BCMEA 2014
ANNUAL
REPORT
Table of Contents
President & CEO’s Report ....................................................................... 2
Chairman’s Report ................................................................................... 3
Committee Reports .................................................................................. 4
Customer & Government Relations....................................................... 5
Labour Relations....................................................................................... 7
Human Resources .................................................................................. 13
Training, Safety & Recruitment ........................................................... 15
Dispatch ................................................................................................... 25
Information Services.............................................................................. 29
Financial Report ......................................................................................31
Auditor’s Report ..................................................................................... 36
Statistics ................................................................................................... 39
Board of Directors .................................................................................. 54
Membership ............................................................................................ 55
Committees of the Board ..................................................................... 56
Special & Standing Committees .......................................................... 58
People ....................................................................................................... 61
PRESIDENT & CEO’S REPORT
2014 was a year of solid achievement for your Association. On the labour relations front the collegial impulse continues to be fostered between BCMEA
and the ILWU. Progress is not uniform and reflects the political and historical legacies of each of the locals. Notable events include the longshore games
and the BCMEA/ILWU Summit. As well, the BCMEA, Local 508 and ILWU
Canada are working towards an electronic dispatch to improve efficiency and
operating statistics.
On the training front it was another record year with the Waterfront Training
Centre settling in as a productive and powerful tool to drive productivity and safety in the Asia Pacific Gateway.
We received approval from the Board of Directors to move ahead with the purchase of a ship-to-shore container crane. We are on schedule to go live with our Kocks Boxer 4000 by Labour Day. Site preparation at the
training centre is underway and sign off on the structural and mechanical and electrical components will be
completed by April.
BCMEA’s civic outreach continues with the production of 2 outstanding videos : Women on the Waterfront
and Skate Trades, both of which are available on our website. As well, the BCMEA participated in numerous
sponsorships of a wide variety of public events.
On the political front your association continued its program of support of those individuals and parties
that are supportive of our industry. Our focus is the municipal arena, as it is there that our responsibility to
educate and illuminate is most evident.
Again the efforts of staff and the support of the Board are fundamental to our steady pace of achievement.
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Andy Smith
President and Chief Executive Officer
CHAIR MAN’S REPORT
2014 was another year of continued success and forward thinking by the
BCMEA and its member companies. Throughout the year, a common thread
has been that here in British Columbia and Canada our industry has become
a leader and innovator, and this approach can be seen in the results achieved
this year.
The member companies of the BCMEA were able to log 7.8 million work
hours, a fourth consecutive record setting year for the BC maritime industry
where, despite some challenges, we continue to be a stable and reliable place
to do business. This growth and the corresponding demands for training resulted in the Board approving a 4% increase in cargo assessment rates in the 2015 budget.
As the importance of social license grows, the BCMEA has looked outward and in 2014 it continued its tradition of ensuring that governments know who we are and what we do, as well as taking steps to introduce the
faces and daily operations of our industry to the public through the successful Waterfront Games.
The BCMEA has also successfully made efforts to recruit women into our industry and are at the forefront of
breaking down barriers for women to become longshore workers. The success at implementing these changes
and the success of women in our industry have earned the BCMEA both national and global recognition.
In 2014 an electronic dispatch system was negotiated and will be implemented on Vancouver Island. Not only
is this innovation the first of its kind in Canada, it is the first of its kind in North America. While the rest
of the west coast maritime industry continues to struggle through difficult and protracted labour relations
challenges the BCMEA has enjoyed a third consecutive year without a job arbitration.
Training costs are the most significant item in the annual budget and the department has significantly improved
training techniques both in the field and at the Waterfront Training Centre while continuing its committed
focus on safety. The Board of Directors formally approved the purchase of a new gantry crane for the Training
Centre and it will arrive in mid-2015. The crane will only enhance a training centre already considered by many
to be world class.
Whether it is our public engagement, pursuit of greater gender equality, improved training techniques and
the returns that we as members of the BCMEA receive from them, electronic dispatch, or unprecedented
labour peace, we will continue to review new ways of doing business. Through constant innovation and longterm thinking we are positioning ourselves not only for tomorrow but for the years ahead.
R. Chappell
Westwood Shipping Lines (Canada) Inc.
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I would like to thank the members of the Executive Committee, my fellow members of the Board of Directors,
Andy Smith and his senior management teams, and all the various members from our industry who serve on
various committees for the dedication and time you have all given to help make this another successful year
for the BCMEA and the industry we all serve. I am confident that there will be continued success in 2015.
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Joint Industry Safety Committee
The Joint Industry Safety Committee (JISC) was proud to host its first Joint Safety Committee Educational
Forum. The day-long session was convened to educate our customer-member’s safety committee members on
safety innovation, both inside and outside the industry. BCMEA CEO Andy Smith and ILWU Canada President Mark Gordienko kicked off the session, followed by presentations on award winning safety promotions
from Ritchie Brothers, the Courage to Care about drug and alcohol abuse in the workplace by Wellspring
Consulting, and “Safety 2.0” by Jeff Lyth. The day culminated with information from Labour Canada about
changes to the Right To Refuse Dangerous Work process. All participants agreed this was a valuable endeavour, and the JISC committed to hosting similar sessions in the future.
The committee oversaw the development of a new safety logo illustrating the partnership in safety between
the BCMEA and ILWU. The new logo will adorn all new safety wear issued by the BCMEA.
Other issues reviewed in 2014 included new First Aid attendant orientation, log operations fall protection,
and the revision of the safety orientation program for new recruits.
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Labour Relations Committee
Joint Industry Labour Relations Sub-Committee (Industry Wide)
The Committee met on three occasions in 2014. Two of those meetings were focused on finalizing the Black
Book document for publication in 2015 and one was to discuss an outstanding grievance on the interpretation of the collective agreement extension language.
Similar to 2013, the activity of this committee was reduced as a result of the success of the parties in proactively managing issues as they arise.
Vancouver Island Committee
The Island committee met on several occasions in 2014 with the focus of reaching an agreement on the electronic dispatch system. Vendor selection for the software development will begin in the first quarter of 2015
with programming to commence by the end of the second quarter of 2015.
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Government
The BCMEA continues to be well-known to both the federal and provincial governments, and it continues
to reach out and ensure visibility with relevant ministerial portfolios. It is a testament to the effort put into
developing these relationships that when discussing the BCMEA, its leadership is often referred to on a firstname basis by government officials.
CUSTOMER & GOVERNMENT REL ATIONS
The BCMEA also meets with and maintains relationships with members of the opposition parties. This focus on
the opposition positions the BCMEA well for 2015, where there will be a tightly contested federal election. Ensuring that there are connections with each of the major federal and provincial parties ensures that the BCMEA
is prepared to continue to advocate on behalf of industry if an election results in a change in government.
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Following the local government elections held in November in British Columbia, a key priority for the BCMEA
was to advance its social license agenda by initiating systematic outreach to councillors and mayors. Municipalities are playing an increasingly important role in shaping the debate around industrial projects, the economy,
and the environment, and the BCMEA wants to ensure strong relationships on behalf of our members.
Initial meetings began in December 2014, and will continue through 2015 with the goal of developing longterm relationships and partnerships with municipal officials. By developing relationships with local leadership the BCMEA can advance the interests of its customer-members, and ensure that local governments
understand the value brought to their communities by our industry.
The Waterfront Games also served as an excellent opportunity to showcase waterfront activity to local government officials – many of whom had only seen our industry from afar. Meetings with re-elected councillors
often involved universally positive reviews of the event.
The BCMEA will continue to pursue strong relationships with members of every party at all three levels of
government to ensure our industry is well represented.
External
Due to the importance of the BCMEA’s customer-members to the local, provincial, and national economies,
we are always working to ensure that we are building strong relationships with other key economic stakeholders in our region and industry. Examples of organizations we work and engage with are the:
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Association of Canadian Port Authorities (ACPA)
BC Chamber of Commerce
Business Council of BC (BCBC)
Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS)
Canadian Marine Advisory Council (CMAC)
Conference Board of Canada
Canada Labour and Employment Network
Employers Forum to WorksafeBC
Federally Regulated Employers – Transportation and Communication (FETCO)
Resource Works
Vancouver Board of Trade
Vancouver Transportation Club
Western Transportation Advisory Council (WESTAC)
Women’s International Shipping & Trading Association (WISTA)
Customer
In 2014 the BCMEA met with over 80% of our customer-members, and over 80% of our customer-membership were engaged in sponsored events, BCMEA committees, and working groups – a key metric for how well
we are engaging our membership.
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Labour Relations Overview
UNION PAY CLAIMS ALL PORTS
2013
2014
Accepted
55
43
Rejected
22
21
Withdrawn
0
1
Pending
3
2
80
67
Total
Since the conclusion of longshore collective bargaining in 2011 the BCMEA has actively worked at engaging
with the ILWU Longshore Group to promote a different way of doing business on the BC Waterfront. 2014
was no different as the Association continued, where possible, to highlight and build on both parties mutual
interest in promoting and growing the waterfront industry.
A key focus in 2014 was the ongoing need for members of the BC waterfront industry to engage external stakeholders like local waterfront communities and the public. Establishing and maintaining on-going dialogue with
external stakeholders required a great deal of coordination and cooperation from all industry stakeholders.
A prime example of this effort was the inaugural BCMEA & ILWU Longshore Waterfront Games. The games
provided a unique setting and opportunity for BCMEA terminal operators, the men and women from the
longshore locals, and other key stakeholders from the BC waterfront community to interact with the general
public. Going forward, the public and local government will play an increasingly critical role in shaping the
industry’s future. Through ventures such as the Waterfront Games, the BCMEA and ILWU Longshore Group
are positioning themselves at the front of the movement towards greater public engagement.
While 2014 was not without its labour relations challenges most parties were able to successfully manage their
differences while working towards the broader and mutually beneficial goal of creating and maintaining a
sustainable competitive advantage for the BC waterfront transportation sector.
Harrison Hot Springs Summit
During 2014, the BCMEA executive and Labour Relations Department held the first-ever two day “Summit”
in Harrison Hot Springs with the leadership from ILWU Canada and the ILWU Longshore Locals 500, 502,
505, 508 and 519.
The Presidents of the BCMEA and ILWU Canada opened up the session and delivered three interactive presentations on the following topics:
1. Economic indicators and global, national and regional maritime trends.
2. Environmental challenges and social license.
3. Opportunities and challenges for expansion in the north such as Prince Rupert and Stewart.
Discussion focused on to the impact of these issues on British Columbia, with a focus on each parties’ role
in managing identified threats and opportunities to the BC waterfront industry. While it was acknowledged
that there will always be transactional labour relations challenges between the parties, all attendees recognized the value of cooperation and collaboration in the face of global competition.
Topside Productivity Initiative
The break bulk sector commenced an initiative to increase collaboration and productivity synergies between
terminal operators and shipping lines through improved training, re-assessment, and re-assignment.
Additionally, by linking the recruitment of new hires to the monthly attrition numbers of each participating Longshore Local, the parties eliminated the safety and productivity impacts previously associated with
such a large number of inexperienced new hires being introduced to a highly industrialized environment
at once.
Electronic Dispatch
Key highlights of the agreement signed off by BCMEA, ILWU Canada and ILWU Local 508 include the
following:
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The new electronic dispatch platform will provide union members and casual employees the ability to plug-in and retrieve orders remotely either by smart phone or computer.
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BCMEA Customer Members will receive remote order entry and HRIS capability with the new
electronic dispatch platform.
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Standard and custom reporting on any information category or data input will be accessible to
ILWU Local 508 and BCMEA.
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In 2014, ILWU Local 508 on Vancouver Island received a historic mandate from its membership to transition from a manual-based legacy dispatch platform to an electronic dispatch platform. This will be the
first fully scalable electronic dispatch platform to be used by an ILWU out-port longshore local both in BC
and North America.
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Attrition-Based Recruitment Agreements – ILWU Locals 500 and 502
The BCMEA negotiated attrition-based recruitment agreements with ILWU Local 500 in 2013 and Local
502 in 2014. These agreements moved away from the historical norm of hiring several hundred new recruits,
resulting in significant strain on BCMEA and Longshore Local resources.
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The new electronic dispatch platform will provide a scalable platform that will assist ILWU Local 508 dispatchers in meeting the growing commercial needs and corresponding labour requirements on Vancouver
Island well into the future.
Inaugural BC Waterfront Games And Open House
On September 13, 2014 the BCMEA hosted the inaugural BC Waterfront Games in partnership with the
leadership of all branches of the ILWU Longshore group comprised of ILWU Canada and Longshore Locals
500, 502, 505, 508 and 519.
Exhibitors and supporters of this event included BCMEA members such as Kinder Morgan, Neptune Bulk
Terminals, Western Stevedoring and Tidal Transport, as well as ILWU Canada and all five longshore locals.
Other exhibitors who proudly supported this event included the BC Federation of Labour, Western Canada
Marine Response, Pacific Pilotage Authority, Resource Works, Plan 9, Teamsters Rail Conference of Canada,
and Operation Life Saver.
More information about the event can be found at www.bcwaterfrontgames.com.
Labour Relations Training Initiatives
Waterfront Leadership Program
September 11, 2014 kicked off the first cohort of the Waterfront Leadership Certificate Program (WLCP), a
cooperative venture between Capilano University (CAPU) and the BCMEA. The purpose of the program is
to continuously build and develop those in leadership roles in the BC waterfront industry.
