Rogers Broadcasting Limited, CITY TV / OMNI TV
Location: Toronto, Ontario
Union: Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada
Affiliation: Canadian Labour Congress
Number of employees: 340
Bargaining unit: broadcast and television employees
A 60-month renewal agreement effective from November 1, 2012 to October 31, 2017, settled in May 2013 at the bargaining stage. Duration of negotiations - 8 months.
Wages
| Effective November 1, 2012 |
Effective November 1, 2013 |
|
|---|---|---|
| General Adjustments | 0.0% | 1.5% |
| Annual Rates | ||
| Group A: TVA, Television Assistant, 0-36 months |
$33,626 - $40,420 | $34,131 - $41,026 |
| Group E: Audio Operator, 0-36 months |
$45,904 - $67,356 | $46,593 - $68,366 |
| Group H: Broadcast Technician 3, Systems Design, 0-60 months |
$60,251 - $87,083 | $61,155 - $88,389 |
| Effective November 1, 2014 |
Effective November 1, 2015 |
|
|---|---|---|
| General Adjustments | 2.0% | 2.0% |
| Annual Rates | ||
| Group A: TVA, Television Assistant, 0-36 months |
$34,813 - $41,847 | $35,509 - $42,684 |
| Group E: Audio Operator, 0-36 months |
$47,524 - $69,734 | $48,475 - $77,128 |
| Group H: Broadcast Technician 3, Systems Design, 0-60 months |
$62,378 - $90,157 | $63,625 - $91,960 |
| Effective November 1, 2016 |
|
|---|---|
| General Adjustments | 2.0% |
| Annual Rates | |
| Group A: TVA, Television Assistant, 0-36 months |
$36,219 - $43,537 |
| Group E: Audio Operator, 0-36 months |
$49,444 - $72,551 |
| Group H: Broadcast Technician 3, Systems Design, 0-60 months |
$64,898 - $93,799 |
Hours of Work
40 hours per week [unchanged].
Shift Premium
0¢-$2.25-$2.25 [0¢-$2.00-$2.00].
Paid Holidays
9 designated days plus 1 floating days taken at the mutual discretion of the employee and the employer.[Unchanged]
Paid Vacation
2 weeks earned after 1 year, 4 after 7, 5 after 15 and 6 after 25 [unchanged].
Maternity/Adoption/Parental Leave
Maternity Leave: A fulltime employee who has worked 3 [6] to 12 months continuously and gives birth will receive 100% of salary for the first 4 weeks plus an equivalent of 70% of their salary for the nest 2 weeks less the benefit paid by Employment Insurance. Also 13 months of service will allocate 100% for the first 4 weeks plus an equivalent of 70% of their salary for 13 weeks. [new addition].
Adoption/Parental Leave: 13 months of service will allocate 70% of ones salary for 17 weeks. [new addition].
Allowances
Temporary Upgrades: $1.75 [$1.50] per hour for an employee working for a period of at least 1 hour in a higher classification than they are permanently assigned, maximum of $3.50 [$3.00] per hour for all hours worked with a minimum credit of 2 hours.
Safety boots: $75 per year or $150 every 2 years. [$100 every 2 years].
Seasonal outerwear: $250 [$200] per year.
Vehicle: $0.46 [$0.41] per kilometre, minimum payment of $5.00 per day [unchanged].
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Note: This summary reflects the information received at the time of ratification