Canadian Labour Reporter

5 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2017 CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS death of brother, stepbrother, sister, stepsister, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, grandparents, spouse's grandparents, grand- children. 1 day for death of brothers or sisters of parents, brothers or sisters of spouse's parents, niece or nephew and any relative living in household of employee, any person for whom employee is legal guard- ian. Seniority - recall rights: 12 months. Discipline: Sunset clause is 18 months. Safety shoes: $125 per year or $250 every 2 years. Uniforms/clothing: Employer will provide, repair, clean, any uniforms or aprons (excluding footwear) free of cost to em- ployee. Employer will provide gloves, freezer boots, freezer suits for employees who work in freezer. Employees will be reim- bursed for boot liners. Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after increase): Hours worked 0-520: $16 rising 3 steps to $16.75 521-2,080: $16.75 rising 3 steps to $17.50 2,081-4,160: $17.40 rising 3 steps to $18.40 4,161-6,240: $18.40 rising 3 steps to $19.40 6,241-8,320: $19.40 rising 3 steps to $20.40 8,321-10,400: $20.50 rising 3 steps to $21.50 10,401-12,480: $21.75 rising 3 steps to $22.75 12,481 - 14,560: $22.80 rising 3 steps to $23.75 14,561+: $24.10 rising 3 steps to $25.05 Employees at $18.50 or above on Dec. 14, 2005: $26.15 rising 3 steps to $27.25 GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION e City of St. Albert St. Albert, Alta. (140 inside, outside workers) and the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), Local 941 Renewal agreement: Effective Jan. 1, 2016, to Dec. 31, 2018. Signed on Jan. 18, 2017. Wage adjustments: Effective Feb. 1, 2016: 2.25% Effective Jan. 1, 2017: 2% Effective Jan. 1, 2018: 2.50% Shift premium: $3 per hour will be provided to certified trainers who provide training courses. 5.1% of operations operator's hourly rate for hours worked outside 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. 8% of hourly rate for hours worked between 11 p.m. and 7 a.m. $0.50 per hour for employees who do emergency utility dig-up in -25 C or lower temperatures. $1 per hour for employee meeting dual cer- tification for posted position. $0.42 per hour for senior transit utility workers when perform- ing supervisory duties. Paid holidays: 12 days. Vacations with pay: 15 days to start, 20 days after 7 years, 25 days after 14 years, 30 days after 21 years. Overtime: Double time for all work after regular hours. May be banked, maximum 80 hours. Medical benefits: Employer pays 80% of premiums, employ- ee pays 20% of premiums. Dental: Employer pays 80% of premiums, employee pays 20% of premiums. Vision: Employer pays 80% of premiums, employee pays 20% of premiums. Sick leave: One-half day per month, maximum 120 days' accumulation. 50% of accumu- lation will be paid to employee upon retirement or death. LTD: Employer pays 80% of premiums, employee pays 20% of premiums for 75% coverage. AD&D: Employer pays 80% of premiums, employee pays 20% of premiums. Life insurance: Employer pays 80% of premiums, employee pays 20% of premiums. Pension: Local Authorities Pension Plan. Bereavement leave: 4 days for death in family (father, mother, brother, sister, spouse, child of employee, father-in-law, mother-in-law, grandparent, grandchild, son-in-law, daugh- ter-in-law). 3 additional days for travel, if required. Seniority - recall rights: 1 year. Call-in pay: Minimum 2 hours' pay at overtime rate. Probationary period: 180 days. Discipline: Sunset clause is 24 months. Safety shoes: $150 reimbursed. Uniforms/clothing: Employer will provide protective clothing for workers in wet conditions. Employer will purchase and supply summer coveralls and either winter coveralls or winter jackets as required to employ- ees. Tool allowance: $20 per month to automotive service worker and transit service workers. $50 per month to apprentice techni- cians, outdoor power equip- ment technician, automotive technicians, heavy duty techni- cians, maintenance planner lead hands, team lead garage shop workers. Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 6.9% increase): Team lead - garage shop/team lead - building maintenance certified: $42.71 rising 3 steps to $45.65 Team lead - utilities level 4 cer- tified: $41.26 rising 3 steps to $44.11 Maintenance planner - lead hand: $40.81 rising 3 steps to $43.62 Electrician/HVAC technician: $40.60 rising 3 steps to $43.40 Team lead - utilities level 3 cer- tified: $39.74 rising 3 steps to $42.48 Heavy duty technician: $39.46 rising 3 steps to $42.19 Welder: $38.75 rising 3 steps to $41.42 Automotive technician/ plumber: $38.19 rising 3 steps to $40.83 Utility operator 4: $36.88 rising 3 steps to $39.42 Team lead - tree & pest/car- penter: $36.28 rising 3 steps to $38.79 Utility operator 4 WD or WWC: $35.95 rising 3 steps to $38.44 Team lead - stores/outdoor power equipment technician: $35.87 rising 3 steps to $38.35 Team lead - utilities/team lead - traffic operations/utility op- erator 3: $35.02 rising 3 steps to $37.44 Team lead - building mainte- nance/team lead - operations/ team lead - waste programs operations: $34.88 rising 3 steps to $37.28 Painter: $34.05 rising 3 steps to $36.41 Utility operator 3 WD or WWC: $33.30 rising 3 steps to $35.60 Parts technician/traffic techni- cian 2: $33.01 rising 3 steps to $35.29 Backhoe operator/traffic tech- nician 1/building operator: $31.91 rising 3 steps to $34.11 Utility operator 2 A/grader operator/seasonal operations lead hand: $30.43 rising 3 steps to $32.52 Utility operator 2: $29.80 rising 3 steps to $31.86 Operations liaison lead hand: $29.50 rising 3 steps to $31.53 Utility operator 1 A/utility worker 2 - utilities/parks work- er 2 - pest control/transit ser- vice worker/arborist/building maintenance worker - certified/ arena operator- certified 2/hy- drovac operator (combo truck)/ automotive service worker: $29.17 rising 3 steps to $31.19 Arena operator- certified 1: $28.61 rising 3 steps to $30.59 Utility operator 1/senior transit Special-leave credits: Employees will accumulate special-leave credits at one- half day per month, maximum 30 days.

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