 steps to $68,459.76 Utility operator: $63,294.72, rising in 3 steps to $68,459.76 Meter installer: $52,976.16, rising in 4 steps to $58,005.36 Clerk: $54,591.36, rising in 4 steps to $59,529.84 Utility person I: $54,591.36, rising in 4 steps to $59,529.84 Training administrator: $54,591.36, rising in 4 steps to $59,529.84 Customer service co-ordi- nator: $60,230.88, rising in 4 steps to $64,315.68 Drafting technologist: $62,547.36, rising in 4 steps to $64,315.68 Environmental technologist: $62,547.36, rising in 4 steps to $64,315.68 Environmental protection of- ficer: $62,547.36, rising in 4 steps to $64,315.68 Laboratory technologist: $62,547.36, rising in 4 steps to $64,315.68 Welder machinist: $62,791.20, rising after 1 year to $64,711.68 Mechanic: $71,042.40, rising after 1 year to $74,594.64 Instrument technician: $71,042.40, rising after 1 year to $74,594.64 Plumber: $71,042.40, rising after 1 year to $74,594.64 Electrician (journeyman): $71,042.40, rising after 1 year to $74,594.64 Building and grounds fore- man: $65,503.92 Mechanic I: $67,424.18, rising after 1 year to $69,375.60 Water service technician: $71,173.44 RHF foreman: $71,173.44

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