Seaspan Marine Corporation

Location: British Columbia Coast

Union: International Longshore and Warehouse Union, Local 400

Affiliation: Canadian Labour Congress

Number of Employees: 180

A 36-month renewal agreement, effective from October 1, 2010, to September 30, 2013, settled in January 2012 at the conciliation officer stage. Duration of negotiations – 20 months.

Wages

	Effective October 1, 2010	Effective October 1, 2012
General Adjustments:	3.0%	2.0%*
Hourly Rates—12 Hour Vessels
Deckhand / Oiler / Steward	$30.98 ($30.08)	$31.60
Apprentice Engineer	$31.20 ($30.29)	$31.82
Shift Tug Deckhand	$31.32 ($30.41)	$31.95
Cook, Top Category	$31.75 ($30.83)	$32.39

* 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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1388002 – Report completed in October 2012.

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