St. Albert, Alta. (140 inside, outside workers) and the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), Local 941
Renewal agreement: Effective Jan. 1, 2016, to Dec. 31, 2018. Signed on Jan. 18, 2017.
Wage adjustments:
Effective Feb. 1, 2016: 2.25%
Effective Jan. 1, 2017: 2%
Effective Jan. 1, 2018: 2.50%
Shift premium: $3 per hour will be provided to certified trainers who provide training courses. 5.1% of operations operator’s hourly rate for hours worked outside 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. 8% of hourly rate for hours worked between 11 p.m. and 7 a.m. $0.50 per hour for employees who do emergency utility dig-up in -25 C or lower temperatures. $1 per hour for employee meeting dual certification for posted position. $0.42 per hour for senior transit utility workers when performing supervisory duties.
Paid holidays: 12 days.
Vacations with pay: 15 days to start, 20 days after 7 years, 25 days after 14 years, 30 days after 21 years.
Overtime: Double time for all work after regular hours. May be banked, maximum 80 hours.
Medical benefits: Employer pays 80% of premiums, employee pays 20% of premiums.
Dental: Employer pays 80% of premiums, employee pays 20% of premiums.
Vision: Employer pays 80% of premiums, employee pays 20% of premiums.
Sick leave: One-half day per month, maximum 120 days' accumulation. 50% of accumulation will be paid to employee upon retirement or death.
LTD: Employer pays 80% of premiums, employee pays 20% of premiums for 75% coverage.
AD&D: Employer pays 80% of premiums, employee pays 20% of premiums.
Life insurance: Employer pays 80% of premiums, employee pays 20% of premiums.
Pension: Local Authorities Pension Plan.
Bereavement leave: 4 days for death in family (father, mother, brother, sister, spouse, child of employee, father-in-law, mother-in-law, grandparent, grandchild, son-in-law, daughter-in-law). 3 additional days for travel, if required.
Seniority - recall rights: 1 year.
Call-in pay: Minimum 2 hours’ pay at overtime rate.
Probationary period: 180 days.
Discipline: Sunset clause is 24 months.
Safety shoes: $150 reimbursed.
Uniforms/clothing: Employer will provide protective clothing for workers in wet conditions. Employer will purchase and supply summer coveralls and either winter coveralls or winter jackets as required to employees.
Tool allowance: $20 per month to automotive service worker and transit service workers. $50 per month to apprentice technicians, outdoor power equipment technician, automotive technicians, heavy duty technicians, maintenance planner lead hands, team lead garage shop workers.
Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 6.9% increase):
Team lead - garage shop/team lead - building maintenance certified: $42.71 rising 3 steps to $45.65
Team lead - utilities level 4 certified: $41.26 rising 3 steps to $44.11
Maintenance planner - lead hand: $40.81 rising 3 steps to $43.62
Electrician/HVAC technician: $40.60 rising 3 steps to $43.40
Team lead - utilities level 3 certified: $39.74 rising 3 steps to $42.48
Heavy duty technician: $39.46 rising 3 steps to $42.19
Welder: $38.75 rising 3 steps to $41.42
Automotive technician/plumber: $38.19 rising 3 steps to $40.83
Utility operator 4: $36.88 rising 3 steps to $39.42
Team lead - tree & pest/carpenter: $36.28 rising 3 steps to $38.79
Utility operator 4 WD or WWC: $35.95 rising 3 steps to $38.44
Team lead - stores/outdoor power equipment technician: $35.87 rising 3 steps to $38.35
Team lead - utilities/team lead - traffic operations/utility operator 3: $35.02 rising 3 steps to $37.44
Team lead - building maintenance/team lead - operations/team lead - waste programs operations: $34.88 rising 3 steps to $37.28
Painter: $34.05 rising 3 steps to $36.41
Utility operator 3 WD or WWC: $33.30 rising 3 steps to $35.60
Parts technician/traffic technician 2: $33.01 rising 3 steps to $35.29
Backhoe operator/traffic technician 1/building operator: $31.91 rising 3 steps to $34.11
