Canadian Labour Reporter

3 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2015 CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS < from pg. 1 time for all hours worked on a named holiday. Vacations with pay: 2 weeks after 1 year of service, 3 weeks after 3 years, 4 weeks after 6 years, 5 weeks after 9 years, 6 weeks after 15 years. Overtime: Time and one-half for all hours worked in excess of either 8 or 10 per day, depend- ing on employee's schedule. Medical benefits: $1.70 ef- fective upon ratification per hour per employee contributed by the company to the Prairie Teamsters Health and Welfare Plan. No other details available. Pension: $3.80 per hour per employee contributed to the Teamsters Prairie Provinces Pension Plan effective upon ratification. $4.30 effective Oct. 1, 2015. $4.40 effective Oct. 1, 2016. $4.50 effective Oct. 1, 2017. Bereavement leave: 3 days (the day prior, day of, and day after the funeral) for an immedi- ate family member, including spouse, mother, father, brother, sister, stepbrother, stepsister, son, daughter, mother-in-law, father-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, grandmother, grandfather, spouse's grand- parents, grandchildren, step- parents, stepchildren, or com- mon-law spouse. 2 additional days if travel beyond 200 km is required. Seniority – recall rights: 1 year. Call-in pay: Minimum 4 hours' pay at applicable rate. If employ- ee works more than 4 hours, they will be paid for all hours worked only. If employee's shift is cancelled before 4 hours, they will be paid for 2 hours at appli- cable rate. No pay if job is can- celled within 24 hours. 4 hours' pay at straight time for each 24-hour period an employee is required to be on call. Probationary period: 6 months. Discipline: Sunset clause is 1 year. Severance: 1 week's pay per year of service. If the company closes down for lack of work or loses the contract: 1 week's pay for each year of service starting after 1 year of full-time employ- ment, up to 10 weeks. Uniforms/clothing: $300 every 2 years to purchase prescription safety glasses. Sample rates of pay, current: Shipper/receiver: $39.35 per hour, rising in 2 steps to $42.35 Material technician: $43, rising in 2 steps to $47.50 Yard technician: $43, rising in 2 steps to $46 Material co-ordinator: $43, ris- ing in 2 steps to $46 Tool crib attendants: $34.95, rising in 2 steps to $37.95 Class II driver: $39.35, rising in 2 steps to $42.35 Class V driver: $39.35, rising in 2 steps to $42.35 Class III driver: $43, rising in 2 steps to $46 Class I driver: $45.18, rising in 2 steps to $48.18 Mail room: $30.62, rising in 1 step to $32.12 Dispatcher: $43, rising in 2 steps to $46 Editor's notes: Fitness test: Employees may be subjected to fitness-to-work examinations, at the company's expense. First Nations: As a First Nation-owned business, the company reserves the right and the union encourages preferential hiring treatment for qualified candidates who belong to the Fort McKay First Nation or persons of Aboriginal ancestry. TRANSPORTATION Jack Cooper Canada Edmonton (3 office employees) and the Teamsters union, Local 362 Renewal agreement: Effective June 22, 2014, to June 30, 2017. Wage adjustments: Effective June 22, 2014: 4% Effective June 22, 2015: 1% Effective June 22, 2016: 1% Effective June 22, 2017: 1% Paid holidays: 11 days, plus 5 float days per year. Any unused floaters will be paid out at the end of the year. Double time for all hours worked on a statutory holiday. Vacations with pay: 2 weeks af- ter 1 year, 3 weeks after 3 years, 4 weeks after 10 years, 5 weeks after 15 years, 6 weeks after 20 years, 7 weeks after 25 years. Overtime: Time and one-half for all hours worked in excess of 8 per day or 40 per week. Dental: 100% coverage for basic services, 70% reimbursement for major restorative services, up to $1,500 per year. 50% cov- erage for orthodontics, up to $2,000 lifetime maximum. Vision: $250 for glasses every 2 years, 1 eye exam per year un- der extended health coverage. Paramedical: $350 for mas- sage, $350 for physiotherapy under extended health cover- age. Weekly indemnity: $426 per week up to 52 weeks. LTD: Up to $1,200 per month. AD&D: $40,000. Life insurance: $40,000. Pension: $2.25 contributed by company per hour to the Prairie Teamsters Pension Plan. Seniority – recall rights: 1 year. Call-in pay: Minimum 4 hours' pay. Probationary period: 3 months. Sample rates of pay, current: Dispatchers: $24.05 per hour Clerical staff: $21.70 Editor's notes: Cost of living adjustment: 1¢ per hour lump sum payment for every 5¢ increase in the respective annual provincial consumer price index above 3%. HOUSING Southern Alberta Community Living Association Lethbridge, Alta. (140 administrative and support staff ) and the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 4791 Renewal agreement: Effective July 1, 2014, to June 30, 2016. Signed on March 10, 2015. Wage adjustments: Effective upon ratification: $1,500 lump sum for perma- nent employees working less than 20 hours per week, $2,000 for 20 to 34 hours per week, $2,500 for 35-plus hours per week. Paid holidays: 12 days. Double time and one-half hourly wage for all "awake" hours worked and time and one-half for all "sleep" hours worked. Or, regu- lar pay for hours worked and equal time off. Vacations with pay: 2 weeks to start, 3 weeks after 3 years, 4 weeks after 9 years, 5 weeks after 16 years, 6 weeks after 21 years, 7 weeks after 26 years. Up to 1 week may be banked per year. Overtime: Time and one-half for all hours worked in excess of regular scheduled shifts, depending on department. May be banked and taken as time off in lieu of compensation within 3 months. Medical benefits: $500 per employee per year contrib- uted by employer into a Health Spending Account.

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