Professionals Making A Difference
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Three members are in this month's edition of BC Forest Professional. Anthony Britneff has penned a letter, and Curtis Nixon and Michael Pelchat were both elected as councillors at large in the 63rd ABCFP council:
| Member | Story |
|---|---|
| Curt Nixon & Michael Pelchat | Association News |
| Anthony Britneff (author) | Letters |
We are happy to wish Susan Pearson the best in her future as she embarks on a new role with the BC Government in Cranbrook.
Working in engineering capacities for the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure, Susan has been an active member of the PEA as the Secretary-Treasurer for the GLP Chapter Executive and by representing the GLP on the Association Executive. Susan also provided a welcoming face and story to new PEA members as the spokesmodel for our welcome package.
Susan’s place on the GLP Executive will be filled by Richard Voyer, a Senior Safety Design Engineer for the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure in Victoria.
We thank Susan for her valuable contributions to the Association over the years and wish her success in her future.
Victoria, March 3, 2010 – Yesterday’s budget announcement failed to make the necessary investments in public services that are key to economic development and innovation in BC.
Despite predictions that B.C.’s economic recovery will be led by mining and other resource industries, Finance Minister Colin Hansen reported cuts of $320 million to programs and staffing in B.C.’s key resource ministries: Forests and Range; Agriculture and Lands; Community and Rural Development; Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources; and Transportation and Infrastructure.
“Hansen told us in his budget speech that mining, forestry, and oil and gas are all essential to the health of our economy” says Jodi Jensen, Executive Director of the Professional Employees Association, “yet we see cuts in the public services supporting and regulating those industries.”
The Ministry of Forests and Range will be particularly hard-hit and forced to cut programs such as research, stewardship and compliance and enforcement, which are key to the industry’s recovery and to effective management of public resources. The ministry’s projected staffing reductions come on the heels of two rounds of layoffs announced in September and January.
Yesterday’s budget targets the elimination of a further 4,000 positions from the public service by 2012/2013. “We don’t expect the government can achieve these targets through employee retirements and attrition alone,” says Jensen. “Further layoffs now are short-sighted when government knows its ability to deliver services to British Columbians in the future depends on its success as a competitive employer, on its ability to recruit and retain skilled professionals.”
The Professional Employees Association is an independent union representing 1,400 licensed professionals in B.C’s public service, including Mines Inspectors, Forest Research Scientists, Bridge Engineers, Wildlife Veterinarians, and Petroleum Geologists.
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For more information, please contact:
Kyle Russell
Communications Officer
Professional Employees Association
250.385.8791
Click here for a PDF of this release
This package was distributed to members through Local Representatives around 1PM today. We encourage members to read the 16 page document which outlines the terms of the tentative agreement the PEA reached on behalf of GLP members:
Victoria, March 2, 2010 – The Professional Employees Association has reached a tentative agreement with the Province of British Columbia.
The deal extends the current collective agreement between the Professional Employees Association and the Province for two years, to March 31st, 2012, and provides renewed employment security provisions.
“We achieved the employment security that was a key priority for government licensed professionals,” says Jodi Jensen, Executive Director and chief negotiator for the Professional Employees Association. “With the budget being released today, this agreement provides our members with a level of certainty in uncertain times.”
Negotiations have taken place amidst government layoffs of professionals in the Ministry of Forests and Range. The most recent staffing reductions were announced by the Province in January.
The agreement covers 1,400 licensed professionals working for various ministries, including professional engineers, foresters, licensed psychologists, pharmacists, and veterinarians.
The Professional Employees Association is an independent union representing professionals employed by a variety of employers in British Columbia.
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For more information, please contact:
Kyle Russell
Communications Officer
Professional Employees Association
250.385.8791
Click here for a PDF of this release
GLP members are encouraged to read this brief bulletin announcing that the Parties reached a tentative agreement on Friday evening:
GLP members are encouraged to read the latest update from their bargaining committee:
Members requesting grants & donations from the GLP Chapter can now use this savable PDF form:
We are so proud of our long-time member Doug Flynn, a Mines Inspector from Smithers, who received the very prestigious David Barr award from the Association for Mineral Exploration. The award was presented at the AMEBC health and safety awards breakfast at Mineral Exploration Roundup 2010. We'd like to send our personal congratulations to Doug as the recipient of such an honour! You can read the full release from the Province online:
Photo of Doug Flynn being congratulated by Gordon Campbell and Jean Chretien from the Government of British Columbia's website.
The ninth GLP bargaining bulletin was circulated this morning. This bulletin describes this week's collective bargaining activities with representatives of the Province and all GLP members are encouraged to read the document:
Today’s announcement of further layoffs in the public service will have a direct impact on PEA members employed by the Ministry of Forests and Range.
PEA members have taken a disproportionate hit in the Ministry of Forests and Range, numbering 16 of the 45 employees who were notified Wednesday that their jobs are being eliminated. More than half of those professionals work in Victoria, and many are in Research.
PEA representatives will be working over the coming weeks to assist affected members through the placement process, in conjunction with the ministry and the Public Service Agency.
In addition to the workforce adjustment notices, a number of PEA members were notified today that their positions or offices were being relocated to another geographic location. We are working to gather accurate information on the number of PEA members impacted by relocations.
Any member who has received a notice of redundancy or relocation is encouraged to contact the PEA for more information or advice about your options. Please contact Labour Relations Officer Frank Greenlay or Executive Director Jodi Jensen.Contact Information:
Frank Greenlay, Labour Relations Officer
Phone: 604.581.6662
Toll Free: 800.323.0488
Email: fgreenlay@pea.org
Jodi Jensen, Executive Director
Phone: 250.385.8791
Toll Free: 800.779.7736
Email:jjensen@pea.org
GLP members are asked to refer to the following two MOAs in regards to the reduced work week program:
GLP members are encouraged to read their eighth bargaining bulletin, explaining how the PEA and BC Public Service Agency will engage in collective bargaining this week:
GLP members are asked to refer to the following two MOAs in regards to temporary reassignments with the Olympic Games Secretariat and Secondment to VANOC:
Three GLP members have penned articles in the latest edition of BC Forest Professional:
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