Medicine Hat, Alta. (800 employees) and the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 46
Renewal agreement: Effective Jan. 1, 2014, to Dec. 31, 2016.
Wage adjustments:
Effective Jan. 1, 2015: 2.2%
Effective Jan. 1, 2016: 2%
Shift premium: $1.25 per hour when at least 50% of shift falls between 4 p.m. and 8 a.m.
Paid holidays: 11 days. Double time for all hours worked on a named holiday.
Vacations with pay: 2 weeks to start (pro rated in the 1st year), 3 weeks after 1 year, 4 weeks after 6 years, 5 weeks after 13 years, 6 weeks after 22 years.
Overtime: Double time for all hours worked in excess of 40 per week. Time may be taken off in lieu of pay at the rate of time and one-half.
Sick leave: 0.0692 hours earned per each regular hour paid, up to maximum equivalent of 200 days.
LTD: 70% of employee’s first $3,000 of monthly salary, plus additional 50% of salary in excess of $3,000, up to $4,500 per month.
AD&D: Double annual salary up to $250,000.
Life insurance: Double annual salary up to $250,000. $10,000 per spouse, $5,000 per child.
Pension: Local Authorities Pension Plan. No other details available.
Bereavement leave: 3 days for the death of an employee’s immediate family member. That includes grandparent, parent, sibling, spouse of sibling, spouse, child, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, grandchild and the grandparent, parent and sibling of spouse. Up to 2 additional days for the death of a spouse, child, parent, grandparent or grandchild.
Seniority – recall rights: 1 year.
Call-in pay: Minimum 2 hours’ pay at double time. $270 when employee is required to be on standby for a consecutive 7 days. $2.11 per hour for all other standby requirements. $60 per statutory holiday employee is required to be on standby or $2.50 per hour.
Probationary period: 1,000 hours.
Discipline: Sunset clause is 2 years.
Safety shoes: $150 per year for permanent employees. $50 per year for employees working directly with asphalt or tack oil used in road construction. $150 in 1st year for temporary employees, $75 per year after that. Unused entitlement to carry over up to $300.
Uniforms/clothing: Protective clothing – rubber boots, rain suits, gloves, mitts supplied as required. 2 pairs of coveralls per year to facility operators, maintenance and utility workers, gas field labourers, gas field operators, gas technicians, employees working on equipment. 5 pairs of summer coveralls, 1 winter jacket, 1 pair of salopettes for solid waste collection employees. Hair nets as required and 5 wash-and-wear tops for senior kitchen staff.
Tool allowance: $37.50 per month for heavy duty mechanics. $8.33 per month for fleet service workers.
Sample rates of pay, current:
Accounting clerk I: $24.25 per hour to start, rising to $27.10
Accounting clerk II: $26.27 rising to $29.15
Accounting clerk III: $27.64, rising to $30.52
Administrative co-ordinator II: $31.06, rising to $33.94
Administrative support III: $26.27 rising to $29.15
Assessor trainee III: $31.06, rising to $33.94
Carpenter: $31.06, rising to $33.94
Cashier: $23.54, rising to $26.42
Clerk I: $21.51, rising to $24.39
Clerk II: $22.19, rising to $25.06
Buyer III: $37.19, rising to $40.07
Editor’s notes: Service pay: Additional $10 per month after 10 years of service, $15 per month after 15 years, $20 per month after 20 years, $25 per month after 25 years.
