VANCOUVER – Members of the British Columbia Government and Service Employees’ Union working at a subsidiary of Telus have reached a tentative agreement.
The BCGEU members work at Telus Sourcing Solutions, which provides payroll services to the B.C. government.
The agreement provides what the union calls “significant pay increases” of an average of 6% retroactive to Apr. 1 this year, followed by additional hikes in December this year and December next year.
The BCGEU bargaining committee is recommending its member accept the deal when a ratification vote is held during the week of Oct. 2.
The B.C. government privatized payroll services in November 2004 to the Telus subsidiary. The workers’ old collective agreement, which transferred with them from government, expired on Mar. 31, 2006. If ratified, the tentative agreement will be the first negotiated settlement with the company.