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The event provided a fun and family friendly forum for the BCMEA, its customer-members, and the ILWU
Longshore Group to engage the public about the industry, its various cargo operations, and its economic importance to the province and Canada.
L AB OUR REL ATIONS
Approximately 60 longshore men and women showcased their skills operating heavy equipment to over 1500
attendees composed of family, friends and the general public at the Waterfront Training Centre located at
Mitchell Island in Richmond, BC.
The sessions have a blend of theory and practical application through group discussions and presentations. The
BCMEA and CAPU have worked hard to ensure the curriculum is applicable to the waterfront by incorporating relevant case studies and context.
Over the course of 15 days of training the program covers the following topics:
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Business Basics
Understanding the Supply Chain
Transformational Labour Relations
Health and Safety Leadership
Coaching Employees in the Workplace
Developing High Performance Teams
Corporate Social Responsibility
Operations Management
Creativity and Innovation
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In addition to the courses, each participant is required to select a program-related topic and deliver a presentation or report to a direct team leader or senior executive within their organization.
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Labour Relations 101
Most of the Labour Relations Department’s efforts in 2014 were spent on launching the Waterfront Leadership Training Program. While the department will continue to support this initiative through 2015 and
beyond, it is also planning the “LR 101” program, which will consists of four modules designed to assist
superintendents and other management employees in understanding their basic rights in the day-to-day
operations of the workforce.
Job Arbitrations (Industry Wide)
In 2014 there were no job arbitrations. This is the third consecutive year without the Parties needing to resort
to the Job Arbitration mechanism in the BCMEA and ILWU Canada collective agreement.
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Canadian Human Rights Commission (CHRC)
In 2014 there were five complaints filed with the CHRC. The complaints were filed on the grounds of discrimination based on family status, disability, sex, or age. Three of the complaints were dismissed as they
were made in bad faith. The remaining two complaints were also filed with the Canada Labour Board, and
will require a decision from that administrative body before the CHRC proceeds.
A motion was also filed with the CHRC to add the BCMEA as a respondent to a 3rd party complaint before
the Canada Human Rights Tribunal. The motion was deemed unfair and the BCMEA was not included.
In June 2014, a complainant filed an application to appeal a Federal Court judge’s decision to dismiss a judicial
review of a Canadian Human Rights Commission decision to dismiss a complaint. The appeal was denied.
Employment Equity Status Report
HUMAN RESOURCES
The BCMEA continues to focus on narrowing the gaps identified in the 2013 Employment Equity Report filed
with Employment and Social Development Canada. This resulted in achieving a 1% increase to meeting our
employment equity targets with respect to the under-representation of women while the under-representation of persons with disabilities has remained static year over year. The employment equity results with respect to Aboriginal peoples and members of visible minorities continue to be very good.
Women on the Waterfront Video
In the first quarter of 2014, a joint partnership was formed with the leadership of the ILWU Longshore Union,
BMCEA and women on the waterfront to create a video that changes the image of the waterfront. The video
was the result of a number of initiatives that were the building blocks to where we are today in our attempts to
improve gender equality, provide insight to the diversity of work and acknowledge the contributions women
make to the BC waterfront industry.
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The video was released mid-September on YouTube, the BCMEA website and to numerous organizations. To
date, there have been over 25,000 views of the video.
T R A I N I NG , SA FET Y
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Training Overview
2014 TRAINING DAYS
REGION
VANCOUVER
TRAINEE TRAINER APPRENTICE
SUBJECT
MATTER
EXPERT
GRAND
TOTAL
2014
GRAND
TOTAL
2013
10,729
6,196
600
67
17,592
18,192
5,215
3,814
299
19
9,347
5,525
PRINCE RUPERT
737
465
58
7
1,267
997
VANCOUVER ISLAND
703
301
0
12
1,016
886
14
24
0
0
38
38
17,398
10,800
957
105
29,260
25,638
NEW WESTMINSTER
STEWART
TOTAL
Over the course of 2014, the Training, Safety and Recruitment department addressed concerns from every
section of its mandate: training initiatives, safety management, and improvements to the recruitment process. The department maintained its commitments to disability and claims management, and evenly divided
its attention between mainland and outport customer-members and ILWU locals.
Safety continued to be a key area of focus. Respirator fit testing continued, and the new Type II hard hat was put
into distribution. To ensure that training programs adequately address the hazards on the waterfront, all programs
were reviewed to ensure that major hazards are addressed – particularly for new hires and for basic labouring.
The BCMEA team successfully aligned key training programs conducted at the Waterfront Training Center,
and were able to optimize the use of the world class facility, which continues to receive visitors from around
the world. In addition, the department continued the support for labouring programs with the development
and implementation of a new container labour training program which was started in Vancouver and will be
introduced to the entire province in 2015.
In summary, 2014 was another record year for training, safety and recruitment activity, all in order to support
the robust business activities of our members.
Initiatives
Waterfront Training Centre Gantry Crane Construction in Progress
As reported in the BCMEA’s 2013 Annual Report, after the review of a detailed business case and extensive
sourcing efforts, in early March 2014 the BCMEA Board of Directors approved a budget of $11 million for
the purchase of and land improvements for a Kocks Boxer 4000 Ship-to-Shore crane. Since that time progress has been made on all fronts.
This crane will provide a controlled, safe environment to enable an improved training product with zero
impact on sensitive terminal productivity levels. The project will further improve the competitiveness of BC
ports while strengthening the reputation of the Asia Pacific Gateway as the preferred destination for international cargo shipments.
To overcome this challenge the BCMEA developed a fall protection training container that can be shipped
around the province in order to support this and other training efforts. The BCMEA fall protection training
container is a modified 45-foot-tall cube which has been specifically outfitted to allow for fall protection
and confined entry training. The container is shipped fully outfitted with fall protection and confined entry
equipment where employees can drill on specific procedures.
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Logs Fall Protection
There are unique fall hazards that exist in the last stages of loading logs onto vessels – before the ship leaves
port the logs must be lashed down so they do not shift on the open ocean. During the process of “lashing
down logs” workers are exposed to fall hazards of up to 60 feet, which prompted the development of fall
protection procedures for log work.
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Inspection of the crane’s steel fabrication and electrical and mechanical components will take place in Vietnam and Germany, respectively, in late March and mid-April. The crane will then be erected, commissioned, and handed over in the summer of 2015.
Waterfront Training Centre Afternoon Shift Training
In order to support unprecedented cargo volume growth and the implementation of night gates, the BCMEA/
ILWU Waterfront Training Centre ran additional afternoon shifts from August through October. The
BCMEA installed afternoon-shift training to support immediate dispatch and terminal shortages in under
24 hours. Training was conducted for lift truck, tractor trailer and heavy lift truck for both ILWU Locals 500
and 502 during these extended shifts.
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WTC Program Realignment
Realignment of training programs at the Waterfront Training Centre continued in 2014. BCMEA training
staff worked with their industry trainers and the terminals to construct training delivery plans that would
best simulate workplace procedures.
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The first class for the realigned lift truck program, including an additional steel pipe portion, was successfully
completed at the Mitchell Island Waterfront Training Centre on February 27th.
The successful training program for long fork steel was described by terminal superintendents as one of the
most used and most critical on the terminals.
The first two days of the tractor trailer training program for ILWU Locals 500, 502 and 508 at the WTC were
also aligned. Trainees from all three locals now receive the same teachable theory, practical exercises and
pass or fail exit-points with assigned metrics.
Dock Gantry Evaluation Process Innovations
In early 2014, GCT Deltaport placed a request with the BCMEA Training Department for a process to fairly
evaluate dock gantry trainees at the end of their training. The first trial proved successful, and both trainees passed. After the success of the new evaluation process at Deltaport, the Training Department worked
with the Vancouver dock gantry trainers to incorporate the same process for other terminals.
Damage Tracking
The damaging tracking initiative was introduced in late 2013 at the request of BCMEA’s Board of Directors,
and provides information related to damage caused by longshore employees. The purpose of the initiative is
to gain insight into recurring damage incidents or scenarios which could be reduced or eliminated through
revisions to training programs.
With the objective of promoting customer-member participation in the initiative, in 2015 the BCMEA will
ease the data-provision process by accepting monthly data uploads. The [email protected] email address
will be monitored for those damage incidents which require immediate attention, as well as serve as a communication channel for any comments or concerns associated with the initiative.
Ratings Utilization
In the interests of safety and retention of skills, the BCMEA and ILWU Canada agreed on a policy whereby
longshore workers who have not used their rating or are absent work for a period of 24 months or more will
have their rating made inactive by the Association. Employees can request evaluations to restore their ratings.
All current industry trainers completed the basic module in 2014, and all who were interested also completed the
intermediate. In addition, some trainers also completed the advanced modules and received TTT certification.
Training By Region
Vancouver Region
There were a number of new initiatives on the training front in the Vancouver region. These initiatives included providing existing longshore employees with labour training for container terminals; reviewing and
teaching the hazards, theory and practical skills involved in wheat machine operations; water truck training;
revised bulk labouring training that utilizes adult learning techniques; reducing dependencies on terminals
by moving front end loader and excavator training to the Waterfront Training Centre; and improvements to
switching training.
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Train The Trainer
In 2014 the BCMEA developed a “Train The Trainer” (TTT) professional development program that was delivered in a progression of course modules in conjunction with Vancouver Community College (VCC). The
training was aimed at developing skills to engage adult learners and to make effective training presentations,
and included a basic, intermediate and advanced module.
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New Westminster, Surrey, and Delta
The BCMEA created a stores person training program for Deltaport that introduces trainees to the work environment by teaching them skills like data entry using sophisticated IVARA software, inventory counts, tool
distribution, problem solving, and physical demands awareness. The BCMEA also introduced aerial boom
lift training for Deltaport maintenance workers, with plans to extend the program province wide in 2015.
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Prince Rupert
171 employees in Prince Rupert were given log fall protection training for a procedure which will go live
in the second quarter of 2015. The BCMEA also delivered a Train The Trainer professional development
program to 17 industry trainers in the region, and successfully rated 61 employees in a variety of programs
– reach stacker training remains a challenge, with only 6 of 12 employees who began training successfully
completing the program.
Vancouver Island
In 2014 Vancouver Island training for tractor trailer, heavy lift truck and lift truck was done at the Waterfront
Training Centre. As well, a Train The Trainer lashing labour course was delivered to prepare industry trainers for the container vessel loading and unloading that began at the Duke Point terminal in 2014. Over 200
employees were given log fall protection training.
Safety
New Type II Hard Hat for Waterfront
The BCMEA and ILWU rolled out a unique hard hat that is a perfect fit for the waterfront environment. After
a detailed analysis on head injuries and a comprehensive investigation of accidents, a Type II hard hat was
determined to be necessary for jobs where a hard hat was previously not worn.
Dynamic Safety International’s Massif hard hat was chosen for both its functionality and its comfort. The DSI
Massif Type II Class E Hard Hat is a change from the current hard hat, as it provides lateral protection as well
as top impact protection, has a shorter brim and, comes equipped with a comfortable chin strap.
ILWU Canada members working at BCMEA member terminals are the first longshore workers in North
America to use this type of hard hat.
Along with the roll out of the new Type II hard hats, a new Waterfront Safety Logo appears on the front of the
new hard hats, along with any new industry-supplied personal protective equipment. The logo was created
through a collaborative effort of the Industry Joint Safety Committee.
National Maritime Safety Association Involvement
The BCMEA continued its involvement with the National Maritime Safety Association with attendance at
meetings in Florida, Long Beach and Vancouver. In addition, the BMCEA hosted its ILWU partners in safety
at the National Maritime Safety Association Technical Committee sessions.
The BCMEA hosted the Vancouver meeting at the Waterfront Training Center. BCMEA CEO Andy Smith and
ILWU Canada President Mark Gordienko welcomed the group, and emphasised that an injury-free workplace
is best accomplished together by innovating in partnership with those who know the finest details of the work.
The BCMEA participated in the 2014 North American Occupational Safety and Health (NAOSH) Week in
British Columbia, from May 5 to 9.
The BCMEA, in collaboration with Employment and Social Development Canada and ILWU Canada Locals
500, 502, 505 and 508, brought attention to health and safety all over British Columbia. The event was equally
successful in Vancouver, New Westminster, Vancouver Island and Prince Rupert, and resulted in the BCMEA
winning the Association Category NAOSH Week Award.
CMAC Representation
The BCMEA represents our customer-members at the Canadian Maritime Advisory Council (CMAC). National meetings are held twice per year in Ottawa, with regional meetings held in Vancouver. Other attendees
included representatives from ILWU Canada and Locals 500, 502, 514, and 400.
The subjects that generated a significant amount of discussion were TSC renewal and revocation, terrorism
threats, the new Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement between Canada the European Union, and
renewing interest in marine careers.
Certificate Of Recognition (COR)
2014 was a year of changes and improvements to the COR program initiated by WorkSafeBC for all certifying
partners in general, as well as specifically for the BCMEA COR program.
The BCMEA continues to be the certifying partner of choice for many federal and waterfront employers. In
2014, the BCMEA has continued to offer training courses and support for 23 small and large certified employers. In addition, there were several refinements to the BCMEA COR program internally, such as a review
of and updates to some of the internal auditor training course materials, and creating a draft for a one day
auditor refresher course.
