Bargaining Achievements
in the
Saskatchewan School Board Sector
Prepared for the
Education Workers’ Steering Committee
Annual Conference, October 18 – 19,
2006
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CUPE Research October 2006
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Bargaining Achievements
in the
Saskatchewan School Board Sector
Prepared for the
Education Workers’ Steering Committee
Annual Conference, October 18 – 19,
2006
CUPE Research October 2006
TABLE OF CONTENTS
I - Provincial
Overview: Wage Settlements in 2005-2006
Major Public Sector Settlements 2005-2006
II – Saskatchewan
School Board Settlements 2005-2006
Trends in School Board Bargaining:
III - CUPE School
Board Settlements 2005 – 2006
IV - Achievements in Bargaining – Tables
Improvements to Pension and Benefit Plans
Improvements to Vacation/Paid Holidays
Improvements to Premium Pay and other Monetary Items
Improvements to Job Security and Seniority Rights
Improvements to Sick Leave, Family Illness, Compassionate Leave,
Other Leaves
School Board Settlements Reviewed for Bargaining Achievements in the
School Board Sector, 2006
School Board Locals Currently in Bargaining
School Board Locals with Agreements
Expiring December 31, 2006
In Saskatchewan, CUPE represents approximately 6,200 school board support workers who work in a variety of jobs such as educational and teaching assistants, secretaries, library assistants and technicians, caretakers, bus drivers, computer technicians, social workers, speech assistants, trades workers and several other classifications.
As of September 30, 2006, CUPE had 58 collective agreements in the school board sector and was in the process of negotiating seven first contracts. With the amalgamation of rural public school divisions on January 1, 2006, and the subsequent merging of rural CUPE school board locals, the number of collective agreements in this sector will decline significantly over the next two years.
This is the eighth consecutive year that CUPE Research has produced this summary of bargaining achievements in the Saskatchewan school board sector. Given the large number of bargaining units and contracts in this sector, the Education Workers’ Steering Committee requested a report to help track bargaining trends and successes on an annual basis.
This report summarizes 17 contract settlements in the school board sector that were ratified between late September 2005 and September 30, 2006. The number of settlements reviewed is down considerably from last year’s report, which examined 30 education settlements.
The information presented in this report is based on the contract settlement reports that are completed by the staff representative for each education local. CUPE’s Research Representative compiled the information from these reports, and supplemented this information where necessary by referring to the language in current and previous collective agreements and discussing details with staff representatives.
The first section of this report provides a provincial overview of bargaining and major contract settlements in Saskatchewan over the past year.
The second section focuses on CUPE settlements in the school board sector, summarizing the major trends and bargaining achievements.
The third section highlights specific gains in benefits, premium pay and other monetary gains, vacations and paid holidays, job security and seniority rights, sick leave, family illness, compassionate and other leaves.
The appendices at the end of this report list the locals whose settlements are reviewed in this report, a list of locals currently in bargaining, locals whose contracts expire at the end of 2006, and an historical table showing annual average increases in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for Saskatchewan.
The Policy and Planning Branch of Saskatchewan Labour monitors both public and private sector contract settlements in the province. The branch provided information on 56 settlements in 2005 and 29 settlements so far in 2006. The settlement data for this year, like others, is based on voluntarily submitted settlement reports received from January to September. The 2006 data is therefore considered preliminary since the provincial wage increase averages will change as more settlements are reported.
Table 1 shows that the average annual negotiated wage settlement in Saskatchewan was 2.4% in 2005 and 2.8% to date for 2006. The preliminary data for 2006 shows that public sector wage settlements have increased, but they still lag behind the private sector. In 2005 the average annual wage settlement was 2.5% in the private sector compared to 2.3% in the public sector. So far in 2006, the average annual wage settlement in the private sector is 3.0%, compared to 2.6% in the public sector.
