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INFORMATION

AGREEMENT

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THE DRYDEN REGIONAL HEALTH CENTRE

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General Information From Your Local Union 1

Article 1 Purpose 2

Article 2 Definitions 2

Article 3 Duration and Renewal 3

Article 4 Union Membership 3

Article 5 Jurisdiction 3

Article 6 Management Rights A

Article 7 Personnel Policy A

Article 8 Seniority 4

Article 9 Probationary Period 5

Article 10 Jury Duty and Appearance in Court as a Crown Witness 5

Article 11 Bereavement Leave 6

Article 12 Leave of Absence 6

Article 13 Termination 6

Article 14 Working Conditions ]

Article 15 Overtime

Article 16 Vacations 8

Article 17 Statutory Holidays 1 0

Article 18 Employee Benefits 11

Article 19 Grievance Procedures 12

Article 20 Arbitration 13

Article 21 Strikes and Lock-outs 14

Article 22 Welfare Plans j4

Article 23 Footwear 15

Article 24 Technological Change 15

Article 25 Staff Changes j 6

Article 26 General 17

Article 27 Benefits for Part Time Employees 17

Article 28 Wage Schedule 17

bull bull INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS

LOCAL865

Union Office

Business Manager

Negotiating Committee

General Membership Meeting

Executive and Stewards Meeting

OE Life Insurance Fund

Canadian Conference Of Operating Engineers

GENERAL INFORMATION FROM YOUR LOCAL UNION

1 00-250 Park Avenue Thunder Bay Ontario P7B 5L4

Telephone Facsimile Internet

(807) 343-9493 (807) 346-8120 iuoe865org (E-mail addresses and other information are listed on the Home Page)

Kevin McDowell

Alan Woodworth Steward Donald Knibbs International Representative

First Tuesday of Each Month Quarterly--730pm 100-250 Park Avenue Thunder Bay Ontario P7B 5L4

Last Tuesday of Each Month-- 730 pm Union Office

A life insurance benefit is provided to you by your Local Union A beneficiary form is available to you at the Union Office or from your Steward

The Conference provides a Bursary for Family members annually Information for the Bursary can be obtained from the Business Manager All applications must be filed and completed by August 1st and forwarded to the Local Union Office for processing

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Between


The Employer)

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LOCAL865

The Union)

Article 1 Purpose

The purpose of this Agreement is to promote and insure harmonious relations cooperation and

understanding between the employer and the employees The employer pledges to give its

employees consideration and courteous treatment and to live up to the letter of the spirit of this

Contract in-all instances The employees pledge to render loyal and efficient service and the

Union obligates itself in good faith for all its members to live up to the provisions of this

Agreement and that the members will perform their work conscientiously faithfully and

efficiently

Article 2 Definitions

(a) A regular full time employee is an employee who is regularly scheduled to work the

normal full-time hours in Article 14

(b) A regular part time is an employee who has made a commitment to the Hospital to be

available on a pre-determined basis and in respect to whom there is pre-determined

scheduling Where regular part time employees fill temporary vacancies such

_employees shall be considered regular part time employees

(c) A casual employee is an employee who works on a call or short notice basis Such

casual employees may work the usual number of hours per day orper week maybe

employed to perform a specific time period may replace a regular full-time employee or

a definite or indefinite period

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and visa-versa where the context so requires

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bull bull (e) When the Hospital changes the existing job description of the Engineer the revised job

description will be distributed to all employees affected and the Union

middot middot Article 3 Duration and Renewal

This Agreement shall become effective on the date of signing and shall remain in force until the

30th day of June 2003 and from year to year thereafter subject to modification or termination

upon thirty (30) days notice (written) prior to the expiration of any year serviced by either party

upon the other

Article 4 Union Membership

(a) All employees covered by this agreement who may be hired by the Employer during the

life of this Agreement shall become members of the Union within thirty (30) days and

will be required to maintain membership in good standing for the life of this Agreement

(b) The Employer will deduct current monthly Union dues from the pay of those employees

who have voluntarily signed an Authorization form provided by the Union

(c) No employee shall be discriminated against for participation in or maintenance of the