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A new consultation process improved communication and feedback between WorkSafeBC and its certifying partners, and led to a variety of improvements and resources. Starting in 2014, WorkSafeBC requested
feedback from a variety of common COR issues from certifying partners before tabling the feedback during certifying partner meetings. The new format successfully improved audit scope interpretations and developed additional resources for the COR program. The BCMEA was able to address many concerns from
our certified employers during the consultation meetings, and looks forward to participating in the continual
improvement of the COR program.
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Prize-winning NAOSH Participation
Apprenticeship
The BCMEA currently sponsors 26 trades apprentices who are completing workplace hours across eight different member sites. In 2014 the apprenticeship program showed progress with three graduates (two electricians and one mechanic), with three more awaiting their tickets in early 2015. There were also five new starts.
For 2015, the BCMEA is working with the member companies to replace graduates and to increase the number of apprentice positions. Local 500 is looking to place seven apprentices in late February.
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ELECTRICIANS
HD MECHANICS
MILLWRIGHTS
TOTAL
VANCOUVER
3
6
2
11
NEW WESTMINSTER
4
6
0
10
PRINCE RUPERT
2
3
0
5
TOTAL
9
15
2
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Recruitment
The spring and summer of 2014 saw a large recruitment initiative in Vancouver and New Westminster. 251
candidates applied to be part of the recruitment process in Vancouver; 206 successfully passed the Safety
Orientation, Physical Demands and Skills Training. In New Westminster, 256 candidates applied and 235
were registered.
2014 RECRUITMENT
REGION
VANCOUVER
NEW WESTMINSTER
PRINCE RUPERT
VANCOUVER ISLAND
STEWART
TOTAL
NON-TRADES
206
235
0
0
4
445
TRADES
38
63
2
0
0
103
TOTAL
244
298
2
0
4
548
Recruitment Safe Operating Procedures Program Redevelopment
To ensure that all foreseeable waterfront hazards are addressed during recruitment training, the BCMEA
engaged representatives from Vancouver Community College to conduct a Develop A Curriculum (DACUM)
workshop with customer-members and union representatives from across the province. The program was
entirely rewritten and a detailed lesson plan was developed based on this DACUM. A pilot of the revised program will be delivered in early 2015 with the intent of delivering it to new recruits soon after.
New Westminster Recruitment Innovation
As part of the BCMEA’s ongoing goal of improving the recruitment process, it was decided to add more terminal-based training at GCT Deltaport and Fraser Surrey Docks to the standard programs in order to more
fully introduce new recruits to the waterfront work environment.
These changes to the recruitment process were a joint effort between the BCMEA training group, trainers and
executive of ILWU Local 502, Fraser Surrey Docks and Deltaport Safety committees, and FSD and Deltaport
superintendents and staff with a safer and more confident recruit as the primary goal. The results from the
orientation sessions indicated that it has been completely successful in achieving that goal, and has significantly improved the skill levels of the longshore recruits.
2014 TRADES RECRUITMENT TOTALS - ALL PORTS
REGION
AUTO
MECHANICS
COMMERCIAL
TRANSPORT
HEAVY
ELECTRICIANS
MECHANICS
DUTY
MECHANICS
MILL
WRIGHTS
PLUMBERS
WELDERS
TOTAL
VANCOUVER
0
0
8
9
19
2
0
38
NEW WEST.
12
6
7
29
0
0
9
63
PRINCE RUPERT
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
2
TOTAL
12
6
16
39
19
2
9
103
The BCMEA has worked to assist members to set up effective disability management programs by getting
injured workers back to work sooner.
This process has been successfully implemented through a partnership approach, and stakeholders such as
the ILWU, member companies, WorkSafeBC, and the BCMEA worked cooperatively to develop those partnerships in support of the process.
The disability management initiative came into its own over the course of 2014, and we are pleased to report
that almost all our customer members are participating at various levels.
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Disability Management
TRAINING SAFETY & RECRUITMENT
Trades Recruitment
Due to constant demand in key trades the BCMEA undertook continuous intake of heavy duty mechanics
and millwrights in Vancouver and New Westminster throughout 2014. Other trades, including electricians,
auto mechanics, welders, and plumbers were recruited based on demand throughout the year.
CASE ACTIVITY STATISTICS
Report Period January 2014 – December 2014
Total WSBC cases
Average duration of off-work days
Lost Time Cases (Excluding Denied)
214
33.6
123
It has been identified that the key issue in driving up WSBC assessment costs is increased claims duration. As
a result of the above claims management activities, claims were reduced by 5,674 work days.
TRAINING SAFETY & RECRUITMENT
Another aspect of the disability management process has been working with all stakeholders to accommodate workers that, due to injury, are unable to return to work in their previous jobs.
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This process involves identifying other jobs on the waterfront that are a fit for the person’s physical restrictions
and then providing training for the new job. This joint initiative with the ILWU has been successful and we have
been able to help many injured workers. A summary of statistics shows a total of 70 cases of accommodation.
In addition, a new “Recover at Work” program guide was developed that is designed to be a template for all
customer-members in setting up and running effective disability management programs. A key initiative
of this program is to provide work that allows injured workers to stay on the job rather than going off on
WSBC benefits.
There are plans to grow and fine tune the disability management programs throughout 2015.
Claims Management
There were 108 claim appeal decisions in 2014. The Employer success rate rose to 80.5% (87 out of a total of
108 decided cases) in these reviews and appeals, with five being returned to WorkSafeBC for further adjudication. The total financial implication for the industry was approximately $1,035,000. In 2014 there were 31
oral hearings at the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Tribunal (WCAT), which represents the second highest
level recorded for our industry. Key issues at appeal continue to be the payment of WSBC pensions beyond
the normal retirement age of 65 years, duration of wage loss payments, and claim acceptance.
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Vancouver Dispatch Activity
During 2014 BCMEA dispatched a total of 206,770 employees from Local 500, compared to 193,472 in 2013
for the Vancouver port area. The following table compares dispatch activity levels for 2013 and 2014 between
union and casual workforces.
D I S PAT C H
EMPLOYEES DISPATCHED PER SHIFT
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SHIFT
01:00
08:00
16:30
TOTAL
YEAR
2013
2014
2013
2014
2013
2014
2013
2014
Union
24,788
26,151
38,373
34,974
43,881
42,843
107,042
103,968
Casual
15,666
17,635
45,696
53,965
25,068
31,202
86,430
102,802
TOTAL
40,454
43,786
84,609
88,939
68,949
74,045
193,472
206,770
As the above comparison shows, BCMEA dispatched 3,074 fewer union employees compared to the year before. The number of casual employees dispatched saw a year-over-year increase of 16,372 compared to 2013.
Total hours for Vancouver were up by approximately 273,850 hours from 3.388 million hours in 2013 to 3.663
million hours in 2014. Vancouver hours in 2014 were second only to the record year of 2007. These additional
hours equate to over 109 full-time equivalent positions for longshore in the Vancouver port area.
Utilizing Technology
Through 2014 the BCMEA spent a majority of its time working towards achieving a more effective mechanism of dispatch by increasing the utilization of technology. These measures include:
•
Improving communication with the workforce through electronic communication platforms, including the use of Twitter.
•
Utilizing existing technology to build mobile dispatch tool for lines employees in Vancouver.
•
Working collaboratively with the ILWU Longshore out-port locals to utilize technology and develop
a scalable, electronic dispatch platform that will enable ILWU dispatchers to meet BC’s growing commercial demand for a skilled waterfront workforce well into the future.
Communication with the Workforce
•
•
•
•
•
•
Industry news
Real-time work / dispatch information
Alerts for labour workforce
Regular work force postings
Union bulletins
Training opportunities
BCMEA has also been expanding its use of Twitter as a communications tool with the workforce. There are
three Twitter feeds linked to the information screens in the Vancouver Dispatch Hall:
The BCMEA Editor account
Port Metro Vancouver operations for switching information on the south shore of Vancouver
The Dispatch Twitter account.
In order to provide employees as much information as possible so they can make informed decisions regarding availability, the Dispatch Twitter account updates the Vancouver workforce with real-time information
regarding shortages, total jobs required for each shift, the number of employees called back, and information
for casuals regarding what board the work went to for all three shifts. In addition to this, dispatch provides
specific notices around large increases in work opportunities, both generally and for specific ratings.
The BCMEA Editor and Dispatch Hall accounts are interactive. An example is Dispatch, which continually
seeks feedback from the workforce through direct messaging where requests are made to expand the type of
information being provided.
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•
•
D I S PAT C H
Information Screens and Dispatch
The Vancouver dispatch hall has implemented a number of information screens on the union and casual sides
of the hall as a vehicle to improve communication with the workforce by increasing the content and frequency
of communication. These information screens provide employees with a broad range of information such as:
D I S PAT C H
Lines Dispatch Upgrade
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In collaboration with Information Systems, Labour Relations, and ILWU Local 500, the lines dispatch was
redesigned from a paper-based system to an electronic dispatch. This new internal dispatch system collects
the information, and allows us to provide the lines category with a new point of access into the Lines Dispatch. This took the form of a website on mybcmea.com that provided notification of lines jobs that have been
ordered, allowing lines persons to accurately determine when they would receive their next lines job assignment. In addition to the mybcmea.com website, we provided a mobile website tool to allow lines employees
to access the same dispatch information from their mobile devices.
I N FOR M AT ION
SYST E MS
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Reliable & Accurate Dispatch Systems
Information Systems staff continued to monitor, maintain, and optimize the Association’s mission-critical
dispatch systems to ensure peak performance, accuracy, and reliability. The Vancouver Port Area dispatch
system connects 30 shipping agencies, 20 stevedoring companies, and marine terminal operators with 2500
ILWU longshore workers and is used to perform complex work assignments to over 1000 employees daily.
The just-in-time dispatch process is extremely time sensitive and downtimes may impact on-time arrival of
workers to customer-member port facilities. Vancouver’s electronic dispatch system maintained an industry
high 99.999% availability in 2014 and was nominated for a prestigious IT award.
Improving Manageability & Business Continuity
INFORMATION SYSTEMS
In 2014, Information Systems completed a multi-phase project to take advantage of virtualization technology
in its data centers. BCMEA’s on-premise cloud now spans 2 datacenters, 12 hosts, and 80 virtual machines.
The virtualized platform is offering increased manageability and improved business continuity options.
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Risk Assessment
In May 2014, a risk assessment study was conducted covering the dispatch system and its supporting information technology infrastructure and processes. The purpose of the study was to identify areas of risk that,
should they materialize, could negatively impact BCMEA’s ability to provide an effective and efficient dispatch service. A mitigation response plan was prepared by Information Systems management and approved
by the BCMEA Board of Directors to review the findings and implement the recommendations.
New Electronic Lines Category Dispatch System
The application development team designed and implemented a new electronic dispatch system for the Local
500 Lines category. The previous system was primarily manual.
The new system allows employees to stay current with their work schedule and individualized work assignments using their smart phones, while dispatchers enjoy using the rich interface to monitor vessels and perform job assignments. The easy-to-use system was designed with an unprecedented collaboration effort between ILWU and BCMEA.
Follow @BCMEAIT to receive latest updates and notices – http://twitter.com/@BCMEAIT
F I NA NCI A L
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Overview
Once again, the results for 2014 exceeded expectations in respect of payroll, labour and cargo volumes in the
Asia Pacific Gateway. After a low point of 4.9 million hours in 2009, there has been steady year-over-year
recovery and growth. Most recently, there have been four successive record years - 2011 at 6.3 million, 2012
at 6.7 million, 2013 at 7.0 million and now 2014 at 7.8 million hours of work.
With a budget of only 7.0 million for 2014, the additional volume resulted in payroll and cargo revenues exceeding budget expectations, and left the Association with a healthy balance sheet at the end of 2014.
FINANCE
The budget for 2015 has been based on this new 7.8 million hour base level of activity.
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Finance & Audit Committee
The Finance and Audit Committee is charged by the Board of Directors with two distinct areas of responsibility.
The main responsibilities of the Audit Committee are to review and discuss with management and the External Auditor, all of the financial information reporting and accounting standards and principles; to recommend the External Auditor to the Board; to evaluate the independence, effectiveness and cost of the audit
services provided by the External Auditor; and to review and monitor the Association’s major fi nancial risks
and risk management policies.
The primary duties of the Finance Committee are to make recommendations to the Board of Directors in
respect of all financial matters including annual operating and capital budgets; strategic financial plans; assessments; significant financial reports of a predictive nature; and the appropriateness and validity of any
fundamental assumptions and estimates used in the preparation of such financial plans and assessment recommendations.
This committee met on seven occasions through 2014. The committee advised and/or reported to the Board
on the following:
•
Approval of the 2013 internal financial statements as fairly representing the activities of the Association throughout the year, including a comparison of operating and dispatch expenses along
with an explanation of significant variances
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
Approval of the 2013 audited financial statements for inclusion in the annual report
Review of 2014 interim operating results
Review of the Investment Portfolio and recommended amendments to the Investment Policy
Review of assessed values and insurance levels carried by the Association
Addition of liability coverage addressing “cyber insurance” risks
Review of the Enterprise Risk Assessment process and report
Recommendation on 2015 cargo, payroll and hourly assessment levels
Recommendation on 2015 operating and capital budgets
Review of five year assessment and cash flow budgets through to 2019
Review and report on Container Gainshare funding formula and surplus/deficit positions
Review and report on current issues in the industry pension and benefit plans
Recommendation to the Board of Directors that the Health and Welfare trust agreement be
amended and/or redrafted to encompass an Employee Health & Life Trust as contemplated in the
Income Tax Act
Recommendation that the Board of Directors terminate their relationship with PricewaterhouseCoopers and that KPMG be appointed as the Association’s auditors.
