St. Albert, Alta. (317 custodians, maintenance, clerical, human resources, administrative staff, educational, rehabilitation assistants) and the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), Local 1099
Renewal agreement: Effective Sept. 1, 2016, to Aug. 31, 2019. Ratified on June 7, 2017. Signed on June 14, 2017.
Paid holidays: 11 days.
Overtime: Time and one-half for first four hours of overtime, double time thereafter and for work on scheduled day off. Overtime counted after 7 hours for clerical employees, 7 1/2 hours for custodial employees, 8 hours for maintenance employees. May be accumulated, maximum 40 hours.
Medical benefits: Alberta School Employee Benefit Plan. Employer pays 100% of Alberta Health Care Plan premiums. Employer will provide health-care spending account of $37.50 per month (equivalent to $450 per year). Effective Sept. 1, 2018: $41.66 per month (equivalent to $500 per year) (previously $33.33 per month or $400 per year).
Dental: Employer pays 100% of premiums (previously 75% of premiums) for coverage of 100% for basic dentistry, 60% for periodontics (lifetime maximum $1,500 per participant), 50% for extensive dentistry. $1,500 combined maximum on basic, extensive per participant per year.
Vision: Employer pays 100% of premiums.
Sick leave: 1 1/2 days per month. May be accumulated, maximum 90 days.
AD&D: Employer pays 100% of premiums.
Pension: Local Authorities Pension Plan.
Bereavement leave: 5 days for death of parent, wife, husband, common-in-law spouse, brother, sister, child, mother-in-law, father-in-law, grandparent, grandchild, former guardian, fiancé, any second-degree relative who was residing in same household. One-half day to attend as pallbearer.
Seniority – recall rights: 1 year.
Call-in pay: Minimum 3 hours of pay at overtime rates, paid from time employee leaves home until employee returns home.
Probationary period: 6 months.
Discipline: Sunset clause is 30 months.
Safety shoes: $150 per year (previously $100 per year) for CSA-approved footwear. May be accrued, maximum $300 (previously $100).
Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 4.6% increase):
(Start rate to job rate)
Purchasing/distribution
1: $20.87 rising 1 step to $21.82
2: $23.03 rising 1 step to $24.07
3: $25.46 rising 1 step to $26.62
4: $33.40 rising 1 step to $34.93
District office/facilities support
1: $19.84 rising 1 step to $20.73
2: $20.29 rising 1 step to $21.22
3: $22.18 rising 1 step to $23.19
4: $23.49 rising 1 step to $24.56
5: $24.57 rising 1 step to $25.69
6: $25.93 rising 1 step to $27.12
7: $27 rising 1 step to $28.22
8: $28.08 rising 1 step to $29.37
Educational assistants
1: $17.25 rising 1 step to $18.04
2: $18.54 rising 1 step to $19.38
3: $19.85 rising 1 step to $20.74
4: $20.56 rising 1 step to $21.49
5: $21.44 rising 1 step to $22.41
6: $22.88 rising 1 step to $23.93
7: $24.59 rising 1 step to $25.70
Administrative assistants
1: $18.20 rising 1 step to $19.02
2: $19.35 rising 1 step to $20.23
3: $21.49 rising 1 step to $22.46
4: $22.73 rising 1 step to $23.76
5: $23.78 rising 1 step to $24.85
High school office manager:
1: $25.21 rising 1 step to $26.36
Library technician
1: $19.35 rising 1 step to $20.23
2: $21.49 rising 1 step to $22.46
3: $22.96 rising 1 step to $24
School assistants
1: $17.06 rising 1 step to $17.83
2: $17.98 rising 1 step to $18.79
3: $18.35 rising 1 step to $19.18
Food-service workers
1: $16.78 rising 1 step to $17.55
2: $19.39 rising 1 step to $20.27
3: $21.56 rising 1 step to $22.53
Maintenance workers
1: $21.75 rising 1 step to $22.73
2: $23.03 rising 1 step to $24.07
3: $26.88 rising 1 step to $28.09
MW4 – journeyman: $35 rising 1 step to $36.58
Custodians
1: $21.19 rising 1 step to $22.15
2: $21.81 rising 1 step to $22.78
3: $22.29 rising 1 step to $23.30
4: $23.45 rising 1 step to $24.52
5: $23.96 rising 1 step to $25.05
Caretakers/floater
2: $20.26 rising 1 step to $21.19
Caretakers
1: $18.04 rising 1 step to $18.86
2: $20.26 rising 1 step to $21.19
3: $20.26 rising 1 step to $21.19
4: $20.26 rising 1 step to $21.19
Accountant
1: $36.21 rising 1 step to $37.86
Technical analyst
1: $23.89 rising 1 step to $24.96
2: $28.81 rising 1 step to $30.13
3: $33.18 rising 1 step to $34.67
Rehabilitation assistants
1: $24.59 rising 1 step to $25.70
Interpreter
1: $26.98 rising 1 step to $28.20
Lunch room supervisor
1: $16.60 rising 1 step to $17.36
Casual/substitute staff
1: $15.31 rising 1 step to $16.01
Health recovery facilitator
1: $32.67 rising 1 step to $34.17
Editor’s notes: Standby pay: Employees in maintenance department — who are on standby duty — will be paid $37 per day (previously $22 per day) for weekdays (Monday through Friday) and $111 per day (previously $66 per day) for weekends or statutory holidays.
