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4 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2015 COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS November 9, 2015 COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS days. Discipline: Sunset clause is 1 year. Sample rates of pay, current: Security guard: $16.87 per hour rising in 4 steps to $20.39 Security control coordinator: $22.94 Security safety trainer: $22.94 Editor's notes: Breaks: Employees will be paid a fee if break times are delayed. $50 to start, $75 after 30 minutes, $100 after 1 hour, $125 after 90 minutes and $150 after 2 hours. Marriage: 1 paid day for employee's marriage. 1 unpaid day for the wedding of the employee's child, father, mother, brother, sister or spouse's child. Education fund: Employer pays $15,000 per year to the union's education fund. Social committee: Employer pays 1¢ per hour worked per em- ployee to the union's social committee for the purposes of negotiation, etc. RETAIL Coca-Cola Refreshments Canada Edmonton (180 plant and maintenance employees) and Unifor Local 350 Renewal agreement: Effect- ive May 16, 2015, to May 15, 2018. Signed on Aug. 19, 2015. Wage adjustments: Effective Aug. 2, 2015: $650 lump sum payment Effective May 16, 2016: 2.25% Effective May 16, 2017: 2.25% Shift premium: $1.30 per hour for lead hands. $1.90 per hour on a Saturday. $2.30 per hour on a Sunday. $1.10 per hour on the night shift. Paid holidays: 13 days. Vacations with pay: 2 weeks to start, 3 weeks after 3 years, 4 weeks after 10 years, 5 weeks after 20 years, 6 weeks after 30 years. Overtime: Time and one-half for first 4 hours of overtime, double time for all hours worked beyond 12 in one day. Sick leave: 6 days per year. Bereavement leave: 3 days for the death of an employee's wife, husband, child, father, mother, brother, sister, moth- er-in-law, father-in-law. 1 day for the death of an employee's grandmother, grandfather, grandparents-in-law, brother- in-law, sister-in-law, daugh- ter-in-law, son-in-law. Up to 2 additional days when travel beyond 350 km is required. Seniority – recall rights: 18 months or a period equal to one-half of employee's senior- ity to a maximum of 3 years, whichever is greater. Call-in pay: Minimum 4 hours at time and one-half. $7 per each hour an unscheduled employee is required to be "on call." Discipline: Sunset clause is 18 months given no further disci- pline has occurred. After 2 years from date of suspension, warning or other discipline, file will be removed from em- ployee's file. Safety shoes: $175 per year. $185 per year effective 2016. Uniforms/clothing: 3 trou- sers, 5 shirts or sweatshirts, 4 T-shirts, 1 three-in-one jacket, 2 caps or toques per year. Sample rates of pay, current: Materials handling person: $25.62 per hour Maintenance helper: $25.84 Janitor: $25.84 Shippers and receivers: $26.59 Inventory assistant: $26.59 Shunter: $26.59 Automotive maintenance: $28.50 Personnel: $28.50 Building maintenance: $29.31 Personnel (certificate): $29.31 Journeyman (licensed): $32.38 EDUCATION e Fort McMurray Catholic Board of Education Fort McMurray, Alta. (270 maintenance employees) and the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 2559 Renewal agreement: Effec- tive Sept. 1, 2014, to Aug. 31, 2016. Signed on Sept. 9, 2015. Wage adjustments: Effective Nov. 15, 2014: 1% Effective Nov. 15, 2015: 1% Shift premium: 85¢ per hour for evening shift, $1 per hour for night shift. Paid holidays: 12 days. Vacations with pay: 2 weeks after 1 year, 3 weeks after 2 years, 4 weeks after 8 years, 5 weeks after 15 years. Overtime: Time and one-half for all hours worked in excess of 40 per week. Double time for all overtime hours worked by custodial and maintenance staff. Time off may be taken instead of financial compensa- tion, up to 5 days may accu- mulate per year in employee's bank. Medical benefits: Alberta School Employees Benefit Plan. Pension: Local Authorities Pension Plan. Employees eli- gible after 1 year of service. Bereavement leave: 6 days for the death of an immediate family member. Immediate family defined as spouse, son, daughter, son-in-law, daugh- ter-in-law, brother, sister, par- ent, grandchild or grandparent of the employee or employee's spouse. Up to 4 additional days for travel. Seniority – recall rights: 2 years. Call-in pay: Minimum 3 hours at overtime rate. Probationary period: 65 working days. Discipline: Sunset clause is 2 years. Uniforms/clothing: Smocks to be made available for cus- todial staff, coveralls for main- tenance staff. Employees who elect to purchase their own personal safety equipment will be reimbursed up to $250 per year. Up to $100 per school year to purchase gym and swim program bathing suit. Sample rates of pay, current: Education assistant I: $21.87 per hour to start, rising in 4 steps to $25 Education assistant II: $22.72 to start, rising in 4 steps to $25.83 Education assistant III: $23.08 to start, rising in 4 steps to $26.25 Education assistant IV: $23.53 to start, rising in 4 steps to $26.94 Child care services: $22.72 to start, rising in 4 steps to $25.83 Education assistant V: $27.55 to start, rising in 2 steps to $29.63 Education assistant VI: $30.30 to start, rising in 2 steps to $32.59 Teacher assistant supervisor (half-day): $82.85 Teacher assistant supervisor (full-day): $165.71 Community host: $13.44 per hour to start, rising in 8 steps to $13.85 Mail delivery: $16.59 to start, rising in 8 steps to $18.67 District secretary: $23.12 to start, rising in 8 steps to $26.02 Library clerk: $23.12 to start, rising in 8 steps to $26.02 School assistant administrator: $23.12 to start, rising in 8 steps to $26.02 Administrative assistant: