Bargaining Co-ordination Committee

FPSE's Bargaining Co-ordination Committee actively monitors negotiations across the post-secondary education system and assists in coordinating bargaining. The committee works with FPSE's chief bargainer and reviews bargaining trends, undertakes research and identifies training needs. received labour relations training. FPSE regularly offers labour relations training to member locals, at the committee level and for individual locals.

More information and resources in bargaining and collective agreements.

Committee Members: 

Chair:

Sheldon Clare
(Local 3)

Staff Rep:

Jeff McKeil
 

Local Reps:

 

Local 1

Capilano University Faculty Association
Nanci Lucas
Joanne Quirk

Local 2

Thompson Rivers University Faculty Association
Donna Petri

Local 3

Faculty Association of the College of New Caledonia
Sheldon Clare (Chair)

Local 4

Douglas College Faculty Association
Robin Wylie

Local 5

Kwantlen Faculty Association
Bob Davis

Local 6

College of the Rockies Faculty Association
Debbie Hope

Local 7

University of the Fraser Valley Faculty & Staff Association
Hilary Turner

Local 8

Vancouver Island University Faculty Association
Gara Pruesse

Local 9

Okanagan College Faculty Association
Nolan Fretz

Local 10

Selkirk College Faculty Association
Victor Villa

Local 11

Academic Workers’ Union
(Northwest Community College)
Sheree Ronaasen

Local 12

Camosun College Faculty Association
Darryl Ainsley

Local 14

Langara Faculty Association
Noel Currie

Local 15

Vancouver Community College Faculty Association
Maggi Trebble

Local 16

North Island College Faculty Association
Anne Cumming

Local 17

Thompson Rivers Open University Faculty Association
Mary Kruger

Local 19

Nicola Valley Institute of Technology Employees’ Association
Matt Pasco

Local 21

Private Sector Faculty & Staff Association
Jean-Bernard Ardila

Local 22

Emily Carr University of Art & Design Faculty Association
no representative, c/o Tom Becher, ECUADFA President

Exec    Liaison

Cindy Oliver
FPSE President

NRFC Liaison

Lorraine Rehnby
Local 15, VCCFA

Policy Statement:

The Bargaining Co-ordination Committee works to improve the economic and professional welfare of the members through bargaining by facilitating the exchange of information on these matters among members and by providing assistance in the collective bargaining process (Constitution 2.2 and 2.10). It is recognized that collective action is necessary to maintain and improve the economic standing, professional rights, and working conditions of the members of FPSE.

Responsibilities:

In addition to those responsibilities and activities that may be directed to it by the Presidents’ Council or the AGM, this Committee will:

  1. Monitor developments in contract clauses and develop strategies to protect and enhance the interest of the members of FPSE.
  2. Develop and recommend to the Presidents’ Council a program of negotiations training and evaluate its implementation.
  3. Facilitate the development of an effective system of bargaining co-ordination by the member associations.
  4. Examine and recommend to the Presidents’ Council collective action in support of the policy statements of this Committee.
  5. Advise the Presidents’ Council on the Strike/Lockout Defence Fund.
  6. Assist in the development of common bargaining objectives.

Terms of Reference:

Reporting to: Reports regularly to the FPSE President and the Presidents’ Council.

Composition: The Bargaining Co-ordination Committee is composed of one designated representative from each local. This representative shall be the Chief Negotiator or Chairperson of the Bargaining Committee from the local. The Non-Regular Faculty Committee may appoint one person to the Committee.

A member will be appointed by the Executive Committee, with voice but without vote, to act as liaison between the Standing Committee, the Executive, and Presidents' Council. 

Term of Appointment: Locals shall endeavour to elect or appoint representatives for a two year term.

Meetings: Meetings of the Committee are held at the call of the Chair. Meetings shall normally be convened at such times as to allow co-ordination and review of each local's bargaining process including preparation, interim assessment and strategy. The number of meetings are limited only by the funding allocated to the Committee.

Chairperson: The Committee shall elect a new Chairperson at the last meeting of the Committee held prior to the convening of the Annual General Meeting and Convention.

The Committee shall endeavour to elect a Chairperson who has served on the Committee a previous term as a local representative.

The Chairperson or designate shall have observer status at meetings of the Presidents’ Council with voice but no vote. The responsibility of the Chairperson includes attendance by the Chairperson or designate at the Presidents’ Council meeting immediately subsequent to a meeting of the Committee or upon request of the FPSE President.

The Chairperson shall attend the Annual General Meeting and Convention.

The Convention shall provide orientation and planning opportunities for Committee Chairpersons and facilitate their meeting as a group.

The duly elected Chairperson of the Committee shall continue to serve as Chairperson where the Chairperson ceases to be a designated local representative to the Committee.

Observers: By invitation of the Chair.

Quorum: Two or more locals.

Voting: Positions adopted by consensus among designated representatives, otherwise by simple majority.

Funds: Budgetary allocation at the AGM including travel expenses for the designated representative.