The PEA has received two important messages from the Public Service Agency (PSA) regarding the wildfires,
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Wednesday, July 12, 2017 The PEA has received two important messages from the Public Service Agency (PSA) regarding the wildfires, |
Monday, June 12, 2017 Notice of GLP 2017 Annual General Meeting: The GLP AGM will take place in Kamloops on Monday, October 23 from 5:00 – 8:30 p.m. at Hotel 540. |
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Tuesday, November 29, 2016 Members will receive a 0.35% wage increase in 2017 as a result of the Economic Stability Dividend (ESD) clause included in your most recent collective agreement. |
Tuesday, November 29, 2016 Members will receive a 0.35% wage increase in 2017 as a result of the Economic Stability Dividend (ESD) clause included in your most recent collective agreement. |
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Tuesday, September 27, 2016 David Zirnhelt is the keynote speaker at the GLP AGM. Mr. Zirnhelt is a rancher and a consultant in economic development and land use policy. |
Wednesday, June 8, 2016 At one time, all PEA members were designated as stationary status. This allowed any PEA member who travelled to claim meal allowance for time spent in the field. In 2004, this changed in the Ministry of FLNRO when certain positions were designated as field status (removing their eligibility for the meal allowance). |
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Wednesday, November 18, 2015 As mentioned in our email on November 17, 2015, PEA members at Oil and Gas Commission will receive a wage increase from the Economic Stability Dividend (ESD) of 0.45% on May 1, 2016. This will be in addition to the other wage increase in 2016 negotiated by the parties in the last round of negotiations: the 0.5% increase on July 1, 2016. |
Tuesday, November 17, 2015 Members will receive a 0.45% wage increase in 2016 as a result of the Economic Stability Dividend (ESD) clause included in your most recent collective agreement. |
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Wednesday, September 23, 2015 The PEA is hosting a GLP members’ Pension and Retirement web teleconference at 12:00 p.m. (PDT) on September 23. Call in promptly as it is open ot the first 250 attendees.The session will provide an overview of both the retirement provisions in our collective agreement and our defined benefit Public Service Pension Plan. Join us to learn about final year vacation entitlements, monetary retirement allowances based on years of service and relocation rights for retirees, and more. The session will be offered again on October 7 at 12:00 p.m. (PDT). |
Thursday, July 30, 2015 |
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Tuesday, July 14, 2015 |
Thursday, June 18, 2015 The BC Public Service Agency anticipates that it will be three to four pay periods from ratification (May 12, 2015) for the 1% wage increase to be applied, and then another two to three pay periods for the retroactive pay. The PSA are talking with Telus about exact dates, so please stay tuned for additional information. |
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Friday, May 22, 2015 Thank you to all members who provided input into the Professional Reliance Review being conducted by MLA Morris. We have submitted all member comments anonymously. This supports our meeting with MLA Morris from March 11, 2015. |
Friday, April 24, 2015 |
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Wednesday, April 8, 2015 A tentative collective agreement has been reached. Members can read the bargaining bulletin and full settlement after logging into the website. |
Monday, March 30, 2015 PEA members participating in the Public Service Pension Plan (PSPP) should be confident that they are members in one of the best managed defined benefit pension plans around. |
The PEA was formed in 1974, by a group of professionals working in the public sector. The story goes that the founders of the union mortgaged their houses to fund negotiations of the union’s first collective agreement.
Now, the PEA is BC’s union for professionals. We represent a wide range of professionals including lawyers, foresters, engineers, agrologists, teachers, veterinarians, fundraisers, physiotherapists, pharmacists, psychologists program managers, librarians and more.
Our union is led by the PEA Executive. They represent members from across the chapters of the PEA and set the overall vision and direction for our union.
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The PEA is made up of ten chapters, or groups of members who either work for the same employer or are in the same field of work. Each chapter has an elected executive tasked with running the affairs of the chapter. Each chapter is entitled to representation at the PEA Executive, the governing body of the union.
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The July 2017 issue includes a profile of Barbara Jo May, Convention 2017, a recent PEA forester victory, unions and the movement for LGBT rights, as well as saying farewell to a loved labour relations officer.