The Christmas Break dates (as per Article 8.7) have been confirmed for 2016: Wednesday, December 21 Thursday, December 22 Friday, December 23 Thursday, December 29 Friday, December 30 If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to contact us!
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This is one in a 2016 series from the desk of the FSA Executive Director, Paul Reniers. October 6th Edition FSA Attends BC Progress Summit A delegation from the FSA attended the BC Progress Summit organized by the Broadbent Institute in Vancouver on September 22-23. The Summit brought about 200 thinkers, policy experts, and organizers
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Project FSA CARAS: The Nature and Scope of Research Activity at BCIT Background In the spring of 2016 FSA created the Caucus on Applied Research and Advanced Studies (CARAS) to provide leadership in defining the vision for, and value of, applied research and advanced studies at BCIT and to facilitate FSA member participation in decisions
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The cost of parking on campus is about to go up. BCIT isn’t raising the rates, but the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) is requiring BCIT to collect more tax on the deemed value of the benefit. The FSA collective agreement specifies at Article 7.8.2 that, “There shall be no change in parking fees except by
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As students, instructors, and education professionals and technologists prepare to head back to class, Labour Day is a very appropriate moment to recognize what being members of the union movement has meant for BCIT faculty and staff and their students. When BCIT faculty and staff were first allowed to unionize in 1974, they seized the
Read more →This is one in a 2016 series from the desk of the FSA Executive Director, Paul Reniers. August 31st edition Municipal Pension Plan Reducing Post-Retirement Group Benefits The Municipal Pension Plan (MPP) has announced changes to the group benefit package provided to retirees. The MPP covers FSA members aside from faculty and those on PTS contracts who
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