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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 to budge–even though it knows that our committee is on vacation during July. It has offered dates, then rescinded them. It said it needed time to answer our questions about costing workload proposals only to take two weeks to say that it wouldn’t answer our questions after all. We’ve told the College that we consider this behaviour disrespectful and an obstacle to a deal–in fact, it’s exactly the sort of horsing around we hope the mediator can put a stop to. All this to say, we’ve rescheduled vacation dates and booked July 29-31 with the Employer and the mediator, and we hope…
The Confluence
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…
Select Committee on Finance for the 2027 BC Budget – CCFA Written Submission
Advocating for Public Post-Secondary Education in British Columbia Through Public Investment in Community Education, Arts & Humanities, and Debt-Free Learning BC’s Greatest Natural Resources are its People. Post-secondary education unlocks their potential. British Columbia’s future will not be secured by austerity, instability, or asking communities to do more with less.…
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Beta Testing Begins for the New PD Application Form
The CCFA has begun beta testing our new Professional Development (PD) application form and workflow system designed to modernize and simplify the PD process for faculty, Chairs, Deans, Directors, and the PD Committee. But first, a reminder from the PD Committee! June 18th by NOON is the absolute last day…
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