Members of the BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU) have ratified a new agreement under the government's Shared Recovery Mandate.

Members of the BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU) have ratified a new agreement under the government's Shared Recovery Mandate.

The agreement represents approximately 30,000 people working in occupations that provide core government services, such as environmental management, social services, and sheriffs and correctional officers in public safety, as well as the unionized members of the Liquor Distribution Branch, the BC Pension Corporation, Destination BC and the Royal BC Museum.

The ratified agreement includes wage increases over the next three years.

There was also agreement on provisions that provide Indigenous employees with access to paid leave to engage in activities that connect them to their culture and language, as well as language to support employee health and safety and mental health in the workplace.

Currently, there are just over 137,000 public-sector employees covered by tentative or ratified agreements reached under B.C.'s Shared Recovery Mandate.