The committee also worked with the member companies in providing cargo and payroll volume forecasts
that were updated throughout the year. The co-operation received from the member companies was invaluable in providing a continually evolving view of the industry’s economic outlook, and provided a solid basis
for ensuring that the spending plans were commensurate with the revenue expectations. This activity will
continue into 2015.
The balance sheet shows cash, investments and other assets of $164 million at the end of 2014. Much of these
balances represent amounts payable early in 2015 for Gainshare contributions ($42 million), and longshore
vacation pay ($31 million). The liabilities of $131 million also include an accrual of $42 million for the Modernization and Mechanization (M&M) benefits. With a surplus from operations in the year, the net assets
show a cumulative surplus of $33 million further improving on the surplus of $25 million from 2013.
The statement of revenues and expenses show total revenues of $212 million, up from last year’s $189 million,
reflecting higher volumes in both payroll and cargo revenues. Expenses at $205 million are up from 2013
levels. The net results from operations for 2014 show a surplus of $6.9 million, compared to last year’s $7.5
million surplus.
BCMEA’s invested funds have been managed by Leith Wheeler Investment Counsel, and held for safekeeping
by RBC Investor Services since August 2006. BCMEA maintains a conservative portfolio mix, with a benchmark of 80% cash and fi xed income, and 20% equity. Within those guidelines, the individual security selection has been equally conservative, with 56% of the bond portfolio being composed of municipal, provincial
and federal bonds. The investment returns in this account were 8.7% in 2014, just shy of the 8.8% benchmark.
Total market value of the investments in this account is approximately $11 million.
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Investments
FINANCE
Financial Results
Container Gainshare (Industry Inquiry
Commission Obligations)
During 1991, the Parties to the longshore Collective Agreement agreed that all monies flowing from the
Container Gainshare and Waterfront Industry Productivity obligations mandated by the Industrial Inquiry
Commission would be paid on an annual basis to the Waterfront Industry Pension Plan. The Commission
requires the Association to pay $10 for every TEU, full or empty, handled in excess of the 278,000 TEUs handled in 1987. A similar Supplementary Agreement with ILWU Local 514 sets out a related formula driven
contribution that has, by mutual agreement, been paid annually to the Waterfront Foremen’s Pension Plan.
Since the elimination of the Container Clause from the 1987 Collective Agreement, the total number of TEUs
handled by Association Members has increased at an average compounded annual growth rate of 9.9%. This
has resulted in contributions of $350 million to the longshore pension plan and an additional $100 million to
the foremen’s plan.
The gainshare fund is designed to be self-sustaining, and assessment rates have been amended from time to
time as the steadily increasing volume of containers has increased the funding obligations. The current assessment rate of $11.80 per TEU was established in 2012, and no change is proposed for 2015.
Assessments
In considering the operating results and the contributions to the pension and benefit plans required by the Collective Agreement, the Board approved the 2015 budget with a $0.15 per hour increase to the hourly assessment
rate (from $4.95 to $5.10 per hour effective April 1, 2015) and a 0.5% increase in the payroll assessment rate.
FINANCE
The payroll and hourly assessments are established by the Board of Directors to cover vacation pay, industry
pension and benefit contribution requirements, and certain other Collective Agreement costs.
The cargo assessment rates are established to fund the Association’s operating, dispatch, and capital expenses
as well as the costs of the industry’s M&M (retiring allowance) benefits for longshore and foremen employees.
With continued strength in cargo volumes experienced in 2014, the demand for rated employees has seen
spending on longshore training expand from $6 million in 2012 to a proposed $15 million in 2015. After
four consecutive budgets with no increase in cargo rates, the Board of Directors approved a 2015 budget that
included a 4% general increase in cargo assessment rates.
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Vancouver Island Gang Interchange Pool
This pool is designed to equalize the cost of employing longshore labour on Vancouver Island. The pool
reimburses Direct Employers a portion of the travel time and fares they pay when Longshore workers are
required to travel to directly or indirectly service ships working at most Vancouver Island ports. Since the
consolidation of the Vancouver Island workforce into a single local in 2000, the majority of labour has been
provided out of Chemainus.
After suffering deficits in 2010 and 2011 due to uneven demand for labour resulting in expensive transfers of
gangs from the lower mainland to Vancouver Island, the Vancouver Island committee implemented a “user-pay” system for these off-Island transfers starting in October 2011. This resulted in a turn-around in this
account, and it maintained a cumulative surplus balance of about $480,000 throughout 2014. Accordingly,
there were no changes to the assessment rates or reimbursement formula for 2015 for this account.
Lower Mainland Interchange Pool
This pool was established by the Board of Directors in 2002 to ensure that the cost of traveling employees
to and within the Lower Mainland was transparent and equitable. The Lower Mainland Interchange Pool is
to be self-sustaining and is to be funded through assessments on all cargo handled on the lower mainland,
except grain. The pool reimburses Direct Employers for a portion of the costs of traveling longshore labour to
and within the lower mainland when required and authorized by the Vancouver Dispatch Centre.
There has been no change in the assessment rates for this account since April 2011 when they were reduced
by approximately 40%. With the increased cargo volumes over the last several years this account has an accumulated surplus of $510,000 at the end of 2014.
Conclusion
I would like to thank the members of the Finance and Audit Committee and the Board of Directors who have
generously volunteered countless hours in ensuring that the Association continues to meet the demands of
our industry in a fiscally responsible manner.
The uncertain economic times being faced by our member companies have presented staff and the Finance
and Audit Committee with many challenges. Those challenges have been met, and the results can be seen in
the Association’s Financial Statements presented later in this report.
FINANCE
Terry Duggan, Vice President - Finance & Information Systems
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AUDITOR’S REPORT
Report of the Independent Auditor on the Summary
Financial Statements
To the Members of British Columbia Maritime Employers Association
The accompanying summary financial statements, which comprise the summary statement of financial position
as at December 31, 2014 and the summary statement of operations for the year then ended, are derived from the
audited financial statements of British Columbia Maritime Employers Association for the year ended December 31, 2014. Our opinion on those audited financial statements contained a qualification on certain financial
statement items due to the fact that British Columbia Maritime Employers Association derives its revenues from
assessments of its members. We did not review the accounting records of the member employers to ascertain
whether all required cargo assessments and Container Gainshare levies have been remitted. Accordingly, our
verification of cargo assessments and Container Gainshare levies were limited to the amounts reported by members to British Columbia Maritime Employers Association. Therefore, we were not able to determine, as at and
for the year ended December 31, 2014, whether any adjustments might be necessary to cargo assessments and
Container Gainshare levies and excess of revenues over expenses reported in the statements of operations and
cash flows, and current assets, current liabilities and net assets reported in the statements of financial position.
These summary financial statements do not contain all the disclosures required by Canadian accounting
standards for not-for-profit organizations. Reading the summary financial statements, therefore, is not a
substitute for reading the audited financial statements of British Columbia Maritime Employers Association.
FINANCE
Management’s Responsibility for the Financial Statements
Management is responsible for the preparation of a summary of the audited financial statements in accordance with Canadian accounting standards for not-for-profit organizations.
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Auditors’ Responsibility
Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the summary financial statements based on our procedures,
which were conducted in accordance with Canadian Auditing Standard (CAS) 810, Engagements to report
on summary financial statements.
Opinion
In our opinion, the accompanying summary financial statements which have been derived from the audited
financial statements of British Columbia Maritime Employers Association for the year ended December 31,
2014 are a fair summary of those financial statements, in accordance with Canadian accounting standards
for not-for-profit organizations.
Other Matter
The summary financial statements of British Columbia Maritime Employers Association as at and for the
year ended December 31, 2013 were audited by another auditor who expressed their opinion on those statements on March 4, 2014.
Chartered Accountants
March 4, 2015
Vancouver, Canada
British Columbia Maritime Employers Association
(Incorporated under the Society Act of the Province of British Columbia)
Summary Statements of Financial Position
December 31, 2014, with comparative information for 2013
2014
2013
$ 102,237,241
674,038
17,162,561
$ 73,743,265
1,780,717
14,111,246
120,073,840
89,635,228
10,070,258
24,160,929
9,661,485
16,677,565
23,138,097
12,634,250
$ 163,966,512
$ 142,085,140
$ 12,445,691
31,077,247
42,086,509
1,773,470
27,590
2,573,000
$ 5,809,111
27,814,842
39,510,579
2,285,215
31,692
3,675,000
89,983,507
79,126,439
Post-employment benefit liability
Modernization and mechanization allowance liability
1,154,244
39,779,000
1,102,503
36,296,000
Net assets:
Investment in property and equipment
Capital replacement reserve
Unrestricted surplus
24,160,929
500,000
8,388,832
23,138,097
500,000
1,922,101
33,049,761
25,560,198
$ 163,966,512
$ 142,085,140
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents
Short-term investments
Accounts receivable and other assets
Long-term investments
Property and equipment
Intangible assets
LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS
FINANCE
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
Accrued longshore vacation pay
Accrued Container Gainshare liability
Deferred revenue
Post-employment benefit liability
Modernization and mechanization allowance liability
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(Incorporated under the Society Act of the Province of British Columbia)
Statement of Operations
Year ended December 31, 2014, with comparative information for 2013
FINANCE
Revenues:
Payroll assessments
Hourly assessments
Cargo assessments, net of rebates
Investment income
Container Gainshare levies
Vancouver Island Gang Interchange
Lower Mainland Interchange
Worksafe BC COR program contributions
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Expenses:
Payroll related labour fringe benefits
Hourly related labour fringe benefits
Cargo related expenses
Container Gainshare contributions
Vancouver Island Gang Interchange expenses
Lower Mainland Interchange expenses
Worksafe BC COR program expenses
Excess of revenues over expenses
2014
2013
$ 96,999,353
36,906,495
33,211,893
1,501,710
41,825,145
1,015,489
404,554
146,164
$ 83,699,793
31,228,267
31,363,143
1,593,033
39,264,871
984,609
281,423
249,400
212,010,803
188,664,539
91,920,912
35,803,154
33,697,387
42,086,509
1,015,489
404,554
146,164
78,429,414
31,123,641
30,562,201
39,510,579
984,609
281,423
249,400
205,074,169
181,141,267
$ 6,936,634
$ 7,523,272
Responsibility for the Annual Report
The management of BCMEA is responsible for the integrity and fair presentation of the financial statements
and other information in the Annual Report. The complete financial statements prepared in accordance
with Canadian generally accepted accounting principles include amounts based on estimates and judgments. Financial information and operating data presented elsewhere in this Annual Report are consistent
with that in the complete financial statements.
The Board of Directors has reviewed and approved these financial statements. To assist the Board in meeting its responsibility, it has appointed a Finance and Audit Committee.
Readers are cautioned that these summary financial statements do not include all disclosures required for
complete and fair presentation. Members may obtain complete financial statements directly from BCMEA.
STAT IST IC S
Cargo
Cargo Volumes by Sector
Longshore Hours by Sector
Container Gainshare Funding
Tonnage & Hours by Commodity and Port
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40
40
41
Workforce
Summary of Hours and Earnings
Distribution of Earnings
Longshore Employees by Local
Hours and Earnings by Local
Longshore Hours by Port
Longshore Wages
Longshore Fringe Benefits
Foremen Wages
Foremen Fringe Benefits
42
43
44
45
46
47
47
48
48
Pensions & Benefits
Waterfront Industry Pension Plan
Waterfront Foremen Pension Plan
Longshore Health & Benefits
Foremen Health & Benefits
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49
51
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Cargo
Cargo Volumes by Sector
YEAR
TONNES BULK
(000)
TONNES BREAK
BULK
(000)
TONNES
CONTAINERIZED
(000)
