CSSEA is pleased to announce that our Employer Bargaining Committee and the Community Social Services Bargaining Association (CSSBA) have reached tentative agreements for all three of its membership divisions, the culmination of nearly one year of negotiations and after an intensive series of meetings over the past several weeks. The tentative agreements are based on the 2025 Balanced Measures Mandate, which supports government’s key priorities to protect and strengthen critical services in BC’s public sector. CSSEA will send a detailed communication with highlights of the agreements in the next week. We are also in the process of developing detailed ratification packages for members’ review and will schedule member meetings to review the features of the tentative agreements and address any questions members may have.
We thank all parties involved, including the Public Sector Employers’ Council Secretariat, for conducting this challenging round of bargaining with patience and respect. In particular, we are grateful to our Employer Bargaining Committee for volunteering their time and expertise to ensure the interests of Employers were pursued throughout the bargaining process.
Community Living Services
Fernando Coelho – posAbilities Association of British Columbia Jennifer Fowler – Inclusion Parksville Society Karen Hansen – Shuswap Association for Community Living Dawn Hein – Mission Association for Community Living Tammy Khanna – Independent Living Housing Society of Greater Victoria Tanya Sather – Burnaby Association for Community Inclusion
General Services
Ann Kutcher – Westcoast Family Centres Darius Maze – Kiwassa Neighbourhood House Sanjeev Nand – Langley Community Services Society Judy Valsonis – Touchstone Family Association
Indigenous Services
Adam Calvert – Gathering The Circle Society (formerly La Societé de les Enfants Michif/Métis Family Services) Melanie Hudson – Island Metis Family & Community Services
CSSEA
Mark Slobin (Co-Lead Negotiator) Vanessa Wong (Co-Lead Negotiator) Jessica Gill – HRLR Andy Lee – HRLR Eric Peraro – Data and Research David Lin – Data and Research Kate Chan – Administrative Coordination Doris Sun – Communications
Further information will be released shortly – please contact your HRLR consultant if you have immediate questions.