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BC Budget 2010: Missing in action — vision, credibility and fairness
BC’s Finance Minster Colin Hansen has to be more than a little nervous these days. With his credibility in disarray following a 2009 budget that completely missed the obvious economic […]
2010 BC Budget: Funding fails to fill growing gap
VICTORIA: “Instead of building a legacy, this budget fails to address a growing problem in post-secondary education in BC,” said Cindy Oliver, President of the Federation of Post-Secondary Educators. “Operating […]
FPSE President Appointed to Canada Industrial Relations Board
The Federal Minister of Labour announced three new appointments to the Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB), the quasi-judicial tribunal responsible for the interpretation and administration of Part I and Part […]
Coalition of health and environment groups supports BC ban on lawn and garden chemicals
Coalition calls on province to “go for gold” with proposed cosmetic pesticide ban January 14, 2010 (Vancouver) – An unprecedented coalition of 18 health and environment organizations is urging the […]
Organizing strategy is working: latest certification confirms strong support for union drive
Two years ago, FPSE made a major commitment to fund, staff and resource a broadly based effort to unionize private post-secondary institutions in our province. The commitment was part of […]
Fair Employment Week: Standing together and standing strong
October 26 marks the beginning of Fair Employment Week when post-secondary educators across Canada and the United States speak out on the problems facing contingent academic staff. The problems are […]
Dialogue with government: It’s time they listened more
Every year Presidents’ Council devotes a full day session to meeting with MLAs in Victoria. Our objective is to give both opposition and government MLAs a firsthand report on how […]
2009 Budget update: credibility and funding suffer
“There’s nothing to cheer about in this update,” said George Davison, Secretary-Treasurer of the Federation of Post-Secondary Educators. “Funding at our public institutions is not keeping pace with either demands […]