Kingston, Ont. (990 municipal employees) and the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), Local 109
Renewal agreement: Effective Jan. 1, 2021 to Dec. 31, 2023. Ratified in February 2021. Signed on Jan. 22, 2021.
Wage adjustments:
Effective Jan. 1, 2021: 0.75%
Effective Jan. 1, 2022: 1.25%
Effective Jan. 1, 2023: 1.5%
Shift premium: $1.30 per hour for all hours worked on Saturday and Sunday; all hours worked Monday to Friday before 6 a.m. and after 6 p.m. (previously $1.20 per hour). $1.40 per hour for employees who in performance of duties are requested by employer to use language other than English.
Paid holidays: 12 days for full-time employees (11 if Remembrance Day doesn’t fall on regularly scheduled working day). Employees at Rideaucrest Home, with exception of office staff, receive 1 floater day in exchange for Easter Monday.
Vacations with pay: 1 working day for each month of employment completed up to 10 days to start, 2 weeks after 1 year, 3 weeks after 3 years, 4 weeks after 7 years, 5 weeks after 16 years, 6 weeks after 25 years, 1 additional day each year after 25th year up to 5 additional days.
Overtime: Time and one-half for all time worked beyond employee’s regular scheduled hours. Double time for overtime hours on Sunday. Time and one-half for hours worked on holiday.
Meal allowance: $12 for employees who work at least 2 hours before or beyond normal daily shift.
Medical benefits: Employer pays 100% of premiums for extended health care plan.
Dental: Employer pays 100% of premiums for plan equivalent to Blue Cross #9, up to $3,000 per insured person per year.
Vision: Employer pays 100% of plan for up to $375 every 24 months and $125 for eye exam and $1,000 for elective laser vision correction procedures, per employee and each dependant.
Paramedical: Employer pays 100% of premiums for coverage of up to $550 per year per employee and each dependant. 50/50 shared cost for orthodontics up to $2,000 per person.
Sick leave: 7 paid days per calendar year with no carryover.
STD: Employer pays full cost of plan after 2-day waiting period, up to 17 weeks. Employees with 4 months of service receive 1 week at 100% salary and 16 weeks at 66 2/3% of salary. Weeks at 100% salary increase with each year of service up to 17 weeks with 10 years of service.
LTD: Employer provides plan providing 75% of employee’s current salary up to $4,000 per month following 17 weeks of disability up to first 2 years of disability After 2 years, must be unable to perform any occupation.
Life insurance: Employer pays 100% of premiums for coverage of 2 times annual salary rounded down to nearest $500. 50% reduction at age 65. Employer stops paying at age 70. Optional insurance can be purchases of $10,000 spousal and $5,000 child life insurance.
Pension: OMERS plan provided to employees.
Bereavement leave: 5 working days for death of spouse, parent, stepparent, child, stepchild, sibling, stepsibling. 3 working days for death of grandparent, grandchild, parent-in-law, child-in-law, sibling-in-law. 1 working day for death of grandparent-in-law. Up to 2 days may be saved for future use to attend internment or service. 1 paid day to attend funeral as pallbearer.
Seniority – recall rights: 18 months.
Call-in pay: Minimum 3 hours at appropriate overtime rate.
Probationary period: 4 months for full-time employees. 560 to 640 hours or 9 months, depending on classification, for part-time employees. 960 hours or 9 months for part-time bus operators. May be extended for 60 days once per employee with notice to union.
Discipline: Sunset clause is 12 months for letters of discipline; 24 months for disciplinary suspensions.
Safety shoes: $185 per year for full-time employees and $100 per year for part-time employees for CSA approved boots or shoes. $110 per year to bus operators for non-skid black or brown shoes.
Uniforms/clothing: Employer provides special clothing such as rubber boots, rubber suits, safety hats, rain suits and hats, gloves, lined gloves in winter. Employees in visibility-sensitive work who require safety T-shirts receive 5 safety 5-shirts, 1 orange spring jacket, 1 orange winter parka, 1 pair orange bib coveralls, and 1 pair orange coveralls or hoodie. Employees who work outside more than 90 days per year and janitor and print shop employees receive $250 per year clothing allowance. Rideaucrest staff receive $180 per year for hospital type clothing. Bus operators receive 4 pairs pants/shorts, 6 long-sleeve/short-sleeve shirts, 1 spring/fall jacket, 1 winter coat, 1 long-sleeved sweater or vest.
Tool allowance: Each mechanic receives up to $750 per year to update tools and tool chest. $300 for apprentice mechanics.
