Greater Sudbury/Grand Sudbury, Ont. (900 inside (office, clerical, technical, leisure programming, transit operations, library, heritage, paramedical) workers) and the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), Local 4705
Click here to view the original collective agreement.
Renewal agreement: Effective April 1, 2016, to March 31, 2019. Signed on April 7, 2017.
Wage adjustments:
Effective April 1, 2016: 1%
Effective April 1, 2017: 1.35%
Effective April 1, 2018: 1.5%
Shift premium: $1.26 per hour (previously $1.11 per hour) for work on afternoon shift. $1.32 per hour (previously $1.17 per hour) for work on night shift. Effective April 1, 2018: Shift differentials will increase by $0.02 per hour.
Paid holidays: 12 days.
Vacations with pay: 3 weeks or 6% after 1 year, 4 weeks or 8% after 4 years, 5 weeks or 10% after 9 years, 6 weeks or 12% after 19 years, 7 weeks or 14% after 24 years.
Overtime: Time and one-half for the first hour. Double time, minimum 4 hours’ work on Sundays. May be banked, maximum 1 week.
Meal allowance: $12.15 (previously $11.87) when working more than 2 hours’ overtime. Additional $12.15 when working more than 5 hours’ overtime. Effective April 1, 2018: $12.33.
Medical benefits: Employer pays 100% of premiums for Manulife (or equivalent) insurance coverage.
Dental: Employer pays 100% of premiums for Manulife (or equivalent) insurance coverage.
Vision: Employer pays 100% of premiums for Manulife (or equivalent) insurance coverage. $390 every 24 months. 1 eye examination every 24 months, maximum $85.
Paramedical: Employer pays 100% of premiums for Manulife (or equivalent) insurance coverage. Chiropractor: $300 per year. Massage therapist: $264 per year. Physiotherapist: $300 per year, then $12.20 per visit. Clinical psychologist: $380 per year. Speech pathologist: $380 per year. Osteopath: $180 per year. Podiatrist/chiropodist: $180 per year. Naturopath: $180 per year. Nutritional counselling by a dietitian: $180 per year.
Weekly indemnity: Employer pays 100% of premiums for Manulife (or equivalent) insurance coverage for coverage of 75% of salary. Employee receives 6 banked days every Jan. 1.
LTD: Employer pays 100% of premiums for Manulife (or equivalent) insurance coverage for coverage of 75% of salary.
Life insurance: Employer pays 100% of premiums for Manulife (or equivalent) insurance coverage for coverage of 2x times annual earnings.
Pension: Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System Act.
Bereavement leave: 3 days for death in immediate family (father, stepfather, mother, stepmother, spouse, bona-fide common-law spouse, fiancé(e), brother, sister, son, stepson, daughter, stepdaughter, mother-in-law, father-in-law, grandparents, grandchildren). 2 additional days for death of spouse, bona-fide common-law spouse, fiancé(e), child. 3 days for death of son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law. Third day of bereavement leave of absence for death of son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law will be deducted from employee’s accumulated sick leave credits. Additional 2 days for travel more than 200 kilometres.
Seniority – recall rights: 12 months with up to 5 years’ service, 24 months after more than 5 years’ service.
Probationary period: 6 months for full-time, 500 hours for part-time workers.
Discipline: Sunset clause is 9 months.
Safety shoes: $194.49 per year (previously $172.63 per year). Effective April 1, 2018: $197.41 per year.
Mileage: $0.47 per kilometre.
Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 2.8% increase):
Group (step 1)
1: $11.36 rising 3 steps to $11.68
2: $15.14 rising 3 steps to $15.57
3: $19.16 rising 3 steps to $19.71
4: $21.94 rising 3 steps to $22.57
5: $22.25 rising 3 steps to $22.89
6: $22.68 rising 3 steps to $23.33
7: $23.37 rising 3 steps to $24.05
8: $24.06 rising 3 steps to $24.75
9: $24.69 rising 3 steps to $25.40
10: $25.39 rising 3 steps to $26.12
11: $26.52 rising 3 steps to $27.28
12: $28.45 rising 3 steps to $29.26
13: $30.68 rising 3 steps to $31.56
14: $33.20 rising 3 steps to $34.15
15: $34.75 rising 3 steps to $35.75
16: $36.31 rising 3 steps to $37.35
Bus operator: $27.23 rising 3 steps to $28.29
IT level 1 (SCADA support technician, support technician, telecommunications technician): $31.65 rising 3 steps to $32.56
IT level 2 (network specialist, programmer/analyst, programmer analyst (GIS), senior support technician, senior support technician (SCADA specialist)): $34.80 rising 3 steps to $35.80
IT level 3 (economic development web administrator/developer, senior programmer/analyst, web administrator/developer): $36.36 rising 3 steps to $37.40
IT level 4 (senior network specialist, system specialist): $39.11 rising 3 steps to $40.23
IT level 5 (business systems analyst, database administrator, GIS analyst/administrator): $40.44 rising 3 steps to $41.60
Summer student: $12.35 rising 3 steps to $12.83
Construction services summer student: $14.28 rising 3 steps to $14.83
Transit summer student: $22.85 rising 3 steps to $23.74
Information technology (IT) summer student: $14.28 rising 3 steps to $14.83
Legal summer student: $14.28 rising 3 steps to $14.83
Special events assistant summer student: $13.59 rising 3 steps to $14.13
Traffic/engineering summer student: $14.28 rising 3 steps to $14.83
MEOP engineering summer student: $14.28 rising 3 steps to $14.83
Primary care paramedic: $29.17 rising 3 steps to $30.31
Advanced care paramedic: $33.87 rising 3 steps to $35.19
Editor’s notes: Quarantine leave: Time lost by employee because of job-related exposure will be treated as an approved leave of absence and will be paid at rate for period of quarantine, maximum 10 regularly scheduled shifts. Hearing aids: $650 every 5 years. Orthotics: $400 per pair, 2 pair per year maximum.
Wage adjustments:
Effective April 1, 2016: 1%
Effective April 1, 2017: 1.35%
Effective April 1, 2018: 1.5%
Shift premium: $1.26 per hour (previously $1.11 per hour) for work on afternoon shift. $1.32 per hour (previously $1.17 per hour) for work on night shift. Effective April 1, 2018: Shift differentials will increase by $0.02 per hour.
Paid holidays: 12 days.
Vacations with pay: 3 weeks or 6% after 1 year, 4 weeks or 8% after 4 years, 5 weeks or 10% after 9 years, 6 weeks or 12% after 19 years, 7 weeks or 14% after 24 years.
Overtime: Time and one-half for the first hour. Double time, minimum 4 hours’ work on Sundays. May be banked, maximum 1 week.
Meal allowance: $12.15 (previously $11.87) when working more than 2 hours’ overtime. Additional $12.15 when working more than 5 hours’ overtime. Effective April 1, 2018: $12.33.
Medical benefits: Employer pays 100% of premiums for Manulife (or equivalent) insurance coverage.
Dental: Employer pays 100% of premiums for Manulife (or equivalent) insurance coverage.
Vision: Employer pays 100% of premiums for Manulife (or equivalent) insurance coverage. $390 every 24 months. 1 eye examination every 24 months, maximum $85.
Paramedical: Employer pays 100% of premiums for Manulife (or equivalent) insurance coverage. Chiropractor: $300 per year. Massage therapist: $264 per year. Physiotherapist: $300 per year, then $12.20 per visit. Clinical psychologist: $380 per year. Speech pathologist: $380 per year. Osteopath: $180 per year. Podiatrist/chiropodist: $180 per year. Naturopath: $180 per year. Nutritional counselling by a dietitian: $180 per year.
