Bargaining
Southern Railway of BC – Tentative Agreement Reached
October 21, 2021
To: All MoveUP members at Southern Railway
Your bargaining committee is pleased to announce that we have reached a tentative agreement (click here) with your employer, Southern Railway of British Columbia LTD
Some highlights of the tentative agreement include:
Term – April 1, 2021, to March 31, 2027
Wage Increases
| Date of ratification | lump sum $1,250.00 |
| April 3, 2022 | 4.00% |
| April 2, 2023 | 2.00% |
| March 31, 2024 | 2.00% |
| March 30, 2025 | 2.00% |
| March 29, 2026 | 2.25% |
Other items
The 25% portion of the Eye Ware Program premium currently paid by employees will be eliminated. The Employer will now pay 100% of the premium. (Article 10.01 (e))
Eye examinations coverage increased from $75 to $100 every two years (Article 10.01 (d))
Removal of the deductible of $75 per calendar year (effective calendar year 2022)
Full-time employees with more than one year of service will be entitled to three unpaid days off work in each calendar year. Such days shall be scheduled in advance and shall be subject to management approval. Approval of requests shall not be unreasonably withheld. (Effective calendar year 2022)
Paramedical benefits were capped this year throughout the company however your Paramedical benefits (Massage Therapists, Orthotherapists and Kinesiologists) remain unlimited.
During the first 18 months of the new collective agreement, the Parties will meet to discuss the possible creation of a gainsharing program. It is understood that the purpose of such a program would be to incentivize employees to achieve company objectives.
New Article 04 Training Premium.
Employees who are selected by the Company to train new employees shall be paid a training premium of thirty dollars ($30.00) for each day they perform such training.
The Ratification meeting has been scheduled as follows:
Date: Oct 27, 2021
Time: 11:00 a.m.
Place: TEAMS virtual meeting
Please make every effort to attend.
In solidarity,
Your Bargaining Committee:
Mike Novak, Union Representative
Cari Scott, Bargaining Committee Member
Monty Liang, Bargaining Committee Member