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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Happy Academic New Year to all our members and the whole BCIT community! I feel like we’ve barely caught our breath since bargaining concluded in June and already the campus is bustling once again. I’ve been delighted to see so many new and familiar faces as I visit different buildings and walk around campus. I’m
Read more →Are you teaching into Flexible Learning (formerly Part-Time Studies)? If so, we have a request. The FSA wants to know whether either of the following two things have happened to you: You are offered a PTS contract, accept it, and prepare to teach the course. The course is soon thereafter cancelled—likely due to low enrollment—and
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The SFU Historian Mark Leier documents a very interesting political history to Labour Day. The course of the holiday, it seems, follows the broader trajectory of the labour movement, both in the US and Canada—our ups, downs, militancy, or calm. One takeaway from this is, I think, that Labour Day (much like a union) is
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The FSA’s new Collective Agreement includes Specialized Faculty in 10.6 Development Leave for the first time. To understand how to access and create processes for this benefit, the FSA is holding a Zoom workshop on September 27, 2023, 2:30-4pm. Please contact us for an Outlook invitation.
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