Canada Steamship Lines Inc. / V. Ships Canada Inc.

Location: Saint-Laurent Region

Union: Seafarers’ International Union of Canada

Affiliation: American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations / Canadian Labour Congress

Number of employees: 310

A 60-month renewal agreement, effective from June 1, 2011 to May 31, 2016, settled in November 2011 at the bargaining stage. Duration of negotiations – 7 months.

Wages

*Cost-of-Living Allowance

From June 1, 2012 to May 31, 2016, hourly rates shall increase according to the cost of living adjustment, based on the index covering the last 12 months, ending May 31.

Hours of Work

40 hours per week (unchanged)

Paid Holidays

13 days (unchanged)

Paid Vacation

4% of gross income for employees with less than one year of service, 5% after 1 year of service, 7% after 5 years and 8% after 10 years (no change).

Employee Benefits

Employer’s contribution to the Seafarers’ Medical Plan: $7.70 per job per payday, effective June 1, 2011. This figure shall increase by $0.20 on June 1 every subsequent year (new additions).

Allowances and Compensation

Safety shoes: $155 ($140) per year

Excess baggage: $100 ($75) per season, upon presentation of supporting documents.

Personal vehicle use: $0.46 ($0.40) per kilometre, if no public transportation is available and employees are required to use their own vehicles

Transportation: permanent employees hired following the ratification date of this collective agreement shall be responsible for their own transportation from their residence to the nearest airport, effective once they return to the ship. Transportation costs from the airport to the ship shall be covered by the employer. The employer shall cover transportation costs from the ship to the airport closest to the employee’s residence, effective once the employee leaves the ship (new additions).

Commissary Department: On ships where people other than crew members, family of crew members, members of the mobile service team, and company or union executives are legally transported on board, the employer pays $11.30 ($11) per day per person. In port, when meals are served to people other than crew members, family of crew members, members of the mobile service team, and company or union executives, the employer shall pay $5.30 ($5) per meal. The amounts allotted for such activities must be evenly distributed among Commissary staff.

Maritime disaster: up to $4,000 ($3,500) when an employee loses clothing or other personal belongings as a result of a maritime disaster or a shipwreck.

Union Hiring

As of June 11, 2011 the employer pays $6.40 per employee per payday into the union hiring fund. This amount shall increase by $0.05 on June 1 every subsequent year (new additions).

Labour-Management Committees

Commissary management: the parties agree to create a committee to promote productivity and ensure consistency of the work performed by commissary staff fleet-wide (new addition).

Electronic communications: the parties agree to meet over the course of the present collective agreement in order to examine the possibility of granting wireless internet access rights to unlicensed crew members (new addition).

Allowances for meals and room accommodation: the parties agree to meet during the 3rd year of the collective agreement to assess what should be covered for meals and room accommodation (new addition).

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