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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 are willing to stand together, even when doing so makes them unpopular with those who benefit from silence. Even when taking your power back is framed as an attack because it makes someone else uncomfortable. Our CUPE siblings know this. That’s why they had these Union ❤️Hugs t-shirts made in a small tribute to our local: shirts that all Camosun workers could wear during Pride. This is a labour story. It is also a queer story. The phrase “union thug” has long been used as a way to discredit workers who organize, strike, picket, protest, or refuse to accept unfair…
The Confluence
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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Losing the Commuter Challenge
Spring GoByBike Week (GBBW) is the signature annual event of Capital Bike. This year’s iteration starts this coming Saturday, May 30 and runs until June 5. To kick off Camosun’s annual participation in GBBW, on May 13 I raced David Lacey (Heavy Mechanical Dept.) in Capital Bike’s annual Commuter Challenge. The idea of the challenge is to compare the speed of a simulated commute to the Legislature by bike to one by car. Bicyclists are able…
