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Started by zeptepe
Wed, 08 Jan 2003 13:31
Halifax Port Workers and their paycheques
Author: zeptepe
Date: Wed, 08 Jan 2003 13:31
Date: Wed, 08 Jan 2003 13:31
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I got this article from ALLNovaScotia.com business newsletter. I knew the port workers made a lot of money but i was shocked at how much they actually did make. Imagine making over a 100 grand for driving a container forklift. And then they have the gall to ask for a "birthday bonus". Now i'm not putting them down or anything,...as i'm sure they work hard for their money, but when i hear things like "birthday bonus", all i hear is; "We are greedy people". And it also looks like they're damn good negotiators too since they were able to get themselves a overtime time deal that i think the Senate and MPs in Ottawa would be envious of. Imagine, making up to 12 times your hourly rate. 12 times $25 is $300 per hour. Wow. Interesting article though. Shipping lines are struggling in the wake of 9-11, container volumes through Halifax are down and a major Halterm customer has said it might funnel its traffic through New York. Such is the atmosphere as 450 unionized employees on the Halifax waterfront seek a new collective agreement through ILA locals 269 (stevedores), 1341 (checkers), and 1825 (gearmen). Gerry Murphy, president of 269, and his cohorts are keeping a tight lid on talks, having refused on several occasions to discuss the outstanding issues with Allnovascotia.com. The unions are seeking an immediate increase of 3.5%, but it is not known what they want over the whole length of the next ontract. The last one was for three years, expiring December 31. A union bid for a birthday bonus has been given thumbs down by the Halifax Employers Association. The locals had proposed the bonus would be equivalent to the basic port worker's pay rate of $25.23 per hour (net of other benefits) for eight hours: $201.84. But whether it would go to all workers, or just those working on their birthdays, isn't clear. Up to 12x overtime Rob Fisher, the executive director of the HEA declined to address the birthday issue nor any other details of offers on the table. A "fair percentage" of port workers earn in excess of $100,000, confirms Fisher. But he said a report one worker took home nearly $200,000 last year is "inaccurate". Employees can be paid up to 12 times the basic rate, but Fisher says overtime rates usually range from four to six times the basic rate.
Re: Halifax Port Workers and their paycheques
Author: l
Date: Wed, 08 Jan 2003 15:02
Date: Wed, 08 Jan 2003 15:02
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"zeptepe" <zeptepe@neap.net> wrote in message > >Employees can be paid up to 12 times the basic rate, >but Fisher says > overtime rates > usually range from four to six times the basic rate. oh, well that makes it better. glad to know they arent gouging the port authority or anything. L@gis.tix > >
Re: Halifax Port Workers and their paycheques
Author: Doobielicious
Date: Wed, 08 Jan 2003 15:12
Date: Wed, 08 Jan 2003 15:12
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That's unions for you. <l@gis.tix> wrote in message news:k4XS9.101610$na.2977529@news2.calgary.shaw.ca... > > "zeptepe" <zeptepe@neap.net> wrote in message > >Employees can be paid up to > 12 times the basic rate, >but Fisher says > > overtime rates > > usually range from four to six times the basic rate. > > oh, well that makes it better. glad to know they arent gouging the port > authority or anything. > > L@gis.tix > > > > > > >
Re: Halifax Port Workers and their paycheques
Author: Bob
Date: Thu, 09 Jan 2003 00:11
Date: Thu, 09 Jan 2003 00:11
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As Lee Iaccoca (sp), ex-president of Chrysler said "I don't mind unions asking for a lot - the problem is when management gives it to them, often to avoid a strike." The contracts on the waterfronts or elsewhere were signed by two parties - employees and employers. It's like screaming kids in grocery stores - you can let them scream or you can pay and pay and pay ... Bob Doobielicious a écrit : > That's unions for you. > > <l@gis.tix> wrote in message > news:k4XS9.101610$na.2977529@news2.calgary.shaw.ca... > > > > "zeptepe" <zeptepe@neap.net> wrote in message > >Employees can be paid up > to 12 times the basic rate, >but Fisher says overtime rates usually range > from four to six times the basic rate. > > > > oh, well that makes it better. glad to know they arent gouging the port > > authority or anything. > > > > L@gis.tix
Re: Halifax Port Workers and their paycheques
Author: stephanie
Date: Thu, 09 Jan 2003 04:11
Date: Thu, 09 Jan 2003 04:11
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Its great they make that kind of cash, but if you watch the goings on at Halterm and Ceres you would have heard about the major container lines pulling out of Halifax, citing costs as the number one concern. They will work themselves right out of a job one of these years. The container traffic and shipping traffic in our port is not the greatest when you consider the amount of shipping on the east coast. Its just too spensive to unload your boat here, and, if you are lucky, your stuff won't get stolen!! "Bob" <bobrs1000@yahoo.ca-nojunk> wrote in message news:3E1CBE3D.4951D8EF@yahoo.ca-nojunk... As Lee Iaccoca (sp), ex-president of Chrysler said "I don't mind unions asking for a lot - the problem is when management gives it to them, often to avoid a strike." The contracts on the waterfronts or elsewhere were signed by two parties - employees and employers. It's like screaming kids in grocery stores - you can let them scream or you can pay and pay and pay ... Bob Doobielicious a �crit : > That's unions for you. > > <l@gis.tix> wrote in message > news:k4XS9.101610$na.2977529@news2.calgary.shaw.ca... > > > > "zeptepe" <zeptepe@neap.net> wrote in message > >Employees can be paid up > to 12 times the basic rate, >but Fisher says overtime rates usually range > from four to six times the basic rate. > > > > oh, well that makes it better. glad to know they arent gouging the port > > authority or anything. > > > > L@gis.tix
Re: Halifax Port Workers and their paycheques
Author: IBM
Date: Fri, 10 Jan 2003 15:40
Date: Fri, 10 Jan 2003 15:40
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"stephanie" <shuber@hfx.eastlink.ca> wrote in
news:uD6T9.238219$C8.745003@nnrp1.uunet.ca:
> Its great they make that kind of cash, but if you watch the goings on
> at Halterm and Ceres you would have heard about the major container
> lines pulling out of Halifax, citing costs as the number one concern.
> They will work themselves right out of a job one of these years.
> The container traffic and shipping traffic in our port is not the
> greatest when you consider the amount of shipping on the east coast.
> Its just too spensive to unload your boat here, and, if you are lucky,
> your stuff won't get stolen!!
Anybody remember a couple of decades ago when the same crew
proposed to make longshore jobs hereditary by contract.
In short good luck getting a job there unless you were a
relation of a current union member...
PS: I'm not kidding....
IBM
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