CUPE 116 Agreement Ratified

We are pleased to share that a four-year renewal of the Collective Agreement between the University and CUPE 116 has been ratified by all parties and is now in full effect. 

This agreement covers the period April 1, 2025 to March 31, 2029. It is the first ratified agreement between UBC and one of its bargaining agents in this round of negotiations.

The agreement reached is consistent with the BC Government’s 2025 Balanced Measures Mandate. The renewed agreement also reflects the mutual interests of both the Union and the University in our many strategic plans and operational initiatives, and includes the following:

1. Supporting our lowest paid employees through improved premiums and increased funding for the Sustainable Transportation Program
    
2. Supporting the health and wellbeing of our employees through:
   • Increasing the Health Spending Account to $750 per year through the life of the agreement
   • Introducing a Personal Spending Account rising to $300 per year through the life of the agreement
   • Introducing a Supplemental Employment Benefit for the first 10 weeks of parental leave
3. Maintaining competitive compensation for skilled trades by providing increases to qualifications-based premiums

These details, along with other elements, improvements, and materials, including a summary of key changes and updated language will be updated on the Collective Agreements page. Further details about information sessions on the changes will be provided in the coming days and weeks.

CUPE 116 represents approximately 2,700 trades, food and custodial staff, parking attendants, engineering technicians, research assistants, campus security patrol, and a few clerical/secretarial positions at the Vancouver campus.

We wish to thank the bargaining teams for their hard work in securing this agreement.