The union and employers’ agreement ending weeks of shipping disruptions hinges on more training for tradespeople
After weeks of shipping disruptions that included a 13-day strike, a single sentence about job training finally broke the deadlock between employers and the union representing B.C. port workers.voted in favour of accepting the terms of a tentative deal
The new sentence alludes to “Journeyman Tradesperson” positions such as carpenters, heavy duty mechanics, industrial electricians, plumbers and welders. Also noted is a passage in the previous collective agreement that has been renewed in the new contract for outlining “regular maintenance work.” In early July, a coalition of business groups urged the federal Liberal government to recall Parliament to introduce back-to-work legislation.
When leaders at the union and BCMEA signed the eight-page memo of settlement, it outlined a series of amendments to the 113-page collective agreement that expired on March 31. The memo specifies various changes in the new four-year contract such as wage hikes, signing bonuses and increased payouts for retirees.
The union asked the BCMEA to remove the word “regular,” arguing that it is too restrictive, the sources said. The word is mentioned three times in passages about “regular maintenance work” in provisions about dock duties outlined in the collective agreement. But employers refused to budge because they feared that the ILWU would be unfairly expanding its jurisdiction beyond what has been customary for decades for regular maintenance work at terminals.
The Greater Vancouver Board of Trade estimates that work stoppages in July led to the disruption of nearly $10.7-billion worth of goods, based on a rate of $800-million a day. The memo said there will also be gradual increases totalling $15,000 to a retirement fund that currently has an $81,250 lump-sum payout for eligible new retirees. They stand to receive $96,250 starting in the fourth year of the new contract, on top of their benefits and pension. The retirement fund is aimed at compensating employees for modernization and mechanization, known as M&M payments.and then staged the short walkout several days later.
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