Canadian Labour Reporter

7 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2017 CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS TRANSPORTATION First Student Canada Chatham-Kent, Ont. (90 school bus drivers, monitors) and Unifor Local 127 Renewal agreement: Effec- tive April 1, 2016, to March 31, 2019. Signed on March 8, 2016. Shift premium: If driver must spend extra time on school route (for reasons not their own) for same issue 3 times, employer will pay driver for ad- ditional time at $14.50 per hour. Paid holidays: School bus driv- ers' days are: New Year's Day, Family Day, Good Friday, Easter Monday, Victoria Day, Canada Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christ- mas Day, Boxing Day. Commu- nity living drivers include the above days plus Civic Holiday and Labour Day. Vacations with pay: 4% pay af- ter 1 year, 6% pay after 6 years. Meal allowance: After 5 hours: maximum $11; after 7 hours: maximum $22; after 13 hours: maximum $33. Weekly indemnity: Employer pays 100% of premiums. Bereavement leave: 3 days for death in immediate family (spouse, common-law spouse, son, daughter, parent, sister, brother, father, mother-in-law, grandchildren, grandparents, sister-in-law, brother-in-law, stepparent, stepparent of spouse, stepbrother, sister, son- in-law, daughter-in-law, step- children). Seniority – recall rights: 2 years or length of service, whichever is greater. Probationary period: 60 days (excluding July and August un- less employee is working for branch during this period). Discipline: Sunset clause is 12 months; 24 months for prevent- able accidents. Sample rates of hourly pay (current): Wage rate: $14.50 per hour, 1-hour minimum In-town movement for each way: $14.50 per hour Wheelchair (per run): $0.86 per hour Charters $14.50 per hour, 2-hour mini- mum Overnight: $35 Layover: $125 Shuttling buses (from Wallace- burg to Chatham) $14.50 per hour (1.5-hour round trip: $21.75) $14.50 per hour for driver of shuttle bus $11.75 per hour for passenger of shuttle bus $11.75 per hour for meeting rate Editor's notes: Charter work: Employees are eligible to sign for charters under following requirements: School bus charter drivers must have 1 year of seniority as of first day of October for each year; in-town movement drivers must have 3 months of seniority as of first day of October for each year (there will be second sign-up on Feb. 1; 2909 charters must have 1 year of seniority as of first day of October for each year and pass wheelchair training. Farm bus: Hydro allowance will be $20 per month. Once bus is plugged in during any month this allowance will be paid for full month. Education fund: $200 will be paid annually to Unifor Paid Education Fund. Medical notes: $125 will be con- tributed towards cost of M.T.O. medical examination required to maintain class B licence. Medical notes requested by company will be paid maximum $25. PAPER PACKAGING Handy Pack (KCC-244 Holdings) Surrey, B.C. (13 machine operators, packers, material handlers) and MoveUp (Canadian Office & Professional Employees), Local 378 Renewal agreement: Effective Jan. 1, 2017, to Dec. 31, 2021. Signed on May 25, 2017. Wage adjustments: Effective June 1, 2018: 1.75% Effective June 1, 2019: 2% Effective June 1, 2020: 2.25% Effective June 1, 2021: 2.20% Shift premium: $0.60 per hour for work between 3:30 p.m. to midnight. $0.60 per hour for work between midnight to 8 a.m. $0.50 per hour for employees required to possess industrial first-aid certificate and who are designated to act as first-aid attendant. $2 per hour for lead-hand premium Paid holidays: 11 days, plus Easter Monday effective Jan. 1, 2019. Vacations with pay: 2 weeks or 4% after 1 year, 3 weeks or 6% after 5 years, 4 weeks or 8% after 10 years, 5 weeks or 10% after 12 years. Overtime: Time and one-half for all work after 8 hours per day or 40 hours per week. Double time for all work after 11 hours per day or 48 hours per week. Medical benefits: Employer pays 100% of premiums for Medical Services Plan of B.C. Dental: 80% coverage for ba- sic services; 50% coverage for major services such as crowns, bridges, dentures. Bereavement leave: 3 days for death in immediate family (grandparents, grandchildren, parents, parents-in-law, spouse, children, brother, sister). Seniority – recall rights: 1 year. Call-in pay: Minimum 4 hours' pay at overtime rate. Probationary period: 60 days worked. Discipline: Sunset clause is 18 months. Severance: 1 week after 3 months of service; 2 weeks after 1 year of service; 3 weeks plus 1 week per year of service after 3 years of service. Safety shoes: $150 per year for CSA-approved work boots. Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after increase): Utility Start: $18.15 rising 4 steps to $19.60 0 to 3 months: $17.15 rising 4 steps to $18.60 Machine operator Start: $17.15 rising 4 steps to $18.60 0 to 3 months: $16.15 rising 4 steps to $17.60 Material handler Start: $17.15 rising 4 steps to $18.60 0 to 3 months: $16.15 rising 4 steps to $17.60 Packer Start: $15.15 rising 4 steps to $16.60 0 to 3 months: $14.15 rising 4 steps to $15.60 $100 signing bonus per em- ployee upon ratification. Editor's notes: First-aid equipment: Employer will supply workers-compensation-approved level 2 first-aid kit.

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