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    • 06 SEP 19
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    RFP: Independent Consultant for ED Search

    RFP: Independent Consultant for ED Search

    This RFP is now closed. The BCIT Faculty & Staff Association (BCITFSA) board is commencing a search for a BCITFSA Executive Director, reporting to the BCITFSA Board. This position is the most senior staff position at the BCITFSA and is the person accountable for executing the accountabilities of the BCITFSA as a labour union, a society, and a member-driven

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    • 05 SEP 19
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    The Inaugural Meeting of the College and Institute Academic Staff Committee

    The Inaugural Meeting of the College and Institute Academic Staff Committee

    Peter Fenrich, FSA President On August 22nd, I attended the inaugural meeting of the CAUT College and Institute Academic Staff Committee (CIASC). The CIASC is appointed by and reports to the Executive Committee of CAUT (Canadian Association of University Teachers). The mandate is to advise on issues relating to academic staff working in colleges and

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    • 29 AUG 19
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    Best Practices: Salary Scale Initial Placement

    Best Practices: Salary Scale Initial Placement

    Originally published in our April 2019 FSA Voice newsletter. We encourage all members to know about the importance of Initial Placement so that when new colleagues start in your Department you can encourage them to ensure that they have been placed properly. We have several “hard to fill/difficult to recruit to” disciplines where having this knowledge is key. In

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    • 29 AUG 19
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    Labour Day 2019: Our Work

    Labour Day 2019: Our Work

    Labour Day is rooted in celebrating the achievements of workers. Our work contributes to a better post-secondary education system, a stronger economy, and to the broader social good. On this Labour Day we are settling in for a round of collective bargaining and your FSA Bargaining Team is working hard to convey to BCIT, and

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    • 25 JUL 19
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    In Memory: Elinor Hudon

    In Memory: Elinor Hudon

    Paul Reniers, FSA Executive Director (2006-18) Elinor was one of the people who defined the FSA for a generation. As a Technician in MedLab, Elinor was elected to the FSA executive in the early 1980s becoming president for the first time later that decade and then again in the early 1990s. She sat on several

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    • 27 JUN 19
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    Best Practices: Workload Disputes

    Best Practices: Workload Disputes

    Originally published in our October 2018 FSA Voice newsletter.  Over the last year, the FSA has seen an increase in members using collective agreement provisions to dispute excess workload assignments. Collective Agreement Articles 8.8 and 8.9 (for instructional and non-instructional staff respectively) provide three levels of dispute resolution. The Workload Dispute Process gives members the opportunity to

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