CSS 2025-2029 Ratification Hub

Prior to the onset of bargaining, your union heard directly from CSS members on their priorities for the next contract.  At the bargaining proposals conference, members like you took the more than 80 bargaining proposals from chapters around the province and provided clear direction on your priorities that needed to be addressed with the employer.

Your bargaining committee made significant progress on a number of non-monetary and administrative proposals throughout the summer and fall of 2025, however, difficulties arose when the employer tabled their monetary package.  Specifically, while the expanded mandate was made available to the CSS sector from the beginning and your bargaining committee didn’t have to ask you for a strike mandate, there was significant disagreement as to how the available money should be allocated.  Your bargaining committee pushed back and was able to achieve the tentative agreement in front of you today.

This agreement represents the overwhelming solidarity between workers across nine unions and your Board of Directors recommends that you vote YES in favour of the tentative agreement.

Comprehensive Report

The Comprehensive Report contains the full Terms of Settlement — the proposed changes to the Collective Agreement — along with explanatory text. You can view (and download) the Comprehensive Report here

Highlights

This one-page document lists the highlights of the proposed agreement.

Wage Calculator

Visit BCGEU’s wage calculator for details: bcgeu.ca/CSSBA

Frequently Asked Questions

We have an FAQ that you can visit here. If you have a question that isn't answered in the FAQ, please ask it via email to info [at] hsabc.org.

Voting Information

Voting on the tentative agreement is open to all members covered by the Community Social Services Bargaining Association (CSSBA), and will be held online. Voting will open at 12 PM Pacific on May 14 and close May 21 at 12 PM Pacific.

If you're a member covered by the CSSBA whose employer has transitioned into the health sector, you are not eligible to vote in this election.
 
You will need a voting credential to cast your vote; these will be sent to your personal email on file with HSA when voting opens on May 14. If you do not receive your voting credential at that time, contact us for assistance.

Click here to make sure HSA has your personal email. 

Information Meetings

Telephone Town Halls, which allow members to call into a group phone meeting, hear reports from union leadership and ask questions, will take place on:

  • Tuesday, May 12 at 6:00 pm (Pacific time)
  • Wednesday, May 13 at 12:00 pm (Pacific time)

To participate, simply wait for your phone to ring at the scheduled meeting time and pick up. Allow 10 minutes for all the calls to be placed; the meeting won’t start until the full dial-out is complete. If you have recently changed your phone number, please update your contact information so that we dial the correct number.

Contact Information

Did you get a phone call or postcard from HSA? We're contacting members to make sure we have your current personal email address to ensure you receive all the information about the tentative agreement. You can confirm or update your contact information with our online tool.

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