News & Announcements
Know Your Rights: Workload & You
Hi Members! Yesterday, the Union held our first drop-in infosession of the year, Workload & You and one question came up again and again: What should I do if I’m asked to take more students than the normal course maximum? It is a good question, and this year it matters more than ever. As we head into the semester, the CCFA is asking members to be very cautious about agreeing to take additional students, additional duties, or other unexpected work beyond the workload you were originally assigned and agreed to. For the past two years (longer if I’m honest), you’ve been telling us the same thing at every department meeting we joined, while sharing food at pub nights, and on the floor of our general meetings–your workload is TOO MUCH! All of us, every single person in the CCFA, are being asked to do more with less. So we took…
The Confluence
Summer Hours 2026
Hi Members! Our office staff take their much-deserved holidays in the summer while many of you are also away on vacation. During July and August, when our office hours are reduced due to seasonal staffing availability, processing of PD claims may take up to 30 days. Please remember that all…
Bargaining Bulletin #12: Always Be Closing
Hi friends, I wish I had more to report, but since applying for mediation on May 25 (after a marathon midnight bargaining session), we’ve had a very irksome experience with the Employer. The Employer has made itself unavailable to bargain for June and nearly all of July, and has refused…
Wearing Union Thug shirts with PRIDE
..or the story of UNION ❤️HUGS at Camosun College Every Pride season, I’m reminded that our rights are not gifted by magnanimous leaders or nice administrators, and they are not guaranteed beyond the next government or collective agreement. Our rights are hard won, defended, expanded, and protected by people who…
