Toronto (4,300 staff-appointed, non-academic employees) and the United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers Intl. Union (USW)
Renewal agreement: Effective July 1, 2017, to June 30, 2020. Signed on Sept. 3, 2017.
Wage adjustments:
Effective July 1, 2017: 1.8%
Effective July 1, 2018: 2%
Effective July 1, 2019: 2%
Paid holidays: 12 days.
Vacations with pay: 1.25 days per month to start, 1.33 days per month after 61 months, 1.417 days per month after 73 months, 1.5 days per month after 85 months, 1.583 days per month after 97 months, 1.667 days per month after 109 months, 1.75 days per month after 133 months, 1.833 days per month after 157 months, 2.083 days per month after 169 months.
Overtime: Time and one-half for hours worked beyond 36¼ per week. Hours may be banked, maximum 150 hours.
Meal allowance: $15 for employees who work 2 or more overtime hours.
Dental: Employer pays 80% of premiums.
Vision: Employer pays 50% of premiums, employee pays 50% of premiums.
Sick leave: 15 weeks.
LTD: Employer pays 80% of premiums, employee pays 20% of premiums.
Life insurance: Employer pays 100% of premiums
Pension: University of Toronto Pension Plan or University of Toronto Pension Plan for OISE/UT Employees.
Bereavement leave: 5 days for death of spouse, same-sex partner, children, stepchildren, grandchildren, parents, parents-in-law, sibling, stepbrother, stepsister, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, grandparents, death of person whose relationship is not defined above, impact of which is comparable to that of immediate family (such as close friend).
Seniority – recall rights: 24 months for employees with 5 or more years of service; 18 months for other employees.
Call-in pay: Minimum of 4 hours’ pay at applicable overtime rate or pay for all hours worked, whichever is greater (2 hours’ pay for employees who work out of homes or outside of university campuses).
Probationary period: 6 months.
Discipline: Sunset clause is 24 months; 12 for coaching letters.
Uniforms/clothing: Employer will provide uniforms to employees who are required to wear uniforms (lab coats, dental/nursing uniforms, including shoes). $350 per academic year for clinical employees at dentistry faculty.
Sample rates of annual pay (current, after 4% increase):
PSG
1
Hire rate: $34,138 rising 2 steps to $35,517
Step 1: $35,504 rising 2 steps to $36,938
Step 2: $36,924 rising 2 steps to $38,415
Step 3: $38,402 rising 2 steps to $39,953
Step 4: $39,552 rising 2 steps to $41,150
Step 5: $40,741 rising 2 steps to $42,387
2
Hire rate: $36,249 rising 2 steps to $37,713
Step 1: $37,700 rising 2 steps to $39,223
Step 2: $39,206 rising 2 steps to $40,790
Step 3: $40,776 rising 2 steps to $42,424
Step 4: $41,999 rising 2 steps to $43,696
Step 5: $43,260 rising 2 steps to $45,008
3
Hire rate: $38,492 rising 2 steps to $40,047
Step 1: $40,031 rising 2 steps to $41,649
Step 2: $41,630 rising 2 steps to $43,312
Step 3: $43,296 rising 2 steps to $45,045
Step 4: $44,596 rising 2 steps to $46,398
Step 5: $45,934 rising 2 steps to $47,790
4
Hire rate: $40,871 rising 2 steps to $42,522
Step 1: $42,508 rising 2 steps to $44,225
Step 2: $44,207 rising 2 steps to $45,993
Step 3: $45,975 rising 2 steps to $47,833
Step 4: $47,354 rising 2 steps to $49,267
Step 5: $48,774 rising 2 steps to $50,744
5
Hire rate: $43,399 rising 2 steps to $45,152
Step 1: $45,135 rising 2 steps to $46,959
Step 2: $46,939 rising 2 steps to $48,836
Step 3: $48,818 rising 2 steps to $50,790
Step 4: $50,282 rising 2 steps to $52,314
Step 5: $51,790 rising 2 steps to $53,883
15
Hire rate: $79,076 rising 2 steps to $82,271
Step 1: $82,241 rising 2 steps to $85,564
Step 2: $85,529 rising 2 steps to $88,985
Step 3: $88,951 rising 2 steps to $92,545
Step 4: $91,619 rising 2 steps to $95,320
Step 5: $94,367 rising 2 steps to $98,179
