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BC Ferries report highlights significant problems ahead
/in BC Ferries Labour Shortages/CancellationsA new report suggests there could be rough waters on the horizon for BC Ferries when it comes to revenue, sky-rocketing costs and labour shortages. The document is a revision of a report submitted just six months ago to the BC Ferries commissioner. âThe original plan was informed by the latest financial and economic data […]
BC Ferries revises four-year plan, cites financial and staffing challenges
/in BC Ferries Labour Shortages/CancellationsBC Ferries has reassessed its latest four-year plan to include new challenges the service is facing, the company said. A 41-page report has been submitted to the independent BC Ferries Commissioner, updating the corporationâs previous plan which was provided six months ago. The report outlines challenges including a forecasted mild recession in 2024, an expected decline […]
Ferry worker union calls for contract to be reopened to hike wages
/in Media ReleaseB.C. Ferries will see a wave of workers quitting unless it reopens its collective agreement to increase wages as prices rise, says the president of the union representing employees. At a meeting in Vancouver last week, members were âloud and clearâ that they need an increase in wages, said Eric McNeely, president of the B.C. […]
BC ferries workers ask for religious exemption from clean-shaven rule
/in Media ReleaseA union representing marine workers is taking BC Ferries to task over one of the company’s policies regarding facial hair. Dan Kimmerly, president of the Ships Officersâ Component of the BC Ferry & Marine Workers’ Union, says three employees are looking for religious exemptions from the policy that men must be clean-shaven “The members that […]
BC Ferries Tsawwassen-Swartz Bay sees long delays due to pulled vessel
/in BC Ferries Labour Shortages/CancellationsIf youâre hoping to travel on the Tsawwassen-Swartz Bay BC Ferries route Friday, patience, or at the very least a reservation, is highly recommended. Following Thursdayâs delays on the route due to one of the corporationâs largest vessels being pulled from service due to repairs, multiple sailing waits are in place on either side of […]
BC Ferries Board ends contract with chief executive Mark Collins
/in Media ReleaseThe departure comes as the ferry system posts frequent sailing-cancellation notices due to crew shortages. B.C. Ferry Services announced Friday it has ended its contract with Mark Collins, who has served since April 2017 as Âpresident and chief executive of the company, which operates as B.C. Ferries. Collins, whose contract had been due to run […]
Colin Laird and Harry Cameron Memorial Scholarship
/in Media ReleaseâWestern Maritime Institute and the Ferry Workersâ Union are pleased to announce another five-year agreement, sponsoring Ferry Workers who wish to further their careers in the marine industry. The Ferry Workersâ Union and Western Maritime Institutes Colin Laird & Harry Cameron memorial scholarship is part of an ongoing relationship between education and labour to ease the shortage of […]
Ferry workersâ union pushes back against claims âabsenteeismâ behind service cancellations
/in BC Ferries Labour Shortages/CancellationsThe president of the union representing BC Ferries workers says the companyâs comments that employee absenteeism led to a handful of service cancellations over the weekend are a âslap in the face.â Several Sunday afternoon and evening sailings were cancelled to and from Salt Spring Island, prompting BC Ferries to call in a water taxi to shuttle […]
BC Ferries invites unvaccinated workers back amid staffing shortage
/in NewsIn the heart of the pandemic, BC Ferries put approximately 150 unvaccinated people on unpaid leave. Now with the federal vaccine mandate lifted, itâs giving those employees a choice. “Now there’s an opportunity for those folks to come back to work, which weâre hoping will provide some relief for the shortage of workers we have,” […]