Civeo (Buffalo Catering) Tables Its Final Offer 

Last Tuesday, the company tabled their final offer to your Negotiating Committee.

Your negotiating committee was comprised of: 

• Ryan Shewchuk 
• Noel Austin
• Girlie Lusung
• David Mugogo
• Matt Gilks
• Chris O’Halloran

You can find the company’s offer here. 

Important Details About the Offer

The company has offered a 7.5% increase over the next 3 years, 2.5% a year. 

In the company offer you will see 7 items listed as agreed to. These are the only items we were able to reach agreement on with the company.

The other items in their offer mostly focus on the removal of any references to Wapasu. The Union is still fighting at the Alberta Labour Relations Board to get justice for the workers that we unjustly removed from Wapasu.

The company was clear at the table that removing these references would be part of their final offer. That is not something your Negotiating Committee agreed to.

“This is the company’s offer,” said Chris O’Halloran Executive Director. “It was unfortunate that the company was not willing to consider any changes to the contract other than wages.” 

We pushed the Company to provide:

• Retroactive pay back to March 31, 2026 –they refused
• A 200-hour guarantee – they refused 
• Massage coverage – they refused 
• First Aid kits in the Kitchen and House Keeping – they refused
• Travel allowance back up to $325.00 a rotation – they refused
• A 5% wage increase each year – they refused

You can find the union’s last proposal here. 

Information Sessions

We will be holding 4 information sessions: 

• October 13th at 7pm virtually over Zoom 
• October 14th at 11am virtually over Zoom
• We will hold a joint toolbox at-site Oct 22 for all member leaving for turnaround (time TBD)
• We will hold a joint toolbox at-site Oct 23 for all member returning from turnaround (time TBD)

Voting on the offer will take place at-site on October 22nd and 23rd from 9am to 3pm. 

Anyone who cannot vote in-person will receive an option to vote online October 24th. Only people who do not vote in-person will receive an online ballot. If you will need an online ballot, please make sure that any e-mail you would use for this purpose is registered with your Union: you can update that information here.

Please watch for more updates as we finalize scheduling. 

In solidarity,

Your Union
UFCW Local 401

Posted on: October 05,2026