Canadian Labour Reporter

8 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2015 COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS December 14, 2015 UTILITIES Nova Scotia Power Provincewide, Nova Scotia (930 utility workers) and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 1928 Renewal agreement: Effect- ive April 1, 2015, to March 31, 2019. Signed on June 30, 2015. Wage adjustments: Effective March 15, 2017: 1.5% Effective March 25, 2016: 1.5% Effective March 25, 2017: 2% Effective March 25, 2018: 2% Shift premium: 5% for trades supervisors. 5% for leading hands. 15¢ per hour for dirty work. $1.59 per hour for work performed between 4 p.m. and 12 a.m. $3.98 per hour for work performed between 12 a.m. and 8 a.m. Paid holidays: 11 days and 1 half day. Vacations with pay: Non-shift workers: 1 1/4 days per month worked to start, 3 weeks after 1 year, 4 weeks after 10 years, 5 weeks after 20 years and 6 weeks after 25 years. Power engineers: 10 hours per month worked to start, 120 hours after 1 year, 160 hours after 10 years, 200 hours after 20 years and 240 hours after 25 years. System op- erator shift workers: 10.5 hours per month of service to start, 126 hours after 1 year, 168.33 hours after 10 years, 210 hours after 20 years and 252 hours after 25 years. Meal allowance: $15 after 2 hours of overtime. Bereavement leave: 3 days for employee's husband, wife, father, mother, son, daughter, stepchild, brother, sister, grand- parent, father-in-law, mother- in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in- law or stepparent. Seniority – recall rights: 1 year. Call-in pay: Minimum 4 hours at regular rate or overtime for hours worked, whichever is greater. Probationary period: 3 months. Discipline: Sunset clause is 1 year. Severance: Employees notified of layoff can elect a severance payment of 3 2/3 weeks' pay for each completed year of service to a maximum of 24 years in ad- dition to 60 days' notice. Uniforms/clothing: Employee pays one-half of the cost of their first uniform. Employer pays the full cost of future uniforms. Uniforms can only be worn on duty. Sample rates of pay (current, after 1.5% increase): Powerline technician (shift): $39.49 per hour Powerline technician (shift) spare: $39.49 Leading powerline technician: $39.64 Leading electrician: $38.93 Electrician: $37.08 Electrician helper: $29.67 Quality technician: $40.60 Leading electrical technician: $40.73 Electrical technician: $38.78 System operator – transmis- sion: $49.89 System operator – transmis- sion: $49.89 System operator – energy: $47.24 System operator – hydro: $46.21 System operator – distribution: $45.36 Leading meterperson: $38.93 Meterperson: $37.08 Leading garage mechanic: $38.93 Garage mechanic: $37.08 Garage mechanic helper: $29.67 Wiring inspector: $38.76 Customer service field rep (CSFR): $28.81 CSFR learner: $24.48 Meter reader: $17.63 Meter reader II: $23.42 Leading power engineer: $42.41 Power engineer: $40.39 Auxiliary power engineer: $40.39 Operator learner 4th class: $22.70 Operator learner 3rd class: $30.29 Leading gas turbine operator/ technician: $38.93 Gas turbine operator/techni- cian: $37.08 Leading maintenance person: $39.64 Leading maintenance person (shift): $39.64 Maintenance person helper: $30.19 Leading carpenter: $25.79 Carpenter: $34.08 Leading power plant technician II: $42.61 Power plant technician II: $40.58 Power plant technician II (shift): $40.58 Leading power plant technician I: $40.73 Power plant technician I: $38.78 Power plant technician I (shift): $38.78 Leading painter: $35.79 Painter: $34.08 Painter helper: $27.27 Leading meter tester: $35.79 Meter tester: $34.08 Meter tester helper: $27.27 Leading protective equipment tester: $35.79 Protective equipment tester: $34.08 Protective equipment tester helper: $27.26 Fuels analyst: $28.37 Leading storekeeper: $30.66 Storekeeper: $29.20 Storekeeper helper: $22.48 Leading utilityworker: $29.78 Utilityworker I: $28.37 Utilityworker II: $22.70 Utilityworker III: $17.59 Leading utilityworker oil filter operator: $32.37 Utilityworker oil filter operator: $30.83 Leading utility operator: $32.47 Utility operator: $30.93 Leading groundhand equip- ment operator: $30.66 Groundhand equipment oper- ator: $29.20 Janitor leading: $17.58 Janitor: 16.74 Regional planner: $36.64 Customer planner: $28.83 Forestry coordinator: $31.80 Planning support administra- tor: $32.04 Work management specialist: $30.48 Planning coordinator: $21.04 Editor's notes: Apprenticeship fund: Employer contributes 2¢ per hour paid per employee to the union's appren- ticeship fund. Layoff: The union will receive at least 60 calendar days' notice of layoff of designated employees. Loss of licence: Employees who are required to hold a valid driver's licence and who lose their licence for a duration of 12 months or less are subject to temporary transfer to a new defined headquarters and/or re-classification until their licence is reinstated. Standby: 8 hours' pay per week for employees required to do standby duty beyond a regular 8-hour day. 10 hours' pay per week in which a statutory holiday falls and 12 hours' pay per week in which 2 statutory holidays fall. Union to be given at least 60 days' notice of layoff of designated employees.

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