Delta, B.C. (37 locomotive engineers) and Unifor Local 101-R
Renewal agreement: Effective Jan. 1, 2016, to Dec. 31, 2018. Signed on Dec. 18, 2015.
Wage adjustments:
Effective Jan. 1, 2017: 3%
Effective Jan. 1, 2018: 3%
Calculated by CLR.
Shift premium: 75¢ per hour for employees whose shifts start between 1:30 p.m. and 9:29 p.m. $1 per hour for employees whose shifts start between 9:30 p.m. and 5:29 a.m. $4 per hour spent training a student locomotive engineer.
Paid holidays: 10 days and 1 floating holiday until Heritage Day is declared by the federal government. Following the declaration, 11 days.
Vacations with pay: 2 weeks after 1 year, 3 weeks after 3 years, 4 weeks after 5 years and 5 weeks after 10 years
Overtime: Time and one-half for all hours worked beyond 8 hours per day or 40 hours per week.
Meal allowance: Hot meal provided following 2 hours of overtime.
AD&D: Employer matches employee’s contributions at 75¢ on each dollar to a maximum of 4% of the employee’s earnings.
Life insurance: Employer matches employee’s contributions at 75¢ on each dollar to a maximum of 4% of the employee’s earnings.
Pension: Employer matches employee’s contributions at 75¢ on each dollar to a maximum of 4% of the employee’s earnings.
Bereavement leave: 5 days for spouse, child, stepchild or parent. 3 days for all other immediate family, with 2 additional days if death occurs outside of the province.
Probationary period: 50 days
Discipline: Sunset clause is 2 years.
Safety shoes: $175 per year.
Uniforms/clothing: Employer provides safety vests, safety glasses and gloves.
Sample rates of pay, current:
Locomotive engineers: $36.01 per hour
Editor’s notes: Human error: Employer pays $500 benefit to employees who complete 1 full calendar year without being involved in an incident caused by human error and which result in damages over $7,500 or more. $1,000 will be paid to each employee if the entire workforce completes 1 full calendar without such incident. Dual-qualified: Employees must be dual-qualified within 3 years of their date of hire or they may be dismissed.
Wage adjustments:
Effective Jan. 1, 2017: 3%
Effective Jan. 1, 2018: 3%
Calculated by CLR.
Shift premium: 75¢ per hour for employees whose shifts start between 1:30 p.m. and 9:29 p.m. $1 per hour for employees whose shifts start between 9:30 p.m. and 5:29 a.m. $4 per hour spent training a student locomotive engineer.
Paid holidays: 10 days and 1 floating holiday until Heritage Day is declared by the federal government. Following the declaration, 11 days.
Vacations with pay: 2 weeks after 1 year, 3 weeks after 3 years, 4 weeks after 5 years and 5 weeks after 10 years
Overtime: Time and one-half for all hours worked beyond 8 hours per day or 40 hours per week.
Meal allowance: Hot meal provided following 2 hours of overtime.
AD&D: Employer matches employee’s contributions at 75¢ on each dollar to a maximum of 4% of the employee’s earnings.
Life insurance: Employer matches employee’s contributions at 75¢ on each dollar to a maximum of 4% of the employee’s earnings.
Pension: Employer matches employee’s contributions at 75¢ on each dollar to a maximum of 4% of the employee’s earnings.
Bereavement leave: 5 days for spouse, child, stepchild or parent. 3 days for all other immediate family, with 2 additional days if death occurs outside of the province.
Probationary period: 50 days
Discipline: Sunset clause is 2 years.
Safety shoes: $175 per year.
Uniforms/clothing: Employer provides safety vests, safety glasses and gloves.
Sample rates of pay, current:
Locomotive engineers: $36.01 per hour
Editor’s notes: Human error: Employer pays $500 benefit to employees who complete 1 full calendar year without being involved in an incident caused by human error and which result in damages over $7,500 or more. $1,000 will be paid to each employee if the entire workforce completes 1 full calendar without such incident. Dual-qualified: Employees must be dual-qualified within 3 years of their date of hire or they may be dismissed.