Table 1 - Average Annual % Wage Settlements in Saskatchewan
1992
– 2006
|
Year |
% increase Per Settlement |
% increase Per Employee |
||||
|
Total |
Public |
Private |
Total |
Public |
Private |
|
|
1992 |
2.4 |
2.6 |
2.3 |
2.7 |
2.7 |
2.7 |
|
1993 |
1.1 |
0.9 |
1.5 |
0.9 |
0.8 |
1.9 |
|
1994 |
1.1 |
0.9 |
1.3 |
0.9 |
0.8 |
1.1 |
|
1995 |
1.2 |
0.8 |
1.5 |
0.7 |
0.4 |
1.9 |
|
1996 |
1.2 |
1.1 |
1.5 |
1.0 |
0.9 |
2.2 |
|
1997 |
1.7 |
1.4 |
2.1 |
1.0 |
0.8 |
1.9 |
|
1998 |
2.1 |
1.8 |
2.4 |
2.0 |
1.8 |
2.6 |
|
1999 |
2.1 |
2.1 |
2.2 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
|
2000 |
2.4 |
2.2 |
2.4 |
2.6 |
2.3 |
2.5 |
|
2001 |
2.9 |
2.9 |
3.0 |
2.9 |
2.9 |
2.9 |
|
2002 |
3.2 |
3.4 |
3.0 |
3.1 |
3.1 |
3.0 |
|
2003 |
3.0 |
3.2 |
2.9 |
3.0 |
3.1 |
2.8 |
|
2004 |
2.5 |
2.4 |
2.6 |
1.2 |
0.8 |
2.8 |
|
2005 |
2.4 |
2.3 |
2.5 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
2.6 |
|
2006p |
2.8 |
2.6 |
3.0 |
2.1 |
2.0 |
2.9 |
P = preliminary data
Source:
Saskatchewan Labour, Wage Settlement Statistics, September 26, 2006
Table 1 also shows the average annual wage settlement per employee, a calculation in which the larger bargaining units carry more ‘weight.’ The average annual wage settlement per employee was 2.0% for 2005 and 2.1% for 2006. The average public sector worker in Saskatchewan received a wage increase of 2.0% in both 2005 and 2006. By comparison, the average private sector worker received wage increases of 2.6% in 2005 and 2.9% in 2006.
In the public sector, average annual wage settlements, per employee, have been below increases in the cost of living in 2005 and 2006. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) for Saskatchewan increased by 2.2% in 2005 and as of August has increased by 2.8% for 2006.[1] While public sector wage increases have rebounded somewhat after the imposition of the provincial government’s zero, one and one percent wage mandate in 2004, public sector workers in Saskatchewan, on average, are still experiencing a decline in their real wages or purchasing power.
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There were a number of major public sector agreements that were settled in 2005 and the first few months of 2006. These include:
In
October 2005, members of the Health Sciences Association of Saskatchewan
(HSAS), which represents 2,700 therapists, pharmacists, social workers and
other health professionals, ratified a contract that provided members with 2%
wage increases in each year of the three-year agreement. The settlement also
gives an additional 2% raise to the 70% of the HSAS members who are at the top
of their wage scales.
In November 2005,
the Saskatchewan Union of Nurses ratified a three-year settlement with SAHO
that saw every SUN member receive a 2% wage increase plus a 0.5% “retention
allowance” in each year of the agreement. An additional 2% will be paid to
nurses with five years or more experience in April 2007, raising their total
wage increase to 9.5% over three years.
In February,
health care providers represented by CUPE, SEIU and SGEU ratified a four-year
settlement that the 25,000 workers a 2% wage increase in each year and a
further 1% for extended health and enhanced dental benefits, increasing the
funding from 2.1% to 3.1% through to March 31, 2008. In addition, the settlement provided
improvements to weekend and standby premiums, professional fees, transportation
allowance and vacation accruals that will reach parity with SUN and HSAS
members by April 1, 2007.
In late February 2006, the 2,400 CUPE Local 1975 members who work at the University of Saskatchewan and University of Regina ratified a settlement after a long round of hard bargaining. The three-year settlement included wage increases of 2% in 2004 and 2% in 2005 and the introduction of a new compensation system that will move all job classifications into six different pay bands. Library and clerical workers will see pay equity increases as a result of the new compensation plan.
In the municipal sector, wage increases are trending upward. The average wage increase per settlement was 2.4% for 2005 and 2.6% for 2006.
Last fall, the provincial government announced $30 million in additional funding for community-based organizations. CUPE members in the CBO sector are starting to realize the benefits of this funding injection with several locals negotiating wage re-openers ranging from 8% to 13% for 2006.
This report examines 17 Saskatchewan school
board settlements that were ratified between late September 2005 and September
30, 2006. The list of the 2005-2006 settlements can be found in Appendix I.
As of September 30, 2006, there were 14 school board locals, including seven newly organized locals, which were in bargaining. Four of these locals had reached a tentative agreement by this date, but had not yet held ratification votes, so their achievements will be reviewed in next year’s report. Three newly amalgamated rural school division locals and another that is in the process of merging have started or are about to start bargaining. Altogether, these four amalgamated locals currently cover 21 separate collective agreements. The list of locals currently in bargaining can be found in Appendix II.
As Appendix III
shows, 11 CUPE school board locals will have their agreements expiring December
31, 2006. Included in this number are four merged rural school division locals,
which altogether cover 18 separate collective agreements.
