Hamilton, Ont. (140 librarians, technical workers, custodians, administrative, drivers) and the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), Local 932
Click here to view the original collective agreement.
Renewal agreement: Effective Jan. 1, 2017, to Dec. 31, 2020. Signed on Jan. 30, 2017.
Wage adjustments:
Effective Jan. 1, 2017: 2%
Effective Jan. 1, 2018: 2%
Paid holidays: 11 days, plus 1 floating holiday.
Vacations with pay: Professional librarians: 4 weeks after 1 year, 4 weeks plus 1 day after 11 years, 4 weeks plus 2 days after 12 years, 4 weeks plus 3 days after 13 years, 4 weeks plus 4 days after 14 years, 5 weeks after 15 years, 5 weeks plus 1 day after 17 years, 5 weeks plus 2 days after 19 years, 5 weeks plus 3 days after 21 years, 5 weeks plus 4 days after 23 years, 6 weeks after 25 years, 7 weeks after 27 years, 7 weeks plus 1 day after 31 years, 7 weeks plus 2 days after 32 years, 7 weeks plus 3 days after 33 years, 7 weeks plus 4 days after 34 years, 8 weeks after 35 years.
Overtime: Time and one-half (double time for bookmobile drivers working compulsory overtime) for all work after 70 hours or 72 1/2 hours per 2-week period or 7 or 8 hours per day. May be taken as time off in lieu, no later than 3 months from date earned.
Meal allowance: $7 when employee is required to work overtime on day which was not prescheduled and which would result in employee working more than 9 consecutive hours per day. $8 (previously $7) for bookmobile employees assigned to work on vehicle and entitled to meal break. $8 (previously $7) for employees who are assigned to work for 7-hour shift or more at non-library location (outreach services).
Medical benefits: Employer pays 100% of premiums.
Dental: Employer pays 100% of premiums.
Vision: $375 every 24 months (previously $300 every 24 months) (includes prescriptive lenses, frames and eye examination by optometrist).
Paramedical: Maximum $300 (previously $200) per person per year for chiropractic. $1,000 per year for physiotherapy.
LTD: Employer pays 50% of premiums, employee pays 50% of premiums for 66 2/3% of monthly earnings, maximum of $3,500 for illness in excess of 26 weeks.
Life insurance: Employer pays 100% of premiums for coverage of 2 times salary.
Pension: If eligible, employees will join Ontario Municipal Employees’ Retirement System (OMERS).
Bereavement leave: 5 days for death in immediate family (spouse, child, stepchild, parent, stepparent). 3 days for death of ward, guardian, foster-parent, parent-in-law, sister, stepsister, brother, stepbrother, niece, nephew, grandparent, grandchild, aunt, uncle, sister-in-law, brother-in-law, daughter-in-law, son-in-law. 2 days for attendance at funeral, cremation, memorial, burial that takes place at later date. 2 additional days if funeral, burial, cremation, memorial service occurs outside Ontario.
Seniority – recall rights: 24 months.
Probationary period: 90 working days for full-time, 600 hours for part-time and call-in employees.
Discipline: Sunset clause is 12 months, 18 months for part-time and call-in employees.
Severance: 2 weeks’ salary per year of service, maximum 26 weeks.
Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 2% increase):
Shipping clerk
Step 1: $20.56 rising 1 step to $20.97
Step 2: $21.77 rising 1 step to $22.21
Step 3: $22.98 rising 1 step to $23.44
Step 4: $24.19 rising 1 step to $24.67
Driver-handyman/custodian/departmental clk/clerical support/blocks/daytime cleaner/clerical/shipping/custodian/shipping/del/circ
Step 1: $21.46 rising 1 step to $21.89
Step 2: $22.72 rising 1 step to $23.18
Step 3: $23.98 rising 1 step to $24.46
Step 4: $25.25 rising 1 step to $25.75
Circulation clerk central/serials clerk/information clerk/information clerk collections/ILLO and clerical
Step 1: $24.72 rising 1 step to $25.22
Step 2: $26.18 rising 1 step to $26.70
Step 3: $27.63 rising 1 step to $28.19
Step 4: $29.09 rising 1 step to $29.67
Bookmobile driver call-in/librarian assistant call-in/information commons tech/financial assistant/archives technician/digitization clerk/library technician/library technician public service/programmer
Step 1: $28.19 rising 1 step to $28.75
Step 2: $29.85 rising 1 step to $30.44
Step 3: $31.51 rising 1 step to $32.14
Step 4: $33.16 rising 1 step to $33.83
Bookmobile driver/clerk volunteer coordinator/librarian assistant – nbhd./archives technician information/ counsellor/planning/dev officer/digital tech assistant communications officer/librarian assistant/librarian assistant web graphic assistant/acquisitions and serials specialist
Step 1: $31.86 rising 1 step to $32.49
Step 2: $33.73 rising 1 step to $34.40
Step 3: $35.60 rising 1 step to $36.32
Step 4: $37.48 rising 1 step to $38.23
ELS technician hardware and software/ELS integrated lib serv analyst/ELS analyst and developer/ESL supervisor - LINC/facilties main tech/ snr communications offcr
Step 1: $32.66 rising 1 step to $33.31
Step 2: $34.58 rising 1 step to $35.27
Step 3: $36.50 rising 1 step to $37.23
Step 4: $38.42 rising 1 step to $39.19
Archivist/ELS network app analyst/cataloguing librarian/librarian/sr. planning and dev’t offcr
Step 1: $35.11 rising 1 step to $35.81
Step 2: $37.17 rising 1 step to $37.92
Step 3: $39.24 rising 1 step to $40.02
Step 4: $41.30 rising 1 step to $42.13
Editor’s notes: Sunday compensation: Employee will be given lieu time of 7 hours for 4 1/2 hours worked on Sunday in week during or immediately after week in which Sunday is worked. Citizenship leave: Employee is entitled to maximum 4 hours off without loss of pay in order to complete citizenship application (interview and swearing-in ceremony). Hearing aids: $300 every 36 months.
Wage adjustments:
Effective Jan. 1, 2017: 2%
Effective Jan. 1, 2018: 2%
Paid holidays: 11 days, plus 1 floating holiday.
Vacations with pay: Professional librarians: 4 weeks after 1 year, 4 weeks plus 1 day after 11 years, 4 weeks plus 2 days after 12 years, 4 weeks plus 3 days after 13 years, 4 weeks plus 4 days after 14 years, 5 weeks after 15 years, 5 weeks plus 1 day after 17 years, 5 weeks plus 2 days after 19 years, 5 weeks plus 3 days after 21 years, 5 weeks plus 4 days after 23 years, 6 weeks after 25 years, 7 weeks after 27 years, 7 weeks plus 1 day after 31 years, 7 weeks plus 2 days after 32 years, 7 weeks plus 3 days after 33 years, 7 weeks plus 4 days after 34 years, 8 weeks after 35 years.
Overtime: Time and one-half (double time for bookmobile drivers working compulsory overtime) for all work after 70 hours or 72 1/2 hours per 2-week period or 7 or 8 hours per day. May be taken as time off in lieu, no later than 3 months from date earned.
Meal allowance: $7 when employee is required to work overtime on day which was not prescheduled and which would result in employee working more than 9 consecutive hours per day. $8 (previously $7) for bookmobile employees assigned to work on vehicle and entitled to meal break. $8 (previously $7) for employees who are assigned to work for 7-hour shift or more at non-library location (outreach services).
Medical benefits: Employer pays 100% of premiums.
Dental: Employer pays 100% of premiums.
Vision: $375 every 24 months (previously $300 every 24 months) (includes prescriptive lenses, frames and eye examination by optometrist).
Paramedical: Maximum $300 (previously $200) per person per year for chiropractic. $1,000 per year for physiotherapy.