Paid holidays: 11 days.
Overtime: Time and one-half for first four hours of overtime, double time thereafter and for work on scheduled day off. Overtime counted after 7 hours for clerical employees, 7 1/2 hours for custodial employees, 8 hours for maintenance employees. May be accumulated, maximum 40 hours.
Medical benefits: Alberta School Employee Benefit Plan. Employer pays 100% of Alberta Health Care Plan premiums. Employer will provide health-care spending account of $37.50 per month (equivalent to $450 per year). Effective Sept. 1, 2018: $41.66 per month (equivalent to $500 per year) (previously $33.33 per month or $400 per year).
Dental: Employer pays 100% of premiums (previously 75% of premiums) for coverage of 100% for basic dentistry, 60% for periodontics (lifetime maximum $1,500 per participant), 50% for extensive dentistry. $1,500 combined maximum on basic, extensive per participant per year.
Vision: Employer pays 100% of premiums.
Sick leave: 1 1/2 days per month. May be accumulated, maximum 90 days.
AD&D: Employer pays 100% of premiums.
Pension: Local Authorities Pension Plan.
Bereavement leave: 5 days for death of parent, wife, husband, common-in-law spouse, brother, sister, child, mother-in-law, father-in-law, grandparent, grandchild, former guardian, fiancé, any second-degree relative who was residing in same household. One-half day to attend as pallbearer.
Seniority – recall rights: 1 year.
Call-in pay: Minimum 3 hours of pay at overtime rates, paid from time employee leaves home until employee returns home.
Probationary period: 6 months.
Discipline: Sunset clause is 30 months.
Safety shoes: $150 per year (previously $100 per year) for CSA-approved footwear. May be accrued, maximum $300 (previously $100).
Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 4.6% increase):
(Start rate to job rate)
Purchasing/distribution
1: $20.87 rising 1 step to $21.82
2: $23.03 rising 1 step to $24.07
3: $25.46 rising 1 step to $26.62
4: $33.40 rising 1 step to $34.93
District office/facilities support
1: $19.84 rising 1 step to $20.73
2: $20.29 rising 1 step to $21.22
3: $22.18 rising 1 step to $23.19
4: $23.49 rising 1 step to $24.56
5: $24.57 rising 1 step to $25.69
6: $25.93 rising 1 step to $27.12
7: $27 rising 1 step to $28.22
8: $28.08 rising 1 step to $29.37
Educational assistants
1: $17.25 rising 1 step to $18.04
2: $18.54 rising 1 step to $19.38
3: $19.85 rising 1 step to $20.74
4: $20.56 rising 1 step to $21.49
5: $21.44 rising 1 step to $22.41
6: $22.88 rising 1 step to $23.93
7: $24.59 rising 1 step to $25.70
Administrative assistants
1: $18.20 rising 1 step to $19.02
2: $19.35 rising 1 step to $20.23
3: $21.49 rising 1 step to $22.46
4: $22.73 rising 1 step to $23.76
5: $23.78 rising 1 step to $24.85
High school office manager:
1: $25.21 rising 1 step to $26.36
Library technician
1: $19.35 rising 1 step to $20.23
2: $21.49 rising 1 step to $22.46
3: $22.96 rising 1 step to $24
School assistants
1: $17.06 rising 1 step to $17.83
2: $17.98 rising 1 step to $18.79
3: $18.35 rising 1 step to $19.18
Food-service workers
1: $16.78 rising 1 step to $17.55
2: $19.39 rising 1 step to $20.27
3: $21.56 rising 1 step to $22.53
Maintenance workers
1: $21.75 rising 1 step to $22.73
2: $23.03 rising 1 step to $24.07
3: $26.88 rising 1 step to $28.09
MW4 – journeyman: $35 rising 1 step to $36.58
Custodians
1: $21.19 rising 1 step to $22.15
2: $21.81 rising 1 step to $22.78
3: $22.29 rising 1 step to $23.30
4: $23.45 rising 1 step to $24.52
5: $23.96 rising 1 step to $25.05
Caretakers/floater
2: $20.26 rising 1 step to $21.19
Caretakers
1: $18.04 rising 1 step to $18.86
2: $20.26 rising 1 step to $21.19
3: $20.26 rising 1 step to $21.19
4: $20.26 rising 1 step to $21.19
Accountant
1: $36.21 rising 1 step to $37.86
Technical analyst
1: $23.89 rising 1 step to $24.96
2: $28.81 rising 1 step to $30.13
3: $33.18 rising 1 step to $34.67
Rehabilitation assistants
1: $24.59 rising 1 step to $25.70
Interpreter
1: $26.98 rising 1 step to $28.20
Lunch room supervisor
1: $16.60 rising 1 step to $17.36
Casual/substitute staff
1: $15.31 rising 1 step to $16.01
Health recovery facilitator
1: $32.67 rising 1 step to $34.17
Editor’s notes: Standby pay: Employees in maintenance department — who are on standby duty — will be paid $37 per day (previously $22 per day) for weekdays (Monday through Friday) and $111 per day (previously $66 per day) for weekends or statutory holidays.
