Canadian Labour Reporter

3 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2018 p.m. and 5:59 a.m. hours. $0.15 per hour for employees holding forklift-operator bulletin. $0.15 per hour for employees holding bulletin requiring operation of tag-trailer units (14-foot trailer pulled by curbside delivery truck). Paid holidays: 8 days, plus employee's birthday (Ont., Que. only), Civic holiday (ex- cept Que.), Remembrance Day (except Ont., Que.), St-Jean- Baptiste Day (Que. only). Vacations with pay: 1 day per 25 days of service, maximum 10 days or 4% to start, 1 day per 16 2/3 days of service, maximum 15 days or 6% after 4 years, 1 day per 12 1/2 days of service, maximum 20 days or 8% after 4 years, 1 day per 10 days of ser- vice, maximum 25 days or 10% after 20 years, 1 day per 8 1/3 days of service, maximum 30 days or 12% after 30 years. Overtime: Time and one-half for all work after 8 hours per day or 40 hours per week. May be banked, maximum 40 hours per year. Dental: $2,500 maximum reimbursement per year (previ- ously $2,000 per year). $2,000 for dependent children younger than 18 with 50% lifetime reim- bursement. Vision: $350 maximum benefit, includes corrective eye surgery. Paramedical: $500 per year for massage therapy, chiropractic services. Life insurance: Coverage of $50,000. Pension: Employees may par- ticipate in union's registered money purchase pension plan. Employer will contribute based on years of service: 1% to start, 2% after 6 years, 4% after 10 years, 5% after 15 years. Owner- operators may join USW, Local 1976 Pension Trust Fund and will be required to contribute $200 per month. Bereavement leave: After 6 months of service, 5 days for death of spouse, common-law spouse, child, parent, sister, brother. 3 days for death of step- parent, father-in-law, mother- in-law, grandchild, grandpar- ent. 2 additional days without pay, if requested. Seniority – recall rights: 12 months. Probationary period: 30 days, 400 hours for owner-operators. Severance: After 1 year of ser- vice, 1 week's pay per year of service, minimum 2 weeks' pay. Uniforms/clothing: Employer will provide uniforms to driv- ers. Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 4.6% increase): (Non-Atlantic Canada) Driver representative Start: $19.52 rising 2 steps to $20.41 After 1,040 hrs: $21.46 rising 2 steps to $22.44 After 2,600 hrs: $23.16 rising 2 steps to $24.22 After 3,120 hrs: $26.81 rising 2 steps to $28.03 Dockperson Start: $16.18 rising 2 steps to $16.92 After 1,040 hrs: $18.03 rising 2 steps to $18.85 After 2,600 hrs: $19.65 rising 2 steps to $20.55 After 3,120 hrs: $23.12 rising 2 steps to $24.17 Warehouseperson A&B Start: $14.39 rising 2 steps to $15.046 After 1,040 hrs: $15.40 rising 2 steps to $16.10 After 2,600 hrs: $16.73 rising 2 steps to $17.49 After 3,120 hrs: $17.92 rising 2 steps to $18.73 Line-haul driver Start: $20.55 rising 2 steps to $21.49 Representative tractor After 1,040 hrs: $22.50 rising 2 steps to $23.52 Trailer and city After 2,600 hrs: $24.20 rising 2 steps to $25.30 Tractor After 3,120 hrs $27.84 rising 2 steps to $29.11 Delivery person Start: $17.85 rising 2 steps to $18.66 After 1,040 hrs: $19.75 rising 2 steps to $20.65 After 2,600 hrs: $21.41 rising 2 steps to $22.38 After 3,120 hrs: $24.96 rising 2 steps to $26.10 Straight-truck driver Start: $19.93 rising 2 steps to $20.84 Representative After 1,040 hrs: $21.87 rising 2 steps to $22.87 After 2,600 hrs: $23.58 rising 2 steps to $24.65 After 3,120 hrs: $27.23 rising 2 steps to $28.46 (Atlantic Canada) Driver representative Start: $20.82 rising 2 steps to $21.77 After 1,040 hrs: $21.45 rising 2 steps to $22.42 After 2,080 hrs: $22.07 rising 2 steps to $23.07 Hired before Sept. 23, 1983: $24.64 rising 2 steps to $25.77 Dock person Start: $18.34 rising 2 steps to $19.18 After 1,040 hrs: $19.05 rising 2 steps to $19.92 After 2,080 hrs: $20.52 rising 2 steps to $21.45 Hired before Sept. 23, 1983: $21.07 rising 2 steps to $22.03 Warehouseperson A&B Start: $14.30 rising 2 steps to $14.95 After 1,040 hrs: $15.40 rising 2 steps to $16.10 After 2,600 hrs: $16.73 rising 2 steps to $17.49 After 3,120 hrs: $17.92 rising 2 steps to $18.73 Line-haul driver Start: $21.86 rising 2 steps to $22.85 Representative tractor After 1,040 hrs: $22.48 rising 2 steps to $23.51 Trailer and city tractor After 2,080 hrs: $23.10 rising 2 steps to $24.16 Hired before Sept. 23, 1983: $25.74 rising 2 steps to $26.91 Straight-truck driver Start: $20.63 rising 2 steps to $21.57 After 1,040 hrs: $21.23 rising 2 steps to $22.20 After 2,080 hrs: $21.84 rising 2 steps to $22.83 Delivery person Start: $19.58 rising 2 steps to $20.47 After 1,040 hrs: $19.92 rising 2 steps to $20.82 After 2,080 hrs: $20.250 rising 2 steps to $21.17 Editor's notes: Hearing aids: $500 every five years. GOVERNMENT e Town of ree Hills ree Hills, Alta. (18 inside, outside workers) and the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), Local 417-05 Renewal agreement: Effec- tive Jan. 1, 2018, to Dec. 31, 2020. Ratified on Dec. 13, 2017. Signed on Jan. 23, 2018. Wage adjustments: Effective 2018: 0.75% Effective 2019: 1% Effective 2020: 2% Shift premium: $2.50 per hour when employee is assigned to fulfill duties of higher-rated classification — for more than 1 day — within bargaining unit. $3.50 per hour when employee is assigned to fulfill duties of higher-rated classification — for more than 1 month — within bargaining unit. $1.50 per hour for all hours worked between 5 p.m. and 8 a.m. Paid holidays: 11 days, plus 1 Christmas float day. Vacations with pay: 2 weeks af- ter 1 year, 3 weeks after 2 years, 4 weeks after 7 years, 5 weeks after 14 years, 6 weeks after 21 years. Maximum 5 days may be carried over per year. Overtime: Time and one-half for all work after 7.5 hours per day, 37.5 hours per week, Satur- day, Sunday for inside workers. Time and one-half for all work after 8 hours per day, 40 hours per week, Saturday, Sunday for outside workers. May be banked, maximum 40 hours per year. Medical benefits: Employer pays 100% of premiums. CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS < from pg. 1

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