Final signed copies of the three CSS sectoral CAs are attached.

CSS Community Living Services 2022-2025 CA FINAL SIGNED

CSS General Services 2022-2025 CA FINAL SIGNED

CSS Indigenous Services 2022-2025 CA FINAL SIGNED

Due to a memo from CUPE National President Mark Hancock regarding clarification of the rules around virtual meetings when doing elections,  CUPE 1936 Table Officers have decided that the May Membership meeting must be held in person only due to election requirements.

The in-person location will be at the CUPE Regional Office,  #410–6222 Willingdon Avenue, Burnaby,
For those that carpool with a full car of members, the local will reimburse your mileage.
There will be pizza, refreshments, and door prizes.

CUPE BC is excited to be partnering with the BC Federation of Labour in the delivery of several sessions of Electing a Future Worth Fighting For. This one-day course will focus on building our members’ capacity to talk about politics with other members, and will help get us ready for the upcoming provincial election on October 19, 2024.

CUPE BC and CUPE have developed a budget that will allow for them to pay for dozens of members to attend training in their region, or virtually.

If you would like to send members to this training but would like to have CUPE BC pay for it, please complete this form. This will allow us to go through the necessary approvals processes for the Division. Available seats for these sessions are limited by budget and space constraints. Participants will be brought into our rapidly growing Political Action Network.

If your local would like to send members directly, registration for sessions are open through the BC Fed.

The following training is available in your region:

If you have members who are looking for more advanced forms of training, or who are keen to become involved in CUPE BC’s member-focused political action plans for this fall, please connect directly with Neal Adolph, Political Action Coordinator, at nadolph@cupe.ca.

Additional virtual training is planned to provide local presidents with an outline of activities that are permitted during an election. This training will take place in the evenings. The dates are being finalized, but you can anticipate an update soon.

If you have any questions or concerns, please connect directly with me.

Note: This message was BCC’ed to all presidents and national reps in the Lower Mainland and Fraser Valley Regions.

Neal Adolph | National Representative (he/him)

Political Action Coordinator

Strong Communities Working Group

Canadian Union of Public Employees

nadolph@cupe.ca | 306.526.7786 | British Columbia Regional Office

Since time immemorial the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) and Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish) Nations have stewarded and cared for the unceded territory where I live and work. They continue to offer us leadership on how to live on this land that they know best.

JOIN US in person for the
Monthly Membership Meeting on
Wednesday, May 22nd, 2024 @ 6:30 pm

Due to a memo from CUPE National President Mark Hancock regarding clarification of the rules around virtual meetings when doing elections,  CUPE 1936 Table Officers have decided that the May Membership meeting must be held in person only due to election requirements.

The in-person location will be at the CUPE Regional Office,  #410–6222 Willingdon Avenue, Burnaby,
For those that carpool with a full car of members, the local will reimburse your mileage.
There will be pizza, refreshments, and door prizes.

Join us for a celebration of International Workers’ Day (May Day) at the
Maritime Labour Centre!

The event will feature an information & action far, speakers, live music, food, workshops, and more!

May 1, 2024 from 6:00pm to 10:00pm
Maritime Labour Centre
1880 Triumph St, Vancouver, BC

Further details + event poster will be shared shortly, and posted to https://vdlc.ca/events/may- day/

On April 28 each year we come together to remember those who were killed on the job, and to recommit to working to ensure that every worker goes home safe at the end of every shift.

Sunday April 28, 2024
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Jack Poole Plaza
1055 Canada Place
Vancouver, BC

We are pleased to be co-sponsoring a Day of Mourning ceremony once again this year along with the BC Federation of Labour, the Business Council of BC, and WCB (WorkSafeBC).

We will hear from speakers representing the co-host organizations, Canadian Labour Congress President Bea Bruske, as well as from Genevieve Cragg, whose son Charlie Cragg was one of the workers who was tragically killed when the Inginika tugboat sank in February 2021.

The event will begin at 10:30am.

Livestream available at https://www.dayofmourning.bc.ca/

Event page: https://vdlc.ca/events/day-of-mourning-2/

Stephen von Sychowski
President, VDLC

Topic: Valeria Mancilla, CUPE Local1936 (she/her/elle)’s Zoom Meeting

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Valeria Mancilla (She/Her/Hers/Elle)

Grievance Officer

Canadian Union of Public Employees

Local 1936

800 McBride Boulevard, New Westminster,BC.

Community Social Services- Greater Vancouver.

Office: 6045228445

Fax: 6047770297

Cell:7788618133

The new wage grids effective the first full pay period after April 1, 2024, for employees under the Community Social Services (CSS) – Community Living Services, General Services, and Indigenous Services collective agreements are now available. 

