PEA

"We need a strong public service. Our message to the BC government is simple. You cannot build the future without us. And so we will stand on these picket lines, united with BCGEU, until a fair deal is reached." www.youtube.com/watch?v=GdgL...

90.1% of BC's health science professionals have voted in favour of taking job action in support of efforts to negotiate a fair contract. Health science professionals are represented by HSA, HEU, BCGEU, PEA, and CUPE. The HSPBA will return to bargaining in January with these results in hand.

“There is still work to be done,” said Melissa Moroz. “The issues that remain at our bargaining table include establishing a classification system that values professional experience, improving retention and recruitment, and ensuring fair compensation for emergency-related work.”

“Our members have shown incredible resolve,” said Melissa Moroz, Executive Director of the PEA. “By standing together for the value of their work and the services they provide to British Columbians, they have strengthened the collective voice of public service professionals across the province.”

PEA Strike Action Escalation: Pattullo Bridge The PEA filed an application to the BC Labour Relations Board to begin picketing at the Pattullo Bridge Replacement Project construction site. We will use every tool at our disposal to keep the pressure on the Employer to get a fair deal for members.

Daajing Giids in Haida Gwaii is on the picket line. PEA and BCGEU public service workers are important to this entire province ✊

Solidarity online matters! Thank you to everyone who has been posting, sharing, and creating content. Our virtual picket line created this great list of member run accounts to follow along with some great hashtags below ✊#CrushTheWageGap #BCGEU #PEA #BCStrike #FairWagesBC #PublicServiceStrike

Day 31: Thank you to everyone on the Victoria picket lines who came down to support our press conference at 525 and 545 Superior Street this morning. We had an incredible turnout from both the PEA and BCGEU, support from Paul Finch (BCGEU) and Sussanne Skidmore (BCFED) and full media coverage .

Day 30: The PEA and BCGEU picket line in Chilliwack decided to go all plaid for the strike.Because nothing says solidarity like matching flannel. 💪 #PlaidForThePicket #SolidarityInStyle #StrikeStrong

Day 29: Thank you to everyone that came out in Victoria this morning to walk the bargaining committee over to meet the Employer at the bargaining table. It was a powerful show of solidarity and a reminder that we are strongest when we stand together. #letsgetadeal

Day 28: Our long standing picket in Surrey has had a great show of solidarity from unions, allies and friends over the last six weeks. Honk if you see our PEA members out there on the picket lines. We are now 1000 workers strong across the province. No picket lines on Monday, October 13.

“Our members provide the expertise that keeps the public service running and the province safe,” said Melissa Moroz, Executive Director of the PEA and lead negotiator. “They deserve fair compensation and a government that values their expertise.”

Day 24: What an incredible show of strength and solidarity. Today, PEA and @BCGEU public service workers were joined by allies from across the labour movement and filled the streets of Victoria to demand fair compensation and investment in the public service. ✊ #Solidarity #FairDealNow

Among those escalating job action are close to 300 government civil lawyers from the Attorney General’s offices in Victoria. They play an important role in ensuring the provincial government operates in a fair and lawful manner and in upholding and advancing the rule of law.

On October 1, striking PEA members marched with the BCGEU to call on the provincial government to return to the table with a fair offer. Join us to march and rally in solidarity on October 6 in Victoria. Gather at 11 AM at Centennial Square for the march. Rally at the Legislature starts 12 PM.

FUND THE FRONTLINES - MARCH ON THE LEGISLATURE Monday, October 6 Gather at 11 AM at Centennial Square for the march. Rally at the Legislature in Victoria starts 12 PM. ✊ Join us for a march on the Legislature on October 6 when the fall legislative session begins.

Day 21: An incredible show of solidarity today as public service workers united for a march and rally in downtown Vancouver. One day longer, one day stronger. @bcgeu #solidarity #onstrike

Day 20: PEA members on the line in Nanaimo, Prince George and across the province are staying strong in their determination to win a strong collective agreement.

Day 19: An incredible show of solidarity today in Victoria at the BCGEU and PEA press conference where our allies stood beside us during the fourth week of public service job action. The BCGEU returns to the bargaining table on Monday but our picket lines will remain up until a fair deal is reached.

Day 18: More great placards from across the province from our PEA picket lines! Keep them coming and get your signs ready for the rally and march in Vancouver on October 1.

Fund the Frontlines | March & Rally Wednesday, October 1 – March 12 PM, Rally 1 PM March begins at Vancouver Art Gallery, rally at Jack Poole Plaza Join the BCGEU and PEA and help turn up the pressure on government to come back to the table with a fair deal. .

