Bargaining
ICBC: Questions and Answers on your Tentative Agreement
September 8, 2026
To: All MoveUP members at ICBC
Thank you to everyone who has already voted to ratify your new collective agreement. Voting will remain open until Friday, September 11, at 12:00 p.m. If you have not already done so, log into your Member Portal and cast your confidential vote.
We also want to take the time to thank everybody who joined us on one of our two townhalls to discuss your new agreement, and for submitting your questions. Your bargaining committee unanimously supports ratification of this proposed collective agreement. We have compiled a list of the most frequently asked questions below.
The Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) can be found by clicking here, and you can review the draft wage scale here.
Top 10 Questions
- What happened to the proposal on increasing vacation and time off?
ICBC refused to increase time off allowances. They believe they have an attendance problem and maintaining consistent staffing levels is very important to them. We pushed on increasing vacation until the very end. Eventually, we gave it up in order to prioritize top items such as benefits coverage improvements. - Were there any changes to the sick leave occurrences?
Unfortunately, no. The cost was just too high – sacrificing 200 of the current 400 hours of sick leave. Your bargaining committee felt the trade off wasn’t worth the reward. People rely on those hours. Your LTD is also connected to it and having people transition any earlier to LTD would greatly increase the cost of LTD premiums which you pay. ICBC was also looking for us to drop the Attendance Management Program grievance as part of that agreement, which we are not willing to do. - Why did salary groups 5, 6, and 7 get a .50c increase and not SG8 or higher?
We have heard from members that it is difficult to afford their basic needs, but by far the most impacted are those who earn the least. This was a concrete way to lift our lowest paid workers up a little more to help relieve the pressure. This change does not take away from the contributions of those in the higher salary groups. We also negotiated a new job evaluation program which will result in all jobs being re-evaluated with many likely receiving a boost before this contract is up. - What happened to the proposal for a letter of understanding for the Senior Claims Specialists?
We were advised by ICBC that the Senior Claims Specialists need not be worried about their future. There is still sufficient work to necessitate the current roster of Senior Claims Specialists indefinitely. - Were there any changes to retiree benefits?
No, it was too expensive. Even just increasing the lifetime maximum from $25,000 to $50,000 was projected to cost 26 million dollars as there are thousands of retirees on the plan. This far exceeded the funds available within the mandate and we could simply not make it work. - Why are the annual wages increases only 3%?
These are the wage increases set by the provincial mandate. These increases were fought for by BCGEU members who went on strike for 7 weeks for better pay last fall. Prior to the BCGEU strike, the government had first offered a .75% increase each 6 months in the first year; and 1% each 6 months in the second year for a total increase of 3.5% over 2 years. After the strike, the mandate became 12% over 4 years which is a substantial improvement. We sincerely thank those members for standing up for all of us. - Were there any changes to the remote work provisions?
There were a few minor changes including a provision that all remote work requests will be evaluated on their merits. - Did we lose the weekend premium of time and a half pay?
No, the weekend premium remains unchanged. - When will we receive our retroactive pay and when will we start to see the increase in our base pay?
The increase to base pay should be reflected on your next pay cheque following ratification. The retroactive pay will be paid as follows:
– October 30, 2026 (July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026)
– November 13, 2026 (July 1, 2026 to present)
– November 27, 2026 Retirees - Will the retroactive pay be issued on a separate cheque from our regular pay cheque?
No, but it will be split between two installments. Your bargaining committee asked for it to be issued on a separate cheque however we were told it would simply be too difficult and time-consuming for the payroll team to orchestrate.
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To reiterate, your bargaining committee unanimously supports ratification of this proposed collective agreement. If you have any further questions about the proposed settlement, you can email us at icbcbarg@moveuptogether.ca.
In solidarity,
Your Bargaining Committee:
Jeffrey Bryant, Executive Board Member
Leilah Thiel, Executive Board Member
Lana Topic, Executive Board Member
Sara Colliss, Union Representative
Brian Martens, Interim Vice-President, ICBC Unit
Dimitri Ossinsky, Vice-President, ICBC Unit (On leave)