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3 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2017 for all spread-time hours over 9 hours. 106% for training employees. Paid holidays: 11 days. Vacations with pay: 3 weeks after 1 year, 4 weeks after 9 years, 5 weeks after 16 years, 6 weeks after 25 years. Overtime: Double time for all hours worked after 8 hours per day, 40 hours per week. Medical benefits: Employer pays 100% of premiums for Blue Cross Supplementary Medical Plan. Dental: Employer pays 100% of premiums. Sick leave: 1 day per month (after 3 months' service), maximum 80 days. Life insurance: Employer pays 100% of premiums for group life insurance plan for first $25,000 in coverage. Employee pays 100% of premiums for subsequent coverage. 2 times annual salary. Pension: Employer, employee contribute to the plan. Bereavement leave: 3 days for death in immediate family (father, mother, legal guardian, father-in-law, mother-in-law, brother, sister, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, legally recognized spouse, legally recognized children, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, grandchildren, grandparents). 2 additional days for travel. 8 hours to attend funeral. Seniority – recall rights: 12 months. Probationary period: 6 months. Discipline: Sunset clause is 2 years. Safety shoes: $125 for service bay supervisor, service person, transit facilities and infrastructure coordinators for CSA-approved footwear. $125 for action bus operators for slip-resistant footwear. Uniforms/clothing: Employer will issue 300 credits per year for employee to purchase required uniform items. Must be used within 2 years of issue. $25 per year for action bus operators to purchase gloves. Sample rates of hourly pay (current): Senior transit dispatcher: $36 Transit dispatcher: $34.50 Acting operations supervisor: $34.50 Bus operator: $27 rising to $30 after 6 months Action bus dispatcher: $33 Action bus operator: $27 rising to $30 after 6 months Transit facilities & infrastructure coordinator: $28 Transit service bay supervisor: $29.82 Transit service person: $23.34 rising to $25.93 after 6 months Editor's notes: Retirement allowance: 1 day of vacation for each year of service, after 15 years of service. Transit passes: Free transportation passes will be given to all employees of the Red Deer Transit System and retired transit department employees. Driver's licence medical: Employer will reimburse, maximum $125, for employee's operating licence medical. Standby pay: $2 per hour when supervisors are required to remain on standby. CONCRETE MANUFACTURING Lafarge Canada Winterburn Shop Edmonton (28 technicians, engineers, mechanics) and International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE), Local 955 Renewal agreement: Effective March 1, 2016, to Feb. 29, 2020. Signed on June 23, 2016. Wage adjustments: Effective March 1, 2016: 0% Effective March 1, 2017: 0% Effective March 1, 2018: 1.5% Effective March 1, 2019: 1.5% Shift premium: $2 per hour for shift work started between hours of 11 a.m. and 4 a.m. $2 per hour for lead hands. An employee working as a field mechanic or is required to work away from designated shops: $1.50 per hour. $2 per hour after 12 months. Paid holidays: 11 days. Vacations with pay: 2 weeks or 4% after 1 year, 3 weeks or 6% after 5 years, 4 weeks or 8% after 12 years, 5 weeks or 10% after 21 years. Overtime: Time and one-half for all work after regular hours Monday to Saturday. Double time for all work after regular hours Sunday. Meal allowance: $16.50 when working more than 12 hours per shift, if employee not notified 2 hours prior to end of shift previous day. Medical benefits: Employer will contribute $1.30 per hour (previously $1.20 per hour) into the Engineers' Local 955 Health and Welfare Trust Fund. Pension: Employer pays $2.50 per hour (previously $2 per hour) into Operating Engineers' Local 955 Pension Trust Fund. Effective March 1, 2018: $3 per hour. Effective March 1, 2019: $3.50 per hour. Bereavement leave: 3 days for death in immediate family (spouse, common-law spouse, parents, children, brothers, sisters, fiancée, grandparents, grandchildren, mother-in-law, father-in-law, brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, sons-in-law, daughters-in-law). Call-in pay: Minimum 2 hours' pay. Safety shoes: $0.10 per hour for CSA-approved safety boots. Effective March 1, 2018: $0.12 per hour. Effective March 1, 2019: $0.15 per hour. Uniforms/clothing: Employer will provide ear protection. 6 pairs of coveralls per year to employees in equipment repair shops and asphalt plant. Tool allowance: Employer will replace tools when lost due to fire or theft. Employees employed as journeymen tradesmen and indentured apprentice mechanics: $0.45 per hour. Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 3% increase): Certified journeyman, heavy equipment technician 4-year program, welder, machinist, automotive technician: $45.05 rising 3 steps to $46.41 Heavy duty equipment mechanic-off road, heavy equipment technician-truck and transport mechanic, mechanic, welder and machinist: $40.40 rising 3 steps to $41.62 Heavy equipment technician, trailer mechanic: $35.91 rising 3 steps to $37 Tire mechanic, serviceman/ fuel truck operator, steam engineer third-class: $38.60 rising 3 steps to $39.77 Tire serviceman, steam engineer fourth-class, steam bay operator: $33.95 rising 3 steps to $34.98 Serviceman/fuel truck operator assistant, mechanic helper, steam bay attendant: $30.20 rising 3 steps to $31.11 Cleanup, mobile equipment cleanup: $27.38 rising 3 steps to $28.21 Editor's notes: Away-from-home jobs: Employer will pay room and board costs for employees instructed to work on away-from-home projects. Standby pay: $100 will be paid to an employee who is required to carry a pager and be available during a normally-scheduled day off, if the employee does not receive a call that day. Tool defacement: Should it become necessary to deface a tool to make it adaptable for a particular job, the employee will receive a new tool at no cost. CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS < from pg. 1

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