16
Hire rate: $83,966 rising 2 steps to $87,358
Step 1: $87,325 rising 2 steps to $90,853
Step 2: $90,818 rising 2 steps to $94,487
Step 3: $94,451 rising 2 steps to $98,267
Step 4: $97,284 rising 2 steps to $98,267
Step 5: $100,204 rising 2 steps to $101,215
17
Hire rate: $89,160 rising 2 steps to $92,762
Step 1: $92,726 rising 2 steps to $96,473
Step 2: $96,435 rising 2 steps to $100,331
Step 3: $100,292 rising 2 steps to $104,344
Step 4: $103,301 rising 2 steps to $107,474
Step 5: $106,400 rising 2 steps to $110,699
18
Hire rate: $94,672 rising 2 steps to $98,496
Step 1: $98,459 rising 2 steps to $102,437
Step 2: $102,396 rising 2 steps to $106,533
Step 3: $106,494 rising 2 steps to $110,796
Step 4: $109,688 rising 2 steps to $114,120
Step 5: $112,979 rising 2 steps to $117,544
19
Hire rate: $100,527 rising 2 steps to $104,589
Step 1: $104,548 rising 2 steps to $108,772
Step 2: $108,729 rising 2 steps to $113,122
Step 3: $113,078 rising 2 steps to $117,647
Step 4: $116,471 rising 2 steps to $121,176
Step 5: $119,966 rising 2 steps to $124,812
20
Hire rate: $106,744 rising 2 steps to $111,057
Step 1: $111,012 rising 2 steps to $115,497
Step 2: $115,453 rising 2 steps to $120,117
Step 3: $120,072 rising 2 steps to $124,922
Step 4: $123,673 rising 2 steps to $128,669
Step 5: $127,382 rising 2 steps to $132,529
Editor’s notes: Office space: Employer will pay $2,500 per month to union toward rental of office space. Standby pay: Employee will receive 2 hours of regular straight-time pay for each evening are on standby during week; 3 hours of regular straight-time pay for each unit on weekend. Late shifts: Employees authorized to work overtime beyond 9 p.m. will be provided with taxi-chit or reimbursed for campus parking. Humanity fund: Employer will contribute $0.02 per hour to USW humanity fund.
Wage adjustments:
Effective July 1, 2017: 1.8%
Effective July 1, 2018: 2%
Effective July 1, 2019: 2%
Paid holidays: 12 days.
Vacations with pay: 1.25 days per month to start, 1.33 days per month after 61 months, 1.417 days per month after 73 months, 1.5 days per month after 85 months, 1.583 days per month after 97 months, 1.667 days per month after 109 months, 1.75 days per month after 133 months, 1.833 days per month after 157 months, 2.083 days per month after 169 months.
Overtime: Time and one-half for hours worked beyond 36¼ per week. Hours may be banked, maximum 150 hours.
Meal allowance: $15 for employees who work 2 or more overtime hours.
Dental: Employer pays 80% of premiums.
Vision: Employer pays 50% of premiums, employee pays 50% of premiums.
Sick leave: 15 weeks.
LTD: Employer pays 80% of premiums, employee pays 20% of premiums.
Life insurance: Employer pays 100% of premiums
Pension: University of Toronto Pension Plan or University of Toronto Pension Plan for OISE/UT Employees.
Bereavement leave: 5 days for death of spouse, same-sex partner, children, stepchildren, grandchildren, parents, parents-in-law, sibling, stepbrother, stepsister, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, grandparents, death of person whose relationship is not defined above, impact of which is comparable to that of immediate family (such as close friend).
Seniority – recall rights: 24 months for employees with 5 or more years of service; 18 months for other employees.
Call-in pay: Minimum of 4 hours’ pay at applicable overtime rate or pay for all hours worked, whichever is greater (2 hours’ pay for employees who work out of homes or outside of university campuses).
Probationary period: 6 months.
Discipline: Sunset clause is 24 months; 12 for coaching letters.
Uniforms/clothing: Employer will provide uniforms to employees who are required to wear uniforms (lab coats, dental/nursing uniforms, including shoes). $350 per academic year for clinical employees at dentistry faculty.
