Canadian Labour Reporter

3 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2017 CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS < from pg. 1 Medical benefits: Employer pays 75% of premiums, employ- ee pays 25%. Seniority – recall rights: 12 months. Call-in pay: Minimum 4 hours' pay. Probationary period: 120 days. Discipline: Sunset clause is 1 year. Sample mileage rates (cur- rent, after increase): Movements (non-Costco) Regular: 1.07 rising 4 steps to 1.11 Over 53M: 1.16 rising 4 steps to 1.2 Over 72M: 1.22 rising 4 steps to1.26 Empty: 1.03 (for the duration of the agreement) Movements (Costco) only Regular: 1.06 rising 2 steps to 1.08 Over 53M: 1.19 rising 2 steps to 1.17 Over 72M: 1.21 rising 2 steps to 1.23 Empty: 1.03 (for the duration of the agreement) All movements of 175 miles but less than 500 miles Regular: 1.28 rising 4 steps to 1.32 Over 53M: 1.32 rising 4 steps to 1.36 Over 72M: 1.37 rising 4 steps to 1.41 All movements greater than 500 miles Regular: 1.26 rising 4 steps to 1.30 Over 53M: 1.31 rising 4 steps to 1.35 Over 72M: 1.36 rising 4 steps to 1.40 Effective Oct. 2, 2016: $0.06 (previously $0.4) per-mile bonus on all miles travelled between Ontario and the fol- lowing states: Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Caro- lina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Is- land, South Carolina, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia. Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after increase): Movements (non-Costco) Pick up: $42.60 rising 4 steps to $44.20 Delivery: $42.60 rising 4 steps to $44.20 Drop/hook (incl. garage): $25.40 rising 4 steps to $26.60 Switch: $42.60 rising 4 steps to $44.20 Border crossing into U.S.: $18 Movements (Costco) only Pick-up: $42.20 (for the dura- tion of the agreement) Delivery: $42.20 (for the dura- tion of the agreement) Drop/hook (incl. garage): $25.10 (for the duration of the agreement) Switch: $42.20 (for the duration of the agreement) City owner-operator rates: $39.50 rising 4 steps to $41.50 Lump sum: $300 within 30 days of the signing of the deal. Editor's notes: Negotiation, conciliation pay: The company will pay for 8 owner-operators appointed by the union — 4 to represent the local 106 of Montreal and 4 to represent the local 938 of Toronto — $350 for each day during which negotiation or conciliation meetings take place. Permits: The employer will pay a maximum $500 every 12 months for permits required to operate in the U.S. The company will provide haul-away permits for $100 to owner-operators. Tolls: $200 cash advance will be provided if needed to cover applicable tolls. EDUCATION University of New Brunswick Fredericton (120 general services employees) and Unifor, Local 4504 Renewal agreement: Effective July 1, 2015, to Sept. 30, 2018. Signed on July 26, 2016. Shift premium: $0.80 per hour when majority of hours fall between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m. for security patrol or security su- pervisors. Paid holidays: 13 days. Vacations with pay: 15 days per year to start, 20 days after 8 years, 25 days after 19 years. 10 days may be carried forward per year. Overtime: Time and one-half for all hours worked after regu- lar hours. May be taken as time off. Meal allowance: 30 minutes paid time to obtain a meal and $12, if employee is called in for work more than 2 hours before regular shift begins, for over- time work of more than 2 hours after shift ends, when employee is called in with less than 18 hours' notice to work on a nor- mal day of rest. Maximum 4 meal allowances per 24-hour period. Medical benefits: Employer pays 50% of premiums, employ- ee pays 50%. Dental: Employer pays 50% of premiums, employee pays 50%. Sick leave: 6 months' leave vested after probationary pe- riod ends. LTD: Employer pays 50% of premiums, employee pays 50%. Life insurance: Employer pays 50% of premiums, employee pays 50%. Pension: Participation is man- datory for the Public Service Shared Risk Plan. Bereavement leave: 5 days for death in immediate family (mother, father, spouse, com- mon-law spouse, son, daughter, grandmother, grandfather, grandchild, brother, sister, mother-in-law, father-In-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law). 1 day for death in extended family (brother-in-law, sister-In-law, aunt, uncle, niece, nephew, spouse's grandparent). 1 ad- ditional day if employee must travel more than 300 kilometres for a funeral. 1half-day to serve as a pallbearer. Seniority – recall rights: 12 months. Call-in pay: Minimum 3 hours' pay, at time and one-half. Probationary period: 120 days. Discipline: Sunset clause is 18 months. Safety shoes: $140 per year. Additional $140 per lifetime of agreement for those workers on the asphalt paving crews, or foreperson cleaners. Uniforms/clothing: Employer will supply 2 sets of coveralls to heavy equipment operators, welders, auto mechanics, shift operators 1, shift operators 2, shift operators maintenance, maintenance engineers, truck/ tractor operators. $65 per year winter clothing allowance will be paid to equipment opera- tors, labourers. $65 per lifetime of agreement for foreperson cleaner, cleaner 2s. $65 per year clothing allowance for painter & decorator, spray & sign, foreperson painter, offset machine operator 2, offset ma- chine operator 3, pressman & offset press operator, receiving, shipping clerk 1 (print services), utility worker 2 (HIL). Security patrol will receive: 1 baseball cap, 1 toque (winter), 4 shirts (2 long-sleeve, 2 short-sleeve), 2 ties, 2 pairs of pants, 1 patrol jacket, 1 winter coat, 1 sweater, 1 pair of puncture and protec- Convocation or Encaenia leave: 1 day with pay for convocation or Encaenia at the University of New Brunswick or St. Thomas University.

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