The British Columbia Government Employees Union (BCGEU) support staff and the Faculty Staff Association (FSA) are on full strike at BCIT today, and aren’t letting the rain stop them from picketing along the perimeter of the BCIT campus. The BCGEU is the union representing support staff and some instructors at BCIT. There are approximately 434 support staff…
Following a series of votes in favour of strike action at post-secondary institutions across the province, support staff at BCIT’s Burnaby campus picketed outside of four buildings on Tuesday, November 6. The demonstration forced BCIT to cancel day classes, while night courses were unaffected. Larry Dea, head of BC Government Employees’ union (BCGEU) Local 703,…
It seems to be strike season at post-secondary institutions across British Columbia. BCIT’s Faculty Staff Association (FSA) voted 78 per cent in favour of holding strike action at BCIT. The FSA represents about 600 instructors in part-time studies, about another 600 day-school instructors, professionals in the library, students services in counselling, 100 members in information…
The BCIT Faculty Staff Association (FSA) is engaging in a full strike today (Monday. November 17, 2012) and will be picketing at all campuses from 6am to 8pm. This action will be carried out in cooperation with the BCGEU’s support staff bargaining unit. All FSA members are instructed to withdraw their services to BCIT tomorrow.…
What you and BCIT can do to prepare yourself for an unexpected natural disaster Three words: drop, cover, hold. If you were to pick out the most important words from the information provided online regarding BCIT’s emergency preparedness, those are likely them, according to Teresa Sharp, who runs BCIT’s emergency management department. “Get personally prepared…
BC New Democratic Party leader Adrian Dix and Minister of Advanced Education for the BC Liberal Party John Yap have different priorities when it comes to British Columbia’s post-secondary education system. The BCNDP’s focus, according to Dix, is on reducing the cost of education by lowering tuition fees and providing more non-refundable grants. The BC…
Tony Gugliotta has been elected to be the new chair of BCIT’s board of governors. The board’s primary responsibility is to oversee the strategic direction and management of BCIT and to ensure it carries out its vision. The roles of the board include the management, administration, and control of the property, revenue, business, and affairs…