Union

(d) The Union and members of the Union shall not on the Hospitals time conduct activities

except as in this Agreement expressly provided nor shall Union meetings of any kind be

held at any time on the Hospital premises without prior consent of the Hospital

(e) The Members shall have Union Bulletin Boards in suitable locations to post notices and

information pertaining to Union activities

(f) The Business Manager of the Local Union will notify the Hospital of Stewards or Agents

authorized to act on matters of the collective agreement

(g) A Seniority List will be forwarded to the Union Office annually no later than July 1st of

each year by the Hospital

Article 5 Jurisdiction

The jurisdiction of the Union covered by the Agreement comprises All employees listed in

Article 28 in the employ of the Dryden Regional Health Centre required to perform the presently

recognized operating and maintenance procedures within their jurisdiction save and except

Chief Engineer and persons above the rank of Chief Engineer

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bull bull Article 6 Management Rights

(a) The Union acknowledges that it is the exclusive function of the Hospital to maintain

order discipline and efficiency and to establish and enforce reasonable rules and

regulationsmiddotgoverning the conduct cf the employees which rules and regulations are

primarily designed to safeguard the interests of the patients in the Hospital

(b) To hire retire discharge transfer promote demote lay-off suspend and otherwise

discipline employees for cause provided that a claim of unjust promotion demotion or

transfer or a claim that an employee has been unjustly discharged or disciplined may be

the subject of a grievance and may be dealt with as hereinafter provided

(c) Generally to operate the Hospital in an efficient manner consistent with the obligations of

the Hospital to the general public in the community served it being understood and

agreed that the Hospital will retain all functions of management inherent in it as the

Employer to determine the kinds and locations of machines equipment to be used the

allocation and number of employees required from time to time and all other matters

concerning the Hospitals operation save and except only such functions as are

specifically modified and altered in this Agreement

(d) The Hospital agrees that these functions will be exercised in a matter consistent with the

provisions of this Agreement and a claim that the Hospital has exercised any of these

rights in a manner inconsistent with any of the provisions of this Agreement shall be a

subject of a grievance

Article 7 Personnel Policy

A copy of the Personnel Policy will be made available to all employees covered by this

Agreement

Article 8 Seniority

(a) Definition of Seniority Seniority for full-time employees shall be defined as the length of

unbroken service within the bargaining unit covering this Agreement

(b) Seniority will continue to be accumulated during a leave of absence without pay up to

and including thirty (30) calendar days Seniority shall be retained but will not

accumulate for a leave of absence without pay in excess of thirty (30) calendar days

(c) Lay-Off and Rehiring Lay-off and rehiring shall be according to seniority with the last

employee hired being the first laid off the inverse in rehiring Casual employees shall be

laid off before regular full-time employees

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bull bull (d) A temporary vacancy by a full-time employee within the bargaining unit which is

predetermined to exceed sixty (60) days will be posted as a full-time position on a

temporary basis and will receive th~ benefits hereof

(e) -The Union shall be notifiedin writing within two (2) days of all hiring retirement

discharge transfer promotion demotion lay-off suspension or discipline

(f) Transference of Seniority An employee who transfers from a regular full-time position to

a part time position or visa-versa shall transfer their seniority as follows

bull An employee whose status is changed from part timecasual to regular full-time shall

transfer their seniority to the full-time position based on 1 976 hours of service

equalling one year of full-time service for the Engineers and 1950 hours for the

Engineering Coordinator

bull An employee whose status is changed from regular full-time to part timecasual shall

transfer their full seniority to the part timecasual position

Article 9 Probationary Period

Ne_y~ e~poyees of the Hospital within the bargaining unit shall be considered probationary

employees until they have worked three (3) months with the Hospital after which length of

continuous service shall be effective from the first shift worked in the last continuous

employment with the Hospital It is understood and agreed that the lay-off or termination of

employment of a probationary employee may not be the subject of a grievance and shall not be

considered a difference between the parties

Article 10 ~ury Duty and Appearance in Court as a Crown Witness

Upon presentation of a voucher from the Clerk of the Court showing fees received for serving on

jury or reporting for jury roll call or appearing in court as crown witness an employee shall be

paid the difference between the pay received for such jury duty or reporting for roll call or

appearing as a crown witness and his regular pay subject to the following conditions

(a) An employee must have completed hisher probationary period

(b) The difference between such fees received and normal wages for regular straight time

working days falling within his normal work week for the duration of jury duty or roll call

or appearance in court as a crown witness

(c) An employee scheduled to work the midnight shift or tour immediately prior to jury roll

call or duty on that date will be excused upon request and his regular rate will be paid

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bullbull bull Article 11 Bereavement Leave

