Elections are happening for the FSA board of directors. In 2019 the following positions are up for election: One (1) Treasurer (2019-21 term) Five (5) Directors-at-Large (2019-21 term) Two (2) Directors, Associate Members (2019-21 term) Election Candidates Read the statements from the candidates for these positions. You can also watch videos of candidate statements made at the March 6th all-candidates
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Terry Gordon, FSA Treasurer The FSA’s financial results for the first six months of our fiscal year were very close to the budgeted targets for that period. Revenue was slightly below budget ($804 thousand versus $826 thousand). However, expenses were also below budget ($787 thousand versus $826 thousand), giving us a small ($17 thousand) surplus
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Jude Morrison, FSA Executive Director The FSA general membership meeting earlier this week focused on our preparation for bargaining and my recent newsletter piece explores renewal and transformation. As 2019 gets underway, I wanted to take this opportunity to send a message to all FSA members. Any organization is the sum of its parts. For
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This posting is now closed. Full-Time, Regular Posting closes February 1, 2019. PDF version. The BCIT Faculty and Staff Association in Burnaby is seeking a regular full-time Information Officer (“IO”), beginning March 4, 2019. The BCITFSA is a union of 1,600 faculty and technical employees working primarily at BCIT’s Burnaby and Downtown Vancouver campuses. The
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The nomination is now closed. Thank you to everyone who submitted! Once announced, information about the recipient will be posted here. The FSA Distinguished Alumni Award (DAA) is a partnership with the BCIT’s Distinguished Alumni Awards. Each year the Alumni Association selects recipients from BCIT alumni who have demonstrated achievement/leadership to receive these awards. In 2014
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This piece was originally published in our the FSA Voice (October 2018 edition). Many of us are going to experience a disabling medical condition, even if it is just transitory. When that happens, the law protects us at work. The duty to accommodate is a doctrine fashioned by the courts in their development of constitutional and statutory human
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