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Ferry workers will spend Thanksgiving weekend helping other families get together, often spending time away from their own. To everyone sailing, loading, fixing, serving, cleaning and coordinating, thank you for the work and care you put into every crossing. Our union hall will be closed Monday, October 12. If you need help, your local and […]
I never imagined I would find myself working at BC Ferries, but sometimes life takes you somewhere unexpected and you discover it’s exactly where you needed to be. For 25 years, I worked for myself in the coaching and wellness industry as a kickboxing coach, life coach, yoga instructor and yoga therapist. I also ran […]
Ferry workers face threats, abuse and assault while doing their jobs. They deserve protection, and employers have a legal duty to provide it. On October 4, our members at Hullo’s Nanaimo terminal were threatened by a woman with a knife, a stark reminder of the risks ferry workers face on the job. The reported assault […]
Ferry workers keep coastal communities connected. The decisions made in Victoria affect our jobs, our families and the communities we serve. This election, ask your candidates what they’ll do about the issues that matter to you. Our union is non-partisan. We don’t endorse political parties. Members make their own choices at the ballot box, as […]
BC Ferries workers have been waiting almost a year for a new contract. Why is it so hard to move the employer? One reason is clause 35.02. After our 2003 strike, the clause became part of the collective agreement through binding arbitration with Vince Ready. If negotiations result in an impasse, the issues we can’t […]
Premier David Eby has committed to building the next generation of BC Ferries vessels in B.C. That commitment came after workers and supporters made the case for bringing this work home. Thank you to every member who wrote a letter, spoke up and worked hard to get us here. You helped make this happen. On […]
I came to Canada in 1995 from the former Yugoslavia with my master mariner certificate. It took me three years to complete all my examinations again in Canada. I first applied to BC Ferries in 1998 and applied again in 1999. I was living in Kitchener-Waterloo when they called me for an interview in Little […]
BC Ferries’ board chair said the quiet part out loud at the BC Ferry Authority annual general meeting last week: improved service “didn’t happen by management” or the board. The chair acknowledged that workers are responsible for improved on-time performance, fewer cancellations and moving more passengers. Workers delivered, as we always do. The admission came […]
Our work can be demanding. Members work long hours, cover shortages, deal with frustrated and impaired passengers, and respond to emergencies. Sometimes you witness something traumatic, then you’re expected to carry on with the next sailing. We know that stress and pressure doesn’t disappear when your shift ends. WorkSafeBC is considering new rules that would […]
I came to BC Ferries because my wife asked me to find a job closer to home. At the time, I was working on live-aboard tugs in the Arctic, six months on and six months off. I started at BC Ferries as a seasonal deckhand. I wasn’t kept on after my first year, and when […]
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