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Bargaining, President's Comment
The question before us: coalition government or an election?
December 1, 2008
Events in Ottawa over the last four days confirm democracy is alive and well in Canada. Prime Minister Stephen Harper had an opportunity to make his minority government work. After […]
President's Comment
Auditor’s report details problems in trades training
November 28, 2008
It didn’t take BC’s Auditor General John Doyle much time to point out the obvious. The first page of his 60-plus page review of BC’s Industry Training Authority (ITA) summarizes […]
President's Comment
Finance committee report shows some progress, but there’s still a lot missing in the recommendations
November 18, 2008
For the last three months, BC’s Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services has been gathering input from across the province in advance of the February 2009 provincial budget. The […]
President's Comment
Municipal elections: make your vote count
November 10, 2008
Across BC, municipal election campaigns have moved into high gear as voters get ready to mark their ballots on November 15th. For some voters the prospect of yet another election […]
President's Comment
Fair Employment Week, October 27-31, 2008
October 27, 2008
Across Canada, post-secondary educators are marking this week as Fair Employment Week. Faculty and staff in every region are working to build awareness and support for our push to get […]
FPSE News
First agreement at private language school: FPSE’s organizing strategy at work
October 23, 2008
This week faculty at the recently organized Language Studies Canada (LSC) unanimously ratified a tentative collective agreement. The two-year agreement was negotiated by representatives from the LSC faculty along with […]
FPSE News
Cranbrook newspaper highlights problems at College of the Rockies
October 3, 2008
By Gerry Warner, Townsman Staff There were some touching moments and some interesting revelations at a meeting of the provincial Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services in Cranbrook […]
FPSE News
Invest budget surplus says FPSE President
September 16, 2008
Post-secondary operating grants are not keeping pace with basic needs says Cindy Oliver “BC has the fiscal capacity to strengthen access to post-secondary education,” said Cindy Oliver, President of the […]
President's Comment
Latest poll shows problems for BC Liberals
August 29, 2008
The old adage of “may you live in interesting times” has never been truer than will be the case for BC politics this Fall. The BC Liberals were on the […]
Bargaining, President's Comment
Salary increases for senior deputies show contorted logic at its best
August 11, 2008
The latest news out of Victoria shows a disturbing trend when it comes to pay scales for those in the senior ranks of the provincial government. Last week the government […]