Thunder Bay/Fort William First Nation, Ont. (350 health-care workers) and Unifor, Local 229
Renewal agreement: Effective April 1, 2021 to March 31, 2024. Ratified in February 2021. Signed on Jan. 18, 2021
Wage adjustments:
Effective April 1, 2021: 1%
Effective April 1, 2022: 1%
Effective April 1, 2023: 1%
Paid holidays: 13 days.
Vacations with pay: 15 calendar days to start, 20 calendar days per year after 1 year, 25 calendar days per year after 5 years, 30 calendar days after 15 years. Employees working in day treatment will take annual vacation during school vacation periods other than when employer agrees otherwise.
Overtime: Time and one-half for all hours in excess of 40 per week and on holidays. In modified schedule, time and one-half for all hours in excess of 40 multiplied by number of weeks in modified schedule. Can be banked as time off, maximum of 40 hours. When employees are required to attend with clients on overnight assignments or assignments that require employee to stay out of town overnight, time and one-half for all hours worked in excess of normally scheduled hours on that day during first 16 hours of day; $10-per-hour night rate for every such hour during which employee supervises client for 17th to 24th hour worked in any calendar day.
Meal allowance: $8 for breakfast, $12 for lunch, $22 for dinner when employee is required to travel outside assigned work area.
Medical benefits: Employer pays 50% of premiums, employee pays 50% of premiums for extended health care plan.
Dental: Employer pays 50% of premiums, employee pays 50% of premiums for dental plan.
Sick leave: 8.125 hours per month for permanent FTEs who work 32.5 hours per week; 8.75 hours per month for FTEs who work 35 hours per week; 9 hours per month for FTEs who work 36 hours per week; 10 hours per month for FTEs who work 40 hours per week. Cannot be carried over.
STD: Employer pays 100% of premiums.
LTD: Employer pays 100% of premiums.
AD&D: Employer pays 100% of premiums.
Life insurance: Employer pays 100% of premiums.
Pension: Employers under old plan prior to Oct. 1, 2020, contribute 3% of annual earnings, matched by employer. Employees can choose to contribute additional 2% to be matched by employer. All full-time employees after Oct. 1, 2020 must participate in OMERS pension plan with employer matching amount based on annual earnings as outlined by OMERS.
Bereavement leave: 5 paid days for death of spouse, common-law partner, parent, parent-in-law, child, grandchild, sibling, grandparent, relative who resides permanently with employee. 1 paid day for death of niece, nephew, child-in-law, sibling-in-law, aunt, uncle, grandparent-in-law.
Seniority – recall rights: 12 months.
Call-in pay: On-call: Emergency duty workers receive $5 per hour between 4:30 p.m. and 9 a.m. on weeknights and 9 p.m. and 9 a.m. on weekends, plus staff person’s regular hourly rate, regardless of whether any calls are received. All on-call workers receive $5 per hour.
Probationary period: 910 hours of work, excluding overtime hours.
Mileage: $0.50 per kilometre when employee is authorized and required by employer to use employee’s vehicle for employer business.
