Canadian Labour Reporter

4 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2015 ColleCtive Agreements March 30, 2015 ColleCtive Agreements Bio solids foreman: $71,173.44 Training consultant: $62,912.40, rising in 4 steps to $73,931.52 Senior drafting consultant: $62,912.40, rising in 4 steps to $73,931.52 MINING Vale ompson, Man. (1,130 mine and smelting and refinery employees) and the United Steelworkers (USW) renewal agreement: Effec- tive Sept. 16, 2014, to Sept. 15, 2019. Settled in Sept. 2014. wage adjustments: Effective Sept. 16, 2014: $4,000 lump sum payment Effective Sept. 16, 2014: 1% Effective Sept. 16, 2015: 1% Effective Sept. 16, 2016: 1% Effective Sept. 16, 2017: 1% Effective Sept. 16, 2018: 1% Paid holidays: 12 days. Vacations with pay: 10 days earned after 1 year of service, 11 days after 2 years, 13 days after 3 years, 14 days after 4 years, 15 days after 5 years, 16 days after 7 years, 17 days after 9 years, 18 days after 11 years, 19 days after 13 years, 20 days after 15 years, 21 days after 17 years, 22 days after 19 years, 23 days after 21 years, 24 days after 23 years, 25 days after 25 years, 26 days after 27 years, 27 days after 29 years. Special vacation: 15 days' entitlement upon completion of 3 years' continuous service and upon completion of each subse- quent 3-year period. Pension: Defined benefit pen- sion plan: effective Sept. 16, 2017, monthly basic benefit of $60, up from $58 per number of years of employment. Mini- mum pre-age benefit: $3,700 per month, up from $3,450. Retirement incentive: effective Jan. 1, 2018, an employee with 28 pension-paid years will be paid a $10,000 retirement in- centive. Sample rates of pay, current: Level 1: $28.95 per hour Level 12: $33.59 Level 18: $37.01 Level 23: $40.32 Level 30: $44.90 editor's notes: Cost-of-living allowance: An amount equal to 1¢ per 0.13 point increase in the consumer price index (1981=100), effective October 2014 but comparing the September 2014 index with that of June 2014. 12 quarterly calculations in all, with results folded into wage rates every 6 months effective April 1, 2015. Job security: Employer guarantees to continue its operations at the smelter and refinery until 2018. TRANSPORTATION riemer express lines ltd Point edward, ont. (11 office employees) and Teamsters Local 879 renewal agreement: Effec- tive June 23, 2013, to June 22, 2018. Signed on Oct. 15, 2014. wage adjustments: Effective June 23, 2013: 54¢ 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 paid holi- days and 2 personal days. Time and one-half in addition to holiday pay when employees work on designated holidays. Vacations with pay: 2 weeks after 1 year, 3 weeks after 5 years and 4 weeks after 12 years. overtime: Time and one-half for all hours worked beyond 8 hours per day or 40 hours per week. Pension: Employer agrees to contribute $355 per month for each regular full-time employ- ee to the Teamsters of Ontario Pension Plan. bereavement leave: 5 days for employee's spouse or children. 3 days for employee's father, mother, brother, sister, in-law relationships and grandpar- ents. Employees can request to extend bereavement leave. Extended bereavement leave will be unpaid. Seniority – recall rights: 18 months. Call-in pay: Minimum 3 hours pay at regular rate. Probationary period: 90 cal- endar days. Sample rates of pay (current, after 54¢ increase): Office employees: $16.57 per hour SOCIAL SERVICES City of Timmins Home for the ages (golden Manor) Timmins, ont. (230 non-medical employees) and the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 1140 renewal agreement: Effec- tive April 1, 2014, to March 31, 2018. Signed on Feb. 11, 2015. wage adjustments: Effective April 1, 2014: 1.5% Effective April 1, 2015: 1.5% Effective April 1, 2016: 1.65% Effective April 1, 2017: 1.75% Shift premium: $1.20 per hour for all hours worked be- tween 2:30 p.m. and 6:30 a.m. Paid holidays: 13 days. Vacations with pay: 2 weeks after 1 year, 3 weeks after 3 years, 4 weeks after 7 years, 5 weeks after 11 years and 6 weeks after 23 years. overtime: Time and one-half. dental: Employer pays 100% of premium for dental plan equivalent to Blue Cross Plan 7 with Riders 1 and 2. Recall ex- amination period of 1 year. Vision: Employer pays 100% of premium to a maximum of $400 per person in a 2-year period. Sick leave: 1.5 days per month of service. lTd: Employer pays 100% of premium for plan. Benefit provides payment of 66 2/3 per cent of regular salary to a maximum of $2,600 per month with a 26-week waiting period. life insurance: Employer pays 100% of premium for the group life insurance plan. Full- time employees insured for $70,000. bereavement leave: 3 days for employee's father, mother, husband, wife, common- law spouse, brother, sister, son, daughter, father-in-law, mother-in-law, former guard- ian, grandparent, grandchild, stepfather, stepmother or stepchild. 1 day for employee's brother-in-law, sister-in-law, son-in-law or daughter-in-law.

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