1 Each employee who has been on the payroll for at least thirty (30) working days is

entitled to be paid bereavement leave as set forth hereunder

2 When a death occurs to a familymiddotmember of an employees family or simultaneously to

more than one member of an immediate family the employee will be granted leave and

shall be paid at his regular straight time for a maximum of three (3) consecutive

scheduled working days lost in the ten (10) day period beginning with the date of death

However

(a) Pay will be at straight time even though one or more days of the funeral occur on

a paid holiday

(b) The leave will only be granted providing the request is made prior to the day of

the funeral and the employee must designate the three (3) days he will be off

and when he is to return to work

(c) If additional time is required the employee may request the Chief Executive

Officer to grant up to five (5) days additional leave without pay

3 (a)__ Immediate family is interpreted to mean employees wife husband mother step-

mother mother-in-law father step-father father-in-law brother sister son

daughter son-in-law daughter-in-law step children grandparents

grandchildren sister-in-law and brother-in-law

(b) The regular straight time rate means that the straight time rate of the job at

which the employee would have worked had he not been on funeral leave

Article 12 Leave of Absence

Requests for other leaves of absence without pay are granted at the discretion of the

Administrator Such requests by employees shall be written and if rejected the reasons for the

rejection by the Administrator shall be transmitted to the employee in writing

Article 13 Termination

An employee shall give two (2) weeks notice of termination Employees with three (3) months

or more service shall be given two (2) weeks notice or two (2) weeks pay in lieu of notice (or as

provided for under the Employment Standards Act) except in cases of discharge with cause

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bull bull Article 14 Working Conditions

(a) If overtime extends beyond two (2) hours duration the Hospital will provide a meal upon

request of the person woking such overtime

(b) Employees not covered by the terms of this Agreement will not perform duties normally

assigned to those employees who are covered by this Agreement except for the

purposes of instruction or in emergencies when regular employees are not readily

available present practices to continue

(c) (i) Where Engineers are now working a longer daily tour the provisions set out in

this contract governing the regular hours of work on a daily tour shall be adjusted

accordingly

(ii) The normal daily (Monday through Friday) extended tour shall be twelve (12)

consecutive hours between 6 am and 6 pm inclusive of meal periods

(iii) When an Engineers extended tour rotation falls upon a weekend or statutory

holiday the shift will be an eight (8) hour day between the hours of 8 am to 4

pm

Article 15 Overtime

(a) Members of the bargaining unit will be given first opportunity for any overtime work

which may be available

(b) Any employee called back to duty after his regular work period shall be paid a minimum

of three (3) hours at time and one-half (1-12)

(c) Employees who work overtime may take the time off in lieu of regular hours worked An

employee will be allowed to bank the equivalent of one (1) week of overtime to be taken

at a mutually agreeable time Banked time may not be taken until all vacation and

statutory holiday banks have been depleted Banked time will accumulate at the

applicable overtime rate If the employee is unable to take the banked time by March 31

of each year the Hospital will pay out any remaining hours in the bank on the next pay

following March 31 of each year

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bull bull Article 16 Vacations

(a) (i) All regular full-time employees covered by this Agreement who have been in the

continuous employee of the Hospital shall recgive vacation entitlement as

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bull after one year of service - 2 weeks holidays with pay

bull after three years of service - 3 weeks holidays with pay

bull after eight years of service - 4 weeks holidays with pay

bull after fifteen years of service - 5 weeks holidays with pay

bull after twenty-five years of service - 6 weeks holidays with pay

(ii) Casual employees falling within the scope of the Agreement shall receive

vacation pay on the basis of equivalent full-time service in according with the

following schedule

bull Less than one (1) year of service- In accordance with legislation

bull One (1) year to three (3) years service- four percent (4) of annual

earnings

bull Four (4) years to eight (8) years service- six percent (6) annual earnings

bull Nine (9) years to Fourteen (14) years service- eight percent (8) of annual

earnings

bull Fifteen (15) to twenty-four (24) years service- ten (10) percent of annual

earnings

bull Twenty-five (25) or more years service- twelve percent (12) of annual

earnings

1840 hours worked constitutes one ( 1) year of service for vacation purposes for

casual employees

(ili) If desired by the employee one (1) week vacation may be taken by the employee

after six (6) months of service

(iv) Pay for vacations will be the average hours worked by the employees Engineers

based on a 38 hour work week Engineering Coordinator based on a 375 hour

work week

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bull bull Minimum vacation period permissible shall be three 3) working days at any one

time for the period of May 1 to September 30 Request for less than three 3)

working days shall be considered on an individual basis for the period of October

