Seaspan Marine Corporation
Location: British Columbia Coast
Union: Canadian Merchant Service Guild
Affiliation: Canadian Labour Congress
Number of Employees: 230
A 36-month renewal agreement, effective from October 1, 2010, to September 30, 2013, settled in December 2011 at the mediation stage. Duration of negotiations – 19 months.
Wages
| Effective October 1, 2010 |
Effective October 1, 2012 |
|
|---|---|---|
| General Adjustments | 3.0% | 2.0%* |
| Monthly Rates | ||
| Mates and 2nd Engineers | $5,850.38 – $6,738.26 ($5,679.98 – $6,542.00) |
$5,967.39 – $6,873.03 |
| Chief Engineers | $6,321.50 – $7,931.32 ($6,137.38 – $7,700.31) |
$6,447.93 – $8,089.95 |
| Masters | $6,542.86 – $8,643.25 ($6,352.29 – $8,391.50) |
$6,673.72 – $8,816.12 |
* or Cost-of-Living Allowance, whichever is greater.
Lump-Sum Payment
Bargaining unit members receive a signing bonus of $1,500 upon ratification.
Cost-of-Living Allowance
Wage increases will equal the rise of the inflation rate, based on the increase in the Vancouver Consumer Price Index (1992=100) from March 2011 to March 2012, triggered at 2.0% and folded into monthly rates on October 1, 2012 (previous formula, which was similar, failed to generate an adjustment).
Hours of Work
Hour shifts vary from 8 to 12 depending on classification (unchanged).
Paid Holidays
11 days (unchanged).
Paid Vacation
2 weeks earned at 4.0% after 1 year, 3 at 6.0% after 2, 4 at 8.0% after 7, 5 at 10.0% after 15, and 6 at 12.0% after 22 (unchanged). An additional 2.0% of gross earnings after 30 years’ service and in each succeeding year (unchanged).
Job Security
Enabling Clause (new addition): A Letter of Understanding stipulates that the parties may, on a commercial contract-by-contract basis, amend the terms of the agreement if it is agreed that such an effort is necessary to obtain more work or retain current work. This Letter of Understanding will expire at the end of the collective agreement.
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1387902 – Report completed in September 2012.
Note: Summary reflects the information received at time of ratification.