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COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT
BETWEEN:
ROBOCLEAN BUILDING SERVICES INC
(UNIVERSITIES OF TORONTO, V ARlO US LOCATIONS)
(Hereinafter called "the Employer")
-And
L.I.U.N.A LOCAL 183
(Hereinafter called "the Union")
ARTICLE 1 -RECOGNITION
1.01 The Employer recognizes the Union as the exclusive bargaining agent for all
employees of the Employer engaged in Carpet Cleaning throughout the University
of Toronto in Various Locations as per Contract in Ontario. Where employees of
the Employer perform such work, save and except supervisory personnel, office
and clerical staff.
ARTICLE 2 -MANAGEMENT RIGHTS
2.01 The Union recognizes and acknowledges that the management of the facilities and
direction of the working forces are fixed exclusively in the Employer and without limiting the
generality of the foregoing the Union acknowledges that it is the exclusive function of the
Employer to:
(a) maintain order, discipline and efficiency and in connection therewith to make, alter
and enforce from time-to-time rules and regulations, policies and practices to be
observed by its employees, discipline or discharge employees for just cause
provided that a claim by an employee who has acquired seniority that he/she has
been discharged or disciplined without cause may be the subject of a grievance and
dealt with as hereinafter provided;
(b) select, hire, transfer, assign to shifts, promote, demote, classify, lay-off, recall,
retire employees or select employees for positions excluded from the bargaining
unit;
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(c) establish and administer tests for the purpose of assisting the Employer in
determining an employee's qualifications, and require medical examinations for any
justifiable reason;
(d) determine the location of operations, and their expansion or their curtailment, the
direction of the working forces, the schedules of operations, the number of shifts;
determine the methods and processes to be employed, job content, quality and
quantity standards, the establishment of work or job classifications; change,
combine or abolish job classifications; determine the qualifications of an employee
to perform any particular job; the nature of tools, equipment and machinery used,
to use new or improved methods, machinery and equipment, change or discontinue
existing tools, equipment, machinery, methods or processes; decide on the number
of employees needed by the Employer at any time, the number of hours to be
worked and require employees to work overtime; the determination of financial
policies, including general accounting procedures and customer relations;
(e) Have the sole and exclusive jurisdiction over all operations, buildings, machinery,
equipment, cleaning materials and employees.
2.02 The Employer agrees that it will not exercise its functions in a manner inconsistent
with the provisions of this Agreement and the express provisions of this Agreement constitute the
only limitations upon the Employer's rights.
2.03 Employea· Policies
Employer policies shall be communicated and available to the employees where
applicable.
ARTICLE 3- UNION SECURITY
3.01 The Employer shall, for each pay period, deduct from the wages of each employee
in the unit affected by the Collective Agreement, the amount of regular Union dues as a condition
of employment. The Union shall notify the Employer in writing of the amount of regular Union
dues to be deducted in accordance herewith and the Employer may, for all purposes, rely upon
such written notification as conclusive evidences that the amounts so deducted are in accordance
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with the Union's constitution and by-laws. The Union shall indemnify and save the Employer
harmless from any claims, suits, judgements, attachments and from any form of liability as a result
of making such deductions in accordance with the written direction of the Union and the Union
will refund directly to all employees any amount for which wrongful deductions were made by the
Employer in accordance with the written notification provided by the Union.
3.02 The Employer will remit the amount so deducted from the wages of each employee
to the Secretary/Treasurer of the Union no later than the fifteenth (151h) day of the month following
the deduction, together with the Social Insurance Number for each employee in respect of whom
a deduction has been made.
3.03 Employee Attendance at Staff Meetings
a) Where an employee is directed by the Employer to attend a staff meeting, m
service or a committee meeting during his/her regular working hours, the employee
shall be compensated at his/her regular hourly rate for the time spent in such
attendance (including their lunch and/or break times).
(b) Where an employee is directed by the Employer to attend a staff meeting, in
service or committee meeting outside of normal working hours, he/she shall be
credited with equivalent time off or his/her basic rate of pay, this is not limited to
negotiations for their renewal of their Collective Bargaining Agreement.
ARTICLE 4 - RELATIONSHIP
4.01 The Union agrees it will not discriminate against, coerce, restrain or influence any
employee because of his/her union membership or non-membership, his/her activity or his/her lack
of activity in any labour organization.
4.02 The Employer agrees that it shall not interfere with, restrain, coerce or discriminate
against employees in their lawful right to become and remain members of the Union and to
participate in its lawful activities.
