Fort Macleod, Alta. (91 administrative assistants, educational assistants, learning commons facilitators, technicians, child and youth care workers, custodial, bus drivers) and the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), Local 2133
Renewal agreement: Effective Sept. 1, 2018, to Aug. 31, 2022. Ratified on Jan. 9, 2019. Signed on March 13, 2019.
Wage adjustments:
Effective Sept. 1, 2018: 2%
Effective Sept. 1, 2019: 2%
Effective Sept. 1, 2020: Increase equal to percentage increase to base funding in each year
Effective Sept. 1, 2021: Increase equal to percentage increase to base funding in each year
Paid holidays: 12 days.
Vacations with pay: 1.25 days per month — to be taken in August — to start, 3 weeks to start, 4 weeks after 6 years, 5 weeks after 14 years, 6 weeks after 20 years. Holidays for custodians, housekeepers will be taken during July and August of school year in which they were earned.
Overtime: Time and one-half for all work after 7, 7.5 or 8 hours per day or 35, 37.5 or 40 hours per week. Double time for all work on statutory holidays, days of rest.
Medical benefits: Employer pays 93% of premiums, employee pays 7%.
Dental: Employer pays 93% of premiums, employee pays 7%.
Vision: Employer pays 93% of premiums, employee pays 7%.
Sick leave: 2 days per month, maximum 100 days.
AD&D: Employer pays 93% of premiums, employee pays 7%.
Life insurance: Employer pays 93% of premiums, employee pays 7%.
Pension: Local Authorities Pension Plan.
Bereavement leave: 5 days for death in family or death in spouse’s family (spouse (including common law spouse), parent, stepparent, sister, brother, niece, nephew, daughter-in-law, son-in-law, child, grandparent, aunt, sister-in-law, stepchild, grandchild, uncle, brother-in-law, other relative who is member of employee’s household).
Seniority – recall rights: 18 months.
Call-in pay: Minimum 4 hours’ pay at regular rate.
Probationary period: 5 consecutive months worked.
Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 2% increase):
School administrative asst. 1
Step 1: $17.51 rising 2 steps to $17.86
Step 2: $18.18 rising 2 steps to $18.54
Step 3: $18.85 rising 2 steps to $19.23
Step 4: $19.53 rising 2 steps to $19.92
Step 5: $20.20 rising 2 steps to $20.60
Step 6: $20.87 rising 2 steps to $21.29
School administrative asst. 2
Step 1: $18.72 rising 2 steps to $19.09
Step 2: $19.41 rising 2 steps to $19.80
Step 3: $20.13 rising 2 steps to $20.54
Step 4: $20.85 rising 2 steps to $21.27
Step 5: $21.55 rising 2 steps to $21.98
Step 6: $22.27 rising 2 steps to $22.71
School administrative asst. 3
Step 1: $19.97 rising 2 steps to $20.37
Step 2: $20.72 rising 2 steps to $21.13
Step 3: $21.44 rising 2 steps to $21.87
Step 4: $22.17 rising 2 steps to $22.62
Step 5: $22.91 rising 2 steps to $23.37
Step 6: $23.64 rising 2 steps to $24.12
Educational assistant non-certified
Step 1: $17.56 rising 2 steps to $17.92
Step 2: $18.14 rising 2 steps to $18.50
Step 3: $18.73 rising 2 steps to $19.10
Step 4: $19.30 rising 2 steps to $19.68
Step 5: $19.89 rising 2 steps to $20.29
Step 6: $20.46 rising 2 steps to $20.87
Educational assistant certified
Step 1: $18.91 rising 2 steps to $19.29
Step 2: $19.49 rising 2 steps to $19.88
Step 3: $20.08 rising 2 steps to $20.49
Step 4: $20.68 rising 2 steps to $21.09
Step 5: $21.25 rising 2 steps to $21.67
Step 6: $21.84 rising 2 steps to $22.27
Child and youth care worker
Step 1: $21.70 rising 2 steps to $22.13
Step 2: $22.33 rising 2 steps to $22.77
Step 3: $22.98 rising 2 steps to $23.44
Step 4: $23.61 rising 2 steps to $24.09
Step 5: $24.28 rising 2 steps to $24.76
Step 6: $24.93 rising 2 steps to $25.43
Learning commons facilitator non-certified
Step 1: $19.32 rising 2 steps to $19.71
Step 2: $19.75 rising 2 steps to $20.14
