Greetings to all our CCFA Members!
Did you miss the Fall General Meeting on October 9, 2025?
If so, you missed another successful hybrid meeting — but not to worry! Here are your highlights from the meeting, along with a few reminders for the months ahead.
Meeting Business & Reports
Professional Development
- Huge thanks to Martha McAlister and the PD Committee for their work!
- PD Information Meetings this fall:
- Oct 24, 2025 – General PD Infosession
- Nov 6, 2025 12:00-1:00 pm – Long-term PD Infosession
- Members approved the new PD Applications & Claims Modernization Project, and it is on track to launch in January 2026, with a pilot this fall!
- Remember, all faculty—including term instructors—have access to PD funds.
- Questions? Reach out to Martha or the PD Committee at ac.nusomac@DP-AFCC
President’s Report
- The 2025–2026 Executive Team returns for a second term—the first time in years the whole team has stayed on, so thank them when you see them.
- Thanks to everyone who joined our members-only Welcome Back BBQ and Annual Planning Day—there was a great turnout, and the energy was incredible.
- Fair Employment Week is here! We’re celebrating our term colleagues with coffee coupons to help connect with their teammates.
- Infosession Calendar Invites coming to your Outlook inbox! These are now regularly recurring times, dates, and topics. Accept them all so you can drop in when you need to. The format is 20 minutes each for the topic, questions, and free discussion. Up next:
- Oct 23, 2025 – Benefits & Leaves
- Nov 25. 2025 – Faculty Appraisal
- Pub Nights are back! But this year, due to popular demand, there are rotating nights and locations! Watch for our invites and RSVP to join in.
- Always keep in touch with us on Discord & be sure to fill out your Member Details Form & follow us on Instagram!
Contract Negotiation Committee (CNC)
- We continue to wait for the Labour Relations Board to assign a Vice Chair to our case.
- Updates will be shared as soon as they’re available.
- Stay tuned for more news from Michael Stewart and the CNC team.
Contract Management Committee (CMC)
- Thank you to Peter Ove, the CMC Committee, and welcome to our 2 new members.
- Members are encouraged to bring inequitable workload issues forward for review.
- Discussion continues about improving equity language in the next collective agreement.
Treasurer’s Report
- Amended 2025-2026 Budget Passed
Committees & Appointees
Thank you to all members serving on committees and FPSE representatives.
Congratulations to our Door Prize Winners!
🎉 John Telford, Julia Grav, Lindsay Stretch, Karoline Guelke, Michael Pardy, Jennifer Phillips, Jen Paronen, and Nancy Yakimoski
See You at the Next GM!
CCFA Winter GM: Thursday, February 12, 2026, 10:30 am–12:00 pm
Hybrid meeting, location TBA
Stay connected—join us on Discord & follow us on Instagram, and keep an eye on your Camosun inbox for upcoming events, info sessions, and social gatherings.
Lynelle Yutani (she/they)
ac.ytlucafnusomac@tnediserp
President, Camosun College Faculty Association
Lynelle is a queer, leftist rabble-rouser galvanized to guard the rights of union members and is on a crusade to convince you that you get out of your Union what you put into it. Lynelle serves on Presidents Council of the Federation of Post-Secondary Educators (FPSE) and was elected to FPSE Executive as a Member-at-Large. She is on a number of FPSE affiliate committees, including the 2SLGBTQIA+ and Racialized Workers Caucuses for the BC Fed. Lynelle volunteers for a rooftop community garden, which partners with Harvest & Share Food Aid Society to grow fresh produce for local food banks and community food security programs.
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