Sundre, Alta. (4 library employees) and the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), Local 417
Renewal agreement: Effective Jan. 1, 2018, to Dec. 31, 2020. Ratified on Dec. 11, 2017. Signed on Jan. 16, 2018.
Paid holidays: 12 days.
Vacations with pay: 0.83 days per month to start, 10 days after 1 year, 15 days after 4 years, 20 days after 8 years, 25 days after 15 years.
Overtime: Time and one-half for all work after 8 hours per day or 40 hours per week. May be banked and taken as time off in lieu, maximum 40 hours of overtime (60 straight-time hours).
Medical benefits: Employer pays 50% of premiums, employee pays 50% of premiums until fourth year of employment when employer pays 100% of premiums. Employer will provide $400 per year for health spending account.
Sick leave: 1.5 days for each month worked, maximum 20 days. Employees may use up to 5 days per year from sick leave for personal/wellness days.
Bereavement leave: 7 days for death of current spouse (including common-law spouse, same-gender partner), parent, brother, sister, child, parent-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, grandparent, grandchild, legal guardian, other family member as defined in employment standards code. Employer may grant employees time off to attend funeral as pallbearer or mourner with or without pay.
Seniority – recall rights: 6 months.
Call-in pay: Minimum of 1 hour at overtime rate.
Probationary period: 6 months.
Discipline: Sunset clause is 30 months.
Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 2.6% increase):
Assistant 1
Step 1: $18.74 rising 2 steps to $19.23
Step 2: $19.30 rising 2 steps to $19.81
Step 3: $19.88 rising 2 steps to $20.40
Step 4: $20.48 rising 2 steps to $21 .01
Step 5: $21.09 rising 2 steps to $21.64
Assistant 2
Step 1: $17.92 rising 2 steps to $18.39
Step 2: $18.46 rising 2 steps to $18.94
Step 3: $19.01 rising 2 steps to $19.51
Step 4: $19.58 rising 2 steps to $20.09
Step 5: $20.17 rising 2 steps to $20.70
Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 10.3% increase):
Casual/temp: $13.60 rising 3 steps to $15
Editor’s notes: First aid: Employer will provide and maintain first-aid equipment and provide first-aid training to all employees. Sunday work: No employee will be required to work on Sundays.
