Chapter: BC Government Lawyers

Dear PEA members, We are pleased to share that, with ratification of the new collective agreement, LSB articling students are now covered by the PEA…

Media Release: Professional Employees Association reaches tentative agreement   March 12, 2026 (Victoria) – The Professional Employees Association (PEA), representing more than 1,800 Government Licensed…

Employer’s Position on ETO Banks As you know, the November 14, 2024, Transition Agreement between the PSA and the PEA states that existing ETO banks…

This is an update on the implementation of the May 29, 2025 arbitral award issued by Arbitrator James Dorsey regarding retroactive OSS (Overtime, Shift, and Standby)…

Dear PEA members, We’re pleased to report that the salary interest arbitration under Article 32.10 has officially concluded, with the final hearing dates held on…

Dear PEA members, Voting closed at noon today and we are pleased to announce that Sarah McEwen has been appointed to the Government Lawyers Subchapter…

Dear PEA members, We are pleased to announce that two members put their names forward to  fill the vacant spot on the Government Lawyers Subchapter (GLSC)…

Dear PEA members, The Government Lawyers Subchapter (GLSC) was formed in response to Bill 5, which moved government lawyers into the PEA’s Government Licensed Professionals…

Dear PEA members, This is an update on the Union’s grievance under Article 32.10 of the Main Collective Agreement regarding the government lawyers’ rate of…

Dear PEA members,  The Union and the Employer participated in an alternative dispute resolution process through the BC Labour Relations Board where the parties were…

Dear PEA members, In an award issued on August 30, 2024, Arbitrator Jim Dorsey confirmed that rates of pay for classifications of newly included government…

The Seventeenth Main Collective Agreement between the Professional Employees Association (PEA) and the Government of the Province of British Columbia expires March 31, 2025.  Your…