Medicine Hat, Alta. (52 library workers, technical service coordinators) and the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 46
Renewal agreement: Effective Jan. 1, 2018, to Dec. 31, 2020. Ratified on Nov. 12, 2017. Signed on Dec. 6, 2017.
Shift premium: $5 per hour for all hours worked (excluding overtime hours) between 9:30 p.m. and 8 a.m.
Paid holidays: 12 days.
Vacations with pay: 3 weeks to start, 4 weeks after 4 years, 5 weeks after 13 years, 6 weeks after 22 years,
Overtime: Double time for all work after 8 hours per day or 75 hours per 2-week pay period. May be used as lieu time off, maximum 37.5 hours in bank.
Medical benefits: Employer pays 100% of premiums.
Dental: Employer pays 100% of premiums.
Sick leave: 22 days per year or 0.085 hours for every regular hour paid. Maximum 250 days may be accumulated.
LTD: Employee pays 100% of premiums.
Life insurance: Employer pays 100% of premiums.
Pension: Local Authorities Pension Plan.
Bereavement leave: 3 days for death in immediate family (current spouse, child, brother, sister, fiancé(e), grandchild, brother or sister of spouse, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, relative who is member of employee’s household, parent, grandparent, parent of spouse, grandparent of spouse, ward). Spouse will also include any common-law relationship. Parent, grandparent, brother, sister, child, grandchild will also include step-relationships. 2 additional days for travel more than 300 kilometres one-way from employee’s residence. 1 day without pay to attend a funeral to act as pallbearer.
Seniority – recall rights: 12 months.
Call-in pay: Minimum 2 hours at double time.
Probationary period: 975 regularly paid hours or 6 months, whichever comes first.
Discipline: Sunset clause is 24 months.
Sample rates of hourly pay (current):
Page: $15
LA 1: $21.14
LA 2: $21.85
LA 3: $22.57
LA 4: $23.27
LA 5: $23.97
LA 6: $24.66
LA 7: $25.36
LA 8: $26.08
LA 9: $26.77
LA 10: $27.48
LA 11: $28.18
LA 12: $28.90
LA 13: $29.56
LA 14: $30.28
Technical service coordinator: $33.20
Shift premium: $5 per hour for all hours worked (excluding overtime hours) between 9:30 p.m. and 8 a.m.
Paid holidays: 12 days.
Vacations with pay: 3 weeks to start, 4 weeks after 4 years, 5 weeks after 13 years, 6 weeks after 22 years,
Overtime: Double time for all work after 8 hours per day or 75 hours per 2-week pay period. May be used as lieu time off, maximum 37.5 hours in bank.
Medical benefits: Employer pays 100% of premiums.
Dental: Employer pays 100% of premiums.
Sick leave: 22 days per year or 0.085 hours for every regular hour paid. Maximum 250 days may be accumulated.
LTD: Employee pays 100% of premiums.
Life insurance: Employer pays 100% of premiums.
Pension: Local Authorities Pension Plan.
Bereavement leave: 3 days for death in immediate family (current spouse, child, brother, sister, fiancé(e), grandchild, brother or sister of spouse, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, relative who is member of employee’s household, parent, grandparent, parent of spouse, grandparent of spouse, ward). Spouse will also include any common-law relationship. Parent, grandparent, brother, sister, child, grandchild will also include step-relationships. 2 additional days for travel more than 300 kilometres one-way from employee’s residence. 1 day without pay to attend a funeral to act as pallbearer.
Seniority – recall rights: 12 months.
Call-in pay: Minimum 2 hours at double time.
Probationary period: 975 regularly paid hours or 6 months, whichever comes first.
Discipline: Sunset clause is 24 months.
Sample rates of hourly pay (current):
Page: $15
LA 1: $21.14
LA 2: $21.85
LA 3: $22.57
LA 4: $23.27
LA 5: $23.97
LA 6: $24.66
LA 7: $25.36
LA 8: $26.08
LA 9: $26.77
LA 10: $27.48
LA 11: $28.18
LA 12: $28.90
LA 13: $29.56
LA 14: $30.28
Technical service coordinator: $33.20
