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The PEA will work with you and your co-workers to design your new collective agreement—your workplace contract that will outline wages, benefits, respect and job security.
PEA-HESU Retro Payments
/in PEA News Hospital Employees Staff UnionDear PEA-HESU members, I have now received confirmation from the employer on expected retro payments: The employer is intending to pay retro for wages this…
Government Lawyers Exclusions from the GLP Bargaining Unit
/in PEA News BC Government LawyersDear PEA members, The Union and the Employer participated in an alternative dispute resolution process through the BC Labour Relations Board where the parties were…
Media Release: Pearson College UWC Faculty Vote Overwhelmingly in Favor of Job Action
/in Media Pearson CollegeSeptember 23, 2024 (Victoria) – Members of the Professional Employees Association (PEA) at Pearson College UWC have voted overwhelmingly in favor of job action, with 96%…
UVic Chapter Executive Elections Nomination Form
/in PEA NewsPEA Wins Right to Proceed With Lawyer Rates of Pay Arbitration
/in PEA News BC Government LawyersDear PEA members, In an award issued on August 30, 2024, Arbitrator Jim Dorsey confirmed that rates of pay for classifications of newly included government…
Member Profile: Bushra Waheed – Uncommon Knowledge
/in PEA News British Columbia Energy RegulatorA self-professed lifelong learner, Bushra Waheed has four post-secondary degrees—three in engineering and one in business. Her next growth opportunity? She’s vice president of the…
PEA-HESU Members Ratify Agreement
/in PEA News Hospital Employees Staff UnionDear PEA-HESU members, Members have voted to ratify the tentative agreement. Members voted 89.4% in favour of ratification and 90.8% of members voted. The union…
PEA-HESU Tentative Agreement Reached
/in PEA News Hospital Employees Staff UnionDear PEA-HESU members, The union and the employer reached a tentative agreement at 4:57 a.m. on Saturday morning, August 17, 2024, after 13 days of…
HSPBA Classifications Update: Wages and Implementation Date
/in PEA News Health Science ProfessionalsDear PEA members, Following up on the HSPBA June update, here’s the latest on the transition to the new profile-based classification system. Highlights Modernization is here….
Appendix H Reimbursement Changes
/in PEA News Government Licensed ProfessionalsAfter many years of lobbying and campaigning for changes to Appendix H (Leave for Meritorious Service), the Employer informed us that they have changed the reimbursement process….
Paid Administrative Leave During Wildfires
/in PEA News Government Licensed ProfessionalsWith so many emergency wildfires happening across the province right now, we wanted to remind you about paid administrative leave during wildfires. Members who are…
PEA Executive Director Retirement
/in PEA NewsAfter 14 fulfilling years as the PEA’s Executive Director (ED), I will be retiring this December 2024. It has truly been an honour and privilege…