Welland, Ont. (60 drivers, attendants) and the United Food and Commercial Workers Canada (UFCW), Local 175
Renewal agreement: Effective Sept. 1, 2018, to Aug. 31, 2021. Signed on Sept. 1, 2018.
Wage adjustments:
Effective year 1: 2%
Effective year 2: 2%
Effective year 3: 2%
Shift premium: $9 for drivers who assist with another driver’s run. $4 per day (previously $2 per day) for wheelchair drivers.
Paid holidays: 9 days, plus Easter Monday (in lieu of Remembrance Day).
Vacations with pay: 4% after 1 year, 6% after 5 years, 8% after 10 years.
Meal allowance: $10 after 5 hours; $18 after 8 hours; $30 after 12 hours.
Bereavement leave: 3 days for death in immediate family (parent, child, spouse, sister, brother, mother-in-law, father-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, stepchildren, grandchildren, grandparents). 1 day for death of stepparent, stepbrother, stepsister.
Seniority – recall rights: 12 months.
Probationary period: 6 months, which will include all school break periods.
Discipline: Sunset clause is 18 months.
Uniforms/clothing: Employer will supply 1 coat to each regular wheelchair driver every 3 years.
Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 4% increase):
Combined a.m./p.m. run rates
HTS: $17 rising 2 steps to $17.69
Spare: $17 rising 2 steps to $17.69
Categories
1: $18.63 rising 3 steps to $19.77
2: $19.42 rising 3 steps to $20.61
3: $20.21 rising 3 steps to $21.44
4: $21 rising 3 steps to $22.29
5: $24.50 rising 3 steps to $26.01
6: $28 rising 3 steps to $29.71
7: $33.50 rising 3 steps to $35.55
Non-driving rate: $14 rising 3 steps to $14.86
Driving rate: $14 rising 3 steps to $14.86
Monitor rate: $14 rising 3 steps to $14.86
Editor’s notes: Plug-ins: Employer will supply extension cords and timers to drivers required to plug in buses during cold weather. Upon return of extension cords and timers, driver will be compensated $100 for cost of hydro. Overnight charters: Employer will be responsible for pre-arranging reasonable room accommodations and expenses for overnight charters. 10 hours of pay at driver’s hourly charter driving rate will be paid for each 24-hour period. $40-per-day (previously $30 per day) meal allowance will be paid. Medical examinations: Employer will reimburse 100% of cost, maximum $150 (previously $130), of medical examinations pertaining to renewal of any applicable license. Employer will administer initial required eye examination request. If the initial test is unsuccessful, employer will reimburse 100%, maximum $60, of cost of examination. Training fund: Employer will make $200 lump-sum contribution to UFCW Training and Education Fund within 15 days of Sept. 1 in each year of agreement.
