Canadian Labour Reporter

3 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2015 CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS < from pg. 1 Wage adjustments: Effective Jan. 1, 2015: 1% Effective July 1, 2015: 1% Effective Jan. 1, 2016: 2% Calculated by CLR Shift premium: 75¢ per hour for shifts between 4 p.m. and midnight. 85¢ per hour for shifts between midnight and 8 a.m. 75¢ per hour when em- ployee is required to clean or repair sanitary sewers, operate pesticide equipment, handle hot-mix asphalt, repair inside a garbage truck, spray-painting or collection of solid waste. Paid holidays: 12 days. Dou- ble time for all hours worked on a designated day off. Vacations with pay: 15 days to start, 18 days after 4 years of service, 23 days after 8 years, 28 days after 16 years, 30 days after 25 years, 33 days after 30 years. Overtime: Time and one-half for first 3 hours worked in excess of 40 per week, double time for all hours worked after that. Medical benefits: $3,000 ev- ery 5 years for hearing aids. Dental: 100% coverage for basic services, 50% coverage for prosthetic appliance and crown and bridge procedures, 50% coverage for orthodon- tics, up to $2,500 lifetime maximum. Vision: $400 every 2 years. $100 every 2 years for eye ex- aminations. Sick leave: 1 day earned for each completed month of ser- vice in the first year. 12 days per year after 1 year, 18 days per year after 5 years, 24 days per year after 15 years. Maxi- mum accrual is 130 days. No cash payout for unused sick leave upon termination of em- ployment. LTD: 70% of monthly earn- ings. AD&D: 3 times employee's base salary. Life insurance: 3 times em- ployee's base salary. Pension: Municipal Pension Plan. Bereavement leave: 3 days for the funeral of an employee's spouse (including common- law and same-sex), children, stepchildren, foster children, parents, stepparents, foster parents, brothers, sisters, mother-in-law, father-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, daughter-in-law, son-in-law, grandparents, grandchildren, or any other employee per- manently residing with the employee. Seniority – recall rights: 1 year. Call-in pay: Minimum 2 hours' pay at double time. 2 hours' pay Monday to Friday and 3 hours' pay on a weekend when an employee is required to be on standby. Probationary period: 6 months. Discipline: Sunset clause is 2 years. Safety shoes: $90 per year, $100 effective Jan. 1, 2016. Tool allowance: 35¢ per hour for mechanics required to provide their own tools. Em- ployer to provide insurance up to $10,00 per employee, $500 deductible on all claims. Sample rates of pay, current: Weight room attendant: $17.66 per hour to start, rising in 3 steps to $19.11 Custodian: $22.27 to start, ris- ing in 3 steps to $24 Labourer I: $22.69 to start, ris- ing in 3 steps to $24.45 Refuse collector: $23.14 to start, rising in 3 steps to $24.93 Gardener I: $23.14 to start, ris- ing in 3 steps to $24.93 Labourer II: $23.60 to start, rising in 3 steps to $25.42 Light equipment operator: $23.60 to start, rising in 3 steps to $25.42 Truck driver III: $24.06 to start, rising in 3 steps to $25.92 Administrative clerk I: $24.06 to start, rising in 3 steps to $25.92 Reception leader: $24.06 to start, rising in 3 steps to $25.92 Finance clerk I: $24.62 to start, rising in 3 steps to $26.53 Building maintenance worker: $24.62 to start, rising in 3 steps to $26.53 Heavy equipment operator: $25.24 to start, rising in 3 steps to $27.17 Gardener II: $25.24 to start, rising in 3 steps to $27.17 Turf maintenance worker: $25.24 to start, rising in 3 steps to $27.17 Secretary II: $25.24 to start, rising in 3 steps to $27.17 Ice program leader: $25.24 to start, rising in 3 steps to $27.17 Arborist I: $25.86 to start, ris- ing in 3 steps to $27.93 Maintenance worker: $25.86 to start, rising in 3 steps to $27.93 Engineering technologist: $25.86 to start, rising in 3 steps to $27.93 Facility booking clerk: $25.86 to start, rising in 3 steps to $27.93 Program support: $25.86 to start, rising in 3 steps to $27.93 Out-of-school care worker: $25.86 to start, rising in 3 steps to $27.93 Buyer-storekeeper: $25.86 to start, rising in 3 steps to $27.93 Administrative assistant (fire): $25.86 to start, rising in 3 steps to $27.93 Editor's notes: Service pay: $5 per month for each completed 5-year period of service. GOVERNMENT City of Prince Rupert Prince Rupert, B.C. (210 inside and outside employees) and the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 105 Renewal agreement: Effec- tive Jan. 1, 2015, to Dec. 31, 2017. Signed on May 25, 2015. Wage adjustments: Effective Jan. 1, 2015: 1% Effective July 1, 2015: 1% Effective Jan. 1, 2016: 1% Effective July 1, 2016: 1.25% Effective Jan. 1, 2017: 1% Effective July 1, 2017: 1% Shift premium: 5% premium for work on a Sunday. 25¢ per hour for chlorine handling. Paid holidays: 12 days. Vacations with pay: 3 weeks after 1 year, 4 weeks after 4 years. Overtime: Double time for all hours worked in excess of 8 per day or 40 per week. Vision: $500 for vision care ev- ery 2 years. $90 for eye exams every 2 years. AD&D: $100,000. Life insurance: $100,000. Pension: Municipal Pension Plan. Seniority – recall rights: 6 months for casual employees, 1 year for regular employees. Call-in pay: Minimum 2 hours' pay at overtime rate. Minimum 3 hours' pay if call- out is between midnight and 6 a.m. Probationary period: 3 months. Discipline: Sunset clause is 18 months for suspension, 1 year for written warnings. Safety shoes: $175. $85 for pool deck shoes. Uniforms/clothing: $75 for swimwear for lifeguards, shall not exceed $150 per year. Coveralls for garbage handlers, welders, pipefitters, sewer workers, mechanics, op- erators, stonemasons, asphalt crews, painters, labourers. Hard hats supplied as needed. Sample rates of pay, current: Labourer I: $26.62 per hour Facility custodian I: $26.62 Guard RCMP: $26.62 Clerk/labourer: $27.21 Labourer II: $27.21 Facility custodian II: $27.21 Trades helper: $27.21 Matron II: $27.21 Garbage man: $27.45 Rodman I: $27.45 Lawnmower tractor operator: $27.45 Asphalt raker: $27.64 Grave digger: $27.64 Clerical assistant: $27.78 Road roller: $27.90 Power saw: $28.09 Trades helper: $28.34 Gardener: $28.34 Flusher trucker helper: $28.34 Rodman II: $28.34 Stonemason: $29.29 Bylaw control officer I: $29.29 Serviceman: $28.98

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