LFA Summer 2016 Newsletter
LFA Summer 2016 Newsletter Click here for the Summer 2016 Newsletter.
PDSF Receipts
PDSF Receipts If you have spent your PD funds for this fiscal year, which ends March 30th, you are eligible for a top-up of $400, which is called PDSF. To apply for this, print the PD/PDSF Application form from this site, on the Documents tab, or from the College intranet. Have your Dept. Chair and […]
LFA Board Has New Directors
LFA Board Has New Directors The following have been duly nominated for the positions of Directors, and there being no further nominations, the Chief Returning Office declared the following to be the Directors of the L.F.A. Board for the 2013/2014 year. FRASER ARCHIBALD PETER BABIAK ALISON CURTIS DEBORAH FILLEUL DARRELL KEAN CHERYL McKEEMAN JESSIE SMITH […]
CUPE Support Workers Strike Nov. 20
CUPE Support Workers Strike Nov. 20 CUPE organizers expect 3,000 members to walk off the job provincewide on Tuesday from Camosun, Vancouver Island University, College of New Caledonia, College of the Rockies and North Island College. Organizers say they are leaving the door open for the BC government to stop stalling and settle with the […]
BC Federation of Labour
BC Federation of Labour The LFA is able to send four delegates to the BCFED convention, in Vancouver. Along with other FPSE locals, delegates listened to a wide range of labour news from around the province. On Wednesday, Noel Currie participated in a rally in support of workers out on strike, and those in collective bargaining […]
Pacific Blue Cross – Sept 11, 2017 Update
Pacific Blue Cross – Sept 11, 2017 Update Since July 7th, 2017, CUPE employees at Pacific Blue Cross have been locked-out by their employer after numerous unsuccessful attempts to negotiate a new contract. Our human resources department has provided information on the service disruption in the Langara Post. If you have specific concerns about a claim […]
LFA Kicks off Transit Ad Campaign
LFA Kicks off Transit Ad Campaign Starting on Monday, February 20 and continuing till Sunday, April 9, the LFA will be running transit ads to pressure BC’s political parties to restore funding to public colleges and universities and to inspire voters to cast their ballot in the provincial election of May 9. To kick off […]
Women and Labour: Where Have We Been and Where are We Going
Women and Labour: Where Have We Been and Where are We Going When: January 24th from 4pm to 7pm Where: SFU Harbour Centre (515 West Hastings Street, Vancouver) – Room 1400 This event is intended to engage labour activists, new and experienced, in networking and strategizing towards goals to help strengthen our collective power and […]
Langara Faculty Association – Important Dates for 2018
Langara Faculty Association – Important Dates for 2018 LFA Board Elections President Nominations March 5 (Mon) to March 9 (Fri) Campaign Notes Due March 14 (Weds) Ballots out March 19 (Mon) Ballots in by 3:30 p.m. March 23 (Fri), Counted: March 23. Vice-President Nominations March 23 (Fri) – March 29 (Thurs) Campaign Notes Due April […]
Vote Until 4:30 Tuesday March 5
Vote Until 4:30 Tuesday March 5 Hi Colleagues, The LFA Board met with faculty yesterday at a general membership meeting to answer questions about the proposed new collective agreement. By now all of you should have received in your campus mailboxes a copy of the Memorandum of Agreement along with a brief explanation of the […]