4.03 With the employees' consent, on a form prescribed by the Union, the Employer
agrees to provide the Union upon request an updated list of employees covered by this
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agreement, their classification, and employee status and updated contact information including
addresses, phone numbers, etc.
ARTICLE 5 -NO STRIKES OR LOCK-OUTS
5.01 The Employer agrees that it will not cause or direct any lock-out of its employees
for the duration of this Agreement. The Union agrees that neither it, nor its Representatives will,
during the term of this Agreement, authorize, call, cause, condone, sanction, encourage, support
or take part in any strike, work stoppage, picketing, slowdown or curtailment or restriction of
production, or interference with work in the Employer's plant or premises.
ARTICLE 6 - UNION ACTIVITY ON EMPLOYER'S PREMISES
6.01 Except as expressly permitted by this Agreement, there shall be no Union activities
on Employer's time or on Employer's property without the prior permission of the Employer.
ARTICLE 7- UNION REPRESENTATION
7.01 The Employer acknowledges the right of the Union to appoint or otherwise select
one (1) Steward for the purposes of representing Employees in the handling of grievances.
7.02 The Union will inform the Employer in writing of the name of the Steward and any
subsequent change in the name of such Steward. The Employer shall not be asked to recognize
any Steward until such notification from the Union has been received.
7.03 No Steward shall leave his/her work station to investigate or process a grievance
without the prior consent of a member of management which consent shall not be unreasonably
withheld.
7.04 The Employer agrees that the Steward shall not suffer loss of pay (straight-time)
for reasonable time spent in the handling of grievances provided that such reasonable time shall
not, except in extraordinary circumstances expressly agreed to by the Employer, exceed in the
aggregate one (1) hour during any one (1) shift.
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7.05 The Union Steward shall exercise the privileges herein provided in such a manner
as to promote good order and discipline and with the least possible interference with the regular
duties of their employment. All time spent away from his/her work station by the Steward shall
be devoted to the handling of particular grievance necessitating his/her absence.
7.06 The Union Business Agent will not enter any premises of the Employer without
obtaining the prior consent of the Manager (above level of supervisor), which shall not be
unreasonably withheld.
7.07 No Individual A greements
No employee shall be compelled to or allowed to enter into any individual contract
or agreement with the Employer concerning the conditions of employment varying the conditions
of employment herein.
7.08 Right to Have Steward Present
An employee, who is subject to disciplinary action in the form of written
reprimands, suspension or termination, that is to be recorded within the employee's Personnel File,
shall have the right to have a Steward to represent him/her at such meetings. The Employer agrees
that the employee shall be notified in advance of the purpose of such meeting. It shall be the
responsibility of the Employer to contact the Steward and if one is not available the employee
being disciplined may request the presence of another co-worker at such meeting.
A Union Steward, who is subject to discipline, shall have the right to the presence
of a Union Representative or another officially appointed Union Steward.
This provision shall not apply to those discussions that are of an operational nature
and do not involve imposition of disciplinary action.
7.09
(a)
Harassment
All employees have the right to work in an environment free from sexual
harassment. Sexual harassment will be grounds for the imposition of discipline up
to and including immediate dismissal pursuant to this Agreement. Where an
employee alleges that sexual harassment has occurred on the job, the employee
shall have the right to grieve under this Agreement.
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(b) "Sexual harassment" means any unwelcome sexual advances, remarks or demands
for sexual favors of an unwelcome or physical nature, insulting or offensive
comments or conduct of a sexual nature or engaging in a course of vexatious
comment or conduct against a worker in a workplace because of sex, where the
course of comment or conduct is known or ought reasonably to be known to be
unwelcome
ARTICLE 8 - GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE
8.01 Should any dispute arise between the Employer and an employee or between the
Employer and the Union as to the interpretation, application, administration or alleged violation
of any of the provisions of this Agreement, an earnest effort will be made to settle such differences
without undue delay in the following manner.
Step 1
The employee involved shall, within and not after three (3) working-days of the date upon
which the incident giving rise to the grievances first occurred, present the grievances to
his/her supervisor either orally or in writing.
Step 2
If the grievance is not settled within three (3) working-days of the date the matter was taken
up with the Manager the Union may within and not after five (5) working-days of that
date, take the matter up with the Manager or his/her nominee. All grievances submitted at
Step 1 shall be in writing, and shall indicate the nature of the grievance, the Article alleged
to be violated, and the adjustment sought. The Manager or his/her nominee will upon
request meet with the Union within ten (1 0) working-days of the date the written grievance
is filed. The Manager of his/her nominee will give his/her answer or decision in writing
within fifteen (15) working-days ofthe date the written grievance was filed with him/her.