Included among the 17 settlements that were reached in the school board sector in the past year are two first contracts, as well as the first agreement negotiated with one of the newly amalgamated rural school divisions. The new Local 4195 (Saskatchewan Rivers School Division) collective agreement contains significant wage adjustments and benefit gains for the members of the former Wakaw and Parkland school divisions, who were organized in four separate locals. All members of the amalgamated local are now on a common wage grid and receive the same benefit coverage.
Wage increases are averaging above 2 percent: the average wage increase per settlement was 2.2% for 2005, 2.6% for 2006 and 2.3% for 2007. (These calculations exclude the significant wage adjustments in 2006 for Locals 2520, 3255 and 4734, since these increases for a small group of 44 combined employees would skew the provincial averages. If these increases are included the 2006 average settlement rises to 5.6%.)
These average settlements are higher in 2006, but slightly lower in 2005 and 2007, compared to the wage increases that were being negotiated the previous year. School board locals that concluded bargaining between October 2004 and September 2005 were achieving average wage increases of 2.3% for 2005, 2.1% for 2006 and 2.4% for 2007.
Eight of the settlements reached over the
last year were two-year agreements, seven are three-year agreements, one is a
twelve-month agreement and one is a 16-month agreement. The two-year contracts
are providing, on average, a 4.4% wage increase over the two years of the
agreement, whereas the three-year contracts are providing an average 6.5% over
three years.
Wage adjustments: a large number of the school board settlements reached
over the last year included wage adjustments for specific classifications.
Local 2268 (Saskatoon Separate School Board) and Local 1948 (Saskatoon Public
School Board), for example, negotiated significant wage adjustments for lower
paid female-dominated classifications. After a successful strike vote, high
school support staff at the former York School Division (Local 2520) negotiated
wage adjustments of 11-16% to achieve parity with their counterparts in the
elementary school system. As mentioned above, Local 4195 was able to bargain
wage parity for new members with higher paid classifications in their
amalgamated collective agreement. For some of these members, wage parity
resulted in increases of $7 an hour.
Improvements to benefits: CUPE school board locals negotiated improvements to their benefit plans in 13 of the 17 contract settlements reviewed over the last year. As a result of the amalgamated collective agreement of Local 4195 (Saskatchewan Rivers School Division), employees of two former school divisions will now receive 100% employer-paid core and extended health, dental and vision benefits. Another two locals bargained 100% employer-paid extended health, dental and vision benefit plans, while three locals negotiated cost-shared vision or dental plans. In five settlements, locals were successful in securing increased benefit caps. Four locals bargained Supplemental Unemployment Benefits (SUB) Plans.
Increased premium pay and allowances: eight settlements included improvements to shift premiums or allowances of various types.
Improvements to vacations: five locals negotiated enhanced vacation entitlements. Two of these locals - Local 3255 (formerly St. Gabriel’s Separate S.D.) and Local 4734 (formerly St. Alphonse Separate S.D.) - also bargained an additional statutory holiday.
Sick leave, family illness, compassionate leave and other leaves: nine locals made improvements in these areas. Four of these locals negotiated compassionate care family leave provisions, while another four locals were successful in expanding compassionate leave without loss of pay provisions.
Job security and seniority rights: seven locals made achievements in the areas of job security or seniority rights. Three locals negotiated date of hire seniority, while two locals were successful in bargaining no contracting out language.
Significant language: the Saskatoon Public School Board locals (L. 34 and L.1948)
negotiated language to support a representative workforce, which will include identifying
employment opportunities, education and training, and preparing workplaces.
Local 2128 (former Biggar School Division) also signed a Letter of
Understanding to establish a joint committee to develop and implement initiatives
to ensure a representative workforce for Aboriginal people at the Cando
Community School. Locals 34 and 1948 also signed Letters of Understanding to
establish a duty to accommodate protocol.
|
|
Local |
Employer
|
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
Other
|
|
1 |
34 |
Saskatoon Public School Board |
|
2% |
2% |
2% |
|
$30/month for all Journeyman Trades on Jan.1/06,
$0.20/hour for Heavy Equip. Operator. Caretaker allowances rolled into wages.
