Nominations Received Nominations for the 2023 FSA Board elections were accepted from March 22 until April 5 To see the full election timeline for 2023 please click here. Among eligible nominees we received: We received five (5) nominations for five (5) Director-at-Large positions – These positions will be acclaimed as per our bylaws We received one (1) nomination
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The FSA’s January GM saw the membership overwhelmingly approve changes to our bylaws that facilitate online meetings. Our upcoming April 26, 2023 GM will be the first under the new bylaw regime, so we wanted to share a bit about how voting will look. Members will continue to have the option to attend GMs in person
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Below, FSA member Andrea Matthews provides an update on the activities of the BC Federation of Labour’s (BCFED) Political Action Committee (PAC). The FSA appoints members to 10 tifferent BCFED committees and working groups, including the PAC. Andrea has represented the FSA on a variety of caucuses, committees, and recently worked as the FSA’s interim Junior Labour Relations Representative. In
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Below, long-time Tech Rep and Faculty member in Chemistry Jennifer Wolf discusses CAUT’s efforts to organize contract faculty and the association’s plans in the immediate future. From March 3-4, 2023, I attended the bi-annual meeting of the Canadian Association of University Teachers’ (CAUT) Contract Academic Staff (CAS) Standing Committee. CAS’ mandate is to promote awareness
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The Nomination period for applications to sit on the BCITFSA Board of Directors is now closed. There are eight available Board seats in the 2023 election. One (1) Treasurer (2023-25 term) Five (5) Directors-at-Large (2023-25 term) Two (2) Directors, Associate Members (2023-25 term) More information, including an election timeline, may be found on our elections and Board
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Ahead of the upcoming International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, Diversity Circles co-creator and FSA Board member Zaa Joseph discusses the anti-racist work of Diversity Circles. There are still a handful of tickets available for next Tuesday’s Diversity Circles’ event. Diversity Circles is proud, once again, to host an event in recognition
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