The union argues that if wages aren’t increased, more ferry workers will leave, putting an extra burden on those left behind
B.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.
It can be 20 to 40 per cent below other employers, said McNeely. He said he travelled around the fleet to meet with members on board vessels and working on land to discuss wage comparisons. The union has discussed with B.C. Ferries the “significant differences between the wages and the market,” he said.
One of the latest examples happened on Friday, when B.C. Ferries announced that the Queen of Capilano’s sailings between Bowen Island and Horseshoe Bay were cancelled because of a shortage of crew members. Two water taxis were brought into service.
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