The April 1, 2024 wage grids reflect  application of the negotiated 2% general wage increase (GWI) plus a full additional 1% cost of living adjustment (COLA). The grids also reflect the application of health sector comparability adjustments, retroactive to the first pay period after April 1, 2023.

The joint Community Social Services Bargaining Association / Community Social Services Employers’ Association summary of the changes and the 2023 and 2024 wage grids are attached.

The increases include the following three bargained increases:

 1.  GWI of 2% Plus Full Additional 1% COLA 

 The 2024 GWI negotiated throughout the broader public sector, including for CSS, provided a guaranteed 2% plus up to an additional 1% COLA. Whether there would be a COLA and to what degree depended on the 12-month average consumer price index (CPI) percent change for BC for the period ending in February. The BC CPI annualized average percent change from March 2023 through February 2024 was 3.4%. As this exceeded the guaranteed 2% GWI, the full additional 1% COLA has been applied to the grids, for a total general increase of 3%.

 2. Health Facilities Comparability

 CSSBA and CSSEA agreed in the last round of bargaining to a $4.1 million ongoing fund to maintain wage comparability with Health Facilities (FBA). As part of their wage comparability process, the FBA and health employers agreed on 25¢ per hour wage increases for the lowest wage-rated jobs retroactive to April 1, 2023, and 22¢ per hour increases for the next lowest wage-rated jobs effective April 1, 2024.

With the available $4.1 million, CSSBA and CSSEA can match the additional 25¢ per hour wage increases in Health Facilities, retroactive to April 1, 2023, for CSS employees in Grid 9 and below. The available funding means CSSBA and CSSEA can also match 63.6% of the 22¢ per hour additional increases given to some Health Facilities jobs—meaning CSS employees in Grid 10 will see an additional 14¢ per hour wage increase. Unlike the Health Facilities increase for this group of employees, which is not retroactive, CSS employees will get this bump retroactively to April 1, 2023. These increases are reflected in the grids.

 We recognize that an 8¢ per hour gap will remain between CSS Grid 10 jobs and comparable jobs in Health Facilities. This must be addressed in the next round of bargaining as we continue to fight for equal pay for work of equal value compared with the health sector.

 3. Nurses Comparability

 CSSBA and CSSEA also agreed to maintain CSS wage comparability with the Nurses (NBA). Effective retroactively to April 1, 2023, CSS LPNs and RNs will see positive adjustments to any wage step that was behind its NBA comparator. The result is all CSS nurses’ rates matching those of the equivalent steps in the NBA. These increases are reflected on the grids. Note that CSS RN Step 1 rates were not adjusted as they were not behind the equivalent NBA rates. 

 The following three matters remain in discussion with CSSEA and we’ll be providing an update on our progress on each of them as we move forward:

 1. Health Science Professionals Comparability 

 CSSBA and CSSEA also agreed in the last round on wage adjustments to achieve parity for CSS paraprofessionals with Health Science Professionals (HSPBA). The parties have unfortunately been unable to reach agreement but discussions continue and CSSBA is prepared to refer the matter to arbitration in the absence of a solution that reaches parity with HSPBA. In the meantime, the 2024 GWI applies to the paraprofessional grid. We will provide further updates on this issue as they become available.

2. Community Health Comparability for Supervisory Jobs

 While affecting only a very small number of CSS employees in supervisory roles, there are some supervisory rates in CSS that remain under those found in Community Health (CBA). This only affected supervisory positions in CSS Grids 1, 2, 7, and 8. Other CSS layered-over rates are not affected as they are not behind the equivalent CBA rates.

3. Public Service Comparability for Indigenous Services 

 The Community Social Services Bargaining Association (CSSBA) and the Community Social Services Employers’ Association (CSSEA) agreed in the last round to adjust wage rates for Indigenous Services (IS) jobs where they paid less than like jobs under the Main Public Service Agreement and its Public Service Job Evaluation Plan. The work involved to achieve this is well underway but not yet complete.

The CSSBA member unions BCGEU and CUPE are consulting with their affected members to ensure that we provide a system that achieves parity with comparable work in the Public Service but also serves the unique needs and circumstances of Indigenous Services members.

 Overall, we are proud of the general wage increases and health sector comparability adjustments achieved in the last round of bargaining, the final instalments of which are in most cases detailed in this bulletin. Work remains to be done before the next round, via the arbitration process, on Health Science Professionals comparability, and in the next round to fully close the gap with Health Facilities. We look forward to continuing the fight for equitable wages with and for you.

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