Community social services

The new wage grids effective the first full pay period after April 1, 2024 for employees under the Community Social Services (CSS) - Community Living Services, General Services, and Indigenous Services collective agreements are now available. The April 1, 2024 wage grids reflect application of the negotiated 2% general wage increase (GWI) plus a full additional 1% cost of living...

After months of working to force employers to pay retroactive wages, owed to many community social services workers in the Community Social Services Bargaining Association at worksites across the province, Community Social Services Employers’ Association (CSSEA) employers have been ordered to pay missing wages – with interest – by December 31, 2023. These wage increases were achieved in bargaining and...

We are still hearing from CSS members that many employers are significantly behind in scheduled payment of the negotiated pay increases. The Community Social Services Bargaining Association (CSSBA) is continuing to push the employer to provide immediate solutions. CSSBA recently met with Community Social Services Employer’s Association (CSSEA) regarding the policy grievance on these significant issues. We were unable to...

Health Sciences Association of BC has contracted Viewpoints Research to conduct the annual survey to learn about member priorities and concerns as the union assesses ongoing issues arising from shortages, patient wait times and excessive workload. Viewpoints Research an industry leader with 30 years of experience conducting research for unions and other progressive organizations. Using an experienced third-party professional research...

HSA continues to hear from Community Social Service Bargaining Association members who are waiting for employers to provide the wage increases and retro pay negotiated in the new contract. HSA is working through the Community Social Services Bargaining Association (CSSBA) to resolve this as soon as possible. CSSBA has sent notice to the Community Social Services Employer’s Association (CSSEA) regarding...

The Community Social Services Bargaining Association (CSSBA) was recently made aware that some of our members have still not been paid the negotiated retroactive low wage redress and general wage increases. We have also been told that some employers have advised of significant delays in paying our members the negotiated wage increases. The CSSBA did not agree to these delays...

New wage grids for members working in community social services have been finalized. The new grids reflect the increases negotiated for the new 2022-2025 collective agreement and ratified by members last month, and are to take effect the first full pay period after April 1, 2022 (retroactive) and the first full pay period after April 1, 2023. Read the wage...

New wage grids for members working in community social services have been finalized. The new grids reflect the increases negotiated for the new 2022-2025 collective agreement and ratified by members last month, and are to take effect the first full pay period after April 1, 2022 (retroactive) and the first full pay period after April 1, 2023. Read the wage...

CSS Members Vote in Favour of New Collective Agreement Members in the Community Social Services Bargaining Association (CSSBA) voted 95% in favour of the tentative agreement reached with the employers represented by the Community Social Services Employer’s Association (CSSEA). This was one of the longest rounds of negotiations in the history of this sector and we thank each member of...

CBA members to receive maximum wage increase this year Inflation-protection measures negotiated in new agreement will trigger 6.75% increase New inflation figures released yesterday confirm that the maximum wage protections in the CBA collective agreement will be triggered, and members will receive the full 6.75% wage increase starting April 1, 2023. This brings the total general wage increases for the...