PEA News

Media Release: All Southern Vancouver Island PEA members join picket lines in major escalation

October 6, 2025 (Victoria) – Beginning today, all Government Licensed Professionals from the Professional Employees Association (PEA) working on Southern Vancouver Island are on strike,…

Recruitment and retention incentives program extended to end of year

Dear PEA members, Programs slated to expire last month will continue to December 31 thanks to union advocacy Despite the BC government’s moves to dramatically…

PEA-PC Pension Issue Update

Dear PEA members, Following up on the email you received on September 26th from the employer regarding the pension plan transition date update. The union…

Victoria PEA-BCGEU March and Rally: Monday, October 6

Dear PEA members, The PEA-GLP bargaining committee is pushing on with job action, united with the BCGEU. We are planning to strike all work PEA…

Media Release: PEA escalates job action adding more picket lines across the province 

October 1, 2025 (Victoria) – Professional foresters from the BC Ministry of Forests, represented by the Professional Employees Association (PEA), have escalated job action as…

HSPBA Bargaining Update: Negotiations Resume After Small Group Discussions

Dear PEA members, Your HSPBA bargaining committee will be resuming negotiations with the employer this week after focused small group discussions on priority areas, including…

PEA calls for concrete action for Indigenous reconciliation

The PEA has written to the provincial and federal ministers responsible for Indigenous Relations to urge that governments at all levels take concrete action towards…

Media Advisory: Union solidarity press conference, PEA Executive Director media availability 

September 25, 2025 (Victoria) –  Melissa Moroz, PEA Executive Director, Paul Finch, BCGEU President and Lynn Bueckert, HEU Secretary-Business Manager and Facilities Bargaining Association lead…

PEA Picket Lines and Job Action Locations

UVic Bargaining Webinars

Dear PEA members, The bargaining committee invites you to attend either of the following webinars where we will review how collective bargaining works and give…

Media Release: PEA announces another Victoria picket line targeting the Ministry of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship 

September 24, 2025 (Victoria) – Agrologists, foresters, and geoscientists working at the Ministry of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship office at 2975 Jutland Road in…

PEA-UVic Chapter Update

Dear PEA members, With everything on campus settling down after the return and with students back in their seats, your Union is sending along a…