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2020: A new year, a new decade, and new opportunities for change
Jan 2020 This year, January not only brings the fresh start of a new calendar year, but also the beginning of a new decade. It’s the perfect time to look […]
FPSE News: 20 Locals in 2020: FPSE Welcomes Quest University Faculty Union to federation
Sixty-seven educators at Quest University have joined the Federation of Post-Secondary Educators of BC (FPSE). The federation will now add representation from a union at a non-profit post-secondary institution to […]
Year in Review: 2019 Highlights
2019 is drawing to a close, and it’s been a big year for our federation. We’ve been talking about how contract faculty are paid less than their colleagues, and why […]
December 6, 2019: National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence against Women
December 6th will mark 30 years since the brutal murders of 14 women at École Polytechnique. The National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence against Women was created to […]
Fair Employment Week
Thousands of post-secondary students will be writing mid-term exams this month, but it’s not only the students who need to evaluate what they are learning. Over three thousand contract faculty […]
BC municipalities support federation call to pay contract faculty fairly
For immediate releaseFriday October 4, 2019 VANCOUVER – Ten municipalities across BC are supporting fairness for contract faculty through motions, proclamations, and public letters of support in the leadup to […]
Statement on September 27th Climate Strike
Statement from FPSE President Terri Van Steinburg on the Climate Strike (Friday, September 27, 2019) “Today’s climate strike is bringing much-needed attention to the climate emergency. The young people leading […]
Labour Day: A Call for Workers
This year marks the 125th anniversary of Labour Day as an official holiday. Back in 1894, the standard workday was 12 hours, and the standard workweek 6 days. It took years […]
A Reason to Celebrate: 50 Years of Pride
There is even more to celebrate at Pride celebrations this year as we mark the 50th anniversary of two important events in North America’s LGBTQ/2S+ history. Bill C-150, Canada’s first […]
Post-secondary Educators Fight for Fairness
Each year, the BC government holds public consultations that inform the next year’s budget through the Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services. This year, the consultation happened in June […]
