Canadian Labour Reporter

5 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2016 CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS MUNICIPALITY e Town of Creston Creston, B.C. (25 public works and inside workers) and the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 2092 Renewal agreement: Effective April 1, 2013 to April 29, 2016. Wage adjustments: Effective March 1, 2012: 1.45% Effective March 1, 2013: 1.6% Effective March 1, 2014: 1.75% Effective March 1, 2015: 2% Shift premium: 7-hour shift for manual employees, paid for 8 hours at regular rate. 6-hour shift for office employees, paid for 7 at regular rate. 60¢ per hour in addition to regular rate for weekend shifts. Vacations with pay: 15 days af- ter 1 year, 16 days after 2 years, 17 days after 3 years, 18 days af- ter 4 years, 19 days after 5 years. 1 additional day per year up un- til 31 days for 17-plus years. Overtime: Time and one-half for first 3 hours, double time for additional hours. Meal allowance: $15. Dental: 100%. Maximum $2,500 for orthodontics. Vision: $375 for 2012-2013, $400 for 2014-2015, every 2 years. Carried over for a maximum of $1,000 per person. $1,000 for laser eye surgery. Weekly indemnity: 70% up to $1,000 per week. Sick leave: 6 days per year. LTD: 60% up to $3,500. AD&D: $100,000. Life insurance: $100,000. Bereavement leave: 3 days with pay, additional 2 days with- out pay for immediate family. Seniority – recall rights: 12 months. Call-in pay: Double regular rate. Probationary period: 132 days. Safety shoes: 50% of steel-toed boots, maximum of 2 pairs per year. Uniforms/clothing: 50% for prescription safety glasses up to $300 every 2 years. Protective gloves, eyewear, leather aprons, hip waders, hard hats, cover- alls and hearing and breathing equipment provided. Tool allowance: $500 per year for mechanics for use of per- sonal tools. Sample rates of pay, current: Labourer: $26.23 per hour Dog catcher: $27.58 Carpenter: $29.49 Public works foreman: $35.39 Bylaw enforcement officer I: $26.58 Administrative assistant and records clerk: $29.74 Meterman III: $27.68 Engineering technician I: $22.88 Engineering technician III: $30.12 Building inspector: $34.19 Sewage treatment plant opera- tor I: $28.45 Sewage treatment plant chief operator: $37.17 Editor's notes: Stand-by pay: 2 hours paid for at regular rate for weekdays, 4 hours at regular rate for weekends and holidays. Tool premium: $1 per hour to mechanics. HEALTH SERVICES Wheatland Emergency Medical Services Strathmore, Alta. (100 workers) and the Health Sciences Association of Alberta (HSAA) Renewal agreement: Effec- tive April 1, 2015, to March 30, 2018. Wage adjustments: Signing bonus: $500. Effective April 1, 2012: 6% Effective April 1, 2013: 3% Effective April 1, 2014: 3% Shift premium: $3.25 per hour on weekends. $5 per hour for night shifts. Vacations with pay: 12 days af- ter 1 year, 16 days after 2 years, 20 days after 10 years. Overtime: Double time. Medical benefits: 100% reim- bursed under extended health care. Dental: 100% for basic and di- agnostic services. 50% for major restorative and orthodontics. Maximum $1,500 per year, $1,600 lifetime maximum for orthodontics. Weekly indemnity: 66.67% Sick leave: 1 day per month, up to a maximum credit of 36 days, up from 25 days. Based on a 12- hour work day. STD: 100%. LTD: 66.67% following 90 day elimination period. AD&D: 2 times annual earn- ings, up to $350,000. Life insurance: $10,000 for spouse, $5,000 for dependent children. Bereavement leave: 7 days for immediate family members. Seniority – recall rights: 12 months. Call-in pay: Double time. Probationary period: 1,095 hours. Severance: 2 weeks' regular pay for each full year of employ- ment up to 40 weeks pay. Uniforms/clothing: 4 blue shirts, 2 pants, 1 patrol coat, 1 winter parka, crests as required, 1 white dress shirt and tie, 1 pair of gloves, 1 winter hat, 1 pair of boots, 1 rain coat, 4 T-shirts, 1 sweater issued at time of hire. Sample rates of pay, current: Paramedic: $37.47 per hour Ambulance: $29.80 Emergency medical dispatcher I: $28.29 Emergency medical dispatcher II: $29.80 Editor's notes: Stand-by: $3.50 per hour, $4.50 per hour on named holidays. Probationary period is 132 days. Sick leave shall be 36 days upon ratification, up from 25 days.

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