Sample rates of annual pay (current, after 4% increase):
PSG
1
Hire rate: $34,138 rising 2 steps to $35,517
Step 1: $35,504 rising 2 steps to $36,938
Step 2: $36,924 rising 2 steps to $38,415
Step 3: $38,402 rising 2 steps to $39,953
Step 4: $39,552 rising 2 steps to $41,150
Step 5: $40,741 rising 2 steps to $42,387
2
Hire rate: $36,249 rising 2 steps to $37,713
Step 1: $37,700 rising 2 steps to $39,223
Step 2: $39,206 rising 2 steps to $40,790
Step 3: $40,776 rising 2 steps to $42,424
Step 4: $41,999 rising 2 steps to $43,696
Step 5: $43,260 rising 2 steps to $45,008
3
Hire rate: $38,492 rising 2 steps to $40,047
Step 1: $40,031 rising 2 steps to $41,649
Step 2: $41,630 rising 2 steps to $43,312
Step 3: $43,296 rising 2 steps to $45,045
Step 4: $44,596 rising 2 steps to $46,398
Step 5: $45,934 rising 2 steps to $47,790
4
Hire rate: $40,871 rising 2 steps to $42,522
Step 1: $42,508 rising 2 steps to $44,225
Step 2: $44,207 rising 2 steps to $45,993
Step 3: $45,975 rising 2 steps to $47,833
Step 4: $47,354 rising 2 steps to $49,267
Step 5: $48,774 rising 2 steps to $50,744
5
Hire rate: $43,399 rising 2 steps to $45,152
Step 1: $45,135 rising 2 steps to $46,959
Step 2: $46,939 rising 2 steps to $48,836
Step 3: $48,818 rising 2 steps to $50,790
Step 4: $50,282 rising 2 steps to $52,314
Step 5: $51,790 rising 2 steps to $53,883
15
Hire rate: $79,076 rising 2 steps to $82,271
Step 1: $82,241 rising 2 steps to $85,564
Step 2: $85,529 rising 2 steps to $88,985
Step 3: $88,951 rising 2 steps to $92,545
Step 4: $91,619 rising 2 steps to $95,320
Step 5: $94,367 rising 2 steps to $98,179
16
Hire rate: $83,966 rising 2 steps to $87,358
Step 1: $87,325 rising 2 steps to $90,853
Step 2: $90,818 rising 2 steps to $94,487
Step 3: $94,451 rising 2 steps to $98,267
Step 4: $97,284 rising 2 steps to $98,267
Step 5: $100,204 rising 2 steps to $101,215
17
Hire rate: $89,160 rising 2 steps to $92,762
Step 1: $92,726 rising 2 steps to $96,473
Step 2: $96,435 rising 2 steps to $100,331
Step 3: $100,292 rising 2 steps to $104,344
Step 4: $103,301 rising 2 steps to $107,474
Step 5: $106,400 rising 2 steps to $110,699
18
Hire rate: $94,672 rising 2 steps to $98,496
Step 1: $98,459 rising 2 steps to $102,437
Step 2: $102,396 rising 2 steps to $106,533
Step 3: $106,494 rising 2 steps to $110,796
Step 4: $109,688 rising 2 steps to $114,120
Step 5: $112,979 rising 2 steps to $117,544
19
Hire rate: $100,527 rising 2 steps to $104,589
Step 1: $104,548 rising 2 steps to $108,772
Step 2: $108,729 rising 2 steps to $113,122
Step 3: $113,078 rising 2 steps to $117,647
Step 4: $116,471 rising 2 steps to $121,176
Step 5: $119,966 rising 2 steps to $124,812
20
Hire rate: $106,744 rising 2 steps to $111,057
Step 1: $111,012 rising 2 steps to $115,497
Step 2: $115,453 rising 2 steps to $120,117
Step 3: $120,072 rising 2 steps to $124,922
Step 4: $123,673 rising 2 steps to $128,669
Step 5: $127,382 rising 2 steps to $132,529
Editor’s notes: Office space: Employer will pay $2,500 per month to union toward rental of office space. Standby pay: Employee will receive 2 hours of regular straight-time pay for each evening are on standby during week; 3 hours of regular straight-time pay for each unit on weekend. Late shifts: Employees authorized to work overtime beyond 9 p.m. will be provided with taxi-chit or reimbursed for campus parking. Humanity fund: Employer will contribute $0.02 per hour to USW humanity fund.