Weekly indemnity: Employer pays 100% of premiums for Manulife (or equivalent) insurance coverage for coverage of 75% of salary. Employee receives 6 banked days every Jan. 1.
LTD: Employer pays 100% of premiums for Manulife (or equivalent) insurance coverage for coverage of 75% of salary.
Life insurance: Employer pays 100% of premiums for Manulife (or equivalent) insurance coverage for coverage of 2x times annual earnings.
Pension: Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System Act.
Bereavement leave: 3 days for death in immediate family (father, stepfather, mother, stepmother, spouse, bona-fide common-law spouse, fiancé(e), brother, sister, son, stepson, daughter, stepdaughter, mother-in-law, father-in-law, grandparents, grandchildren). 2 additional days for death of spouse, bona-fide common-law spouse, fiancé(e), child. 3 days for death of son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law. Third day of bereavement leave of absence for death of son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law will be deducted from employee’s accumulated sick leave credits. Additional 2 days for travel more than 200 kilometres.
Seniority – recall rights: 12 months with up to 5 years’ service, 24 months after more than 5 years’ service.
Probationary period: 6 months for full-time, 500 hours for part-time workers.
Discipline: Sunset clause is 9 months.
Safety shoes: $194.49 per year (previously $172.63 per year). Effective April 1, 2018: $197.41 per year.
Mileage: $0.47 per kilometre.
Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 2.8% increase):
Group (step 1)
1: $11.36 rising 3 steps to $11.68
2: $15.14 rising 3 steps to $15.57
3: $19.16 rising 3 steps to $19.71
4: $21.94 rising 3 steps to $22.57
5: $22.25 rising 3 steps to $22.89
6: $22.68 rising 3 steps to $23.33
7: $23.37 rising 3 steps to $24.05
8: $24.06 rising 3 steps to $24.75
9: $24.69 rising 3 steps to $25.40
10: $25.39 rising 3 steps to $26.12
11: $26.52 rising 3 steps to $27.28
12: $28.45 rising 3 steps to $29.26
13: $30.68 rising 3 steps to $31.56
14: $33.20 rising 3 steps to $34.15
15: $34.75 rising 3 steps to $35.75
16: $36.31 rising 3 steps to $37.35
Bus operator: $27.23 rising 3 steps to $28.29
IT level 1 (SCADA support technician, support technician, telecommunications technician): $31.65 rising 3 steps to $32.56
IT level 2 (network specialist, programmer/analyst, programmer analyst (GIS), senior support technician, senior support technician (SCADA specialist)): $34.80 rising 3 steps to $35.80
IT level 3 (economic development web administrator/developer, senior programmer/analyst, web administrator/developer): $36.36 rising 3 steps to $37.40
IT level 4 (senior network specialist, system specialist): $39.11 rising 3 steps to $40.23
IT level 5 (business systems analyst, database administrator, GIS analyst/administrator): $40.44 rising 3 steps to $41.60
Summer student: $12.35 rising 3 steps to $12.83
Construction services summer student: $14.28 rising 3 steps to $14.83
Transit summer student: $22.85 rising 3 steps to $23.74
Information technology (IT) summer student: $14.28 rising 3 steps to $14.83
Legal summer student: $14.28 rising 3 steps to $14.83
Special events assistant summer student: $13.59 rising 3 steps to $14.13
Traffic/engineering summer student: $14.28 rising 3 steps to $14.83
MEOP engineering summer student: $14.28 rising 3 steps to $14.83
Primary care paramedic: $29.17 rising 3 steps to $30.31
Advanced care paramedic: $33.87 rising 3 steps to $35.19
Editor’s notes: Quarantine leave: Time lost by employee because of job-related exposure will be treated as an approved leave of absence and will be paid at rate for period of quarantine, maximum 10 regularly scheduled shifts. Hearing aids: $650 every 5 years. Orthotics: $400 per pair, 2 pair per year maximum.
