BCGEU members narrowly vote to ratify a new collective agreement – BC News
Public service workers across the province have a new contract.
Union workers, members of the BC General Employees’ Union narrowly agreed to a new three-year collective agreement with the province.
Union officials say workers ratified the new deal by a vote of 53.4 per cent. Only 71 per cent of the eligible membership voted.
The tentative deal, reached in early September, put an end to a two-week strike by public service workers which hampered both the cannabis and liquor industries, forcing some retaillers to lay off staff due to product shortages.
The three-year deal is retroactive to April 1, 2022 and runs through to March 31, 2025.
According to the union, it includes wage protection against inflation, improvements to occupational health and safety, improvements to mental health in the workplace, employment security and equity in workers’ rights.
The union is expected to provide more details at a news conference slated for Tuesday morning.
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