The union is seeking a two\u002Dyear deal that proposes a five per cent wage increase or the rate of inflation, whichever is higher in 2022 and 2023
B.C. General Employees’ Union president Stephanie Smith says the government’s current wage offer does not go far enough to provide cost-of-living protections and the union will undertake an education campaign to prepare employees for a strike vote.Smith says in a statement the union is seeking a two-year deal that proposes a five per cent wage increase or the rate of inflation, whichever is higher in 2022 and 2023, while the province is offering 1.
Both the Public Service Agency, representing the government, and the union have additional proposals that include flat-rate pay increases to benefit the lower-paid workers in the public service. Finance Minister Selina Robinson says in a statement she understands and respects part of the bargaining process can include a union taking a strike vote.
“I respect their prerogative to do that in any round of negotiations,” she says. “The best agreements are worked out at the table. Leaving discussions at the table allows the parties who are negotiating to focus on reaching settlements.”
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