Administrative – this includes passes that are expired, lost, or cancelled. It also includes port passes that are not working due to a problem with the pass, sticky fronts that are peeling off, or passes that the fronts are worn … Continue reading →

For Remembrance Day we would like to honour past Longshoremen and family members who served their country in the armed forces. This is only a small number of the Longshoremen who have served, but past Local 500 President (1970) John … Continue reading →

The Union has received reports of washrooms being vandalized. Under the Labour Code washrooms and lunchrooms are referred to as personal service areas. They are provided for under Part II – Occupational Safety and Health Section 125(1)(i) of the Code. … Continue reading →

ATTENTION:HEAD CHECKERS You MUST report to your Foreman at the START of your shift. Rob Ashton Business Agent

That all Business Agents and Relief Business Agents be instructed that the Union Policy be that there will be no plugging in after the wickets are closed. Date Passed: April 18, 1990 Source: Membership That only Local 500 Officers and … Continue reading →

Please be advised that when you work a Day Shift in New Westminster you MUST go second time around for the Graveyard Shift. Anyone caught gimmicking these rules will be brought in front of the Membership and Grievance Committee. Rob … Continue reading →

To receive granted time while off on Worksafe BC Wage Loss you must submit your first and last wage loss pay stubs to Employee Services on the 4th floor at 349 Railway Street, Vancouver. Peter Haines, Secretary Treasurer.

Sisters and Brothers, Some Members have been approaching the BCMEA Despatchers to be despatched before the wickets are closed. This is contrary to the terms of the Collective Agreement. One of the BCMEA’s demands when we went into negotiations was … Continue reading →

Persons discovered: damaging personal or company property OR defacing or putting graffiti on walls or machinery WILL BE CHARGED and brought before the M&G. This includes all areas at the Despatch Hall. These are serious charges. Penalties can include deregistration. … Continue reading →

Article 10 – Recognized Holidays, Section 10.01(7) reads: “Days (up to 5 per week) for which an employee receives Workers’ Compensation or Weekly Indemnity payments, will count toward the calculation for eligibility for Recognized Holiday Pay providing the employee has … Continue reading →