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March 7, 2016

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5 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2016 CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS hour for first aid attendant. Paid holidays: 10 days plus 1 floater. Vacations with pay: 2 weeks after 1 year, 3 weeks after 3 years, 4 weeks after 10 years, 5 weeks after 20 years, 6 weeks after 25 years. Overtime: Time and one-half for first 2 hours worked beyond 8 per day, double time after that. Sick leave: 10 days per year. Unused sick leave will be paid out in January of the following year at $110 per day. Pension: Teamsters National Benefit Plan. Effective Jan. 1, 2016: $3.95 per hour. Effective Jan. 1, 2017: $4.05 per hour. Effective Jan. 1, 2018: $4.15 per hour. Effective Jan. 1, 2019: $4.25 per hour. Effective Jan. 1, 2020: $4.35 per hour. Bereavement leave: 3 days for the death of employee's parent, spouse, brother, sister, child, parent-in-law, sister-in-law, brother-in-law, grandparents, spouse's grandparents, legal guardian. Seniority – recall rights: 1 year. 18 months for employees with at least 5 years of seniority. Call-in pay: Minimum 4 hours' pay at overtime rate. Probationary period: 3 months. Discipline: Sunset clause is 1 year. Safety shoes: $125 per year effective Jan. 1, 2016. Unused allowance may be carried over up to $250 per year. Uniforms/clothing: Any required uniform or clothing will be provided by employer. Sample rates of pay, current: Warehouse worker: $25.28 per hour Office worker: $21.81 GAS North 60 Petro Whitehorse, Yukon (26 truck drivers) and the Teamsters Local 31 Renewal agreement: Effective Jan. 1, 2016, to Dec. 31, 2016. Signed on Nov. 19, 2015. Shift premium: 75¢ per hour for lead hands. Double time for work during "cold weather", defined as below -19 degrees Celsius. Paid holidays: 11 days. Time and one-half for first 8 hours worked on a named holiday, double time for all hours worked beyond 8. Vacations with pay: 3 weeks to start, 4 weeks after 5 years, 5 weeks after 10 years. Overtime: Time and one-half for first 4 hours worked in excess of 8 per day, double time for all hours worked beyond that. Dental: 100% coverage for basic services, 50% coverage for secondary plan. Up to $2,500 per person per year. Vision: $500 every 2 years. Up to $100 every year for sunglasses. Paramedical: Up to $500 per year for each of any practitioner including chiropractor, osteopath, podiatrist or naturopath. Sick leave: Half-day earned per month worked. AD&D: $45,000. Life insurance: $45,000. Pension: Employees become eligible after 1 year of service. No other details available. Bereavement leave: 5 days for immediate family, up to 7 days if funeral is outside Yukon. Immediate family includes spouse, common-law spouse, mother, father, sons, daughters, brothers, sisters, mother-in-law, father-in-law, employee's grandparents and legal guardian. Seniority – recall rights: 3 months for employees with less than 12 months seniority, 6 months for employees with at least 1 year of service, 1 year for employees with more than 2 years of service. Probationary period: 3 months. Safety shoes: Up to $200 for steel-toed boots. Uniforms/clothing: 1 summer jacket, 1 winter jacket provided. Coveralls, rubber aprons, smocks, gloves, rubber boots, hard hats, safety glasses provided when necessary. 3 pairs of coveralls, 1 pair of winter coveralls for plant operators and drivers. Sample rates of pay, current: Delivery drivers: $29.57 per hour Mechanic: $33.93 Welder: $33.93 Mechanic (first class): $32.57 Welder (first class): $32.57 Agency drivers: $29.77 Labourer: $29.31 Warehouse operator: $29.78 Bulk plant operator: $29.78 Labourer: $29.31 Gas station attendant: $14.21 Line haul driver: $32.48 Editor's notes: Travel allowance: $2,100 per year for employees with at least 1 year of service. Additional $150 per year for employees living in Watson Lake or Dawson City for travel costs. TRANSPORTATION Toronto Terminals Railway Company Delta, B.C. (37 locomotive engineers) and Unifor Local 101-R Renewal agreement: Effective Jan. 1, 2016, to Dec. 31, 2018. Signed on Dec. 18, 2015. Wage adjustments: Effective Jan. 1, 2017: 3% Effective Jan. 1, 2018: 3% Shift premium: 75¢ per hour for afternoon shift. $1 per hour for night shift. Paid holidays: 11 days. Time and one-half for all hours worked on a named holiday. Vacations with pay: 2 weeks to start, 3 weeks after 3 years, 4 weeks after 5 years, 5 weeks after 10 years. Overtime: Time and one-half for all hours worked in excess of 40 per week. Bereavement leave: 5 days for the death of an employee's spouse, child, stepchild, parent. 3 days for all other immediate family members, defined as spouse, child, grandchild, parent, grandparent, parent- in-law, stepparent, stepchild, stepbrother, stepsister, brother or sister. Seniority – recall rights: 90 days. Call-in pay: Minimum 2 hours' pay when employee reports for additional work that is later cancelled. Minimum 8 hours' pay when employee is called in and completes shift. Probationary period: 3 months. Discipline: Sunset clause is 24 months, given no further discipline has occurred. Safety shoes: $175 per year. Uniforms/clothing: Employer to furnish safety vests, safety glasses and gloves. Sample rates of pay, current: Locomotive engineer: $36.01 per hour Switch person: $36.01

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