1 to-April 30 Consideratien of such requests will not be done in a d1scriminatirg

manner

ii) An employee shall secure permission and arrange the time of his vacation with

his Department Head not later than April151h in the year in which vacation is

required

iii) Employees shall be given the opportunity of stating their preference for their

vacation period In cases of dispute seniority will govern However once an

employee has indicated a preference vacation period the employee may not

then exercise seniority rights to change the stated period

(iv) Unused vacation allowance shall not be compensated for in additional salary

(c) On rare occasions it may be necessary for the Hospital to request an employee to

forego his vacation period during a particular year Should this happen vacation time

may then be cumulative however under no condition will vacation accumulation be

extended beyond a second year

(d) Employees separate from the payroll for any reason will be paid that portion of vacation

that the number of months employed in vacation year bears twelve (12) months

Exception The Hospital reserves the right to revoke the privilege of the Vacation With

Pay Article in cases of discharge for cause or when an employee quits without giving

two weeks notice except as specified by government regulation

e) An employee who is entitled to three (3) weeks or less paid vacation per year may

request that one ( 1) week unpaid leave of absence be added to the vacation entitlement

The request for the additional time must be made by May 1 of each year Such request

cannot be for the period of June 1 to September 30 of each year

(f) Vacation time shall be computed so that full-time employees will receive the amount

normally earned on a regular work schedule which shall be included in the salary cheque

issued immediately preceding the commencement of vacation if requested by the bulllt

employee at least nine 9) days prior to the issuance of the cheque

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middot- bull bull (g) Should an employee who has commenced his scheduled vacation return to work upon

request of the Hospital during the vacation period the employee shall be paid at the rate

of time and one-h2f his straight time hourly rate for hours worked during the remainder

of his scheduled vacation period~ Themiddot employee will be allowed to reschedule vacation

days lost from his vacation due to such work

Article 17 Statutory Holidays

(a) Engineers shall receive twelve (12) days per year holiday to cover the following holidays

Such days shall be taken at a mutually agreeable time Time and one-half shall be paid

for the following holidays if worked

New Years Day

2nd Monday in February

Good Friday

Victoria Day

2nd Monday in June

Canada Day

Civic Holiday

Labour Day

Thanksgiving Day

Remembrance Day

Christmas Day

Boxing Day

If Heritage Day is proclaimed as a Statutory Holiday the 2nd Monday in February will be

deleted and Heritage Day will be included as a day for which time and one-half will be

paid if worked

(b) To be eligible for Statutory Holiday pay an employee must be on the active payroll of the

Hospital and fulfil the following requirements

(i) must have been employed by the Hospital for thirty (30) days

(ii) must be at work on his scheduled work day preceding the holiday

(iii) must return to work as scheduled immediately following the holiday

(c) Employees shall be allowed to accumulate a maximum of three (3) unscheduled paid

holid~ys to be taken at a mutually agreeable time

(d) If one of the above-named Paid Holidays falls on any employees regularly scheduled

day off the employee may elect to be paid one days pay in addition to his regular salary

or take a day off with pay at a later date to he miJttbull~lly ~grl9ed

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bull Article 18 Employee Benefits

(a) Sick Leave

1 The Hospitals of Ontario Disability income Plan became effective June 1 1975

The provisions of this Plan now govern sick leave The Employer agrees to

contribute seventy-five percent (75) of the present billed premium under the

Hospitals of Ontario Disability Income Plan for each full-time eligible employee

2 Sick leave under the Hospitals of Ontario Disability Income Plan is not

accumulative and therefore no payment of unused benefits are payable upon

termination of employment

3 All Employees on returning to work from illness are required to report to the

Employee Health Nurse The reasons for this are (i) patient safety and (ii) to

ensure that the employee receives his or her benefits according to the Hospitals

of Ontario Disability Income Plan In cases of absence due to illness of three (3)

or more days a Doctors certificate is required

(b) A regular full-time employee who is absent from work as a result of an illness or injury

sustained at work and who has been awaiting approval of a claim for Workers

Compensation if his claim was approved or the benefit to which he would be entitled

under the short term sick portion of 1he disability income plan (HOODIP or equivalent

plan) Payment will be provided only if the Engineer provides evidence of disability

satisfactory to the Hospital and a written undertaking satisfactory to the Hospital that any

payment will be refunded to the Hospital following the final determination of the claim by

the Workers Compensation Board If the claim for Workers Compensation is not

approved the moneys paid as an advance will be applied towards the benefits to which

the Engineer would be entitled under the short term portion of the disability income plan

