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5 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2018 CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS ENERGY TransAlta Generation Partnership Calgary (285 production employees) and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW), Local 254 Renewal agreement: Effective Jan. 1, 2017, to Dec. 31, 2019. Ratified on Jan. 22, 2018. Signed on March 23, 2018. Shift premium: Maintenance staff working regular shift (not overtime) on Saturday or Sunday will receive additional 1 hour's pay for each Saturday or Sunday worked. Hydro OMT's working regular shift (not overtime) on Saturday or Sunday will receive additional 1 hour's pay for each Saturday or Sunday worked. $2.79 per hour (previously $2.75 per hour) for employees scheduled to work evening and night shifts. Effect- ive Jan. 1, 2019: $2.84 per hour. Paid holidays: 12 days. Vacations with pay: Plan 1: 120 hours to start, 160 hours after 3 years. Plan 2: 80 hours to start, 120 hours after 2 years, 160 hours after 8 years, 200 hours after 17 years, 240 hours after 23 years. Overtime: Double time for all work outside employee's scheduled hours of work on regular workday and for all time worked on scheduled days off and for all time worked on holidays. Meal allowance: When em- ployee — other than 12-hour shift employee — works longer than 10 hours on 8-hour shift, or 11 hours on 9-hour shift, and is not given sufficient no- tice to bring meal, employer will ensure employee receives meal and beverage in first half of 11th hour and every 4 hours thereafter provided overtime is to continue. For 12-hour shift employees, employer will ensure employee receives meal and beverage in first half of 15th hour and 4 hours thereafter provided overtime is to con- tinue. Medical benefits: Employer pays 85% of premiums, em- ployee pays 15% of premiums for Alberta Health Care Plan. Employer pays 100% for Alberta Blue Cross plan. Dental: Employer pays 100% for Alberta Blue Cross dental care plan. Seniority – recall rights: 9 months. Call-in pay: Minimum of 2 hours' pay at double time. Probationary period: 6 months. Uniforms/clothing: Employ- ees will be reimbursed or pro- vided with personal-protective clothing. Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 3.3% increase): Apprentice operations and maintenance technician First 6 months: $27.33 rising 2 steps to $28.23 Second 6 months: $30.14 rising 2 steps to $31.13 Third 6 months: $32.71 rising 2 steps to $33.78 Fourth 6 months: $35.44 rising 2 steps to $36.60 Fifth 6 months: $38.09 rising 2 steps to $39.34 Sixth 6 months: $40.77 rising 2 steps to $42.11 Seventh 6 months: $43.53 rising 2 steps to $44.96 Eighth 6 months: $46.23 rising 2 steps to $47.74 Journeyman OMT M: $49.81 rising 2 steps to $51.44 Journeyman OMT E: $51.61 rising 2 steps to $53.30 OMT E thereafter/OMT-M thereafter qualified: $53.31 ris- ing 2 steps to $55.06 OMT E thereafter authorized: $54.02 rising 2 steps to $55.79 Senior OMT E: $55.90 rising 2 steps to $57.73 Hydro-generation operator level 1: $55.01 rising 2 steps to $56.81 Hydro-generation operator thereafter: $56.69 rising 2 steps to $58.55 Hydro-generation operator level 2: $57.38 rising 2 steps to $59.26 Hydro planner: $57.61 rising 2 steps to $59.50 Operations and maintenance foreman: $57.61 rising 2 steps to $59.50 Labourer: $31.98 rising 2 steps to $33.03 Thereafter: $34.98 rising 2 steps to $36.13 Maintenance lead-hand: $52.65 rising 2 steps to $54.37 Temporary foreman 2: $55.21 rising 2 steps to $57.02 Temporary foreman 1: $57.61 rising 2 steps to $59.50 EDUCATION McGill University Montreal (1,510 support employees) and the Association of McGill University Support Employees (AMUSE) and the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) Renewal agreement: Effective Jan. 30, 2017, to May 31, 2020. Signed on Jan. 30, 2017. Paid holidays: Employee will receive 3.6% holiday indemnity per hour. Vacations with pay: 4% pay. Overtime: Time and one-half for all work after 40 hours per week. Sick leave: Sick leave observed is without pay (previously 1 day per month, maximum 6 days per year). Bereavement leave: 1 day for death of spouse, child, child of spouse, father, mother, brother, sister. 4 additional unpaid days if required. 1 unpaid day for death of son-in-law, daughter- in-law, grandparent, spouse's father, mother, brother or sister. Probationary period: 2 con- secutive academic terms in each of which employee has worked at least 25 hours. Discipline: Sunset clause is 12 months. Uniforms/clothing: Employer will provide all security equip- ment required to perform required tasks such as security footwear, security glasses and work gloves. Sample rates of pay (current): Class A: $13.75 Sample rates of pay (current, after increase): Class B: $13.75 rising 3 steps to $14.25 Class C: $13.75 rising 3 steps to $14.50 Editor's notes: Union activities: Employer will pay union amount equivalent to 6 casual employees for workload of 300 hours at class C salary rate. Amount will be distributed among members of executive committee as seen fit by union. 12 months prior to expiry of collective agreement, employer will pay union amount equivalent to 2 casual employees for workload of 200 hours at class C salary rate, for union to prepare for negotiations of new agreement. Standby pay: $12.24 (previously $12) for each 8-hour period when employee remains on standby. Standby pay: $12.24 (previously $12) for each 8-hour period when employee remains on standby.

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