VICTORIA (NEWS1130) – The province has announced it has reached a tentative agreement with the BCGEU.

Premier Christy Clark says the deal includes modest wage increases, but there would be no increased costs to the province. The agreement also calls off the sale of the BC Liquor Distribution warehouses for privatization.

At the Union of BC Municipalities convention today, she praised BCGEU boss Darryl Walker.

“Darryl and the other negotiators in the public sector that we’ve worked with have shown that agreements can be done. We can treat public sector employees fairly at the same time that we are protecting the province’s finances.”

The tentative deal is over two years.

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