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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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Investment in public education key to economic stimulus, poll shows

FPSE News
Feb 5, 2009
An overwhelming majority (86 percent) of British Columbians believe investment in public education should be a key part of any economic stimulus plan in the upcoming provincial budget, said a poll...
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Federal budget misses the mark

President's Comment
Jan 28, 2009
This was supposed to be a defining moment for Finance Minister Jim Flaherty. Canada's economy has ground to a halt. By his own estimates, Mr. Flaherty predicts the Canadian economy will contract in...
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Pension changes raise concerns

President's Comment
Jan 23, 2009
The College Pension Plan has announced that it will stop subsidizing extended health benefits for retirees and will also cap inflation protection in the near future. The announcement follows a...
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Next 46 days will be critical

President's Comment
Jan 5, 2009
The new year brings more than the promise of better weather or the prospect of longer days. Within the next forty-six days, both the provincial and federal governments will be tabling budgets. The...
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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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