Calgary (470 security guards) and the Logistics, Manufacturing, and Allied Trades Union, CLAC, Local 56
Renewal agreement: Effective Sept. 13, 2019 to March 31, 2022. Signed on Oct. 10, 2019.
Shift premium: 12.5% above level 3.4 rate for training specialist.
Paid holidays: 11 days.
Vacations with pay: 1 day per month, maximum 2 weeks, to start, 2 weeks or 4% after 1 year, 3 weeks or 6% after 4 years, 4 weeks or 8% after 7 years, 5 weeks or 10% after 12 years. Employees who have vacation entitlement of more than 2 weeks or 4% will have option of rolling over maximum of 1 week or 2% to following years’ allotment.
Overtime: Time and one-half for work on first day off; double time for work on second and third consecutive days off.
Meal allowance: $15 meal credit for employee working 3 hours of overtime beyond regular shift.
Medical benefits: Employer will pay maximum $250 per employee per month (previously $315 per employee per month) for union-sponsored benefits. Employer pays 50% of premiums, employee pays 50% of premiums for Alberta health and wellness coverage.
Sick leave: 2.8% of employee’s regular hours worked.
STD: Employee pays 100% of premiums.
LTD: Employee pays 100% of premiums.
AD&D: Employee pays 100% of premiums.
Pension: CLAC Pension Plan. Effective March 28, 2021, employer will contribute $1.20 per hour (previously $1.15 per hour) for each hour worked for all employees who have attained level 3 CATSA certification.
Bereavement leave: 4 days for death in immediate family (mother, father, mother’s spouse or common-law partner, father’s spouse or common-law partner, spouse, common-law partner, children, children of employee’s spouse or common-law partner, sister, brother, spouse’s or common-law partner’s mother or her spouse or common-law partner, spouse’s or common-law partner’s father or his spouse or common-law partner, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, stepchildren, stepparents, grandchildren, grandparents, any relative of employee who resides with employee). Employee may receive additional leave-of-absence of 7 consecutive calendar days, without pay, to attend funeral if funeral occurs outside of 700-kilometre radius of employee’s normal work location. 4 consecutive calendar days’ leave, without pay, for death of family member not covered.
Seniority – recall rights: 180 calendar days for employee promoted to position outside bargaining unit.
Call-in pay: Minimum 4 hours of pay at applicable overtime rate (to qualify, employee must have minimum 1-hour break between end of original shift and beginning of call-in shift). Minimum 4 hours of pay at applicable overtime rate of pay when employee is called in to work on days off.
Probationary period: 75 calendar days (period will be extended by equivalent number of calendar days of any absence by employee). 120 calendar days for new team leaders and new training specialist leaders.
Discipline: Sunset clause is 12 months for any disciplinary record.
Safety shoes: Employer will reimburse employee maximum $100 for appropriate shoes; $100 for appropriate size safety boots if required by employee’s position.
Uniforms/clothing: All uniforms, when supplied by employer, will be without cost to employee. Employees will be permitted to wear own clothing: boots must be black and polishable; gloves must be either solid navy blue or solid black in colour; toques must be either solid navy blue or solid black in colour. Apparel, personal protective equipment will be provided by employer. Employer will pay employees $15 cleaning allowance for every 4 weeks of work by employee.
Sample rates of hourly pay (current):
Screening officer
Level 3.1: $23.40
Level 3.2: $25.20
Level 3.3: $26.35
Level 3.4: $24.20
Level 1: $20.47
Level 2: $21.67
TS premium rate: $29.64
Editor’s notes: Paternity leave: Employee whose partner has given birth will be granted 2 consecutive scheduled days of paid leave at time of birth of child or when child is brought home (employee will be given additional 3 days’ leave without pay to be taken in conjunction with foregoing). Marriage leave: Employer will give maximum 5 consecutive unpaid calendar days off for employee to attend own wedding. Parking allowance: Employer will pay 100% of cost of staff parking for employees at Calgary International Airport hired on or prior to Nov. 4, 2015. For employees hired after Nov. 4, 2015, employer will pay 50% of cost of staff parking.
