A tentative agreement has been reached between the employer and members of DCL 20500 – Commissionaires Union of BC for a renewal of the Collective Agreement. The bargaining team unanimously recommend acceptance of the tentative agreement, which — if ratified by the membership — will be effective from April 1, 2025 to March 31, 2028.
In order to ratify the tentative agreement, a vote of the membership must take place. To ensure this ratification process is done as quickly as possible, PSAC will be conducting ratification vote sessions, beginning Thursday, June 5, 2025. Ratification sessions will be offered virtually or in-person.
Both in-person and virtual session will require you to pre-register for a session time.
Please note that DCL 20500 members will receive an email with the registration link, balloting credentials, and ratification kit via email from PSAC-AFPC Vote (communications@psac-afpc.vote). Please check your spam/junk folders if this information is not received in your inbox.
If you are a DCL 20500 Commissionaires Union of BC member and you did not receive your credentials, please email vote_vic@psac-afpc.com or call 250-953-1050. If leaving a voicemail, please leave your full name, phone number, and a message stating you are require your DCL 20500 voting credentials.
In accordance with PSAC Regulation 15C, members must attend a mandatory information session in order to vote. Dates and times for the sessions are listed below. Members will have the opportunity to vote after the information session. Members who have questions on the tentative agreement may ask them after the session.
Requirements for voting:
- To vote you must be a Member in Good Standing. This means that you must have signed a PSAC membership card (available here) prior to attending a ratification vote session. If you are on an extended leave (parental, disability, etc.), you will need to request that your membership status be maintained in good standing while on leave prior to the vote.
- Members must provide identification in order to vote.
- Please arrive 15 minutes before the session begins to allow time for registration and to ensure you are able to attend the mandatory information session. We are not able to admit late participants.
The ratification vote sessions have been scheduled as follows:
- Thursday, June 5, 2025 at 6:30 PM Pacific – Virtual
- Friday, June 6, 2025 at 9:00 AM Pacific – In-person
- Friday, June 6, 2025 at 12:00 PM Pacific – Virtual
- Friday, June 6, 2025 at 6:30 PM Pacific – In-person
The voting period opens Thursday, June 5, 2025 at 6:45 PM Pacific Time Zone, following the information session. The voting period ends Sunday, June 8, 2025 at 11:59 PM Pacific.
This is a SECRET BALLOT vote. How you vote is confidential. Each member receive their own secret voting ballot and pin via email only. Please do NOT share your email with others. In-person sessions will still have you vote online via the voting platform. Please keep your email until after the voting period closes.
If you have questions on the ratification vote process or any of the informative above, please email vote_vic@psac-afpc.com.