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The Municipal bargaining unit consists of members working at a variety of locations across West Vancouver including, but not limited to, Cultural Services, the Municipal Hall, Parks, Recreation facilities, and the Public Works Yard.
BARGAINING UPDATE (June 23, 2026)
We are please to announce that we have reached a settlement agreement. A WVMEA WVMEA Bargaining Update Notice was sent to members via email . Information sessions are scheduled and ratification voting will begin on June 26, 2026. We ask that members please contact the WVMEA office if they did not receive this correspondence.
RIGHT TO REFUSE UNSAFE WORK (September 8, 2022)
The WVMEA sent an important Health and Safety Bulletin to all members highlighting the WorkSafeBC amendments to the Right to Refuse Unsafe Work. Changes will now require employers to provide written notice of an unresolved work refusal to any worker subsequently assigned or allowed to perform that work, and to provide written notice of reassignment to the joint health and safety committee or a union representative.
STATUTORY HOLIDAY PAY DURING HOLIDAY BREAK FACILITY CLOSURES (posted August 15, 2022)
A Letter of Understanding was negotiated between the Corporation of the District of West Vancouver and the WVMEA to clarify the interpretation of article 11.02(d) of the Municipal Collective Agreement. Any day on which the Employer closes a workplace is not considered a working day. Therefore, permanent members receiving benefits, qualify for all Statutory Holiday pay during the closures. This does not apply to members receiving a percentage in lieu of benefits.