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Read the latest news in BC post-secondary education.
2012 Convention drafts Action Plan for critical year ahead
There is a lot at stake for post-secondary educators over the next 12 months and this year’s convention has helped set the direction and priorities that will guide FPSE […]
Bill 18: BC Liberals aren't prepared to listen
Although it may have been a bad week for Premier Clark, at some point she needs to take a long hard look at why her party, her Cabinet and her […]
International Women's Day: Celebrating women's successes
As educators around BC rally and march for fairness and change in our schools we are reminded once again of the important link between the campaign for progressive change and […]
Budget 2012: No Vision, No Plan
A year ago BC Liberals elected Christy Clark to replace Gordon Campbell as their leader and as BC’s Premier. Her campaign for leadership had a constant refrain; she was going […]
Budget 2012: Reduced spending means grim outlook for post-secondary education
“The Finance Minster says he wants to challenge our institutions to spend less, but his challenge comes on top of a decade-long trend in which his government has already cut […]
Labour leaders denounce ‘anti-democratic’ Bill 18
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The presidents of the three largest unions in the post-secondary sector – the Federation of Post Secondary Educators (FPSE), the B.C. Government and Service Employees’ Union (BCGEU), […]
BC Jobs Plan failing northern communities: Community college layoffs reflect lack of commitment to northern economy
With an unemployment rate in northern BC sitting at 11.5 per cent and layoffs looming at northern colleges, the B.C. government’s vaunted BC Jobs Plan is failing northern communities, unions […]
Make Post-Secondary Education More Affordable: FPSE Puts Its Support behind National Day of Action by Students
“We know post-secondary education is a key to building a better BC, so why don’t we make it more accessible,” said Cindy Oliver, President of the Federation of Post-Secondary Educators. […]