Halifax, N.S., and Saint John, N.B. (8 launchmasters) and the Canadian Merchant Service Guild
Renewal agreement: Effective Jan. 1, 2016, to Dec. 31, 2020. Signed on July 27, 2016.
Wage adjustments:
Effective Jan. 1, 2016: 1.75%
Effective Jan. 1, 2017: 2%
Effective Jan. 1, 2018: 2%
Effective Jan. 1, 2019: 2%
Effective Jan. 1, 2020: 2%
Paid holidays: 11 days.
Vacations with pay: 10 hours per month to start, 13.33 hours per month after 9 years, 16.66 hours per month after 15 years, 20 hours per month after 25 years.
Overtime: Time and one-half for hours worked after 40 hours per week. Time can be banked, maximum 160 hours.
Meal allowance: $20 for working more than 3 hours of overtime. $20 for every 8-hour period thereafter.
Sick leave: 10 hours per month.
Bereavement leave: 4 days for death in immediate family (father, mother, stepfather, stepmother, foster parent, brother, sister, spouse, common-law spouse, person living with the employee including child, children of common-law spouse, child, stepchild, ward of the employee, father-in-law, mother-in-law, grandchild, relative residing in the employee’s household). 1 day for death in extended family (grandparent, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law). 3 additional days for travel.
Seniority – recall rights: 2 years.
Call-in pay: Minimum 6 hours’ pay.
Probationary period: 12 months.
Severance: First layoff: 2 weeks’ pay for up to 10 years’ service; 3 weeks’ pay for up to 20 years’ service; 4 weeks’ pay plus 1 week for each additional year for more than 20 years’ service. Maximum 28 weeks’ pay. Second layoff: 1 week’s pay for each year of service, maximum 27 weeks’ pay.
Safety shoes: $200 for CSA-approved safety footwear.
Uniforms/clothing: Employer will provide 1 CCG-approved flotation coat (flame orange or red) or inflatable PFD (Mustang AirForce or equivalent) once every 2 years. 1 set of rain gear (yellow or orange), 1 pair rubber boots once every 3 years. $500 per year (previously $400) reimbursement for any working clothes.
Sample rates of annual pay (current, after 11% increase):
Up to 1 year: $64,175 rising 4 steps to $71,567
1-2 years: $65,838 rising 4 steps to $73,368
More than 2 years: $67,015 rising 4 steps to $74,641
More than 4 years: $68,211 rising 4 steps to $75,936
More than 8 years: $69,430 rising 4 steps to $77,255
More than 10 years: $70,671 rising 4 steps to $78,598
More than 14 years: $71,934 rising 4 steps to $79,965
($500 adjustment will be paid in years 2017 to 2020 before the percentage increase is added)
Editor’s notes: Marriage leave: 5 days to get married. Marine disaster: $750 for loss of clothing or personal effects because of a marine disaster or shipwreck.
Wage adjustments:
Effective Jan. 1, 2016: 1.75%
Effective Jan. 1, 2017: 2%
Effective Jan. 1, 2018: 2%
Effective Jan. 1, 2019: 2%
Effective Jan. 1, 2020: 2%
Paid holidays: 11 days.
Vacations with pay: 10 hours per month to start, 13.33 hours per month after 9 years, 16.66 hours per month after 15 years, 20 hours per month after 25 years.
Overtime: Time and one-half for hours worked after 40 hours per week. Time can be banked, maximum 160 hours.
Meal allowance: $20 for working more than 3 hours of overtime. $20 for every 8-hour period thereafter.
Sick leave: 10 hours per month.
Bereavement leave: 4 days for death in immediate family (father, mother, stepfather, stepmother, foster parent, brother, sister, spouse, common-law spouse, person living with the employee including child, children of common-law spouse, child, stepchild, ward of the employee, father-in-law, mother-in-law, grandchild, relative residing in the employee’s household). 1 day for death in extended family (grandparent, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law). 3 additional days for travel.
Seniority – recall rights: 2 years.
Call-in pay: Minimum 6 hours’ pay.
Probationary period: 12 months.
Severance: First layoff: 2 weeks’ pay for up to 10 years’ service; 3 weeks’ pay for up to 20 years’ service; 4 weeks’ pay plus 1 week for each additional year for more than 20 years’ service. Maximum 28 weeks’ pay. Second layoff: 1 week’s pay for each year of service, maximum 27 weeks’ pay.
Safety shoes: $200 for CSA-approved safety footwear.
Uniforms/clothing: Employer will provide 1 CCG-approved flotation coat (flame orange or red) or inflatable PFD (Mustang AirForce or equivalent) once every 2 years. 1 set of rain gear (yellow or orange), 1 pair rubber boots once every 3 years. $500 per year (previously $400) reimbursement for any working clothes.
Sample rates of annual pay (current, after 11% increase):
Up to 1 year: $64,175 rising 4 steps to $71,567
1-2 years: $65,838 rising 4 steps to $73,368
More than 2 years: $67,015 rising 4 steps to $74,641
More than 4 years: $68,211 rising 4 steps to $75,936
More than 8 years: $69,430 rising 4 steps to $77,255
More than 10 years: $70,671 rising 4 steps to $78,598
More than 14 years: $71,934 rising 4 steps to $79,965
($500 adjustment will be paid in years 2017 to 2020 before the percentage increase is added)
Editor’s notes: Marriage leave: 5 days to get married. Marine disaster: $750 for loss of clothing or personal effects because of a marine disaster or shipwreck.
