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    Discrimination case reminds us all how much more needs to be done

    For as long as there has been a women’s movement in Canada, there has been an active campaign to both highlight the ways in which women are discriminated and change the conditions that allow that discrimination to exist. The labour movement has played a major role in changing those conditions by using the power of…

  • Polling Data Shows Growing Gap between Voters and Government on Post-Secondary Education

    August has not been a great month for BC’s Premier Clark. The results of the HST referendum showed that even in many of the BC Liberal held ridings, the majority voted to get rid of the HST, a troubling outcome for a government that wants to rebuild its approval ratings with voters. Adding to the…

  • Jack Layton: Canada has lost a great Canadian

    The news of Jack Layton’s passing has led to an outpouring of tributes, tributes that span the entire political spectrum and reflect the profound impact that this man had on our lives, our communities, but most of all, our country. The common theme that runs through so many of those tributes is the recognition that…

  • Welcome to the “New Era”, Stephen Harper Style

    There was no press release or briefing document to substantiate what had been decided, just a tersely worded letter to senior administrators that “core” funding would be cut by more than half effective immediately. If any of this sounds like a re-play of what happened in British Columbia throughout the early days of Gordon Campbell’s…

  • Maureen Shaw receives Sarah Shorten Award

    Maureen Shaw was presented with the Sarah Shorten Award at the Spring Council meeting of the Canadian Association of University Teachers’ (CAUT), held in Ottawa in May. Lisa Sharp, Chair of CAUT’s Women’s Committee, provided a brief background on Maureen’s career, noting that Maureen started as a contract faculty member at UBC in 1975 in…

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    Support Staff bargainers head back to local tables

    BARGAINING UPDATE   BURNABY- Kris Billy, your NVITEA (FPSE Local 19) representative, along with other members of the College and Institute Support Staff Bargaining Association (CISSBA), met with the Post-Secondary Employers’ Council (PSEA) on Tuesday April 19, 2011 to negotiate a set of common and important issues that affect all Support Staff employees. After some…

  • Election Results Change Canada’s Political Landscape

    It only took thirty-five days to play out, but by the time that the final ballots were counted in last night’s federal election the results may well represent the most significant changes in Canada’s political landscape in more than a generation. Stephen Harper’s Conservatives achieved majority status while Jack Layton’s New Democrats emerged as Canada’s…

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    Many hands make the deal work: reflections on the VIUFA strike

    When members of the Vancouver Island University Faculty Association voted 296 to 31 to accept the terms of a proposed memorandum that would settle their four week strike, the attention of those at the Bowen Park Auditorium was focused at the front of the room, and for good reason. The VIUFA Bargaining Committee had just…

  • Consolidation of post-secondary responsibilities the right move in Cabinet announcement

    BC’s new Premier has decided to scrap the changes made in the fall of 2010 when the responsibilities for post-secondary education were split between two Cabinet Ministers. At the time those changes were made, FPSE questioned the value for dividing what should be one Ministry into two. Not only did the change create the potential…

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    Supporters Rally for VIU Picketers

    “Faculty at Vancouver Island University are not alone in their fight for a better contract,” said Cindy Oliver, President of the Federation of Post-Secondary Educators.  “Over 10,000 faculty and staff who work and teach in BC’s public post-secondary education system are standing strong to support VIU faculty in their job action,” Oliver added.  “When the…