Bargaining
BC Transit – Bargaining Update #5
March 2, 2023
To: All MoveUP members at BC Transit
Your bargaining committee met with the employer from Tuesday February 7 to Thursday February 9 to continue the process of renewing the collective bargaining agreement.
The parties made considerable progress on non-monetary items. In fact there are very few non-monetary items left to be discussed. As per the bargaining protocol established at the beginning of the process, the parties will now be moving on to monetary items. There have been some initial discussions and the next round of bargaining will find the parties fully engaged in these items.
Your committee has advised BCT that we are closely monitoring the progress at the Unifor/BCT negotiations, and we intend to ensure that the wage settlements are the same at both tables. As some members may be aware, the public sector wage mandate was established some time ago and at this point we are operating under the assumption that those will be the guidelines the employer will be required to follow.
If you have any questions about the process or anything else, please feel free to contact a member of your bargaining committee.
The parties will be meeting again starting on March 21 until March 23. We are hoping we will be able to conclude bargaining by that time.
Thanks again for all the support that you have given to your bargaining committee. The committee has continued to receive positive and constructive feedback and that has helped to work towards a fair agreement. We are approaching the finish line and the support from the members has been wonderful. As stated before, we remain committed to bringing back the best possible agreement.
In Solidarity,
Your Bargaining Committee:
Tiffany Rivers, Job Steward
Kayla de Puit, Job Steward
Glen Redden, Executive Councillor
Sal Ruffolo, Executive Councillor
Shawn Lakusta, Union Representative