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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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Drought Continues For Post-Secondary Education in 2014

FPSE News
Feb 18, 2014
Faculty say flat budget and tougher mandates will squeeze students and institutions“Between the Minister Virk’s mandate letter priorities and the spending estimates for Advanced Education in the...
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Faculty and student organizations launch campaign to save ESL programs in BC

President's Comment
Dec 17, 2013
For Saeideh Ghassarifar, English Language Training (ELT) programs are a very real part of her education plan. Ms. Ghassarifar is from Iran. She has three degrees including a doctorate in health care...
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STATEMENT ON THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE MONTREAL MASSACRE

President's Comment
Dec 6, 2013
Twenty-four years ago Canada, and the world, were witness to the violent and senseless murder of fourteen women at Ecole Polytechnic in Montreal. Twenty-four years later those murders have become a...
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Fair Employment Week 2013: October 21-25

President's Comment
Oct 21, 2013
Fair employment means exactly that; salary, workplace rights and benefits that are fair to everyone. However, for more and more faculty and staff who work and teach in post-secondary institutions...
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The Harper Government is at it again - this time it’s Labour Market Agreements

President's Comment
Oct 9, 2013
Provincial government’s across Canada are raising the warning flag over the federal government’s announced intention to claw back funding that had been given to the Labour Market Agreement program, a...
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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 ElectionThe 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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