Canadian Labour Reporter

3 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2015 CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS < from pg. 1 during training courses out- side of municipality. Life insurance: $250,000. Em- ployer pays 100% of premiums. Seniority – recall rights: 6 months. Probationary period: 1 year. Uniforms/clothing: 1 winter parka, 1 dress uniform con- sisting of 1 long-sleeved and 1 short-sleeved shirt, 1 pair of trousers, 1 tunic, 1 tie, 1 cap with badge, 1 pair of dress shoes. Town to replace worn or ill-fitting apparel at reason- able discretion. Sample rates of pay, current: First class firefighter: $4,960.16 Second class firefighter: $4,463.71 Probationary firefighter: $3,968.13 Editor's notes: Response: All volunteer firefighters must have the capacity to respond to a call within a reasonable time; reasonable time normally defined as 10 minutes. All volunteers must maintain a minimum attendance of 50%. Prevention: Minimum 10 hours of prevention or public education activities to be performed by each firefighter. Med- ical fitness: Yearly medical exam required upon turning 60. MANUFACTURING Brampton Brick Brampton, Ont. (25 employees) and the Construction Workers union Local 52, affiliated with the Christian Labour Association of Canada (CLAC) Renewal agreement: Effec- tive May 1, 2014, to April 30, 2018. Signed on Jan. 14, 2015. Wage adjustments: Effective May 1, 2015: 2% Effective May 1, 2016: 2% Effective May 1, 2017: 2.5% Shift premium: 30¢ per hour during an afternoon shift, $1 per hour during the midnight shift. $1 per hour above skilled production workers for master machine operators. Additional $2 per hour for mechanics. $2 per hour below applicable wage rate during the first year of employment, 50¢ below regular rate during the second year of employment. $3 less regular rate for students, $2 less regular rate for returning students. $1.75 per hour for yard lead hands and produc- tion lead hands. Paid holidays: 11 days. 9 hours' pay on named holidays, 10 hours' pay on Christmas Day. Time and one-half for all hours worked on a designated holiday. Vacations with pay: 2 weeks after 1 year, 3 weeks after 3 years, 4 weeks after 10 years, 5 weeks after 20 years. Overtime: Time and one-half for all hours worked in excess of 44 per week. Double time for all hours worked on a Sun- day. Medical benefits: Personal Health Spending Account is $300 per year per employee. Weekly indemnity: 66.7% of weekly income for up to 15 weeks. LTD: 67% of first $2,250, 50% of the following $1,000, 40% of the excess, up to $10,000. 80% of monthly income. Up to 105 days. AD&D: $40,000. Life insurance: $40,000. Pension: CLAC Pension Plan. Employer contributes $1.30 per hour per employee. $1.35 effective upon ratification. $1.40 effective May 1, 2015. $1.45 effective May 1, 2016. Bereavement leave: 5 days for the death of a spouse or child. 3 days for the death of a par- ent, brother, sister, grandchild, mother-in-law or father-in- law. 2 mourning days for the death of a parent, brother, sis- ter, grandchild, mother-in-law, father-in-law if an employee cannot attend the funeral. 1 day for the death of a grand- parent. Seniority – recall rights: 1 year. Probationary period: 3 months. Discipline: Sunset clause is 1 year given that no further dis- cipline has occurred. Safety shoes: $190 per year. $200 per year effective May 1, 2016. Uniforms/clothing: $175 ev- ery 2 years for CSA-approved prescription safety glasses. Sample rates of pay, current: General labourer: $18.71 per hour Skilled production worker: $22.71 Forklift operator: $22.71 Licensed millwright: $30.65 Editor's notes: Education and assistance fund: $500 per year to the union's education and assistance fund, to be used for health and safety training, trade-specific training and upgrading, communication skills and general assistance. $1,000 per year effective July 1, 2015. MUNICIPALITY City of White Rock White Rock, B.C. (100 inside and outside employees) and the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 402-01 Renewal agreement: Effec- tive Jan. 1, 2012, to Dec. 31, 2015. Signed on Dec. 23, 2014. Wage adjustments: Effective Jan. 1, 2013: 1.75% Effective Jan. 1, 2014: 1.75% Effective Jan. 1, 2015: 2% Shift premium: 75¢ per hour for all work involving live sew- age, 85¢ per hour effective June 2, 2014. 75¢ per hour for all work involving application of herbicides and pesticides. 35¢ per hour for charge hands. 75¢ per hour for specific em- ployees for all regular hours worked more than 1 prior to 6 a.m., or after 4:30 p.m., provided that the majority of regular hours fall outside the designated period. Paid holidays: 12 days. Time and one-half for all hours worked on a named holiday. Vacations with pay: 3 weeks to start (prorated), 3 weeks af- ter 1 year, 4 weeks after 7 years, 5 weeks after 15 years, 6 weeks after 23 years. Overtime: Time and one-half for the first 2 hours worked beyond 8 per day, double time for all hours worked beyond that. Double time for all hours worked at any other time than immediately preceding or immediately following an employee's regular shift. Up to 70 hours of lieu time for inside employees and up to 80 hours for outside employees. Sick leave: 1.5 days earned per month. Accumulation up to 120 days. Life insurance: Time and one- half of salary rounded up to the nearest $1,000. Pension: Municipal Pension Plan. No other details avail- able. Bereavement leave: 3 days for the death of an immedi- ate family member, defined as an employee's spouse, child, father, father-in-law, mother, mother-in-law, sister, brother,

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