“Disappointing” tentative agreement reached by UBC TAs
The CUPE 2278 bargaining team for Teaching Assistants at the University of British Columbia has recommended a tentative agreement for ratification tomorrow. Comments on the 2278 Facebook nearly...
View ArticlePro-Labour NDP Open to Real Bargaining with Unions in BC
Feeling pressures of government intervention and the net zero worker mandate of the Liberal Government’s Public Sector Employer’s Council (PSEC), CUPE 2278 Teaching Assistants curtailed job action and...
View Article“Premier’s plan is flawed:” BCTF responds to plan to undermine bargaining
Premier’s plan for 10-year deal ignores court rulings, again Premier Christy Clark’s proposed plan for a 10-year deal with public school teachers ignores court rulings, contradicts government’s own...
View ArticleQuestioning the independence of UBC’s Equity office
This open letter by UBC Professor Jennifer Chan, published today by the Ubyssey, appeals for changes to UBC’s consultations concerning its Equity Office. The Jennifer Chan v UBC and others [Beth...
View Article#IdleNoMore Teach-In and Demonstration at #UBC
Well over 300 gathered this afternoon for an Idle No More Teach-In at the University of British Columbia. This followed a late morning and afternoon INM demonstration yesterday with 100+ in attendance...
View ArticleFederation of Students on BC Liberals budget: Too little, too late
Canadian Federation of Students BC, February 19, 2013 — BC’s new financial aid scheme is a major disappointment for students, who say that the program cut by the BC Liberals in 2004 was more generous...
View ArticleCUFA BC on Liberals Budget: Cuts Will Hurt Students, Grant Program a Gimmick...
CUFA BC, Robert Clift, February 19, 2013 — The 2013/14 provincial budget shortchanges students and their families according to the organization representing professors and other academic staff at BC’s...
View ArticleCanadian Federation of Students BC budget analysis
Canadian Federation of Students BC Membership Advisory Budget 2013 On February 19, the BC government introduced the 2013-2014 provincial budget, the first for Finance Minister Mike de Jong. Similar to...
View Article8 Big Reasons to Boot the BC Liberals #bcpoli
BC Federation of Labour 8 Big Reasons to Boot the BC Liberals Here are 8 big reasons to vote for change in 2013 Hydro rates keep going up because of expensive private power projects Raw log exports...
View ArticleBC election heats up as NDP promises extensive education increases while...
Dirk Meissner, The Tyee, April 18, 2013– …[NDP Leader Adrian Dix] said his plans to improve public education in B.C. involve spending $372 million over three years. “If you look at what’s happened over...
View ArticlePrograms cut as Capilano University faces $1.3M shortfall
CBC News, April 26, 2013 — Capilano University is cutting several programs as the school faces an estimated $1.3 million shortfall in its upcoming budget. The school would not specify which departments...
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Capilano University instructors & students protest program cuts
Capilano University arts instructor Toni Latour stands with art students outside of the studio arts building at the North Vancouver campus. Photograph by: Mike Wakefield, NS NEWS CBC News, April 27,...
View ArticleStudents seek action on skyrocketing student debt as election issue #bcpoli
Canadian Federation of Students-BC, April 16, 2013 – Students in British Columbia continue to call for a government that will prioritize post-secondary education, addressing issues that matter to...
View ArticleCapilano University needs to hit the pause button on its budget plans
Reg Johanson, Georgia Straight, May 2, 2013 – Capilano University executives responsible for a proposed budget, which would see broad program, course, and staffing cuts, say they didn’t have time to...
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Protests gathering momentum at Capilano University
Juan Cisneros, May 3, 2013 — Thank you so much for all your support! Over 4000 signatures [on the Capilano University: Save the Studio Art and Textile Arts Programs petition]! As of today the...
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Save the Capilano University Computer Science Department
Petition to Save the Capilano University Computer Science Department The Computer Science Department At Capilano University is scheduled to be suspended: The Board of Governors are voting on whether...
View ArticleNDP Leader Adrian Dix calls for pause in Capilano U program cuts #bcpoli
Posted by Capilano University Faculty Association, May 8, 2013: Thank you for your letter highlighting your concerns about the future of Capilano University’s Studio Arts and Textile Arts programs. We...
View ArticleJim Sinclair: The terrible truth about the Liberals’ jobs plan #bcpoli
Jim Sinclair, President, B.C. Federation of Labour, May 10, 2013 – It is perhaps one of the more twisted ironies of this election that Premier Christy Clark and the B.C. Liberals are running on their...
View ArticleEducation, the biggest loser in the BC election, negative politics hardly to...
The BC NDP may have ‘snatched defeat from the jaws of victory’, but education is one of the biggest losers in this week’s election of the fourth consecutive Liberal majority government in the province....
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Students, the PMO might ‘do ya a Duffy’ and pay off your debt #DoYaADuffy...
With the Office of the Prime Minister (PMO) open to ‘do ya a Duffy’, how about paying off the loans bankrupting a generation? If you can write a $90,000 cheque, no questions asked (NQA) to Mike Duffy...
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