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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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The question before us: coalition government or an election?

President's Comment
Dec 1, 2008
Events in Ottawa over the last four days confirm democracy is alive and well in Canada. Prime Minister Stephen Harper had an opportunity to make his minority government work. After the October 14th...
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Auditor’s report details problems in trades training

President's Comment
Nov 28, 2008
It didn't take BC's Auditor General John Doyle much time to point out the obvious. The first page of his 60-plus page review of BC's Industry Training Authority (ITA) summarizes in three sentences...
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Finance committee report shows some progress, but there’s still a lot missing in the recommendations

President's Comment
Nov 18, 2008
For the last three months, BC's Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services has been gathering input from across the province in advance of the February 2009 provincial budget. The pre...
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Municipal elections: make your vote count

President's Comment
Nov 10, 2008
Across BC, municipal election campaigns have moved into high gear as voters get ready to mark their ballots on November 15th. For some voters the prospect of yet another election is a bit bewildering...
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Fair Employment Week, October 27-31, 2008

President's Comment
Oct 27, 2008
Across Canada, post-secondary educators are marking this week as Fair Employment Week. Faculty and staff in every region are working to build awareness and support for our push to get better...
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First agreement at private language school: FPSE’s organizing strategy at work

FPSE News
Oct 23, 2008
This week faculty at the recently organized Language Studies Canada (LSC) unanimously ratified a tentative collective agreement. The two-year agreement was negotiated by representatives from the LSC...
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Cranbrook newspaper highlights problems at College of the Rockies

FPSE News
Oct 3, 2008
By Gerry Warner, Townsman Staff There were some touching moments and some interesting revelations at a meeting of the provincial Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services in...
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Invest budget surplus says FPSE President

FPSE News
Sep 16, 2008
Post-secondary operating grants are not keeping pace with basic needs says Cindy Oliver "BC has the fiscal capacity to strengthen access to post-secondary education," said Cindy Oliver, President of...
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Latest poll shows problems for BC Liberals

President's Comment
Aug 29, 2008
The old adage of “may you live in interesting times” has never been truer than will be the case for BC politics this Fall. The BC Liberals were on the receiving end of some very disturbing news...
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Salary increases for senior deputies show contorted logic at its best

President's Comment
Aug 11, 2008
The latest news out of Victoria shows a disturbing trend when it comes to pay scales for those in the senior ranks of the provincial government. Last week the government announced that, effective...
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