Canadian Labour Reporter

5 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2015 CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS EDUCATION Board of Education of School District 58 Merritt, B.C. (130 employees) and the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 847 Renewal agreement: Effec- tive July 1, 2014, to June 30, 2019. Wage adjustments: Effective July 1, 2015: 1% Effective May 1, 2016: Eco- nomic stability dividend (value to be determined) Effective July 1, 2016: 0.5% Effective May 1, 2017: 1% + economic stability dividend Effective July 1, 2017: 0.5% Effective May 1, 2018: 1% + economic stability dividend Effective July 1, 2018: 0.5% Effective May 1, 2019: 1% + economic stability dividend Shift premium: 69¢ per hour for graveyard shift. $1.89 for lead hand. Paid holidays: 12 days. Vacations with pay: 3 weeks after 1 year, 4 weeks after 5 years, 5 weeks after 12 years, 6 weeks after 19 years, 7 weeks after 30 years. Overtime: Double time and one-half for first 2 hours worked beyond 8, Monday to Friday, double time after that. Double time for all hours worked on a Saturday, Sunday or designated holiday. Dental: 100% coverage for basic services, 50% coverage for services under "Part B" of dental plan, 50% coverage for services under "Part C" lim- ited to a lifetime maximum of $2,500 per person. Vision: $250 every 2 years. Sick leave: 1.5 days earned per year of service, up to 200 days. Life insurance: $100,000. Pension: Municipal Pension Plan. No other details avail- able. Bereavement leave: 4 days for the death of an employee's parent, spouse, brother, sister, child, grandparent, grandchild, mother-in-law, father-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, son-in-law or daughter-in-law. One-half day to attend a fu- neral as a pallbearer. Call-in pay: Minimum 2 hours' pay at overtime rates. Probationary period: 3 months. Discipline: Sunset clause is 1 year. Sample rates of pay, current: Payroll clerk II: $25.68 per hour Payroll clerk I: $25.01 Secretary II: $25.68 Accounts payable clerk: $24.76 Accounts manager: $24.76 Library technician: $25.21 Secretary I: $25.21 Library assistant: $23.79 Clerk typist: $23.79 Child care worker: $25.45 Education assistant: $24.76 Cafeteria worker: $21.95 Maintenance tradesperson: $30.84 Computer technician II: $28.60 Bus driver/mechanic: $29.73 Computer technician I: $25.95 Bus driver – Douglas Lake: $25.78 Bus driver/groundsperson: $25.48 Grounds/handyman: $24.91 Custodian: $23.80 Labourer: $21.69 Editor's notes: Compassionate care: Up to 12 paid days per year to attend the illness of an employee's parent, spouse, child or parent-in-law. CONSTRUCTION Flint Oilsands Construction Calgary (420 construction employees) and the Christian Labour Association of Canada (CLAC), Local 63 Renewal agreement: Effect- ive March 1, 2015, to Oct. 31, 2017. Signed on April 8, 2015. Shift premium: $1 per hour for dual ticket holders. $1 per hour for stewards, $1.25 for stewards with tool box 2, $1.50 for stewards with tool box 3, $2.25 chief steward with tool box 1, $2.50 for chief steward with tool box 2, $3 for chief steward with tool box 3. $3 per hour for night shifts. $5 per hour for work using specialty alloys. Paid holidays: 11 days. Overtime: Time and one-half for all hours worked in excess of 8 per day and 40 per week. Pension: 2% contributed by employer, to be matched by employee. Bereavement leave: 3 days for the death of an employee's immediate family member, de- fined as spouse, common-law spouse, parent, legal guardian, child, legal dependant, sibling, sibling-in-law, parent-in-law, grandparents, grandchildren, niece or nephew. Call-in pay: Time and one- half when an employee is called back to work in the same day. Probationary period: 3 months. Uniforms/clothing: safety hats and boots provided by employer when necessary. $250 for prescription safety glasses or toward corrective laser eye surgery. Employee must have worked 900 hours for the first reimbursement, 3,000 hours for subsequent reimbursement. Tool allowance: Tradesmen to supply tools common to their trade, specialty and power tools provided by employer. Sample rates of pay, current (base wage): Boom truck operator: $40.79 per hour Carpenter: $40.79 Crane operator: $42.95 Electrician: $42.95 Equipment operator I: $40.79 Equipment operator II: $36.50 Equipment operator III: $32.22 Gas fitter: $42.95 Instrumentation mechanic: $42.95 Insulator: $40.79 Iron worker: $42.95 Iron worker, reinforcing: $42.95 Labourer, entry level: $21.48 Labourer, intermediate: $24.68 Labourer, skilled: $27.90 Materials technician: $40.79 Mechanic: $40.79 Mechanic, heavy duty: $42.95 Millwright: $42.95 Pipefitter: $42.95 Plumber: $42.95 Scaffolder: $40.79 Steamfitter: $42.95 Welder: $40.79 Welder, B Pressure: $42.95

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