Step 3: $20.18 rising 2 steps to $20.58
Step 4: $20.60 rising 2 steps to $21.02
Step 5: $21.01 rising 2 steps to $21.43
Step 6: $21.43 rising 2 steps to $21.86
Learning commons facilitator certified
Step 1: $19.87 rising 2 steps to $20.27
Step 2: $20.44 rising 2 steps to $20.85
Step 3: $21.02 rising 2 steps to $21.44
Step 4: $21.61 rising 2 steps to $22.05
Step 5: $22.19 rising 2 steps to $22.63
Step 6: $22.76 rising 2 steps to $23.21
Housekeeper
Step 1: $15.93 rising 2 steps to $16.25
Step 2: $16.53 rising 2 steps to $16.86
Step 3: $17.14 rising 2 steps to $17.48
Step 4: $17.75 rising 2 steps to $18.10
Step 5: $18.34 rising 2 steps to $18.71
Step 6: $18.95 rising 2 steps to $19.33
Custodian
Step 1: $17.22 rising 2 steps to $17.56
Step 2: $17.91 rising 2 steps to $18.27
Step 3: $18.60 rising 2 steps to $18.98
Step 4: $19.29 rising 2 steps to $19.67
Step 5: $19.96 rising 2 steps to $20.36
Step 6: $20.66 rising 2 steps to $21.07
Head custodian
Step 1: $18.53 rising 2 steps to $18.90
Step 2: $19.26 rising 2 steps to $19.64
Step 3: $19.98 rising 2 steps to $20.38
Step 4: $20.72 rising 2 steps to $21.13
Step 5: $21.43 rising 2 steps to $21.86
Step 6: $22.17 rising 2 steps to $22.62
Bus driver
Step 1: $17.19 rising 2 steps to $17.53
Step 2: $17.88 rising 2 steps to $18.24
Step 3: $18.57 rising 2 steps to $18.95
Step 4: $19.26 rising 2 steps to $19.64
Step 5: $19.93 rising 2 steps to $20.33
Step 6: $20.62 rising 2 steps to $21.04
Sample rates of hourly pay (current):
Casual school administrative asst. 1: $16.96
Educational assistant casual: $16.37
Child and youth care worker casual: $21.01
Learning commons facilitator casual: $18.18
Housekeeper casual: $15.61
Custodian casual: $16.70
Head custodian casual: $17.95
Bus driver casual: $16.66
Editor’s notes: Boiler, building checks: $45 per day (previously $30 per day) for each day service is requested from Nov. 1 to March 31, for caretakers who perform weekend, vacation, holiday checks of school building and boilers. Plug-ins: $38 for following months if worked: October, November, December, January, February, March and April for regular bus drivers who plug-in bus at home.
Wage adjustments:
Effective Sept. 1, 2018: 2%
Effective Sept. 1, 2019: 2%
Effective Sept. 1, 2020: Increase equal to percentage increase to base funding in each year
Effective Sept. 1, 2021: Increase equal to percentage increase to base funding in each year
Paid holidays: 12 days.
Vacations with pay: 1.25 days per month — to be taken in August — to start, 3 weeks to start, 4 weeks after 6 years, 5 weeks after 14 years, 6 weeks after 20 years. Holidays for custodians, housekeepers will be taken during July and August of school year in which they were earned.
Overtime: Time and one-half for all work after 7, 7.5 or 8 hours per day or 35, 37.5 or 40 hours per week. Double time for all work on statutory holidays, days of rest.
Medical benefits: Employer pays 93% of premiums, employee pays 7%.
Dental: Employer pays 93% of premiums, employee pays 7%.
Vision: Employer pays 93% of premiums, employee pays 7%.
Sick leave: 2 days per month, maximum 100 days.
AD&D: Employer pays 93% of premiums, employee pays 7%.
Life insurance: Employer pays 93% of premiums, employee pays 7%.
Pension: Local Authorities Pension Plan.
Bereavement leave: 5 days for death in family or death in spouse’s family (spouse (including common law spouse), parent, stepparent, sister, brother, niece, nephew, daughter-in-law, son-in-law, child, grandparent, aunt, sister-in-law, stepchild, grandchild, uncle, brother-in-law, other relative who is member of employee’s household).
Seniority – recall rights: 18 months.
Call-in pay: Minimum 4 hours’ pay at regular rate.
Probationary period: 5 consecutive months worked.
Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 2% increase):
School administrative asst. 1
Step 1: $17.51 rising 2 steps to $17.86
Step 2: $18.18 rising 2 steps to $18.54
Step 3: $18.85 rising 2 steps to $19.23
Step 4: $19.53 rising 2 steps to $19.92
Step 5: $20.20 rising 2 steps to $20.60
Step 6: $20.87 rising 2 steps to $21.29
School administrative asst. 2
Step 1: $18.72 rising 2 steps to $19.09
Step 2: $19.41 rising 2 steps to $19.80
Step 3: $20.13 rising 2 steps to $20.54
Step 4: $20.85 rising 2 steps to $21.27
Step 5: $21.55 rising 2 steps to $21.98
Step 6: $22.27 rising 2 steps to $22.71
School administrative asst. 3
Step 1: $19.97 rising 2 steps to $20.37
Step 2: $20.72 rising 2 steps to $21.13
Step 3: $21.44 rising 2 steps to $21.87
Step 4: $22.17 rising 2 steps to $22.62
Step 5: $22.91 rising 2 steps to $23.37
Step 6: $23.64 rising 2 steps to $24.12
Educational assistant non-certified
Step 1: $17.56 rising 2 steps to $17.92
Step 2: $18.14 rising 2 steps to $18.50
Step 3: $18.73 rising 2 steps to $19.10
Step 4: $19.30 rising 2 steps to $19.68
Step 5: $19.89 rising 2 steps to $20.29
Step 6: $20.46 rising 2 steps to $20.87
Educational assistant certified
Step 1: $18.91 rising 2 steps to $19.29
Step 2: $19.49 rising 2 steps to $19.88
Step 3: $20.08 rising 2 steps to $20.49
Step 4: $20.68 rising 2 steps to $21.09
Step 5: $21.25 rising 2 steps to $21.67
Step 6: $21.84 rising 2 steps to $22.27
Child and youth care worker
Step 1: $21.70 rising 2 steps to $22.13
Step 2: $22.33 rising 2 steps to $22.77
Step 3: $22.98 rising 2 steps to $23.44
Step 4: $23.61 rising 2 steps to $24.09
Step 5: $24.28 rising 2 steps to $24.76
Step 6: $24.93 rising 2 steps to $25.43
Learning commons facilitator non-certified
Step 1: $19.32 rising 2 steps to $19.71
Step 2: $19.75 rising 2 steps to $20.14
Step 3: $20.18 rising 2 steps to $20.58
Step 4: $20.60 rising 2 steps to $21.02
Step 5: $21.01 rising 2 steps to $21.43
Step 6: $21.43 rising 2 steps to $21.86
Learning commons facilitator certified
Step 1: $19.87 rising 2 steps to $20.27
Step 2: $20.44 rising 2 steps to $20.85
Step 3: $21.02 rising 2 steps to $21.44
Step 4: $21.61 rising 2 steps to $22.05
Step 5: $22.19 rising 2 steps to $22.63
Step 6: $22.76 rising 2 steps to $23.21
Housekeeper
Step 1: $15.93 rising 2 steps to $16.25
Step 2: $16.53 rising 2 steps to $16.86
Step 3: $17.14 rising 2 steps to $17.48
Step 4: $17.75 rising 2 steps to $18.10
Step 5: $18.34 rising 2 steps to $18.71
Step 6: $18.95 rising 2 steps to $19.33
Custodian
Step 1: $17.22 rising 2 steps to $17.56
Step 2: $17.91 rising 2 steps to $18.27
Step 3: $18.60 rising 2 steps to $18.98
Step 4: $19.29 rising 2 steps to $19.67
Step 5: $19.96 rising 2 steps to $20.36
Step 6: $20.66 rising 2 steps to $21.07
Head custodian
Step 1: $18.53 rising 2 steps to $18.90
Step 2: $19.26 rising 2 steps to $19.64
Step 3: $19.98 rising 2 steps to $20.38
Step 4: $20.72 rising 2 steps to $21.13
Step 5: $21.43 rising 2 steps to $21.86
Step 6: $22.17 rising 2 steps to $22.62
Bus driver
Step 1: $17.19 rising 2 steps to $17.53
Step 2: $17.88 rising 2 steps to $18.24
Step 3: $18.57 rising 2 steps to $18.95
Step 4: $19.26 rising 2 steps to $19.64
Step 5: $19.93 rising 2 steps to $20.33
Step 6: $20.62 rising 2 steps to $21.04
Sample rates of hourly pay (current):
Casual school administrative asst. 1: $16.96
Educational assistant casual: $16.37
Child and youth care worker casual: $21.01
Learning commons facilitator casual: $18.18
Housekeeper casual: $15.61
Custodian casual: $16.70
Head custodian casual: $17.95
Bus driver casual: $16.66
Editor’s notes: Boiler, building checks: $45 per day (previously $30 per day) for each day service is requested from Nov. 1 to March 31, for caretakers who perform weekend, vacation, holiday checks of school building and boilers. Plug-ins: $38 for following months if worked: October, November, December, January, February, March and April for regular bus drivers who plug-in bus at home.