LTD: Employer pays 50% of premiums, employee pays 50% of premiums for 66 2/3% of monthly earnings, maximum of $3,500 for illness in excess of 26 weeks.
Life insurance: Employer pays 100% of premiums for coverage of 2 times salary.
Pension: If eligible, employees will join Ontario Municipal Employees’ Retirement System (OMERS).
Bereavement leave: 5 days for death in immediate family (spouse, child, stepchild, parent, stepparent). 3 days for death of ward, guardian, foster-parent, parent-in-law, sister, stepsister, brother, stepbrother, niece, nephew, grandparent, grandchild, aunt, uncle, sister-in-law, brother-in-law, daughter-in-law, son-in-law. 2 days for attendance at funeral, cremation, memorial, burial that takes place at later date. 2 additional days if funeral, burial, cremation, memorial service occurs outside Ontario.
Seniority – recall rights: 24 months.
Probationary period: 90 working days for full-time, 600 hours for part-time and call-in employees.
Discipline: Sunset clause is 12 months, 18 months for part-time and call-in employees.
Severance: 2 weeks’ salary per year of service, maximum 26 weeks.
Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 2% increase):
Shipping clerk
Step 1: $20.56 rising 1 step to $20.97
Step 2: $21.77 rising 1 step to $22.21
Step 3: $22.98 rising 1 step to $23.44
Step 4: $24.19 rising 1 step to $24.67
Driver-handyman/custodian/departmental clk/clerical support/blocks/daytime cleaner/clerical/shipping/custodian/shipping/del/circ
Step 1: $21.46 rising 1 step to $21.89
Step 2: $22.72 rising 1 step to $23.18
Step 3: $23.98 rising 1 step to $24.46
Step 4: $25.25 rising 1 step to $25.75
Circulation clerk central/serials clerk/information clerk/information clerk collections/ILLO and clerical
Step 1: $24.72 rising 1 step to $25.22
Step 2: $26.18 rising 1 step to $26.70
Step 3: $27.63 rising 1 step to $28.19
Step 4: $29.09 rising 1 step to $29.67
Bookmobile driver call-in/librarian assistant call-in/information commons tech/financial assistant/archives technician/digitization clerk/library technician/library technician public service/programmer
Step 1: $28.19 rising 1 step to $28.75
Step 2: $29.85 rising 1 step to $30.44
Step 3: $31.51 rising 1 step to $32.14
Step 4: $33.16 rising 1 step to $33.83
Bookmobile driver/clerk volunteer coordinator/librarian assistant – nbhd./archives technician information/ counsellor/planning/dev officer/digital tech assistant communications officer/librarian assistant/librarian assistant web graphic assistant/acquisitions and serials specialist
Step 1: $31.86 rising 1 step to $32.49
Step 2: $33.73 rising 1 step to $34.40
Step 3: $35.60 rising 1 step to $36.32
Step 4: $37.48 rising 1 step to $38.23
ELS technician hardware and software/ELS integrated lib serv analyst/ELS analyst and developer/ESL supervisor - LINC/facilties main tech/ snr communications offcr
Step 1: $32.66 rising 1 step to $33.31
Step 2: $34.58 rising 1 step to $35.27
Step 3: $36.50 rising 1 step to $37.23
Step 4: $38.42 rising 1 step to $39.19
Archivist/ELS network app analyst/cataloguing librarian/librarian/sr. planning and dev’t offcr
Step 1: $35.11 rising 1 step to $35.81
Step 2: $37.17 rising 1 step to $37.92
Step 3: $39.24 rising 1 step to $40.02
Step 4: $41.30 rising 1 step to $42.13
Editor’s notes: Sunday compensation: Employee will be given lieu time of 7 hours for 4 1/2 hours worked on Sunday in week during or immediately after week in which Sunday is worked. Citizenship leave: Employee is entitled to maximum 4 hours off without loss of pay in order to complete citizenship application (interview and swearing-in ceremony). Hearing aids: $300 every 36 months.
