Thunder Bay, Ont. (230 administrative, technicians, maintenance, IT employees) 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: $3 when scheduled to work Saturday as regular shift and $10 when scheduled to work Sunday as regular shift for employees hired prior to April 6, 2010. $1 per hour for regular hours worked between 4 p.m. and 8 a.m. from Monday to Friday and all regular hours worked on Saturday and Sunday. $1 per hour will be paid for afternoon shift for technology centre operations.
Paid holidays: 13 days.
Vacations with pay: 2 weeks after 1 year, 3 weeks after 3 years, 4 weeks after 8 years, 5 weeks after 16 years, 5 weeks plus 1 day for each year of service beyond 16 years.
Overtime: Double time for employees hired prior to April 6, 2010, time and one-half for employees hired after April 6, 2010. May be banked, maximum 5 days per year. Any banked time will be paid out April 30 each year.
Meal allowance: Maximum $10 when employee works more than 2 hours beyond normal shift and every 5 hours thereafter.
Medical benefits: Employer pays 100% of premiums.
Dental: Employer pays 100% of premiums.
Vision: $200 per person every 2 years, (employee, spouse, dependent children).
Paramedical: $300 total for chiropractic coverage, massage therapy.
Sick leave: 6 non-cumulative days per year.
STD: 70% of pay from first day of accident or hospitalization and third day of illness, maximum 15 weeks.
LTD: 75% of pay, inclusive of any Workplace Safety and Insurance Board pay and Canada Pension Plan disability benefit (exclusive of dependent benefits).
Life insurance: Employer pays 100% of premiums.
Pension: Every full-time employee, as condition of employment, will join Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System.
Bereavement leave: 5 days for death of mother, father, spouse (including common-law), children, stepmother, stepfather, stepchildren. 3 days for death of common-law spouse’s father or mother, brother, sister, spouse of an 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 of employee who resides in employee’s household. 2 additional days for travelling outside District of Thunder Bay. 1 day’s leave, maximum twice per year, to act as pallbearer or to perform official function.
Seniority – recall rights: 12 months.
Call-in pay: Minimum of 2 hours’ pay at prevailing rate applicable at time of call-in.
Probationary period: 9 months for full-time. For part-time employees, 9-month period will be equivalent to 9 months of full-time hours.
Safety shoes: $65 or 75% of cost of shoes, whichever is greater, to be replaced twice per year (once for summer, once for winter) for green-patch safety shoes. $80 or 75% of cost of shoes, whichever is greater, to be replaced twice per year (once for summer, once for winter) for safety boots. $40 or 75% of cost of shoes, whichever is greater, to be replaced twice per year (once for summer, once for winter) for overshoes.
Uniforms/clothing: Employer will supply safety belts, straps, rubber boots, coats and rubber gloves to each employee when necessary, as well as necessary safety glasses, protection shields and rubber mats for covering live wires. Employer will provide spurs, straps, pads, overalls, appropriate gloves (with liner if required) to employees whose normal duties require use of such equipment. Employees who are required to work outside between Nov. 1 and March 31 will be provided with 1 pair of insulated coveralls.
Tool allowance: 1-time issuance of personal tools, maximum $100, for installation repair technician 2. $200 for vehicle mechanics to purchase personal tools required for job.
Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 5.4% increase):
Line technician/cable locator/cable helper
1: $20.79 rising 3 steps to $21.91
2: $24.09 rising 3 steps to $25.38
3: $27.38 rising 3 steps to $28.84
4: $29.03 rising 3 steps to $30.59
5: $30.68 rising 3 steps to $32.32
6: $33 rising 3 steps to $34.77
Vehicle mechanic
1: $31.39 rising 3 steps to $33.06
Customer-solutions coordinator
1: $28.31 rising 3 steps to $29.83
2: $29.55 rising 3 steps to $31.13
3: $30.96 rising 3 steps to $32.62
4: $32.20 rising 3 steps to $33.92
5: $33.60 rising 3 steps to $35.39
Storekeeper
1: $25.70 rising 3 steps to $27.07
2: $27.82 rising 3 steps to $29.30
3: $30.02 rising 3 steps to $31.62
Janitor handyperson
1: $21.32 rising 3 steps to $22.47
2: $23.24 rising 3 steps to $24.48
3: $25.39 rising 3 steps to $26.75
Application developer/database administrator/network administrator/technology-centre operator/portal-application developer
1: $29.79 rising 3 steps to $31.38
2: $31.48 rising 3 steps to $33.16
3: $33.15 rising 3 steps to $34.92
4: $34.83 rising 3 steps to $36.69
5: $36.49 rising 3 steps to $38.44
6: $38.17 rising 3 steps to $40.21
Marketing representative
1: $20.79 rising 3 steps to $21.91
2: $24.09 rising 3 steps to $25.38
3: $27.38 rising 3 steps to $28.84
4: $29.03 rising 3 steps to $30.59
5: $30.68 rising 3 steps to $32.32
6: $33.01 rising 3 steps to $34.77
Wiring technician
1: $18.36 rising 3 steps to $19.34
2: $19.54 rising 3 steps to $20.58
Security technician
1: $20.79 rising 3 steps to $21.91
2: $24.08 rising 3 steps to $25.37
3: $27.38 rising 3 steps to $28.84
Business analyst
1: $39.58 rising 3 steps to $41.69
2: $41.80 rising 3 steps to $44.04
3: $44.01 rising 3 steps to $46.36
4: $46.25 rising 3 steps to $48.72
5: $48.38 rising 3 steps to $50.96
6: $50.69 rising 3 steps to $53.40
Editor’s notes: Standby pay: 2 hours’ pay for coverage greater than 4 hours up to 8 hours; 1 hour of pay for coverage less than 4 hours for employees hired prior to April 6, 2010. 1 hour of pay for coverage greater than 4 hours up to 8 hours; 1/2 hour of pay for coverage less than 4 hours for employees hired after April 6, 2010. Medical certificates: Employer will reimburse, maximum $20, for medical certificates requested by management. Travel allowance: When travelling outside City of Thunder Bay, employee will be paid 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: $3 when scheduled to work Saturday as regular shift and $10 when scheduled to work Sunday as regular shift for employees hired prior to April 6, 2010. $1 per hour for regular hours worked between 4 p.m. and 8 a.m. from Monday to Friday and all regular hours worked on Saturday and Sunday. $1 per hour will be paid for afternoon shift for technology centre operations.
Paid holidays: 13 days.
Vacations with pay: 2 weeks after 1 year, 3 weeks after 3 years, 4 weeks after 8 years, 5 weeks after 16 years, 5 weeks plus 1 day for each year of service beyond 16 years.
Overtime: Double time for employees hired prior to April 6, 2010, time and one-half for employees hired after April 6, 2010. May be banked, maximum 5 days per year. Any banked time will be paid out April 30 each year.
Meal allowance: Maximum $10 when employee works more than 2 hours beyond normal shift and every 5 hours thereafter.
Medical benefits: Employer pays 100% of premiums.
Dental: Employer pays 100% of premiums.
Vision: $200 per person every 2 years, (employee, spouse, dependent children).
Paramedical: $300 total for chiropractic coverage, massage therapy.
Sick leave: 6 non-cumulative days per year.
STD: 70% of pay from first day of accident or hospitalization and third day of illness, maximum 15 weeks.
LTD: 75% of pay, inclusive of any Workplace Safety and Insurance Board pay and Canada Pension Plan disability benefit (exclusive of dependent benefits).
Life insurance: Employer pays 100% of premiums.
Pension: Every full-time employee, as condition of employment, will join Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System.
Bereavement leave: 5 days for death of mother, father, spouse (including common-law), children, stepmother, stepfather, stepchildren. 3 days for death of common-law spouse’s father or mother, brother, sister, spouse of an 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 of employee who resides in employee’s household. 2 additional days for travelling outside District of Thunder Bay. 1 day’s leave, maximum twice per year, to act as pallbearer or to perform official function.
Seniority – recall rights: 12 months.