Step 3
If the grievance is not settled at Step 2, the Union may within and not after ten (1 0)
working-days of the date of the answer or decision of the Manager or his/her nominee at
Step 2 refer the grievance to arbitration under Article 9. Such notice shall state the specific
matter to be dealt with at arbitration and the specific relief sought by the party.
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ARTICLE 9 -ARBITRATION
9.01 Any properly constituted gnevance concernmg the interpretation, application,
administration or alleged violation of this Agreement, which has been properly processed through
all of the steps of Article 8, but has not been satisfactorily settled may be referred to arbitration, in
accordance with the Ontario Labour Relations Act.
9.02 The Official Arbitrator shall hold a hearing within a reasonable time set by the
Ministry of Labour from the date of receiving a Notice to Arbitrate.
9.03 The Arbitrator shall, after hearing all of the evidence and submissions from all
parties concerned, submit a final and binding decision in writing.
Reasons for the decision need not be given at the time of the decision but shall be
provided within a reasonable period of time thereafter.
9.04 The Arbitrator shall be provided with written records containing details of the
grievance, the section or sections of the Agreement which are alleged to have been violated and
the requested remedy, none of which is subject to change.
9.05 The Arbitrator shall not have the power to alter or change any of the provisions of
this Agreement; or to substitute any new provisions for any existing provisions; nor to render any
decision inconsistent with the terms and provisions of the Agreement.
9.06 Statutory Holidays, Saturdays and Sundays shall be excluded from the times
provided for the various steps. Time limits may be adjusted by agreement of the parties concerned.
9.07 The Union and the Employer shall equally share any expenses of the Arbitrator.
ARTICLE 10- SENIORITY
10.01 (a) An employee will be considered a probationary employee for the first ninety (90)
calendar days of his/her employment, and will have no seniority rights during this
period. After ninety (90) calendar days, his/her seniority shall date back to hire at
the location.
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(b) It is understood that notwithstanding the expiration of a probationary period,
nothing herein shall prevent the Employer from discharging an employee for
purposeful falsification of records, theft or other fraudulent conduct which is hereby
agreed to constitute just and sufficient cause for discharge.
10.02 A seniority list of all employees covered by this Agreement shall be posted in
January of each year.
10.03 In the event of a lay-off, employees with the least seniority, shall be laid-off first,
providing that the employees who remain on the job have, the necessary skill, ability, and
qualifications to perform the work in question.
10.04 In the event of a recall, employees will be recalled in the reverse order that they
were laid-off provided the employee to be recalled has the necessary skill, ability and qualifications
to perform the work in question.
10.05 An employee will lose all seniority and his/her employment shall be deemed to be
terminated ifhe/she:
(a) quits his/her employment;
(b) is discharged and not reinstated through the Grievance or Arbitration
Procedures;
(c) is absent from work for a period of two (2) consecutive working-days without
notifying the Employer;
(d) fails, upon being notified of a recall to work from lay-off, to report for work within
three (3) calendar days after such notification has been given by telephone or by
registered mail, unless approval has been received by the employee to postpone
his/her return. Where such notification is given by registered mail, it shall be
deemed to have been received by the employee five (5) days after it is mailed. It is
the employee's responsibility to ensure that his/her home address and telephone
number are current at all times. If the employee fails to do this, the Employer will
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not be responsible for failure to notify;
(e) obtains a leave of absence for one purpose and uses it for another;
(f) accepts other employment during any leave of absence granted by the Employer;
(g) is absent from work because of sickness or accident for more than twelve (12)
consecutive months or his/her length of seniority, whichever is the lesser;
(h) is laid-off for more than twelve (12) consecutive months.
With the exception of b) above, the employee waives the right to grieve the termination of
his/her employment for the occurrences listed above.
ARTICLE 11 - SAFETY AND HEALTH
11.01 The Employer and the Union recognizes the importance of promoting safe working
conditions and the safe handling of equipment and chemicals at all times. It is equally recognized
to be in the best interests of all parties to at all times comply with the statutes and regulations which
pertain to the Employer's operation.
11.02 In the event that an employee alleges the existence of any unsafe practice or unsafe
conditions, any employee concerned has an obligation to immediately report such a practice or
condition to the Employer.