Premium pay increases. |
|
2 |
650 |
Regina Public School Division |
|
2% |
2% |
2% |
|
|
|
3 |
832-2 |
Rilling Bus Limited |
|
1.8% |
1.8% |
1.8% |
|
Wash allowance increase & power allowance |
|
4 |
1948 |
Saskatoon Public School Division (TA, Admin staff) |
|
2% |
2% |
2% |
|
Reclassification adjustments: Library Tech I 5.2%;
Accounting Clerk IV 7.7%; A/V Tech. 7.8%; Secretary I (Guidance) 5.2% |
|
5 |
2128 |
Biggar School Division |
|
2% |
3% |
|
|
|
|
6 |
2128-1 |
Biggar School Division |
|
2% |
2.5% |
|
|
5-15% increase in other bus driver allowances |
|
7 |
2268 |
Saskatoon Separate School Division |
|
2% |
2% |
2% |
|
Lowest paid receive 9.3% wage increase at Step 1, 5.1%
increase at Step 2. Level 2 – 3% increase to first 3 increments and 4.5% to
top increment. Some pay adjustment in 2006 from Pay Level 4 to 5. All TAs
from Level 2 to 3 by Jan. 1, 2007, parity with public school TAs. |
|
8 |
2520 |
York School Division |
|
|
14% - Jan.1 |
|
|
Jan. 1 adjustment is average of wage parity adjustments
ranging from 11 to 16%. Achieved parity with elementary school counterparts. |
|
9 |
2739 |
Kindersley School Division |
|
3% - Dec. 31 |
|
|
|
Teaching Assistants with certification will be placed at
Level 3. |
|
10 |
3002 |
Rosetown School Division |
|
3% |
3% |
|
|
3% to Head Secretaries & Head Caretakers allowance in
each year. |
|
11 |
3255 |
St. Paul’s Separate School Division |
|
|
16.4% |
2% |
|
2006 increase is average of 6.7% increase for head
caretaker, 13.4% for head caretaker, 14.6% for educational assistant, and 31%
for office coordinator. Two years for full increases to take effect. |
|
12 |
3730 |
Saskatoon Separate School Division (caretakers) |
|
2% |
2% |
2% |
|
8% increase to shift premium in each year. 10% increase
in Responsibility Allowance. |
|
13 |
3766 |
Regina Public School Division |
|
3% |
3% |
3% - Jan. 1 |
|
Includes pay equity adjustment. |
|
14 |
4162 |
Maple Creek School Division |
|
|
3% |
|
|
|
|
15 |
4195 |
Saskatchewan Rivers School Division |
|
|
2.5% - Aug. 1 |
3.5% - Aug. 1 |
|
Additional 2% wage increase on Jan. 1, 2006 from previous
contract. Merged employees from L.832-3, 832-5, 4178 and 4726 receive a 4%
increase on Jan. 1/06. Effective Aug. 1/06 all merged employees are on the
L.4195 wage grid. |
|
16 |
4612 |
Estevan Comprehensive School Board (teaching assistants) |
|
2% |
3% |
|
|
|
|
17 |
4734 |
St. Paul’s Separate School Division (formerly St. Alphonse Separate
S.D.) |
|
|
26% |
2% |
|
2006 increase is average of 6.7% increase for caretaker
and 45.2% increase for educational assistant, phased in over one and two
years, respectively. |
|
CUPE Local |
Achievement
in Bargaining |
Previous
Agreement |
|
34 (caretakers) |
§ Extended
health, vision and dental plans funded 100% by employer at 1.9% of payroll
effective Jan. 1, 2006 |
§
Extended health, vision and dental plans
funded 100% by employer at 1.0% of payroll |
|
650 (caretakers) |
§
Supplemental Unemployment Benefits (SUB) Plan
providing the amount required to supplement employee’s EI benefits to 95% of
salary entitlement for six weeks. |
§
No provision |
|
1948 Saskatoon Public School Board |
§
Employer-paid Dental & EHP increased
to 1.9% of payroll §
Employer agrees to subsidize the cost of
annual flu shot up to $12 per permanent employee |
§
Employer-paid Dental & EHP 1% of payroll §
No provision |
|
2128 Biggar School Division |
§
Vision Plan B (50-50 cost share) |
§
No vision plan |
|
2128 Biggar School Division (bus drivers) |
§
Vision Plan B (50-50 cost share) |
§
No vision plan |
|
2268 |
§ Extended
Health Plan cap increased to 1.9% of payroll |
§
Extended Health Plan cap 1.6% of payroll |
|
2520 York School Division |
§
Added 50-50 cost-shared dental plan |
§
No dental plan |
|
3255 St. Paul’s Separate School Division
(formerly St. Gabriel’s Separate S.D.) |
§
100% employer paid extended health and dental
plans § New
100% employer-paid Vision Plan §
Added same maternity leave Supplementary
Unemployment Benefits plan available to teachers §
WCB differential increased to up to 12 months |
§
