Canadian Labour Reporter

5 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2017 CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS Break relief floater, CIP op- erator (1,001 to 2,000 hours): $24.61 rising 4 steps to $27.07 Break relief floater, CIP opera- tor (2,001+ hours): $25.61 rising 5 steps to $28.07 Floater (pasteurizing with li- cence): $26.76 rising 5 steps to $29.33 Raw-milk receiver: $25.87 ris- ing 5 steps to $28.35 Pasteurizer: $26.60 rising 5 steps to $30.22 Fourth-class engineer: $32.65 rising 5 steps to $38.63 Third-class engineer: $36.40 rising 5 steps to $39.89 Third-class engineer with ad- ditional ticket: $38.40 rising 5 steps to $41.89 Journeyman (with Red Seal papers): $38 rising 5 steps to $41.74 Journeyman (with Red Seal pa- pers) plus additional ticket: $40 rising 5 steps to $43.74 Fourth-class engineer hired prior to May 3, 2009: $35.25 ris- ing 1 step to $35.69 Quality-control laboratory technician: $26.60 rising 5 steps to $29.15 Part-time and student employ- ees General production person, general warehouse person (0 to 1,000 hours): $21.14 rising 2 steps to $23.45 General production person, general warehouse person (1,001 to 2,000 hours): $22.14 rising 2 steps to $24.45 General production person, general warehouse person (2,001+ hours): $23.44 rising 2 steps to $25.45 Quality-control laboratory technician: $21 rising 2 steps to $24.15 Students: $17 rising 5 steps to $18.63 Editor's notes: Hearing aid plan: $350 every 4 years. Education and training fund: Employer will contribute $0.04 per hour (previously $0.03 per hour) into United Food and Commercial Workers Canada Union, Local No. 401 Education and Training Fund. Medical reports: Employer will pay full cost for report required for weekly-indemnity benefits, maximum $75. Maximum 3 reports for specific claim. Food safety: Employees can speak freely with both management and union regarding food-safety issues and are expected to bring any potential food safety issues for- ward to management. CULTURAL INDUSTRIES Bell Media (CTV Sault Ste. Marie) Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. (8 ENG operators, photojournalists, anchors, technicians, directors, producers) and the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), Local 3540 Renewal agreement: Effective Sept. 1, 2016, to Aug. 31, 2019. Signed on April 5, 2017. Wage adjustments: Effective Sept. 1, 2016: 1.75% Effective Sept. 1, 2017: 1.75% Effective Sept. 1, 2018: 1.75% Shift premium: $2 per hour (previously $1.75 per hour) temporary upgrading pay when employee works in higher clas- sification. Paid holidays: 9 days, plus 2 personal floater days. Vacations with pay: 1.5 days per month, maximum 15 days to start, 15 days after 1 year, 20 days after 7 years, 23 days after 12 years, 25 days after 18 years, 30 days after 25 years. Overtime: Time and one-half for work after 8 hours per 24- hour period or 40 hours per week. Double time after first 4 hours. Medical benefits: Omniflex Benefits Plan. Pension: Bell Media Defined Contribution Pension Plan. Bereavement leave: 5 days for death in family (spouse, common-law partner, child, father, mother, sister, brother, stepparent). 3 days for death in extended family (legal guardian, spouse or common-law partner of father or mother, mother-in- law (including common-law), father-in-law (including com- mon-law), daughter-in-law, son-in-law, grandparents, grandchildren, child of spouse or common-law partner, rela- tive residing in employee's household). Additional 1 day to attend funeral if not within prescribed days. 1 day for inter- ment. Seniority – recall rights: 12 months. Call-in pay: Time and one-half, minimum 4 hours. Probationary period: 520 scheduled hours. Discipline: Sunset clause is 18 months. Severance: 3 weeks' pay per year of service, maximum 60 weeks. Uniforms/clothing: $150 per year (previously $100 per year) for photojournalists for general expenses related to dry clean- ing, clothing or personal care. Mileage: $0.44 per kilometre. Sample rates of annual pay (current, after 5.3% increase): Group #1 photo/ENG Start: $34,222 rising 3 steps to $36,050 6 months: $35,687 rising 3 steps to $37,594 Level 1: $37,155 rising 3 steps to $39,140 Level 2: $39,113 rising 3 steps to $41,202 Level 3: $41,549 rising 3 steps to $43,769 Level 4: $44,978 rising 3 steps to $47,381 Level 5 (top of grid): $48,884 rising 3 steps to $51,495 Group #2 (vacant) Start: $35,913 rising 3 steps to $37,831 6 months: $37,454 rising 3 steps to $39,455 Level 1: $38,992 rising 3 steps to $41,074 Level 2: $41,045 rising 3 steps to $43,238 Level 3: $43,608 rising 3 steps to $45,937 Level 4: $47,202 rising 3 steps to $49,723 Level 5 (top of grid): $51,303 rising 3 steps to $54,045 Group #3 (jr. technicians, cre- ative services, technical direc- tor, producer) Start: $37,029 rising 3 steps to $39,007 6 months: $38,617 rising 3 steps to $40,681 Level 1: $40,203 rising 3 steps to $42,351 Level 2: $42,317 rising 3 steps to $44,579 $21.4322 Level 3: $44,966 rising 3 steps to $47,369 Level 4: $48,666 rising 3 steps to $51,267 Level 5 (top of grid): $52,900 rising 3 steps to $55,726 Group #4 (photojournalist/ anchors) Start: $37,878 rising 3 steps to $39,901 6 months: $39,502 rising 3 steps to $41,612 Level 1: $41,126 rising 3 steps to $43,323 Level 2: $43,292 rising 3 steps to $45,605 Level 3: $45,999 rising 3 steps to $48,456 Level 4: $49,785 rising 3 steps to $52,444 Level 5 (top of grid): $54,101 rising 3 steps to $56,991 Group #5 (vacant) Start: $39,352 rising 3 steps to $41,455 6 months: $41,040 rising 3 steps to $43,233 Level 1: $42,726 rising 3 steps to $45,009 Level 2: $44,972 rising 3 steps to $47,375 Level 3: $47,784 rising 3 steps to $50,337 Level 4: $51,716 $52,621 rising 3 steps to $54,479 Level 5 (top of grid): $56,218 rising 3 steps to $59,222 Group #6 (sr technicians) Start: $49,362 rising 3 steps to $51, 999 6 months: $51,341 rising 3 steps to $54,083 Level 1: $53,314 rising 3 steps to $56,162 Level 2: $56,605 rising 3 steps to $59,630 Level 3: $60,554 rising 3 steps to $63,789 Level 4 (top of grid): $65,819 rising 3 steps to $69,336

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