Fredericton (120 general services employees) and Unifor, Local 4504
Renewal agreement: Effective July 1, 2015, to Sept. 30, 2018. Signed on July 26, 2016.
Shift premium: $0.80 per hour when majority of hours fall between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m. for security patrol or security supervisors.
Paid holidays: 13 days.
Vacations with pay: 15 days per year to start, 20 days after 8 years, 25 days after 19 years. 10 days may be carried forward per year.
Overtime: Time and one-half for all hours worked after regular hours. May be taken as time off.
Meal allowance: 30 minutes paid time to obtain a meal and $12, if employee is called in for work more than 2 hours before regular shift begins, for overtime work of more than 2 hours after shift ends, when employee is called in with less than 18 hours’ notice to work on a normal day of rest. Maximum 4 meal allowances per 24-hour period.
Medical benefits: Employer pays 50% of premiums, employee pays 50%.
Dental: Employer pays 50% of premiums, employee pays 50%.
Sick leave: 6 months’ leave vested after probationary period ends.
LTD: Employer pays 50% of premiums, employee pays 50%.
Life insurance: Employer pays 50% of premiums, employee pays 50%.
Pension: Participation is mandatory for the Public Service Shared Risk Plan.
Bereavement leave: 5 days for death in immediate family (mother, father, spouse, common-law spouse, son, daughter, grandmother, grandfather, grandchild, brother, sister, mother-in-law, father-In-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law). 1 day for death in extended family (brother-in-law, sister-In-law, aunt, uncle, niece, nephew, spouse’s grandparent). 1 additional day if employee must travel more than 300 kilometres for a funeral. 1half-day to serve as a pallbearer.
Seniority – recall rights: 12 months.
Call-in pay: Minimum 3 hours’ pay, at time and one-half.
Probationary period: 120 days.
Discipline: Sunset clause is 18 months.
Safety shoes: $140 per year. Additional $140 per lifetime of agreement for those workers on the asphalt paving crews, or foreperson cleaners.
Uniforms/clothing: Employer will supply 2 sets of coveralls to heavy equipment operators, welders, auto mechanics, shift operators 1, shift operators 2, shift operators maintenance, maintenance engineers, truck/tractor operators. $65 per year winter clothing allowance will be paid to equipment operators, labourers. $65 per lifetime of agreement for foreperson cleaner, cleaner 2s. $65 per year clothing allowance for painter & decorator, spray & sign, foreperson painter, offset machine operator 2, offset machine operator 3, pressman & offset press operator, receiving, shipping clerk 1 (print services), utility worker 2 (HIL). Security patrol will receive: 1 baseball cap, 1 toque (winter), 4 shirts (2 long-sleeve, 2 short-sleeve), 2 ties, 2 pairs of pants, 1 patrol jacket, 1 winter coat, 1 sweater, 1 pair of puncture and protective gloves. Effective July 1 each year, employee will receive 1 long-sleeve shirt, 1 short-sleeve shirt, 1 pair of pants. Replacement gloves will be provided as needed.
Mileage: Employer’s prevailing mileage rate plus $0.06 per kilometre for employees required to travel on campus or in Fredericton.
Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after increase):
General labour and related
Cleaner 1: $18.04 rising 1 step to $18.39
Cleaner 2: $18.58 rising 1 step to $18.93
Labourer: $18.58 rising 1 step to $18.93
Asst. build. superintendent: $18.58 rising 1 step to $18.93
Utility maintenance worker: $18.83 rising 1 step to $19.18
Arena attendant: $18.83 rising 1 step to $19.18
Foreperson cleaner: $19.39 rising 1 step to $19.74
Utility worker 2: $19.53 rising 1 step to $19.88
Foreperson arena attendant: $19.79 rising 1 step to $20.14
Building superintendent: $20.35 rising 1 step to $20.70
Library facilities coord.: $21.29 rising 1 step to $21.64
Residence. oper. coord.: $21.29 rising 1 step to $21.64
Equipment operator
Truck/tractor operator: $19.69 rising 1 step to $20.04
Gardener tractor operator: $20.31 rising 1 step to $20.66
Heavy equipment operator: $20.31 rising 1 step to $20.66
Operations foreperson: $24.43 rising 1 step to $24.78
Stores and related
Rec. & shipping clerk 1: $19.03 rising 1 step to $19.38
Stores clerk: $19.31 rising 1 step to $19.66
Facilities supervisor: $20.06 rising 1 step to $20.41
Rec. & shipping clerk 2: $20.60 rising 1 step to $20.95
Storekeeper 2: $22.54 rising 1 step to $22.89
Graphics group
Typesetter: $19.64 rising 1 step to $19.99
Offset mach. operator 2: $19.93 rising 1 step to $20.28
Microfilm operator 2: $19.93 rising 1 step to $20.28
Offset mach. operator 3: $21.19 rising 1 step to $21.54
Pressrm & offset press op: $21.66 rising 1 step to $22.01
Drafting coordinator: $27.23 rising 1 step to $27.58
Trades and related
Servicer: $21.99 rising 1 step to $22.34
Roofer 2: $22.22 rising 1 step to $22.57
Painter & decorator: $21.78 rising 1 step to $22.13
Shift operator 1: $23.08 rising 1 step to $23.43
Spray & sign painter: $23.21 rising 1 step to $23.56
Foreperson painter: $23.89 rising 1 step to $24.24
Auto mechanic: $24.46 rising 1 step to $24.81
Carpenter: $24.64 rising 1 step to $24.99
Locksmith: $24.64 rising 1 step to $24.99
Cabinet maker: $24.96 rising 1 step to $25.31
Truck & transport ser tech: $24.96 rising 1 step to $25.31
Concr. finisher/carpenter: $25.42 rising 1 step to $25.77
Shift operator 2: $25.25 rising 1 step to $25.60
Electrician: $25.54 rising 1 step to $25.89
Plumber: $25.54 rising 1 step to $25.89
Steam/pipe fitter: $25.54 rising 1 step to $25.89
Frig. air. cond. mechanic: $25.54 rising 1 step to $25.89
Industrial mechanic: $25.54 rising 1 step to $25.89
Industrial mechanic CHP: $25.54 rising 1 step to $25.89
Ind mech/R&AC mech: $26.04 rising 1 step to $26.39
HVAC technician 1: $25.54 rising 1 step to $25.89
Plumber/steamfitter: $26.02 rising 1 step to $26.37
Shift maintenance: $26.05 rising 1 step to $26.40
Foreperson electric: $26.59 rising 1 step to $26.94
Foreperson plumber: $27.11 rising 1 step to $27.46
Foreperson veh mech 2: $26.59 rising 1 step to $26.94
F. Ref/mech & gas SH: $26.91 rising 1 step to $27.26
Foreperson carpentry: $27.23 rising 1 step to $27.58
HVAC technician 2: $27.80 rising 1 step to $28.15
Instrumentation mechanic: $27.80 rising 1 step to $28.15
Elect shop gen F: $28.58 rising 1 step to $28.93
Audio visual group
Audio visual min.: $15.51 rising 1 step to $15.86
Assistant max.: $18.94 rising 1 step to $19.29
Classroom support min.: $18.74 rising 1 step to $19.09
Specialist max.: $22.90 rising 1 step to $23.25
Equipment min.: $20.60 rising 1 step to $20.95
Coordinator max.: $25.78 rising 1 step to $26.13
Production min.: $20.60 rising 1 step to $20.95
Coordinator max.: $25.78 rising 1 step to $26.13
Media lab min.: $22.60 rising 1 step to $22.95
Supervisor max.: $28.30 rising 1 step to $28.65
Production assistant: $25.02 rising 1 step to $25.37
Security
Security patrol min.: $19.44 rising 1 step to $19.79
Security patrol max.: $21.78 rising 1 step to $22.13
Patrol supervisor min.: $21.23 rising 1 step to $21.58
Patrol supervisor max.: $23.80 rising 1 step to $24.15
Editor’s notes: Convocation or Encaenia leave: 1 day with pay for convocation or Encaenia at the University of New Brunswick or St. Thomas University. Retirement: Employees will receive allowance of 5 days’ pay for each year of service, maximum 125 days. Will be paid as a lump sum — on or before June 30 — following their 65th birthday.