Utility operator 2 A/grader operator/seasonal operations lead hand: $30.43 rising 3 steps to $32.52
Utility operator 2: $29.80 rising 3 steps to $31.86
Operations liaison lead hand: $29.50 rising 3 steps to $31.53
Utility operator 1 A/utility worker 2 - utilities/parks worker 2 - pest control/transit service worker/arborist/building maintenance worker - certified/arena operator- certified 2/hydrovac operator (combo truck)/automotive service worker: $29.17 rising 3 steps to $31.19
Arena operator- certified 1: $28.61 rising 3 steps to $30.59
Utility operator 1/senior transit utility worker/operations operator/building maintenance worker/solid waste operator/arena operator: $28.06 rising 3 steps to $29.99
Labourer - utilities: $26.94 rising 3 steps to $28.80
Transit utility worker: $26.62 rising 3 steps to $28.45
Labourer - operations/labourer - building maintenance/labourer - garage: $23.23 rising 3 steps to $24.84
Co-op students: $19.02 rising 3 steps to $20.34
Casual labourer 4 (1,801 or more hours): $17.85 rising 3 steps to $19.09
Casual labourer 3 (1,201 to 1,800 hours): $17.03 rising 3 steps to $18.20
Casual labourer 2 (601 to 1,200 hours): $16.20 rising 3 steps to $17.31
Casual labourer 1 (up to 600 hours): $15.36 rising 3 steps to $16.42
Unlicensed casual 4: $16.77 rising 3 steps to $17.93
Unlicensed casual 3: $16.11 rising 3 steps to $17.22
Unlicensed casual 2: $15.44 rising 3 steps to $16.51
Unlicensed casual 1: $14.77 rising 3 steps to $15.79
Editor’s notes: Special-leave credits: Employees will accumulate special-leave credits at one-half day per month, maximum 30 days. Prescription safety glasses: Technical staff required to work in designated eye-protection areas of public works and transit garages will receive $250 for glasses every 5 years and $160 for replacement prescription lenses every 2 years. Service pay: $5 per month after 10 years’ service; $10 per month after 15 years’; $15 per month after 20 years’; $20 per month after 25 years’; $25 per month after 30 years’; $30 per month after 35 years’.
Wage adjustments:
Effective Feb. 1, 2016: 2.25%
Effective Jan. 1, 2017: 2%
Effective Jan. 1, 2018: 2.50%
Shift premium: $3 per hour will be provided to certified trainers who provide training courses. 5.1% of operations operator’s hourly rate for hours worked outside 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. 8% of hourly rate for hours worked between 11 p.m. and 7 a.m. $0.50 per hour for employees who do emergency utility dig-up in -25 C or lower temperatures. $1 per hour for employee meeting dual certification for posted position. $0.42 per hour for senior transit utility workers when performing supervisory duties.
Paid holidays: 12 days.
Vacations with pay: 15 days to start, 20 days after 7 years, 25 days after 14 years, 30 days after 21 years.
Overtime: Double time for all work after regular hours. May be banked, maximum 80 hours.
Medical benefits: Employer pays 80% of premiums, employee pays 20% of premiums.
Dental: Employer pays 80% of premiums, employee pays 20% of premiums.
Vision: Employer pays 80% of premiums, employee pays 20% of premiums.
Sick leave: One-half day per month, maximum 120 days' accumulation. 50% of accumulation will be paid to employee upon retirement or death.
LTD: Employer pays 80% of premiums, employee pays 20% of premiums for 75% coverage.
AD&D: Employer pays 80% of premiums, employee pays 20% of premiums.
Life insurance: Employer pays 80% of premiums, employee pays 20% of premiums.
Pension: Local Authorities Pension Plan.
Bereavement leave: 4 days for death in family (father, mother, brother, sister, spouse, child of employee, father-in-law, mother-in-law, grandparent, grandchild, son-in-law, daughter-in-law). 3 additional days for travel, if required.
Seniority - recall rights: 1 year.
Call-in pay: Minimum 2 hours’ pay at overtime rate.
Probationary period: 180 days.
Discipline: Sunset clause is 24 months.
Safety shoes: $150 reimbursed.
