Thunder Bay, Ont. (360 professors, lecturers, librarians) and the Lakehead University Faculty Association (LUFA)
Renewal agreement: Effective Sept. 1, 2016, to Aug. 31, 2020. Signed on Feb. 17, 2017.
Paid holidays: 11 days, plus 3 days in conjunction with Christmas Holiday period.
Medical benefits: Employer pays 100% of premiums for University Supplemental Group Medical Benefits Plan.
Dental: Employer pays 100% of premiums for University Dental Plan, plus coverage for crowns and bridges, maximum $2,500 coverage per year.
Vision: Employer pays 100% of premiums for University Vision Care Plan.
Sick leave: 1 month per year of service, maximum 4 months.
LTD: Employee pays 100% of premiums for University Long Term Disability Insurance Plan.
Life insurance: Employer pays 100% of premiums for University Group Life Insurance Plan, maximum of $400,000 coverage.
Pension: Employer pays 100% of premiums for University Pension Plan. Employer will contribute 8.05% to plan, employee contributes 6.5%.
Bereavement leave: 3 days for death of family member (husband, wife, common-law partner, same-sex partner, son and daughter, brother, sister, mother, father, mother-in-law and father-in-law, sister-in-law and brother-in-law, grandparents, guardians, grandchildren, daughter-in-law, son-in law, stepparent, foster-parent of employee or the employee ’s partner, stepchild, foster-child of the employee or the employee ’s partner, stepbrother, stepsister of the employee or the employee’s partner). Additional 2 days if needed.
Seniority – recall rights: Librarians with 6 years or more of service: 4 years; librarians with less than 6 years of service: 3 years; probationary librarians: 1 year. Tenured and continuing faculty: 4 years; faculty in second probationary appointment: 3 years; faculty in first probationary appointment: 2 years.
Probationary period: 6 years.
Discipline: Sunset clause is 3 years.
Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 4.5% increase):
Music performance instruction by contract lecturer: $60.90 rising 3 steps to $63.68
Sample rates of annual pay (current, after increase):
Contract lecturers with service of more than 60 HCEs: $7,816 rising 3 steps to $8,173
Development of HCE distance education course on overload basis: $5,075 rising 3 steps to $5,307
Delivery of HCE distance education course on overload basis: $1,750 plus $222 per student over 10 students, maximum $5,075 rising 3 steps to $1,750 plus $237 per student over 10 students, maximum $5,307
Development of HCE distance education course by contract lecturer: $7,207 rising 3 steps to $7,536
Contract lecturers with service of 31 HCEs to 60 HCEs: $7,410 rising 3 steps to $7,748
Contract lecturers with service of more than 60 HCEs: $7,816 rising 3 steps to $8,173
Chairs/directors administrative stipend: $4,400 rising 3 steps to $5,000
Floors/ ceilings
Professor: $111,000 rising 4 steps to $117,000; $183,000 rising 4 steps to $198,000
Associate professor: $91,000 rising 4 steps to $97,000; $163,080 rising 4 steps to $175,710
Assistant professor: $75,000 rising 4 steps to $81,000; $113,690 rising 4 steps to $122,495
Lecturer: $65,000 rising 4 steps to $71,000; $90,480 rising 4 steps to $97,485
Librarian 4: $81,500 rising 4 steps to $86,000; $131,495 rising 4 steps to $139,970
Librarian 3: $73,500 rising 4 steps to $78,000; $118,345 rising 4 steps to $125,980
Librarian 2: $64,500 rising 4 steps to $69,000; $118,345 rising 4 steps to $125,980
Librarian 1: $59,500 rising 4 steps to $64,000; $101,360 rising 4 steps to $107,900
Editor’s notes: Inconvenience allowance: $575 for each HCE taught off-campus, minimum 120 kilometres from Thunder Bay or Orillia campuses. Professional expenses reimbursement: $1,700 per year for professionally related expenditures.
Paid holidays: 11 days, plus 3 days in conjunction with Christmas Holiday period.
Medical benefits: Employer pays 100% of premiums for University Supplemental Group Medical Benefits Plan.
Dental: Employer pays 100% of premiums for University Dental Plan, plus coverage for crowns and bridges, maximum $2,500 coverage per year.
Vision: Employer pays 100% of premiums for University Vision Care Plan.
Sick leave: 1 month per year of service, maximum 4 months.
LTD: Employee pays 100% of premiums for University Long Term Disability Insurance Plan.
Life insurance: Employer pays 100% of premiums for University Group Life Insurance Plan, maximum of $400,000 coverage.
Pension: Employer pays 100% of premiums for University Pension Plan. Employer will contribute 8.05% to plan, employee contributes 6.5%.
Bereavement leave: 3 days for death of family member (husband, wife, common-law partner, same-sex partner, son and daughter, brother, sister, mother, father, mother-in-law and father-in-law, sister-in-law and brother-in-law, grandparents, guardians, grandchildren, daughter-in-law, son-in law, stepparent, foster-parent of employee or the employee ’s partner, stepchild, foster-child of the employee or the employee ’s partner, stepbrother, stepsister of the employee or the employee’s partner). Additional 2 days if needed.
Seniority – recall rights: Librarians with 6 years or more of service: 4 years; librarians with less than 6 years of service: 3 years; probationary librarians: 1 year. Tenured and continuing faculty: 4 years; faculty in second probationary appointment: 3 years; faculty in first probationary appointment: 2 years.
Probationary period: 6 years.
Discipline: Sunset clause is 3 years.
Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 4.5% increase):
Music performance instruction by contract lecturer: $60.90 rising 3 steps to $63.68
Sample rates of annual pay (current, after increase):
Contract lecturers with service of more than 60 HCEs: $7,816 rising 3 steps to $8,173
Development of HCE distance education course on overload basis: $5,075 rising 3 steps to $5,307
Delivery of HCE distance education course on overload basis: $1,750 plus $222 per student over 10 students, maximum $5,075 rising 3 steps to $1,750 plus $237 per student over 10 students, maximum $5,307
Development of HCE distance education course by contract lecturer: $7,207 rising 3 steps to $7,536
Contract lecturers with service of 31 HCEs to 60 HCEs: $7,410 rising 3 steps to $7,748
Contract lecturers with service of more than 60 HCEs: $7,816 rising 3 steps to $8,173
Chairs/directors administrative stipend: $4,400 rising 3 steps to $5,000
Floors/ ceilings
Professor: $111,000 rising 4 steps to $117,000; $183,000 rising 4 steps to $198,000
Associate professor: $91,000 rising 4 steps to $97,000; $163,080 rising 4 steps to $175,710
Assistant professor: $75,000 rising 4 steps to $81,000; $113,690 rising 4 steps to $122,495
Lecturer: $65,000 rising 4 steps to $71,000; $90,480 rising 4 steps to $97,485
Librarian 4: $81,500 rising 4 steps to $86,000; $131,495 rising 4 steps to $139,970
Librarian 3: $73,500 rising 4 steps to $78,000; $118,345 rising 4 steps to $125,980
Librarian 2: $64,500 rising 4 steps to $69,000; $118,345 rising 4 steps to $125,980
Librarian 1: $59,500 rising 4 steps to $64,000; $101,360 rising 4 steps to $107,900
Editor’s notes: Inconvenience allowance: $575 for each HCE taught off-campus, minimum 120 kilometres from Thunder Bay or Orillia campuses. Professional expenses reimbursement: $1,700 per year for professionally related expenditures.
