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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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BCTF and FPSE call on government to reverse cuts to adult education

FPSE News
Sep 10, 2015
Since December 2014, BC's adult educators have been warning the government that re-imposing tuition fees for Adult Basic Education programs-which had been tuition free since 2008-would have a negative...
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Celebrating Labour Day 2015

President's Comment
Sep 10, 2015
For 121 years, Canadians have celebrated Labour Day. The world has changed a lot in those years, and unions have played a large part in making Canada a better place to live and work. No employer has...
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Solidarity With Locked Out COPE 378 Members

FPSE News
Aug 10, 2015
On July 30th, 2015, FPSE showed solidarity with COPE 378 BCAA locked out members by joining them on their picket line.The B.C. Automobile Association locked out approximately 70 staff responsible for...
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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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