Labour Day provides us with an opportunity to reflect on what is necessary to improve the economic and social well-being for all workers; whether those workers are in BC, across Canada, or right here on BCIT campuses. Reflection can be powerful and especially useful when done in connection with a milestone. For the FSA, this
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Posting is now closed. Thank you for your interest. Full-Time, Temporary (4 months) Posting closes Sept 3, 2018. The BCIT Faculty and Staff Association in Burnaby is seeking a temporary Labour Relations Representative (LRR) for a term of approximately four months beginning as soon as possible as a backfill for a staff member on leave.
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On June 4th the FSA Caucus on Part-Time Studies (COPTS) (Portal login required) invited BCIT VP Academic Tom Roemer and BCIT VP Human Resources Ana Lopez to hear about members’ experiences in Part-Time Studies (PTS). The stories shared were just a small portion of the stories that are out there but they represent a truth
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CAUT affiliation ties the BCIT FSA into a national network of faculty associations that shares information and best practices. The Wilfred Laurier University Faculty Association shared some of their work on protecting ownership of course materials and we are reposting a revised version of that post. FSA members are increasingly concerned about their rights over
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This post was updated in February 2020 to change the name of BCIT’s manager in charge of health and safety. Did you know FSA members participate on many of BCIT’s Joint Occupational Health and Safety (“JOHS”) Committees? The committees are mandated by provincial law, and require committee members (at least half of whom must be
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Originally published in the FSA Voice (April 2016 edition). Nature versus Nurture? Just how innate are qualities like grit and determination? This question has practical implications as we think through how to enhance our students’ success. Since I arrived at BCIT late last Fall to work on an academic support plan for the Institute’s multilingual students, both international and
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