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FPSE Local 21-ETEA Files Complaint against ILSC with the BC Labour Relations Board
On January 25th the ETEA filed a complaint against ILSC under Section 54 of the BC Labour Relations Code. Section 54 requires that “If an employer introduces or intends to introduce a measure, policy, practice or change that affects the terms, conditions or security of employment of a significant number of employees to whom a…
2020: A Momentous Year for our Federation
2020 marked both the start of a new year and the additional excitement that occurs with the launch of a new decade. For us at the Federation of Post Secondary Educators, it also marked our 50th year of advocacy for improvements in the learning and working conditions for post-secondary students and educators. You can learn…
BC Post-Secondary contract workers make gains, but pay equity gaps remain
xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) & səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Territories (Vancouver) – Today is the first day of Fair Employment Week, an international campaign to bring attention to the working conditions of contract faculty. After a bargaining process that stretched out over a year, there are mixed results for contract faculty at BC colleges and teaching universities.…
Educators vote! Five things to know and do in the BC election
There is a provincial election taking place in BC, concluding on October 24th. Every election is an important opportunity for educators to take part in our democracy. When you vote, you have your say in who the government will be for the next four years. This election is taking place during a pandemic, so while…
Fair Employment Week Oct 19-23, 2020
FAIR EMPLOYMENT WEEK 2020OCTOBER 19-23 It’s time for Fair Employment Week 2020! FPSE has a long and proud tradition of strong activism on behalf of all our non-regular members. Because of the commitment, focus, and perseverance of all our members we have been able to make gains on job security and pay for our precarious…
FPSE statement on the passing of former CIEA President, Ed Lavalle
This month, our federation received some sad news. Ed Lavalle, former president of our organization (see footnote), passed away on Friday August 7. Ed is survived by his partner Susan and daughter Michelle. Former FPSE President George Davison wrote about Ed’s long history as a labour activist and political educator in the piece below. In…
Investing in Public Post-Secondary The Foundation for BC’s COVID-19 Recovery
INVESTING IN PUBLIC POST-SECONDARY: THE FOUNDATION FOR BC’S COVID-19 RECOVERY A submission to the Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services. THE IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON THE POST-SECONDARY SECTOR When COVID-19 threatened our society, we united in following public health directives out of deep concern and compassion for our fellow citizens. The public has proven that…
Post-Secondary Educators’ Union Partners with Indigenous Radio Station, Academics, Authors, to Bring Message of Decolonization to More Audiences
This National Indigenous History Month, a BC post-secondary union has partnered with Indigenous radio station Nuxalk Radio to promote Indigenous voices. As an overdue conversation about systemic racism is taking place in Canada, more Canadians are asking how they can help. For those wondering how to get started, there are now new ways to learn…
FPSE Statement: From Sorrow to Solidarity
The Federation of Post-Secondary Educators of BC is horrified by the ongoing appalling violence against the Black community in the United States. The images are difficult to take in, but they clearly show what millions of people experience everyday: the fear of, or direct experience, of violent racism, discrimination and abuse. FPSE joins in sorrow…
Private post-secondary layoffs continue; union concerned about what comes next
For immediate release: The closure of inlingua Vancouver effective May 29 adds 20 more job losses to a sector already hard-hit by COVID-19. Coupled with job losses or layoffs from other unionized institutions, the Education and Training Employees’ Association, the union representing the workers, estimates that its membership has been reduced by half. Among the…
