MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT. between the. CITY OF WHITE ROCK (hereinafter called "the Employer") and the

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1 2003 MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT between the CITY OF WHITE ROCK (hereinafter called "the Employer") and the CANADIAN UNION OF PUBLIC EMPLOYEES, LOCAL (hereinafter called "the Union") THE UNDERSIGNED BARGAINING REPRESENTATIVES OF THE LABOUR RELATIONS DEPARTMENT OF THE GREATER VANCOUVER REGIONAL DISTRICT, ACTING ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF WHITE ROCK (hereinafter called "the Employer"), AGREE TO RECOMMEND TO THE LABOUR RELATIONS BUREAU OF THE GREATER VANCOUVER REGIONAL DISTRICT, AND IF THAT BUREAU APPROVES, THEN TO THE CITY OF WHITE ROCK COUNCIL; AND THE UNDERSIGNED BARGAINING REPRESENTATIVES ACTING ON BEHALF OF THE CANADIAN UNION OF PUBLIC EMPLOYEES, LOCAL (hereinafter called "the Union"), AGREE TO RECOMMEND TO THE UNION MEMBERSHIP; THAT THEIR COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT COMMENCING 2003 JANUARY 01 AND EXPIRING 2006 DECEMBER 31 (hereinafter called the new Collective Agreement ), SHALL CONSIST OF THE FOLLOWING: 1. Previous Conditions All of the terms of the Collective Agreement continue except as specifically varied below by paragraphs 2 to 15, both inclusive. 2. Term of Agreement The term of the new Collective Agreement shall be for four (4) years from 2003 January 01 to 2006 December 31, both dates inclusive. Subsections (2) and (3) of Section 50 of the Labour Relations Code shall be specifically excluded from and shall not apply to the new Collective Agreement. Page 1 of 9

2 3. General Increase (a) Effective 2003 January 01, all hourly rates of pay which were in effect on 2002 December 31 shall be increased by two and one-half percent (2.5%). The new hourly rates shall be rounded to the nearest whole cent. (b) Effective 2004 January 01, all hourly rates of pay which were in effect on 2003 December 31 shall be increased by two and one-half percent (2.5%). The new hourly rates shall be rounded to the nearest whole cent. (c) Effective 2005 January 01, all hourly rates of pay which were in effect on 2004 December 31 shall be increased by two and one-half percent (2.5%). The new hourly rates shall be rounded to the nearest whole cent. (d) Effective April 1, 2006: all hourly rates of pay which were in effect on March 31, 2006 shall be increased by the greater of: (i) three percent (3.0%). The new hourly rates shall be rounded to the nearest whole cent, or (ii) three percent (3.0%) plus one-half of the amount by which the Consumer Price Index (CPI all item market basket) for Vancouver, BC exceeds three percent for the 12 month period ending on February 28, This calculation will be made by comparing the difference of the CPI value for February 2006 over February The CPI calculation will be taken to the second decimal place following arithmetical rules of rounding. The new hourly wage rates calculated from the aforementioned shall be rounded to the nearest whole cent. 4. Exclusions Union agree to exclude the Administrative Supervisor (RCMP) position. The class title shall be added to Article 2(a) and the class of Police Administrative Assistant shall be deleted from Schedule A. 5. Hours of Work Union agree to amend Article 9 as follows: Page 2 of 9