11.03
(a)
Health and Safety
Employees shall report any work related accident/injury to his/her immediate
supervisor as soon as it occurs and follow through with all responsibilities outlined
in the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act.
(b) Employees returning from Sick leave must provide a cleared Fitness for Duty report
by a medical practitioner to ensure they are physically able to perform his/her duties
and maintain their safety at work.
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ARTICLE 12 -JURY DUTY
12.01 An employee who has completed the probationary period and who is summoned to
serve as a juror and reports for jury duty will be paid an amount equal to the difference of the daily
jury fee paid by the court for each day on which he/she reports or performs jury duty and the
amount he/she would have received from the Employer had he/she otherwise been scheduled to
work. The amount of such difference shall be calculated on the employee's regular straight-time
hourly rate to a maximum of eight (8) hours per day. The employee will be paid their regular
straight time hourly rate to a maximum of twenty work days.
ARTICLE 13 -LEAVE OF ABSENCE
13.01 The Employer may grant a leave of absence without pay to employees for personal
reasons, having due regard to the operations of the Employer, provided such request is made in
writing, reasonable notice of the request is given to the Employer whenever the circumstances
permit and the reasons for requesting the leave of absence are stated. When the Employer grants
a leave of absence, it shall be in writing, and shall set out the length of the leave of absence granted,
the purpose of it and the terms, if any, on which it is granted. The Employer reserves the right to
deny a leave of absence for personal reasons upon (except a leave to which the employee is entitled
by applicable legislation) in its discretion. The employee waives the right to grieve the Employer's
decision to deny a non-statutory personal leave of absence
ARTICLE 14 -BULLETIN BOARDS
14.01 The Employer agrees to provide a bulletin board for the purpose of posting Union
notices and official information provided such notices are signed by an authorized Union Officer
or Official and approved by the Employer.
ARTICLE 15 -BEREAVEMENT LEAVE
15.01 An employee who but for the bereavement would otherwise have been at work shall
be allowed up to three (3) consecutive days leave of absence from work on any normal work-day
that occurs during the three (3) days immediately following the day of the death of members of
his/her immediate family in order to make arrangements for the funeral or memorial service,
without loss of regular pay provided the employee attends the funeral or memorial service.
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Immediate family shall mean father, mother, sister, brother, husband, wife, child, mother-in-law
of current spouse and father-in-law of current spouse, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, sister-in-law,
brother-in-law, grand-parent or grandchild.
In the event, the death occurs outside Canada, the employee shall be entitled to one
( 1) day's leave of absence with pay if he/she does not attend the funeral.
15.02 An employee who would otherwise have been at work shall be allowed one (1) day
leave-of-absence with pay in the event of the death to attend the funeral of his/her aunt, uncle,
niece or nephew.
15.03 In addition to the foregoing, an employee shall be allowed a leave-of-absence,
without pay, to attend the funeral of a relative listed in Articles 15.01 and 15.02, if needed for a
maximum of five days.
ARTICLE 16 -PAID HOLIDAYS
16.01 The following shall be recognized as holidays to be paid for on the basis of the
employee's straight-time hourly rate specified in this Agreement (See Schedule 'A') or days
celebrated in lieu thereof, regardless of the day on which it falls, subject to the following
conditions:
16.02 An employee will be paid for a holiday provided he/she,
(a) works his/her last full scheduled shift before and his/her first full scheduled shift
after such holiday if he/she is scheduled to work, unless he/she is excused by the
Employer; and
(b) is on the active payroll of the Employer and not on a leave of absence, sick leave,
Workers' Compensation or lay-off;
16.03 If any of the above holidays fall or are observed during an employee's vacation,
he/she shall be entitled to an extra day's pay at his/her straight-time hourly rate.
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16.04 If any employee works any of the said holidays, he/she shall be paid for all hours
worked on the holiday at one and one-half (1 ~)times his/her regular straight-time hourly rate-of
pay in addition to his/her holiday pay as herein provided for.
ARTICLE 17- HOURS-OF-WORK AND OVERTIME
17.01 The regular work-week shall consist of up to forty-four (44) hours worked.
Scheduling of hours to continue as per present practice.
17.02 The Employer does not guarantee to provide work for an employee for regularly
assigned hours or for any other hours.
17.03 Employees will be allowed a one-half (Yz) hour lunch period without pay, if they
work more than five (5) consecutive hours.
