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Tentative deal

Tentative deal reached between BCGEU & Victoria

Sep 7, 2022 | 9:46 AM

VICTORIA — Good news on the labour front.

This as the provincial government and the BC General Employees’ Union’s public service bargaining committee have reached a tentative deal.

It follows months of bargaining and some job action by the union.

The three year deal features yearly pay increases, including a hike of 25 cents per hour in year one followed by an increase of 3.24 %.

In year two, a minimum increase of 5.5% and a maximum of 6.75% and in year three a minimum of 2% and a maximum of 3%.

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“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.

“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.”