Thunder Bay, Ont. (100 office, retail store workers) and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW), Local 339
Renewal agreement: Effective April 1, 2017, to March 31, 2021. Signed on March 30, 2017.
Wage adjustments:
Effective April 1, 2017: 1.75%
Effective April 1, 2018: 1.75%
Effective April 1, 2019: 1.75%
Effective April 1, 2020: 1.75%
Shift premium: $1 per hour for all work on Sunday for retail store workers. $1 per hour for all work between 5 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. for retail store workers.
Paid holidays: 13 days, including 1 floating holiday. About 50% of employees will receive working day prior to Christmas Day as holiday, balance will receive working day prior to New Year’s Day as holiday. Maximum of 50% of employees will be granted either Thursday immediately before Good Friday or Easter Monday or floating holiday at employee’s discretion. Maximum 50% of employees will be granted either Remembrance Day or floating holiday at employee’s discretion.
Vacations with pay: 2 weeks after 1 year, 3 weeks after 3 years, 4 weeks after 8 years, 5 weeks (plus 1 day for each additional year, maximum 10 days) after 16 years.
Overtime: Double time for all employees hired prior to April 7, 2010, time and one-half for all employees hired after. May be banked, maximum 5 working days per year (May 1 to April 30).
Meal allowance: $10 when working more than 2 hours’ overtime and every 5 hours thereafter.
Medical benefits: Employer pays 100% of premiums.
Dental: Employer pays 100% of premiums for plan no. 9, or equivalent.
Vision: $200 per person every 2 years.
Paramedical: Maximum $300 for chiropractic, massage therapy.
STD: 70% of wages, maximum 15 weeks.
Life insurance: Employer pays 100% of premiums.
Pension: Every employee will be required to join Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System.
Bereavement leave: 5 days for death of mother, father, spouse, common-law spouse, children, stepmother, stepfather, stepchildren. 3 days for death of common-law spouse’s father or mother, brother, sister, spouse of employee’s father-in-law or mother-in-law (including common-law spouse), grandparents, grandchildren, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, stepbrother, stepsister, stepgrandparents, stepgrandchild, any relative who resides in employee’s household. Additional 2 days when attending funeral service outside District of Thunder Bay. 1 day when acting as pallbearer or performing official function.
Seniority – recall rights: 12 months.
Call-in pay: Minimum 2 hours’ pay.
Probationary period: 9 months.
Safety shoes: Maximum $65 for 75% reimbursement for green-patch safety shoes, twice per year.
Sample rates of annual pay (current, after 5.3% increase):
Network service clerk/outside plant engineering clerk 2/sales associate - team lead (+ 7%)/hardware specialist
Step 1: $40,815.65 rising 4 steps to $42,996.19
Step 2: $45,054.28 rising 4 steps to $47,461.26
Step 3: $49,809.29 rising 4 steps to $52,470.31
Security clerk
Step 1: $42,515.40 rising 4 steps to $44,786.75
Step 2: $47,033.74 rising 4 steps to $49,546.48
Step 3: $52,046.95 rising 4 steps to $54,827.51
Accounting clerk/billing & provisioning coordinators/carrier service representative/service advisors/dealer support representative
Step 1: $43,354.53 rising 4 steps to $45,670.70
Step 2: $47,958.93 rising 4 steps to $50,521.09
Step 3: $53,058.20 rising 4 steps to $55,892.79
Sales associate
Step 1: $33,005.38 rising 4 steps to $34,768.66
Step 2: $35,200.01 rising 4 steps to $37,080.53
Assignment representative
Step 1: $37,846.46 rising 4 steps to $39,868.38
Step 2: $43,827.88 rising 4 steps to $46,169.34
Step 3: $49,830.81 rising 4 steps to $52,492.98
Step 4: $52,864.55 rising 4 steps to $55,688.79
Step 5: $55,855.26 rising 4 steps to $58,839.27
KO contact centre support representative
Assignment representative
Step 1: $37,846.46 rising 4 steps to $53,943.56
Step 2: $43,827.88 rising 4 steps to $57,139.38
Step 3: $49,830.81 rising 4 steps to $60,357.86
Step 4: $52,864.55 rising 4 steps to $63,553.67
Step 5: $55,855.26 rising 4 steps to $66,749.49
Service advisor in-charge (4% above CO classification): $55,180.52 rising 4 steps to $58,128.49
GO senior service advisor and senior accounting clerk (7% above CO classification)/security clerk in-charge (4% above BO classification)
Step 1: $56,772.27 rising 4 steps to $59,805.28
Step 2: $54,128.82 rising 4 steps to $57,020.61
HO service advisor
Step 1: $33,005.39 rising 4 steps to $34,768.67
Step 2: $35,199.94 rising 4 steps to $37,080.47
Step 3: $38,841.47 rising 4 steps to $40,916.54
Step 4: $42,482.99 rising 4 steps to $44,752.60
Step 5: $46,124.52 rising 4 steps to $48,588.68
Step 6: $49,809.34 rising 4 steps to $52,470.36
Sample rates of hourly pay (current):
Student
Step 1: $11
Step 2: $12
Step 3: $13
Step 4: $14
Editor’s notes: Medical certificates: $20 reimbursement when requested by management. Travel allowance: When travelling outside City of Thunder Bay, employee will pay straight time for ground transportation, maximum 3 hours each way for air travel. Employer will provide transportation costs home every 3 weeks; 3 long-distance calls of 10 minutes each time per week.
