Victoria Clipper V
Canada’s biggest economic sector organized labor, Unifor, states that its Local 114 participants at the Victoria-Seattle ferryboat solution have actually elected 100% for taking lawful strike activity on Sunday, September 3 if a reasonable agreement can not be gotten to prior to after that.
The Victoria Clipper traveler ferryboat solution in between Seattle and also Victoria, B.C. is run by the previous Clipper Vacations, which in January, 2016 was gotten by Flensburg, Germany, based ferryboat driver FRS (Förde Reederei Seetouristik mbH) and also, in 2020, was rebranded asFRS Clipper It runs the solution with the broadband traveler catamaran Victoria Clipper V. Built by Norwegian shipbuilder Fjellstrand in 2003, it was moved to Clipper by FRS in 2017.
“Unless the employer shows up to the bargaining table with a fair offer, the Victoria Clipper will be anchored on one of the busiest tourism weekends of the year,” stated Lana Payne,Unifor National President “Ferry workers deserve a fair contract and will take job action if negotiations continue to stall.”
Unifor states that Clipper employees are looking for to discuss reasonable wage boosts, changes to the organizing system, and also far better work safety and security. Local 114 made an application for the help of a conciliator to aid shut the void in between the events, however throughout the whole 60-day appeasement duration, the business just consented to fulfill for 3 days.
“Good jobs and fair wages are pivotal to building a thriving tourism industry,” stated Gavin McGarrigle,Unifor Western Regional Director “The Victoria Clipper is no exception. The company must negotiate a fair contract or risk total service disruption.”
Contract disagreements and also solution interruptions would certainly be brand-new to the Clipper solution. “The German company who purchased the service in 2016 has been more difficult to work with,” states Unifor.