Sample rates of hourly pay (current minimum/maximum), after 2% increase):
Administration
Finance officer: $24.45/$31.90 rising 2 steps to $24.94/$32.54
File management officer/finance clerk 2/property officer: $20.96/$27.34 rising 2 steps to $21.38/$27.89
Administrative assistant/clinical admin assistant FHT/communications assistant/data management clerk/finance clerk/maintenance worker/project assistant/property and purchasing clerk/scheduler: $18.71/$24.41 rising 2 steps to $19.08/$24.90
Receptionist: $17.55/$22.90 rising 2 steps to $17.90/$23.36
Maintenance team leader: $21.69/$28.30 rising 2 steps to $22.13/$28.87
Child welfare
Alternative care worker/family wellness worker/children’s services worker/district family wellness worker/intake screener/transitional age worker/kinship care worker/TMT alternative care worker/intensive family wellness worker/education liaison officer-under MH: $29.59/$35.33 rising 2 steps to $30.18/$36.04
DSW coordinator: $28.43/$32.96 rising 2 steps to $29/$33.62
Case aide: $17.70/$23.09 rising 2 steps to $18.06/$23.56
Residential worker: $17.52/$22.87 (no change)
CW mentor: $33.01/$39.41 rising 2 steps to $33.67/$40.20
Child and youth worker/residential worker: $18.43/$24.05 to $18.80/$24.53
Support worker/developmental services worker: $23.81/$31.07 rising 2 steps to $24.29/$31.69
CW residential case manager: $29.22/$34.89 rising 2 steps to $29.81/$35.60
Treatment services
District family pres. Case manager/JSL coordinator/youth coordinator YITS/adult MH worker/case manager - CCSS/Day Tx/case manager (ABTU/community case manager/DMH adult case manager/DMH case manager/dual diagnosis case manager/youth in transition/integrated services worker/youth coordinator HOP-C/clinical lead-ITS/lead transitional discharge worker/aftercare worker-Post Tx: $27.99/33.42 rising 2 steps to $28.55/$34.09
Dist child and family counsellor/dist early intervention/aftercare worker/dist. Family preservation worker/family counsellor/intensive C&F worker/intake worker/comm. MH&A worker/cultural wellness mentor/recreation worker/youth counsellor-YITS/transitional discharge worker/classroom clinical assistant/transition support worker-DFC/mobile crisis response worker: $23.98/$28.64 rising 2 steps to $24.47/$29.21
Child and youth worker: $18.43/$24.05 rising 2 steps to $18.80/$24.53
Night residential addictions worker/residential addictions worker/residential support worker (FWHC): $17.70/$23.09 rising 2 steps to $18.06/$23.56
Aftercare worker/intake worker/residential counsellor (FWHC)/youth outreach worker: $20.96/25.03 rising 2 steps to $21.38/$25.53
Youth outreach worker TL: $25.13/$32.79 rising 2 steps to $25.64/$33.45
ARTC clinical coordinator/clinical social worker/residential counsellor/psychometrist: $32.40/$38.69 rising 2 steps to $32.89/$39.27
Infant child development/applied behaviour analysis therapist: $23.48/30.63 rising 2 steps to $23.95/$31.25
Culture wellness mentor-YITS/youth addictions worker/Youth intensive treatment counsellor: $23.98/$28.64 rising 2 steps to $24.47/$29.21
MAP counsellors: $32.40/$38.69 rising 2 steps to $33.05/$39.47
Developmental services worker MH: $23.81/$31.07 rising 2 steps to $24.29/$31.69
Health services
Nutrition cook: $17.70/$23.09 rising 2 steps to $18.06/$23.56
Community and personal support worker: $20.96/$27.34 rising 2 steps to $20.76/$27.07
Community health nurse/care manager/family health team nurse: $34.09/$39.52 rising 2 steps to $34.77/$40.31
Registered practical nurse: $21.84/$28.50 rising 2 steps to $22.28/$29.07
Nurse practitioner: $54.45/$68.24 (no change)
Social worker: $36.01/$43.39 (no change)
Chiropodist: $43.39 (no change)
FHT-RPN: $25.21/$31.05 (no change)
FHT-clinical admin: $25.58 (no change)
FHT-data entry clerk: $18.48 (no change)
PCT MH registered nurse: $25.21/$43.39 (no change)
PCT social worker/CAMH social worker: $36.01/$43.39 (no change)
JP navigator: $32.40/$38.69 rising 2 steps to $33.05/$34.04
Note: some positions have increased rates based on educational qualifications such as BA/BSW/HBSW/HBA/MSW
Editor’s notes: First Nation employees retention and promotion: In effort to enable employer to satisfy its commitment to First Nations communities it services and carry out its mandate to provide culturally sensitive services whenever possible, employer is entitled to give preference to First Nations employees for vacancies, promotions, transfers, demotions, layoffs, recall from layoffs.
