After five days of negotiations, including a marathon session lasting twenty-four consecutive hours, your bargaining committee is proud to announce the Community Bargaining Association (CBA) has reached a tentative agreement with the Health Employers’ Association of BC (HEABC).
The CBA represents over 17,000 community health workers in seven constituent unions across B.C., including four CUPE locals with about 1,800 members.
This tentative agreement represents the overwhelming solidarity between workers across the seven unions of the CBA, and the support members showed with a strong strike mandate, which helped achieve incredible gains.
The bargaining committee has made progress on every priority identified by members through various engagement activities. We have also secured a fair and transparent transition process into the CBA for supportive housing workers. We look forward to sharing the details of these wins with CBA members across the province soon.
Workers in the CBA include home support, clinical, administrative support, and mental health workers who ensure that our clients have the basic needs of life such as adequate housing, food, social recreation, employment, and connection to services that support their mental and physical health.
