Bargaining
BCGEU – Bargaining Update # 9
November 17, 2021
To: All MoveUP Members at BCGEU
Your bargaining committee is pleased to report that a tentative agreement was reached with your employer yesterday evening. The committee has worked determinedly to achieve this agreement and is recommending ratification of it by the membership.
Highlights of the deal include:
• 2-year renewal, expiring March 31, 2023
• 2% general wage increase retroactive to April 1, 2021
• 1.5% general wage increase effective April 1, 2022, with “me too” increase if public sector increase in 2022 is greater
• New working from home language
• Extended health, dental, and travel medical benefit parity with the UWU bargaining unit
• $1250 signing bonus for all regular and full-time temporary employees, prorated to $625 for temporary employees working less than 14 hours per week
We will be hosting a membership meeting on Zoom on the evening of Thursday, November 18th at 7:00 pm to review the details of this agreement and answer your questions. The Memorandum of Settlement is still being finalized by the parties and will be sent out to you prior to the meeting tomorrow evening. We look forward to seeing you there.
We thank everyone for their steadfast solidarity throughout this difficult round of bargaining and job action!
In solidarity,
Your Bargaining Committee:
Carmen McChesney, Committee Member
Doris Stowe, Committee Member
Gaganpreet Gill, Committee Member
Meaghan Morrice, Committee Member
Amy Turton, Committee Member
Trevor Hansen, Union Representative
Phillip Bargen, Union Representative