Deal includes wage hikes, health benefit boosts
SkyTrain employees in operations, maintenance and administration, ratified a tentative agreement with British Columbia Rapid Transit Company Feb. 17.
The three-year agreement — which ends on Aug. 31, 2019 — includes a general wage increase of 5.4 per cent for 750 workers, a trades-adjustment increase of 1.3 per cent, various improvements to extended health benefits and working conditions, and the establishment of a long-term disability review committee, said the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE).
“This recent round of bargaining has been a long and challenging process, so we are pleased to bring it to a successful conclusion,” said Bill Magri, CUPE 7000 president.
