# CUPE Local 15 / Park Board pay claim — evidence chain (collected September 8, 2026)

The site's fixes page (item 8) and working answer (Option B, assumption A5) say that Vancouver's
indoor Lifeguard/Instructor is one CUPE 15 classification at Pay Grade 13(a), paid about $27–$32 an
hour in 2024, that the agreement already carries targeted premiums, and that a pay change can be
started under the agreement. Every element is sourced below; two were corrected (see "Corrections").

| Claim | Source (local copy → original) | What it says |
|---|---|---|
| Classification "Lifeguard/Instructor", Pay Grade 13(a), 8-hour/40-hour week | `CUPE15_Parks_2023-2024_signed.txt` (text of the 2023–2024 Park Board agreement, Schedule A, agreement p. 58 / PDF p. 64; the classification list on PDF p. 78 also shows "Lifeguard/Instructor 13a") → https://cupe15.org/parks-collective-agreement-2023-to-2024-signed/ ; identical row in `CUPE15_Parks_2016-2019.pdf` (PDF p. 64) → https://cupe15.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/CUPE-15-PARKS-2016-2019-FINAL.pdf | Row "1424 Lifeguard/Instructor 13(a) 8/40" |
| Hourly rates, Pay Grade 13(a) | Same 2023–2024 text, Schedule A pay plan, PDF pp. 67–68 | Effective Jan 1, 2023: $26.34 / 27.48 / 28.63 / 29.69 / 30.96 (steps 1–5). Effective Jan 1, 2024: **$27.39 / 28.58 / 29.78 / 30.88 / 32.20** |
| Earlier rates (bookend) | `ocr_2020-2022/CUPE15_Parks_2020-2022_ocr.md` (OCR of PDF pp. 58–76 of the scanned Park Board agreement `CUPE15_Parks_2020-2022.pdf` → https://cupe15.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Parks-Collective-Agreement-2020-to-2022-Signed.pdf); identical figures in the City agreement `CUPE15_City_2020-2022_searchable.pdf`, PDF pp. 73–76 | Classification row "Lifeguard/Instructor 13(a) 8/40". 13(a): Jan 1, 2020 $23.88–$28.06; Dec 31, 2020 $24.24–$28.48; Jan 1, 2021 $24.72–$29.05; Jan 1, 2022 $25.21–$29.63. First-aid premium then $125/$145 per month or 80¢/95¢ per hour |
| General increases 2025–2026 | `CUPE15_MoS_City_2025-08-13_searchable.pdf`, p. 3 → https://cupe15.org/memorandum-of-settlement-city-of-vancouver-and-cupe-local-15-august-13-2025_searchable/ | Term Jan 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2026; +3.5% Jan 1, 2025; +3.0% Jan 1, 2026; applies to City, Parks, Britannia, Ray-Cam agreements |
| Current posted range | `../../../documents/web_jobs_vancouver_ca_Vancouver-LifeguardInstructor-Brit-V6A-4K6_1354938900_20260905_181629.md` (capture of a jobs.vancouver.ca posting, Sept 5, 2026; the posting had closed) and the CivicInfo BC / CivicJobs listings for the same requisition (https://www.civicinfo.bc.ca/careers?jobid=113983) | "CUPE 15 Parks … Pay Grade GR-013a, $29.20 to $34.33 per hour". Check: $27.39 × 1.035 × 1.03 = $29.20; $32.20 × 1.035 × 1.03 = $34.33 |
| Second-language premium | 2016–2019 agreement clause 5.6 (PDF p. 11); same clause in 2023–2024 (contents, PDF p. 2) | "one (1) Pay Grade in addition to the classified rate" for positions designated as requiring a second language |
| Equipment-servicing premium | Schedule A footnote (g), 2016–2019 PDF p. 66 and 2023–2024 PDF p. 65 | "Plus one pay grade for equipment servicing duties" |
| First-aid premium | Schedule A "First Aid Premiums", 2023–2024 PDF p. 66; raised in the 2025 settlement (MoS p. 16, footnote u) | 2023–24: OFA II $150/month or 90¢/hour, OFA III $175/month or $1.00/hour. 2025 settlement: $175 or $1.00; $210 or $1.25 |
| Shift premium | Clause 5.2, 2023–2024 PDF p. 10 | $1.00/hour before 7 a.m. or after 7 p.m., for listed trades classes only (Building Worker, Maintenance Technicians, Utility Maintenance Worker, plus classes added by mutual agreement) — Lifeguard/Instructor is not listed |
| Who can start a reclassification | Clause 11.12(a): 2016–2019 PDF p. 47 vs 2023–2024 PDF p. 47; union guide `CUPE15_Reclass_Process_Info_Package_2025-06-25.pdf` pp. 1–2 → https://cupe15.org/reclass-process-information-package-revised-june-25-2025-fillable/ | 2016–2019: "General Managers or designates, employees or the Union". 2023–2024: "General Managers or designates, or the Union" (employee route removed). Union guide: "As of the 2022-2024 collective agreements … Manager Initiated Request … Union-Initiated Request" |
| Changing Schedule A between rounds | Clause 5.1(a) | Changes to salary rates or classifications in Schedule A "shall not be put into effect until the Union Executive designate and the Bargaining Committee of the Union have been consulted" |
| Outdoor pool / beach lifeguards (comparison) | `CUPE1004_Parks_2023-2026_cupe.ca_28030.pdf` — the CUPE **Local 1004** Park Board agreement 2023–2026 (served by https://cupe.ca/collective-agreement/28030), Schedule A p. 59 and Schedule F pp. 80–83 | Lifeguard I GR315 $32.20 (2023) / $33.49 (2024) / $34.66 (2025) / $35.70 (2026); Lifeguard II GR325; Lifeguard III GR340 up to $38.43 (2026). Schedule F covers lifeguards at CUPE 1004 outdoor pools; they receive 12–16% in lieu of benefits |

## Corrections made to the site's wording

1. "the collective agreement lets the Board, an employee, or the union start a reclassification" — true of the 2016–2019 agreement; the current agreement names management or the Union only. Wording changed.
2. "flat hourly premiums for first aid and shift work" — the first-aid premium applies to any employee required to hold the certificate; the shift premium applies only to listed trades classes. Wording changed.

## Not verified

- Whether the Park Board actually designates any Lifeguard/Instructor positions for the second-language premium or requires the OFA certificate of them (the premiums exist in the agreement; their application to this class is not documented here).
- The scanned 2020–2022 Park Board agreement has no text layer; its classification and pay-plan pages (PDF pp. 58–76) were OCR'd with the project's Gemini pipeline on September 8, 2026 and match the City agreement's figures. Pages outside that range were not OCR'd.