Great Canadian Railtour Company Ltd.

Location: Western Region

Union: National Automobile, Aerospace, Transportation and General Workers Union of Canada

Affiliation: Canadian Labour Congress

Number of employees: 120

Bargaining unit: non-operating employees

A 36‑month renewal agreement effective from January 1, 2011 to December 31, 2013, settled in September 2012 after a work stoppage. Duration of negotiations - 17 months.

Wages

Note: Effective January 1, 2011, returning hosts receive a -10% and bonus decrease; January 1, 2012, 0%; January 1, 2013, 0%.

Trip Bonus

$2.61 [$2.90] per train hour worked. The bonus is payable at the end of the tour season only to those tour attendants who have completed the entire season [unchanged].

Work Schedule

Full-time seasonal employees are allowed to bid on up to 12 train days in each 28-day cycle [unchanged].

Paid Holidays

10 [unchanged].

Paid Vacation

2 weeks at 4.0% of gross earnings after 1 season, 3 at 6.0% after 3, and 4 at 8.0% after 5 [unchanged].

Severance Pay [new addition]

Full-Time Seasonal employees, who confirm in writing that they will no longer be employed by the Company after the lockout, will receive a lump sum payment of $12,000. Casual seasonal employees will receive $8,000.

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Note: Summary reflects the information received at time of ratification.