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GLP — Government Licensed Professionals
Our Government Licensed Professionals bargaining unit is the PEA's first, having been organized in 1974.
More than 1,200 PEA members work for numerous ministries and agencies across British Columbia in the direct employ of the provincial government. Government Licensed Professionals include foresters, engineers, agrologists, geoscientists, psychologists, and others.
At Your Fingertips
Need Help?
GLP members should contact Labour Relations Officer Melissa Moroz or Executive Director Scott McCannell. Oil & Gas Commission members should contact Rhiannon Bray.
Click here to find your Local Rep.
Primary GLP Collective Agreement Documents
This area contains the Master PEA Agreement and associated wage scales.
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15th Master Agreement
Memorandum of Settlement
Professional Fees
Regular employees who have completed their probationary period are entitled to reimbursement in full of their annual licensing fee, upon application and presentation of a receipt (effective April 1, 2019, not to exceed the fee schedule as set on January 1, 2019).
Approved Professional Fee Schedule
Please see section 3.05 Membership in Professional and Allied Associations, Etc. in your collective agreement for more information.
GLP Executive
Members-At-Large:
Sam Davis, Forester, Chair, 250-398-4416
Shawna Larade, Agrologist, Vice-Chair, 250-426-1742
Sheldon Martell, Forester, Secretary-Treasurer, 250-751-7030
Frank Kohlberger, Forester, 250-371-6557
Elizabeth Hunt, Forester, 250-784-1237
Patricia Wilson, Psychologist, 604-951-5889
Vacant, GLP Executive
Bargaining
All information relating to GLP bargaining 2018/19 can be found on the GLP bargaining page. Please note that you will be required to log in to access this page.
GLP News
Monday, April 29, 2019
Dear GLP Members,
The PEA will be hosting three web-based noon-hour sessions on May 15 and 16, 2019 to review your collective agreement and some of the recent changes.
Tuesday, April 23, 2019
Volunteer on the GLP Policy Review Committee
GLP Constitution
In this section
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.
Resources for our members
Navigating a union can sometime be a challenging process. Under this section of the website you will find resources to help you navigate the PEA. In the members section you'll find expense claim reimbursements, information on the PEA's scholarship and bursary program and our grants and donations program.
Collective bargaining and job action resources explain the process of collective bargaining and what to do in the unlikely event of job action.
Local reps can also find resources to help them complete their job more effectively. This includes ways to welcome new members, how to take notes in investigation disciplinary meetings and more.
The heart of our union
The PEA is made up of nine 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.
Our members work for a range of employers: the Province of BC, the University of Victoria, St. Margaret's School, the Family Maintenance Enforcement Program, the Oil and Gas Commission, the Law Society of BC, Legal Services Society, the Okangan Regional Library and health authorities across BC.
Professionals need unions now more then ever
Since the 1970’s, when the PEA was formed, our mission has been to ensure our members can work in safe, productive environments and receive fair and reasonable wages and benefits for the valuable work they do. We help individuals and groups of professional workers to understand the challenges they face in their workplaces and some of the solutions available to them.
We work with potential members to become certified as a union and achieve the wages, benefits and respect they deserve.
