City of Red Deer

Red Deer, Alta. (150 transit, maintenance workers) and Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU), Local 1374

Renewal agreement: Effective Jan. 1, 2016, to Dec. 31, 2017. Signed on Aug. 31, 2016. 
Shift premium: $1.25 per hour (previously $1.20 per hour) for all hours worked between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m. and all hours on a Saturday. For all hours worked on Sunday, 1.25 times the regular rate. $0.45 per hour for all spread-time hours over 9 hours. 106% for training employees.
Paid holidays: 11 days. 
Vacations with pay: 3 weeks after 1 year, 4 weeks after 9 years, 5 weeks after 16 years, 6 weeks after 25 years. 
Overtime: Double time for all hours worked after 8 hours per day, 40 hours per week. 
Medical benefits: Employer pays 100% of premiums for Blue Cross Supplementary Medical Plan.
Dental: Employer pays 100% of premiums.
Sick leave: 1 day per month (after 3 months’ service), maximum 80 days.
Life insurance: Employer pays 100% of premiums for group life insurance plan for first $25,000 in coverage. Employee pays 100% of premiums for subsequent coverage. 2 times annual salary.
Pension: Employer, employee contribute to the plan.
Bereavement leave: 3 days for death in immediate family (father, mother, legal guardian, father-in-law, mother-in-law, brother, sister, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, legally recognized spouse, legally recognized children, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, grandchildren, grandparents). 2 additional days for travel. 8 hours to attend funeral.
Seniority – recall rights: 12 months. 
Probationary period: 6 months. 
Discipline: Sunset clause is 2 years.
Safety shoes: $125 for service bay supervisor, service person, transit facilities and infrastructure coordinators for CSA-approved footwear. $125 for action bus operators for slip-resistant footwear.
Uniforms/clothing: Employer will issue 300 credits per year for employee to purchase required uniform items. Must be used within 2 years of issue. $25 per year for action bus operators to purchase gloves.
Sample rates of hourly pay (current):
Senior transit dispatcher: $36
Transit dispatcher: $34.50
Acting operations supervisor: $34.50
Bus operator: $27 rising to $30 after 6 months
Action bus dispatcher: $33
Action bus operator: $27 rising to $30 after 6 months
Transit facilities & infrastructure coordinator: $28
Transit service bay supervisor: $29.82
Transit service person: $23.34 rising to $25.93 after 6 months
Editor’s notes: Retirement allowance: 1 day of vacation for each year of service, after 15 years of service. Transit passes: Free transportation passes will be given to all employees of the Red Deer Transit System and retired transit department employees. Driver’s licence medical: Employer will reimburse, maximum $125, for employee’s operating licence medical. Standby pay: $2 per hour when supervisors are required to remain on standby.
 

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