Windsor, Ont. (470 office support workers) and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW), Local 636
Renewal agreement: Effective April 1, 2019 to March 31, 2021. Ratified in May 2019. Signed on Aug. 28, 2019.
Wage adjustments:
Effective April 1, 2019: 1.6%
Effective April 1, 2020: 1.65%
Shift premium: $1.25 per hour for evening or night shifts. $1.50 per hour for weekend shifts. $1 per hour for training another employee (previously $0.60 per hour).
Paid holidays: 12 days.
Vacations with pay: 1 day per month of completed service after 2 months, 2 weeks after 1 year, 3 weeks after 2 years, 4 weeks after 5 years, 5 weeks after 12 years (previously 13 years), 6 weeks after 21 years (previously 22 years), 7 weeks after 27 years (previously 28 years).
Overtime: Time and one-half for time worked in excess of 7.5 hours in any 1 day or 75 hours in any biweekly pay period. Time and one-half for each shift worked without 12-hour rest period and on seventh and subsequent consecutive days. Time and one-half for all hours worked on second consecutive weekend when employee is normally off or on statutory holiday. Double time and one-half for hours worked on statutory holiday in excess of 7.5 hours.
Meal allowance: $7 meal voucher when employee works more than 2 hours of overtime contiguous to regular shift or if employee is requested to work overtime with less than 8 hours of prior notice.
Medical benefits: Employer pays 100% of premiums for Green Shield semi-private plan.
Dental: Employer pays 75% of premiums, employees pays 25% of premiums for Green Shield Plus 3 dental plan. Orthodontic coverage will be provided on 50/50 coinsurance, lifetime maximum of $1,500 per insured person. $4,000 lifetime maximum for crowns, bridges.
Vision: Employer pays 100% of premiums for vision plan. $400 every 24 months. $90 for eye exams every 24 months.
Sick leave: 3 paid days at end of probationary period plus 1 day for each additional month of employment. 1.5 paid days per month after 1 year of employment. No sick pay benefit is payable for first 15 hours of sixth and subsequent periods of absence in same fiscal year.
Life insurance: Employer pays 100% of premiums for Hospitals of Ontario Group Life Insurance Plan for coverage of 2 times annual salary.
Pension: Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP)
Bereavement leave: 4 scheduled working days for death of spouse, child, parent, sibling, sibling-in-law, child-in-law, parent-in-law, grandparent, or grandchild. 3 scheduled working days for death of great grandparent, spouse’s grandparent, stepparent of employee or spouse, stepchild, stepsibling, legal guardian. 1 working day for death of employee’s or spouse’s aunt, uncle, niece, nephew. 1 additional day for burial or memorial service if held within 6 months of date of bereavement.
Seniority – recall rights: 30 months; 2 years when employee is absent because of illness or injury (further 6 months for employee who was injured on job and covered under Workplace Safety and Insurance Act). 6 months for employee who is member of IBEW and who permanently transfers into position in hospital that is not covered by terms of collective agreement or when transfer is for temporary period.
Call-in pay: Minimum 4 hours’ pay when reporting for scheduled work and no work is available.
Probationary period: 60 working days in consecutive 6-month period of employment.
Discipline: Sunset clause is 18 months for reprimands or disciplinary action.
Severance: If an employee resigns within 30 days after receiving notice that position will be eliminated, 2 weeks’ salary for each year of continuous service to maximum of 12 weeks’ pay plus maximum $3,000 to take approved educational program within 12 months of resignation. 2 weeks’ pay for each year of service maximum of 26 weeks for retirement after notice of permanent or long-term layoff plus lump-sum payment of $1,000 for every year younger than 65, maximum $5,000.
Sample current rates of pay (start/after 18 months):
Senior clinical research associate/librarian archivist: $29,393/$32,268
Senior payroll clerk/senior E chart ART: $28,629/$31,612
A.R. tech (with $0.50 per hour premium): $27,252/$30,043
Senior revenue clerk/bookkeeper/admitting clerk 1/senior cashier/payroll clerk/NICU records technician/data entry clerk OR/lead clerk hematology: $26,752/$29,543
Business office clerk/diagnostic imaging clerk/cardio clerk/health records clerk/IV clerk/billing and receivable clerk/OR booking clerk/unit clerk/medical transcriptionist/health records transcriptionist/diagnostic imaging transcriptionist/unit clerk/secretary/pharmacy purchasing clerk/admitting clerk/admitting/ER clerk/medical secretary/scheduling coordinator/data entry clerk OBSP/cancer-centre clerk/receptionist/booking clerk/library technician: $24,116/$26,678
Cashier/call-centre clerk/admin receptionist/call-centre relief/registration clerk/printing clerk/staffing clerk: $22,315/$24,657
Switchboard operator/clinic clerk/nursing attendant/lab clerk/pastoral care clerk/nursing attendant radiology/oncology/nursing attendant systemic: $21,472/$23,727
Editor’s notes: Pre-paid leave: Employees can spread 4 years’ salary over 5 years for opportunity to take 1-year leave of absence. Education fund: Employer will provide $1,500 per year to union for education fund. Work-at-home employees: Employer will pay $69 per month for internet for employees who work from home.
