Canadian Labour Reporter

5 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2017 CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS $36.61 $37.36 rising 2 steps to $37.72 Community justice worker: $30.55 rising 2 steps to $31.47 Editor's notes: Outside employment: Employee may carry on business or employment outside regularly scheduled hours of duty without interference from employer. Translations: If Inuktitut version of agreement is requested, union and employer will share equally translation costs. English version shall govern over any dispute between different versions of agreement. Tradition leave: Leave without pay may be granted to employee in order to meet traditional hunting or harvesting opportunities. Cooling-off period: Employee who terminates employment as result of mis- understanding or argument will be allowed to return to work and remain employed if he does so within 3 working days. Will apply once per 2-year period. Plug-in allowance: Employees required to bring municipality vehicles home during winter months of October to April will receive $100 per month for additional electrical costs. Northern allow- ance: For all permanent or term employees. Effective April 1, 2016: $23,000. Effective April 1, 2017: $23,250. Effective April 1, 2018: $23,625. EDUCATION McGill University Montreal (800 examination facilitators) and Association of Graduate Students Employed at McGill (AGSEM) Renewal agreement: Effective May 1, 2015, to April 30, 2020. Signed on Jan. 12, 2016. Wage adjustments: Effective May 1, 2016: $0.53 per hour Effective May 1, 2017: $0.54 per hour Effective May 1, 2018: $0.55 per hour Effective May 1, 2019: $0.63 per hour Vacations with pay: 4% on each pay. Overtime: Premium of 50% for all hours worked after 40 hours in 1 examination week. Bereavement leave: 3 days for death of spouse, child, spouse's child, mother, father, brother, sister, spouse's mother, spouse's father, spouse's sister, spouse's brother, brother-in-law, sister- in-law, father-in-law, mother- in-law, member of family residing with employee, child or spouse's child not residing with employee. 2 days for death of grandparents, grandchildren. 1 day for death of daughter-in- law, son-in-law. 1 additional day for travel more than 160 kilometres. Probationary period: The pro- bationary period is completed upon being appointed to third consecutive academic term in hiring unit. Discipline: Sunset clause is 12 months. Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after $1.72 per hour increase): $12.16 rising 3 steps to $13.88 Editor's notes: Union executive committee: Employer will pay to union, by June 1 of each year, equivalent of 240 hours. This amount shall be distributed among members of executive committee as seen fit by union. Sick student: If invigilator is required by supervisor to accompany sick student to hospital, she will be compensated, maximum 3 hours in addition to hours worked. ENTERTAINMENT Edmonton Opera Association Edmonton (100 stage personnel) and the International Alliance of eatrical Stage Employees, Moving Picture Technicians, Artists and Allied Crafts of the United States, its Territories and Canada (IATSE), Local 210 Renewal agreement: Effective July 1, 2017, to June 30, 2020. Ratified on July 5, 2017. Signed on July 1, 2017. Wage adjustments: Effective July 1, 2018: 2% Effective July 1, 2019: 2% Shift premium: Time and one-half for all hours worked between 11 p.m. and 8 a.m. Employees required to be in costume for rehearsals or per- formances will be paid $1 per hour for entirety of call. Paid holidays: 13 days (New Years' Eve, Christmas Eve after 6 p.m.) Vacations with pay: 6% for non-salaried employees, 8% for salaried employees. Overtime: Time and one-half for all work after 8 hours per day or 44 hours per week. Double time for all work after 12 hours per day or 48 hours per week. Meal allowance: Meal breaks between 10 p.m. and 8 a.m. will be 1 half-hour with hot meal provided by employer. Medical benefits: Employer contributes to union's general benefits fund 3% of gross wages, for all employees. Pension: Employer will make RRSP contribution of 2% of gross wages. Call-in pay: Minimum 4 hours' pay. Time and one-half for all work exceeding 8 hours, double time for all work exceeding 12 hours. Time and one-half for all work on Sunday less than 12 hours, double time for all work on Sunday exceeding 12 hours. Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 4% increase): Department head (all): $31.09 rising 2 steps to $32.35 Assistant head (all): $28.84 ris- ing 2 steps to $30.01 Hand (all departments): $26.79 rising 2 steps to $27.87 Cert electrician: $30.73 rising 2 steps to $31.97 Spot operator: $28.08 rising 2 steps to $29.21 High rigger: $34.61 rising 2 steps to $36.01 Ground rigger: $29.30 rising 2 steps to $30.48 Cutter: $32.15 rising 2 steps to $33.45 Jr. cutter: $29.28 rising 2 steps to $30.46 Millner: $27.62 rising 2 steps to $28.74 Dyer: $27.62 rising 2 steps to $28.74 Stitcher/hand: $26.79 rising 2 steps to $27.87 Dresser: $26.79 rising 2 steps to $27.87 Loader: $27.37 rising 2 steps to $28.48 Warehouseman: $27.80 rising 2 steps to $28.92 Interns (all): $25.45 rising 2 steps to $26.47 Sample rates of annual pay (current, after 4% increase): Head scenic carpenter, head of wardrobe, head of paint/prop- erties: $64,667.20 rising 2 steps to $67,288

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