After months of training, research, consultations and discussions, the K-12 provincial bargaining committee is ready to head to the table. Today, the K-12 Presidents Council gave its overwhelming endorsement to the bargaining committee’s proposals and priorities for a new provincial framework agreement.
Guided by the results of the provincial bargaining survey, the top bargaining priorities will be:
- Fair wages that recognize the value of B.C.’s over 30,000 school support workers.
- Increased hours of work available to school support workers so they can make enough to live in the communities they serve.
- Securing public child care in our public schools.
- Addressing the rising violence against school support workers in their workplaces.
Bargaining for the next Provincial Framework Agreement will begin April 14, 2025, with a 3-day meeting between the K-12 provincial bargaining committee and the B.C. Public School Employers’ Association. Additional bargaining dates have been scheduled in May and June. Collective agreements for K-12 sector locals in B.C. expire on June 30, 2025.
The bargaining committee will be sending out regular bulletins as negotiations progress. Watch for them at bcschools.cupe.ca, directly from your local, and on Facebook @cupek12bc.
Learn more about the bargaining process for K-12 school support locals in B.C.