After seven months of negotiations, the BC General Employees Union (BCGEU) and the province have reached a tentative agreement.
Wage increases of just over 10% spanning a term of three years is one of the main highlights.
Timelines for the ratification votes will be confirmed in the coming days.
The agreement covers about 33 thousand members, 14 hundred of which are located in Prince George.
“The members of this bargaining unit have been clear from the day we started preparing for bargaining last fall that their top priorities were wage increases and meaningful wage protections and our committee took that message to the PSA,” said Stephanie Smith, president of the BCGEU and chair of the bargaining committee in a statement. “The 95% strike vote we got in June and actioned in August was our members’ response to an offer that showed their employer had not gotten the message. After almost two weeks of job action and nine consecutive days at the table, enough progress was made that the committee decided it was time to let our members see what’s on offer and have their say.”
A link to the agreement can be found here.
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