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Collective Agreement - CUPW-SYLCO
HIGHLIGHTS
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No harassment, intimidation, or stronger disciplinary action exercised
or practiced with respect to a courier by reason of age, race, creed,
colour, national origin, political or religious affiliation, sex,
physical handicap, sexual orientation, etc.
Seniority to be established and maintained
Grievance and Arbitration
Procedure includes:
- Recognition of Union Stewards;
- Rights and Responsibilities of Union Stewards;
- Union Stewards to be Paid While Performing Union
Duties (hourly rate: $15.00);
- Right to Complain;
- Right to Present a Grievance;
- Time Limit on Grievance, Reply and Referral to
Arbitration;
Discharge and Discipline:
- Access to Personal File
- Company to notify a member in advance of any
interview of a disciplinary nature
- Right to Representation
Entitlement to Vacation
Leave:
- Three (3) weeks of leave per calendar year during the
first ten (10) years of service
- Four (4) weeks for couriers with more than ten (10)
years of service
- Possibility of obtaining additional leave that cannot
be refused for reasons other than the Company's operational requirements
Entitlement to Bereavement Leave
Injury-on-Duty Leave
Leave for Union Business
Ten (10) designated holidays per year
New assignments to be filled by seniority
Procedure in situations where there is a surplus of work
Automobile insurance (currently set at $12.00)
Protection when driver's license is revoked
Part II Of the Canada Labour Code to apply (health and safety)
Procedure regarding the handling of dangerous goods
Uniforms:
- When the Company requires that couriers wear a
uniform, it shall bear all costs for couriers with more than two (2)
years seniority. For couriers with less than two (2) years' seniority,
the courier and the Company shall share the costs equally.
Wages:
- Pay period extends over two weeks;
- Administrative and accounting costs are borne by the
Company;
- Procedure to deal with errors in pay;
- Recovery action limited to not more than twenty
percent (20%) when amount exceeds $30.00.
Compensation rate:
COMMISSION RATE BY VEHICLE
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Automobile
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Truck
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Bicycle
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Basic rate
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50%
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56%
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56%
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After 12 months
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52%
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58%
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58%
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Fuel premium
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3%
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3%
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- From December 1st to the last day of February of the
following year, excluding the period between December 25 and January
1st, couriers who use a bicycle shall receive a 7% increase;
- From December 1st to the last day of February of the
following year, excluding the period between December 25 and January
1st, couriers who use a motor vehicle shall receive a 3% increase;
- These increases do not apply in the event a courier
is absent for unjustified or unauthorized reasons, for a total period
of one hour within a single week;
- Couriers who currently receive a rate of commission
that is higher than those listed above shall continue to receive such
rates;
- For inter-city service, couriers shall receive $1.00
for the first item collected at each pick-up point and $0.50 for each
additional item to be delivered to a different location from the same
pick-up point;
- Protection for salaried couriers.
Compensation Adjustment:
- The Company agrees to pay each year, for the duration
of the collective agreement and as a way of improving working
conditions, an amount equal to 2.25% of the total compensation paid to
couriers during the calendar year.
- This amount is deposited in an account held in trust
for the Union for each pay period.
- For 2005, the compensation adjustment covers the
period between August 1st, 2005 and December 31, 2005,.
Communication Equipment
and Accessories:
The Company agrees to pay for all installation costs of a communication
system,
- The Company shall provide couriers with a
communication system that meets their needs;
- In the event of initial breakage during system's
normal useful life, the Company shall bear the repair costs for damages
to the system;
- In the event of additional breakage during the
system's normal useful life caused by abuse, neglect or wrongful use by
the courier, he or she will be held responsible and be required to pay
for repairs;
- Couriers shall pay rental fees for the use of such
communication system, as follows: $63.00 per month for couriers with
fewer than ten (10) years of service and $50.00 per month for couriers
with ten (10) or more years of service;
- Customers who require a courier to have a pager shall
pay for such pager.
The parties agree to create a Joint Committee on Work Rules. Its
mandate is to review, develop and implement the provisions that govern
work methods and requirements.
The Company agrees to maintain at 85% the ratio of sales figures that
currently exist between Sylco (covered by the collective agreement) and
Messageries du Grand Montreal, which belongs to the same owner and is
governed by a collective agreement with the Teamsters.
The Union shall be granted access to the workplace provided it gives
advance notice to the Company. This right of access shall not be denial
without reasonable grounds.
The Company shall provide bulletin boards for the use of the Union.
As a condition of employment, couriers become members of the Union and
dues are deducted from the monthly earnings.
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