The province has expanded sick leave after several months of pressure from the FSA and other BC unions. Earlier this year, Executive Director Michael Conlon wrote about the failure of provincial legislation to cover all workers in BC. In the province’s January 2022 announcement, almost all part-time public sector workers–including FSA Part-Time Studies (PTS) members–were
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FSA members, your 2022-24 President and Vice President are Colin Jones and Shannon Kelly, respectively. Colin and Shannon are returning to their positions by acclamation following completion of the nomination period on Wednesday, April 6, 2022. Both bring a wealth of experience in the FSA and at BCIT to their positions. The FSA is committed to
Read more →Election Candidates FSA elections take place online, which means that the current COVID-19 situation does not interfere with our election cycle. In 2022, the following positions were up for election: One (1) President (2022-24 term) One (1) Vice President (2022-24 term) Visit the FSA board page on our website to view background materials on board governance.
Read more →Michael Conlon, Executive Director On January 20, 2022, I posted about the provincial government’s changes to the Employment Standards Act (ESA) that added five paid sick days for workers in the province, including part-time workers. Naturally we assumed that our members teaching into Part-Time Studies (PTS) would be covered by this provision. Indeed, the Minister
Read more →Michael Conlon, Executive Director Many of our members will have heard about the province’s recent announcement of five paid sick days for workers in BC. Not only is this extension of mandatory paid sick leave currently the highest number of sick days in a provincial mandate in the country, the legislation also notably includes part-time
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Click here to access a PDF version of this FAQ. When will the FSA Bargaining Survey be open? The full survey will be open from Friday, December 3, 2021 until 11:59pm, Monday, January 3, 2022. Who can take the survey? The survey is open to all FSA Members. FSA members include faculty and technical staff
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