Any payment under this provision will continue for a maximum of fifteen (15) weeks

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bull bull Article 19 Grievance Procedures

(a) The parties of this Agreement believe that it is important to adjust complaints andor

grievances as quickly as possible Notwithstanding the provision contained in this

Article any employee andor the Union may present a complaint at any time without

recourse to the formal procedure herein described

(b) Should a dispute rise between the Hospital and any employee regarding the

interpretation of alleged violation of this Agreement the following grievance procedure

shall be followed

Step 1 An employee may lodge a verbal complaint with his immediate supervisor not

later than ten (1 0) working days following the event giving rise to the complaint The

supervisor shall give a verbal reply to the employee within five (5) working days If the

reply is unsatisfactory to the complaint he may resort to the formal procedure

Step 2 Failing a satisfactory settlement under Step 1 the grievance may within five (5)

working days following the reply of the supervisor be referred to the Administrator The

employee andor the Union will be given an opportunity to discuss the grievance with the

Administrator withor without the employee concerned being present The Administrator

shall give hisher decision in writing to the employee not later than five (5) working days

following the discussion of the written grievance

(c) Should an employee or the Union desire to take advantage of the procedure provided for

in the Agreement for the settlement of grievances each step in such procedure up to

and including the reference to appoint an arbitrator or arbitration board shall be taken by

such employee or a Union as the case might be within the time limits prescribed herein

or the grievance will be deemed to have been finally abandoned

(d) Any time limits fixed for the taking of any action in connection with a specific written

grievance may be extended by written agreement of the Administrator of the Dryden

Regional Health Centre and the Union Steward

(e) At any meeting between the Union Steward and the Administrator of the Dryden

Regional Health Centre under the provisions referred to above the Union Steward may

be accompanied by an Officer ofthe International Union andor a duly accredited local

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bull bull representative of the Union The Administrator of the Dryden Regional Health Centre

likewise may be accompanied by such an individual or individuals as he may desire

Either the Hospital or the Union may require that the employee or a member of the group ~ -

of employees involved in the grievance being appealed shall be present at such

meetings

Article 20 Arbitration

(a) When either party requests that any matter be submitted to Arbitration as herein

provided the request shall be in writing and shall contain the name of the partys

nominee to the Board of Arbitration Within ten (10) days after the receipt of such a

request the other party shall nominate its member to the Board of Arbitration and give

notice thereof to the other party

(b) If within five (5) days thereafter the two (2) so nominated cannot agree upon the name

of a third Arbitrator to act as Chairman of the Board of Arbitration a request shall be

_ _addressed to the Minister of Labour of Ontario and he shall appoint the third Arbitrator

Each of the parties shall pay the expense of its own nominee and one-half the fees of

the Chairman

(c) No person may be appointed as an Arbitrator who has been involved in an attempt to

negotiate or settle the grievance

(d) No matter may be submitted to Arbitration which has not been properly carried through

all the previous steps of the Grievance Procedure

(e) In no event shall the Board of Arbitration have the power to change this Agreement or

alter modify or amend any of its provisions However the Board of Arbitration shall

have the power to dispose of any discharge of discipline grievance by any arrangement

which in its opinion is necessary for the decision to be just and equitable

(f) Proceedings before the Arbitration Board will be expedited by the parties hereto and the

decision of the majority of the Arbitration Board shall be the decision of the Board

provided that if there is no majority the decision of the Chairman shall govern and the

decision will be accepted asfinal and binding by all the parties

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bull bull (g) At any stage of the Grievance Procedure including Arbitration the parties may have the

assistance of the employees concerned as witnesses and any other necessary

witnesses and all reasonable arrangem9nts will be made to permit the conferring parties

of the Arbitration board to have access to eny part of the Hospital to view any working

conditions which may be relevant to the settlement of the grievance

(h) Time Limits Any time limits referred to in the Grievance and Arbitration Procedure or

any subsection thereof within which any procedure is required to be taken or notice

required to be given shall be calculated exclusive of Saturday Sunday Paid Holidays