FULL TEUs
HANDLED
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
39,977
42,373
41,842
45,172
50,457
6,899
8,787
8,414
8,269
8,636
25,279
26,571
29,431
31,031
31,561
2,440,031
2,564,701
2,840,805
2,995,347
3,046,450
Longshore Hours & Percentages by Sector
YEAR
BULK & BREAK-BULK
CONTAINERS
Longshore Hours
Percentage Hours
Longshore Hours
Percentage Hours
2,243,000
2,859,000
2,757,000
2,843,000
3,217,000
40.2%
44.9%
41.2%
40.6%
41.3%
3,339,000
3,508,000
3,934,000
4,159,000
4,581,000
59.8%
55.1%
58.8%
59.4%
58.8%
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
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Container Gainshare Funding
YEAR
IMPORT
TEUs
FULL &
EMPTY
EXPORT
TEUs
FULL &
EMPTY
TOTAL
TEUs
FULL &
EMPTY
LONGSHORE
INDUSTRIAL
INQUIRY
COMMISSION
OBLIGATION
LONGSHORE
GAINSHARE
ASSESSMENT
RATE PER
TEU
FOREMEN
GAINSHARE
OBLIGATION
FOREMEN
GAINSHARE
ASSESSMENT
RATE PER
TEU
2010
2011
1,498,774
1,554,062
1,367,234
1,363,435
2,866,008 $
2,917,497 $
25,879,880
26,394,780
$
$
11.25 1
11.251
$
$
7,211,037
7,894,831
$
$
-
2012
1,765,900
1,509,497
3,275,396 $
29,973,770
$
11.80
$
8,816,591
$
-
1
2013
1,808,198
2014
1,899,422
Total 1990 to date
1,550,194
1,614,775
3,358,393 $
3,514,196 $
$
30,803,740
32,361,770
349,186,571
$
$
11.80
11.80
$ 8,706,839
$ 9,724,739
$ 100,562,015
$
$
-
1
1 Effective January 2010, the Longshore and Foreman assessments were combined into a single rate.
1
1
1
Cargo
Tonnage & Hours by Commodity and Port Area (000’s)1
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
VANCOUVER
20,110
15,589
19
289
2,662
8,052
46,721
2,648
22,309
14,879
0
555
2,689
7,746
48,178
2,873
21,626
15,281
6
358
2,534
10,115
49,919
3,266
24,052
15,608
0
241
2,270
11,062
52,234
3,389
24,958
18,146
0
298
2,572
10,703
56,677
3,663
27
0
1,001
8
623
14,572
16,231
2,457
28
95
873
16
815
15,374
17,200
2,656
0
155
936
0
919
14,735
16,746
2,538
0
374
958
0
856
15,282
17,470
2,711
0
526
786
0
1,109
15,495
17,916
3,127
0
1,036
343
623
0
2,002
271
53
2,152
498
772
0
3,476
444
0
1,906
429
770
0
3,105
408
0
2,154
395
818
0
3,367
436
0
0
2,161
404
721
0
3,286
0
4,251
272
0
0
2,655
7,178
304
0
5,009
272
0
0
3,451
8,732
381
0
4,780
296
0
2
4,581
9,659
468
1
5,137
328
0
0
4,687
10,153
454
502
6,325
306
0
1
5,363
12,497
552
23
0
0
23
8
145
0
0
145
13
258
0
0
258
12
249
0
0
249
12
270
5
3
278
24
20,137
19,840
2,351
640
3,908
25,279
72,155
5,852
22,390
20,035
3,443
1,069
4,277
26,570
77,783
6,368
21,626
20,216
3,402
787
4,225
29,431
79,687
6,691
24,053
21,119
3,689
636
3,944
31,031
84,472
7,002
25,459
24,997
3,523
707
4,406
31,561
90,652
7,798
1 Metric Tonnes handled by ILWU/BCMEA labour
2 Including Bulk Liquids
3 Including Vehicles
41
BCMEA 2014
Bulk
Grain
Logs
Lumber
General
Containers
Total
Hours Worked in NEW WESTMINSTER
Bulk
Grain
Logs
Lumber
General
Containers
Total
Hours Worked in CHEMAINUS
Bulk
Logs
Lumber
General
Containers
Total
Hours Worked in PRINCE RUPERT
Bulk
Grain
Logs
Lumber
General
Containers
Total
Hours Worked in OTHERS
Logs
Lumber
General
Total
Hours Worked in TOTAL
Bulk 2
Grain
Logs
Lumber
General 3
Containers
Total
Hours Worked in -
Workforce
Summary of Hours and Earnings
2010
2011
NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES WORKING
Union
1,970
Welfare Casual
676
Casual
1,831
Subtotal Longshore
4,477
Foremen
446
Total
4,923
HOURS WORKED
Union
3,485,137
Welfare Casual
1,120,707
Casual
1,245,685
Subtotal Longshore
5,851,528
Foremen
959,874
Total
6,811,403
AVERAGE HOURS WORKED
Union
1,769
Welfare Casual
1,658
Casual
680
Average Longshore
1,307
Foremen
2,152
AVERAGE EARNINGS PER WORKER 1
Union
$
90,266 $
BCMEA 2014
42
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
51.02
47.91
45.40
49.23
73.40
$
$
34.51 $
46.01 $
2013
2014
2014
% VARIANCE
FROM 2013
1,977
718
1,778
4,473
485
4,958
2,070
732
2,377
5,179
501
5,680
2,220
783
2,304
5,307
495
5,802
2,389
875
2,499
5,763
540
6,303
7.61%
11.75%
8.46%
8.59%
9.09%
8.63%
3,537,074
1,221,578
1,608,571
6,367,223
1,054,660
7,421,883
3,706,013
1,251,684
1,733,164
6,690,861
1,088,896
7,779,757
3,785,612
1,367,529
1,849,043
7,002,184
1,115,978
8,118,162
3,964,468
1,619,237
2,214,044
7,797,748
1,231,285
9,029,034
4.72%
18.41%
19.74%
11.36%
10.33%
11.22%
1,789
1,701
905
1,423
2,175
1,790
1,710
729
1,292
2,173
1,705
1,747
803
1,319
2,255
1,659
1,851
886
1,353
2,280
-2.68%
5.96%
10.40%
2.55%
1.14%
Welfare Casual
$
79,433 $
Casual
$
30,890 $
Average Longshore
$
64,347 $
Foremen
$
157,975 $
AVERAGE EARNINGS PER HOUR WORKED
Union
Welfare Casual
Casual
Average Longshore
Foremen
BASIC RATES OF PAY
Longshore
Foremen
2012
98,5344 $
95,496
1.00%
87,5264
42,9974
74,6914
159,062
$
$
$
$
86,300
34,191
66,664
177,8395
$
$
$
$
89,803
38,517
69,523
177,760
$
$
$
$
99,354
44,178
73,829
189,400
10.63%
14.70%
6.19%
6.55%
55.07
51.44
47.53
52.47
73.15
$
$
$
$
$
54.18
50.47
46.89
51.60
81.82
$
$
$
$
$
55.45
51.42
47.99
52.69
78.85
$
$
$
$
$
57.55
53.69
49.86
54.56
83.06
3.79%
4.42%
3.90%
3.55%
5.35%
37.16 $
49.55 $
38.21
50.95
2.83%
2.83%
35.36 $
47.15 $
97,009 $
36.26 $
48.35 $
94,549 $
1 Includes vacation and holiday pay earned during the appropriate period.
2 2008 longshore earnings include retroactive wages for the period April 1 to December 31, 2007.
3 2009 foremen earnings include retroactive wages for the period April 1, 2007 to December 31, 2008.
4 2011 longshore earnings include lump sum payments on ratification of 8 year Collective Agreement.
5. 2012 foremen earnings include lump sum payments and retroactive pay on ratification of 8 year Collective Agreement.
Workforce
Distribution of Longshore & Foremen Earnings
1 - 10
HOURS PER
WEEK
Year
Number
Paid
Group
Union
Average
Annual
Earnings
11 - 20
HOURS PER
WEEK
Number
Paid
21 - 30
HOURS PER
WEEK
Average
Number
Annual
Paid
Earnings
Average
Annual
Earnings
31 - 40
HOURS PER
WEEK
Number
Paid
Average
Annual
Earnings
40 +
HOURS PER
WEEK
Number
Paid
Average
Annual
Earnings
164
$
13,909
223
$
41,285
398
$
67,309
633
$
91,382
585
$ 119,517
1068
$
7,335
389
$
36,005
298
$
58,774
271 $
83,844
128
$ 110,120
12
$
44,912
12
$
76,730
39
Union
131
$
11,969
180
$
42,172
2010 Casual
985
$
8,323
441
$
14
$
21,259
12
130
$
15,421
676
$
9
2009 Casual
Foremen
2
Foremen
Union
3
2011 Casual
3
Foremen
Union
2012 Casual
4
Foremen
Union
2013 Casual
$ 118,459
198
$ 149,197
166 $ 180,001
310
$
67,411
603
$
93,467
745
$ 122,212
35,139
457
$
60,212
409
$
85,845
215
$ 111,775
$
69,739
27
$
98,520
88
$ 139,100
298
$ 181,761
187
$
47,650
329
$
74,831
577
$ 101,531
768
$ 131,751
9,941
469
$
37,503
551
$
63,876
497
$
289
$ 116,234
$
24,937
21
$
56,429
22
$
94,110
90
$ 142,417
336
$ 179,053
134
$
12,953
198
$
44,040
340
$
73,446
582
$
99,568
824
$ 130,678
1253
$
6,820
442
$
37,054
531
$
63,229
576
$
88,111
299
$ 115,452
45
$
15,801
25
$
67,206
21
$
98,681
105
$ 156,318
339
$ 200,465
265 $
7,984
179
$
45,019
354
$
74,988
601
$ 103,389
840 $ 133,444
529
$
64,488
607
$
351 $ 116,776
19 $ 100,734
80
$ 150,498
373
$ 193,816
90,986
1060
$
8,204
521
$
36,930
18
$
31,637
11
$
69,204
Union
359
$
7,010
196
$ 48,231
369 $
79,480
618
$ 107,605
861
$ 140,817
2014 Casual
1,083
$
9,425
519
$ 38,382
608
67,357
688
$
96,585
462
$ 126,837
18
$
26,363
16
$ 68,460
22
$ 105,815
93
$ 156,535
386
$ 215,205
Foremen
Foremen
$
89,964
1 2008 longshore earnings include retroactive wages for the period April 1 to December 31, 2007.
2 2009 foremen earnings include retroactive wages for the period April 1, 2007 to December 31, 2008.
3 2011 longshore earnings include lump sum payment on ratification of 8 year Collective Agreement.
4 2012 foremen earnings include lump sum payments and retroactive pay on ratification of 8 year Collective Agreement
43
BCMEA 2014
Workforce
Longshore Employees By Local 1
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
UNION
500 Vancouver
1,247
1,225
1,234
1,169
1,198
703
731
813
844
862
63
79
90
90
102
123
130
131
118
125
515 Port Simpson
0
0
0
0
0
519 Stewart
3
3
3
8
9
Total Union
2,139
2,168
2,271
2,229
2,296
500 Vancouver
325
340
335
363
382
502 New Westminster
328
306
337
345
427
39
34
43
45
49
0
10
10
24
24
692
690
725
777
882
500 Vancouver
718
685
924
1,006
1,053
502 New Westminster
762
701
951
910
1,044
505 Prince Rupert
181
188
296
318
242
508 Chemainus
120
133
146
159
145
0
0
0
0
0
49
71
60
76
62
1
0
0
0
0
1,831
1,778
2,377
2,469
2,546
4,662
4,636
5,373
5,475
5,724
446
485
501
495
540
5,108
5,082
5,874
5,970
6,264
502 New Westminster
505 Prince Rupert
508 Chemainus
WELFARE PAYING CASUALS
505 Prince Rupert
508 Chemainus
Total Welfare Paying Casuals
CASUALS
515 Port Simpson
519 Stewart
Others
Total Casuals
TOTAL LONGSHORE
44
FOREMEN EMPLOYEES
Local 514
BCMEA 2014
GRAND TOTAL
1 As at December 31
1
Workforce
Hours and Earnings by Local (000’s)
2010
2012
2013
2014
$
$
$
$
$
261,778
29,521
291,298
80,906
372,205
5,852
$
$
$
$
$
303,7716
33,230
337,000
86,585
423,585
6,367
$
$
$
$
$
310,501
35,830
346,331
96,339
442,671
6,691
$
$
$
$
$
333,196
38,400
371,596
101,818
473,413
7,002
$
$
$
$
$
386,349
44,042
430,391
115,978
546,369
7,798
$
$
$
$
$
130,597
16,307
146,904
41,784
188,688
2,955
$
$
$
$
$
145,349
17,541
162,890
41,429
204,319
2,873
$
$
$
$
$
150,514
19,009
169,524
46,700
216,224
3,266
$
$
$
$
$
161,093
20,143
181,236
49,227
230,463
3,389
$
$
$
$
$
180,162
22,332
202,494
54,083
256,577
3,663
$
$
$
$
$
107,421
10,877
118,297
31,600
149,897
2,302
$
$
$
$
$
122,289
12,387
134,677
34,857
169,533
2,656
$
$
$
$
$
121,919
13,128
135,047
37,828
172,875
2,538
$
$
$
$
$
133,401
14,272
147,673
40,764
188,437
2,711
$
$
$
$
$
160,761
17,027
177,788
48,259
226,047
3,127
$
$
$
$
$
13,461
1,210
14,671
4,043
18,714
310
$
$
$
$
$
18,719
1,600
20,319
5,336
25,655
381
$
$
$
$
$
22,471
2,051
24,522
6,972
31,494
467
$
$
$
$
$
21,858
2,242
24,100
6,679
30,779
454
$
$
$
$
$
27,882
2,832
30,714
8,370
39,084
552
$
$
$
$
$
9,898
1,107
11,006
3,363
14,368
275
$
$
$
$
$
16,793
1,655
18,448
4,787
23,235
444
$
$
$
$
$
15,118
1,604
16,721
4,691
21,412
408
$
$
$
$
$
16,342
1,704
18,046
4,994
23,040
436
$
$
$
$
$
16,501
1,770
18,271
4,953
23,224
431
$
$
$
$
$
401
20
421
117
537
10
$
$
$
$
$
620
46
666
177
843
13
$
$
$
$
$
478
38
517
148
665
12
$
$
$
$
$
501
40
541
153
694
12
$
$
$
$
$
1,043
82
1,124
313
1,437
24
$
$
$
$
$
61,968
8,812
70,780
18,635
89,415
960
$
$
$
$
$
68,209
9,655
77,864
20,756
98,620
1,055
$
$
$
$
$
79,2567
10,305
89,561
23,509
113,070
1,089
$
$
$
$
$
77,507
10,834
88,341
23,766
112,107
1,116
$
$
$
$
$
91,073
10,834
101,908
23,834
125,741
1,231
1 Earned during the appropriate period by members of that Local.
2 Workers Compensation and other insurance costs are not included. Pension costs include the Container Gainshare and other Pension contributions.