Wage adjustments:
Effective April 1, 2017: 1.75%
Effective April 1, 2018: 1.75%
Effective April 1, 2019: 1.75%
Effective April 1, 2020: 1.75%
Shift premium: $1 per hour for all work on Sunday for retail store workers. $1 per hour for all work between 5 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. for retail store workers.
Paid holidays: 13 days, including 1 floating holiday. About 50% of employees will receive working day prior to Christmas Day as holiday, balance will receive working day prior to New Year’s Day as holiday. Maximum of 50% of employees will be granted either Thursday immediately before Good Friday or Easter Monday or floating holiday at employee’s discretion. Maximum 50% of employees will be granted either Remembrance Day or floating holiday at employee’s discretion.
Vacations with pay: 2 weeks after 1 year, 3 weeks after 3 years, 4 weeks after 8 years, 5 weeks (plus 1 day for each additional year, maximum 10 days) after 16 years.
Overtime: Double time for all employees hired prior to April 7, 2010, time and one-half for all employees hired after. May be banked, maximum 5 working days per year (May 1 to April 30).
Meal allowance: $10 when working more than 2 hours’ overtime and every 5 hours thereafter.
Medical benefits: Employer pays 100% of premiums.
Dental: Employer pays 100% of premiums for plan no. 9, or equivalent.
Vision: $200 per person every 2 years.
Paramedical: Maximum $300 for chiropractic, massage therapy.
STD: 70% of wages, maximum 15 weeks.
Life insurance: Employer pays 100% of premiums.
Pension: Every employee will be required to join Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System.
Bereavement leave: 5 days for death of mother, father, spouse, common-law spouse, children, stepmother, stepfather, stepchildren. 3 days for death of common-law spouse’s father or mother, brother, sister, spouse of employee’s father-in-law or mother-in-law (including common-law spouse), grandparents, grandchildren, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, stepbrother, stepsister, stepgrandparents, stepgrandchild, any relative who resides in employee’s household. Additional 2 days when attending funeral service outside District of Thunder Bay. 1 day when acting as pallbearer or performing official function.
Seniority – recall rights: 12 months.
Call-in pay: Minimum 2 hours’ pay.
Probationary period: 9 months.
Safety shoes: Maximum $65 for 75% reimbursement for green-patch safety shoes, twice per year.
Sample rates of annual pay (current, after 5.3% increase):
Network service clerk/outside plant engineering clerk 2/sales associate - team lead (+ 7%)/hardware specialist
Step 1: $40,815.65 rising 4 steps to $42,996.19
Step 2: $45,054.28 rising 4 steps to $47,461.26
Step 3: $49,809.29 rising 4 steps to $52,470.31
Security clerk
Step 1: $42,515.40 rising 4 steps to $44,786.75
Step 2: $47,033.74 rising 4 steps to $49,546.48
Step 3: $52,046.95 rising 4 steps to $54,827.51
Accounting clerk/billing & provisioning coordinators/carrier service representative/service advisors/dealer support representative
Step 1: $43,354.53 rising 4 steps to $45,670.70
Step 2: $47,958.93 rising 4 steps to $50,521.09
Step 3: $53,058.20 rising 4 steps to $55,892.79
Sales associate
Step 1: $33,005.38 rising 4 steps to $34,768.66
Step 2: $35,200.01 rising 4 steps to $37,080.53
Assignment representative
Step 1: $37,846.46 rising 4 steps to $39,868.38
Step 2: $43,827.88 rising 4 steps to $46,169.34
Step 3: $49,830.81 rising 4 steps to $52,492.98
Step 4: $52,864.55 rising 4 steps to $55,688.79
Step 5: $55,855.26 rising 4 steps to $58,839.27
KO contact centre support representative
Assignment representative
Step 1: $37,846.46 rising 4 steps to $53,943.56
Step 2: $43,827.88 rising 4 steps to $57,139.38
Step 3: $49,830.81 rising 4 steps to $60,357.86
Step 4: $52,864.55 rising 4 steps to $63,553.67
Step 5: $55,855.26 rising 4 steps to $66,749.49
Service advisor in-charge (4% above CO classification): $55,180.52 rising 4 steps to $58,128.49
GO senior service advisor and senior accounting clerk (7% above CO classification)/security clerk in-charge (4% above BO classification)
Step 1: $56,772.27 rising 4 steps to $59,805.28
Step 2: $54,128.82 rising 4 steps to $57,020.61
HO service advisor
Step 1: $33,005.39 rising 4 steps to $34,768.67
Step 2: $35,199.94 rising 4 steps to $37,080.47
Step 3: $38,841.47 rising 4 steps to $40,916.54
Step 4: $42,482.99 rising 4 steps to $44,752.60
Step 5: $46,124.52 rising 4 steps to $48,588.68
Step 6: $49,809.34 rising 4 steps to $52,470.36
Sample rates of hourly pay (current):
Student
Step 1: $11
Step 2: $12
Step 3: $13
Step 4: $14
Editor’s notes: Medical certificates: $20 reimbursement when requested by management. Travel allowance: When travelling outside City of Thunder Bay, employee will pay straight time for ground transportation, maximum 3 hours each way for air travel. Employer will provide transportation costs home every 3 weeks; 3 long-distance calls of 10 minutes each time per week.
