First Canada ULC, operating as First Student Canada

Location: Markham, Ontario

Union: Teamsters Canada

Affiliation: Change-to-Win / Canadian Labour Congress

Number of employees: 340

Bargaining unit: bus drivers

A 24-month renewal agreement effective from September 1, 2013, to August 31, 2015, settled in November 2013 at the conciliation stage. Duration of negotiations – 5 months.

Wages

Paid Holidays

11 days [unchanged].

Paid Vacation

2 weeks earned at 4.0% after 1 year; 3 at 6.0% after 5; and 4 at 8.0% after 10 [unchanged].

Reporting Pay [new addition]

Employees reporting to work only for a minor check will be paid at 1.5 hours at the special work rate.

Allowances

Charters: Drivers doing school route charters and are also doing Holy Trinity School routes that day will be entitled to 15 minutes paid time prior to the charter sign on and 15 minutes after the charter drop off time [new addition].

Meals,1^st day after continuous hours of charter work: effective November 2013, $10.88 [$10.67]; 1^st day after an extra 4 hour period of 12 continuous hours of work: $6.11 [$5.99]; Additional days 1^st 8 hours, $16.98 [$16.65]; and after 8 hours: $22.29 [$21.82]; Effective September 1, 2014, $11.10, $6.23, $17.32, and $22.73.

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