3 Consists of work at Bella Coola, Massett, Nisga’a, Port Simpson and Stewart.
4 2008 longshore earnings include retroactive wages for the period April 1 to December 31, 2007.
5 2009 foremen earnings include retroactive wages for the period April 1, 2007 to December 31, 2008.
6 2011 longshore earnings include lump sum payments on ratification of 8 year Collective Agreement.
7 2012 foremen earnings include lump sum payments and retroactive pay on ratification of 8 year Collective Agreement
45
BCMEA 2014
LONGSHORE (ALL PORTS)
Wages
Vacations & Holidays 1
Longshore Earnings
Pensions, Welfare, C.P.P. & E.I. 2
TOTAL LABOUR COST
Hours Worked
VANCOUVER
Wages
Vacations & Holidays
Longshore Earnings
Pensions, Welfare, C.P.P. & E.I.
TOTAL LABOUR COST
Hours Worked
NEW WESTMINSTER
Wages
Vacations & Holidays
Longshore Earnings
Pensions, Welfare, C.P.P. & E.I.
TOTAL LABOUR COST
Hours Worked
PRINCE RUPERT
Wages
Vacations & Holidays
Longshore Earnings
Pensions, Welfare, C.P.P. & E.I.
TOTAL LABOUR COST
Hours Worked
VANCOUVER ISLAND
Wages
Vacations & Holidays
Longshore Earnings
Pensions, Welfare, C.P.P. & E.I.
TOTAL LABOUR COST
Hours Worked
OTHERS 3
Wages
Vacations & Holidays
Longshore Earnings
Pensions, Welfare, C.P.P. & E.I.
TOTAL LABOUR COST
Hours Worked
FOREMEN (ALL PORTS)
Wages
Vacations & Holidays
Foremen Earnings
Pensions, Welfare, C.P.P. & E.I.
TOTAL LABOUR COST
Hours Worked
2011
Workforce
Longshore Hours Worked In Each Port Area
PORT
AREA
BCMEA 2014
46
HOURS
WORKED BY
VANCOUVER
EMPLOYEES
VANCOUVER
2010
2,784,313
2011
2,915,183
2012
3,137,722
2013
3,310,682
2014
3,560,865
NEW WESTMINSTER
2010
168,803
2011
138,205
2012
126,502
2013
78,080
2014
101,429
PRINCE RUPERT
2010
14
2011
2012
2013
2014
2
VANCOUVER ISLAND
2010
1,652
2011
3,092
2012
1,896
2013
14
2014
99
OTHERS
2010
8
2011
123
2012
10
2013
9
2014
237
TOTAL
2010
2,954,790
2011
3,056,603
2012
3,266,129
2013
3,388,785
2014
3,662,632
HOURS
WORKED BY
NEW
WESTMINSTER
EMPLOYEES
HOURS
WORKED BY
VANCOUVER
ISLAND
EMPLOYEES
HOURS
WORKED BY
PRINCE
RUPERT
EMPLOYEES
HOURS
WORKED BY
OUTPORT1
EMPLOYEES
HOURS
WORKED BY
ALL
EMPLOYEES
20,972
17,344
23,795
26,408
20,534
4,781
4,662
6,323
8,929
10,121
960
1,391
870
225
649
86
186
255
355
458
2,811,112
2,938,765
3,168,964
3,346,599
3,592,626
2,275,407
2,444,250
2,514,030
2,683,637
3,106,481
5,843
1,449
1,079
1,731
2,630
5,151
3,422
3,037
2,855
3,538
1,878
2,066
1,615
2,155
2,763
2,457,081
2,589,391
2,646,262
2,768,458
3,216,841
38
59
9
46
-
8
24
26
303,748
381,308
463,135
451,313
547,985
0
392
222
2,190
303,808
381,367
463,560
451,581
550,202
5,550
4,936
112
669
0
264,295
436,472
400,327
425,046
418,668
0
8
104
0
82
271,497
444,508
402,335
425,728
418,952
157
290
61
8
224
18
6
2
277
422
34
54
7,865
12,479
9,421
9,763
18,629
8,030
13,169
9,931
9,819
19,144
2,302,124
2,466,878
2,538,007
2,710,767
3,127,239
274,927
442,583
407,770
435,711
431,445
309,858
386,405
467,464
454,427
552,329
9,829
14,732
11,683
12,495
24,120
5,851,528
6,367,199
6,691,053
7,002,184
7,797,764
1 Hours worked in Stewart, Bella Coola, Massett, Nisga’a and Port Simpson.
Workforce
Longshore Wages & Comparison Of Wages Paid To Wages & Fringe Benefits Paid
YEAR
HOURS
WORKED
000’S
WAGES
PAID
000’S
2005
5,547
$
30.01 $
215,405 $
304,276
41.26%
2006
6,050
$
30.96 $
243,565 $
341,940
40.39%
2007
6,068
$
32.11 $
244,405 $
347,176
42.05%
2008
6,032
$
33.311 $
266,0672 $
373,803
40.49%
2009
4,914
$
34.511 $
215,089 $
314,065
46.02%
2010
5,852
$
34.51 $
261,778 $
373,761
42.78%
$
424,102
39.61%
BASIC WAGE
RATE
1
WAGES &
FRINGES PAID
000’S
3
$
303,770
FRINGES AS
A % OF
WAGES PAID
2011
6,367
$
35.36
2012
6,691
$
36.26 $
310,501 $
443,072
42.70%
2013
7,002
$
37.16 $
333,196 $
472,425
41.79%
2014
7,797
$
38.21 $
386,349 $
546,093
41.35%
1 Effective April 1
2 2008 earnings include retroactive wages for the period April 1 to December 31, 2007.
3 2011 earnings include lumpsum payments of $19.7m.
Employer Assessments Paid Towards Longshore Fringe Benefits
YEAR
VACATIONS
000’S
STATUTORY
HOLIDAYS
000’S
INDUSTRY
PENSION
000’S 1
CANADA
PENSION
000’S
HEALTH &
BENEFITS
000’S
M&M
ALLOWANCE
000’S
OTHERS
000’S 1
WSBC
000’S
TOTAL
000’S
2005
$
19,294 $
6,255 $
42,870 $
5,647 $
10,532 $
3,269 $
432 $ 572 $
88,871
2006
$
20,653 $
7,046 $
47,640 $
6,608 $
12,067 $
3,379 $
539 $ 443 $
98,375
2007
$
21,287 $
7,153 $
50,389 $
6,955 $
13,594 $
2,540 $
477 $ 376 $ 102,771
2008
$
21,681 $
7,369 $
52,382 $
7,285 $
15,013 $
3,113 $
547 $ 347 $ 107,736
2009
$
19,739 $
6,604 $
45,199 $
6,387 $
14,749 $
5,543 $
539 $ 216 $
2010
$
22,778 $
7,546 $
54,135 $
7,328
$
16,021 $
3,474 $
501 $ 200 $ 111,984
2011
$
24,974 $
8,290 $
57,502 $
8,154 $
17,216 $
3,173 $
602 $ 421 $ 120,332
2012
$
26,616 $
9,287 $
64,975 $
8,817 $
18,410 $
3,399 $
690 $ 378 $ 132,571
2013
$
28,728 $
9,604 $
67,834 $
9,445 $
19,920 $
2,514 $
701 $ 483 $ 139,229
2014
$
32,750 $
11,276 $
75,837 $ 12,972 $
22,111 $
3,431 $
782 $ 584 $ 159,744
98,976
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1 Includes cost of Employee Assistance, Jury Duty and Bereavement Leave.
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Foremen Wages & Comparison Of Wages Paid To Wages & Fringe Benefits Paid
YEAR
HOURS WORKED
000’S
BASIC WAGE
RATE
WAGES &
FRINGES PAID
000’S
WAGES PAID
000’S
FRINGES AS
A % OF
WAGES PAID
2005
949
$
40.01 $
52,099 $
76,199
46.26%
2006
997
$
41.28 $
2007
1,010
2008
$
984
59,319 $
85,164
43.57%
1
59,157 $
85,401
44.36%
1
57,766 $
83,719
44.93%
42.81 $
44.41 $
$
1
2
2009
835
$
46.01 $
57,818 $
84,134
46.09%
2010
960
$
46.01 $
61,962 $
90,523
45.62%
2011
1,055
$
47.15 $
68,160 $
98,903
45.10%
3
2012
1,089
$
48.35 $
79,203 $
113,842
43.73%
2013
1,116
$
49.55 $
77,455 $
112,502
45.25%
2014
1,231
$
50.95 $
91,073 $
131,183
44.04%
1 Effective April 1
2 Foremen earnings include retroactive wages for the period April 1, 2007 to December 31, 2008.
3 Foremen earnings in 2012 include lump sum payment and retroactive wages for the period April 1, 2010 to December 31, 2011.
Employer Funding Paid Towards Foremen Fringe Benefits
YEAR
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VACATIONS
000’S
STATUTORY
HOLIDAYS
000’S
INDUSTRY
PENSION
000’S 1
CANADA
PENSION
000’S
HEALTH &
BENEFITS
000’S
M&M
ALLOWANCE
000’S
TOTAL
000’S
2005
$
6,200 $
1,620 $
11,751 $
800 $
2,342 $
1,388 $
24,100
2006
$
6,754 $
1,744 $
13,196 $
839 $
2,464 $
848 $
25,845
2007
$
6,743 $
1,744 $
13,628 $
932 $
2,501 $
697 $
26,244
2008
$
6,546 $
1,675 $
13,491 $
919 $
2,450 $
872 $
25,953
2009
$
6,019 $
1,777 $
13,977 $
866 $
2,069 $
1,751 $
26,316
2010
$
7,012 $
1,806 $
15,290 $
894 $
2,374 $
1,186 $
28,561
2011
$
7,770 $
2,012 $
16,748 $
988 $
2,597 $
628 $
30,743
2012
$
8,298 $
2,132 $
18,630 $
1,094 $
3,310 $
1,175 $
34,639
2013
$
8,879 $
2,158 $
18,621 $
1,151 $
3,502 $
735 $
35,047
2014
$
9,902 $
2,421 $
20,881 $
1,195 $
4,187 $
1,523 $
40,109
1 From November 2003 to November 2004, the employer contribution to the Waterfront Foremen’s Welfare Plan was reduced by $1 per hour. The
employer contribution to the Waterfront Foremen’s Pension Plan was increased by $1 per hour. As a result, a total of $817,790 in employer contributions
were reallocated between the two plans over this period.
Pensions & Benefits
Longshore Pension Plan
Longshore pension benefits are provided to retirees, their widows and beneficiaries under the Waterfront Industry Pension Plan. The benefit is based on a fi xed amount per year of eligible service. The trustees have been
able to provide a consistent record of benefit increases each review of the contributions, investment returns
and actuarial advice.
Waterfront Industry Pension Plan
NUMBER OF BENEFIT
YEAR
RECIPIENTS
Pensioners
MONTHLY
PENSION BENEFIT
Spouses Others Total
Maximum Maximum
Years of
Rate per
Service
Month
Maximum
Monthly
Benefit
MONTHLY B
RIDGE BENEFIT 1
Maximum Maximum
Years of
Rate per
Service
Month
Maximum
Monthly
Benefit
2005
1,328
356
12
1,696
35 years
$ 63.00
$ 2,205.00
25 years
$ 29.00
$ 725.00
2006
1,349
352
11
1,712
35 years
$ 65.00
$ 2,275.00
25 years
$ 29.00
$ 725.00
2007
1,340
383
15
1,738
35 years
$ 70.00
$ 2,450.00
25 years
$ 29.00
$ 725.00
2008
1,358
397
16
1,771
35 years
$ 75.00
$ 2,625.00
25 years
$ 29.00
$ 725.00
2009
1,388
405
13
1,806
35 years
$ 75.00
$ 2,625.00
25 years
$ 29.00
$ 725.00
2010
1,395
415
14
1,824
35 years
$ 80.00
$ 2,800.00
25 years
$ 36.35
$ 908.75
2011
1,375
430
16
1,821
35 years
$ 82.70
$ 2,894.50
25 years
$ 36.35
$ 908.75
2012
1,374
442
16
1,832
35 years
$ 82.70
$ 2,894.50
25 years
$ 36.35
$ 908.75
2013
1,376
450
16
1,842
35 years
$ 85.00
$ 2,975.00
25 years
$ 36.35
$ 908.75
2014
1,348
446
14
1828
35 years
$ 95.00
$ 3,325.00
25 years
$ 36.35
$ 908.75
1 Payable from age 62 to 65 in the amount shown above or at a lesser rate if retired at age 55 or over but under age 62.
2 Pensioners continuing to work in the industry: 21 in 2012, 27 in 2013, 25 in 2014.
Changes In Pension Fund Assets
YEAR
ASSETS
AVAILABLE AT
BEGINNING OF
YEAR
PENSIONS
PAID
ADMIN.
