MONTREAL, Jan. 29, 2015 /CNW Telbec/ - The Maritime Employers Association (M.E.A.) has remitted an additional contribution of $1 148 124 to the Longshoremen's Pension Plan Deficit as well as an amount of $179 802 to the Checker's Union.
« In addition to the increase of tonnage transshipped at the Port of Montreal in 2014, the great work done by longshoremen and checkers allows the M.E.A. to share, for the first time since the signing of both Collective Agreements in 2013, benefits from an economical recovery noted at the port » says Jean Bédard, President & Chief Executive Officer at the M.E.A.
The increase noticed in the volume of cargo handled at the Port of Montreal is expected to continue in 2015 which also suggests a boost of hirings of regular and occasional longshoremen at the M.E.A. "Currently, there are twenty regular positions as well as a large number of casual vacancies. We are confident that there will be more hiring in the course of the year as we are just beginning to feel the positive impacts of the Comprehensive and Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) signed between Canada and the European Union" concludes Mr. Bédard.
About the Maritime Employers Association
The Maritime Employers Association is a non-profit organization representing member companies involved in shipping. Members of the Association include ship owners, operators and agents of vessels, stevedoring contractors and terminal operators. The M.E.A. acts on behalf of its Members in the negotiation and management of the collective agreements of more than 1,200 employees working in the ports of Montreal, Trois-Rivières/Bécancour, Toronto and Hamilton.
SOURCE Maritime Employers Association
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