Call-in pay: Minimum of 2 hours’ pay at prevailing rate applicable at time of call-in.
Probationary period: 9 months for full-time. For part-time employees, 9-month period will be equivalent to 9 months of full-time hours.
Safety shoes: $65 or 75% of cost of shoes, whichever is greater, to be replaced twice per year (once for summer, once for winter) for green-patch safety shoes. $80 or 75% of cost of shoes, whichever is greater, to be replaced twice per year (once for summer, once for winter) for safety boots. $40 or 75% of cost of shoes, whichever is greater, to be replaced twice per year (once for summer, once for winter) for overshoes.
Uniforms/clothing: Employer will supply safety belts, straps, rubber boots, coats and rubber gloves to each employee when necessary, as well as necessary safety glasses, protection shields and rubber mats for covering live wires. Employer will provide spurs, straps, pads, overalls, appropriate gloves (with liner if required) to employees whose normal duties require use of such equipment. Employees who are required to work outside between Nov. 1 and March 31 will be provided with 1 pair of insulated coveralls.
Tool allowance: 1-time issuance of personal tools, maximum $100, for installation repair technician 2. $200 for vehicle mechanics to purchase personal tools required for job.
Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 5.4% increase):
Line technician/cable locator/cable helper
1: $20.79 rising 3 steps to $21.91
2: $24.09 rising 3 steps to $25.38
3: $27.38 rising 3 steps to $28.84
4: $29.03 rising 3 steps to $30.59
5: $30.68 rising 3 steps to $32.32
6: $33 rising 3 steps to $34.77
Vehicle mechanic
1: $31.39 rising 3 steps to $33.06
Customer-solutions coordinator
1: $28.31 rising 3 steps to $29.83
2: $29.55 rising 3 steps to $31.13
3: $30.96 rising 3 steps to $32.62
4: $32.20 rising 3 steps to $33.92
5: $33.60 rising 3 steps to $35.39
Storekeeper
1: $25.70 rising 3 steps to $27.07
2: $27.82 rising 3 steps to $29.30
3: $30.02 rising 3 steps to $31.62
Janitor handyperson
1: $21.32 rising 3 steps to $22.47
2: $23.24 rising 3 steps to $24.48
3: $25.39 rising 3 steps to $26.75
Application developer/database administrator/network administrator/technology-centre operator/portal-application developer
1: $29.79 rising 3 steps to $31.38
2: $31.48 rising 3 steps to $33.16
3: $33.15 rising 3 steps to $34.92
4: $34.83 rising 3 steps to $36.69
5: $36.49 rising 3 steps to $38.44
6: $38.17 rising 3 steps to $40.21
Marketing representative
1: $20.79 rising 3 steps to $21.91
2: $24.09 rising 3 steps to $25.38
3: $27.38 rising 3 steps to $28.84
4: $29.03 rising 3 steps to $30.59
5: $30.68 rising 3 steps to $32.32
6: $33.01 rising 3 steps to $34.77
Wiring technician
1: $18.36 rising 3 steps to $19.34
2: $19.54 rising 3 steps to $20.58
Security technician
1: $20.79 rising 3 steps to $21.91
2: $24.08 rising 3 steps to $25.37
3: $27.38 rising 3 steps to $28.84
Business analyst
1: $39.58 rising 3 steps to $41.69
2: $41.80 rising 3 steps to $44.04
3: $44.01 rising 3 steps to $46.36
4: $46.25 rising 3 steps to $48.72
5: $48.38 rising 3 steps to $50.96
6: $50.69 rising 3 steps to $53.40
Editor’s notes: Standby pay: 2 hours’ pay for coverage greater than 4 hours up to 8 hours; 1 hour of pay for coverage less than 4 hours for employees hired prior to April 6, 2010. 1 hour of pay for coverage greater than 4 hours up to 8 hours; 1/2 hour of pay for coverage less than 4 hours for employees hired after April 6, 2010. Medical certificates: Employer will reimburse, maximum $20, for medical certificates requested by management. Travel allowance: When travelling outside City of Thunder Bay, employee will be paid 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.
