Provincial facilities workers across B.C. are poised to get a larger pay bump than other government workers as part of a deal to overcome a past pay cut.

The B.C. government announced the news on Thursday (Aug. 28) as part of a partial deal reached with the workers, most of whom are part of the Hospital Employees' Union and work in jobs such as care aides.

Those affected are part of the Facilities Bargaining Association, which represents 67,500 government employees from nine different unions. The vast majority, 95 per cent, are in the Hospital Employees' Union, while four per cent are members of the B.C. General Employees' Union (BCGEU).

Affected workers include food service employees, cleaners, lab assistants and nursing assistants.

This framework agreement establishes that wage incre

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