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3 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2015 CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS < from pg. 1 per hour for general foreman, $8 per hour for general fore- man in Wood Buffalo. $1 per hour for steward, $1.25 per hour for steward with tool box 1, $1.50 per hour for steward with tool box 2, $1.75 per hour for steward with tool box 3, $2.25 per hour for chief stew- ard with tool box 1, $2.50 per hour for chief steward with tool box 2, $3 per hour for chief steward with tool box 3. $1 per hour for dual ticket holders (Alberta or Red Seal Journeyman). $3 per hour for night shift. Paid holidays: 11 days. Time and one-half for any hours worked on a statutory holiday. Overtime: Time and one-half for all hours worked in excess of 8 hours per day and 40 per week. Pension: CLAC Pension Plan. 2% contributed by employer and 2% matched by employee. Employees may opt out, thereby foregoing employer's contribution. Bereavement leave: 3 days for employee's spouse, common law spouse, child, parents, brother, sister, father-in-law, mother-in-law, grandparents or grandchildren. Call-in pay: Minimum 2 hours' pay at prevailing hourly rate. Safety shoes: Employer to provide safety boots to em- ployees when necessary. Uniforms/clothing: $250 or 50% of cost toward prescrip- tion safety eyewear for any employee requiring such equipment, or toward laser eye surgery. Employee must have worked 1,200 hours with em- ployer for first reimbursement. Tool allowance: Tradesmen to supply tools common to their trade, specialty tools to be provided by employer. Sample rates of pay, current (base wage): Boom truck operator: $40.74 per hour Carpenter: $40.74 Cement finisher: $40.74 Crane operator: $42.96 Electrician: $42.96 Equipment operator I: $40.74 Equipment operator II: $36.72 Gasfitter: $42.96 Ironworker: $42.96 Labourer I: $31.09 Labourer II: $28.95 Labourer III: $26.80 Labourer IV: $24.66 Labourer V: $22.51 Labourer VI: $20.37 Heavy equipment technician: $40.74 Heavy duty equipment me- chanic: $42.96 Instrumentation technician: $42.96 Millwright: $42.96 Painter: $40.74 Pipefitter/plumber: $42.96 Scaffolder: $40.74 Steamfitter: $42.96 Materials technician: $40.74 Welder: $40.74 Welder - B pressure: $42.96 TRANSPORTATION Pro-Ex Transportation Solutions Multiprovince (25 couriers) and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers Renewal agreement: Effec- tive April 1, 2015, to April 30, 2017. Wage adjustments: Effective April 1, 2016: 3.4% Shift premium: Paid holidays: 11 days. Time and one-half for shifts on holi- days. Vacations with pay: 2 weeks to start, 3 weeks after 5 years of employment, 4 weeks after 10 years of employment. An employee earns but shall not receive entitlement to vacation leave during first 6 months of service. Overtime: Time and one-half for work performed on a day of rest. Sick leave: 5 days per year. Bereavement leave: 3 days for the death of an immedi- ate family member, including father, mother, stepfather, stepmother, father-in-law, mother-in-law, brother, sister, spouse, common-law spouse, child of the employee, child of employee's spouse, child of common-law spouse, stepchil- dren, ward, grandparents of employee's spouse, grandpar- ents and relatives permanently residing within the employee's household. 1 day for the death of an employee's grandchild, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, sister-in-law, brother-in-law. Additional leave may be grant- ed for the purpose of travel. Call-in pay: Minimum 3 hours' pay at time and one-half when employee is called in to work on a day of rest. Probationary period: 3 months. Safety shoes: $125 per year. Uniforms/clothing: Employ- ee's requiring uniforms shall be issued clothing as follows: 5 shirts, 5 pairs of cargo pants, 2 pairs of cargo shorts, 1 three- in-one jacket, 1 fleece jacket or sweater, 1 hooded pullover, 1 pair of coveralls per year. 4 caps. Cost of uniform items is shared on a 50% basis, up to $200 payable by employee, any additional costs paid by employer. Sample rates of pay, current: PT CUS: $14.02 per hour FT CUS: $14.02 FT LH CUS: $15.02 Temporary CUS: $ 14.02 GOVERNMENT District of Tofino Toni, B.C. (250 outside employees) and the Canadian Union of Public Employees Local 118 Renewal agreement: Effec- tive March 1, 2015, to May 31, 2020. Wage adjustments: Effective March 1, 2015: 2% Effective March 1, 2016: 2% Effective March 1, 2017: 2% Effective March 1, 2018: 2% Effective March 1, 2019: 2% Shift premium: Double time when employee is required to exhume a body or body remains at a cemetery. $1 per hour when working with raw sewage. Paid holidays: 12 days. Time and one-half for work on a des- ignated holiday. Vacations with pay: 2 weeks to start, 3 weeks after 2 years, 4 weeks after 7 years, 5 weeks after 13 years, 6 weeks after 20 years. 1 additional day for each year of service thereafter. Overtime: Time and one-half for first 3 hours worked be- yond 8 in one day. Double time for all subsequent hours or time worked on a Sunday. Medical benefits: Medical Services Plan of BC. Dental: 100% coverage for ba- sic services, 50% coverage for major treatment, 50% coverage up to $2,500 lifetime maxi- mum per child. Vision: $480 every 2 years ($400 for vision care, $80 for eye exams). Sick leave: 12 days per year. STD: 80% of weekly earnings up to $1,000 per week. LTD: 60% of weekly earnings up to $2,500 per month. AD&D: Double annual salary, rounded to the next $1,000 to a maximum of $250,000. Life insurance: Double an- nual salary, rounded to the next $1,000 to a maximum of $250,000. Pension: Municipal Pension Plan Trust Agreement. No other details available. Bereavement leave: 7 days for the death of an employee's spouse, parent, parent-in-law, brother, brother-in-law, sister, sister-in-law, child, child-in- law, grandparent, grandchild.