EXPENSE
EMPLOYER
INVESTMENT
CONTRIBUTION
INCOME
MARKET
VALUE
GAIN (LOSS)
ASSETS
AVAILABLE AT
END OF YEAR
$
526,706,073 $
29,829,597 $ 1,528,444 $
42,870,098 $ 16,381,504 $
36,749,115 $
591,348,748
2006
$
591,348,748 $
31,840,969 $ 1,741,203 $
47,639,747 $ 21,998,831 $
58,380,529 $
685,785,683
2007
$
685,785,683 $
33,756,846 $ 1,909,473 $
49,884,811 $ 24,965,244 $
(20,554,710) $
704,414,710
2008
$
704,414,710 $
36,133,297 $ 1,840,133 $
52,873,564 $ 33,031,583 $
(140,877,868) $
611,520,021
2009
$
611,532,021 $
38,701,835 $ 2,474,367 $
45,199,243 $ 22,579,953 $
76,491,116 $
796,030,190
2010
$
714,626,132 $
40,390,427 $ 3,320,363 $
54,134,808 $ 22,215,298 $
48,602,656 $
795,868,104
2011
$
795,868,104 $
43,734,494 $ 3,618,656 $
58,690,954 $ 24,248,746 $
(11,361,869) $
820,092,785
2012
$
820,092,785 $
43,755,750 $ 3,227,891 $
64,975,074 $ 29,749,478 $
47,830,089 $
915,663,785
2013
$
915,663,785 $
49,368,247 $ 3,147,228 $
67,834,491 $ 30,325,320 $
109,647,241 $ 1,070,955,362
2014
$ 1,070,955,362 $
47,821,484 $ 3,927,667 $
75,837,318 $ 33,542,037 $
93,916,617 $ 1,222,502,183
The Waterfront Employers of British Columbia (WEBC) provides pension and benefit administrative services to members working in the industry on behalf of four joint Trusts.
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Pensions & Benefits
Foremen Pension Plan
Similar benefits are provided to foremen retirees, widows and beneficiaries under the Waterfront Foremen’s Pension
Plan. A significant revision to the foremen’s plan in 2001 resulted in two distinct benefits for service up to 2001 and
service after that date.
Foremen’s service after 2001 has been credited at $230.83 per month for each year of service. This amount has been
adjusted by the trustees annually to keep pace with increases in the CRA maximum allowable pension.
Foremen’s service prior to 2002 has been credited at $113.85 per month for each year of service.
Waterfront Foremen Pension Plan
NUMBER OF BENEFIT
RECIPIENTS
Pensioners Spouses Others
Year
MONTHLY PENSION
BENEFIT
Total
Maximum Maximum Maximum
Years of
Rate per
Monthly
Service
Month
Benefit
MONTHLY BRIDGE
BENEFIT 1
Maximum
Earning
Subject to 2%
Maximum Maximum Maximum
Years of Rate per Monthly
Service
Month
Benefit
2005
311
53
3
367
n/a
$ 166.67 no max.
$
100,000 25 years $
28 $
700
2006
319
55
3
377
n/a
$ 175.93 no max.
$
105,556 25 years $
28 $
700
2007
329
55
3
387
n/a
$ 185.19 no max.
$
111,111 25 years $
28 $
700
2008
336
60
5
401
n/a
$ 194.44 no max.
$
116,667 25 years $
28 $
700
2009
341
66
3
410
n/a
$ 203.70 no max.
$
122,222 25 years $
28 $
700
2010
344
72
3
419
n/a
$ 207.87 no max.
$
124,722 25 years $
28 $
700
2011
356
77
1
434
n/a
$ 212.69 no max.
$
127,611 25 years $
28 $
700
2012
356
81
0
437
n/a
$ 220.56 no max.
$
132,333 25 years $
28 $
700
2013
357
83
0
440
n/a
$ 224.72 no max.
$ 134,833.50 25 years $ 36.35 $908.75
2014
354
89
1
444
n/a
$ 230.83 no max. $ 138,500.00 25 years $ 36.35 $908.75
1 Payable from age 62 to 65 in the amount shown above or at a lesser rate if retired at age 55 or over but under age 62.
2 Pensioners continuing to work in the industry: two in 2012, four in 2013, four in 2014.
Changes In Pension Fund Assets
ASSETS
AVAILABLE
PENSIONS
AT BEGINNING
PAID
OF YEAR
2005
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ADMIN.
EMPLOYER
EMPLOYEE
INVESTMENT
EXPENSE CONTRIBUTION CONTRIBUTION
INCOME
MARKET
VALUE
GAIN (LOSS)
ASSETS
AVAILABLE
AT END OF
YEAR
$
157,381,070 $
9,116,425 $
554,350 $
11,750,814 $
3,817,796 $
4,775,525 $
11,169,275 $ 179,223,706
2006 $
179,223,706 $
9,764,643 $
601,090 $
13,196,113 $
3,912,472 $
6,704,924 $
17,956,632 $
210,628,113
2007
$
210,628,113 $ 11,403,560 $
668,562 $
13,627,787 $
4,737,816 $
7,698,388 $ (6,322,441) $
218,919,252
2008 $
218,919,252 $ 11,307,622 $
673,295 $
13,491,902 $
3,862,568 $
10,321,272 $ (43,330,580) $ 191,283,496
2009 $
191,283,496 $ 12,220,388 $
878,347 $
13,977,247 $
3,777,519 $
7,453,664 $ 26,668,033 $ 230,061,227
2010
$
230,061,227 $ 11,936,597 $ 1,014,851 $
15,313,111 $
3,826,335 $
6,734,073 $
2011
$
260,954,313 $ 12,309,342 $ 1,441,534 $
16,745,994 $
4,006,454 $
7,394,970 $ (7,900,461) $ 267,450,395
2012 $
267,450,394 $ 13,760,365 $ 1,366,365 $
18,630,244 $
4,295,457 $
9,326,671 $
2013 $
302,231,987 $ 15,696,409 $ 1,293,667 $
18,621,071 $
4,199,748 $
2014 $ 362,540,539 $ 15,699,280 $ 1,488,449 $
20,881,436 $
17,971,016 $ 260,954,313
17,655,950 $ 302,231,987
10,655,676 $ 43,822,133 $ 362,540,539
378,727 $ 10,042,002 $ 31,801,466 $ 408,456,441
Pensions & Benefits
Longshore & Foremen Benefit Plans
Longshore benefits are provided to active and retired employees under the ILWU Employer Association Health
and Benefit Plan. Similar benefits are provided to foremen employees and retirees under the Waterfront Foremen’s
Welfare Plan.
Benefits under both Plans are provided through specific Trusts established for that purpose. Benefits are generally
paid based on a flat entitlement amount per period. The Trusts pay the cost of premiums for selected comprehensive coverage from independent third party carriers (basic medical, vision care, life insurance, AD&D). The
balance of benefits are self-funded and limited by the remaining assets of the Trusts.
Each Plan is managed by six Trustees, three appointed by the Association and three appointed by the Union. Dayto-day benefits administration is carried out on behalf of the Trusts by the Waterfront Employers of B.C.
Cost of Longshore Health and Benefit Plan
2010
2011
2012
2013
17,222,772 $
18,408,878 $
19,919,973 $
20141
REVENUES
Employer
$
16,028,327 $
22,111,162
Employee
$
5,367,670 $
5,748,858 $
6,025,156 $
6,430,399 $
7,006,576
Investment & Other
$
1,144,697 $
1,422,586 $
881,305 $
527,894 $
1,798,842
Total
$
22,540,713 $
24,394,215 $
25,315,339 $
26,878,266 $
30,916,580
Weekly Indemnity
$
3,451,996 $
3,465,404 $
3,003,457 $
3,467,877 $
3,742,782
M.S.P. of B.C.
$
4,299,632 $
4,630,342 $
5,005,793 $
5,329,918 $
5,719,676
Dental
$
2,839,545 $
2,929,718 $
3,215,366 $
4,025,055 $
4,906,273
Group Life
$
2,189,432 $
1,750,030 $
2,187,293 $
2,695,167 $
1,996,227
Long Term Disability
$
2,793,008 $
2,447,395 $
2,342,846 $
2,482,079 $
2,193,569
Provisions for Disability Claims $
(1,628,365) $
(352,600) $
(1,256,200) $
100,490 $
(555,287)
2,529,920 $
2,606,975 $
2,794,973 $
4,029,381 $
4,431,760
EXPENSES
Extended Health
$
Vision Care
$
278,657 $
261,774 $
283,448 $
500,242 $
574,011
Pensioners Survivor Benefits
$
162,500 $
215,000 $
147,043 $
157,457 $
204,000
Accidental Death
& Dismemberment
$
217,952 $
280,634 $
300,400 $
319,919 $
355,190
Administration, Consultants
$
607,459 $
623,973 $
701,680 $
910,847 $
1,149,118
Total
$
17,741,736 $
18,858,645 $
18,726,099 $
24,018,432 $
24,717,319
EXCESS (SHORTFALL)
$
4,798,977 $
5,535,570 $
6,589,240 $
2,859,834 $
6,199,261
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Longshore & Foremen Benefit Plans
Benefit Type
Longshore
Foremen
Weekly Indemnity
“A” Coverage - $714 per week to a maximum of 52 weeks
$749 per week to a maximum of 52 weeks
Medical Services Plan of BC*
Including pensioners & surviving spouse
Including pensioners & surviving spouse
Dental
“A” Coverage - 90% of all routine, restorative and surgical costs 90% of all routine, restorative and surgical costs
($10,000 annual reimbursement limit)
($6,000 annual reimbursement limit)
Orthodontics - Limited at 50% to a
Orthodontics - Services included in limit above
$3,500 lifetime max. reimbursement limit
“B” Coverage - $750 annually, paid at 90%
Pensioner & Surviving Spouse $750 annual reimbursement limit
Dental
90% of routine
($1,500 annual reimbursement limit)
Group Life*
“A” Coverage $200,000 (eff. Sept. 1, 2011)
“B” Coverage $100,000 (eff. Sept. 1, 2011)
$200,000
A D & D*
“A” Coverage $200,000 (eff. Sept. 1, 2011)
“B” Coverage $100,000 (eff. Sept. 1, 2011)
$200,000
Long Term Disability
“A” Coverage $2,225 per month (taxable)
$3,990 per month (taxable)
Extended Health*
90% of covered expenses to a lifetime limit of $37,000
Including pensioners and eligible surviving spouses
90% of covered expenses to a lifetime limit of $30,000
Including pensioners and eligible surviving spouses
Vision Care*
$565 per individual dependent family member every 2 years
$350 per individual dependent family member every 2 years
Pensioner & Surviving Spouse $285 per individual dependent family member every 2 years
Vision Care
$350 per individual dependent family member every 2 years
Pensioners Survivor Benefits
$3,000 survivor benefit - pensioners only
$3,000 survivor benefit - pensioners only
* ‘B’ Board Casuals who maintain hours eligibility qualify for limited benefits coverage (EHB, MSP, Vision Care, B Board Dental Benefits, and 50% of Group Life and AD&D).
Cost of Foremen Health and Benefit Plan
2010
REVENUES
Employer
Employee
Investment & Other
Total
$
$
$
$
2,373,675
1,679,226
399,906
4,452,807
2011
$
$
$
$
2,597,403
1,824,044
584,000
5,005,447
20131
2012
20141
$
$
$
$
3,309,904
1,903,286
245,151
5,458,341
$
$
$
$
3,509,478
1,964,959
145,656
5,620,093
$
$
$
$
4,187,037
2,141,124
491,325
6,819,486
EXPENSES
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Weekly Indemnity
$
266,716 $
166,639 $
253,876
$
260,863
$
378,994
M.S.P. of B.C.
$
916,594 $
1,030,971 $
1,106,158
$
1,149,453
$
1,221,102
Dental
$
827,142 $
801,439 $
882,203
$
904,373
$
1,121,431
Group Life
$
293,492 $
347,800 $
415,827
$
460,610
$
483,815
Long Term Disability
$
538,568 $
329,152 $
435,930
$
385,323
$
342,367
Provisions for Disability Claims $
(631,419) $
(535,400) $
514,153
$
( 370,138 )
$
( 440,899 )
Extended Health
$
578,446 $
634,326 $
643,487
$
806,345
$
960,886
Vision Care
$
59,713 $
59,236 $
86,416
$
105,950
$
82,218
Pensioners Survivor Benefits
$
32,500 $
27,500 $
22,500
$
37,500
$
30,500
Accidental Death
2
& Dismemberment
$
40,055 $
42,733 $
52,092
$
55,939
$
59,388
Administration, Consultants
$
148,074 $
167,850 $
159,305
$
169,400
$
259,101
Total
$
3,069,881 $
3,072,246 $
4,571,947
$
3,965,618
$
4,498,903
EXCESS (SHORTFALL)
$
1,382,925 $
1,933,200 $
886,394
$
1,654,475
$
2,320,582
1 Unaudited.
2 Accidental Death & Dismemberment is a new foreman benefit effective March 2009.
A PPE N DI X
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS
R. Chappell, Chair
Westwood Shipping Lines
(Canada) Inc.
B. Chrystal
International
Chartering
Services Ltd.
B. Eshleman
Western Stevedoring
Company Ltd.
L. Friberg
Pacific Coast
Terminals
(Canada)
K. Lige
Fibreco Export Inc.
