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Summer Hours 2025

Lynelle Yutani
June 30, 2025

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 PD inquiries, including claims, should be sent to ac.nusomac@DP-AFCC. REMINDER: August 4 – 8th, 2025 the office in Young 221, Lansdowne will be closed. However, we know that there’s no vacation from collective agreement disputes, so your Contract Management and Contract Negotiating Crew are still on the job! Here’s your first point of contact if you have issues or questions about your rights! July 2-13 Lynelle Yutani, ac.ytlucafnusomac@tnediserp July 14-27 Peter Ove, ac.ytlucafnusomac@riahccmc July 28-Aug 4 Kelly Pitman, ac.nusomac@namtiP Aug 5-10 Peter Ove, ac.ytlucafnusomac@riahccmc Aug 11-24 Lynelle Yutani, ac.ytlucafnusomac@tnediserp For many general questions about your rights and benefits, a quick…

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Bargaining 2025: An Audacious Step Forward

June 24, 2025

Last Monday, June 16 was an eventful day in bargaining. We informed the Employer that we reject its argument that it cannot bargain monetary items or wages without a mandate. We withdrew all of our proposals and tabled a one-year deal with a single item: a 3.6% general wage increase…

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Your 2025 AGM Election Results & Highlights

May 16, 2025

Congratulations to your newly elected CCFA Executives! We are happy to announce that the following nominees have been elected or acclaimed to Office for 2025-26: President: Lynelle Yutani (HSHS) VP: Blair Fisher (A&A) Treasurer: Muyang (Mike) Zhong (STEM) Contract Management Committee Chair: Peter Ove (A&A) Contract Negotiating Committee Chair: Michael…

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Town Hall Spin vs. Faculty Reality

April 25, 2025

If you missed the Town Hall yesterday or wondered what the CCFA’s response would be, happy weekend reading! Watch for our Press Release after the election next week! What we heard in the April 2025 Camosun College Town Hall was a scripted performance aimed at damage control — not a…

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Know Your Rights: You Don’t Have to Say Yes

Lynelle Yutani
April 2, 2025

At Camosun College, faculty members are protected by a legally binding collective agreement between the CCFA (Camosun College Faculty Association) and the employer. One of the key features of this agreement is that no faculty member can be required to accept changes to their workload, evaluations, or other terms of their employment without their explicit agreement. This might seem obvious, but in practice, we often find ourselves in situations where “suggestions” or “requests” from supervisors feel more like directives. So here’s the bottom line: you have the right to say no, or at least, not say yes until you’ve had…

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I always feel like, somebody’s watching’ me!

Lynelle Yutani
March 20, 2025

…and I have no privacy! Who knew that song would come back as the anthem for the Artificial Intelligence era? Starting March 17, Information Technology Services enabled Live Transcription within Microsoft Teams. Live Transcription provides the dialogue by each speaker, aiding participants in noisy environments or those who prefer visual support. Don’t get me wrong, from an accessibility standard, on the surface this is a very good thing. However, how do services that allow meetings to be transcribed in real time really work? The feature captures spoken dialogue and converts it into text, which can be stored and accessed later.…

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Time to start thinking about Scheduled Development!

CCFAASC
January 3, 2025

2025-26 Intents and Proposals will be due February 1! All continuing, probationary, indefinite term, and post-retirement Faculty Members, except International Education Project Officers, Senior Analysts, and Program Developers in Professional Studies and Industry Training, are entitled to two months (or the equivalent) free of regular duties for approved scheduled development activities. Part-time Faculty Members are entitled to two months at their contract percentage. Haven’t decided what yours will be yet? Maybe you’d be interested in working with C4 (Camosun College Climate Coalition) on projects such as a new climate action and sustainability plan, or developing a climate action credential? Contact…

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Lynelle Yutani
ac.ytlucafnusomac@tnediserp

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Eva Jaycox

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Summer 2025 Office Hours:
The CCFA Admin Office is open throughout the summer, less one week of closure.

Annual Summer Office Closure:

August 4-8th, 2025.


Staff will be working both on and off campus, feel free to contact us:

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Phone: 250-370-3655  
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