BC Transit – Tentative Agreement Details

We are very excited to now be able to provide you with the details of the tentative agreement reached between your bargaining committee and with BC Transit on a new collective agreement.

This new agreement contains strong monetary increases and language improvements, and we are unanimously recommending ratification.

We will be scheduling two townhall meetings prior to the ratification vote. These townhall meetings will be held on:

• Tuesday August 25^th, 2026, from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. (virtual only) – A Teams Link will be sent to your personal email address.
• Wednesday August 26^th, 2026, from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. in person in the VTC Boardroom and virtually – A Teams Link will be sent to your personal email address.

A questionnaire will be distributed to all members so that they can submit questions in advance of the webinar. We strongly encourage all members to attend.

We thank all of you for your patience and solidarity throughout the bargaining process. Your support and engagement played an important part in helping us achieve this tentative agreement.

You can find the full Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) by clicking here. Below are some of the highlights.

Wage increases

• Retroactive to April 1, 2025: 3% increase for all wage rates
• Retroactive to April 1, 2026: 3% increase for all wage rates
• Effective April 1, 2027: 3% increase for all wage rates
• Effective April 1, 2028: 3% increase for all wage rates

Retirees and terminated employees

• Fully retroactive wages between the expiry of the previous agreement and the date of retirement or termination.

One time wage adjustment for Groups 5 and 6

• In addition to the general wage increases, the salary scales for Job Group 5 and 6 will be adjusted to establish a 5% differential between each group and the next higher group effective September 1^st 2026.

Addition of Job Group 13

• A new job group will be added effective September 1^st 2026 that will include jobs previously evaluated higher than Job Group 12.

Vacation

• Vacation entitlements adjusted so that members earn vacation sooner.

Health Spending Account

• Effective January 1^st, 2027, a health spending account will be provided for members in the amount of $650 per year with the option to defer vacation time to the spending account.

Benefits

• Coverage for Psychologists adjusted to $1700 per year.
• Plan C dental coverage adjusted to 60%.

Improved work scheduling rights

• Non-shifted part-time regular employees will be given 4 weeks notice of any changes
• Shifted workers will have an opportunity to review shifts for upcoming sign up periods for two weeks prior to commencement of sign up.
• All shifts posted will have a designated start and finish time.

Improved representational rights

• Improved representational rights for members who are facing investigations that could lead to discipline.
• Improved representational rights for members seeking accommodations.

Improved work clothing allowances

• New occupations added to the collective agreement.

Cultural leave for indigenous employees

• Indigenous employees will be granted up to 2 days leave to observe and participate in cultural activities.

Union education leave

• One time payment made to union for the purpose of educating job stewards.

In solidarity,

Your bargaining committee:

Tiffany Rivers, Executive Councillor
Glen Redden, Executive Councillor
Andrew Cheverie, Union Representative

File Number: 26-BCT-BLTN-Tentative Agreement Details-AUG21

Union Label: AC:kp/usw2009

Reply to: kpoth@moveuptogether.ca