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ITA funding raises governance questions
Since its inception in 2003, the Industry Training Authority (ITA) has been a source of great concern for many. Advanced by BC’s employer lobbyists as a so-called “new model” for […]
"Why I’m supporting Jim Sinclair and Irene Lanzinger": FPSE President Cindy Oliver
Next week, over 2,000 delegates will gather in Vancouver for the 55th Constitutional Convention of the BC Federation of Labour. Like every BC Fed Convention, this one will give union […]
Minister’s “Tone it down” attitude doesn’t square with public’s priorities for post-secondary education
“If the Minister were tracking the same polling information that we are, I’m not sure he would be telling people to tone it down,” said Cindy Oliver, President of the […]
New skills announcement offers more questions than answers
Premier Clark has spent much of the last year focusing on a jobs strategy. When she first launched that initiative in September of last year, it was difficult to sort […]
Minister Yap, we need to talk
Faculty and staff from across BC’s public post-secondary education system call on new Minister to convene a summit to deal with the funding crunch at colleges, universities and institutes. The […]
Labour Day 2012
Monday marks a special day across Canada. Many think of it as the last weekend of summer, the last day before the start of the Fall semester in our post-secondary […]
Unions file court challenge of BC Liberals’ Advanced Education amendments
Bill 18 Undermines Charter Rights Say Union Presidents Two labour groups representing post-secondary education workers filed notice today in the B.C. Supreme Court of a constitutional court challenge to the […]
FPSE joins the BlackOutSpeakOut campaign
“Hundreds of organizations representing thousands of citizens, activists and union members are making a statement today by darkening their websites,” said Cindy Oliver, President of the Federation of Post-Secondary Educators […]
Post-Secondary Educators condemn Premier Charest’s heavy-handed legislation
“Premier Charest has gone too far and is violating the basic rights of citizens and students,” said Cindy Oliver, President of the 10,000 member Federation of Post-Secondary Educators (FPSE). She […]