17.04 Employees will be allowed one (1) fifteen (15) minute paid rest period during each
half(~) shift.
17.05 Overtime
Whenever an employee works in excess of forty-four ( 44) hours per week, he/she
shall be paid one and one-half (1 ~)times his/her regular straight-time hourly rate-of-pay.
ARTICLE 18 -WAGES
18.01 Payment of Wages
Wages shall be paid by direct deposit to each employee to the bank account
information provided by the employee.
The Employer shall provide with a statement which defines hours worked, overtime
hours, hourly rate (where applicable), deductions for Income Tax, Employment Insurance, Canada
Pension Plan, Union Dues, etc. The cheque statement shall be mailed to the last known address
provided by the employee in a sealed envelope if it is not handed directly to the employee.
Wages shall be in accordance with Schedule "A".
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18.02 Pay Error
Should any error occur in a pay cheque representing a short fall of more than one
day's pay and which is attributable to the Employer, the Employer agrees to correct the error within
two (2) business days, with a record of deductions, following notification of the error to the
Employer.
ARTICLE 19 -JOB POSTING
19.01 When a permanent vacancy is determined to exist or a new job classification is
created, the Employer will post a notice of vacancy for a period of five (5) working-days on a
bulletin board provided for this purpose. The notice shall state the classification in which the
vacancy exists, the nature of the duties, the qualifications required and the rate-of-pay. An
employee who wishes to be considered for the position so posted shall signify his/her desire by
making written application to the Manager. This excludes the position of Lead Hand and
supervisory positions above the level of Lead Hand. The Employer reserves the right to offer the
position of lead head to an individual at its discretion.
ARTICLE 20 -VACATION PAY
20.01
a)
Employees shall receive vacations with pay on the following basis:
Employees with less than one (1) year of service shall be entitled to one (1) day of
vacation for each month worked and shall receive Vacation Pay equal to four
percent (4%) ofthe employee's total wages.
b) Employees who, on June 1st of each year, have one ( 1) year or more of continuous
service but less than five (5) years, shall be entitled to two (2) weeks of vacation
and shall receive Vacation Pay equal to four percent ( 4%) of the employee's total
wages.
b) Employees who, on June P1 of each year have five ( 5) years but less than ten (1 0)
years of continuous service shall be entitled to three (3) weeks ofvacation and shall
receive Vacation Pay equal to six percent (6%) of the employee's total wages.
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20.02
d) Employees who, on June I st of each year have ten (10) years but less than twenty
(20) year of continuous service shall be entitled to four ( 4) weeks of vacation and
shall receive Vacation Pay equal to eight percent (8%) of the employee's total
wages.
e) Employees who, on June I st of each year have twenty (20) years or more continuous
service shall be entitled to five (5) weeks of vacation and shall receive Vacation
Pay equal to ten percent (1 0%) of the employee's total wages.
For the purpose of this Article "total wages" shall not include the Vacation Pay
received during the year in question.
20.03 Vacation Pay to be paid out on the second pay period in June of each year, by
separate cheque.
ARTICLE 21 -REPORTING PAY
21.01 Unless employees are notified not to report to work, employees who report for work
at their regular starting time and for whom no work is available, shall receive as a minimum, either
four ( 4) hours or the number of hours they were scheduled to work, whichever is less, at the
straight-time hourly rate, or if no work is available at this time, shall receive either, four (4) hours,
or the number of hours they were scheduled to work pay at the straight-time hourly rate.
21.02 The provisions of this paragraph shall not apply in event of strikes, power failures,
or other conditions beyond the control of the Employer which prevent the Employer from
providing work or where the Employer is unable to advise the employee not to report for work
because the employee has changed his/her contact information and not advised the Employer.
ARTICLE 22- PAY ON DAY OF INJURY
22.01 Any employee injured on the job shall be paid for the balance of his/her shift on
which the injury occurred at the straight-time hourly rate if, as a result of such injury, the employee
is sent home by an officer or representative of the Employer, or the attending doctor, or is
hospitalized.
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ARTICLE 23- UNIFORMS
23.01 The Employer will supply three (3) sets of uniforms as needed, including coats and
gloves if required for outdoor work.
23.02 The Employer shall reimburse employees who are required to wear safety boots up
to one hundred and twenty five dollars ($125.00) each contract year upon presentation of proper
receipt.