3 (a) (b) amend the headings for Articles 9.1 and 9.2 to include the words Full-Time after the word Work-- ; amend Article 9.2 by: (1) updating the list of positions that work an 8-hour day to read as follows: Administrative Assistant Operations Design Technician GIS Specialist GIS Technician Junior Mapping Technician ; (2) mark the current provision as a paragraph (a) and add the following new paragraph: (b) Notwithstanding the above paragraph (a), the regular hours of work for employees in the Leisure Services Department shall not exceed seven (7) hours per day or thirty-five (35) hours per week, Monday to Sunday. Employees shall receive two (2) consecutive days of rest each week except when required to change work weeks. ; (c) replace Article 9.3 with the following: 9.3 Shift Change Notice Regular Full-Time, Temporary Full-Time, and Regular Part-Time Employees shall be given a minimum of twenty-four (24) hours notice of a change in their daily start time and a minimum of seven (7) calendar days notice of a change in their days of work. ; (d) (e) (f) amend Article 9.4 by adding the sentence: Employees must work a minimum of five (5) hours to be eligible for the lunch break. ; amend Article 9.5 by adding the following sentences: The rest periods are based on working a full seven (7) or eight (8) hour shift. If an employee is working less than a full seven (7) or eight (8) hour shift, they shall be entitled to one (1) fifteen (15) minute rest period. ; add a new section to Article 9 as follows: Page 3 of 9

4 9.7 Hours of Work All Other Employees Regular Part-Time Employees, Summer and Incentive Program Employees, and Casual Employees shall be permitted to work up to seven (7) or eight (8) hours per day at straight-time rates on any five (5) days per week based on the hours of work applicable to a Full-Time Employee working in a similar classification. Note: The Union agrees to withdraw grievances numbered , , , and related to hours of work issues. The Employer agrees to post a Regular Full-Time Receptionist Clerk-Typist position which will be subject to the new Leisure Service Department hours of work. 6. Extended Health Benefits The Employer and the Union agree to: (a) (b) (c) effective as soon as possible following the date of ratification, increase the lifetime maximum from $500,000 per person to $1,000,000 per person; effective the first of the month following the date of ratification, increase the coverage for the following paramedicals as follows: massage and physiotherapy to a combined maximum of $ per calendar year; chiropractic and naturopath to a combined maximum of $ per calendar year; acupuncture to a maximum of $ per calendar year; and podiatrist to a maximum of $ per calendar year; effective 2004 January 01, add coverage for eye exams in the amount of $75 every two (2) years; (d) effective 2004 January 01, increase the EHB deductible to $50; effective 2005 January 01, increase the EHB deductible to $100; (e) (f) effective 2005 January 01, increase vision care coverage to $ per person in a twenty-four (24) month period; effective 2006 January 01, increase the coverage for the following paramedicals as follows: massage and physiotherapy to a combined maximum of $ per calendar year; chiropractic and naturopath to a combined maximum of $ per calendar year. Subject to mutual agreement on the wording, the Employer and the Union agree to reflect the coverage listed in (a), (c), (d) and (e) above in Article Page 4 of 9

5 7. Extended Health Benefits Paramedicals Union agree to resolve the outstanding issue of Extended Health Care Plan coverage for the five paramedical services no longer covered by the Medical Services Plan by removing the $10 limit that was implemented in Mileage Union agree to amend Article by replacing the words thirty-three cents (33 ) with the words forty-one cents (41 ). 9. Percentage in Lieu of Benefits Effective as soon as possible following the date of ratification of the Memorandum of Agreement, the Employer and the Union agree to amend Article by deleting the words on their last pay cheque of the year and in their place inserting the words with their bi-weekly pay cheques. The Employer and the Union further agree that payment for the period from the first of the year to the date of the above change shall be made as soon as possible following the date of ratification of the Memorandum of Agreement. 10. Bereavement Leave Union agree to amend Article 13.3 by adding the words sister-in-law, brother-in-law after the word brother. 11. Seniority Union agree to add a new provision to Article 15 as follows: (e) The Corporation shall provide the Union with an up-to-date seniority list no later than March 31 st each year. 12. Grievance Procedure Union agree to amend Article 16 by: Page 5 of 9

