At the last Union meeting in Montreal on 5/3/17, you told members that Canadian seafarers would be employed on European ships going between Montreal and Halifax, under CETA, at Canadian wage rates and that foreign seafarers on those ships would also benefit from those rates.
However, European ship-owners have been exempted from doing so on international cargo, which is essentially all of it.
In testifying before the Committee, you told Senators “Foreign crew-members on board will have to obtain temporary foreign worker permits”, though we know that, due to the exemptions, this will almost never be the case.
The Senate has the power to amend Legislation.
Will you inform the Senators of the exemptions, in order that they can amend Bill C-30 so that Canadian sailors can work on European ships as you told us?
Sincerely,
Marc de Villers.