PEA News

2021 PEA Scholarship and Bursary Winners

Congratulations to our 2021 scholarship and bursary winners! All winners have been contacted and their photos and bios will be included in the upcoming edition…

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on September 30

The BC Government has confirmed that members of the public service will receive the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on September 30 as a holiday this…

News Release: Updated health and safety guidelines for post-secondary campuses come up short

NEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 24, 2021 Updated health and safety guidelines for post-secondary campuses come up short VICTORIA – UVic unions (CUPE 951,…

2021 Submission to the Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services

The PEA has shared the below submission with the BC Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services, who oversees the priorities for the next…

Call for Candidates: GLP Chapter Executive Elections

The GLP Chapter is giving notice that elections for its Executive will take place this year. Your union needs an effective Executive Committee with inspired and…

Statement on Reconciliation

As the number of mass burial sites and unmarked graves continues to grow, including those from the Marieval Indian Residential School in Saskatchewan, we mourn…

Update from your PEA LSL Exec and Bargaining Committee

THANK YOU to all who participated in the bargaining survey – we had an extraordinarily high response rate this year (51 respondents out of 53…

HSPBA and BC Government Agree on New Funding for Professional Development

Working in partnership with the government of British Columbia, the Health Science Professionals Bargaining Association has secured $3 million in new funding to support professional…

ORL Newsletter June 2021

We hope you are enjoying the beautiful weather in the lead up to summer. We have a few updates for you this month. First, we…

Statement on the former Kamloops Indian Residential School

We are saddened by the recent news of the 215 Indigenous children found in a mass burial site at the former Kamloops Indian Residential School…

Calling Members-at-Large: PEA Executive Committee Positions

Volunteer on a PEA Executive Committee! Our Executive Committees are established following Convention to serve the ongoing functions of the Association. Members server three-year terms….

Vote for your GLP Bargaining Committee

The online election for the GLP Bargaining Committee is open from April 8 at 2:00 p.m. to April 15 at 10:00 a.m. Members received an email…