The Colleges and Institutes Support Staff Bargaining Association (CISSBA) reached a template agreement at the end of last week. This agreement now forms the basis for local bargaining. Going forward, locals will go to the table to address local issues and concerns.
Highlights
Highlights of the template agreement include:
Pharmacare Drug Formulary changes
The Pharmacare Drug Formulary has been an ongoing issue for college support staff members. Although negotiations did not yield a return to the previous prescription drug plan, the bargaining committee unanimously agreed that the following changes are a good start to addressing formulary concerns:
In this restrictive mandate, the bargaining committee was able to bring the employers to a provincial table to resolve some of members’ largest concerns – without concessions. Locals now have the opportunity to address their individual issues at their local tables.
CISSBA represents college support staff workers at BCIT; College of New Caledonia; College of the Rockies; Douglas College; Justice Institute of BC; Kwantlen Polytechnic University; North Island College; Northern Lights College; Northwest Community College; Okanagan College; and Vancouver Island University.