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Originally Posted by mykalberta
Do City of Calgary union employees get a pension? Or is it RRSP contribution with the City matching up to 6-9%. That is what is at most private companies. I have always wondered why union employees expect the same salary/bonus structure as private employees but yet they get far and away the better pension/benefits etc. Also, what is the vacation/overtime sturcture at the City. I dont know alot of other places, but I am salary and get no overtime pay - I do get 1.5-2.0 TOIL but I would normally rather take the pay. I know a few people who have tried to get me to come over to the city (not lately with the hiring "freeze") and while they didnt get the bonus that I got (no guaranteed) to speak of, the overtime/vacation/benefits package is what made me at least think about leaving. Also, for cost of living increases - those arent mandatory where I work. In 3/5 years I have worked we have got raises, but that mostly has to do with the depressed salary levels (w/o bonus) that we have.
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We pay into a pension plan monthly and the city matches our contributions.
We do get great benefits with regards to dental and health. We have a couple of options on benefit plans. One that the employee doesn't pay into, one that we pay a small bi-monthly fee and the last that is pretty comprehensive and the bi-monthly is a bit higher. It covers pretty much anything.
We don't get any bonus's at all but there is a non-union section of the city that does. They are management exempt or the higher up staff like division leaders, managers, and that sort of staff.
Overtime is paid at double time or bankable for time off (also as double time).
Last benefit is the vacation which I have found to be pretty typical of the private sector until you have been here 10+ years. Then you get into 5, 6 and even 7 weeks of vacation.