Dear Members, We write to provide an update on discussions with management respecting office allocation. We received feedback from a substantial number of you. Thank you to those of you who took the time to share your thoughts and experiences. We summarized the feedback we received in the attached document, …
Dear Colleagues, It has been awhile since we have been in touch, so the executive wanted to provide our members with an update regarding our quest for bargaining status. As you know, we have been suing the government seeking recognition of our bargaining rights. Most civil government lawyers across the …
As a result of Treasury Board Order No. 2020-0603, Fiscal Year 2019/2020 was the last year in which there was pay equity between civil and criminal lawyers working in the BC Public Service. Effective April 1, 2019, both Crown and Civil lawyers received a 1.51% pay increase. This was consistent …
Hosted online, this year’s AGM was our most well attended yet! You can access 2020 meeting material here. Your 2020 Executive: Gareth Morley – President – [email protected] Mark Witten – Vice President – [email protected] Melanie Murray – Treasurer – [email protected] Pamela Manhas – Secretary – [email protected] Micah Weintraub – Membership …
Dear Colleagues, We got big news last Friday. Some of it was clearly good. Thanks to our pressure, we received salary increases of 1.51% for Fiscal Year 2019-20, 2% for Fiscal Year 2020-21 and 2% for Fiscal Year 2021-22. We are no longer the only public servants who have not …
After serving 12 years as BCGLA president, Sandra Wilkinson has been appointed as a Justice of the BC Supreme Court. Our heartfelt thanks and congratulations to Justice Wilkinson. Read the Government of Canada press release here: https://www.canada.ca/en/department-justice/news/2020/05/government-of-canada-announces-a-judicial-appointment-in-the-province-of-british-colombia.html
It is bittersweet news for the BCGLA. Our Vice President, Matthew Taylor has been appointed to the BC Supreme Court. Congratulations Justice Taylor – We wish you well and thank you for your leadership! Read Justice Taylor’s Government of Canada bio here: https://www.canada.ca/en/department-justice/news/2020/03/government-of-canada-announces-judicial-appointments-in-the-province-of-british-columbia.html
At the Annual General Meeting of the Canadian Bar Association (CBA) in Ottawa on February 19, 2020, the CBA resolved to: “urge federal, provincial and territorial governments to affirm the distinct work of public sector lawyers by maintaining an appropriate complement of public sector lawyers necessary to support good governance …
2019 / 20 Board of Directors and Executive Announced At the October 22, 2019 AGM a new Board member was appointed and your Board has appointed this year’s executive as follows: Board of Directors: Margo Foster, Gareth Morley, and Melanie Murray (Victoria) and Matthew Taylor, Micah Weintraub (Vancouver) Executive: President: Gareth Morley, …
Please note: If not already a member, this is a two step process 1) Fill out an application form BCGLA Application for membership Send completed form to: British Columbia Government Lawyers Association Attention: Micah Weintraub, Membership Director (604) 660-5126 1301-865 Hornby Street Vancouver, BC V6Z 2G3 2) Register online: Here
The BCGLA was incorporated in 1992 under the Society Act of British Columbia as the LSB Lawyers Association. Our name changed to the British Columbia Government Lawyers Association at the end of 2017. We are now governed by the Societies Act. We are a voluntary association which represents member interests. …
This BCGLA website has public access content (what you see now) and members only access content (LOG IN at the top right hand corner of the page). The Member Access Section provides a one-stop centre for salary information, benefits and other terms and conditions of employment. It also has access …