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Bargaining Bulletin #7: A New Day

Michael Stewart
March 17, 2026

If you missed my last bargaining bulletin on the Bad Faith ruling at the LRB, read it here. Hi friends, Many thanks to the seven observers who came yesterday to our first day of bargaining since June 2025. As expected (and as directed by the Labour Board), the Employer finally tabled a response to our one-year rollover wage proposal of 3.6% that we tabled last spring. It was…underwhelming. This is a longer update than I intended, so here’s a short summary: We rejected the Employer’s offer of a four-year rollover agreement with a 3% salary increase in each year and a reduced flex allocation fund of 0.4% total. We proposed returning to bargaining our full slate of proposals as tabled on June 9, 2025 (and the Employer agreed). We invited the Employer to pressure its government partners to ensure that Camosun receives the full value of the offer given to other public sector unions: a 2%…

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Bargaining Bulletin #6 – We Won! (Kind of)

March 13, 2026

As I reported at the CCFA Winter General Meeting, our hearing at the B.C. Labour Board over the competing Bad Faith complaints that arose from our abbreviated negotiations in June 2025 took place at the end of February, with final arguments delivered on March 6.  At the hearing, we explained to…

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2026 BOG & EdCo Election Results!

March 10, 2026

In the midst of all the competing crises we are facing, we can’t allow ourselves to miss celebrating the bright moments, like when all our seats on Ed Co are filled! The Spring 2026 election process for faculty and student representation on Education Council and the Board of Governors is…

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2026 Winter GM Highlights

February 13, 2026

Couldn’t join us for the Winter General Meeting on February 12, 2026? Hi Members! Despite eduroam and the entire WiFi network being down at Lansdowne on Thursday, it was another successful hybrid General Meeting! But if you missed it, no problem! Here’s a recap of the key moments, plus a…

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Do I need a doctor’s note?

Michael Stewart
February 9, 2026

(No, you probably don’t.)

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So You Went and Joined a Union

Michael Stewart
January 14, 2026

New faculty member? Welcome to the Camosun College Faculty Association. No matter if you are a term, probationary, or continuing employee, we are all members of the same Union with nearly identical rights and benefits. This post highlights the things that most affect faculty—salary, benefits and job security. Read on!

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Know Your Rights: Scheduled Development

Lynelle Yutani
January 8, 2026

2026-27 Intents and Summer Proposals will be due February 1! It was wonderful to see so many faculty members who joined the CCFA Infosession today. We even had an exempt administrator attend! Contact us if you don’t have the links to our infosessions in your Outlook Calendar. But just in case you missed it, here’s an updated Know Your Rights blog on what we covered. 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…

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