Canadian Labour Reporter

5 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2017 CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS works as either recreation aide or health-care aide/PSW. Paid holidays: 10 days, plus 2 floating holidays. Vacations with pay: 1 day per month, maximum 7 days or 4% to start, 2 weeks or 4% after 1 year, 3 weeks or 6% after 4 years, 4 weeks or 8% after 8 years, 5 weeks or 10% after 15 years, 6 weeks or 12% after 23 years, 7 weeks or 14% after 28 years. Overtime: Time and one-half for all work after 8 hours per day or 80 hours per bi-weekly pay period. Medical benefits: Employer pays 100% of premiums. Dental: Employer pays 100% of premiums for dental plan equivalent to Blue Cross #9. Maximum $2,000 per person per year. Vision: $250 every 24 months (previously $200 every 24 months). Effective June 1, 2018: $300 every 24 months. Weekly indemnity: Employer pays 100% of premiums for coverage of 66 2/3% of salary for weeks 18 through 35. Sick leave: 22 1/2 hours after probationary period is done. Additional 7 1/2 days per month, maximum 105 hours. AD&D: Employer pays 100% of premiums for $20,000 coverage. Life insurance: Employer pays 100% of premiums for $25,000 coverage (previously $20,000). Pension: CLAC Pension Plan. Employer contributes 4% per employee per paycheque, em- ployee contributes 4% to plan. Bereavement leave: 5 days for death of spouse, common- law spouse, child. 4 days for death of parent, brother, sister, grandchild. 3 days for death of grandparent, father-in-law, mother-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, daughter-in-law, son-in-law. 1 day for death of aunt, uncle, niece, nephew. 1 day for spring interment. Seniority – recall rights: 24 months. Call-in pay: Minimum 4 hours pay. Probationary period: 450 hours worked. Discipline: Sunset clause is 18 months. Uniforms/clothing: Kitchen staff will be provided with aprons. Uniform allowance: Full-time: $13 per month; part- time: $7 per month. Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after increase): Start Nurses' aide maintenance: $18.91 rising 2 steps to $19.45 Health-care aide/PSW: $19.35 rising 2 steps to $19.89 Recreation aide: $19.35 rising 2 steps to $19.89 Restorative-care aide: $19.61 rising 2 steps to $20.16 Dietary aide/housekeeping laundry aide: $18.91 rising 5 steps to $19.55 Cook: $20.11 rising 5 steps to $20.88 Registered practical nurse: $26.09 rising 2 steps to $26.83 Student: $13.04 rising 2 steps to $13.40 Editor's notes: Certificates: When employer requires sick-leave certificate, medical note or functional abilities employer will reimburse employee, maximum $60. Union education and training fund: Employer will pay $0.02 per hour per employee to fund. Seniority payment: All employees who reach 15,000 hours of seniority will receive one- time payment of $100. Perfect attendance: All employees who achieve perfect attendance will be entered into pool and will be eligible to share $1,000. TRANSPORTATION Attridge Coach Lines Burlington, Ont. (45 bus drivers) and Teamsters Canada, Local 879 Renewal agreement: Effective May 24, 2016, to May 23, 2018. Signed on June 9, 2016. Paid holidays: 9 days. Vacations with pay: 2 weeks or 4% to start, 3 weeks or 6% after 5 years. Meal allowance: For charter tours: $30 if in Canada, $35 if in U.S. Bereavement leave: 3 days for death in immediate family (fa- ther, mother, spouse, grandpar- ents, grandchild, child, brother, sister, mother-in-law, father-in- law or common-law partner). Seniority – recall rights: 12 months. Call-in pay: Minimum 4 hours' pay at regular straight time rate or time and one-half for all hours worked, whichever is greater. Probationary period: 90 days worked. Discipline: Sunset clause is 24 months. Mileage: $0.50 per kilometre when using personal vehicles. Sample rates of hourly pay (current): Probation: $16.28 Seniority: $16.80 Year 1: $17.06 Year 2: $17.41 Sample rates of daily pay (current): Probation: $200 Seniority: $205 Year 1: $210 Year 2: $214 Safeway - line run Probation: $200 Seniority: $231 Year 1: $241 Year 2: $247 Editor's notes: Solicitation: If driver is found to have solicited work from client, then driver will be restricted from accepting driver requests for 6 months. Medical examinations: After 3 years of service, any medical examination re- quired by company or legislation to maintain driver's licence, will be paid by employer, maximum $100. If required by company and taken after working hours, employer will pay $25. Company meetings: Employer will guarantee 2 hours' minimum pay at regular hourly rate when employer calls compulsory meetings. Bus supplies: Employer will provide in all vehicles, cleaning supplies such as Kleenex, paper towels, garbage can, extra garbage bags, broom and window scraper. TRANSPORTATION e City of Lethbridge Lethbridge, Alta. (49 bus drivers, dispatchers) and the Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU), Local 987 Renewal agreement: Effec- tive Jan. 1, 2017, to Dec. 31, 2019. Ratified on June 19, 2017. Signed on Sept. 7, 2017. Wage adjustments: Effective Jan. 1, 2017: 2.5% Effective Jan. 1, 2018: 2.5% Effective July 1, 2018: 0.5% Effective Jan. 1, 2019: TBD Shift premium: $1.50 per hour for employees designated to train new employees.

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