50-50 cost shared extended health and dental
plans § No
Vision Plan §
No provision § WCB
differential up to six months |
|
3730 (caretakers) Saskatoon
Separate School Division |
§ Extended
Health Plan cap increased to 1.9% of payroll |
§
Extended Health Plan cap 1.6% of payroll |
|
3766 |
§
Supplemental Unemployment Benefits (SUB) Plan
providing the amount required to supplement employee’s EI benefits to 95% of
salary entitlement for six weeks. |
§
No provision |
|
4195 Saskatchewan Rivers School Division |
·
100% employer-paid benefits for merged
employees from 832-03, 832-05, 4178, 4726 ·
Benefit cap increased to reflect additional
employees due to amalgamation. |
·
832-2 no benefit coverage 832-5 100%
employer-paid LTD, Group Life, AD&D and dental, 50-50 EHC 4178 – 100%
LTD, Group Life, AD&D, EFAP 4726 – new
local |
|
4612 Estevan Comprehensive School Board (teaching assistants) |
§
100% employer paid EFAP |
§
First contract |
|
4734 St. Paul’s Separate School Division
(formerly St. Alphonse Separate S.D.) |
§
50-50 cost shared core benefits (LTD, Group
Life, etc.) §
100% employer paid extended health, vision
and dental plans §
Maternity leave Supplementary Unemployment
Benefits plan available to teachers §
WCB differential up to 12 months |
§
First contract |
|
CUPE
Local |
Achievement
in Bargaining |
Previous
Agreement |
|
832-2 Rilling Bus Limited |
§
5 weeks after 15 years §
6 weeks after 25 years |
§
5 weeks after 20 years §
no provision for 6 weeks vacation |
|
2268 Saskatoon Separate School Division |
§
15 days after 1 year §
20 days after 7 years §
25 days after 17 years §
30 days after 23 years |
§
15 days after 1 year §
20 days after 8 years §
25 days after 18 years §
30 days after 25 years |
|
3255 St. Paul’s Separate School Division
(formerly St. Gabriel’s Separate S.D.) |
§
Added Monday of Spring Break Stat holiday §
30 days of vacation after 23 years of service |
§
No provision §
No provision for 30 days vacation |
|
4612 Estevan Comprehensive School Board
(teaching assistants) |
§
3 weeks after one year §
4 weeks after 8 years §
5 weeks after 15 years § 6
weeks after 20 years |
§
First contract |
|
4734 St. Paul’s Separate School Division
(formerly St. Alphonse Separate S.D.) |
§
Monday of Spring Break Stat holiday § 30
days of vacation after 23 years of service |
§
First contract |
|
CUPE
Local |
Achievement
in Bargaining |
Previous
Agreement |
|
34 |
§
Increase in night shift differential to
$111/month ($0.64/hour) effective Jan. 1, 2006 and $120/month ($0.69/hour)
effective Jan. 1, 2007 § Increase
in afternoon shift differential to $69/month ($0.40/hour) effective Jan. 1,
2006 and $78/month ($0.45/hour) effective Jan. 1, 2007 |
§
Night shift differential $102/month
($0.59/hour) §
Afternoon shift differential $61/month
($0.35/hour) |
|
650 Regina Public School Division |
§
Increase in car allowance to 38.5
cents/kilometer for use of private vehicle while performing work duties |
§
Car allowance 35.1 cents/kilometre |
|
832-2 Rilling Bus Limited |
§
Wash Allowance increased to $125/year July
1/05, $150/year on July 1/06, and $175/year on July 1/07 §
Remuneration for power bills adjusted each
year based on percentage increases by SaskPower |
§
Wash Allowance $100/year §
No provision |
|
2128 Biggar School Division (bus drivers) |
Allowance increases for 2006: §
Per Kilometre - $0.185 §
Authorized Plug-ins per year - $135 §
Bus Wash per year - $80 § Annual
Bus Pick Up and Drop Off - $25 § Bus
Servicing Trip - $35 |
§
Per Kilometre - $0.176 §
Authorized Plug-ins per year - $125 §
Bus Wash per year - $70 §
Annual Bus Pick Up and Drop Off - $15 §
Bus Servicing Trip - $25 |
|
3002 |
§
Head Caretaker and Head Secretary allowances
increased to $77.56/month on Jan. 1/05 and $79.89/month on Jan. 1/06 |
§
Allowances were $75.30/month |
|
3730 Saskatoon Separate School Division (caretakers) |
§
Responsibility Allowance for Head Caretakers
increased to $1.20/hour for 3 or more additional staff and $0.70/hour for 1-2
additional staff by Jan. 1, 2007 §
Shift premium increased to $0.44/hour by Jan.
