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A Reason to Celebrate: 50 Years of Pride

President's Comment
Jul 31, 2019
There is even more to celebrate at Pride celebrations this year as we mark the 50th anniversary of two important events in North America’s LGBTQ/2S+ history. Bill C-150 , Canada’s first piece of...
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Post-secondary Educators Fight for Fairness

President's Comment
Jun 28, 2019
Each year, the BC government holds public consultations that inform the next year’s budget through the Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services. This year, the consultation happened in...
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Budgets, bargaining and a better future

President's Comment
Mar 29, 2019
On March 19, the pre-election federal budget was released. It included measures to “improve access in post-secondary by: lowering interest rates on student loans, expansion of the graduate scholarship...
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Finance Committee Hearings coming to a community near you

FPSE News
Sep 17, 2013
Under BC legislation, the Legislature’s Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services is required to hold public hearings to gather input on the priorities for the February 2014 provincial...
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Move to review ITA a step in the right direction

FPSE News
Sep 16, 2013
This month the Minster responsible for the Industry Training Authority, Shirley Bond, announced her government’s intention to review the ITA. Minister Bond announced that Jessica MacDonald, a former...
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Union goes to court to stop Capilano University’s Board from approving budget cuts

FPSE News
May 8, 2013
Faculty Want Budget Meeting Re-Scheduled to June, After the BC Election The Federation of Post-Secondary Educators (FPSE), the provincial organization that represents over 10,000 faculty and staff in...
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Election campaigns shine a light on training

President's Comment
Apr 17, 2013
BC’s provincial election campaign may only be days old, but skills training and post-secondary education have quickly emerged as priority issues. Both of the major parties—the BC Liberals and the BC...
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International Women’s Day 2013

President's Comment
Mar 7, 2013
On March 8, we mark International Women's Day. It's a moment of both reflection and solidarity. Yes, what women have been able to achieve in terms of equality needs to be celebrated, but not as a...
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Unbelievable, but not in a good way

FPSE News
Feb 19, 2013
Post-Secondary Education loses more ground in 2013 BC Budget VICTORIA: —“The Minister of Finance has acknowledged what just about every reporter in the budget lock-up is saying,” said George Davison,...
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FPSE supports students’ plan to “Get Out The Vote”

FPSE News
Jan 21, 2013
Speaking before an assembly of post-secondary student activists drawn from across BC, Cindy Oliver, President of the Federation of Post-Secondary Educators, applauded plans by the Canadian Federation...
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ITA funding raises governance questions

President's Comment
Dec 11, 2012
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 trades training and...
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"Why I’m supporting Jim Sinclair and Irene Lanzinger": FPSE President Cindy Oliver

President's Comment
Nov 22, 2012
Next week, over 2,000 delegates will gather in Vancouver for the 55 th Constitutional Convention of the BC Federation of Labour. Like every BC Fed Convention, this one will give union activists the...
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Minister’s “Tone it down” attitude doesn’t square with public’s priorities for post-secondary education

FPSE News
Oct 9, 2012
“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 Federation of Post-Secondary...
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