Shift premium: $0.80 per hour when majority of hours fall between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m. for security patrol or security supervisors.
Paid holidays: 13 days.
Vacations with pay: 15 days per year to start, 20 days after 8 years, 25 days after 19 years. 10 days may be carried forward per year.
Overtime: Time and one-half for all hours worked after regular hours. May be taken as time off.
Meal allowance: 30 minutes paid time to obtain a meal and $12, if employee is called in for work more than 2 hours before regular shift begins, for overtime work of more than 2 hours after shift ends, when employee is called in with less than 18 hours’ notice to work on a normal day of rest. Maximum 4 meal allowances per 24-hour period.
Medical benefits: Employer pays 50% of premiums, employee pays 50%.
Dental: Employer pays 50% of premiums, employee pays 50%.
Sick leave: 6 months’ leave vested after probationary period ends.
LTD: Employer pays 50% of premiums, employee pays 50%.
Life insurance: Employer pays 50% of premiums, employee pays 50%.
Pension: Participation is mandatory for the Public Service Shared Risk Plan.
Bereavement leave: 5 days for death in immediate family (mother, father, spouse, common-law spouse, son, daughter, grandmother, grandfather, grandchild, brother, sister, mother-in-law, father-In-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law). 1 day for death in extended family (brother-in-law, sister-In-law, aunt, uncle, niece, nephew, spouse’s grandparent). 1 additional day if employee must travel more than 300 kilometres for a funeral. 1half-day to serve as a pallbearer.
Seniority – recall rights: 12 months.
Call-in pay: Minimum 3 hours’ pay, at time and one-half.
Probationary period: 120 days.
Discipline: Sunset clause is 18 months.
Safety shoes: $140 per year. Additional $140 per lifetime of agreement for those workers on the asphalt paving crews, or foreperson cleaners.
Uniforms/clothing: Employer will supply 2 sets of coveralls to heavy equipment operators, welders, auto mechanics, shift operators 1, shift operators 2, shift operators maintenance, maintenance engineers, truck/tractor operators. $65 per year winter clothing allowance will be paid to equipment operators, labourers. $65 per lifetime of agreement for foreperson cleaner, cleaner 2s. $65 per year clothing allowance for painter & decorator, spray & sign, foreperson painter, offset machine operator 2, offset machine operator 3, pressman & offset press operator, receiving, shipping clerk 1 (print services), utility worker 2 (HIL). Security patrol will receive: 1 baseball cap, 1 toque (winter), 4 shirts (2 long-sleeve, 2 short-sleeve), 2 ties, 2 pairs of pants, 1 patrol jacket, 1 winter coat, 1 sweater, 1 pair of puncture and protective gloves. Effective July 1 each year, employee will receive 1 long-sleeve shirt, 1 short-sleeve shirt, 1 pair of pants. Replacement gloves will be provided as needed.
Mileage: Employer’s prevailing mileage rate plus $0.06 per kilometre for employees required to travel on campus or in Fredericton.
Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after increase):
General labour and related
Cleaner 1: $18.04 rising 1 step to $18.39
Cleaner 2: $18.58 rising 1 step to $18.93
Labourer: $18.58 rising 1 step to $18.93
Asst. build. superintendent: $18.58 rising 1 step to $18.93
Utility maintenance worker: $18.83 rising 1 step to $19.18
Arena attendant: $18.83 rising 1 step to $19.18
Foreperson cleaner: $19.39 rising 1 step to $19.74
Utility worker 2: $19.53 rising 1 step to $19.88
Foreperson arena attendant: $19.79 rising 1 step to $20.14
Building superintendent: $20.35 rising 1 step to $20.70
Library facilities coord.: $21.29 rising 1 step to $21.64
Residence. oper. coord.: $21.29 rising 1 step to $21.64
Equipment operator
Truck/tractor operator: $19.69 rising 1 step to $20.04
Gardener tractor operator: $20.31 rising 1 step to $20.66
Heavy equipment operator: $20.31 rising 1 step to $20.66
Operations foreperson: $24.43 rising 1 step to $24.78
Stores and related
Rec. & shipping clerk 1: $19.03 rising 1 step to $19.38
Stores clerk: $19.31 rising 1 step to $19.66
Facilities supervisor: $20.06 rising 1 step to $20.41
Rec. & shipping clerk 2: $20.60 rising 1 step to $20.95
Storekeeper 2: $22.54 rising 1 step to $22.89
Graphics group
Typesetter: $19.64 rising 1 step to $19.99
Offset mach. operator 2: $19.93 rising 1 step to $20.28
Microfilm operator 2: $19.93 rising 1 step to $20.28
Offset mach. operator 3: $21.19 rising 1 step to $21.54
Pressrm & offset press op: $21.66 rising 1 step to $22.01
Drafting coordinator: $27.23 rising 1 step to $27.58
Trades and related
Servicer: $21.99 rising 1 step to $22.34
Roofer 2: $22.22 rising 1 step to $22.57
Painter & decorator: $21.78 rising 1 step to $22.13
Shift operator 1: $23.08 rising 1 step to $23.43
Spray & sign painter: $23.21 rising 1 step to $23.56
Foreperson painter: $23.89 rising 1 step to $24.24
Auto mechanic: $24.46 rising 1 step to $24.81
Carpenter: $24.64 rising 1 step to $24.99
Locksmith: $24.64 rising 1 step to $24.99
Cabinet maker: $24.96 rising 1 step to $25.31
Truck & transport ser tech: $24.96 rising 1 step to $25.31
Concr. finisher/carpenter: $25.42 rising 1 step to $25.77
Shift operator 2: $25.25 rising 1 step to $25.60
Electrician: $25.54 rising 1 step to $25.89
Plumber: $25.54 rising 1 step to $25.89
Steam/pipe fitter: $25.54 rising 1 step to $25.89
Frig. air. cond. mechanic: $25.54 rising 1 step to $25.89
Industrial mechanic: $25.54 rising 1 step to $25.89
Industrial mechanic CHP: $25.54 rising 1 step to $25.89
Ind mech/R&AC mech: $26.04 rising 1 step to $26.39
HVAC technician 1: $25.54 rising 1 step to $25.89
Plumber/steamfitter: $26.02 rising 1 step to $26.37
Shift maintenance: $26.05 rising 1 step to $26.40
Foreperson electric: $26.59 rising 1 step to $26.94
Foreperson plumber: $27.11 rising 1 step to $27.46
Foreperson veh mech 2: $26.59 rising 1 step to $26.94
F. Ref/mech & gas SH: $26.91 rising 1 step to $27.26
Foreperson carpentry: $27.23 rising 1 step to $27.58
HVAC technician 2: $27.80 rising 1 step to $28.15
Instrumentation mechanic: $27.80 rising 1 step to $28.15
Elect shop gen F: $28.58 rising 1 step to $28.93
Audio visual group
Audio visual min.: $15.51 rising 1 step to $15.86
Assistant max.: $18.94 rising 1 step to $19.29
Classroom support min.: $18.74 rising 1 step to $19.09
Specialist max.: $22.90 rising 1 step to $23.25
Equipment min.: $20.60 rising 1 step to $20.95
Coordinator max.: $25.78 rising 1 step to $26.13
Production min.: $20.60 rising 1 step to $20.95
Coordinator max.: $25.78 rising 1 step to $26.13
Media lab min.: $22.60 rising 1 step to $22.95
Supervisor max.: $28.30 rising 1 step to $28.65
Production assistant: $25.02 rising 1 step to $25.37
Security
Security patrol min.: $19.44 rising 1 step to $19.79
Security patrol max.: $21.78 rising 1 step to $22.13
Patrol supervisor min.: $21.23 rising 1 step to $21.58
Patrol supervisor max.: $23.80 rising 1 step to $24.15
Editor’s notes: Convocation or Encaenia leave: 1 day with pay for convocation or Encaenia at the University of New Brunswick or St. Thomas University. Retirement: Employees will receive allowance of 5 days’ pay for each year of service, maximum 125 days. Will be paid as a lump sum — on or before June 30 — following their 65th birthday.
