Metrolinx (Go Transit)

Location: Toronto, Ontario

Union: Amalgamated Transit Union

Affiliation: American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations / Canadian Labour Congress

Number of employees: 1,860

Bargaining unit: bus drivers; service and maintenance employees; office employees

A 48-month renewal agreement, effective from June 2, 2014, to June 1, 2018, settled in July 2014 at the bargaining stage. Duration of negotiations – 4 months.

Wages

Effective
June 2, 2014		 Effective
June 2, 2015
General Adjustments 1.8% 1.8%
Hourly Rates – Front Line
Courier,
Start-Full Rate		 $19.61 - $24.98
[$19.26 – $24.54]		 $19.96 - $25.43
Bus Driver,
Start-Full Rate		 $26.02 - $31.88
[$25.56 – $31.32]		 $26.49 - $32.46
Plant Electrician,
Start-Full Rate		 $32.56 - $37.14
[$31.98 – $36.48]		 $33.14 - $37.81
Hourly Rates - Office
Administrative Clerk,
Level 13, Steps 0–6		 $22.34 - $28.29
[$21.94 – $27.79]		 $22.74 - $28.80
Marketing Assistant,
Level 10, Steps 0–6		 $28.80 - $36.46
[$28.29 – $35.81]		 $29.32 - $37.11
Electrical Engineer,
Level 7, Steps 0–6		 $39.23 - $49.71
[$38.54 – $48.83]		 $39.94 - $50.60
Effective
June 2, 2016		 Effective
June 2, 2017
General Adjustments 2.3% 2.3%
Hourly Rates – Front Line
Courier,
Start-Full Rate		 $20.42 - $26.02 $20.88 - $26.62
Bus Driver,
Start-Full Rate		 $27.10 - $33.20 $27.72 - $33.97
Plant Electrician,
Start-Full Rate		 $33.90 - $38.68 $34.68 - $39.56
Administrative Clerk,
Level 13, Steps 0–6		 $23.26 - $29.46 $23.80 - $30.14
Marketing Assistant,
Level 10, Steps 0–6		 $29.99 - $37.96 $30.68 - $38.84
Electrical Engineer,
Level 7, Steps 0–6		 $40.86 - $51.77 $41.80 - $52.96

Economic Adjustments

Effective December 1st, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017, Transit Safety Officers will receive an additional $0.25.

Hours of Work

36.25 to 40 hours per week, depending on classification [unchanged].

On-Call

$2.00 [$1.10] per hour for all hours assigned to on-call duty.

Paid Holidays

10 days [unchanged].

Paid Vacation

3 weeks earned after 1 year, 4 after 8, 5 after 15, and 6 after 25 [unchanged].

Part-time employees, 6.0% for 3 weeks; 8.0% for 4; 10% for 5, and 12% for 6 [unchanged].

Short Term Sickness Plan

Full-Time employees will be entitled to 6 credits per year after completing 90 [120] consecutive calendar days as a full-time employee.

Labour-Management Committee

Rest Periods [new addition]: To be established to look at the process that would provide paid rest breaks during shifts of 8 hours or more.

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Note: This summary reflects the information available at the time of ratification.