Government Services Local Councils summit announced, Essential Services Agreement reached

Government Services Local Councils summit announced, Essential Services Agreement reached

The last time your bargaining committee (the Government Services Bargaining Committee – GSBC) met directly with the Employer was April 9 and 10. Despite the Union putting forward a comprehensive package of important contract language and monetary proposals, the Employer refused to respond formally with written counter-proposals. They still maintain a position of no pay increases for the first two years of a new agreement (i.e. April 2017 – March 2019).