Forty per cent of all the sailings that B.C. Ferries cancelled in its 2023 fiscal year were due to crew shortages, according to a report released at B.C. Ferries' annual general meeting.
While this job classification has higher pay and more rights under the collective agreement than seasonal workers, McNeely says the move hasn't done much to improve stability.
McNeely says ferry workers struggle to make a liveable wage. In a survey conducted this summer by the union, more than half its members reported taking second jobs. He also says many staff are struggling with burnout from working overtime due to a lack of relief workers.largest to date Diana Mumford, the chair of the ferry advisory council for the Southern Sunshine Coast, where community members rely on ferries to travel to the rest of the province, says local residents are tired of recurrent performance and capacity issues that can prevent them from taking ferries when they need them.
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