Hamilton Library

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.
 

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