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May 1, 2017

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3 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2017 12 years, 23 days after 13 years, 24 days after 24 years, 25 days after 15 years. Overtime: Time and one-half for all hours after regular hours. May be banked, but must be used within 1 year, maximum 50 hours. Medical benefits: Employer pays 80% of premiums, employ- ee pays 20% for Alberta Munici- pal Service Corp. plan. Dental: Employer pays 80% of premiums, employee pays 20% for Alberta Municipal Service Corp. plan. Sick leave: 1.5 days per month, maximum 75 days. STD: Employer pays 80% of premiums, employee pays 20% for Alberta Municipal Service Corp. plan. LTD: Employer pays 80% of premiums, employee pays 20% for Alberta Municipal Service Corp. plan. AD&D: Employer pays 80% of premiums, employee pays 20% for Alberta Municipal Service Corp. plan. Life insurance: Employer pays 80% of premiums, employee pays 20% for Alberta Municipal Service Corp. plan. Pension: 8.25% paid (previ- ously 8%) into union's pension trust plan. Bereavement leave: 5 days for death in immediate family (father, mother, grandmother, grandfather, brother, sister, spouse, child, stepchild, father-in-law, mother-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, spouse's grandparent, person who resides in household of employee). Seniority – recall rights: 12 months. Call-in pay: For water/waste- water level 1 or gas fitter em- ployees: minimum 2 hours' pay. Probationary period: 90 days. Discipline: Sunset clause is 36 months. Safety shoes: $200 per year (including GST) for CSA-ap- proved safety boots. Uniforms/clothing: Employer will provide 1 pair of summer coveralls each year and 1 pair of winter coveralls every 2 years. Once per year, employer will replace 1 pair of summer cov- eralls. Tool allowance: $600 for me- chanics, shop foreman, $400 for welders who use own tools. Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 20% increase): Summer student: $12.20 rising 6 steps to $14.64 Transfer station op., labourers, rental techs, ski instructor, scale house operator, senior transp. driver, gravel checker: $18.40 rising 6 steps to $22.08 Lifeguards, instructors: $20.24 rising 6 steps to $24.29 Pool manager: $23.79 rising 6 steps to $28.54 Light equip op: $23.99 rising 6 steps to $28.79 Water/wastewater - level 1: $27.71 rising 6 steps to $33.26 Heavy equip operator: $28 ris- ing 6 steps to $33.59 Welder: $31.38 rising 6 steps to $37.65 Lead hand: $32.01 rising 6 steps to $38.41 Gasfitter (class A): $32.36 rising 6 steps to $38.83 HD mechanic: $32.94 rising 6 steps to $39.53 Shop foreman: $35.94 rising 6 steps to $43.12 Editor's notes: Position abolishment: If employee's position is abolished, 2 weeks' notice for each year of service, maximum 43 weeks, or payment of regular salary in lieu — or a combination of both — will be given to employee. Standby pay: $3 per hour (previously $2.50 per hour). Long-service increment: 5% more than wage rates for full-time employee (or grader-operator with at least 1,200 hours per year) has satisfactory performance after completing 8 years of service. Power allowance: Grader operator who is required to plug-in grader at premises will be paid $65 each month for 5 months from November to March, maximum $325. ENTERTAINMENT Calgary Exhibition and Stampede Calgary (197 stage crew workers) and the International Alliance of eatrical Stage Employees and Moving Picture Technicians, Artists and Allied Crafts of the United States its Territories and Canada (IATSE), Local 212 Renewal agreement: Effec- tive March 1, 2017, to Feb. 28, 2018. Ratified on April 7, 2017. Signed on April 13, 2017. Paid holidays: 9 days. Vacations with pay: 6% pay. Overtime: Time and one-half for all work after 8 hours per day, 40 hours per week. Time and one-half for hours worked on a Sunday between midnight and 8 a.m. Double time for hours worked after 12 hours per day, 60 hours per week and all hours after 8 hours Sunday. Meal allowance: When regular meal breaks not possible, pro- moter will provide a meal and will pay extra half hour. Pension: Employer pays 10% vacation pay, with 4% going to the union group RRSP. Call-in pay: Minimum 4 hours for set-ups, put-outs or spe- cial calls. Minimum 2 hours where the set-up immediately precedes performance. If a put- out immediately follows a performance and is completed within 1 hour, minimum will be 2 hours for those working both show and set-up or put-out, where applicable. Minimum 3.5 hours for a cancelled show call, 4 hours for any other type of cancellation with minimum 24 hours' notice of cancellation. Uniforms/clothing: Employ- ees must wear black shoes, black socks, black pants, black shirt provided by employee. The IATSE 212 crest — which shall measure no larger than 3" x 3" — may be shown on the ball cap in a mutually agreed to shade of grey so as to not be vis- ible during set changes during the Grandstand show perfor- mance. Tool allowance: IATSE crew will provide hammer, multi- driver (includes flathead, Rob- inson and Philips bits) crescent wrench and pliers. Company will advise union is additional tools such as cordless drills, multi meters are required. Company will provide hoists, forklifts, tractors, trucks, and trailers when required. Sample rates of hourly pay (current): Department head 1 (includes carpenter, fly, electrical, sound, all ground riggers, wardrobe): $33.13 Crew 2 (includes forklift and crane operators): $30.30 High rigger: $38.73 Spotlights: $30.95 Sample rates of show calls pay (current): Department head 1: $115.95 Crew 2: $106.05 Spotlights: $108.33 Editor's notes: Liability insurance: The union must maintain directors and officers general liability insurance of at least $3 million. CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS < from pg. 1 Long-service increment: 5% more for full-time employee (or grader-operator with at least 1,200 hours per year) after completing 8 years of service.

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