M. Mihic
DP World (Canada)
Inc.
D. Nonis
Kinder Morgan
Canada Inc.
B. Pottinger
ACGI Shipping Inc.
S. Pyne
Montship Inc.
M. Schepp
Maher Terminals
Holding Corp.
J. Scott
Fraser Surrey Docks
L.P.
E. Waltz
GCT Canada Ltd.
Partnership
J. Webber
Squamish Terminals
Ltd.
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D. Bedwell
China Ocean
Shipping Co.
(Canada), Inc.
Direct Employers Class
General Terminal (Break Bulk) Operators Sub-class
B. Eshleman
Western Stevedoring Company Ltd.
J. Webber
Squamish Terminals Ltd.
Container Terminal Operators Sub-class
J. Scott
Fraser Surrey Dock L.P.
E. Waltz
GCT Canada Ltd. Partnership
M. Mihic
DP World (Canada) Inc.
Bulk Terminal Operators Sub-class
L. Friberg
Pacific Coast Terminals Co. Ltd.
K. Lige
Fibreco Export Inc.
D. Nonis
Kinder Morgan Canada Inc.
Northern Geographical Region Representative
M. Schepp
Maher Terminals Holding Corp.
D. Bedwell
R. Chappell, Chair
B. Chrystal
B. Pottinger
S. Pyne
China Ocean Shipping Co. (Canada), Inc.
Westwood Shipping Lines (Canada) Inc.
International Chartering Services Ltd.
ACGI Shipping Inc.
Montship Inc.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Ship Owners Class
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T H E M E M BE R SH I P
Ship Owners Class
ACGI Shipping Inc.
China Ocean Shipping Co. (Canada) Inc.
Colley West Shipping Ltd.
Empire Shipping Agency Ltd.
Gearbulk Shipping Canada Ltd.
Hanjin Shipping Company Ltd.
Hyundai America Shipping Agency (P.N.), Inc.
International Chartering Services Ltd.
Island Shipping Limited
Maersk Canada Inc.
McLean Kennedy Inc.
N Y K Line (Western Canada) Inc.
Norton Lilly International
OOCL (Canada)
Saga Welco AS
Sinotrans Canada Inc.
Westward Shipping Ltd.
Wilhelmsen Ship Services
APL (Canada)
China Shipping (Canada) Agency Co. Ltd.
Compass Marine Services Inc.
Evergreen America Corporation
Grieg Star Shipping (Canada) Ltd.
Hapag-Lloyd (Canada) Inc.
Inchcape Shipping Services
Interocean Steamship Corporation
“K” Line Canada, Ltd.
Mason Agency Ltd.
Montship Inc.
Navitrans Shipping Agencies West Inc.
Oldendorff Carriers
Pacific Northwest Ship & Cargo Services Inc.
Seaboard International Shipping Co. Ltd.
Trans-Oceanic Shipping Co. Ltd.
Westwood Shipping Lines (Canada) Inc.
Zim Integrated Shipping Services (Canada)
Direct Employers Class
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Bulk Terminal Operators Sub-class
Fibreco Export Inc.
Neptune Bulk Terminals (Canada) Ltd.
Kinder Morgan Canada Terminals ULC
Pacific Coast Terminals Co. Ltd.
Container Terminal Operators Sub-class
DP World (Canada) Inc.
GCT Canada Ltd. Partnership
Fraser Surrey Docks LP
Maher Terminals Holding Corp.
General Terminal (Break Bulk) Operators Sub-class
Associated Stevedoring Co. Ltd.
Empire Grain Stevedoring Ltd.
Pacific Rim Stevedoring Ltd.
PCDC Canada Ltd.
Vancouver Shipping Agencies Ltd.
Western Stevedoring Terminal Operations Ltd.
Cerescorp Company
Louis Wolfe & Sons (Vancouver) Ltd.
Pacific Stevedoring & Contracting Co. Ltd.
Squamish Terminals Ltd.
Western Stevedoring Company
Associate Members Class
Chamber of Shipping of BC
Shipping Federation of Canada
Viterra Inc.
Metro Ports Canada Ltd.
Tidal Transport and Trading Ltd
COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD
Executive Committee
R. Chappell, Westwood Shipping Lines (Canada) Inc.
B. Eshleman, Western Stevedoring Company
M. Mihic, DP World (Canada) Inc.
D. Nonis, Kinder Morgan Canada Terminals
Finance & Audit Committee
G. Benitez, Neptune Bulk Terminals
D. Dunbar, Western Stevedoring Company Ltd.
L. Friberg*, Pacific Coast Terminals Co. Ltd.
K. Inman, DP World (Canada) Inc.
T. Koke, Grieg Star Shipping (Canada) Ltd.
D. Leung, GCT Canada Ltd. Partnership
S. Pyne*, Montship Inc.
B. Pottinger*, ACGI Shipping Inc.
J. Scott*, Fraser Surrey Docks LP
T. Duggan, Standing Member, BCMEA
A. Smith, Standing Member, BCMEA
* Constitute the Audit Committee
Governance Committee
J. Belsheim, Neptune Bulk Terminals (Canada)
J. Scott, Fraser Surrey Docks
B. Pottinger, ACGI Shipping Inc.
Vacancy
T. Duggan, Standing Member, BCMEA
E. Marynuik, Standing Member, BCMEA
Ship Owners Committee
D. Bedwell, Chair, China Ocean Shipping Co. (Canada) Inc. T. Duggan, Standing Member, BCMEA
A. Smith, Standing Member, BCMEA
All members of the Ship Owners Class may participate.
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Direct Employers Committee
B. Eshleman: Chair, Western Stevedoring Company
T. Duggan, Standing Member, BCMEA
All members of the Direct Employers Class may participate.
Membership Committee
D. Bedwell, China Ocean Shipping Co. (Canada) Inc.
T. Duggan, BCMEA
C. Faleiro, Saga Welco AS
E. Waltz, GCT Canada Ltd. Partnership
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A. Smith, Standing Member, BCMEA
SPEC I A L & S TA N DI NG
C OM M I T T E E S
Joint Safety Committee
R. Bordignon, Co-Chair, ILWU
D. Moorhouse, Co-Chair, BCMEA
DeepSea Matters
R. Beatch, Western Stevedoring Company Ltd.
S. Mincher, DP World (Canada) Inc.
R. McFarlane, Star Shipping (Canada) Ltd.
General Wharf Operators Matters
D. Howell, Global Container Systems Inc.
J. Crique, Western Stevedoring Company Ltd.
J. Webber, Squamish Terminals Ltd.
J. Unrau, Fraser Surrey Docks LP
J. Rushton, Maher Terminals Holding Corp.
Bulk Terminals Matters
R. Meyer, Kinder Morgan Canada Terminals ULC
G. Sims, Pacific Coast Terminals Co. Ltd.
C. Rodrigues, Neptune Bulk Terminals (Canada) Ltd.
H. Zea, Fibreco Export Inc.
COMMITTEES
Coastwise Matters
J. Fairweather, Cerescorp Company
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COR Technical Advisory Committee
Glen Williams, Chair, BCMEA
C. Camara, Boilermakers Union
D. Finamore, Seaspan Marine Corporation
G. Sims, Pacific Coast Terminals Co. Ltd.
A. Vingnes, Catherwood Towing
S. Kolberg, WorkSafeBC
J. Crique, Western/Associated Stevedoring
S. Mincher, DP World (Canada) Inc.
J. Staynor, Island Tug & Barge
Joint Industry Labour Relations Committee
M. Leonard, Chair, BCMEA
J. Belsheim, Neptune Bulk Terminals (Canada) Ltd.
D. Bedwell, China Ocean Shipping Co. (Canada) Inc.
D. Lucas, Western Stevedoring Company Ltd.
ALTERNATES
A. Smith, BCMEA
D. Nonis, Kinder Morgan Canada Terminals ULC
Longshore & Foremen Pension/ Health & Benefit
Plan Trustees
Foremen
K. Catton
G. Friesen
T. Keung
Longshore
R. Anderson
G. Friesen
K. Catton
Vancouver Island Committee
M. Leonard, Chair, BCMEA
R. Brinkhurst, Tidal Transport and Trading
J. Cullingford, Seaboard Shipping Company Ltd.
C. Faleiro, Saga Welco AS
P. Fry, DP World (Canada) Inc.
J. Briant, Western Stevedoring Company Ltd.
R. Chappell, Westwood Shipping Lines (Canada) Inc.
E. Scott, Gearbulk Shipping Canada Ltd.
L. Hewavitharana, Grieg Star Shipping Canada Ltd.
D. Lucas, Western Stevedoring Company Ltd.
Port Labour Relations Committees
Vancouver
Deep Sea Matters
F. Blair, Chair, BCMEA
J. Webber, Squamish Terminals Ltd.
R. Beatch, Western Stevedoring Company Ltd.
D. Lucas, Western Stevedoring Company Ltd.
ALTERNATES
K. Green, DP World (Canada) Inc.
Grain Matters
J. Vogt, Chair, BCMEA
A. Magro, Empire Grain Stevedoring Ltd.
T. Baker, Western Stevedoring Terminals
D. Suttis, DP World (Canada) Inc.
ALTERNATES
F. Parneta, Empire Grain Stevedoring
F. Ramanzin, DP World (Canada) Inc.
ALTERNATES
M. Mihic, DP World (Canada) Inc
Bulk Terminal Matters
F. Blair, Chair, BCMEA
W. Leslie, Pacific Coast Terminals Co. Ltd.
ALTERNATES
J. Anderson, Neptune Bulk Terminals (Canada) Ltd.
ALTERNATES
K. Greene, DP World (Canada) Inc.
General Wharf Operators Matters
M. Nielissen, Chair, BCMEA
J. Scott, Fraser Surrey Docks LP
ALTERNATES
D. Martin, Fraser Surrey Docks LP
J. Webber, Squamish Terminals Ltd.
R. Booker, Neptune Bulk Terminals (Canada) Ltd.
H. Zea, Fibreco Export Inc.
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R. Beatch, Western Stevedoring Company Ltd.
B. Webster, Western Stevedoring Terminal
Operations Ltd.
M. McClellan, GCT Canada Ltd. Partnership
C. Parker, GCT Canada Ltd. Partnership
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Deep Sea Matters
J. Vogt, Chair, BCMEA
C. Chernoff, Pacific Rim Stevedoring Ltd.
B. Gimblett, GCT Canada Ltd. Partnership
COMMITTEES
General Wharf Operators Matters
M. Nielissen, Chair, BCMEA
D. Lucas, Western Stevedoring Company Ltd.
Vancouver Island
M. Leonard, Chair, BCMEA
J. Briant, Western Stevedoring Terminal
Operations Ltd.
P. Fry, DP World (Canada) Inc.
Prince Rupert
Deep Sea Matters
M. Leonard, Chair, BCMEA
M. Zawislak, Empire Grain Stevedoring Ltd.
R. Beatch, Western Stevedoring Company Ltd.
ALTERNATES
B. Webster, Western Stevedoring Terminal
Operations Ltd
General Wharf Operators Matters
M. Nielissen, Chair, BCMEA
COMMITTEES
ALTERNATES
D. Giallonardo, Maher Terminals Holding Corp
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M. Schepp, Maher Terminals Holding Corp
Executive Staff
PEOPL E
Andy Smith
Blair Shumlich
President & CEO
Manager, Customer & Government Relations
Karm Jauhal
Linda Jones
[email protected]
[email protected]
Vinnie Joy
Human Resources
Eleanor Marynuik
Vice President - Human Resources
[email protected]
Donna Edwards
Labour Relations
Mike Leonard
Jack Vogt
Fraser Blair
Angela Christensen
Macey Nielissen
Vice President - Labour Relations
Director, Labour Relations
Manager, Labour Relations
Manager, Labour Relations
Manager, Labour Relations
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
Manjit Dulay
Training, Safety & Recruitment
John Beckett
Bill Blackler
Peter Edwards
Chris Fletcher
Ted Vincent
Glen Williams
Vice President - TSR
Manager, Claims Services
Director, TSR
Manager, Field Operations
Manager, Waterfront Training Centre
Manager, Safety Systems
Andrew Barnes
Suki Hache
Sid Plested
Mat Campbell
David Iwata
Joe Shewfelt
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
Morgaina Dematao Wendy Ebbs
Kevin Jackson
Meadd Miller
Diana Studenberg
Christi Frank
David Moorhouse
Dispatch
Ian Nicol
Manager, Dispatch
Ryan Beattie
Doug Cleaver
Amrit Johal
Bill Campbell
Tara Crone
Fran Ozee
[email protected]
Piero Cantagallo
Pavanjot Gill
Casey Roberts
Tommy Chan
John Hook
Mike Rutherford
Ian Cheung
Brie Jepson
Greg Todhunter
Finance
Terry Duggan
Tony Keung
Sharon Law
Vice President-Finance & Information Systems
Director, Finance & Information Systems
Manager, Accounting
Jennifer Rhodes
Premila Singh
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
Yuri Yamada
Information Systems
Rick Barnes
Manager, Information Systems
John Clarke
Kuldeep Kaur
Vik Singh
Sheldon Craig
Maureen Kilvert
Diane Sithoo
Vahid Farschi
Carol Nejedly
Richard Ward
[email protected]
Peter Fee
Gurpreet Singh Prihar
Fred Wei
Wilson Lee
Nora Sabau
Steven Zhou
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