IHA Bargaining Update - March 2023

To all USW Members in the IHA

We are pleased to announce that the member unions of the Community Bargaining Association (CBA) have voted by over 90% in favor on a new three-year collective agreement with the Health Employers Association of British Columbia (HEABC). 

The agreement is retroactive to April 1, 2022 and is effective until March 31, 2025. Although we currently do not have a date when retroactive pay will be paid out, we will be advocating for it to be issued as quickly as possible.

We made substantial gains in key areas identified by members including significant wage increases averaging 14 to 16%  over three years, protecting workers’ benefits, and providing greater control over working conditions. 

Your elected leadership will now begin working with the seven other constituent unions of the CBA to implement the new provisions. The committees and working groups we have established will also begin working on full mobility in Health Authorities, OHS initiatives and any further changes or updates to the Joint Community Benefit Trust funding structure. You will receive updates as these items progress. 

Your Bargaining Committee would like to thank you again for your solidarity and commitment in this round of bargaining. We should all be proud of the result and look forward to building on our momentum. 

In solidarity, 

Your Community Bargaining Association (CBA) Negotiating Committee 

Jessica Garreau and Sonja Goleski

On behalf of the United Steelworkers Local 1-2017