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FPSE Responds to 2024 Provincial Budget

FPSE News
Feb 22, 2024
FPSE Responds to 2024 Provincial Budget For Immediate Release February 22, 2024 The Federation of Post-Secondary Educators of BC (FPSE) attended the budget lock-up today ahead of Finance Minister...
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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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Proposed Post-Secondary Legislation Will Strip Faculty Rights say Educators

FPSE News
Nov 4, 2011
Proposed Amendments Would Disallow Faculty Reps from Election to Local Boards "Premier Clark said she wants to do politics differently," said Cindy Oliver President of the 10,000 member Federation of...
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Hands Up for Fair Employment

President's Comment
Oct 25, 2011
This week in post-secondary institutions across Canada faculty and staff are highlighting the problems that non-regular faculty face in their demand for fair employment. It is a struggle that every...
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Discrimination case reminds us all how much more needs to be done

President's Comment
Sep 15, 2011
For as long as there has been a women's movement in Canada, there has been an active campaign to both highlight the ways in which women are discriminated and change the conditions that allow that...
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Polling Data Shows Growing Gap between Voters and Government on Post-Secondary Education

President's Comment
Sep 6, 2011
August has not been a great month for BC's Premier Clark. The results of the HST referendum showed that even in many of the BC Liberal held ridings, the majority voted to get rid of the HST, a...
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Jack Layton: Canada has lost a great Canadian

President's Comment
Aug 22, 2011
The news of Jack Layton's passing has led to an outpouring of tributes, tributes that span the entire political spectrum and reflect the profound impact that this man had on our lives, our communities...
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Welcome to the “New Era”, Stephen Harper Style

President's Comment
Jul 22, 2011
There was no press release or briefing document to substantiate what had been decided, just a tersely worded letter to senior administrators that "core" funding would be cut by more than half...
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Maureen Shaw receives Sarah Shorten Award

FPSE News
May 11, 2011
Maureen Shaw was presented with the Sarah Shorten Award at the Spring Council meeting of the Canadian Association of University Teachers' (CAUT), held in Ottawa in May. Lisa Sharp, Chair of CAUT's...
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Support Staff bargainers head back to local tables

FPSE News
May 4, 2011
BARGAINING UPDATE BURNABY- Kris Billy, your NVITEA (FPSE Local 19) representative, along with other members of the College and Institute Support Staff Bargaining Association (CISSBA), met with the...
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Election Results Change Canada’s Political Landscape

President's Comment
May 3, 2011
It only took thirty-five days to play out, but by the time that the final ballots were counted in last night's federal election the results may well represent the most significant changes in Canada's...
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Many hands make the deal work: reflections on the VIUFA strike

President's Comment
Apr 11, 2011
When members of the Vancouver Island University Faculty Association voted 296 to 31 to accept the terms of a proposed memorandum that would settle their four week strike, the attention of those at the...
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