Fortis Alberta Inc.
Location: province-wide, Alberta
Union: United Utility Workers' Association of Canada
Affiliation: Independent-local
Number of employees: 880
Bargaining unit: field employees; office employees and technicians; technical employees
A 48-month renewal agreement effective from January 1, 2014 to December 31, 2017, settled in January 2014 at the bargaining stage. Duration of negotiations - 4 months.
Wages:
| Effective January 1, 2014 |
Effective January 1, 2015 |
|
|---|---|---|
| General Adjustments | 3.25% | 3.50% |
| Hourly Rates | ||
| Accounting Support Clerk/Customer Services Assistant, B2 - Office, Steps 1 - 6 |
$23.40 - $31.18 [$22.66 - $30.20] |
$24.22 - $32.27 |
| Service Desk Technician/ Technical Analyst, I1 - Office, - Steps 1 - 9 |
$34.68 - $46.26 [$33.59 - $44.80] |
$35.90 - $47.87 |
| Heavy Equipment Technician, T2 - Field, Steps 1 - 11 |
$28.38 - $47.28 [$27.49 - $45.79] |
$29.38 - $48.93 |
| Power Line Technician, L1 - Field, Steps 1 – 11 |
$30.07 - $50.09 [$29.12 - $48.51] |
$31.12 - $51.84 |
| Effective January 1, 2016 |
Effective January 1, 2017 |
|
|---|---|---|
| General Adjustments | 3.50% | 3.75% |
| Hourly Rates | ||
| Accounting Support Clerk/Customer Services Assistant, B2 - Office, Steps 1 - 6 |
$25.06 - $33.40 | $26.00 - $34.65 |
| Service Desk Technician/ Technical Analyst, I1 - Office, - Steps 1 – 9 |
$37.15 - $49.55 | $38.55 - $51.41 |
| Heavy Equipment Technician, T2 - Field, Steps 1 - 11 |
$30.41 - $50.65 | $31.55 - $52.54 |
| Power Line Technician, L1 - Field, Steps 1 - 11 |
$32.21 - $53.65 | $33.42 - $55.67 |
Hours of Work
37 1/2 or 40 hours per week depending on classification [unchanged].
Paid Holidays
12 days [unchanged].
Overtime
Meal [new addition]: $16.00 after 2 hours of overtime immediately before regular shift, 3 hours after regular shift, or when called out and no reasonable time for a meal. Employees called out to work after completing a regular shift will receive a meal allowance only after completion of 4 hours.
Paid Vacation
3 weeks earned after 1 year, 4 after 7, 5 after 16, 6 after 24, and 7 weeks earned after 30 years [unchanged].
Shift Premium
Effective January 1, 2014, $2.30 [$2.00] per hour for employees scheduled to work between 6:00 pm [9 pm] and 6:00 am, January 1, 2015, $2.38; January 1, 2016, $2.46; January 1, 2017, $2.56.
Allowances
Meals: Breakfast: $17; Lunch, $20; Dinner, $33 [new addition].
Incidental: $10 [$9].
Safety Footwear: $375 per year for Routine Exposure employees; $200 per year for Sporadic Exposure employees [new addition].
Health and Welfare
Orthotics and Orthopedic Shoes: $300 [$150] per person every year.
Vision: $120 [$91] for one eye exam per person every two years.
Birth/Adoption Leave
Employee may be granted a leave of absence with pay 1 day for the purpose of attending the birth of the employee’s child, or for attending to the release from hospital of the spouse who has given birth, or on the day on which they first obtain custody of an adopted child [new addition].
Bereavement Leave
5 [3] days In the event of a death of a spouse (including common-law), parent, child, or stepchild.
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Note: This summary reflects the information available at time of ratification.