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  • 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…

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    Bargaining Stalemate Mobilizes Post-Secondary Educators

    “At 17 locals across the province over 10,000 post-secondary educators are voicing their frustration with the current stalemate at local and provincial bargaining tables,” said Cindy Oliver, President of the Federation of Post-Secondary Educators. “For more than a year we have been trying to negotiate a new deal for the college and university faculty and…

  • International Women’s Day 100 Years On: A History of Struggle and Solidarity

    For the last hundred years, women around the world have marked March 8th as a day to reflect, remember, regroup and renew their struggle for economic and social equality in their communities and their workplaces. It has been a struggle marked by great gains, enormous bonds of solidarity, the courage to press ahead despite considerable…

  • Ministries' plan to lift moratorium good news for post-secondary institutions

    FPSE has just received word that the two Ministries responsible for post-secondary education-the Ministry of Science and Universities and the Ministry of Regional Economic and Skills Development-will lift the moratorium that was put in place on the granting of new degrees. The moratorium was announced in mid-October and led to the appointment of an independent…

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    Status Quo Budget Plus Frustrated Bargaining Adds Problems to Post-Secondary Education

    When Colin Hansen rose in the Legislature on February 15 to table his 2011 budget he emphasized that his fiscal plan was anchored to the “status quo”. Despite improvements in a number of revenue areas and hefty set-asides for “contingencies” that the Finance Minister could not fully explain, Mr. Hansen made it clear to everyone…

  • 2011 BC Budget: Post-Secondary Education Losing Ground with Stand Pat Budget

    FPSE News Release VICTORIA: -“The political stalemate that the BC Liberals have created in BC means critical services like post-secondary education are being left behind,” said Cindy Oliver, President of the Federation of Post-Secondary Educators. “The Minister’s so-called status quo budget leaves chronic funding of BC’s public post-secondary education institutions effectively unchanged, despite the fact…

  • Supreme Court of Canada denies leave to appeal the McPhilips decision

    “This is disappointing news, but we will continue to support other court actions to ensure that our rights are protected,” said Cindy Oliver, President of the Federation of Post-Secondary Educators.  Oliver was reacting to the announcement by the Supreme Court of Canada that it would not hear an appeal of a lower court decision that…

  • Cabinet shuffling leaves confusion, not leadership, say post-secondary educators

    “Over the last four weeks we’ve seen a ministry split in two and now a re-shuffling of responsibilities to fill in for an aspiring leadership contender,” said Cindy Oliver, President of the 10,000 member Federation of Post-Secondary Educators.  “None of this creates the stability we need in post-secondary education to improve access and accountability within…

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    Equity on the job: The fair employment we all deserve

    Where’s the sense in paying two people different rates for doing the same work? There isn’t any, and that’s the problem. The employer practice of picking and choosing who gets what pay for what work is one of the main reasons why people form and join unions. They want fair rules for setting the salaries…