St. Albert, Alta. (120 municipal workers) and the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), Local 941
Renewal agreement: Effective Jan. 1, 2019 to Dec. 31, 2021. Signed on Dec. 11, 2019.
Wage adjustments:
Effective Jan. 1, 2019: 2%
Effective Jan. 1, 2020: 0%
Effective Jan. 1, 2021: 1.25%
Shift premium: When employee works minimum of 1 hour of shift at higher classification, employee will be paid higher rate of pay for each hour worked at higher classification. $3 per hour to certified trainers who provide training courses. 5.1% of operations operator’s hourly rate for shift hours worked outside 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. limit; 8% of operations operator’s hourly rate for shift hours worked outside 11 p.m. to 7 a.m. limit. $0.50 per hour for employees who work emergency utility dig-up in -25 Celsius or lower temperatures. $1 per hour for employee meeting dual certification. $0.42 per hour for hours worked by senior transit utility workers when performing supervisory duties.
Paid holidays: 12 days.
Vacations with pay: 15 days to start, 20 days after 7 years, 25 days after 14 years, 30 days after 21 years.
Overtime: Double time for all work after 8 or 10 hours per day or 40 hours per 7-day work period. May be deposited into overtime bank, maximum 80 hours accrual from Jan. 1 to end of 24th pay period. Time will be paid out, if not used, on 25th pay period.
Medical benefits: Employer pays 80% of premiums, employee pays 20% of premiums.
Dental: Employer pays 80% of premiums, employee pays 20% of premiums.
Vision: Employer pays 80% of premiums, employee pays 20% of premiums.
Sick leave: One-half day for each month worked. May be accumulated, maximum 120 days. When employee retires or dies, 50% of value of accumulated sick leave will be paid to employee or estate.
LTD: Employer pays 80% of premiums, employee pays 20% of premiums.
AD&D: Employer pays 80% of premiums, employee pays 20% of premiums.
Life insurance: Employer pays 80% of premiums, employee pays 20% of premiums.
Bereavement leave: 4 days for death in immediate family (father, mother, brother, sister, spouse, child of employee, father-in-law, mother-in-law, grandparent, grandchild, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, spouse’s grandparents, steprelative who grew up with employee). Additional 3 days of special leave for travel if required. 2 days if employee is executor, to satisfy all legal requirements.
Seniority – recall rights: 1 year for layoff.
Call-in pay: Minimum 2 hours of pay at overtime rate.
Probationary period: 180 consecutive calendar days (does not include any leave without pay).
Discipline: Sunset clause is 24 months for all disciplinary actions, reprimands.
Severance: 2 weeks to start; 3 weeks after 5 years or service; 4 weeks after 10 years of service.
Safety shoes: Employees will reimbursed $150 of cost of regular safety work boots, after probation. Replacement boots will be reimbursed as required due to wear and tear.
Uniforms/clothing: Employer will provide protective clothing for employees required to work in wet conditions. Employer will supply summer, winter coveralls or winter jackets as required.
Tool allowance: $20 per month to automotive service worker, transit service worker payable bi-weekly. $50 per month to apprentice technicians, outdoor power equipment technician, automotive technicians, heavy duty technicians, maintenance planner, lead-hand, team-lead garage shop.
Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 1.3% increase):
Team-lead garage shop/team-lead building maintenance certified: $46.56 rising 2 steps to $47.15
Team-lead utilities level 4 certified: $44.99 rising 2 steps to $45.55
Maintenance planner lead-hand: $44.49 rising 2 steps to $45.05
Electrician/HVAC technician: $44.27 rising 2 steps to $44.82
Team-lead utilities level 3 certified: $43.33 rising 2 steps to $43.87
Heavy duty technician: $43.03 rising 2 steps to $43.57
Welder: $42.25 rising 2 steps to $42.78
Automotive technician/plumber: $41.65 rising 2 steps to $42.17
Utility operator 4: $40.21 rising 2 steps to $40.71
Team-lead tree and pest carpenter: $39.57 rising 2 steps to $40.06
Utility operator 4 WD or WWC: $39.21 rising 2 steps to $39.70
Team-lead stores/outdoor power equipment technician: $39.12 rising 2 steps to $39.61
Team-lead utilities/team-lead traffic operations/utility operator 3: $38.19 rising 2 steps to $38.67
Team-lead building maintenance/team-lead operations/team-lead waste programs/operations: $38.03 rising 2 steps to $38.50
Painter: $37.14 rising 2 steps to $37.60
Utility operator 3 WD or WWC: $36.31 rising 2 steps to $36.77
Parts technician/traffic signal technician 2: $36 rising 2 steps to $36.45
Backhoe operator/traffic signal technician 1/building operator: $34.79 rising 2 steps to $35.23
Utility operator 2 A/grader operator/seasonal operations lead-hand: $33.17 rising 2 steps to $33.59
Utility operator 2: $32.50 rising 2 steps to $32.90
Operations liaison lead-hand: $32.16 rising 2 steps to $32.56
Utility operator 1 A/utility worker 2 utilities/parks worker 2 pest control/transit service worker/arborist/building maintenance worker certified/arena operator certified 2/hydrovac operator (combo truck)/automotive service worker: $31.81 rising 2 steps to $32.21
Operator certified 1: $31.20 rising 2 steps to $31.59
Utility operator 1/senior transit utility worker/operations operator/building maintenance worker/solid waste operator/arena operator: $30.59 rising 2 steps to $30.97
Labourer utilities: $29.38 rising 2 steps to $29.74
Transit utility worker/garage service person: $29.02 rising 2 steps to $29.38
Labourer operations/labourer building maintenance/labourer garage: $25.34 rising 2 steps to $25.65
Co-op students: $20.75 rising 2 steps to $21.01
Casual labourer 4 (1,801 hours): $19.47 rising 2 steps to $19.72
Casual labourer 3 (1,201 to 1,800 hours): $18.56 rising 2 steps to $18.80
Casual labourer 2 (601 to 1,200 hours): $17.66 rising 2 steps to $17.88
Casual labourer 1 (up 600 hours): $16.75 rising 2 steps to $16.96
Unlicensed casual 4: $18.29 rising 2 steps to $18.52
Unlicensed casual 3: $17.56 rising 2 steps to $17.78
Unlicensed casual 2: $16.84 rising 2 steps to $17.05
Unlicensed casual 1: $16.11 $16.11 $16.31
Editor’s notes: Resignation: Employee is required to provide employer with 2 weeks of prior written notice if they wish to resign. Should employee request withdrawal of resignation within 5 working days of giving it and if employer accepts withdrawal, seniority will not be affected. Special-leave credits: One-half day for each month of service, maximum 30 days. Marriage: 1 day to employee to be present at wedding if it falls on regular work day. Prescription safety glasses: $250 for 1 full set of prescription safety glasses every 5 years; $160 for replacement prescription lenses every 2 years for technical staff who are required to work in designated eye-protection areas of public works and transit garages. Standby: 2.5 times operations labourer’s hourly rate per day for Friday, Saturday, Sunday; 3 times operations labourer’s hourly rate for statutory holidays. When statutory holiday falls on Saturday or Sunday, declared day in lieu will be paid at 3 times labourer’s rate and actual statutory holiday will be paid at 2.5 times labourer’s rate. Minimum 2 hours of pay at double time or emergency work. Service pay: Employees will be paid: $5 per month after 10 years of service; $10 per month after 15 years of service; $15 per month after 20 years of service; $20 per month after 25 years of service; $25 per month after 30 years of service; $30 per month after 35 years of service.
