BCITFSA Board Member Zaa Joseph, who has been at BCIT for 14 years, reflects on National Indigenous Peoples Day, his ancestry, and family who reside here in Vancouver and up in the Middle River, BC.
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Happy anniversary, unions in Canada! On June 14, 1872, federal passage of the Trade Union Act made workers associating into unions legal in Canada. Canadian labour researcher Doug Nesbitt writes that the Union Act was not a direct result of “enlightened and benevolent politicians looking out for the masses,” but worker agitation, organizing, and strikes, especially
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Primer The word seniority generally carries a great deal of weight in unionized workplaces. But what is it, exactly, and how does it apply to FSA members? When dealing with various aspects of employment—which worker chooses their vacation first or the order of layoffs—unions have fought for the principle of seniority. At its most basic,
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Having accepted a position at the Justice Institute, Lisa Allen will be stepping down from the FSA Board of Directors as of June 2, 2022. Her contributions have been invaluable to our union. Anticipating Lisa’s departure, the Board voted unanimously on Wednesday, May 25, 2022 to appoint Zaa Joseph as a Director from June 2,
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The BC General Employees Union (BCGEU)—representing more than 33,000 public-sector workers in the province—has declared an impasse in bargaining with BC’s Public Service Agency (PSA). The deadlock comes amid the government agency’s failure to bargain a cost of living adjustment (COLA) for BCGEU workers. The PSA’s offers to this point represent a significant pay cut
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FSA members’ collective agreement (CA) with BCIT is set to expire July 1, 2022 (though it will remain in effect until bargaining concludes). While a CA is a legal document established through negotiation, its life begins long before union representatives and the employer sit down to bargain. For the union, this pre-history involves research, committee
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bcitfsaHappy 150th birthday (plus two weeks, but who's counting) to legalized trade unionism in Canada!Tue Jun 28 21:15:00 +0000 2022
bcitfsaOur Collective Agreement is a complex one. BCITFSA's Senior Labour Relations Representative untangles the meaning o… t.co/FzYncS3uCaTue Jun 28 17:05:00 +0000 2022
bcitfsaShortchanging public sector workers is bad for BC t.co/5DUuAGkuscMon Jun 27 22:58:53 +0000 2022
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