23.03 The Employer will with-hold an amount equal to $50.00 per set of uniforms. This
amount will be deducted in equal payments from the employee's first three pay periods. An
amount of 1 00% of the deduction will be returned to the employee upon return of all uniforms
including shirts, pants, gloves and jackets. The reimbursement will occur on employee's final
pay cheque conditional on the uniforms being returned on the last day the employee worked.
ARTICLE 24- DISCIPLINE
24.01 Personnel File
An employee shall have the right to request that any disciplinary action including,
but not limited to, warnings and suspensions be removed from the Personnel File after twenty-four
(24) months has expired, provided that:
(a) No discipline is received for a period of twenty-four (24) months;
(b) The misconduct did not involve a violation of law or an issue constituting breach
of trust, insubordination, discrimination or harassment of any nature.
An employee or Union Representative, with the employee's written authority, shall be entitled to
view the employee's Personnel File once every twelve (12) months and access to the employees
Personnel File shall be provided within fourteen (14) calendar days of the request. The viewing
of such files shall take place at the Employer's Human Resources Office.
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ARTICLE 25 -DURATION OF AGREEMENT
25.01 This Agreement shall be binding and remain in effect from September 1, 2016 to
August 31, 2019, and shall continue in force from year-to-year thereafter unless either party shall
furnish the other with written notice of termination or proposed revision at least one ninety (90)
days' notice to commence negotiations prior to expiry.
Dated at Toronto, Ontario this ;2.5' day of August, 2016
On behalf of the Employer:
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APPENDIX 'A'
ARTICLE 1 - WAGES, CLASSIFICATIONS AND HOURS OF WORK
1) J>AJD HOLIDAYS
1.01 New Year's Day
Family Day
Good Friday
Victoria Day
Canada Day
Labour Day
Thanksgiving Day
Christmas Day
Boxing Day
* * One (1) Personal Day per Calendar Contract.
Qualifier: Three (3) months of service in the bargaining unit. Floater holidays must be
requested at least two (2) weeks in advance and must receive management's written approval.
ARTICLE 2- EXTENDED HEALTH BENEFITS
2.01 Full-Time Health Benefits
The Employer agrees to contribute for those employees in the employ of the
Employer, who are covered by this Agreement and work thirty seven and half
(3 7 .5) hours or more per week to the Local 183 Industrial Benefit Fund, for the
purpose of purchasing Plan "E" Taxes Included, as follows:
Sept 1116 Sept 1117 Sept 1118 Employer $165.00 $170.00 $175.00
The Employer and the Union are agreed to allow any member to self-pay an extra eighty dollars ($80.00) per month, taxes in, to upgrade for Plan "B".
It is understood that the Employer shall not be construed to be an insurer nor shall it have
any liability other than making the payment as aforesaid to the Trust Fund and that the Union
agrees to indemnify and save harmless the Employer against any or all claims which may be made
against it in respect of any claim by an employee for the insurance coverage provided for herein.
Remittances to be forwarded by the fifteenth ( 151h) of each month. (Example: June 15 remittance
[which represents the May work-month] provides July 1 benefit coverage).
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ARTICLE 3- WAGES AND ALL CLASSIFICATIONS
Carpet Cleaning Technician Sept. 1/16 $ 15.50
Sept. 1/17 $ 15.85
"cpt. 1/18 $ 16.20
Any employee being paid over and above the rates listed above shall be Red Circled.
The employer reserves the right to assign a working lead hand. The lead hand will receive one
dollar and fifty cents ( $1.50) per hour above their current Carpet Cleaning Technician wage rate.
The employer reserves the right to select the Lead Hand at their sole discretion. The position will
not be posted nor is it to be a regularly assigned position.
It is agreed that the site supervisor/manager is permitted to perform carpet cleaning services during
training exercises, during absences of employees where a replacement was not available, or during
periods of sudden work orders/services orders that would interrupt regularly scheduled work
performance.
In order to qualify for benefits an employee must be employed for a minimum of 3 Months and
while on probation for the first 3 months, the rate of pay would be $ 0.50 cents per hour less in
their respective Category. This includes the initial personnel hired and future personnel.
NOTE AND FOR CLARIFICATION: It is understood that employee's will commence
enjoying their benefits two months after first contribution is received by the Insurance Company
.And/or LIUNA Local 183 Benefit Plan Administration.
In order to qualify for benefits an employee must be employed for a minimum of 3 months.
(Probation Time) It is understood that employees will commence entitlement to their benefits two
months after the first contribution is received by the Local 183 Industrial Benefit Fund.
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