Creston, B.C. (25 public works and inside workers) and the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 2092
Renewal agreement: Effective April 1, 2013 to April 29, 2016.
Wage adjustments:
Effective March 1, 2012: 1.45%
Effective March 1, 2013: 1.6%
Effective March 1, 2014: 1.75%
Effective March 1, 2015: 2%
Shift premium: 7-hour shift for manual employees, paid for 8 hours at regular rate. 6-hour shift for office employees, paid for 7 at regular rate. 60¢ per hour in addition to regular rate for weekend shifts.
Vacations with pay: 15 days after 1 year, 16 days after 2 years, 17 days after 3 years, 18 days after 4 years, 19 days after 5 years. 1 additional day per year up until 31 days for 17-plus years.
Overtime: Time and one-half for first 3 hours, double time for additional hours.
Meal allowance: $15.
Dental: 100%. Maximum $2,500 for orthodontics.
Vision: $375 for 2012-2013, $400 for 2014-2015, every 2 years. Carried over for a maximum of $1,000 per person. $1,000 for laser eye surgery.
Weekly indemnity: 70% up to $1,000 per week.
Sick leave: 6 days per year.
LTD: 60% up to $3,500.
AD&D: $100,000.
Life insurance: $100,000.
Bereavement leave: 3 days with pay, additional 2 days without pay for immediate family.
Seniority – recall rights: 12 months.
Call-in pay: Double regular rate.
Probationary period: 132 days.
Safety shoes: 50% of steel-toed boots, maximum of 2 pairs per year.
Uniforms/clothing: 50% for prescription safety glasses up to $300 every 2 years. Protective gloves, eyewear, leather aprons, hip waders, hard hats, coveralls and hearing and breathing equipment provided.
Tool allowance: $500 per year for mechanics for use of personal tools.
Sample rates of pay, current:
Labourer: $26.23 per hour
Dog catcher: $27.58
Carpenter: $29.49
Public works foreman: $35.39
Bylaw enforcement officer I: $26.58
Administrative assistant and records clerk: $29.74
Meterman III: $27.68
Engineering technician I: $22.88
Engineering technician III: $30.12
Building inspector: $34.19
Sewage treatment plant operator I: $28.45
Sewage treatment plant chief operator: $37.17
Editor’s notes: Stand-by pay: 2 hours paid for at regular rate for weekdays, 4 hours at regular rate for weekends and holidays. Tool premium: $1 per hour to mechanics.
Wage adjustments:
Effective March 1, 2012: 1.45%
Effective March 1, 2013: 1.6%
Effective March 1, 2014: 1.75%
Effective March 1, 2015: 2%
Shift premium: 7-hour shift for manual employees, paid for 8 hours at regular rate. 6-hour shift for office employees, paid for 7 at regular rate. 60¢ per hour in addition to regular rate for weekend shifts.
Vacations with pay: 15 days after 1 year, 16 days after 2 years, 17 days after 3 years, 18 days after 4 years, 19 days after 5 years. 1 additional day per year up until 31 days for 17-plus years.
Overtime: Time and one-half for first 3 hours, double time for additional hours.
Meal allowance: $15.
Dental: 100%. Maximum $2,500 for orthodontics.
Vision: $375 for 2012-2013, $400 for 2014-2015, every 2 years. Carried over for a maximum of $1,000 per person. $1,000 for laser eye surgery.
Weekly indemnity: 70% up to $1,000 per week.
Sick leave: 6 days per year.
LTD: 60% up to $3,500.
AD&D: $100,000.
Life insurance: $100,000.
Bereavement leave: 3 days with pay, additional 2 days without pay for immediate family.
Seniority – recall rights: 12 months.
Call-in pay: Double regular rate.
Probationary period: 132 days.
Safety shoes: 50% of steel-toed boots, maximum of 2 pairs per year.
Uniforms/clothing: 50% for prescription safety glasses up to $300 every 2 years. Protective gloves, eyewear, leather aprons, hip waders, hard hats, coveralls and hearing and breathing equipment provided.
Tool allowance: $500 per year for mechanics for use of personal tools.
Sample rates of pay, current:
Labourer: $26.23 per hour
Dog catcher: $27.58
Carpenter: $29.49
Public works foreman: $35.39
Bylaw enforcement officer I: $26.58
Administrative assistant and records clerk: $29.74
Meterman III: $27.68
Engineering technician I: $22.88
Engineering technician III: $30.12
Building inspector: $34.19
Sewage treatment plant operator I: $28.45
Sewage treatment plant chief operator: $37.17
Editor’s notes: Stand-by pay: 2 hours paid for at regular rate for weekdays, 4 hours at regular rate for weekends and holidays. Tool premium: $1 per hour to mechanics.
