Support Staff at VCC Settle
Support Staff at VCC Settle A tentative deal was reached at VCC by their support staff, CUPE Local 4627. The tentative contract is for a 4-year, no-concessions deal, with a total of a 4% increase spread over the final two years of the agreement. This local has been in bargaining for 15 months, with four […]
Spring 2020 Board Election Results
Spring 2020 Board Election Results Submitted by admin on Wed, 2020-04-15 00:00 April 14, 2020 update from Deborah Blacklock, Chief Returning Officer: Please join me in congratulating the following members who have been acclaimed to the LFA Board for the 2020/21 year: Janet Douglas Catherine Huth Annie Jensen Darrell Kean Tanya Lewis Colin Mills Paul Prosperi March […]
National Adjunct Action Week Feb 23-27
National Adjunct Action Week Feb 23-27 Today the majority of university and college courses in the United States are taught by adjuncts. In Canada, about one third of all academic staff in post-secondary institutions are hired on a per course or limited-term basis. CAUT is lending support to its US counterparts during their National Adjunct […]
LFA is now a certified living wage employer
LFA is now a certified living wage employer We’re happy to announce that the Langara Faculty Association has become a certified Living Wage Employer. The living wage is the hourly rate that a family needs to cover basic expenses, calculated regionally and updated annually. We’re happy to announce that the Langara Faculty Association has become […]
Tentative Agreement
Tentative Agreement Hi Colleagues, The bargaining team and the LFA Board would like to recommend to you the ratification of a new Collective Agreement. At the LFA membership meeting scheduled for this Thursday, Feb 28th in A130 at 2:30 the LFA Board and bargaining team will explain the details of the new Collective Agreement […]
Meet Your Bargaining Team
Meet Your Bargaining Team The LFA Board is holding 2 meetings at which you will have the opportunity to meet the LFA bargaining team and to ask questions about the bargaining process and about any other issues you would like to discuss. It is an opportunity for us on the LFA Board to hear from […]
Fall Issue of Faculty Affairs Now Online
Fall Issue of Faculty Affairs Now Online The latest issue of Faculty Affairs is now posted online, with news from the President about new draft College policies, local news, standing committee reports, updates on the Open the Doors campaign, and more. Please read it and send the editors your feedback!
LFA General Members Meeting Nov 29
LFA General Members Meeting Nov 29 An LFA General Meeting of Members will be held on Thursday November 29th at 2:45pm in Room T530. Proposed agenda: Adoption of Agenda Selection of the LFA Bargaining Team** The LFA Board is recommending the following bargaining team to the members: – Alison Curtis, Library Services, LFA Vice-President – […]
LFA Spring 2016 Newsletter
LFA Spring 2016 Newsletter Click here for the Spring 2016 Newsletter.
BCTF Dispute – Update and Vancouver Support Rally Sept 5
BCTF Dispute – Update and Vancouver Support Rally Sept 5 To demonstrate support for the BC Teachers’ Federation over the next few weeks, the BC Federation of Labour has launched a series of efforts to raise awareness of the dispute, the issues are at the heart of negotiations, and provide venues for people to show […]