Canadian Labour Reporter

3 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2015 CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS < from pg. 1 for afternoon shifts. 15¢ per hour for midnight shifts. Paid holidays: 11 days and 1 floating holiday. Vacations with pay: 2 weeks after 1 year, 3 weeks after 5 years, 4 weeks after 10 years and 5 weeks after 22 years. Overtime: Time and one-half for all hours worked beyond 8 hours per day of 40 hours per week. Vision: Glasses and contact lenses covered at 100% to a maximum of $250 every 2 years for adults and $250 every year for children under 18. Life insurance: $50,000. Bereavement leave: 3 days for employee's father, moth- er, spouse, son, daughter, brother, sister, grandparent, grandchild, stepparent, fath- er-in-law, mother-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law or stepchild. Seniority – recall rights: 2 years. Call-in pay: Minimum 8 hours' pay. Probationary period: 90 days. Safety shoes: $100 per year. Uniforms/clothing: Employer provides protective rainwear, insulated coveralls. Sample rates of pay, current: Dockmen: $24.51 per hour Editor's notes: Initiation fees: The union's initiation fee will be deducted from employees' pay in installments of $25 per week after the completion of the probationary period. Medical examinations: Employees will be paid 3 hours at the regular rate of pay when medical examinations are taken outside of regular working hours. Loss and damage: Em- ployees will not be charged for the loss or damage of cargo unless clear proof of negligence is shown. TRANSPORTATION Buffalo and Fort Erie Public Bridge Authority Fort Erie, Ont. (30 general service employees) and the Teamsters Canada Local 879 Renewal agreement: Effect- ive Jan. 1, 2015, to Dec. 31, 2019. Signed on Jan. 1, 2015. Wage adjustments: Effective April 1, 2016: 40¢ Effective April 1, 2017: 40¢ Effective April 1, 2018: 40¢ Effective April 1, 2014: 40¢ Calculated by CLR. Shift premium: $1.69 per hour when employees work underneath the main span of the bridge or approaches. $1.69 per hour for work that required scaffolds or ladders to heights of 25 feet or more. $2 per hour for employees acting as lead hand. $3 per hour for employees assigned to work as acting supervisor. $1 when a non-tradesperson performs the work of a tradesperson. Paid holidays: 11 days. Vacations with pay: 6.67 hours per month to start, 10 hours per month after 5 years, 13.33 hours per month after 10 years, 16.67 hours per month after 15 years, 20 hours per month after 20 years, 23.33 hours per month after 25 years and 26.67 hours per month after 30 years. Meal allowance: $11 after 9 consecutive hours of work. Medical benefits: Employer pays 100% of premiums for group medical insurance. $500 per paramedical service with unlimited visits. Dental: 50% for partial den- tures, crowns and bridgework. Vision: $625 per year for glass- es, lenses, hearing aids and eye and hearing examinations. Weekly indemnity: Employer pays 100% of weekly indemnity plan. Sick leave: 10 days. LTD: Employer pays 100% of premiums. Payments start after 26 weeks of continuous total disability. 60% of employ- ee's normal monthly earnings to a maximum of $3,500. Bereavement leave: 3 days for employee's spouse, com- mon-law spouse, child, father, mother, brother, sister, fath- er-in-law, mother-in-law, stepparent or stepchild. 1 day for employee's grandparent, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, grandchild, uncle or aunt. Seniority – recall rights: 2 years. Call-in pay: Minimum 4 hours at regular rate of pay. Sample rates of pay, current: Employees hired prior to July 27, 2007 Tradesperson: $31.37 per hour Stationary engineer: $28.53 Maintenance 1: $28.43 Maintenance 2: $28.78 Janitor: $28.38 Traffic officer: $28.92 Employees hired after July 27, 2007 Tradesperson: $31.37 Stationary engineer: $20 Maintenance 1: $20 Maintenance 2: $24 Janitor: $20 Traffic officer: $20 Editor's notes: Advancement fund: The employer contributes $1,250 each year to the Teamsters Local 879 Advance- ment Fund. Pyramiding: There will be no pyramiding of overtime or premium pay. TRANSPORTATION Tat Express Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Que. (8 truck drivers) and Teamsters Canada Local 106 Renewal agreement: Effec- tive Aug. 2, 2015, to Aug. 5, 2017. Signed on Aug. 2, 2015. Wage adjustments: Effective July 13, 2016: 50¢ Paid holidays: 11 days. Vacations with pay: 1 day per month worked to a maximum of 10 days to start, 2 weeks af- ter 1 year, 3 weeks after 6 year and 4 weeks after 11 years. Overtime: Time and one-half. Bereavement leave: 4 days for employee's father, mother, spouse, child, brother, sister, father-in-law or mother-in- law. 2 days for employee's brother-in-law, sister-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law or grandchild. Seniority – recall rights: 1 year. Probationary period: 60 days worked in 6 months. Severance: 2 weeks' notice or 2 weeks' pay in lieu of notice. 2 days' pay per year of service or 5 days' pay at the regular rate, whichever is greater. Uniforms/clothing: Employer provides employees with 1 winter coat, 3 pairs of pants and 4 shirts ever 2 years. Sample rates of pay, current: Truck drivers: $16.50 per hour Editor's notes: Medical examinations: Employees required to submit to medical testing outside of regular working

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