Message from Colin Jones, FSA President As we announced on June 12th, the BCIT Faculty & Staff Association is welcoming a new Executive Director to our organization. Michael Conlon will start with us on Tuesday – August 4th – and we are looking forward to introducing him to all of you, even if only virtually.
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From your FSA Bargaining Team: Colin Jones (Chief Negotiator), Amy Fell, Terry Gordon, Silvia Raschke, and Maria Angerilli (Staff Support: FSA Interim Co-Executive Director) On May 27, 2020, your Bargaining Team reached a tentative agreement with BCIT. As per the process for bargaining, this tentative agreement will now be presented to you, the FSA membership,
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What Happens to Sick Day Accumulation Once I Reach the Maximum Bank of 250 Sick Days? For FSA members who accumulate sick days, we often get asked this question. When it comes to the topic of sick leave accrual when one is at the 250 maximum banked, we must first look to the language in the
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With the pandemic changing our working conditions daily, we wanted to reach out to all Regular Members, but particularly those that have traditionally struggled with workload issues or are struggling with them now due to COVID-19. For those members in Part-Time Studies (PTS), we ask you to refer to our advice regarding obtaining fair compensation
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bcitfsaRT @insidehighered: "We believe we can’t offer simply business as usual in college and university classrooms this fall. If ever there were…Wed Aug 05 16:04:18 +0000 2020
bcitfsaRT @CanadianLabour: “It's a good thing for workers to have [protection], but the broader political effort is to get provinces and territori…Wed Aug 05 15:50:39 +0000 2020
bcitfsaRT @bcit: Happy Pride, Vancouver! Although this year's celebrations look a little different, people all over the Lower Mainland are still f…Wed Aug 05 15:46:42 +0000 2020