Your bargaining team is pleased to announce that we have reached a tentative agreement with FNHA! We are pleased to recommend this deal to the membership.
This short announcement is only to inform you that we have reached a deal and to give you the key information on major changes. The full set of changes to the collective agreement is being prepared in an easily understandable format. It will be shared with you as soon as it is ready.
You will be required to vote on the tentative deal to approve it. The agreement must be approved by more than 50% of members to become your collective agreement.
We know you are eager to learn all the details. For now, we will share some of the most important items that have been won. The General Economic Increases applied to all employees will be as follows:
- 5% in 2023
- 4% in 2024
- 3% in 2025
These increases will be applied retroactively to the beginning of the collective agreement. In addition to these economic increases, employees in the NU, CS, and PH classifications will receive additional adjustments.
Effective on the signing of the collective agreement, there will be a new vacation accumulation schedule for all employees as follows:
- After 4 years, employees will receive 22 days of vacation
- After 6 years, employees will receive 23 days of vacation
- After 8 years, employees will receive 24 days of vacation
- After 12 years, employees will receive 26 days of vacation
- After 14 years, employees will receive 27 days of vacation
- After 16 years, employees will receive 29 days of vacation
- After 18 years, employees will receive 30 days of vacation
We also won the renewal of the Health Care Spending Account and a $100 increase.
We have many more details to share with you, and we will outline all the changes in more detail in the coming days. We will also hold a Webinar on Thursday, August 1, 2024, from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM (PT) to answer questions about the tentative agreement.
For more information or if you have questions, please contact us by email at BCFNHA_Barg@pipsc.ca.
In solidarity,
Your Bargaining Team, PIPSC
Lacey, Neil, Carol, Cynthia, Zach and Natasha
https://pipsc.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_bolfLvkTRde_tcKdr0oh6g