Canadian Labour Reporter

6 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2017 COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS April 10, 2017 TRANSPORTATION Greater Moncton International Airport Authority Moncton, N.B. (27 administrative, maintenance, firefighters) and Public Service Alliance of Canada Union of Canadian Transportation Employees (UCTE), Local 60605 Renewal agreement: Effective Jan. 1, 2016, to Dec. 31, 2020. Signed on June 24, 2016. Wage adjustments: Effective Jan. 1, 2017: 2% Effective Jan. 1, 2018: 2% Effective Jan. 1, 2019: 2% Effective Jan. 1, 2020: 2% Shift premium: Afternoon shift: $1.75 per hour for all hours worked between 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. Weekend shift: $1.50 per hour for all hours worked on Saturday or Sunday. Paid holidays: 11 days. Vacations with pay: 1 1/4 days per month to start, 1 2/3 days per month after 6 years, 1 5/16 days per month after 17 years, 2 1/12 days per month after 18 years, 2 1/4 days per month after 28 years, 2 1/2 days per month after 29 years. Overtime: Time and one-half for the first 4 hours worked after regular hours and double time thereafter. Time and one- half for the first 9 hours worked after regular hours and double time thereafter for firefight- ers. Double time for all hours worked after 16 hours in a 24- hour period. May be banked as leave, maximum 130 hours. Meal allowance: $13 when working more than 3 hours before or after regular shift. Ef- fective Nov. 1, 2019: $13.50. Ad- ditional meal allowance when employee works more than 4 hours of overtime. Medical benefits: Employer pays 100% of premiums for Medical Services Plan of New Brunswick. Dental: Employer pays 100% of premiums. 90% coverage for basic services. 50% coverage for major restorative services, maximum $1,250 per person per year. 50% coverage for orth- odontic, maximum $5,500 per person per year. Sick leave: 1 1/4 days per month. 15 days leave may be advanced to employees, when not enough days have been ac- cumulated. LTD: 70% of monthly salary, maximum $8,000. Life insurance: Employer pays 38% of premiums for coverage of 200% of salary. Pension: For employees covered under the GMIAA Defined Benefit Plan, employ- ees must contribute: on the first $3,500 earnings, 7.5%; on earnings between $3,500 and $35,800, 4.575%; on earnings between $35,800 and $98,641, 7.5%. Employer will match con- tributions. For employees hired after Sept. 1, 1997, defined contribution plan. Employee must contribute 7.5%, matched by employer. Effective Jan. 1, 2020: 8%. Bereavement leave: 4 days for death in immediate fam- ily (father, mother, stepfather, stepmother, foster-parent, spouse, child, child of common- law spouse, stepchild, ward of the employee, grandchild, father-in-law, mother-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, grandparent, relative residing in the employee's household). Additional 3 days for travel if necessary. 1 day for death of brother-in-law, sister-in-law. Seniority – recall rights: 2 years. Call-in pay: Employee will be paid the greater of: 4 hours' overtime pay or the number of hours actually worked at over- time rate. Probationary period: 6 months. Discipline: Sunset clause is 24 months. Severance: 2 weeks' pay per first year, 1 week for subsequent years, maximum 30 weeks. Safety shoes: $125 per year (previously $85 per year) for CSA-approved footwear. Uniforms/clothing: Em- ployer will supply: shirts, pants, coveralls, jacket (summer), sweatshirt/sweater, cap (all- season), T-shirts, belt with buckle, snow-pants, rainwear. Employer will provide laundry facilities. Employer will provide 1 lined winter parka once every 5 years. Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 8.25% in- crease): HR/payroll specialist: $31.73 rising 4 steps to $34.35 Administrative assistant: $25.84 rising 4 steps to $27.97 Operations accountant: $31.73 rising 4 steps to $34.35 Cargo specialist: $36.41 rising 4 steps to $39.42 Senior corporate communica- tion specialist: $36.41 rising 4 steps to $39.42 Financial accountant: $33.69 rising 4 steps to $36.47 Firefighter: $33.69 rising 4 steps to $36.47 Firefighter captain: $36.41 ris- ing 4 steps to $39.42 Electrician: $31.73 rising 4 steps to $34.35 Electrician lead: $36.41 rising 4 steps to $39.42 General labourer: $25.84 rising 4 steps to $27.97 Mechanical maintenance lead: $33.69 rising 4 steps to $36.47 Mechanical maintenance tech- nician: $31.73 rising 4 steps to $34.35 Airfield specialist: $25.84 rising 4 steps to $27.97 Airfield team lead: $31.73 rising 4 steps to $34.35 Fleet technician: $31.73 rising 4 steps to $34.35 Fleet technician team lead: $33.69 rising 4 steps to $36.47 Airfield operations specialist: $33.69 rising 4 steps to $36.47 Environmental specialist: $33.69 rising 4 steps to $36.47 Airfield trainer: $31.73 rising 4 steps to $34.35 Marketing coordinator: $29.22 rising 4 steps to $31.63 Editor's notes: Religious holy days: Employer will allow employee time-off with pay on religious holidays, provided employee is prepared to make up the time off outside normal hours of work. Health-care allowance: $60 per month (previously $50 per month). Effective Jan. 1, 2018: $70 per month. Firefighter fitness: Firefighters will be allowed 1 hour of fitness training per shift during regular work hours. Standby pay: When the employer requires an employee to be available for standby during off-duty hours, the employee will receive payment of $10 for each 8 hours on standby. Standby pay: When the employer requires an employee to be available for standby during off-duty hours, the employee will receive payment of $10 for each 8 hours on standby.

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