Coventry Connections Niagara

Niagara Peninsula, Ont. (230 taxi operators) and the Teamsters Canada Local 879

Renewal agreement: Effective April 28, 2015, to April 27, 2019. Signed on April 28, 2015.

Paid holidays: 8 days.

Overtime: Time and one-half for all hours worked on a holiday.

Bereavement leave: 3 days’ rental credit for the death of the employee’s spouse, father, mother, son, daughter, brother or sister. 1 day for the employee’s stepparent, father-in-law or mother-in-law.

Seniority – recall rights: An employee loses seniority by failing to rent an available vehicle for more than 6 months.

Probationary period: 90 calendar days.

Discipline: Sunset clause is 2 years for disciplinary records involving sexual harassment, sexual assault, theft, taxi voucher fraud or refusal of a guide animal. 1 year for all other records of discipline or misconduct.

Sample rates of pay, current:
Day shift Fort Erie drivers: $452.50 per week rising in 3 steps to $500
Grimsby drivers: $452.50 rising in 3 steps to $500
Niagara Falls drivers: $552.50 rising in 3 steps to $600
Day shift St. Catharines drivers: $530 rising in 3 steps to $625
Night shift St. Catharines drivers: $530 rising in 3 steps to $690

Editor’s notes: Change: Employees must have change for $20 at all times. Vehicles: No vehicles are to be left unattended. Except while a new-hire is being trained, no person other than an authorized taxi driver will be in the taxi cab while the vehicle is occupied with a paying fare. Union fees: $25 per month to a maximum of $50 after the completion of the probationary period. This fee will continue until the initiation fee is paid in full. Contracting out: The employer will not contract out bargaining unit work. Supervisors, dispatch staff, telephone staff, office staff, clerical staff, garage staff, monitors or any other employees outside the bargaining unit will not perform bargaining unit work. Surcharges: All transactions with debit or credit cards are subject to a $1.50 charge. Cash advances: Cash advances are not permitted.

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