It’s important for Union Members and Casuals to make sure that the Local 500 office has your up-to-date mailing address and phone number(s). This is especially important as, in the new year, health and welfare coverage will start to be … Continue reading →

The Local 500 Pensioners Organization has opened their 2019 Scholarship application process. Applications, including the required attached documentation, must be returned to the Local 500 office by the end of the day on October 31, 2019.

The M&G meeting for August 27, 2019 is cancelled. The next regularly scheduled M&G meeting will be on Tuesday, September 24, 2019.

See attached memo for details

Liquid Bulk Meeting  Wednesday July 24, 2019 @ 5:00 p.m. at the Maritime Labour Centre, 1880 Triumph St., Board Room #1. Chair:  Dave Coccia For more details click on the bulletin below.

Click here to view details about this year’s Annual Pensioners’ Picnic and Show & Shine being held Thursday, July 18, 2019 from 10 am to 5 pm @ New Brighton Park

Now that negotiations have concluded and the tentative collective agreement has been ratified, the BCMEA advises that retro pay will be paid out as follows: Retro for period: Will be paid out on: April 1, 2018 through December 29, 2018 … Continue reading →

Bulk Operator Meeting (casuals working bulk operator invited to attend) Wednesday July 10, 2019 @ 1:30 or 5:00 p.m. at the Maritime Labour Centre, 1880 Triumph St., Board Room #1. Chair:  All Business Agents For more details click on the … Continue reading →

The results of the ratification vote for the tentative agreement show 77.18% in favour of accepting the terms of the settlement.   To read the text of the bulletin, click the link below.  

There will be no regular Membership Meeting at 6 pm on Wednesday, June 19, 2019. Instead, a “Stop Work” Meeting has been called for that day starting at 9:00 am at the Poirier Sport and Leisure Complex located at 633 … Continue reading →