Canadian Labour Reporter

4 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2017 COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS May 8, 2017 thereafter. For coverage of non- scheduled approved activities on day of rest, double time for all hours worked. Double time on general holidays. Can be tak- en as lieu time to a maximum of 40 hours. Sick leave: 2 days per month with at least 10 days' pay. In any one year in which an employee has not had sick leave, or has had only a portion, can accrue the unused portion. Unpaid sick leave may be granted for employees who don't qualify for sick leave or are unable to return to work. Life insurance: Employer ad- ministers group life insurance plan. Pension: Employer administers employee pension plan. Bereavement leave: Up to 5 paid days for death of spouse, child, parent, sibling, parent-in- law, grandparent, grandchild, relative living in same house- hold. 1 paid day for death of sibling-in-law. One half-day to attend funeral as pallbearer or mourner with manager's ap- proval. Seniority – recall rights: 12 months. Call-in pay: Minimum 2 hours' pay if called back after finishing regular work same day. Probationary period: 6 months. Mileage: IT employees re- quired to use their own per- sonal vehicle to travel between schools receive $300 per year. Sample rates of hourly pay (current): Caretaker 1: $25.32 Caretaker 2: $26.28 Cleaner: $19.70 rising in 4 steps to $23.88 Assistant cleaner: $16.84 rising in 3 steps to $19.06 Painter: $24.95 Utility worker 2: $27.95 Utility worker 1: $25.73 Bus driver, truck driver: $24.43 Security guard: $14.20 Courier: $21.29 Technician: $25.52 rising in 4 steps to $28.58 Editor's notes: Power engineer's certificate: For positions requiring certificate, all employees hired or promoted into these positions must possess current certificate or equivalent as required by Department of Labour. CONSTRUCTION Saint John Mechanical Contractors Employer's Association Saint John, N.B. (350 plumbers, pipefitters, welders, mechanics) and the United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipe Fitting Industry of the United States, Canada (UA), Local 213 Renewal agreement: Effective Sept. 26, 2016, to June 30, 2019. Signed on Sept. 26, 2016. Shift premium: 15% above regular rate when working shift other than day shift. Paid holidays: 10 days. Vacations with pay: 11% of pay. Overtime: Double time for all hours worked after regular hours. Meal allowance: When work- ing overtime, if employee is not notified previous 24 hours, hot meal is provided. If restaurants are closed, employer will supply sandwiches and milk or other cold beverages. Employee has option of accepting $28 in lieu of meal. Pension: Employee contributes $0.50 per regular hour, employ- er contributes $1 per overtime hour. Uniforms/clothing: Em- ployees working in an area of caustic powders, soot, grease, other harmful products will be provided with overalls daily. Employer will provide welding mitts to welders, leather-faced gloves to pipefitters, welding sleeves or capes and bibs with full coverage to arms, chest and stomach. Employer will supply hard hats, winter liners, glove liners, rain suits, rubber boots when required. Tool allowance: Journeyman in residential work will sup- ply: 1 torpedo level, 1 tape, 1 screwdriver, 1 8" Channellock pliers, 1 hammer, 1 8" crescent wrench, 1 14" pipe wrench. Tools damaged or stolen will be replaced by employer. Sample rates of hourly pay (current): Journeyman: $41.52 Apprentice 1 to 900 hours: 50% of journey- man's rate 901 to 1,800 hours: 55% of jour- neyman's rate 1,801 to 2,700 hours: 60% of journeyman's rate 2,701 to 3,600 hours: 65% of journeyman's rate 3,600 to 4,500 hours: 70% of journeyman's rate 4,501 to 5,400 hours: 75% of journeyman's rate 5,401 to 6,300 hours: 80% of journeyman's rate 6,301 to 7,200 hours: 85% of journeyman's rate More than 7,200 hours: 85% of journeyman's rate Editor's notes: Travel allowance: When working outside 42-kilometre radius of Saint John, employee paid $0.45 per kilometre from end of free zone. Parking reimbursed, daily maximum allowance for all costs $65. Outsider's al- lowance: $90 for union members outside Local 213 area working in Saint John. Management administration and industry promotion fund: $0.15 per hour for each hour worked for all work performed in Saint John Mechanical Con- tractors Employer's Association which consists of counties of Charlotte, Saint John, Kings and Queens. Training trust fund: $0.65 per hour per employee. Health and welfare trust fund: $3.15 per hour per employee. Effective July 1, 2017: $3.24. Effective July 1, 2018: $3.31. Power engineer's certificate: For positions requiring certificate, all employees hired or promoted into these positions must possess current certificate. Travel allowance: When working outside 42-kilometre radius of Saint John, employee paid $0.45 per kilometre from end of free zone.

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