1, 2007 |
§
Responsibility Allowance $1.05/hour for 3 or
more additional staff and $0.55 for 1-2 additional staff §
Shift premium $0.35/hour |
|
3766 |
§
Increase to
noon-hour supervision allowance to $15.14 effective Feb. 1/06 and increases
by the same percentage as the maximum Pay Class 3 rate during the term of the
agreement. §
Increase in car
allowance to 38.5 cents/kilometer for use of private vehicle while performing
work duties |
§
Previous rate
$14.27 §
Car allowance 35.1
cents/kilometre |
|
4195 Saskatchewan Rivers School Division |
Substitute
bus drivers now receive the following allowances: § Extra
Curricular Trips – Min. Wage + $0.50/hour § Plug-ins
(per year) - $150 § Day
rate for students with disabilities - $10 § Noon
Trip (City Routes Only) - $20 § City
driver travel rate for city routes extending more than 5kms outside city
limits - $0.110/km (Aug. 1/07) § Rural
driver rate - $0.110 (Aug. 1/07) § Bus
Wash (I hour min.) – Min. wage + $0.50/hour § Designate
rural driver supplement - $33.68 § Garage
service – Min. Wage + $0.50 § Required
in-service – Min. Wage + $0.50/hour |
§
No allowances for substitute bus drivers |
|
CUPE
Local |
Achievement
in Bargaining |
Previous
Agreement |
|
2520 York School Division |
§
Added no contracting out language – Board
agrees that all work or services performed by the employees shall not be
contracted out (major renovations and extensive painting are excluded) |
§
No provision |
|
2739 Kindersley School Division |
§
Expanded recall rights to give senior
employee the first right of recall within school division if no positions are
available within the community |
§
Following any lay-off period, senior
employees within their community and job classification have the first right
of recall |
|
3002 Rosetown School Division |
§
Before work of bargaining unit is contracted
out, Board will disclose reasons and give union an opportunity to suggest
alternatives |
§
No provision |
|
3730 Saskatoon Separate School Division
(caretakers) |
§
Employer’s right to transfer employees within
a job classification restricted to home city. §
Date of hire seniority |
§
No provision §
Hours-based seniority |
|
3766 |
§
Letter of Understanding to calculate
seniority by “date of hire” effective June 30, 2006 |
§
Seniority previously calculated by years and
days. |
|
4612 Estevan Comprehensive School Board (teaching assistants) |
§
Date of hire seniority |
§
First contract |
|
CUPE
Local |
Achievement
in Bargaining |
Previous
Agreement |
|
34 |
§
Compassionate leave, without loss of pay, for
grandchild increased to 3 days |
§
One day compassionate leave, with loss of
pay, for grandchild |
|
650 |
§
Added new Compassionate Care Family Leave
clause allowing employees to take an unpaid leave of absence for up to 8
weeks to provide care to gravely ill family member |
§
No provision |
|
1948 Saskatoon Public School Board |
§
Sick leave accumulation increased from to a
maximum 180 days §
Paid leave granted for medical, dental and
optical appointments, deducted from sick leave accumulation §
Compassionate leave, without loss of pay, for
grandchild increased to 3 days. §
Driver educators granted leave with pay,
benefits and expense reimbursement while attending professional development
conferences required by Sask Learning/SGI |
§
Maximum sick leave accumulation 176 days §
No provision §
One day compassionate leave, without loss of
pay, for grandchild §
No provision |
|
2128 Biggar School Division |
§
Added common-law spouse to definition of
“family member” in compassionate leave clause §
Extended one day paid leave to employees
