Canadian Labour Reporter

5 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2017 CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS TRANSPORTATION McMillan Transport Medicine Hat, Alta. (12 truck drivers) and Teamsters Canada, Local 362 Renewal agreement: Effective July 1, 2016, to June 30, 2018. Signed on Oct. 24, 2016. Shift premium: $0.05 per mile for all miles travelled in B.C. Paid holidays: 10 days. Vacations with pay: 2 weeks or 4% to start, 3 weeks or 6% after 5 years, 4 weeks or 8% after 9 years, 5 weeks after 15 years. Overtime: Time and one-half for all hours worked after 8 hours per day or 40 hours per week. Medical benefits: Alberta Medicare Health Plan. 100% of premiums paid by employer. Dental: 100% of premiums paid by employee. Weekly indemnity: $427 per week, maximum 26 weeks. AD&D: $20,000 coverage per incident. Life insurance: $20,000 cover- age. Bereavement leave: 3 days for death in family (spouse, common-law spouse, mother, father, sons, daughters, step- children, sisters, brothers, mother-in-law, father-in-law, sisters-in-law, brothers-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, grandmother, grandfather, grandchildren). Seniority – recall rights: 6 months. Call-in pay: Minimum 4 hours' pay. Probationary period: 90 days. Uniforms/clothing: $250 per year for uniforms. Sample rates of cents-per- mile pay (current): Sleeper-cab drivers: $0.47 Single-man operation: $0.36 rising 1 step to $0.42 Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after increase): Rates for work time, wait time, layover: $17.75 rising 1 step to $20.50 City pickup and delivery driv- ers: $19.50 rising 1 step to $22.50 Editor's notes: Cellphones: Employees will be allowed, but not compelled, to carry cellphones. The employer will pay $50 per month towards the cost. EDUCATION McMaster University Hamilton, Ont. (2,200 support employees) and Unifor, Local 5555 Renewal agreement: Effective May 1, 2016, to April 30, 2019. Signed on May 4, 2016. Wage adjustments: Effective June 19, 2016: 1.25% Effective May 1, 2017: 1.25% Effective May 1, 2018: 1.25% Shift premium: $1 per hour for work between 6 p.m. and 8 a.m. $1 per hour for all work on a weekend. Paid holidays: 12 days Vacations with pay: 1.25 days per month to start, 15 days after 1 year, 20 days after 4 years, 21 days after 14 years, 22 days after 15 years, 23 days after 16 years, 24 days after 17 years, 25 days after 18 years, 30 days after 30 years. Overtime: Time and one-half for all hours worked after 7, 7.5 or 8 hours per day, or 35, 37.5 or 40 hours per week. Medical benefits: Employer pays 100% of premiums for ex- tended healthcare plan. Dental: Employer pays 100% of premiums. Vision: $250 every 2 years. LTD: Employer pays 100% of premiums AD&D: Employer pays 100% of premiums Life insurance: Employer pays 100% of premiums Pension: Pension Plan for Employees of McMaster Uni- versity. Bereavement leave: 7 days for death of spouse, son, daughter, spouse's child, stepchild, ward, brother, sister, father, mother. 5 days for death of father-in-law, mother-in-law, brother-in- law, sister-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, grandchild, grandmother, grandfather, spouse's grandparent, step- mother, stepfather. Call-in pay: Minimum 4 hours' pay at time and one-half. Probationary period: 6 months. Discipline: Sunset clause is 18 months. Safety shoes: $140 per year (previously $120 per year). Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 2.5% increase): Unifor wage rate grid year 1 ef- fective June 19, 2016 Grade 1: $16 rising 10 steps to $22.52 2: $16.80 rising 10 steps to $23.66 3: $17.72 rising 10 steps to $24.96 4: $18.81 rising 10 steps to $26.46 5: $20.06 rising 10 steps to $28.22 6: $21.67 rising 10 steps to $30.53 7: $23.49 rising 10 steps to $33.08 8: $25.62 rising 10 steps to $36.08 9: $28.10 rising 10 steps to $39.52 10: $30.89 rising 10 steps to $43.42 11: $33.72 rising 10 steps to $47.46 12: $36.97 rising 10 steps to $51.99 Unifor wage rate grid year 2 ef- fective May 1, 2017 Grade 1: $16.20 rising 10 steps to $22.80 2: $17.01 rising 10 steps to $23.96 3: $17.94 rising 10 steps to $25.27 4: $19.04 rising 10 steps to $26.79 5: $20.31 rising 10 steps to $28.57 6: $21.94 rising 10 steps to $30.91 7: $23.78 rising 10 steps to $33.49 8: $25.94 rising 10 steps to $36.53 9: $28.45 rising 10 steps to $40.01 10: $31.27 rising 10 steps to $43.96 11: $34.14 rising 10 steps to $48.05 12: $37.43 rising 10 steps to $52.64 Unifor wage rate grid year 3 ef- fective May 1, 2018 Grade 1: $16.40 rising 10 steps to $23.09 2: $17.22 rising 10 steps to $24.26 3: $18.16 rising 10 steps to $25.59 4: $19.28 rising 10 steps to $27.12 5: $20.56 rising 10 steps to $28.93 6: $22.21 rising 10 steps to $31.30 7: $24.08 rising 10 steps to $33.91 8: $26.27 rising 10 steps to $36.99 9: $28.80 rising 10 steps to $40.51 10: $31.67 rising 10 steps to $44.51 11: $34.57 rising 10 steps to $48.65 12: $37.90 rising 10 steps to $53.30

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