Federation of Post-Secondary Educators

Today Taryn Thomson, president of Local 15 VCCFA met with MP Don Davies (and Sarika Bose from Canadian Association of University Teachers and UBC) about better support for post- secondary education! Don is a supporter!

International students make up nearly 15 per cent of enrolment across Canada and pay four to five times more than domestic students. As the pandemic continues, international students may find that the costs of studying in Canada outweigh the benefits, especially if they are unable to study in-country. Without a doubt, Canadian universities still need international students, but do international students need them?

Lest we forget.

An important opportunity for workers to make our workplaces safer! WCB is currently (finally!) reviewing the workplace violence regulations and bullying and harassment policy. Of course this survey won’t directly inform that consultation, but the results might help us make the case (that we’ve been making for years) that BC’s regulatory framework for workplace violence is disjointed and ineffective, and lags behind other jurisdictions in Canada and Europe. Take the survey today!

A very scary thought for Halloween....