Canadian Labour Reporter

4 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2016 COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS May 30, 2016 COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS BROADCASTING Canadian Film and Television Production Association Multiprovince (1,020 writers) and the Writers Guild of Canada Renewal agreement: Effective Jan. 1, 2015, to Dec. 31, 2017. Signed on March 1, 2015. Wage adjustments: Effective 2016: 1% Effective 2017: 1% Calculated by CLR. Meal allowance: $15 for break- fast, $25 for lunch and $35 for dinner. $120 for accommoda- tion. Life insurance: Employer con- tributes 5% of employee's gross fees to insurance plan. Sample rates of pay (current, after 1% increase): Feature film Script: $54,870 per year Original treatment: $24,662 Treatment based on script ma- terial supplied: $16,462 Script from existing treatment: $35,617 First draft from existing treat- ment: $19,204 Second draft from existing first draft: $16,461 Rewrite by the original writer: $26,875 Rewrite by another writer: $35,617 Written narration other than by the writer of a script or story/ script: $19,180 Polish: $8,218 Third draft: $13,718 Documentary feature film Script: $26,690 Initial proposal or outline: $8,008 Script based on initial proposal or outline: $22,154 Rewrite: $7,740 Polish: $3,870 Written narration: $13,542 Television production Script (C301): $41,369 Script (C302): $33,095 Story or screen story: $8,275 Rewrite: $14,479 Polish: $7,448 Third draft: $9,699 Editor's notes: Credits: When any credit is shared by sequential writers, the names of the writers shall appear in the order in which they were engaged. Employees have a right to use a reasonable pseudonym or forgo credit. Employees who decline a credit will retain their right to royalty/residual fees. Retirement: Employer contributes 7% of employ- ee's gross fees. Employee contributes 3%. Guild dues: Employer contributes 2% of employee's gross fees. Employee contributes 5%. TRANSPORTATION Canadian National Railway Multiprovince (1,800 locomotive engineers) and the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference Renewal agreement: Effective Jan. 1, 2015, to Dec. 31, 2017. Signed on April 17, 2015. Wage adjustments: Effective upon ratification: $500 lump sum Effective Jan. 1, 2015: 3% Effective Jan. 1, 2016: 3% Effective Jan. 1, 2017: 3% Shift premium: 75¢ per hour for all time worked on a shift that starts between 2 p.m. and 9:59 p.m. $1 per hour for all time worked on a shift that starts between 10 p.m. and 5:59 a.m. Paid holidays: 11 days. Vacations with pay: 1 day per 26 days worked to a maximum of 2 weeks to start, 3 weeks after 3 years, 4 weeks after 9 years, 5 weeks after 19 years and 6 weeks after 28 years. Medical benefits: Prescrip- tion drug fee of $3 (previously $2.50). STD: $700 (previously $690). $710 effective Jan. 1, 2017. Life insurance: $54,000 (previ- ously $53,000). $55,000 effec- tive Jan. 1, 2017. Optional life insurance to a maximum of $150,000 (previously $10,000). Bereavement leave: 5 days for employee's spouse, child, step- child, still-born child or parent. 3 days for employee's grandpar- ent, grandchild, stepparent, father-in-law, mother-in-law, brother, sister, stepbrother or stepsister. Seniority – recall rights: 30 days. Editor's notes: Prep time: Employees will report for duty 10 minutes before the starting time of the shift. This time will be paid at 1/8 of the daily rate and will be paid in addition to basic pay. Inspection time: Employees will perform inspection duties for 10 minutes after the locomotives are delivered at the designated point. This time will be paid at 1/8 of the daily rate and will be paid in addition to basic pay. Personal days: 12 days. Employees have the right to use a reasonable pseudonym or forego credit. Employees will perform inspections for 10 minutes after locomotives are delivered.

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