Local Rep Resources and Training
Resources
Local Rep Manual
The Local Rep Manual provides an overview of the role of the Local Rep. It also includes information on the grievance and arbitration procedure.
New Members
Below you will find resources to welcome New Members to the PEA. The PEA office will send you updated members lists as new members are added to our system. If you become aware of a new member in your jurisdiction, please let the PEA know.
- New Member Guide (sent by the PEA to each new member)
- New Member Orientation Speaking Notes
Other Resources
- Member sign-in sheet
- Note Taking at Investigation Meetings
- Dealing with Management
- Conflict Management
- Workers in Transition Guide
- Duty to Accommodate Presentation (Log-in required)
- Investigations and Discipline Webinar (Log-in required)
- COVID-19 Investigation Checklist
- COVID-19 Inspection Checklist
- OH&S Committee Role During COVID-19 Webinar
Health and Safety
All Occupational Health and Safety Representatives are entitled to an annual educational leave totalling 8 hours, or a longer period if prescribed by regulation, for the purposes of attending occupational health and safety training courses conducted by or with the approval of the Board. The employer must provide the educational leave under this section without loss of pay or other benefits and must pay for, or reimburse the worker for, the costs of the training course and the reasonable costs of attending the course.
The BCFED Health and Safety Centre provides year-round training. Visit their website here.
Recorded Webinars
Contact the PEA for the password to view these recorded webinars.
Investigations and Discipline
Exclusions
Local Rep Manual
The Local Rep Manual provides an overview of the role of the Local Rep. It also includes information on the grievance and arbitration procedure.
New Members
Below you will find resources to welcome New Members to the PEA. The PEA office will send you updated members lists as new members are added to our system. If you become aware of a new member in your jurisdiction, please let the PEA know.
- New Member Guide (sent by the PEA to each new member)
- New Member Orientation Speaking Notes
Other Resources
- Member sign-in sheet
- Note Taking at Investigation Meetings
- Dealing with Management
- Conflict Management
- Workers in Transition Guide
- Duty to Accommodate Presentation (Log-in required)
- Investigations and Discipline Webinar (Log-in required)
- COVID-19 Investigation Checklist
- COVID-19 Inspection Checklist
- OH&S Committee Role During COVID-19 Webinar
Health and Safety
All Occupational Health and Safety Representatives are entitled to an annual educational leave totalling 8 hours, or a longer period if prescribed by regulation, for the purposes of attending occupational health and safety training courses conducted by or with the approval of the Board. The employer must provide the educational leave under this section without loss of pay or other benefits and must pay for, or reimburse the worker for, the costs of the training course and the reasonable costs of attending the course.
The BCFED Health and Safety Centre provides year-round training. Visit their website here.
Recorded Webinars
Contact the PEA for the password to view these recorded webinars.
Investigations and Discipline
Exclusions
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.
