Multiprovince (4 unlicensed personnel) and Seafarers’ International Union of Canada (SIU)
Renewal agreement: Effective July 1, 2016, to June 30, 2021. Signed on Nov. 9, 2016.
Wage adjustments:
Effective July 1, 2017: 2%
Effective July 1, 2018: 2%
Effective July 1, 2019: 2%
Effective July 1, 2020: 2%
Shift premium: $0.75 per hour for all hours worked after 6 p.m.
Paid holidays: 12 days (previously 13 days).
Vacations with pay: 4% to start, 5% after 1 year, 7% after 5 years.
Overtime: $35.34 per hour for all hours worked after 8 hours Monday to Friday and all hours Saturday and Sunday. $47.12 per hour for all hours worked after 8 hours Saturday and Sunday.
Medical benefits: Seafarers’ Medical Plan. $8.25 per job, per payroll day paid by employer into plan. Effective July 1, 2017, and each year thereafter, contributions increase by $0.15 annually.
Pension: Seafarers’ International Union of Canada Pension Plan. 11% contribution by employer.
Bereavement leave: 7 days for death of mother, brother, sister, parents-in-law, grandparents. 10 days for death of wife, husband, children.
Seniority – recall rights: 12 months.
Probationary period: 90 days.
Discipline: Sunset clause is 2 years.
Severance: 5 days’ pay for each year of service.
Safety shoes: Steel-toed rubber boots will be supplied. $175 per year for CSA-approved safety boots.
Uniforms/clothing: 2 pairs of coveralls, insulated coveralls, winter parkas, rain gear, leather gloves with leather-reinforced palms, oil-compatible gloves. Vision-adapted safety glasses will be provided.
Mileage: $0.46 per kilometre, when no public transportation is available and employee must use own vehicle to travel to and from home.
Sample rates of hourly pay (current, includes 3.5% increase):
GP seaman: $23.56
Alternate GP M/A: $23.56
Editor’s notes: Other conveniences: The following will be supplied by the employer: a suitable number of clean blankets, sheets, pillow cases, hand and bath towels, face soap, laundry soap or detergent (to be supplied at least once a week), an adequate supply of crockery, laundry facilities. Grocery allowance: $26 per day. Transportation costs: Maximum $110, maximum $18 for meal. Marine disaster: Maximum $2,000 for loss of clothing or other personal effects. Crew accommodations: All quarters for employees are to be kept clean, tidy, lighted and ventilated. The company agrees to fumigate all quarters whenever it is necessary to free them of vermin. Crew’s quarters to be painted when necessary. Seafarers’ International Union of Canada Union hiring hall fund: Employer pays into fund $6.40 per job, per payroll day.
Wage adjustments:
Effective July 1, 2017: 2%
Effective July 1, 2018: 2%
Effective July 1, 2019: 2%
Effective July 1, 2020: 2%
Shift premium: $0.75 per hour for all hours worked after 6 p.m.
Paid holidays: 12 days (previously 13 days).
Vacations with pay: 4% to start, 5% after 1 year, 7% after 5 years.
Overtime: $35.34 per hour for all hours worked after 8 hours Monday to Friday and all hours Saturday and Sunday. $47.12 per hour for all hours worked after 8 hours Saturday and Sunday.
Medical benefits: Seafarers’ Medical Plan. $8.25 per job, per payroll day paid by employer into plan. Effective July 1, 2017, and each year thereafter, contributions increase by $0.15 annually.
Pension: Seafarers’ International Union of Canada Pension Plan. 11% contribution by employer.
Bereavement leave: 7 days for death of mother, brother, sister, parents-in-law, grandparents. 10 days for death of wife, husband, children.
Seniority – recall rights: 12 months.
Probationary period: 90 days.
Discipline: Sunset clause is 2 years.
Severance: 5 days’ pay for each year of service.
Safety shoes: Steel-toed rubber boots will be supplied. $175 per year for CSA-approved safety boots.
Uniforms/clothing: 2 pairs of coveralls, insulated coveralls, winter parkas, rain gear, leather gloves with leather-reinforced palms, oil-compatible gloves. Vision-adapted safety glasses will be provided.
Mileage: $0.46 per kilometre, when no public transportation is available and employee must use own vehicle to travel to and from home.
Sample rates of hourly pay (current, includes 3.5% increase):
GP seaman: $23.56
Alternate GP M/A: $23.56
Editor’s notes: Other conveniences: The following will be supplied by the employer: a suitable number of clean blankets, sheets, pillow cases, hand and bath towels, face soap, laundry soap or detergent (to be supplied at least once a week), an adequate supply of crockery, laundry facilities. Grocery allowance: $26 per day. Transportation costs: Maximum $110, maximum $18 for meal. Marine disaster: Maximum $2,000 for loss of clothing or other personal effects. Crew accommodations: All quarters for employees are to be kept clean, tidy, lighted and ventilated. The company agrees to fumigate all quarters whenever it is necessary to free them of vermin. Crew’s quarters to be painted when necessary. Seafarers’ International Union of Canada Union hiring hall fund: Employer pays into fund $6.40 per job, per payroll day.
