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Please join us for SFUFA’s 2014 summer General Meeting, including a special presentation on pensions with guests from the BC College Pension Plan. Wednesday July 30, 10:30-12:30 Irmacs Theatre, Burnaby campus. Provision will be made for members on other campuses …
May 15, 2014 SFU Faculty and Librarians Approve Certification as a Union Members of the Faculty Association of Simon Fraser University have voted to become a certified union under the BC Labour Relations Code. The results of the certification vote …
The following information is based on recent discussions, and is accurate to the best of our knowledge. However, please note that all matters related to the formal vote on certification are ultimately decided by the Labour Relations Board and communicated …
Hello SFUFA members: Thank you for your participation in the 2014-2015 Executive Committee elections, and thanks in particular to all those who put their names forward as candidates. As you know, the organization relies upon its elected members to guide …
Salaries & Benefits Must Be Good at SFU – So Few of Us are Leaving Neil R. Abramson, SFUFA President It’s a bit of conventional political wisdom that the governing party will usually be re-elected when times are good. If …
Dear Colleagues; This week is the kick-off day for SFUFA’s certification drive. We are holding commencement events at all three campuses: Feb 3 (downtown), Feb 4 (Burnaby), and Feb 5 (Surrey). Quite a number of our colleagues have volunteered to …
SFUFA’s Annual General Meeting will be held on Thursday, April 10th, 2014, 10:30am to 12:30 pm. Members may attend at each of SFU’s three campuses as follows: Burnaby: IRMACS Theatre, ASB 10900 Surrey: 5380 (via videoconference) Vancouver: HC 2250 (via …
The Faculty Association is actively seeking nominations for the 2014-2015 SFUFA Executive Committee. Terms begin on September 1, 2014. As a member-driven and volunteer-led organization, we depend on you and your colleagues to lead the organization and identify its priorities. …
The following is the presentation of Glenn Chapman, SFUFA Past President, to a forum on the risks of unionization, held January 29, 2014. Chapman, unionization
From CFAX 1070 (Victoria Radio) January 24, 2014 05:11 from Kyle Reynolds Faculty members at the University of Victoria have voted in favour of becoming certified as a union.Of the 711 votes cast, 448 members — or 63 per cent –voted …
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