and noted in Article 18 and the aggrieved employees scheduled days off The time

limits specified here may be extended by the mutual consent of the parties

(i) Sole Arbitrator The Hospital and Union may agree before a single Arbitrator instead of

a three (3) member Board of Arbitration under Clause 26 shall indicate the name of the

proposed sole Arbitrator instead of the partys nominee

Article 21 Strikes and Lock-outs

The Uniorf and the Employer agree that there shall be no strikes or lock-outs during the life of

this Agreement

Article 22 Welfare Plans

(a) Ontario Health Insurance Plan (Medical and Hospital) All regular full-time employees

must apply or transfer to the group If already included in the contract of spouse a

request for exemption must be completed One hundred percent ( 1 00) of the premium

for standard ward hospital coverage shall be paid by the Hospital for all insured

employees included in the Hospital group

(b) Extended Health Care The Hospital agrees to contribute on behalf of all eligible regular

_ full-time emiddotmployees effective the first of the month following thirty (30) calendar days of

emptQyment seventy-five percent (75) of the billed premium under the standard

Extended Health care benefits with $1500 (single) and $2500 (family) deductible

subject to the terms and conditions of such plan provided the balance of the monthly

premium is paid by the employee through payroll deduction In addition to the standard

ben~fits (lVPr~gE wil indwle he~ring RidP~ mal~Jmum $30000person) and vson cartgt

(maximum $150person every 24 months)

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bull bull Existing provisions for private duty nursing services contained in the present extended

health care plan will be amended to reflect that this benefit is limited to a maximum of

ninety (90) eight-hour shifts in any calendar year

(c) Dental Plan The Hospital agrees to contribute fifty percent (50) effective July 1

1990 (seventy-five percent) of the billed premiums towards coverage of eligible

Engineers in the active employ of the Hospital under the Blue Cross 9 Dental Plan or

comparable coverage with another carrier (based on the current ODA fee schedule as it

may be updated from time to time) providing the balance of the monthly premium is paid

by the Engineer through payroll deduction

(d) Group Insurance All employees covered by this Agreement are required to join the Plan

after three (3) months service One hundred percent (100) of the premium will be paid

by the Hospital

(e) Pension Plan This Hospital is a member of the Hospitals of Ontario Pension Plan Fullshy

time employees must join the Plan on the first day of the month after completion of six

(6) months continuous service

Article 23 Footwear

All Engineers covered by this Agreement are required to wear safety footwear in the course of

his duties The Engineers will receive a Purchase Order for safety footwear to a store of their

choice for the sum of $12000 each calendar year

Article 24 Technological Change

In the event that changes are required due to the technological changes the Hospital e~grees to

discuss the changes with the Local Union and advise employees in the department concerned

before such changes are made The Hospital will keep the Local Union informed of the

progress -of any project involving technological change so that there will be as much advance

notice available to the Union as it is reasonably practical to provide and in no case less than

three (3) months before implementation of the changes Any jobs created by the technological

change which fall within the scope of the bargaining unit will be posted for bidding among the

employees within the bargaining unit

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bull bull The Employer agrees to discuss with the Union the effect of such technological change on the

employment status of employees and to consider practical ways and means of minimizing the

adverse effect if any upon employees concerned Such measures as early retirement

retraining and tranfers to other jobs will be considered

Article 25 Staff Changes

(a) Vacancy When a vacancy occurs or a new position is created within the bargaining

unit the Hospital shall post notice of the position on all bulletin boards for a minimum of

one week in order that all members will know about the position and be able to make

application thereof The application shall be in writing Subsequent vacancies created

by the filling of a posted vacancy are to be posted for three (3) consecutive calendar

days

(b) Information on Postings The posting shall show the position title the qualifications

required date available and the applicable wage rate and a copy shall be forwarded to

the Union

(c) Classification Change The Hospital prior to making a significant change during the

term of the Agreement in job content of an existing classification which in reality causes

such classification to change agrees to give sixty (60) days notice to meet with the

Union if requested to permit the Union to make representation with respect to the

appropriate rate of pay

(d) In the event of a layoff the Hospital shall layoff employees in the reverse order of their

seniority within their classification providing that those employees who remain on the job

have the qualifications experience or ability to perform the work Employees shall be

entitled to three (3) months notice of permanent layoff In the event of a long term layoff

the employee shall be entitled notice in accordance with the provisions of the

middot middot- Employment Standards Act It is further agreed that notice to both the Union and the

employee(s) may run concurrently

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Article 26 General

(a) Any letter of reprimand suspension or other sanction will be removed from the record of

an employee twenty~ four (24) months following the receipt of such letter suspension or

