Vancouver Fraser Port Authority

Location: Vancouver, British Columbia

Union: International Longshore and Warehouse Union - Canada, Local 517

Affiliation: Canadian Labour Congress

Number of Employees: 180

Bargaining Unit: office, technical and trade employees

A 60-month renewal agreement, effective from January 1, 2012, to December 31, 2016, settled in March 2012 at the mediation stage. Duration of negotiations – 6 months.

Wages

Effective
January 1, 2012
Effective
January 1, 2013
Effective
January 1, 2014
General Adjustments 2.5% 2.5% 2.5%
Hourly Rates *
Office Assistant,
Pay Level 3
$28.52 – $31.68
[$27.82 – $30.91]
$29.23 – $32.47 $29.96 – $33.28
Operations and Logistics Assistant,
Pay Level 5
$32.37 – $35.95
[$31.58 – $35.07]
$33.18 – $36.85 $34.01 – $37.77
Marine Operations Assistant,
Pay Level 7
$36.27 – $40.23
[$35.39 – $39.25]
$37.18 – $41.24 $38.11 – $42.27
Dredging Specialist / Electrician 1,
Pay Level 8
$38.16 – $42.37
[$37.23 – $41.34]
$39.11 – $43.43 $40.09 – $44.52
Senior Transportation Planner,
Pay Level 10
$41.96 – $46.66
[$40.94 – $45.52]
$43.01 – $47.83 $44.09 – $49.03
Effective
January 1, 2015
Effective
January 1, 2016
General Adjustments 2.5% 2.5%
Hourly Rates *
Office Assistant,
Pay Level 3
$30.71 – $34.11 $31.48 – $34.96
Operations and Logistics Assistant,
Pay Level 5
$34.86 – $38.71 $35.73 – $39.68
Marine Operations Assistant,
Pay Level 7
$39.06 – $43.33 $40.04 – $44.41
Dredging Specialist / Electrician 1,
Pay Level 8
$41.09 – $45.63 $42.12 – $46.77
Senior Transportation Planner,
Pay Level 10
$45.19 – $50.26 $46.32 – $51.52

* Applicable for all Level 1–5 employees hired before January 1, 2004, and all Level 6–11 employees.

Signing Bonus

An amount of $1,500

Profit Sharing Plan

Individual Bonus Plan replaces Corporate Performance Award [new addition].

Hours of Work

40 hours per week [unchanged].

Paid Holidays

11 days [unchanged].

Paid Vacation

3 weeks earned after 1 year, 4 after 7, 5 after 16 and 6 after 26 [unchanged].

Vacation Bonus: One-time bonus of 5 days’ entitlement upon completion of 20 years of continuous service [unchanged].

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Note: Summary reflects the information received at time of ratification.