As promised here are the rates of pay for Crowley IBU and MMP harbor assist tugs working in San Francisco Bay and Puget Sound.
Under the current IBU contract that expired October 2024 the rates of pay for engineers is based on license held and are as follows:
Chief Engineer (Limited Oceans) $51.50 / hr. - $618 / day
DDE (Any HP) $47.61 / hr. - $571.32 / day
DDE 4000 $46.34 / hr. - $556.08 / day
Assistant Engineer $46.34 / hr. - $556.08 / day
Junior Engineer (QMED) $34.70 / hr. - $416.40 / day
Deckhand/Engineer (Unlicensed Trainee) $31.22 / hr - $374.64 / day
As mentioned in my previous post, the IBU is currently negotiating renewal of their contract.
Under the MMP contract the current rates of pay are as follows:
Master $67.68 / hr. - $812.19 / day
Chief Mate $57.54 / hr. - $690.48 / day
Per the CBA these rates will increase 5% on April 1st, 2025. Deck officers do not get vacation pay. Crowley contributes 9% of gross wage to 401(k) for retirement, and officers have the option to contribute additional funds to an employee Individual Retirement Account Plan (IRAP). Medical benefits are fully funded by the company.
I share this information because I strongly believe that knowledge is power, and I hope that others might use it to improve their employment conditions. I also hope that people will continue share the details of their own wages and benefits in an effort to improve the the conditions for everyone working on tugs in service of the billionaire owners of the shipping lines, oil companies and terminal operators. We only have strength in solidarity.