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FPSE Demands Action on Layoffs and Funding Cuts

FPSE News
Mar 25, 2025
FPSE Demands Action on Layoffs and Funding Cuts For Immediate Release March 25, 2025 The Federation of Post-Secondary Educators of BC (FPSE) is sounding the alarm as layoffs of faculty members have...
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FPSE Calls for Immediate Resignation of the Minister of Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills

FPSE News
Feb 1, 2024
FPSE Calls for Immediate Resignation of the Minister of Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills For Immediate Release February 1, 2024 The Federation of Post-Secondary Educators of BC (FPSE) joined...
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CAUT calls for B.C. minister’s resignation over political interference

FPSE News
Feb 1, 2024
CAUT calls for B.C. minister’s resignation over political interference (Ottawa – February 1, 2024) The Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT) is joining the Federation of Post-Secondary...
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Join the Fight for Fairness

President's Comment
Oct 24, 2016
Today we start another week of activities marking Fair Employment Week, our annual effort to raise awareness of the plight of the precariously-employed workers in academia. Year after year, we hold...
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B.C. Students Suffer as Tuition and Service Fees Continue to Spiral Upwards

FPSE News
Sep 6, 2016
The provincial government’s systematic reduction in funding over the past 15 years means an increasing number of young British Columbians are unable to access or afford the post-secondary education...
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Private Training Regulations Leave Students Vulnerable

FPSE News
Sep 1, 2016
September 1, 2016 Teachers at private ESL schools say the new Private Training Act taking effect today will still leave students vulnerable to school closures and to misrepresentation by third party...
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Labour Day 2016

President's Comment
Sep 1, 2016
For students and educators, Monday marks the end of summer and the start of a new school year. It’s time to celebrate Labour Day, to reflect on the work our unions do for us: the struggles for better...
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English Teachers, Students Left Reeling by School Closure

FPSE News
Aug 26, 2016
Teachers at Vancouver English Centre showed up for mediation with their employer Friday, armed with proposals aimed at re-opening the school. They were shocked to discover the employer had given up...
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Vancouver English Centre picket line

In Solidarity and Pride

President's Comment
Jul 14, 2016
We’re in the heart of Pride season in BC, and the Federation of Post-Secondary Educators is proud to stand in solidarity with the LGBTQ2S community. As we celebrate Pride events across the province...
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FPSE Calls for Release of Dr. Homa Hoodfar

President's Comment
Jul 12, 2016
A Concordia University colleague, Professor Homa Hoodfar, has been detained by Iranian authorities since early June, and CBC now reports that she has been indicted. The charges have not been specified...
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FPSE celebrates 20th Anniversary of National Aboriginal Day

President's Comment
Jun 21, 2016
Today in Canada, as we celebrate the beginning of summer, we are also celebrating the 20th anniversary of National Aboriginal Day. First proclaimed by then-Governor-General Romeo LeBlanc in 1996, this...
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Highlights from FPSE’s 2016 AGM and Convention

FPSE News
Jun 1, 2016
Delegates to FPSE’s Annual General Meeting and Convention, held May 16-19, 2016, demonstrated their ongoing support for the Executive by acclaiming all four elected officers to their positions...
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Jobs Blueprint a bust, students lose out

President's Comment
Apr 29, 2016
Two years after the launch of the “Skills for Jobs Blueprint,” B.C.’s post-secondary educators don’t see much to celebrate.The Blueprint is about feeding Premier Clark’s fantasy fund. It was designed...
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