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FPSE endorses Sussanne Skidmore for President and Hermender Singh Kailley for Secretary-Treasurer of the BC Federation of Labour

FPSE News
Nov 26, 2024
FPSE endorses Sussanne Skidmore for President and Hermender Singh Kailley for Secretary-Treasurer of the BC Federation of Labour Together they will build solidarity, lobby government, and advocate for...
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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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FPSE Convention acclaims new Executive, bids fond farewell to outgoing President

FPSE News
Jun 30, 2015
At FPSE’s 2015 Convention, delegates acclaimed a new Executive including President and Secretary-Treasurer. The new Executive includes: President: George DavisonSecretary Treasurer: Terri Van...
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Delegation heads to Legislature for debate on ABE

FPSE News
May 5, 2015
A group of students, faculty, administrators, and school trustees joined forces in Victoria on Monday May 4 to hear a debate in the Legislature over the government’s handling of Adult Basic Education...
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Bill C-51 Is a Serious Threat to Post-Secondary Educators

President's Comment
Apr 10, 2015
Although Ottawa is currently consumed with the details of Senator Mike Duffy’s trial, a far more serious legislative issues continues to work its way through Canada’s Parliament: Bill C-51, the Harper...
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Capilano Faculty Take Job Action

FPSE News
Apr 8, 2015
“Our bargaining team has spent the last 24 hours in mediation at the Labour Relations Board trying to get our employer to negotiate a fair settlement,” said Brent Calvert, President of the Capilano...
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IWD 2015: Women’s rights and workers’ rights – we need more of both

President's Comment
Mar 5, 2015
It was at the turn of the 20th century that International Women’s Day (IWD) had its early beginnings in North America. At the time, it was part of a mobilizing effort by union and community activists...
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Budgets are about choices

President's Comment
Feb 19, 2015
Budgets are about choices and the 2015 BC budget is no exception in that department. The frustration for post-secondary educators, their students and their institutions is that the choices made in...
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2015 BC Budget Underwhelms as Post-Secondary Education Funding Forecast to Decline

FPSE News
Feb 17, 2015
“On so many fronts, this budget is a real disappointment,” said Cindy Oliver, President of the Federation of Post-Secondary Educators. “For our colleges, universities and institutes, the provincial...
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Re-imagining post-secondary education: Opening to Learning Conference focuses on progressive alternatives

President's Comment
Jan 29, 2015
When it was first proposed by convention delegates, the concept of a major conference on post-secondary education was envisioned as a way to begin changing the public debate on post-secondary...
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ESL and ABE Students get a lump of coal this Christmas

President's Comment
Dec 5, 2014
For almost a year the provincial government has been promising some news about its funding commitment to English Language Training programs across the province. The news was supposed to address the...
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Remembering December 6, 1989

President's Comment
Dec 3, 2014
It’s a grim anniversary, but one that needs to be remembered. Twenty-five years ago, on December 6, 1989, fourteen women were murdered at the École Polytechnique de Montreal. Although the massacre is...
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