Canadian Labour Reporter

5 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2017 CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS CULTURAL INDUSTRIES Canadian Museum of History Gatineau, Que. (420 museum workers) and Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC, Local 70396) Renewal agreement: Effec- tive April 1, 2017, to March 31, 2020. Signed on May 1, 2017. Wage adjustments: Effective April 1, 2017: 1.25 % Effective April 1, 2018: 1.25 % Effective April 1, 2019: 1.25 % Shift premium: $2.60 when program interpreter or G2-level host delivers guided tour. $2.60 when program interpreter de- livers outreach program. Paid holidays: 10 days, plus 1 additional day (Saint-Jean Bap- tiste Day in Quebec; first Mon- day in August in Ontario). Vacations with pay: 15 days to start, 20 days after 5 years, 22 days after 15 years, 23 days after 16 years, 25 days after 18 years, 30 days after 20 years. May be carried over, maximum 1-year leave entitlement. Overtime: Time and one-half for first 4 hours, double time thereafter. Meal allowance: $10 for first 3 hours of overtime, additional $10 after 4 hours of overtime. Medical benefits: Public Ser- vice Health Insurance Plan. Dental: Public Service Dental Plan. Sick leave: 1.25 days per month. Bereavement leave: 7 days for death in immediate family (father, mother, stepfather, step- mother, foster-parent, brother, sister, spouse, common-law spouse residing with employee, child, child of common-law spouse, stepchild, ward, father- in-law, mother-in-law, em- ployee or spouse's grandfather, grandmother, grandchild, rela- tive residing with employee). I day for death of son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in- law, sister-in-law. Seniority – recall rights: 6 months. Call-in pay: The greater of: minimum 3 hours at overtime rate or overtime rate for time worked. Probationary period: 975 hours, 1,040 hours, and 1,987.5 hours depending on classifica- tion. Discipline: Sunset clause is 2 years. Safety shoes: $60 per year for team leaders, program inter- preters, hosts. Sample rates of annual pay (current, after 3.8% increase): Employees on 37.5-hour work week (minimum) E1: $25,414 rising 3 steps to $26,380 E2: $34,493 rising 3 steps to $35,803 E3: $39,960 rising 3 steps to $41,478 E4: $47,016 rising 3 steps to $48,801 ES: $54,095 rising 3 steps to $56,149 E6: $58,740 rising 3 steps to $60,970 E7: $67,779 rising 3 steps to $70,353 E8: $76,727 rising 3 steps to $79,640 Employees on 40-hour work week (minimum) E1: $27,111 rising 3 steps to $28,140 E2: $36,790 rising 3 steps to $38,187 E3: $42,642 rising 3 steps to $44,261 E4: $50,162 rising 3 steps to $52,067 ES: $57,684 rising 3 steps to $59,874 E6: $62,645 rising 3 steps to $65,024 E7: $72,283 rising 3 steps to $75,028 E8: $81,828 rising 3 steps to $84,936 Editor's notes: Service pay: 2.5% annually on anniversary date. Travel immunization: Employees who travel abroad and who require immunization as recommended by Health Canada for specific locations will be reimbursed. TRANSPORTATION Comfort Cab Saskatoon, Sask. (190 workers, trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations) and the United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers Intl. Union (AFL-CIO/CLC) Renewal agreement: Effective Sept. 15, 2014, to Sept. 17, 2017. Signed on Sept. 9, 2014. Paid holidays: 12 days. Maxi- mum of 15 cars per shift on voluntary rotating basis on holidays. Vacations with pay: All rental drivers with more than 1 year of seniority get up to 4 weeks per year. Medical benefits: Employees contribute to Steelworkers Trusted Benefits Fund. Sick leave: 6 days without pay- ment of flat. Owner/operators shall, when possible, find a re- placement driver. Unpaid leave of absence without loss of se- niority to employees unable to work due to accident or illness. Bereavement leave: 3 days without fees for death of parent, spouse, child, sibling, parent- in-law, sibling-in-law, grand- parent, niece, nephew, aunt, or uncle. Discipline: Sunset clause is 6 months. Editor's notes: Benefits: Car owners/company supplies accident benefits and legally required insurance at no cost to employees. Deposit fee: $1,500 for all vehicle equipment installed, to be reimbursed. Taxi lease owners pay lease fee of $1,200 per month. Lost items: When employee discovers lost article, employee may return article to dispatch office for free or to owner for $25 fee or turn article in to nearest police station. Rental charges: Standard car lease fee will be $483 per week and flats shall be based on $69 per shift (12 hours). Hybrid car lease fee will be $518 per week and flats shall be based on $74 per shift (12 hours). Wheelchair van lease fee will be $425 per week. Travel immunization: Employees who travel abroad and who require immunization as recommended by Health Canada for specific locations will be reimbursed.

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