Uniforms/clothing: Employer will provide protective clothing for workers in wet conditions. Employer will purchase and supply summer coveralls and either winter coveralls or winter jackets as required to employees.
Tool allowance: $20 per month to automotive service worker and transit service workers. $50 per month to apprentice technicians, outdoor power equipment technician, automotive technicians, heavy duty technicians, maintenance planner lead hands, team lead garage shop workers.
Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 6.9% increase):
Team lead - garage shop/team lead - building maintenance certified: $42.71 rising 3 steps to $45.65
Team lead - utilities level 4 certified: $41.26 rising 3 steps to $44.11
Maintenance planner - lead hand: $40.81 rising 3 steps to $43.62
Electrician/HVAC technician: $40.60 rising 3 steps to $43.40
Team lead - utilities level 3 certified: $39.74 rising 3 steps to $42.48
Heavy duty technician: $39.46 rising 3 steps to $42.19
Welder: $38.75 rising 3 steps to $41.42
Automotive technician/plumber: $38.19 rising 3 steps to $40.83
Utility operator 4: $36.88 rising 3 steps to $39.42
Team lead - tree & pest/carpenter: $36.28 rising 3 steps to $38.79
Utility operator 4 WD or WWC: $35.95 rising 3 steps to $38.44
Team lead - stores/outdoor power equipment technician: $35.87 rising 3 steps to $38.35
Team lead - utilities/team lead - traffic operations/utility operator 3: $35.02 rising 3 steps to $37.44
Team lead - building maintenance/team lead - operations/team lead - waste programs operations: $34.88 rising 3 steps to $37.28
Painter: $34.05 rising 3 steps to $36.41
Utility operator 3 WD or WWC: $33.30 rising 3 steps to $35.60
Parts technician/traffic technician 2: $33.01 rising 3 steps to $35.29
Backhoe operator/traffic technician 1/building operator: $31.91 rising 3 steps to $34.11
Utility operator 2 A/grader operator/seasonal operations lead hand: $30.43 rising 3 steps to $32.52
Utility operator 2: $29.80 rising 3 steps to $31.86
Operations liaison lead hand: $29.50 rising 3 steps to $31.53
Utility operator 1 A/utility worker 2 - utilities/parks worker 2 - pest control/transit service worker/arborist/building maintenance worker - certified/arena operator- certified 2/hydrovac operator (combo truck)/automotive service worker: $29.17 rising 3 steps to $31.19
Arena operator- certified 1: $28.61 rising 3 steps to $30.59
Utility operator 1/senior transit utility worker/operations operator/building maintenance worker/solid waste operator/arena operator: $28.06 rising 3 steps to $29.99
Labourer - utilities: $26.94 rising 3 steps to $28.80
Transit utility worker: $26.62 rising 3 steps to $28.45
Labourer - operations/labourer - building maintenance/labourer - garage: $23.23 rising 3 steps to $24.84
Co-op students: $19.02 rising 3 steps to $20.34
Casual labourer 4 (1,801 or more hours): $17.85 rising 3 steps to $19.09
Casual labourer 3 (1,201 to 1,800 hours): $17.03 rising 3 steps to $18.20
Casual labourer 2 (601 to 1,200 hours): $16.20 rising 3 steps to $17.31
Casual labourer 1 (up to 600 hours): $15.36 rising 3 steps to $16.42
Unlicensed casual 4: $16.77 rising 3 steps to $17.93
Unlicensed casual 3: $16.11 rising 3 steps to $17.22
Unlicensed casual 2: $15.44 rising 3 steps to $16.51
Unlicensed casual 1: $14.77 rising 3 steps to $15.79
Editor’s notes: Special-leave credits: Employees will accumulate special-leave credits at one-half day per month, maximum 30 days. Prescription safety glasses: Technical staff required to work in designated eye-protection areas of public works and transit garages will receive $250 for glasses every 5 years and $160 for replacement prescription lenses every 2 years. Service pay: $5 per month after 10 years’ service; $10 per month after 15 years’; $15 per month after 20 years’; $20 per month after 25 years’; $25 per month after 30 years’; $30 per month after 35 years’.