Day 17: Yesterday engineers from the Ministry of Transportation at 1500 Wooldridge in Coquitlam joined the picket lines - super strong, loud and proud with the @bcgeu #solidarityforever

“BC’s forests, waters, and lands are the foundation of our communities and economy,” said Melissa Moroz, PEA Executive Director. “These professionals are the experts who safeguard these resources, and the government must keep them in the public service to ensure BC’s future is protected.”

Day 16: New picket lines went up across the province today including engineers from the Ministry of Transportation in Victoria at 940 Blanshard. Thanks to CUPE workers from the downtown library for respecting the picket line. The GLP's pharmacists put up their first picket lines in Victoria.

“British Columbians expect safe roads, reliable bridges, and responsible spending,” said Melissa Moroz. “That can only happen with qualified professionals on the job. It’s time for the government to make fair compensation a priority so these experts can get back to work.” bit.ly/4nej5gf

Day 15: Agrologists, Engineers, Foresters, and Geologists in Smithers have been holding the picket line with BCGEU

Day 14: Kathleen from the Prince George picket line continues to crush it with the original placard signs. But there is some new competition for best placard from the Kamloops picket line. Send us your best signs! One day longer, one day stronger.

Day 12: members on picket lines in Cranbrook, Fort St John, and Vancouver showed their commitment to achieving a strong collective agreement.

“Governments are calling for the critical minerals industry to drive economic growth,” said Melissa Moroz, PEA Executive Director. “But that growth must go hand in hand with investing in the professionals who make the government’s promises on mining and critical minerals possible.”

Read the full press release: pea.org/news

Day ten: Our picket line in Nelson went up on Friday and it has been great to see the solidarity and spirit with @bcgeu there. One day longer, one day stronger.

Day eight: Nanaimo joined the picket lines this week and had a visit from Canadian Labour Congress President Bea Bruske. Let's keep supporting our lines across the province.

Day seven: One day longer, one day stronger. Our members in Prince George have been standing united with BCGEU on the picket line since the beginning of this strike on September 2. We are here for as long as it takes.

Day six: Kamloops! You showed up loud and proud today. Know that the full strength and solidarity of the GLP, the PEA and the labour movement stand firmly with you. Let’s keep the momentum strong and the energy high as we continue this fight together.

Yesterday Melissa Moroz stood with Paul Finch from the BCGEU on the Surrey picket line and announced new picket lines would be going up for PEA members. Our thanks to MoveUP's Annette Toth who delivered a speech of solidarity during the press conference.

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"It is a great honour for me to stand here knowing that both unions are united in their fight for fair wages," said Melissa Moroz, PEA Executive Director and lead negotiator. "We will be out here until we need to be, to win this fight." youtu.be/geL4kAl1Qdo

Government Licensed Professionals on strike with BCGEU in Prince George at 1011 4th Avenue - come show your support on the picket line!

Government Licensed Professionals on strike today with BCGEU in Surrey at 10470 152 St - come out and support us on the line.

“This fight is not ours alone,” said Melissa Moroz, Executive Director of the PEA. “Today we stand shoulder-to-shoulder with the BCGEU. Our coordinated picket lines show our two unions are united and that it’s time for the government to invest in the public service.” Press release: bit.ly/3I0ju6z

Happy Labour Day! If you are in Victoria, come visit us at the PEA booth. Thanks to the Victoria Labour Council for organizing this great event ✊

Today the PEA’s Government License Professionals, who work in the BC Public Service, voted to take job action. We have issued 72-hour strike notice and are working closely with the BCGEU, who have also voted in favour of strike action and have served their own strike notice.

“Until the government makes fair compensation a priority, vacancies will remain unfilled, and more professionals will leave,” said Melissa Moroz, Executive Director of the PEA and lead negotiator. “Now is the time for the government to invest in the people who uphold the public service.”

Our bridges are upheld by more than steel—they’re backed by expertise. Support the people who keep BC safe. www.pea.org/bcexperts

Public service experts provide mental health support for kids—and the families who loves them. Now these psychologists need YOUR support. www.pea.org/bcexperts

The delivery of all prescription drugs in BC rests with a few experts in the public service. Now these pharmacists need YOUR support. www.pea.org/bcexperts

We count on experts in the public service to support and protect our forests. Now it’s our turn to support and protect THEM. www.pea.org/bcexperts

“The government talks about standing strong for BC but when it comes to investing in the very professionals who make that possible, they refuse to pay fair wages,” said Melissa Moroz, Executive Director of the PEA and lead negotiator. pea.org/news-program...