The 2009 Collective Agreement was ratified by our union on March 1st and the Region on March 3rd.
Current 2009 Contract
HIGHLIGHTS OF SETTLEMENT
Copies of the contract are available at dispatch.
- The terms of our contract are from January 1, 2009 to December 31, 2010.
- Stat days are now referred to as ‘specified holidays’. We have 12 specified holidays, 10 of which we are entitled to a lieu day which now includes the August Civic Holiday.
- Our number of available lieu days during the week has increased in the North from 4 to 5 and in the South from 2 to 3 for Fall, Winter and Spring.
- New clause added to address scheduling issues for Mobility Plus and Conventional.
- Retirees will not be included in the 20% limit of part time workers in order to give the Region incentive to hire them. Part time employees can only be utilized when a regular full time operator is not available for their shift. Part time employees now receive travel time and lunch.
- Vacation entitlement of 6 weeks has decreased from 24 years of service to 23 years of service starting in 2010.
- Voluntary Assignments, Charters, Specified Holidays (including Christmas), Emergency help and Oktoberfest overtime will be part of accumulated overtime hours. These will be handed out according to normal overtime procedures.
- Conventional Shift premium has increased by .15 cents.
- Safety shoe reimbursement for Mobility Plus has increased by $5.00.
- D2 Employees can now leave notice of absence with the Clerk and Service Advisors will receive formal training for their position. Vacation and Specified Holidays will be posted for Service Advisors.
- Dept. 2 employees will receive a .15 cent shift premium increase on the 3:00 to 11:00 pm shift and a .10 cent increase on the 11:00pm to 7:00am shift.
- Safety foot wear reimbursement for D2 has increased by $5.00.
- Tool allowance has increased by $20.00
- Florescent yellow-green Hydro Parkas and Insulated Parka’s for D2 have been added as a colour option for 2010.
- A new title ‘Specialty Classifications’ has been added and Tire Service/Repair and Upholstery Workers received a .75 cent increase.
- Service attendants will receive $2.00/hr extra for orienting new employees.
- Acting assistant supervisors will now be referred to as ‘Temporary Supervisors’. Any vacancy created by assigning a temporary supervisor must be covered by overtime. The two year limit for this position has been removed. Temporary Supervisors will receive training for their postition.
- Effective April 2009 we will be covered for up to $2000.00 per year for crowns and/or caps at 50% reimbursement. Any operator retiring early in 2009 will now receive current benefit coverage.
- Wage increases:
Bus Operator, Dispatchers – Full Time Top Rate
1-Jan-09 $25.54
1-Jan-10 $26.25
Automotive Service Attendant
1-Jan-09 $24.61
1-Jan-10 $25.28
Automotive Bodyperson (Licensed)
1-Jan-09 $28.49
1-Jan-10 $29.27
Truck and Coach Technician
1-Jan-09 $28.97
1-Jan-10 $29.77
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