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FPSE Stands in Solidarity with Nursing Faculty at Okanagan College

Apr 13, 2023

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - Vancouver, BC, April 5, 2023 Faculty were shocked to learn Monday April 3rd that year 1 and 2 of the Bachelor of Science in Nursing Program at Okanagan College is being shut...

FPSE Endorses Statement of Support for Iran

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Dec 5, 2022

At the October 23 & 24, 2022 meeting of Presidents’ Council, a resolution was brought forward from Local 01, Capilano Faculty Association (CFA), asking the Federation of Post-Secondary Educators of...

FPSE Joins National 'Fair Employment Week' Campaign

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Oct 13, 2021

FPSE has joined the national campaign for fairness for contract faculty and staff organized by the Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT). The Fair Employment Week campaign runs from...

Statement on the BC Government Approval of the Site C Dam Project

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Dec 11, 2017

Today the BC government has announced that construction of the Site C Dam project will proceed, describing the decision as making the best of a bad deal given that $4 billion dollars would be added to...

National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women

President's Comment

Dec 6, 2017

Today, we remember the victims of the 1989 massacre at Montreal’s École Polytechnique, on the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women. It was twenty-eight years ago on...

National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women

President's Comment: Fair Employment Week

President's Comment

Oct 23, 2017

Today marks the start of Fair Employment Week which runs from October 23-27. This year is the 10th anniversary of Fair Employment Week, a week of action to raise the profile of precarious employment...

Budget update demonstrates renewed commitment to post-secondary education

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Sep 11, 2017

September 11, 2017 | VICTORIA, BC—The Budget Update announced today by the BC government demonstrates the government’s commitment to increasing access to post-secondary education. Following the recent...

Labour Day 2017

President's Comment

Sep 1, 2017

Across the country, on September 4th we will celebrate Labour Day and the living history of unions across BC and Canada. From the print workers who organized for a reasonable workday almost 150 years...

Canadian Association of Labour Media Labour Day Poster

FPSE: A History of Activism

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Aug 31, 2017

In 1991, the FPSE (then CIEA) produced and circulated 250,000 copies of an election pamphlet titled Today’s education – Tomorrow’s Opportunities: An Advanced Education and Training Agenda for British...

Resist Racism, Hatred, and Violence

President's Comment

Aug 18, 2017

The events of recent days begun by the white supremacist rally at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville have been a disgusting display of racism and hate that have overtly demonstrated what so...

GOOD NEWS: Tuition-Free Adult Basic Education and English Second Language programs restored

FPSE News

Aug 9, 2017

After years of lobbying, the Federation of Post-Secondary Educators of BC (FPSE) is delighted with news that Premier John Horgan has restored funding to Adult Basic Education and English as a Second...

FPSE President George Davison with Premier Horgan, Advanced Education, Skills and Training Minister Melanie Mark, and Education Minister Rob Fleming.

Solidarity and Pride 2017

President's Comment

Aug 2, 2017

As educators and staff in the post-secondary education system, we know creating a safe environment where every person’s human and civil rights are respected is crucial to a productive learning...

Statement on new BC Government

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Jul 18, 2017

On July 18, 2017, Premier John Horgan and his cabinet were sworn-in and are now the official new government of British Columbia. Federation of Post-Secondary Educators of BC President George Davison...

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