Bulletin
Cost of Living Allowance – Wage Increase
October 22, 2024
To: All MoveUP members at Seaspan ULC
Further to our last round of bargaining for the current collective agreement, MoveUP negotiated a wage increase for 2024 which included a “me too” clause. What this means is that if the International Longshore and Warehouse Union, Local 400 or the Canadian Merchant Service Guild received a wage increase greater than the base increase amount negotiated by MoveUP, inclusive of a Cost of Living Allowance (COLA) increase, all MoveUP members would be entitled to that increase as well.
Your union negotiated a base wage increase of 2.0% for 2024, however the Consumer Price Index (CPI) report, released on October 15, 2024, indicates that Vancouver’s increase was 2.8%.
We have received confirmation from your employer that there will be a retroactive wage adjustment for the 0.8% wage increase from March 1, 2024 to November 15, 2024 paid to all members on the November 15 payroll.
If you have any questions, please reach out to one of your job stewards, Dale Gibson or Shavanda Hanna.
In solidarity,
Yudon Garie
Union Representative