On Wednesday, May 10, 2023, our Technology Representatives (Tech Reps) met–on the third-floor terrace of the newly completed Health Sciences Centre–for the last time in the 2022/23 academic year. The Tech Rep May Social is an annual event to thank these hard-working individuals, essential to the functioning of the FSA. Tech Reps provide a personal link
Read more →Message from FSA President, Colin Jones; on behalf of the FSA Board of Directors. Since 2014, the BCIT Faculty & Staff Association have partnered with BCIT and the BCIT Alumni Association for the Distinguished Alumni Awards (DAA) by honouring a BCIT alumnus who returned to the Institute as an FSA member. Following a call for
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Colin Jones, FSA President & Chief Negotiator and Michael Conlon, FSA Executive Director As many FSA members will know, especially those teaching and working in BCIT’s Bachelor of Science Nursing (BSN) program, the FSA has been working since the Fall of 2018 on a complex, broad, and significant set of grievances related to a change
Read more →Guest author: Kenzie Woodbridge, FSA Tech Rep, ITS As an FSA Tech Rep I am occasionally asked to share my knowledge and experience with our Collective Agreement. This includes taking the opportunity to remind my colleagues in ITS about our rights related to overtime (Article 8.5) and workload (Article 8), and the consequences of working
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Colin Jones, FSA President Strategic Planning is an Opportunity Undergoing a strategic planning process is an opportunity for the BCITFSA to define its strategy – or build a roadmap, make decisions on allocating resources towards achieving the strategy, and build a tool for accountability. A good strategic plan will seek to advance the organization’s constitutional
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The summer may be ending but the chance to represent your Department as an FSA Tech Rep (TR) is just one of the many reasons to look forward to the 2014/15 year. Tech Reps are a vital part of the FSA community in facilitating communication between the FSA and our members, offering a departmental perspective
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