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May 22, 2017

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3 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2017 Paid holidays: 13 days. Vacations with pay: 15 days after 1 year, 20 days after 9 years, 25 days after 13 years, 30 days after 25 years. Overtime: Time and one-half for all hours worked after regular hours. May be taken as time off, maximum 200 hours in bank. Medical benefits: Employer pays 100% of premiums for group policy provided by Great West Life Assurance Company. Dental: Basic coverage: 100%. Major coverage: 80%. Orth- odontic coverage: 50%. Acci- dental dental-injury coverage: 100%. Dentures and bridge- work: $1,500 every 5 years. Orthodontic treatment: $1,500 lifetime. All other treatment: $1,500 per year. Vision: $200 every 24 months. 1 eye examination every 24 months. Paramedical: Chiropractors, physiotherapists, podiatrists, naturopaths, psychologists/so- cial workers, speech therapists, massage therapists, audiolo- gists: $750 per year. Sick leave: 1 day per month, maximum 10 days. STD: 65% of weekly earnings for 17 weeks. LTD: Employer pays 100% of premiums for 65% of monthly earnings, maximum $3,200 after 120 days. AD&D: Employer pays 100% of premiums for coverage of $120,000. Life insurance: Employer pays 100% of premiums for coverage of 300% annual earnings, maxi- mum $120,000. Pension: Employees will be registered into Ontario Pen- sion Plan, administered by On- tario Pension Board. Bereavement leave: 3 days for death in immediate family (spouse, common-law spouse, mother, father, stepmother, stepfather, mother-in-law, father-in-law, son, daugh- ter, stepson, stepdaughter, brother, sister, grandchildren, grandparents of employee and spouse). 1 day for death in extended family (son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in- law, sister-in-law, foster-par- ent, legal guardian). Seniority – recall rights: 12 months. Call-in pay: The greater of time and one-half per hour or 4 hours' regular rate. Probationary period: 9 months. Discipline: Sunset clause is 2 years. Severance: After 5 years' ser- vice: 1 week's pay for each year. Sample rates of annual pay (current): OPC: $37,126 Fourth-class constable: $52,379 Third-class constable: $69,527 Second-class constable: $77,350 First-class constable: $86,905 Sr constable first-class 10+ yrs: $89,514 Sergeant - level 1: $91,251 Sergeant - level 2: $98,202 Staff sergeant L1: $102,549 Staff sergeant L2: $107,758 Staff sergeant L3: $111,239 Lump sum upon ratification: $500 Editor's notes: Remote/isolation pay: Zone 1 (Weenusk): $7,650. Zone 2 (Attawapiskat, Kashechewan, Fort Albany): $6,375. Zone 3 (Marten Falls, Moose Cree, NW Fly-ins): $4,215. Employee will receive 1/26 of pay each cheque. Service pay/qualification badges: Employee will receive service badge for each 5-year period, service pay of $10 per month for each earned badge. Plainclothes duty: $1,250 ($625 paid semi-annually). Entitlement on death: Regular salary due; 1/12 of annual salary; vacation, leave and overtime credits accrued. When employee killed in line of duty, employer will reimburse funeral expenses, maximum $12,000. Marriage leave: After 1 year of employment, employ- ee will receive leave with pay for 2 days to attend wedding. ROAD CONSTRUCTION Toronto and Area Road Builders Association Toronto (3,030 construction workers) and Teamsters Canada Local 230 and Labourers' International Union of North America (LiUNA), Local 183 Renewal agreement: Effective May 1, 2016, to April 30, 2019. Signed on Sept. 14, 2016. Shift premium: Working fore- man: Effective May 15, 2017: $4.75 per hour; Effective May 1, 2018: $5 per hour (previously $4 per hour). Paid holidays: 10 days. Vacations with pay: 10% pay. Overtime: Time and one-half for all hours worked after 10 hours per day, 50 hours per week (except watchmen). Time and one-half for all hours worked on seventh consecutive shift for watchmen. Medical benefits: Employer will pay per hour per employee into Local 183 Members Ben- efit Fund. Effective May 10, 2016: $2.80. Effective May 1, 2017: $3.05. Effective May 1, 2018: $3.30. Pension: Employer will pay per hour per employee into Labour- ers' Pension Fund of Central and Eastern Canada and Team- sters Local 230 Benefit Fund. Uniforms/clothing: When raining, employer will provide suitable clothing, including rubber boots and rain suits. Tool allowance: Employer will reimburse $300 when tools stored in employer's locked facility and lost due to fire or theft. Mileage: $0.50 per hour (previ- ously $0.44 per hour). Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after increase): LiUNA, Local 183 Group 1 (grade person, asphalt rakers concrete road, curb and sidewalk finisher, carpenter, curb setters, brick setters, pipe layers, curb-machine opera- tors, concrete paving track set- ters, tail-end paver and asphalt grinder): $54.29 rising 2 steps to $56.89 (Simcoe County: $38.14 rising 2 steps to $40.39) Group 2 (labourers (incl. wire mesh & steel reinforcing), op- erators of pumps 3" in diameter and under, interlocking stone and gabion installers, labourers (operating ail machine-driven tools by gas, air or electricity, including plate tampers, op- erators of self-propelled hand compactors (walk behind)), concrete workers (screedmen, puddlers, floatmen), fence erec- tors (chain-link and other types including snow fences), guard rail installers, diamond saw operators (jackhammer man), sound barrier erectors, main- tenance hole builders): $52.64 rising 2 steps to $55.24 (Simcoe County: $37.33 rising 2 steps to $39.58) Group 3 (traffic control person, casual watch person): $43.84 rising 2 steps to $46.44 (Simcoe County: $34.58 rising 2 steps to $36.83) Group 4 (watchperson for 6 nights' duty, 10 hours per day, 50 hours per week): $877.50 rising 2 steps to $1,010 (Simcoe County: $680 rising 2 steps to $827.50) Teamsters' Local 230 Truck driver, including off- highway: $51.96 rising 2 steps to $54.66 (Simcoe County: $35.32 rising 2 steps to $36.92) Fuel truck drivers: $51.94 ris- ing 2 steps to $54.64 (Simcoe County: $35.32 rising 2 steps to $36.92) Loading bearing boom drivers, Dumpcrete drivers, pup-dump trailer drivers, flo-boy drivers, tractor trailer, dump truck, tag-a-long over 15 ton: $51.94 rising 2 steps to $54.64 (Simcoe County: $35.64 rising 2 steps to $37.24) Truck train driver; custom mobile mixer units (truck- or trailer-mounted): $52.06 ris- ing 2 steps to $54.76 (Simcoe County: $35.64 rising 2 steps to $37.24) Float drivers: $52.50 rising 2 steps to $55.20 (Simcoe County: $36.19 rising 2 steps to $37.79) CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS < from pg. 1

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