Calgary (84 museum employees) and the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), Local 1645
Renewal agreement: Effective July 1, 2019 to June 30, 2021. Ratified on Aug. 28, 2019. Signed on Sept. 16, 2019.
Wage adjustments:
Effective July 1, 2019: 2.5%
Effective July 1, 2020: 2.5%
Shift premium: 12% for employee who assume responsibilities of non-union positions; additional 2% after 6 months in non-union position, maximum 14% total. $3 per hour for amended hours if employer amends part-time employee’s schedule with less than 10 calendar days’ written notice.
Paid holidays: 12 days.
Vacations with pay: 1.25 days per month, maximum 15 days, or 6% to start, 1.67 days per month, maximum 20 days, or 8% after 6 years, 2.08 days per month, maximum 25 days, or 10% after 16 years, 2.5 days per month, maximum 30 days, or 12% after 24 years.
Overtime: Time and one-half for all work after 7.5 hours per day or 37.5 hours per week. May be banked, maximum 37.5 hours. Banked overtime accumulated between April 1 and Sept. 30, must be taken no later than March 31 of following year. Banked overtime accumulated between Oct. 1 and March 31 must be taken no later than following Sept. 30.
Meal allowance: $25 for employees who work more than 3 hours of overtime, when overtime is extension of day’s work. Additional meal allowance for each additional 3-hour period.
Medical benefits: Employer pays 80% of premiums, employee pays 20% of premiums.
Dental: Employer pays 80% of premiums, employee pays 20% of premiums.
Sick leave: 1.25 days per month, maximum 15 days per year. May be accumulated, maximum 25 days, and may be carried forward from 1 year to next. Employee will be allowed maximum 15 hours per year to attend medical or personal appointments.
STD: Employer pays 80% of premiums, employee pays 20% of premiums. Coverage of maximum 105 days at 80% of regular pay.
LTD: Employer pays 80% of premiums, employee pays 20% of premiums. Coverage of 65% of regular pay after 105 days on STD.
AD&D: Employer pays 80% of premiums, employee pays 20% of premiums.
Life insurance: Employer pays 80% of premiums, employee pays 20% of premiums.
Pension: Employer will contribute matching funds, maximum 5% of gross earnings, for employees after 9 months of service to RRSP held in employer’s name.
Bereavement leave: 4 days for death in family (common-law spouse, same-sex partner, spouse, child, brother, sister, parent, mother-in-law, father-in-law, sister-in-law, brother-in-law, aunt, uncle, grandchild, grandparents). Additional 2 days if travel of more than 300 kilometres is required.
Seniority – recall rights: Consecutive 36-month period for employees on short-term disability, long-term disability. 12 months for employees on continuous layoffs.
Call-in pay: Minimum 3 hours at overtime rates or actual hours worked at overtime rates, whichever is greater.
Probationary period: 12 months for schedule A employees; 6 months for schedule B employees.
Discipline: Sunset clause is 18 months for disciplinary notices, letters; 24 months for discipline that includes suspension.
Severance: 2 weeks’ current salary plus 1 week’s salary for every year of service (maximum 26 weeks) plus 1 weeks’ salary for employees older than 49. Outplacement services: $2,500 package for employees younger than 50; $3,500 package for employees older than 49. Casual employees: 2 week’s pay in lieu of notice (based on average weekly hours worked over 1 year).
Sample rates of pay (current, after 2% increase):
SG1 (50) pts 0 to 125
Step
1: $1,125 rising 1 step to $1,147.50
2: $1,182.49 rising 1 step to $1,206.14
3: $1,238.60 rising 1 step to $1,263.37
4: $1,294.77 rising 1 step to $1,320.67
(100) pts 126 to 135
Step
1: $1,308.17 rising 1 step to $1,334.33
2: $1,383.76 rising 1 step to $1,411.44
3: $1,459.27 rising 1 step to $1,488.46
4: $1,534.87 rising 1 step to $1,565.56
SG3 pts 136 to 150
Step
1: $1,316.32 rising 1 step to $1,342.64
2: $1,444.50 rising 1 step to $1,473.39
3: $1,572.64 rising 1 step to $1,604.10
4: $1,700.78 rising 1 step to $1,734.80
SG4 (200) pts 151 to 190
Step
1: $1,444.50 rising 1 step to $1,473.39
2: $1,572.12 rising 1 step to $1,603.56
3: $1,701.26 rising 1 step to $1,735.29
4: $1,828.88 rising 1 step to $1,865.46
SG 5 (300) pts 191 to 240
Step
1: $1,708.41 rising 1 step to $1,742.58
2: $1,867.62 rising 1 step to $1,904.97
3: $2,018.24 rising 1 step to $2,058.61
4: $2,170.35 rising 1 step to $2,213.75
SG6 (400) pts 241 to 310
Step
1: $2,011.14 rising 1 step to $2,051.36
2: $2,189.99 rising 1 step to $2,233.79
3: $2,369.68 rising 1 step to $2,417.08
4: $2,547.62 rising 1 step to $2,598.58
SG7 pts 311 to 360
Step
1: $2,216.97 rising 1 step to $2,261.31
2: $2,414.21 rising 1 step to $2,462.50
3: $2,611.46 rising 1 step to $2,663.69
4: $2,808.70 rising 1 step to $2,864.88
SG8 (500) pts 361+
Step
1: $2,422.75 rising 1 step to $2,471.21
2: $2,640.78 rising 1 step to $2,693.60
3: $2,854.54 rising 1 step to $2,911.63
4: $3,069.73 rising 1 step to $3,131.13
Editor's notes: Professional development: Employer, union will each contribute minimum $5,000 to separatelyadministered professional development funds.
