Vernon, B.C. (34 security officers) and Unifor, Local 114
Renewal agreement: Effective May 1, 2018 to April 30, 2021. Signed on Dec. 3, 2018.
Wage adjustments:
Effective May 1, 2018: $0.50 per hour
Effective May 1, 2019: $0.75 per hour
Effective May 1, 2020: $0.75 per hour
Shift premium: $5 per shift for training new hire. $10 per shift (previously $10 per shift) for night shift.
Paid holidays: 11 days.
Vacations with pay: 1 week or 4% after 1 year, 3 weeks or 6% after 4 years, 5 weeks or 10% after 10 years, 6 weeks or 12% after 15 years. Employees may elect to carry over 1 week’s vacation to next calendar year.
Overtime: Time and one-half for all work after 9 hours per day or 45 hours per week; double time after 3 hours of overtime and after 60 hours per week. Time may be banked, floating maximum 2 weeks.
Medical benefits: Employer pays 100% of premiums.
Vision: $200 every 24 months.
Paramedical: $300 per practitioner per year.
Weekly indemnity: Coverage of 66.667 % of weekly earnings to EI maximum.
AD&D: Coverage of $25,000.
Life insurance: Coverage of $25,000.
Bereavement leave: 5 days for death in immediate family (spouse, common-law spouse, same-sex partner, parents, stepparents of employee and spouse, children, sister, brother, grandchildren). 3 days for death of grandparent, sister-in-law, brother-in-law, parent-in-law.
Seniority – recall rights: 90 days if employee has been promoted to another classification or transferred to another position outside bargaining unit; 4 months after layoff to start; 12 months after layoff after 1 year of employment.
Call-in pay: Minimum 3 hours of work or equivalent thereof in pay, at time and one-half for special call-in; minimum 2 hours of pay at time and one-half for regular call-in.
Probationary period: 480 hours worked or 120 days, whichever comes first.
Discipline: Sunset clause is 2 years for reprimands.
Severance: 1 week’s pay for each year of service (after 1 year of service), maximum 8 weeks’ pay.
Uniforms/clothing: Employer will provide interest-free loans to employees to purchase bullet-resistant vests, maximum $800.
Mileage: $0.40 per kilometre when employee chooses to use personal vehicle on employer business (employer will cover cost of upgrading ICBC auto insurance for business use).
Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after $2-per-hour increase):
Probation (new hire): $15.76 rising 2 steps to $17.26
Casual (1 year or more): $18.65 rising 2 steps to $20.15
Regular status
After 1 year: $19.55 rising 2 steps to $21.05
After 3 years: $19.78 rising 2 steps to $21.28
After 6 years: $20.18 rising 2 steps to $21.68
After 9 years: $20.50 rising 2 steps to $22
Editor’s notes: Gun training: Employer will pay maximum 4 hours’ straight time per year for practice or qualification with qualified instructor on approved practice range and will provide adequate ammunition at no cost to employee. Employer will provide 100 rounds for practice; 100 rounds for qualifications each year. Hearing aids: $500 every 5 years.
