Effective February. 6, 2020, all provisions of this collective agreement shall be read to be gender neutral.
Effective February. Shift Shift
Effective February. Contract No. Part
Effective February. 1, 1992 the Company shall pay three dollars and eighty-five cents ($3.85) per week for each employee covered by this contract to the Vancouver Local No. 525-M, Graphic Communications International Union, Educational Training and Retraining Trust Fund for the purpose of providing education and training for apprentices and retraining for journeymen.
Effective February. 1, 1994, a shift differential of one dollar and thirty-one cents ($1.31) per hour; effective February 1, 1995, a shift differential of one dollar and thirty-two cents ($1.32) per hour; effective February 1, 1996, a shift differential of one dollar and thirty-five cents ($1.35) per hour, will be paid for all hours worked on the night shift.
Effective February. 1, 2000 the Employer shall pay six dollars and twenty-five cents ($6.25) per week for each employee covered by this contract to the Vancouver Local No. 525-M, Graphic Communications International Union, Educational Training and Retraining Trust Fund for the purpose of providing education and training for apprentices and retraining for journeymen.
Effective February. 1, 2004 a shift premium of fifty cents (50¢) per hour for each hour worked by an afternoon shift employee and a shift premium of fifty cents (50¢) per hour for each hour worked by a night shift employee shall be paid to employees on those shifts. Effective January 1, 2012 the premium will increase to sixty (60¢). Additional shifts shall be staffed by those employees having skill, competence, efficiency and reliability to perform the necessary work, in order of seniority with the least senior employees being first assigned. If only one person has the skill, competence, efficiency and reliability for the work on the additional shift but has more seniority than other employees on day shift, he or she will be assigned to the additional shift for up to two (2) weeks while a less senior employee
Effective February. 1, 2005 a route driver with a perfect driving record for the previous year will be paid $150.00. No driving infractions or accidents on or off the job constitutes a perfect driving record. For the purposes of verifying the driving record, route drivers are to provide the Company with an abstract. If a driver has more than 2 points on his record, he must take a driving course on his own time. The Company will pay for the course. If a driver becomes uninsurable because of an insurance premium increase due to his driving record, he will be terminated and paid termination pay according to the Employment Standards Act. Under these circumstances the employee will be laid off.
Effective February. 1, 2008, subscribers may submit announcements for employment opportunities for college counseling and admission professionals at their institutions. Employment announcements will not be accepted from third party entities such as placement or search firms. Acceptable employment announcements must:
a. clearly identify announcement as “Employment Opportunity" at the beginning of the subject line,
b. include information about the application process, AND
c. include contact information. Any postings that do not comply all with these requirements may be rejected.
Effective February. 1, 2011 an employee on pregnancy leave shall be entitled to a SUB top-up of seventy-five percent (75%) for a period of fifteen weeks.
