Canadian Labour Reporter

6 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2016 TRANSPORTATION Van-Kam Freight Burnaby, B.C. (190 truck drivers) and the Teamsters union Renewal agreement: Effective Jan. 1, 2015, to Dec. 31, 2019. Wage adjustments: Effective Jan. 1, 2015: $500 sign- ing bonus Effective Jan. 1, 2016: $500 sign- ing bonus Effective Jan. 1, 2017: 1.6% Effective Jan. 1, 2018: 1.6% Effective Jan. 1, 2019: 1.6% Paid holidays: 11 days. Vacations with pay: 2 weeks after 1 year, 3 weeks after 3 years, 4 weeks after 9 years, 5 weeks after 15 years, 6 weeks after 21 years. Overtime: Time and one-half for first 2 hours of overtime, double time for all hours worked thereafter. Double time for all hours worked on a Sunday. Bereavement leave: 4 days for the loss of a spouse or child. 3 days for the loss of mother, father, sister, brother, mother- in-law, father-in-law. Seniority – recall rights: 1 year. 18 months for employees with at least 5 years seniority. Probationary period: 3 months. Safety shoes: $125 per year upon receipt for safety boots. Uniforms/clothing: 3 pairs of shirts, 2 pairs of trousers pro- vided per year for employees required to wear uniforms. Em- ployees must furnish at own ex- pense suitable clothing, shoes, gloves, winter weather and pro- tective clothing to perform job effectively. Gloves and leather aprons provided for employees required to handle fish, meat, frozen butter, hides, spun glass, lamp back, barbed wire, acids dirty oil drums or ore concen- trations in bulk. Sample rates of pay, current: Dock men: $24.39 per hour City pick-up and delivery driv- er: $24.39 City pick-up and delivery driver, semi-trailer: $24.49 Mechanics, licensed: $29.25 Mechanics, unlicensed: $25.11 Tiremen: $24.39 Greasers: $24.39 Shop helper: $22.25 UTILITY TransAlta Generation Partnership Provincewide, Alberta (380 plant and maintenance workers) and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 254 Renewal agreement: Effective Jan. 1, 2014, to Dec. 31, 2016. Wage adjustments: Effective Jan. 1, 2015: 3.5% Effective Jan. 1, 2016: 3.75% Shift premium: 1 additional hour's pay for maintenance em- ployees working regular shifts on a Saturday or Sunday. $2.49 per hour effective Jan. 1, 2014 for evening and night shifts, $2.58 effective Jan. 1, 2015, $2.68 effective Jan. 1, 2016. Paid holidays: 12 days. Em- ployees who work a 12-hour shift on a holiday will be paid 12 hours' pay at double time in ad- dition to regular pay. Vacations with pay: 80 hours per year to start, 120 hours after 1 year, 160 hours after 7 years, 200 hours after 16 years, 240 hours after 22 years. Call-in pay: Minimum 2 hours' pay at double time rate. Em- ployees paid at straight time for actual hours on stand-by. Hydro emergency on-call after regular hours: $106.37 effective Jan. 1, 2014, $110.09 effective Jan. 1, 2015, $114.22 effective Jan. 1, 2016. Probationary period: 6 months. Uniforms/clothing: $300 per year coverall allowance. Sample rates of pay, current: Maintenance: $48.01 per hour Journeyman: $49.74 Operations and maintenance technician: $51.38 Operations and maintenance technician, authorized: $52.07 Senior operations and mainte- nance technician: $53.88 Hydro generation operator I: $53.02 Hydro generation operator II: $55.31 Hydro planner: $55.53 Labourer: $30.82 Maintenance lead hand: $50.75 Janitor: $23.34 TRANSPORTATION MVT Vancouver, B.C. (600 bus drivers) and the Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Renewal agreement: Effective Jan. 1, 2014, to Dec. 31, 2016. Wage adjustments: Effective Jan. 1, 2014: $500 sign- ing bonus Effective Jan. 1, 2015: 2% Effective Jan. 1, 2016: 2% Shift premium: $1 per hour for trainers, previously 75¢. Paid holidays: 12 days, up from 11. Vacations with pay: 3 weeks after 1 year, plus 1 additional day for each completed year of service, up to 35 days, or 7 weeks after 21 years of service. Tool allowance: $700 per year, up from $600. Sample rates of pay, current: Driver: $24.79 per hour Booking agent: $24.90 Maintenance clerk: $27.35 Road supervisor: $28.38 Mechanic A: $34.33 January 5, 2016 COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS $125 per year for safety boots. Minimum 2 hours' pay at double time rate for call-in work.

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