Medicine Hat Public Library

Medicine Hat, Alta. (52 library workers, technical service coordinators) and the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 46

Click here to view the original collective agreement.
Renewal agreement: Effective Jan. 1, 2018, to Dec. 31, 2020. Ratified on Nov. 12, 2017. Signed on Dec. 6, 2017.
Shift premium: $5 per hour for all hours worked (excluding overtime hours) between 9:30 p.m. and 8 a.m.
Paid holidays: 12 days. 
Vacations with pay: 3 weeks to start, 4 weeks after 4 years, 5 weeks after 13 years, 6 weeks after 22 years, 
Overtime: Double time for all work after 8 hours per day or 75 hours per 2-week pay period. May be used as lieu time off, maximum 37.5 hours in bank.
Medical benefits: Employer pays 100% of premiums. 
Dental: Employer pays 100% of premiums. 
Sick leave: 22 days per year or 0.085 hours for every regular hour paid. Maximum 250 days may be accumulated.
LTD: Employee pays 100% of premiums. 
Life insurance: Employer pays 100% of premiums. 
Pension: Local Authorities Pension Plan.
Bereavement leave: 3 days for death in immediate family (current spouse, child, brother, sister, fiancé(e), grandchild, brother or sister of spouse, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, relative who is member of employee’s household, parent, grandparent, parent of spouse, grandparent of spouse, ward). Spouse will also include any common-law relationship. Parent, grandparent, brother, sister, child, grandchild will also include step-relationships. 2 additional days for travel more than 300 kilometres one-way from employee’s residence. 1 day without pay to attend a funeral to act as pallbearer.
Seniority – recall rights: 12 months. 
Call-in pay: Minimum 2 hours at double time.
Probationary period: 975 regularly paid hours or 6 months, whichever comes first.
Discipline: Sunset clause is 24 months.
Sample rates of hourly pay (current):
Page: $15
LA 1: $21.14
LA 2: $21.85
LA 3: $22.57
LA 4: $23.27
LA 5: $23.97
LA 6: $24.66
LA 7: $25.36
LA 8: $26.08
LA 9: $26.77
LA 10: $27.48
LA 11: $28.18
LA 12: $28.90
LA 13: $29.56
LA 14: $30.28
Technical service coordinator: $33.20

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