Canadian Labour Reporter

4 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2016 COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS November 14, 2016 Editor's notes: Criminal checks: Regular criminal checks are a condition of continued employment. The cost of criminal checks will be reimbursed, but not to new employees and are a condition of hire. Training costs: Employees will be reimbursed for the cost of or provided with recertification at no cost for required CPR, first aid, applied sui- cide intervention and prevention training qualifications. Health-spending account: Employer contributes $700 per year ($450 for part-time) to employee's health spending account. Personal wellness days: 4 days per year with pay for personal wellness. Service bonus: 8 years: $3,000. 10 years: $4,000. 15 years: $5,000. 20 years: $6,000. 25 years $7,000. TRANSPORTATION Cardinal Coach Lines Peace River, Alta. (11 bus drivers, mechanics) and General Teamsters, Local 362 Renewal agreement: Effective June 21, 2016, to June 30, 2019. Signed on June 21, 2016. Wage adjustments: Effective July 1, 2016: 1.5% Effective July 1, 2017: 1.5% Effective July 1, 2018: 2% Shift premium: Driver train- ers: $1.25 per hour. Paid holidays: 10 days. Vacations with pay: 4% to start (2 weeks for industrial bus driv- ers), 6% after 5 years (3 weeks for industrial bus drivers), 8% after 7 years (4 weeks for indus- trial bus drivers). No vacations during last 2 weeks of August and first 2 weeks of September. Overtime: Bus drivers: Time and one-half for hours worked after 8 hours per day. Mainte- nance employees: Time and one-half for hours worked after 40 hours per week. Medical benefits: $300 per month to industrial bus drivers for the Prairie Teamsters Health and Welfare Plan Dental: Company covers 75% of premiums. STD: Company covers 100% of premiums. LTD: Company covers 50% of premiums. AD&D: Company covers 100% of premiums. Life insurance: Company cov- ers 100% of premiums. Bereavement leave: 3 days for death in immediate family (spouse, parents, sisters, broth- ers, children, grandparents, grandchildren). Seniority – recall rights: 12 months. Probationary period: 45 days. Discipline: Sunset clause is 18 months, 24 months for safety- related issues. Safety shoes: $150 annual boot allowance (previously $100) for all maintenance workers. Uniforms/clothing: Employer will provide winter coat, gloves, safety glasses, hard hats. Main- tenance employees: 5 coveralls per week. Service person: 3 cov- eralls per week. Rainwear for wash-bay workers. Tool allowance: $500 per year for licensed, apprentice me- chanics. Mileage: $0.12 per kilometre, $0.13 per kilometre effective July 1, 2018. Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 3.5% increase): Industrial coach run: $29.54 ris- ing 2 steps to $30.58 Industrial yellow bus: $28.17 rising 2 steps to $29.16 School bus charter rate: $17.05 rising 2 steps to $17.66 Mechanic rate: $42.88 rising 2 steps to $44.39 Non-revenue school bus: $15.41 rising 2 steps to $15.95 Service person: $19.29 rising 2 steps to $19.97 Sample rates of daily pay (cur- rent, after 3.5% increase): Route 0: $93.39 rising 2 steps to $96.69 Route 1: $93.39 rising 2 steps to $96.69 Route 2: $93.39 rising 2 steps to $96.69 Route 3: $93.39 rising 2 steps to $96.69 Feeder bus daily rate: $67.40 ris- ing 2 steps to $69.78 Editor's notes: Training: Minimum 2 hours' pay for training outside regular working hours. Park-out drivers: For November, December, January, February, March, all park-out drivers paid $50 per month (previously $45 per month) as plug-in allowance. Cellphone allowance: $20 per month (previously $15 per month) for drivers using own cell- phone for business purposes, $15 for industrial bus drivers. Class 2 exams: $120 (previously $80) toward cost of medical examinations required to keep Alberta class 2 licences, $80 for industrial bus drivers. CONSTRUCTION JVD Mill Services Edmonton (20 construction employees) and Unifor Local 3000CA Renewal agreement: Effective June 29, 2016, to Feb. 3, 2019. Signed on Sept. 2, 2016. Wage adjustments: Effective first year: 0% Effective second year: 0% Effective third year: 0% Shift premium: Lead hand: 105% of journeyman base rate. Foreman general foreman: 115% of journeyman base rate. General foreman: 25% of me- chanical journeyman base rate. Crane: $0.20 per 10 ton for 66+ tons. Crane friction, brake and clutch system: $0.50 per hour. Chief steward: $2.50 per hour. Steward (without documenta- tion): $1 per hour. Steward (with documentation): $2 per hour. Night shift: $3 per hour (previously $4 per hour). Multi- skilling bonus: $1 per hour. Alloy welder stainless: $2 per hour. Alloy welder chrome: $3 per hour. Alloy welder titanium: $4 per hour. First-aid ticket with CPR: $0.25 per hour. Advanced first aid: $0.50 per hour. Leader- ship for safety excellence (LSE): $0.25 per hour. Construction safety officer (ACSA) (includes first-aid ticket premium and LSE): $1 per hour. Construction safety officer (ACSA) (includes advanced first-aid premium and LSE): $1.25 per hour. Paid holidays: 12 days. Vacations with pay: 6% pay. Overtime: Time and one-half for work after 8 hours per day or 80 hours per pay period. Meal allowance: Hot meal provided for work more than 12 hours per day, or $20 if employ- er cannot provide a meal. Pension: The union will es- tablish a pension plan for the employees. Employer will make contributions of 6%. Seniority – recall rights: 6 months. Probationary period: 60 days. Safety shoes: CSA-approved safety shoes will be supplied by the employer. Uniforms/clothing: CSA-ap- proved safety hats will be sup- plied by the employer. Gloves, safety glasses, fire-retardant coveralls, rain gear will be sup- plied by the employer. Tool allowance: Tradesmen will supply their own tools, all

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