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October 3, 2016

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5 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2016 CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS forms supplied by employer. Cleaning allowance $15 every 4 weeks. Mileage: $0.46 per kilometre for out-of-town work. Sample rates of pay (current, after 7.7% increase): Screening officer Level 1: $19.85 rising 3 steps to $21.38 Level 2: $21.01 rising 3 steps to $22.63 TL premium rate: $26.35 rising 3 steps to $28.38 Editor's notes: Marriage leave: 5 days off for an employee to attend his/her own wedding. Special medical leave: 7 days off in advance of a visit with a medical specialist. Payroll error: Failure to correct a payroll error within 5 business days will result in a penalty of 4 hours' pay per day until the error is paid. Security clearance: All employees must be able to acquire and maintain a valid Transport Canada security clearance at all times while employed. Vaccinations: $15 reimbursement per year for flu, Hepatitis B shots. Parking allowance: 100% covered for cost of parking at Fort McMurray airport. For workers hired after April 26, 2016, 20% covered by employee, maximum $10 increase in cost. TRANSPORTATION Port Coquitlam Transfer Company Provincewide, B.C. (7 truck drivers) and Teamsters, Local 31 Renewal agreement: Effective Jan. 1, 2016, to Dec. 31, 2019. Signed on Jan. 1, 2016. Wage adjustments: Effective Jan. 1, 2016: $0.47 per hour. Effective Jan. 1, 2017: $0.47 per hour. Effective Jan. 1, 2018: $0.47 per hour. Effective Jan. 1, 2019: $0.60 per hour. Shift premium: $0.50 per hour for employees holding first-aid certificate. $3 per hour for work between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m. Paid holidays: 11 days. Vacations with pay: 4% to start, 2 weeks or 4% after 1 year, 3 weeks or 6% after 3 years, 4 weeks or 8% after 9 years, 5 weeks or 10% after 15 years, 6 weeks or 12% after 21 years. Overtime: Time and one-half for work after 8 hours, double time for work after 2 overtime hours. Double time for work on Sunday or statutory holi- day; triple time after 9 hours; quadruple time after 10 hours. Time and one-half for working on regular rest day; double and one-quarter time after 9 hours; triple time after 10 hours. Medical benefits: Medical Ser- vices Plan of B.C. 100% premi- ums covered by employer. Sick leave: After 1 year of ser- vice, 1/2 day per month. Pension: Teamsters National Pension Plan. 100% premiums covered by employer. (Effective Jan. 1, 2016: $2.88 per hour; Ef- fective Jan. 1, 2017: $2.98 per hour; Effective Jan. 1, 2018: $3.08 per hour; Effective Jan. 1, 2019: $3.18 per hour). Bereavement leave: 3 days for death in immediate family (parent, spouse, brother, sister, child, parent-in-law, sister-in- law, brother-in-law, stepchil- dren, legal guardian, grandpar- ents, spouse's grandparents, grandchildren). Seniority – recall rights: 1 year or 18 months if employee has 5 years' seniority. Probationary period: 90 days. Discipline: Sunset clause is 12 months. Safety shoes: $175 reimburse- ment per year, supplied by Poco Building Supplies Inventory. Uniforms/clothing: Clothing supplied, 50% of cost to em- ployee. Sample rates of pay (current, after 5.6% increase): Truck operator (8,165 kg to 16,329 kg): $27.65 rising 3 steps to $29.19 Truck operator (over 16,329 kg): $27.75 rising 3 steps to $29.29 80,001 GVW to 99,999 GVW (36,363 kg to 45,453 kg): $27.90 rising 3 steps to $29.44 100,000 GVW to 114,999 GVW (45,454 - 52,272 kg): $27.58 ris- ing 3 steps to $29.12 115,000 GVW to 130,000 GVW (52,273 - 59,090 kg): $28.20 ris- ing 3 steps to $29.74 Over 130,000 GVW (59,091 kg): $28.35 rising 3 steps to $29.89 Editor's notes: Licence test: $125 reimbursement for medical examination. $80 reimbursement for physical exami- nation. Union label: Employee may post Teamsters' Union label in a conspicuous place on the glass area of the equip- ment he is operating, not in excess of 3 by 4 inches. Working on vacation: Any employee who accepts employment while on vacation may be terminated. EDUCATION Sunrise School Division Agassiz, Man. (390 workers, elementary and secondary teachers) and the Manitoba Teachers' Society Renewal agreement: Effective July 1, 2014, to June 30, 2018. Signed on April 5, 2016. Wage adjustments: Effective September 2014: 2% Effective September 2015: 2% Effective September 2016: 2% Effective September 2017: 1.5% Medical benefits: Company pays costs of plan. Dental: Company pays costs of plan. Vision: Company pays costs of plan. Sick leave: 20 days per school year. Can be carried over to a maximum of 40 days in 2 nd year, 60 days in 3 rd year, 80 days in 4 th year, 100 days in 5 th year, 120 in 6 th year, 130 in 7 th year. STD: Employees pay cost of plan. LTD: Employees pay cost of plan. Life insurance: Cost of Mani- toba Public School Employees' Group Life Insurance Plan shared by company and em- ployees. Bereavement leave: 5 days for death or serious illness of spouse, child, parent, fiancé, or Union label: Employee may post Teamsters' Union label in a conspicious place on the glass area of the equipment being operated.

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