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Pay. Pension. Dispatch.
Explained, finally.

Plain-English explainers on the contract clauses, pension rules, and pay codes longshoremen never get a straight answer about. Written by a Local 502 longshoreman, not a journalist.

How the WIPP pension actually works

Plain-English explainer of the Waterfront Industry Pension Plan (WIPP), the defined-benefit pension covering BCMEA / ILWU Canada longshoremen. Credited service rules, the Rule of 90, the Bridge Benefit, and how it eats your RRSP room.

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