responsible for funeral preparations and attending funeral in official
capacity. |
§
No provision §
Previously restricted to
pall-bearers |
|
2520 York School Division |
§
Added one day pay for convocation leave §
Added fiancé, son-in-law and daughter-in-law
to bereavement leave |
§
No provision §
No provision |
|
3730 Saskatoon
Separate School Division (caretakers) |
§
Board and local agree and support the
provisions of the Employment Insurance Compassionate Care Benefits Provisions |
§
No provision |
|
3766 |
§
Added new Compassionate Care Family Leave
clause allowing employees to take an unpaid leave of absence for up to 8
weeks to provide care to gravely ill family member |
§
No provision |
|
4612 Estevan Comprehensive School Board
(teaching assistants) |
§ Compassionate
Care Family Leave of up to 8 weeks without pay to care for seriously ill
family member. Employee may request extension. Employer contribution to
pension and benefit plan should employee choose to pay employee’s share. |
§
First contract |
|
|
Local |
School Division |
Date Ratified |
Term of Agreement |
|
1 |
34 |
Saskatoon Public School Board (caretakers) |
October 22, 2005 |
Jan. 1, 2005 to Dec. 31,2007 |
|
2 |
650 |
Regina Public School Division (caretakers/main) |
January 18, 2006 |
Jan. 1, 2005 to Dec. 31, 2007 |
|
3 |
832-2 |
Rilling Bus Limited |
September 29, 2005 |
July 1, 2005 to June 30, 2008 |
|
4 |
1948 |
Saskatoon Public School Division (TA, Admin staff) |
December 1, 2005 |
Jan. 1, 2005 to Dec. 31, 2007 |
|
5 |
2128 |
Biggar School Division |
November 1, 2005 |
Jan. 1, 2005 to Dec. 31, 2006 |
|
6 |
2128 |
Biggar School Division (bus drivers) |
November 1, 2005 |
Jan. 1, 2005 to Dec. 31, 2006 |
|
7 |
2268 |
Saskatoon Separate School Division |
Oct. 27, 2005 |
Jan. 1, 2005 to Dec. 31, 2007 |
|
8 |
2520 |
York School Division |
November 28, 2005 |
Jan. 1, 2005 to Dec. 31, 2006 |
|
9 |
2739 |
Kindersley School Division |
October 12, 2005 |
Sept. 1, 2005 to Dec. 31, 2006 |
|
10 |
3002 |
Rosetown School Division |
October 25, 2005 |
Jan. 1, 2005 to Dec. 31, 2006 |
|
11 |
3255 |
St. Paul’s Separate School Division (formerly St. Gabriel’s Separate
S.D.) |
December 19, 2005 |
Jan. 1, 2006 to |
|
12 |
3730 |
Saskatoon Separate School Division (caretakers) |
September 24, 2005 |
Jan. 1, 2005 to Dec. 31, 2007 |
|
13 |
3766 |
Regina Public School Division
(support staff) |
January 17, 2006 |
Jan. 1, 2005 to Dec. 31, 2007 |
|
14 |
4162 |
Maple Creek School Division |
December 23, 2005 |
Jan. 1, 2006 to Dec. 31, 2006 |
|
15 |
4195 |
Saskatchewan Rivers School Division |
June 27, 2006 |
Aug. 1, 2006 to July 31, 2008 |
|
16 |
4612 |
Estevan Comprehensive School Board (teaching assistants) |
December 1, 2005 |
Jan. 1, 2005 to |
|
17 |
4734 |
St. Paul’s Separate School Division (formerly St. Alphonse Separate
S.D.) |
December 20, 2005 |
Jan. 1, 2006 to |
|
|
Local |
School Division |
Classifications |
Expiry Date of Agreement |
|
1 |
4254 |
Prairie Spirit School Division (former Saskatoon West S.D.) |
Educational Assistants, Secretaries |
Dec. 31/05 |
|
2 |
4377 |
Sunrise School Division |
Caretakers |
Dec. 31/05 |
|
3 |
4683 |
Hertz Northern Bus Ltd. |
Bus drivers |
NEW LOCAL |
|
4 |
4729* |
Davidson School Division |
All inclusive |
NEW LOCAL |
|
5 |
4737 |
Hudson Bay School Division |
Bus drivers, EA, secretaries |
NEW LOCAL |
|
6 |
4761 |
Golden Plains School Division |
Support staff |
NEW LOCAL |
|
7 |
4766* |
Rosetown Bus Drivers |
Bus Drivers |
NEW LOCAL |
|
8 |
4770 |
Prairie Spirit School Division (former Saskatoon East S.D.) |
All inclusive |
NEW LOCAL |
|
9 |
4797 |
Northwest School Division #203 (covers former locals 3061, 3076,
3394) |
