PEA members and staff joined the 39th annual Miners Memorial in Cumberland this weekend to remember workers who died on the job, celebrate the legacy of organizer Ginger Goodwin, and recommit to safety, equity and justice for all workers.
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PEA joins UVic unions to call on Premier Eby and Minister Beare to immediately address the impact of budget cuts and layoffs at UVic.
Without decisive leadership, these cuts will devastate workers and undermine the quality of education for students.
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As part of National Volunteer Week, we’d like to thank our PEA volunteers. Without them, we wouldn’t be celebrating our 50th anniversary as the union for BC professionals. Look back at our history and how we’ve grown and changed since 1974: https://t.co/NrEyO8zo02
The unions said colleges and universities have become over-reliant on tuition fees, particularly from international students, and significantly increased government funding was the “only viable long-term solution.” https://t.co/a8hNQTRLuq
The fall edition of our magazine, The Professional, shares the work of Kristy Hennings, branch head of the Vernon Okanagan Regional Library: https://t.co/2mqh2p2JlL
In the face of hate, BC's labour movement stands in solidarity with trans people. Our statement on the anti-trans rallies planned for Wednesday, September 20: https://t.co/GhI1kxqPBH #BCLab#BCPoli#NoSpaceForHate
“If mediation is unsuccessful, the union will be taking job action and has begun planning for a potential strike should the school not bring a meaningful offer to the table on May 24.”
“We’re asking @st_margarets to invest in all workers so that student learning doesn’t suffer in the years ahead,” said Rhiannon Bray, Labour Relations Officer with the PEA. “This means a fair deal for the whole school.” https://t.co/8RuCVQ84oD
Sam Montgomery, PEA Labour Relations Officer for UVic, talks with the Times Colonist about the recent layoffs at the university: “This feels like a long-term solution to a short-term problem. And the impacts of these cuts will resonate for years.”https://t.co/Dxieq2NRGJ
Today post-secondary unions from across Vancouver Island sent an open letter to Premier Eby and Minister of Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills Selena Robinson https://t.co/HxeQoraiWW
Thanks to everyone who attended and spoke at our 2023 Education Conference - here's a quick look at the two days of learning (and unlearning) https://t.co/NplLUzIFNc