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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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New Year, New Website, New…Government?

President's Comment
Jan 9, 2017
If you’re like me, you probably saw a lot of social media posts, commentary, and memes floating around the internet talking about how terrible a year 2016 was. They don’t need to be repeated, but I...
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National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women

President's Comment
Dec 6, 2016
Twenty-seven years ago, on December 6, 1989, fourteen women were murdered at L’Ecole Polytechnique in Montreal. When a man with a gun entered the engineering school, he separated the women from the...
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Literacy Funding Inadequate in Addressing Basic Education Needs

FPSE News
Nov 30, 2016
A recent BC Liberal announcement allocating funding for community adult literacy programs shortchanges the 25,000 Adult Basic Education students at the province’s public post-secondary institutions...
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Standing Committee on Finance Calls for Increased Post-Secondary Funding

President's Comment
Nov 18, 2016
Once again, the report of the BC Legislature's Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services includes several of the Federation of Post-Secondary Educators' recommendations to the...
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FPSE Secretary-Treasurer Terri Van Steinburg making speech

Join the Fight for Fairness

President's Comment
Oct 24, 2016
Today we start another week of activities marking Fair Employment Week, our annual effort to raise awareness of the plight of the precariously-employed workers in academia. Year after year, we hold...
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Join the fight for fairness

B.C. Students Suffer as Tuition and Service Fees Continue to Spiral Upwards

FPSE News
Sep 6, 2016
The provincial government’s systematic reduction in funding over the past 15 years means an increasing number of young British Columbians are unable to access or afford the post-secondary education...
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Private Training Regulations Leave Students Vulnerable

FPSE News
Sep 1, 2016
September 1, 2016 Teachers at private ESL schools say the new Private Training Act taking effect today will still leave students vulnerable to school closures and to misrepresentation by third party...
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Labour Day 2016

President's Comment
Sep 1, 2016
For students and educators, Monday marks the end of summer and the start of a new school year. It’s time to celebrate Labour Day, to reflect on the work our unions do for us: the struggles for better...
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English Teachers, Students Left Reeling by School Closure

FPSE News
Aug 26, 2016
Teachers at Vancouver English Centre showed up for mediation with their employer Friday, armed with proposals aimed at re-opening the school. They were shocked to discover the employer had given up...
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Vancouver English Centre picket line

In Solidarity and Pride

President's Comment
Jul 14, 2016
We’re in the heart of Pride season in BC, and the Federation of Post-Secondary Educators is proud to stand in solidarity with the LGBTQ2S community. As we celebrate Pride events across the province...
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