~_ other sanctionprovidedthat the empoyees record has been discipline-free for such

twenty-four (24) month period

(b) When an error is discovered in an employees pay the Hospital will pay the employee

immediately unless the employee agrees to wait (this applies to shortages which equal

the pay for one (1) shift or more)

Article 27 Benefits for Part Time Employees

(a) The hourly salary rates inclusive of the percentage in lieu of fringe benefits including

statutory holidays shall be calculated in accordance with the following formula

Applicable straight time rate plus(+) eleven per cent (11)

(b) The hourly rates payable to a part time employee (not casuals) include compensation in

lieu of all fringe benefits including statutory holidays which are paid to full time

--employees It is understood and agree that pension is included within the percentage in

lieu of fringe benefits Notwithstanding the foregoing all regular part time employees

may on a voluntary basis enrol in the Hospitals Pension Plan when eligible in

accordance with the terms and conditions For part time employees who are members

of the pension plan the percentage in lieu of fringe benefits is seven per cent (7)

(c) It is understood and agreed that the part time employees hourly rate (or straight time

hourly rate) in this agreement does not include the additional seven per cent (75) or

eleven per cent (11) as applicable which is paid in lieu of fringe benefits and

accordingly the seven percent (7) or eleven per cent ( 11 ) as applicable add on

payment in lieu of fringe benefits will not be included for the purpose of computing any

premium or overtime payments

Article 28 Wage Schedule

(a) Engineer I Engineer II Engineer Ill Engineering

(4th class) (3rd class) Coordinator

Effective July 1 2000 $1953 $2052 $2078 $2573

Effective ~uly 1 2001 $2002 $2L03 $2130 $2637

Effective July 1 2002 $2052 $2156 $2183 $2703

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Such retroactivity shall be paid on all hours paid out and shall be paid to the employees

as soon as possible but not later than thirty (30) days from the date of written notice of

ratification of the Memorandum of Settlement by both parties

(b) Shift Engineers shall be paid a shift differential of fifty-five cents ($55) effective 151 July

1989 for each hour worked between the hours of 400pm and 800am Shift of

irregular hours shall be paid on a pro-rate basis

(c) An employee who is required to remain available for duty on standby outside of his

regular scheduled working hours shall receive standby pay in the amount of two dollars

and fifty cents ($250) per hour for all hours on standby

(d) Responsibility pay of one dollar ($100) per hour will be paid to the designated engineer

working for all hours worked when not directly supervised while working weekends

statutory holidays and during the hours between 6 am and 6 pm

(e) An employee shall be paid a weekend premium of one dollar and twenty-five cents

-- ($125) per hour for each hour worked between 2400 hours Friday to 2400 hours

Sunday

Responsibility Pay (d) and Weekend Premium (e) will become effective the first pay period

following the date of written notice of ratification

The undersigned have agreed in good faith to abide by this Agreement until the 301h day of

June 2003 which is given for the expiration of the said Agreement and we set our signatures

and seals in witness thereof on the l7ttA day of July 2001

FOR THE DRYDEN REGIONAL HEALTH CENTRE --

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General Information From Your Local Union 1

Article 1 Purpose 2

Article 2 Definitions 2

Article 3 Duration and Renewal 3

Article 4 Union Membership 3

Article 5 Jurisdiction 3

Article 6 Management Rights A

Article 7 Personnel Policy A

Article 8 Seniority 4

Article 9 Probationary Period 5

Article 10 Jury Duty and Appearance in Court as a Crown Witness 5

Article 11 Bereavement Leave 6

Article 12 Leave of Absence 6

Article 13 Termination 6

Article 14 Working Conditions ]

Article 15 Overtime

Article 16 Vacations 8

Article 17 Statutory Holidays 1 0

Article 18 Employee Benefits 11

Article 19 Grievance Procedures 12

Article 20 Arbitration 13

Article 21 Strikes and Lock-outs 14

Article 22 Welfare Plans j4

Article 23 Footwear 15

Article 24 Technological Change 15

Article 25 Staff Changes j 6

Article 26 General 17

Article 27 Benefits for Part Time Employees 17

Article 28 Wage Schedule 17


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9










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Remembrance Day

Christmas Day

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9










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Remembrance Day

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