Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Local 107 - City of Hamilton

48.02 Where, by the terms of this agreement, any benefit is provided which is an
improvement upon that which was provided by the terms of the
immediately preceding collective agreement, such improved benefit or
new benefit shall be deemed to apply only to such persons as were
employed by the City of Hamilton as of January 1,2011.
All Employees in the ATU bargaining units who are on the active payroll
as of the date of the ratification of the collective agreement or those
Employees who have retired during the term of this Agreement but prior to
ratification will be eligible for the economic increases, exclusive of any
specialty or premium pay increases. Employees who have left the employ
of the City of Hamilton or have transferred outside the ATU bargaining
units since January 1,2011 will have ninety (90) days from the date of
ratification to submit a claim for retroactivity.
In the event an Employee has passed away during the term of this
agreement but prior to ratification, the Employee's estate will have ninety
(90) days from the date of ratification to submit a claim for retroactivity for
the economic increases exclusive of any specialty or premium pay
increases.
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