Canadian Labour Reporter

9 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2015 CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS CONSTRUCTION Saint John Construction Association Provincewide, New Brunswick (100 roofers) and the Sheet Metal Workers' International Association (SMWIA) Local 437 Renewal agreement: Effective Jan. 12, 2015, to Dec. 31, 2017. Signed on Jan. 12, 2015. Wage adjustments: Effective Jan. 1, 2016: 75¢ Effective Jan. 1, 2017: 75¢ Calculated by CLR. Shift premium: 50¢ per hour for work performed on water- proofing vertical walls below ground for cold applied emul- sions. $4 per hour for foremen. Paid holidays: 10 days. Vacations with pay: 10% vaca- tion pay deducted weekly and remitted once a month. Overtime: Time and one-half for all hours worked beyond 50 hours per week. Bereavement leave: 2 days for married or co-habitating em- ployee's spouse, child, father, mother, father-in-law, mother- in-law, brother, sister, grandpar- ent or grandchild. 2 days for single employee's father, moth- er, brother, sister, grandparent or grandchild. Call-in pay: Minimum 2 hours at regular rate of pay. Uniforms/clothing: Employer provides rubber gloves as needed. Mileage: 42¢ per km. Sample rates of pay (current, after 75¢ increase): Journeyman roofer: $32.80 per hour Editor's notes: Union dues: $300 per year for each journeyman roofer and apprentice roofer. Reporting time: Em- ployees who report for work, without having been told in advance not to report, will be given 2 hours' pay at the regu- lar rate except where work is unavailable due to circumstances such as fire, flood, inclement weather or work stop- pages. Health, welfare, pension and training fund: The employer will pay $2.85 per hour worked to the Trust Fund. From the $2.85 the trustees will pay 12¢ to the Saint John Construction Association. SOCIAL SERVICES Belvedere Care Centre Coquitlam, B.C. (150 nurses) and the British Columbia Nurses' Union (BCNU) Renewal agreement: Effec- tive April 1, 2014, to March 31, 2017. Signed on Feb. 7, 2015. Wage adjustments: Effective April 1, 2015: 1.3% Effective April 1, 2016: 1.3% Shift premium: $2 per hour on Saturday or Sunday, $3.50 per hour on night shift. Additional $1 per hour for weekend night shift. Paid holidays: 12 days. Time and one-half for all hours worked on a named holiday. Vacations with pay: 20 days af- ter 1 year, 21 days after 5 years, 22 days after 6 years, 23 days af- ter 7 years, 24 after 8, 25 after 9, 26 after 10, 27 after 11, 28 after 12, 29 after 13 and so on until 45 days after 29 years of service. Overtime: Time and one-half for first 2 hours of work beyond a regular schedule, double time for all hours worked after that. Medical benefits: Medical Ser- vices Plan of British Columbia. Up to $600 every 4 years for hearing aids. Dental: 100% for basic services, 60% for extended services, 60% for orthodontic coverage. Vision: $350 every 2 years. Sick leave: 1.5 days for each month worked to accumulate up to 156 days. AD&D: $50,000. Life insurance: $50,000. Pension: Municipal Superan- nuation Plan. Eligible after 3 months' service. Bereavement leave: 3 days for the death of a spouse, common- law spouse, child, parent, brother, sister, mother-in-law, father-in-law, grandparents, grandchild, or any relative permanently residing with em- ployee. Up to 2 additional days for travel. Call-in pay: Minimum 2 hours' pay at time and one-half. Severance: 1 week's pay for every 2 years of service up to 20 weeks' pay. Probationary period: 3 months. Seniority – recall rights: 1 year. Uniforms/clothing: Uniforms to be laundered by employer. Mileage: 50¢ per kilometre. Sample rates of pay, current: Level 1: $31.53 per hour, rising after 9 years to $41.38 Level 2: $37.49 per hour, rising after 9 years to $45.94 Editor's notes: Bonus: $100 per month for registered psychiatric nurses. Special leave: 5 days for marriage, 1 day for paternity leave, 2 days to attend to sick immediate family member. Immunization: Required at no expense for nurses working in situations where they may be exposed to infectious disease. Immunization required for nurses working in vulnerable positions. Annual union dues of $300 for journeyman roofers and apprentice roofers.

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