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FPSE Responds to 2024 Provincial Budget

FPSE News
Feb 22, 2024
FPSE Responds to 2024 Provincial Budget For Immediate Release February 22, 2024 The Federation of Post-Secondary Educators of BC (FPSE) attended the budget lock-up today ahead of Finance Minister...
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FPSE Calls for Immediate Resignation of the Minister of Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills

FPSE News
Feb 1, 2024
FPSE Calls for Immediate Resignation of the Minister of Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills For Immediate Release February 1, 2024 The Federation of Post-Secondary Educators of BC (FPSE) joined...
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CAUT calls for B.C. minister’s resignation over political interference

FPSE News
Feb 1, 2024
CAUT calls for B.C. minister’s resignation over political interference (Ottawa – February 1, 2024) The Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT) is joining the Federation of Post-Secondary...
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FPSE Stands in Solidarity and Support of University of Waterloo Faculty, Staff and Students

FPSE News
Jul 4, 2023
(June 29, 2023) The Federation of Post-Secondary Educators (FPSE) wishes to express our sadness and solidarity with the University of Waterloo community in light of the violent attack that occurred...
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FPSE Stands in Solidarity with Nursing Faculty at Okanagan College

FPSE News
Apr 13, 2023
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - Vancouver, BC, April 5, 2023 Faculty were shocked to learn Monday April 3rd that year 1 and 2 of the Bachelor of Science in Nursing Program at Okanagan College is being shut...
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2023 FPSE Human Rights and International Solidarity Speakers Tour

Meetings & Events
Mar 1, 2023
The FPSE Human Rights and International Solidarity Committee is proud to present the 2023 edition of the annual Speakers Tour, which will focus on international students and academic freedom. Friday...
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FPSE Endorses Statement of Support for Iran

FPSE News
Dec 5, 2022
At the October 23 & 24, 2022 meeting of Presidents’ Council, a resolution was brought forward from Local 01, Capilano Faculty Association (CFA), asking the Federation of Post-Secondary Educators of...
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2022 FPSE Human Rights and International Solidarity Speakers Tour

Meetings & Events
Feb 9, 2022
FPSE’s annual Human Rights Speakers’ Tour is coming up and we’re shining a spotlight on the overlap of human rights issues at home and abroad. Join us Feb 22 for a film screening and discussion about...
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Post-Secondary Unions Call for Safer Return in January

FPSE News
Dec 22, 2021
For immediate release - Vancouver, BC, December 22, 2021 With the Omicron variant, faculty and staff at BC’s post-secondary institutions are seeing an increase in COVID-19 cases among students and...
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Media Release: BC post-secondary unions support University of Manitoba faculty on strike

FPSE News
Nov 28, 2021
(Winnipeg, Nov 29, 2021) Union leaders from BC are walking the picket lines with faculty at the University of Manitoba today in support of faculty calls for increased wages and an end to provincial...
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FPSE Joins National 'Fair Employment Week' Campaign

FPSE News
Oct 13, 2021
FPSE has joined the national campaign for fairness for contract faculty and staff organized by the Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT). The Fair Employment Week campaign runs from...
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FPSE Statement | Educators’ Experience with the Return to Campus September 2021

FPSE News
Sep 21, 2021
After five semesters of the post-secondary system operating during the COVID-19 pandemic, there was hope that September 2021 would herald a return to somewhat ‘normal’ operations. Indeed, the July 5...
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Solidarity in the Post-Secondary Labour Movement

FPSE News
Sep 1, 2021
(British Columbia, September 2, 2021) – With last week’s ever-changing landscape in COVID-related announcements affecting BC’s post-secondary sector we saw what’s possible amidst chaos. Union leaders...
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