Vernon, B.C. (150 municipal employees) and the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), Local 626
Renewal agreement: Effective Jan. 1, 2019 to Dec. 31, 2023. Signed on Oct. 15, 2021.
Shift premium: $1 per hour for lead-hands. $0.50 per hour for work on shift that commences or ends between 7 p.m. on 1 day and 7 a.m. on following day. $1 per hour for scheduled Saturday or Sunday work. $0.50 per hour for each shift worked for employee who acts as designated first-aid attendant at 1 of employer’s worksites.
Paid holidays: 12 days.
Vacations with pay: 1 day per month of service, maximum 10 days, to start, 3 weeks or 15 days after 1 year, 4 weeks or 20 days after 8 years, 5 weeks or 25 days after 15 years, 1 additional day per year, maximum 30 days, after 20 years.
Overtime: Time and one-half for time worked beyond normal scheduled workday and normal scheduled workweek; double time after 1 hours of overtime. Double time for hours in excess of normal hours in 1 week. May be taken as time off in lieu. All time accumulated must be taken by 12 months from date earned or payout of time outstanding will be made on June 30, Dec. 31, respectively, in each year.
Medical benefits: Employer pays 100% of premiums.
Dental: Employer pays 100% of premiums. 100% coverage of approved schedule of fees plus recall exam at 6 months for basic dental services; 75% coverage of approved schedule of fees for prosthetics, crowns and bridges; 50% coverage to lifetime maximum $3,000 for adults and dependent children for orthodontics.
Vision: Employer pays 100% of premiums. Eyewear coverage maximum $500 every 24 months per adult; $500 every 12 months for dependent children.
Paramedical: Employer pays 100% of premiums. Maximum $1,500 per annum with 80% coverage.
Sick leave: 1.5 days per month worked, maximum 150 days (after probationary period ends). Employee who leaves employment will be provided with unused leave: 1/3 of time, maximum 60 days, after 5 years of service; 1/3 of time, maximum 150 days, after 12 years of service.
LTD: Employee pays 100% of premiums.
AD&D: Employer pays 100% of premiums for coverage of $40,000 plus double indemnity.
Life insurance: Employer pays 100% of premiums for coverage of $40,000.
Pension: Employees will participate in existing municipal pension plan.
Bereavement leave: 10 days for death of spouse, son, daughter. 5 days for death of parent, brother, sister, niece, nephew, grandparent, grandchild, mother-in-law, father-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, similar step-relationships, current foster-children and foster-parent relationships; leave is considered to include travel time. All leave will be deducted from employee’s accumulated sick leave; however, if employee doesn’t have sufficient sick-leave entitlement, leave will be without pay. One-half day to attend funeral as pallbearer or mourner.
Seniority – recall rights: 24 months after layoff; 90 calendar days for any employee serving in Canadian armed forces when country is at war; 6 months for employee transferred outside bargaining unit.
Call-in pay: Double time for minimum 2 hours.
Probationary period: 65 days worked in any 12-month period from date of hiring.
Safety shoes: $250 every 2 years (previously $100 every 2 years) for employee who is required to wear approved safety footwear at all times while at work.
Uniforms/clothing: Employer will provide to each employee: 5 shirts, 2 pairs long pants, 2 pairs short pants, 1 ball cap or sun hat, toque and winter hat, 1 rain/summer jacket, 1 fleece/winter jacket, 1 winter sweater, 4 pair standard-issue socks. Employer will provide each regular bylaw officer who is required to wear uniform, with $225 per year to offset reasonable costs associated with cleaning and maintenance of uniform.
Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 2% increase):
Band 1: $25.59 rising 1 step to $26.10
Instructor aquatics (fourth-year): $25.59 rising 1 step to $26.10
Switchboard finance: $25.59 rising 1 step to 26.10
Band 2: $27 rising 1 step to 27.54
Band 3: $28.46 rising 1 step to 29.03
Forensic identification assistant: $28.46 rising 1 step to $29.03
Transcriptionist: $28.46 rising 1 step to $29.03
Cashier/data entry clerk: $28.46 rising 1 step to 29.03
Lifeguard/instructor (4th year): $28.46 rising 1 step to $29.03
Secretary reception: $28.46 rising 1 step to 29.03
Switchboard RCMP: $28.46 rising 1 step to 29.03
Detention guard part time: $28.46 rising 1 step to $29.03
Detention guard regular: $28.46 rising 1 step to $29.03
Band 4: $29.84 rising 1 step to $30.44
Secretary protective services: $29.84 rising 1 step to $30.44
Secretary corporate services/reception: $29.84 rising 1 step to $30.44
Secretary finance: $29.84 rising 1 step to $30.44
Recreation clerk: $29.84 rising 1 step to $30.44
Secretary OH&S/payroll clerk: $29.84 rising 1 step to $30.44
Secretary RCMP: $29.84 rising 1 step to $30.44
Secretary emergency management: $29.84 rising 1 step to $30.44
Watch clerk RCMP: $29.84 rising 1 step to $30.44
Secretary VWRC: $29.84 rising 1 step to $30.44
Purchasing assistant: $29.84 rising 1 step to $30.44
Accounting clerk: $29.84 rising 1 step to $30.44
Bylaw compliance clerk: $29.84 rising 1 step to $30.44
RCMP finance clerk: $29.84 rising 1 step to $30.44
Band 5: $31.27 rising 1 step to $31.90
Accounts payable clerk: $31.27 rising 1 step to $31.90
AR/ecom clerk: $31.27 rising 1 step to $31.90
Utility clerk: $31.27 rising 1 step to $31.90
Development clerk cid: $31.27 rising 1 step to $31.90
Deck leader: $31.27 rising 1 step to $31.90
Operations support clerk RCMP: $31.27 rising 1 step to $31.90
Information services clerk: $31.27 rising 1 step to $31.90
Pipelayer: $39.81 rising 1 step to $40.61
Public Works Operator 4: $39.81 rising 1 step to $40.61
Horticulturist: $39.81 rising 1 step to $40.61
Arborist: $39.81 rising 1 step to $40.61
Student workers: $15.92 rising 2 steps to $16.56
Editor’s notes: Employee certification: Employer will pay cost of maintaining employee’s certification or membership that is requirement of current position. Standby pay: Employer will pay weekly fee for on-call supervisors: $579.54 (previously $568.18). Effective Jan. 1, 2022: $591.13. Effective Jan. 1, 2023: $602.95.