6 (a) changing seven (7) working days and five (5) working days to ten (10) calendar days and three (3) working days to five (5) calendar days wherever they appear; (b) replacing the words Manager of Human Resources with Union in paragraph (b). 13. Job Sharing Union agree to amend Schedule E, section III, item 1, by adding the words expiring on December 31 st of each year after the word year,. 14. Benefits Committee The Employer and the Union agree to replace the Local Benefits Committee currently contained in Schedule B with the following: 15. Housekeeping The Employer and the Union agree to establish a Joint Benefits Committee consisting of not more than three (3) representatives of the Union and three (3) representatives of the Employer (including a representative of the GVRD Labour Relations Department). The Committee shall meet as often as necessary to study, review and discuss potential changes to Health and Welfare Benefits, Sick Leave Plans, and Long Term Disability. It is understood by both parties that any restructuring of benefits is to be done on a cost-neutral basis. The Committee shall report its findings and recommendations by 2004 December 31 to their respective principals. Such recommendations may be implemented by mutual agreement of the parties. The Employer proposes to make the following housekeeping changes: (a) (b) update the list of employees eligible for shift premium in Article 9.6 by adding Receptionist Clerk-Typist (Leisure Services only) ; delete the last sentence of the first paragraph in Article 10.2 regarding the rounding of time off credits; Page 6 of 9

7 (c) (d) amend Article 11.1(2) to reflect that approval is by City Administrator or delegate ; amend Article 12.3(b) and (g) to reflect the monthly crediting of sick leave credits by hours as follows: (b) (g) Sick leave of one and one-half (1½) working days shall be credited for each completed month, commencing with the completion of the first three (3) or six (6) months of service as per paragraph (a), at which date the appropriate four and one-half (4½) or nine (9) working days credit shall be given. Sick leave credits at a given date shall be the accumulated credit at the last completed month, less any sick leave, with pay, taken subsequent to that date. (Update Schedule C to reflect the above changes.) (e) (f) (g) delete beach cleanup employees from Article 12.10(a); update the Labourer III skills section of Article 19 by deleting the words as a cement man and change tile to pipe ; update Schedule A as follows: Inside revalue Recreation Programmer from Pay Grade 18 to Pay Grade 20; amend GIS Technician/Technologist** at Pay Grade 23 to GIS Specialist** at Pay Grade 25; amend Systems Analyst at Pay Grade 27 to Network Analyst at Pay Grade 28; add: - Recreation Facility Attendant at Pay Grade 12 - Planning Assistant at Pay Grade 16 - Property Tax Clerk at Pay Grade 16 - Exhibit Custodian/Front Counter Clerk at Pay Grade 17 - Junior Mapping Technician** at Pay Grade 19 - GIS Technician** at Pay Grade 21 - Technical Support Specialist at Pay Grade 21 - Victim Services Coordinator at Pay Grade 22; Outside Page 7 of 9

8 add Leadhand (Arena) at $21.87 (2002 rate) delete Facility Maintenance Worker I and remove the II from the Facility Maintenance Worker II class. (h) subject to mutual agreement on the wording, the Employer and the Union agree to add the Letter of Understanding regarding 12-Hour Shifts for Icemaker/ Maintenance Man Centennial Arena dated 1990 September 6 to the Collective Agreement as a new Schedule. The Letter of Understanding will be updated as necessary to reflect the current shifting arrangement, wording in the body of the Collective Agreement, and to include the amendment dated 1990 October Drafting of New Collective Agreement The Employer and the Union agree that in all instances where an amendment to the Collective Agreement is effective on the date of ratification of this Memorandum of Agreement, then for the purposes of drafting the new Collective Agreement, the amended or new provision only shall appear in the new Collective Agreement together with a sentence referencing its effective date. 16. Ratification The parties expressly agree that, upon the completed signing of this Memorandum of Agreement, the parties shall recommend the approval of this Memorandum to their respective principals and schedule the necessary meetings to ensure that their principals vote on the recommendations not later than thirty (30) calendar days from the date on which the Memorandum of Agreement is signed. Page 8 of 9

9 Signed this day of, BARGAINING REPRESENTATIVES FOR THE EMPLOYER: BARGAINING REPRESENTATIVES FOR CUPE LOCAL : GVRD/LRD/tp Page 9 of 9 N:\Collective Bargaining\Memorandum of Agreement\CUPE\2003\WHITE ROCK.doc