Three-year agreement for thousands of B.C. government workers

Thousands of British Columbia public service workers have ratified a three-year contract agreement giving them an annual two-per-cent wage increase.
The agreement covers workers who provide social, environmental and public safety services, as well as Liquor Distribution Branch employees and some of those who work at the B.C. Pension Corp.
The deal covers 26,500 workers and includes additional funds to help staffing shortages for child-protection workers, deputy sheriffs and corrections officers.