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GLP Executive Vacancy

There is one new vacancy on the GLP Executive. Are you interested in stepping forward? The Chapter Executive consists of seven members elected bi-ennially in odd-number years by secret ballot. In the event of a vacant position, the remaining Executive…

Action Required – Update Your Member Contact Details

Dear GLP members, Please review and update your PEA contact details immediately to ensure we have your preferred home email address, current work location, and mobile phone number on record. This will ensure you receive bargaining bulletins and other…

Appendix H Activation

We received the following letter from Deputy Minister Tara Richards regarding the activation of Appendix H 626819 - Response to Scott McCannell - Leave for Meritorious Service_0

PEA Requests Activation of Appendix H

The PEA has formally requested that Appendix H be activated in response to the emergency support for flooding and landslides. The attached letter was sent to Tara Richards, Deputy Minister of Emergency Management BC as well as DM's for the Ministry of…

GLP Emergency Response Update

GLP - Government Licensed Professionals Dear GLP members, As the province grapples with yet another devastating emergency we wanted to check in on a number of fronts. Firstly, to those members who have been displaced or had their…

Mandatory Vaccine Webinar Recap

Dear GLP members, Thank you to everyone who attended our legal perspective webinar last week in regards to the Employer’s mandatory vaccine mandate. We wanted to provide a recap of the content for those who weren't able to attend and also to let…

BC Public Service Vaccine Mandate

Dear GLP members, Yesterday the Deputy Minister to the Premier announced that the BC Public Service will require all employees to be fully vaccinated by November 22, 2021. The PEA encourages all members to follow health orders and to be fully vaccinated. The…

Correspondence with the Deputy Minister to the Premier: Return to Office

The PEA submitted a letter via email to Lori Wanamaker, Deputy Minister to the Premier regarding the results of the GLP's return to office survey. The letter that was submitted and the response from the Deputy Minister are included below, as is our follow…

PEA Letter to Deputy Minister, Lands and Natural Resource Secretariat

Lori Halls, Deputy Minister, Lands and Natural Resource Secretariat and the representatives from the PEA Shawna Larade and Christine Bieber have been meeting to discuss the work of the Secretariat. As a follow up item, the PEA committed to writing…

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on September 30

The BC Government has confirmed that members of the public service will receive the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on September 30 as a holiday this year. On June 3, 2021, the federal government announced that Bill C-5, An Act to amend…

Call for Candidates: GLP Chapter Executive Elections

The GLP Chapter is giving notice that elections for its Executive will take place this year. Your union needs an effective Executive Committee with inspired and committed members working on behalf of GLP members. Please participate by considering to…

Vote for your GLP Bargaining Committee

The online election for the GLP Bargaining Committee is open from April 8 at 2:00 p.m. to April 15 at 10:00 a.m. Members received an email with their elections credentials to their preferred email on April 8, 2021. If you did not receive the email…