Various classifications |
NEW MERGED LOCAL |
|
10 |
4799 |
Horizon School Division S.D. (covers former 832-3, 3084, 3542, 4178,
4288, 4678,4699) |
Various classifications |
NEW MERGED LOCAL |
|
11 |
5506 |
Prairie South School Division #210 (covers L.55, 3291, 3507, 3735,
4341, 4729) |
Various classifications |
NEW MERGED LOCAL |
|
12 |
5506* |
Holy Trinity Separate School Division (former L.55) |
All inclusive |
Dec. 31/05 |
|
13 |
5506* |
Prairie South School Division (former Chaplin & Central Butte, L.4767) |
All classifications, except bus drivers |
NEW LOCAL |
|
14 |
|
South East Cornerstone School Division #209 (will cover 3951, 4377,
4612, 4765) |
Various classifications |
NEW MERGING LOCAL |
* Reached tentative agreement prior to September 30, 2006
|
|
Local |
Employer |
Classifications |
Staff Rep |
|
1 |
832-4 |
Good Spirit School Division (Kamsack) |
Bus Drivers |
Lenko |
|
2 |
2913 |
Prince Albert Separate School Division |
Caretaker & Maintenance |
Brotzel |
|
3 |
3610 |
Melfort Tiger Lily School Division |
Bus Drivers |
St. Denis |
|
4 |
3759 |
Tisdale School Division |
Bus Drivers |
St. Denis |
|
5 |
4607 |
Ile A Las Crosse School Division |
All inclusive |
Brotzel |
|
6 |
4612 |
Estevan Comprehensive School Board |
Teaching Assistants |
Guidroz |
|
7 |
4618 |
Christ the Teacher School Division |
All inclusive except Bus Drivers |
Lenko |
|
8 |
4747 |
Living Sky School Division #202 (covers former 1660, 2128, 4119) |
Various classifications |
Heisler |
|
9 |
4754 |
Chinook School Division #211 (covers former 2583, 2632, 4162) |
Various classifications |
Matheson |
|
10 |
4784 |
Good Spirit School Division #204 (covers former 832-6, 2520, 3681,
3926, 4188) |
Various classifications |
|
|
11 |
4802 |
Sun West School Division #207 (covers former 2128, 2128-1, 2739,
3002, 4278, 4729, 4766) |
Various classifications |
Robb |
Annual Averages
and Percentage Change
Canada,
Saskatchewan, Regina, Saskatoon
1983 – 2005
|
YEAR |
CANADA |
SASKATCHEWAN |
REGINA |
SASKATOON |
||||
|
INDEX |
% CHANGE |
INDEX |
% CHANGE |
INDEX |
% CHANGE |
INDEX |
%
CHANGE |
|
|
1983 |
69.1 |
5.8 |
71.1 |
6.4 |
71.1 |
6.4 |
71.0 |
6.4 |
|
1984 |
72.1 |
4.3 |
73.9 |
3.9 |
74.2 |
4.4 |
73.5 |
3.5 |
|
1985 |
75.0 |
4.0 |
76.6 |
3.7 |
77.0 |
3.8 |
76.1 |
3.5 |
|
1986 |
78.1 |
4.1 |
78.8 |
2.9 |
78.6 |
2.1 |
79.2 |
4.1 |
|
1987 |
81.5 |
4.4 |
82.7 |
4.9 |
82.5 |
5.0 |
83.1 |
4.9 |
|
1988 |
84.8 |
4.0 |
86.3 |
4.4 |
86.0 |
4.2 |
86.9 |
4.6 |
|
1989 |
89.0 |
5.0 |
90.1 |
4.4 |
89.9 |
4.5 |
90.3 |
3.9 |
|
1990 |
93.3 |
4.8 |
94.1 |
4.4 |
93.7 |
4.2 |
94.3 |
4.4 |
|
1991 |
98.5 |
5.6 |
99.0 |
5.2 |
98.7 |
5.3 |
99.2 |
5.2 |
|
1992 |
100.0 |
1.5 |
100.0 |
1.0 |
100.0 |
1.3 |
100.0 |
0.8 |
|
1993 |
101.8 |
1.8 |
103.0 |
3.0 |
103.2 |
3.2 |
102.8 |
2.8 |
|
1994 |
102.0 |
0.2 |
104.9 |
1.8 |
105.2 |
1.9 |
104.5 |
1.7 |
|
1995 |
104.2 |
2.2 |
106.9 |
1.9 |
107.3 |
2.0 |
106.6 |
2.0 |
|
1996 |
105.9 |
1.6 |
108.9 |
1.9 |
109.3 |
1.9 |
108.5 |
1.8 |
|
1997 |
107.6 |
1.6 |
110.3 |
1.3 |
110.8 |
1.4 |
109.7 |
1.1 |
|
1998 |
108.6 |
1.0 |
111.8 |
1.4 |
112.7 |
1.8 |
111.3 |
1.5 |
|
1999 |
110.5 |
1.7 |
113.7 |
1.9 |
114.7 |
2.0 |
113.4 |
2.1 |
|
2000 |
113.5 |
2.7 |
116.7 |
2.6 |
117.7 |
2.6 |
116.3 |
2.6 |
|
2001 |
115.9 |
2.1 |
120.3 |
3.1 |
121.3 |
3.1 |
119.7 |
2.9 |
|
2002 |
119.0 |
2.7 |
123.7 |
2.8 |
124.6 |
2.7 |
123.1 |
2.8 |
|
2003 |
122.3 |
2.8 |
126.5 |
2.3 |
127.5 |
2.3 |
125.8 |
2.2 |
|
2004 |
124.6 |
1.9 |
129.3 |
2.2 |
130.3 |
2.2 |
128.4 |
2.1 |
|
2005 |
127.3 |
2.2 |
132.2 |
2.2 |
133.1 |
2.1 |
131.4 |
2.3 |
1992 = 100
Source: Statistics Canada
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