BCIT Support Staff on Overtime Ban
BCIT Support Staff on Overtime Ban Nov. 15, 2012 Strike Action Update – Overtime Ban and Work to Rule by BCIT Support Staff. The BCGEU workers gave notice after a 1-day strike did not achieve the desired results.
Open the Doors Campaign at Langara
Open the Doors Campaign at Langara FPSE president George Davision (left) joins history instructor Niall Christie at Langara College on September 9th to help distribute pledge cards to students and faculty in aid of the Open the Doors campaign in support of public post-secondary education in BC. Some 530 cards were signed in two days. […]
Report on the Online FPSE AGM & Convention, 18-19 June 2020
Report on the Online FPSE AGM & Convention, 18-19 June 2020 Report by Stephen Phillips The 2020 Annual General Meeting of the Federation of Post-Secondary Educators of BC (FPSE) was held online June 18-19. Attended by delegates from most of the Federation’s 20 member locals, including the Langara Faculty Association, this year’s AGM was an […]
VIU Reaches Tentative Agreement
VIU Reaches Tentative Agreement VIUFA and VIU have reached a tentative Memorandum of Agreement (MOA), which will be the subject of a ratification vote by the membership. The terms are the those of the Template Table, plus some local gains. The Template Table gives four salary increases of 1% totalling 4% over two years. The […]
CUPE Colleges Agree on Framework
CUPE Colleges Agree on Framework VANCOUVER—Three days of intense bargaining has produced a provincial framework deal for some CUPE college support workers. The template for agreement was reached late Sunday night by the College and Institutes Support Staff Bargaining Association (CISSBA) and the government’s BC Post Secondary Employers’ Association. “This progress is a direct result […]
Job Action at VCC
Job Action at VCC There will be a one-day withdrawal of CUPE support staff services within the VCC Library on Wednesday, Nov. 28 and a one day withdrawal within the food services area on Thursday, Nov. 29 CUPE 4627 has advised the college that there will be no full withdrawal of services during the week […]
News update: Union support for cleaning staff at Langara
News update: Union support for cleaning staff at Langara The LFA has been asked by the BC Federation of Labour (BCFED) to share the attached Justice for Janitors poster with LFA members. The LFA is an affiliate of the BCFED. The BCFED is urging LFA members to offer any moral support and encouragement to campus […]
Langara Faculty Association – Important Dates for 2020
Langara Faculty Association – Important Dates for 2020 LFA Board Elections President Nominations March 2 (Mon) to March 6 (Fri) Campaign Notes Due March 11 (Wed) Ballots out March 16 (Mon) Ballots in by 3:30 p.m. March 20 (Fri), Counted: March 20 (Fri) Vice-President Nominations March 23 (Mon) – March 27 (Fri) Campaign Notes Due […]
UNBC Faculty Strike Information
UNBC Faculty Strike Information The UNBC Faculty Association has been negotiating for an agreement similar to those at comparable Canadian universities since April 2012. Unable to reach a settlement though bargaining, mediation, or arbitration, Faculty have been on strike since March 5. UNBC faculty stationed at Langara are on strike but there are no picket […]
LFA Spring 2018 Newsletter
LFA Spring 2018 Newsletter Click here for the LFA 2018 Spring Newsletter.