Sample rates of hourly pay (current start/3 years, after 1.75% increase):
Utility person: $21.84/$26.87 rising in 2 steps to $22.44/$27.62
Scale clerk groundskeeper/labourer: $23.14/$27.84 rising in 2 steps to $23.78/$28.61
Driver labourer/job costing clerk/skilled labourer/marina operator: $23.87/$29.39 rising in 2 steps to $24.53/$30.21
Arena operator/skilled labourer (building maintenance/playground inspector): $24.91/$30.58 rising in 2 steps to $25.60/$31.42
Skilled operator/trades/skilled labourer (horticulture/airport): $25.26/$30.91 rising in 2 steps to $25.96/$31.77
Recycling hazardous waste spec building perform controls tech: $26.30/$32.37 rising in 2 steps to $27.03/$33.26
Stormwater technologist: $26.63/$34.05 rising in 2 steps to $27.36/$35
Assistant supervisor (recreation facilities/roads and solid waste/parks and arenas/arbor and horticulture)/mechanic: $30.61/$38.15 rising in 2 steps to $31.45/$39.21
Parking lot attendant: $20.75/$24.15 rising in 2 steps to $21.33/$24.82
Clerk messenger printer/custodian (city hall): $21.59/$25.01 rising in 2 steps to $22.19/$25.70
Receptionist (Rideaucrest): $21.71/$26.28 rising in 2 steps to $22.31/$27.01
Custodian (POH)/clerk (planning and development)/records clerk/fitness attendant: $22.86/$27.12 rising in 2 steps to $23.50/$27.87
Bookkeeper (Grand Theatre)/vital statistics clerk/parts inventory control clerk/inventory clerk (fire): $22.98/$28.17 rising in 2 steps to $23.62/$28.95
Clerk secretary/parking equipment technician/clerk (facility bookings) transportation secretary/customer experience agent: $23.87/$29.39 rising in 2 steps to $24.53/$30.21
Airport office administrator/accounts payable clerk/records clerk-bylaw and agreement/cashier/animal general by-law enforcement officer/court clerk cashier/payroll staffing clerk (Rideaucrest)/recreation clerk/transport by-law enforcement officer: $24.91/$30.58 rising in 2 steps to $25.60/$31.42
Licensing lottery agent/case aide (social services)/traffic analyst/waste services coordinator/offset printer operator/enforcement agent/records system coordinator/finance clerk/registry assistant/drop-in program coordinator/museum assistant: $25.26/$30.91 rising in 2 steps to $25.96/$31.77
Planning technician/tax clerk/fitness and wellness program coordinator/cultural heritage assistant: $25.87/$31.65 rising in 2 steps to $26.58/$32.53
Facility bookings and events coordinator/child care caseworker/lottery licensing officer/capital projects technician/licensing and enforcement coordinator/purchasing agent: $26.30/$32.37 rising in 2 steps to $27.03/$33.26
Admin officer (childcare program)/property standards officer/environment technologist/technical accounting clerk: $26.63/$34.05 rising in 2 steps to $27.36/$35
Community case manager/curator/corporate buyer/rural affairs and promo coordinator/research assistant: $28.60/$35.65 rising in 2 steps to $29.39/$36.64
Surveyor inspector/program integrity officer/tree inspector/family support worker/public art coordinator/senior environmental tech: $30.61/$38.15 rising in 2 steps to $31.45/$39.21
Building and plumbing inspector: $34.94/$41.12 rising in 2 steps to $36.85/$43.87
Traffic coordinator/intermediate planner: $32.66/$40.67 rising in 2 steps to $33.57/$41.80
Senior building official: $33.65/$41.96 rising in 2 steps to $41.02/$48.84
GIS applications specialist/team leader social services: $35.69/$42.95 rising in 2 steps to $36.68/$44.14
Heritage planner: $36.53/$43.91 rising in 2 steps to $37.54/$45.13
Senior planner: $43.13/$50.56 rising in 2 steps to $44.33/$51.96
Laundry aide/environmental services custodian/maintenance mechanic assistant: $21.71/$26.28 rising in 1 step to $22.31/$27.01
Personal support worker/cook/bus operator: $24.91/$30.58 rising in 2 steps to $25.60/$31.42
Transit operations coordinator: $26.30/$32.37 rising in 2 steps to $27.03/$33.26
Editor’s notes: Religious/holy days: Employees who are members of recognized non-Christian religion are entitled up to 3 days unpaid leave to observe spiritual or holy days of that religion, subject to reasonable operational needs. Death of employee: Estate or beneficiary receives $15,000 within 48 hours of request. Repaid to employer upon receipt of life insurance benefit. Standby: $1.50 per hour for each hour of standby.
