Your bargaining committee has been at work for over nine months to improve your wages, benefits, and working conditions. They've drafted, re-drafted, and finalized proposals that capture all the great ideas brought forward at our bargaining conference in October 2021. And they've pushed hard for the employer to address problems that have gone on for years. 

Now, your bargaining committee has recommended a tentative collective agreement to you that will increase your wages, expand your benefits, and improve working conditions for health science professionals across the province. 

Here's what comes next:

1. 1. Confirm your contact information
      
      It's important that your contact information is up to date so that we can send you the details of the proposed agreement and your link to vote online on the agreement.
      
      Click here to log in to the BCGEU Member Portal to review and update your contact information. If you don't have a Member Portal account yet, click here to request one, and then watch for an email with instructions on how to activate your account. 
      
      Ask your coworkers if they have received this email - if they have not received it, encourage them to visit the Member Portal at https://my.bcgeu.ca/signup to update their information and make sure they receive the collective agreement information and voting link by email.
      
      
   2. Information about the proposed agreement
      
      Detailed information about the proposed collective agreement changes will be sent out, along with invites to attend telephone town hall sessions to hear from members of your bargaining team and ask questions. 
      
      
   3. Vote on the proposed agreement 
      
      As long as we have your current email address, voting will be quick and easy through our online process. Voting dates and more information will be circulated as soon as possible.

 In solidarity,

Your Health Science Professionals Bargaining Association

UWU/MoveUP