Canadian Labour Reporter

3 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2015 CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS < from pg. 1 Paid holidays: 10 days. Time and one-half when an employee works on a statutory holiday. Overtime: Time and one-half for all hours worked in excess of 8 per day or 40 per week. Pension: $1 per hour worked contributed to employee's RSP. Bereavement leave: 5 days for the death of an employee's spouse, common-law spouse or children. 3 days for the death of an employee's mother, father, brother, sister, grandmother, grandfather, mother-in-law and father-in-law. Call-in pay: Employees who start work but are prevented from completing a normal day will be paid for the minimum 8-hour day. Uniforms/clothing: Safety hats, glasses, gloves and rubber hearing protection furnished by employer. Coveralls provided for mechanics, welders and ser- vicemen. Tool allowance: $1 per hour for mechanics and their ap- prentices who supply their own tools. All trades workers to sup- ply tools common to their own trade. Specialty tools provided by employer. Sample rates of pay, current (base wage): Carpenter, journeyman: $34.33 per hour Carpenter, uncertified: $32.25 Crusher operator: $34.65 Dozer operator: $30.69 Driver, winter road: $30.05 Electrician, journeyman: $38.49 Excavator operator: $31.21 Grader operator: $30.69 Labourer, skilled: $24.71 Labourer, mid-level: $23.69 Labourer, entry: $21.85 Tradesman, skilled: $32.28 Tradesman, utility: $30.06 Warehouseman I: $29.37 Warehouseman II: $29.85 Warehouseman III: $26.32 Welder, journeyman: $37.15 Millwright, journeyman: $37.75 Plant operator: $35.20 Maintenance planner, certified: $37.09 Maintenance planner, uncerti- fied: $30.91 TRANSPORTATION First Canada ULC Kamloops, B.C. (140 bus drivers) and Unifor Local 114 Renewal agreement: Effec- tive April 1, 2014, to March 31, 2017. Signed on Sept. 3, 2014. Wage adjustments: Effective April 1, 2015: 3.7% Effective April 1, 2016: 2.5% Calculated by CLR. Shift premium: 40¢ per hour for shifts between 6 p.m. and 4:30 a.m. $2 per hour for me- chanic lead hand. $2 per hour for drivers performing training duties. Paid holidays: 12 days. Time and one-half for work on a named holiday. Vacations with pay: 2 weeks af- ter 1 year, 3 weeks after 3 years, 4 weeks after 7 years, 5 weeks after 12 years, 6 weeks after 20 years. Overtime: Time and one-half for all hours worked in excess of 8 in one day, double time for all hours worked in excess of 12 in one day. Double time for all overtime hours worked on a statutory holiday. Double time for all work on Christmas Day. Pension: $1.10 per hour con- tributed by employer, $1.65 per hour for mechanics, effective upon ratification. Bereavement leave: 3 days for the death of an immedi- ate family member, including employee's spouse, common- law spouse, same-sex partner, mother, father, brother, sister, daughter, son, stepchild, moth- er-in-law, father-in-law, daugh- ter-in-law, son-in-law, steppar- ent, grandparent, grandchild, brother-in-law, sister-in-law. Seniority – recall rights: 2 years. Probationary period: 500 hours. Safety shoes: $200 for 1 pair of boots for mechanics and main- tenance personnel. Employer provides winter safety shoes for servicepersons every 3 years. Uniforms/clothing: Perma- nent operators provided with new uniforms, casual opera- tors provided with minimum 2 shirts and 1 tie. $25 monthly cleaning allowance. Drivers entitled to 2 pairs of pants, 2 pairs of shorts, 2 long-sleeved shirts, 3 short-sleeved shirts, 1 summer jacket, 1 winter jacket. Coveralls and winter jackets provided for maintenance em- ployees. Sample rates of pay, current: Operator I: $23.02 per hour to start, rising after 1,500 hours to $26.41 Community bus operator: $20.89, rising to $22.80 Dispatcher: $17.92, rising to $22.02 Journeyman mechanic: $29.51, rising to $33.01 Non-journeyman mechanic: $24.37, rising to $27.49 Serviceman: $20.92, rising to $24.30 Serviceman's helper: $19.35, ris- ing to $22.49 Casual clerk: $16.75, rising to $17.56 Accounting clerk: $19.82 to start, rising after 3 years to $23.26 Office clerk: $17.47 to start, ris- ing after 3 years to $20.92 Editor's notes: Surveillance: Camera installation is a measure toward improving safety and will not be used by man- agement for the purpose of finding misconduct or issuing discipline, referred to as "targeted surveillance." Travel: Interior bus operators required to be away from home terminal overnight to receive cost of lodging and $18 per meal for 3 meals per day. ELECTRICITY TransAlta Provincewide, Alberta (380 plant and maintenance workers) and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 254 Renewal agreement: Effective Jan. 1, 2014, to Dec. 31, 2016. Wage adjustments: Effective Jan. 1, 2015: 3.5% Effective Jan. 1, 2016: 3.75% Shift premium: 1 additional hour's pay for maintenance em- ployees working regular shifts on a Saturday or Sunday. $2.49 per hour effective Jan. 1, 2014 for evening and night shifts, $2.58 effective Jan. 1, 2015, $2.68 effective Jan. 1, 2016. Paid holidays: 12 days. Em- ployees who work a 12-hour shift on a holiday will be paid 12 hours' pay at double time in ad- dition to regular pay. Vacations with pay: 80 hours per year to start, 120 hours after 1 year, 160 hours after 7 years, 200 hours after 16 years, 240 hours after 22 years. Call-in pay: Minimum 2 hours' pay at double time rate. Em- ployees paid at straight time for actual hours on standby. Hydro emergency (short notice) on- call after regular hours: $106.37 effective Jan. 1, 2014, $110.09 effective Jan. 1, 2015, $114.22 effective Jan. 1, 2016. Probationary period: 6 months. Uniforms/clothing: $300 per year coverall allowance.

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