PEA News

Paralegals from the Law Society join the PEA

September 27 – We are very pleased to welcome 18 paralegals from the Law Society to our union. The paralegals are now part of the…

Paralegals to join PEA Law Society Chapter

Today, paralegals working at the Law Society filed an application at the Labour Relation Board to join the Law Society Lawyers chapter of the Professional…

2023 LSL Chapter AGM

The 2023 LSL Chapter Annual General Meeting will be held online on October 26, 2023, 2023 from 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. PDT. The registration link was sent via…

HSPBA classification review to begin on September 22

Dear HSP members, By September 22, all HSP members who work full or part-time under the Health Science Professionals Bargaining Association (HSPBA) will have the…

HSP Regular Members: Professional Fee Reimbursement

Dear HSP members, Thank you for your patience regarding the reimbursement of professional fees. We are pleased to announce that regular HSP members are now able…

Message From the PEA President: BC Wildfires

Dear PEA members, This last week has been a sombre time for the province and if you or your family and friends have been impacted…

Letter from Minister Bowinn Ma Regarding Appendix H

The PEA received the below response from Minister Bowinn Ma in response to our request to discuss the compensation model of Appendix H. 639616 –…

HSP Professional Fees Update

Dear HSP members Many members have inquired about the new professional fees reimbursement that was negotiated in the last round of bargaining. There was an…

BCER Bargaining Update: Tentative Deal and Ratification Vote

Dear BCER members, The bargaining committee is very happy to announce that a tentative agreement has been reached. Highlights from the agreement include: Creation of…

Appendix H Activated

Dear GLP members, We have been informed by the Employer that Appendix H has been activated retroactively to July 1, 2023. As per the Collective Agreement, this means that the…

HSPBA reaches agreement on retroactive pay for members covered by terms of HSPBA union contract who have ceased employment since April 1, 2022 – IMPORTANT DEADLINES TO BE ELIGIBLE

Union members covered by the HSPBA collective agreement are urged to reach out to former colleagues with important information about retroactive pay they are entitled…

2023 Appendix H Activation Request

The following letter was sent to Tara Richards, Deputy Minister, Emergency Management BC on July 18, 2023 requesting that Appendix H be activated. We received the…