CBA members ratify new collective agreement

Community Bargaining Association (CBA) members have voted 91% to ratify a new collective agreement with the Health Employers Association of British Columbia (HEABC).
 
The four-year, inflation-fighting agreement delivers substantial gains in the areas members identified as priorities, including annual wage increases of 3% per year and low wage redress funding that will mean most members will earn about 13% more by the end of the agreement than they do today.
 
The agreement is retroactive to April 1, 2025, and is in effect until March 31, 2029.
 
Now that members have ratified the agreement, the next step is ratification by HEABC, which is expected to take place at the beginning of April. After that, HSA will begin working with the other constituent unions of the CBA to implement the new provisions.
 
Please note the employer controls the timing of retroactive pay, but your union will advocate for it to be paid out as quickly as possible. You can also find more information on our ratification hub here: Health Sciences Association | CBA 2025-2029 Ratification Hub
 
This agreement was won through solidarity. It was made possible by the strength members showed throughout bargaining, by a powerful strike vote, and by the determination of community health workers to stand together and fight for improvements. Because members stayed united and engaged, this round of bargaining delivered real progress on the priorities that mattered most.
 
Over 26,000 community health workers are represented by the Community Bargaining Association. BC General Employees’ Union is the lead union in CBA, representing nearly 16,000 community health workers across BC. HSA, along with United Food and Commercial Workers, Hospital Employees Union, Canadian Union of Public Employees, United Steel Workers Canada and BC Nurses Union, together represent an additional 10,000 members under the CBA.