This week, far-right and anti-trans groups across Canada have organized protests, rallies, and other gatherings in opposition to longstanding education policies designed to make K-12 schools safer and more inclusive spaces, both for 2SLGBTQIA+ children and everyone in the school community. In the wake of these anti-trans protests, we want to state unequivocally that the
Read more →This Labour Relations Advice was originally published in the Fall 2023 issue of the FSA’s Voice Newsletter. For the better part of the past two years, the FSA has been conducting training across the Institute to better inform our members of their collegial governance rights and responsibilities. Our members have robust rights when it comes
Read more →Come work with us! The BCITFSA is seeking to hire a full-time Temporary Labour Relations Assistant (LRA) for our office at the BCIT Burnaby campus, located on unceded Indigenous land belonging to the Coast Salish peoples, including the territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. The contract will be for 24 months, with an anticipated
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After a pandemic hiatus, the FSA is bringing back its Fair Employment Week (FEW) pub night, open to contract academic staff across the region.* FEW events for contract academic staff are organized by the Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT) and member unions like the FSA. This FSA organized event will take place a short
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The BCITFSA has published the fall edition of our biannual newsletter, The Voice. This edition–volume 55, issue 1–contains our president’s reflections on bargaining and the path forward, staff and caucus profiles, and labour relations tips. Physical copies can be found on news stands in the Great Hall and the staff Lounge in the Rix. Members
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BCIT has updated its pay scales to reflect the monetary gains achieved in the most recent round of bargaining. Please follow the first link for the new scales. General wage increases in the 2022-25 FSA Collective Agreement: Year 1 (began July 1, 2022) – an increase of either $0.25/hour for hourly rates or $455 for annual salary scales, plus 3.24% Year
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