City of Winnipeg

Winnipeg (1,140 workers, bus drivers, plant and equipment workers) and Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Local 1505

Renewal agreement: Effective Jan. 18, 2015, to Jan. 12, 2019. Signed on July 15, 2015.

Wage adjustments:

Effective pay period 3, 2015: 2%
Effective pay period 6, 2016: 2%
Effective pay period 7, 2017: 2.5%
Effective pay period 7, 2018: 2.7%

Shift premium:
Bus operators: 1 and 1/4 for Sunday shifts; 5% for training new employees. 25¢ per hour for time worked between 7 p.m. to end of service, rising to 50¢ per hour effective pay period 13, 2018. Plant and equipment division: $1.20 per hour, rising to $1.30 per hour in 2017 for night and afternoon shifts ($1.15 per hour in previous agreement).

Paid holidays:
12 days.

Vacations with pay:
1 day for each 16 days worked to start; 4 weeks after 4 years of service, 5 weeks after 11 years of service, 6 weeks after 21 years of service.

Overtime:
Time and one-half for the first 2 hours and double time thereafter for time worked in any 1 day in excess of 8 hours. Double time for all hours worked by bus operators on their days off.

Medical benefits:
Employer provides coverage for the Supplementary Hospital-Ambulance Plan.

Dental:
Employer pays 100% of basic and major dental services up to $1,500 per year. 100% of orthodontic services up to $2,300 lifetime maximum.

Vision:
Employer pays $325 every 24 months. $350 effective Jan. 22, 2017.

Sick leave:
15 days per year.

Bereavement leave:
4 days for death of immediate family member (including step-parents, in-laws, grandparents). 3 hours and 45 minutes' leave to attend funeral as a pallbearer.

Seniority – recall rights
: 2 years.

Call-in pay:
Minimum 2 hours at regular rate of pay.

Safety shoes
: $110 per year for plant and equipment employees.

Uniforms/clothing:
Uniforms for bus operators, work clothing for plant and equipment employees provided by employer.

Tool allowance
: Between $110 and $473 for various plant and equipment employees. Between $121 to $520.30 effective 2017.

Sample current rates of pay:

Assistant dispatch: $18.31 per hour rising in 5 steps to $24.63
Bus operator: $19.17 rising in 5 steps to $26.67
Acting supervisor: $29.34
Acting supervisor, 3 years' experience: $30.67
Building services electrician: $35.10
Bus electronics technician, diesel bus technician: $32.56 rising in 3 steps to $35.99
Carpenter: $28.64 rising in 3 steps to $31.75
Damage estimator: $30.01 rising in 3 steps to $33.29
Drillman: $21.02 rising in 6 steps to $25.46
Truck driver, maintenance worker: $16.79 rising in 6 steps to $23.82
Electrician journey: $30.14 rising in 3 steps to $33.43
Labourer, general helper, shelter servicer: $16.79 rising in 5 steps to $22.66
Loops and bus stops I/C: $30.18
Machinist: $28.64 rising in 3 steps to $31.75
Machinist I/C: $36.19
Truck/transport mechanic: $29.79 rising in 3 steps to $32.90
Truck/transport mechanic apprentice: $20.31 rising in 5 steps to $28.78
Mechanic helper, painter helper: $21.02 rising in 6 steps to $25.25
Improver mechanic, improver tireman, improver upholsterer: $23.38 rising in 4 steps to $26.99
Industrial mechanic, painter, body repairer, industrial welder, armature winder, sheet metal worker: $28.64 rising in 3 steps to $31.75
Mechanic, truck/transport specialist: $34.55
Front-end loader operator: $22.17 rising in 3 steps to $24.61
Grader operator: $22.17 rising in 3 steps to $24.61
Heat and air conditioner technician: $29.26 rising in 3 steps to $32.49
Tireman, upholsterer, welder, wireman: $27.99 rising in 3 steps to $31.08
Bus servicer: $16.79 rising in 7 steps to $24.66
Bus servicer I/C: $27.13
Welder I/C: $32.63
Storekeeper 1: $19.56 rising in 6 steps to $24.15
Storekeeper 2: $23.46 rising in 3 steps to $24.72
Storekeeper 3: $24.15 rising in 3 steps to $25.87
Storekeeper 4: $24.72 rising in 3 steps to $27.99
Downtown service clerk: $22.55 rising in 4 steps to $25.54
Treasury technician: $30.89 rising in 3 steps to $34.27

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