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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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BC Budget 2008: an exercise in distraction

President's Comment
Feb 21, 2008
February 2008 marks Carol Taylor's last budget as BC's Finance Minister. She will, no doubt, be remembered for many things - expensive shoes, fashionable eyewear - but her performance on February 19...
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Post-secondary education falling behind in 2008 provincial budget

FPSE News
Feb 19, 2008
"Post-secondary education will see a decrease in per student funding under this budget despite the fact that the Minister of Finance highlights a growing skills shortage as a critical risk to the...
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Forum highlights benefits of better funding for literacy and English language programs

President's Comment
Jan 28, 2008
Budget season is upon us and Finance Ministers at both the federal and provincial levels are looking at a wide range of program and funding options. If these Ministers did some careful analysis, they...
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Forum to focus on critical needs of post-secondary education system

President's Comment
Jan 17, 2008
On January 27, our Federation is hosting a forum on critical post-secondary education issues. The event will bring together labour leaders from BC's largest unions, representatives from Metro...
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Statement on the anniversary of the Montreal Massacre

FPSE News
Dec 6, 2007
Those murders eighteen years ago have become a stark reminder to us all of the problem of violence against women. According to the United Nations, at least one in three women in the world has been...
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Campus 2020 and the phony debate

President's Comment
Dec 3, 2007
When Geoff Plant was first appointed to conduct the Campus 2020 review of BC's post-secondary education system, caution flags were raised. Many wondered how the former BC Liberal Cabinet Minister...
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BC's minimum wage: it's everybody's issue

President's Comment
Nov 5, 2007
The start of November marks an important date in all our calendars. It was six years ago this month that BC's lowest paid workers got a raise. The start of November marks an important date in all our...
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Fair Employment Week

President's Comment
Oct 23, 2007
Throughout the week of October 22-26, post-secondary educators across Canada will be working to advance the cause of fair employment for non-regular faculty. The events of this week are part of a...
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Provincial Training Tax Credit proposal: Better ways to invest $90 million

President's Comment
Sep 27, 2007
When she presented her February 2006 provincial budget, Finance Minster Carole Taylor set aside $90 million for a proposed training tax credit program. Her idea was to provide employers with tax...
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Post-secondary educators see good news in announced cuts to Adult Basic Education tuition fees

FPSE News
Sep 7, 2007
"It's a long time coming, but we are glad to see this policy change is finally going to happen," said Cindy Oliver, President of the Federation of Post-Secondary Educators. Ms. Oliver was reacting to...
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