BC Transit and CUPE Local 4500 have ratified a new 3-year collective agreement.
The agreement reached is consistent with the BC Government’s Shared Recovery Mandate.
The agreement provides for wage increases of a flat rate of $0.25 per hour and a 3.24% General Wage Increase (GWI) in Year 1, an initial 5.5% GWI which was increased to the maximum of 6.75% when the 1.25% Cost off Living Adjustment (COLA) MOU was triggered in Year 2, and an initial 2.0% GWI which was increased to the maximum of 3.0%, when the 1.0% COLA MOU was triggered in Year 3.The renewed agreement also reflects the mutual interest of the Union and BC Transit and our strategic plans and operational initiatives.
CUPE represents approximately 24 employees in Transit Supervisor and Transit Operations Controller (formerly known as Transit Communications Coordinator) roles in the Victoria Regional Transit System.
BC Transit thanks CUPE Local 4500 for a collaborative bargaining process. We’d also like to thank our employees for continuing to provide safe and reliable public transit for our customers.
The previous labour agreement expired on December 31, 2023. The terms of the new agreement are January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2026.
