VCCFA The Vancouver Community College Faculty Association has represented instructors at VCC's campuses for over 50 years #401 - 402 West Pender Street, Vancouver BC V6B 1T6, Phone 604-688-6210, Fax 604-688-6219
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News: Bulletins & Letters

 

January 31, 2005

Supreme Court Slams VCC for Bypassing Education Council

Madame Justice Allan's Decision

 

2010

 

February 2010 - Ontario's Labour Market Future

People without Jobs .... Jobs without People

February 11, 2010

Work Status During Olympic Break

January 6, 2010

Happy New Year and New Decade

 

2009

November 16, 2009

VCCFA Input on the Open Meeting on Tuition and Fees

September 9, 2009

Bargaining Preparation Begins ...

July 27, 2009

Commentary on Strategic Planning

January 27, 2009

Changes to the College Pension Plan and VCCFA/FPSE Responses

 

2008

October 21, 2008

VCCFA Asks Ministry to Put a Stop to Further Cuts at VCC

October 9, 2008

VCCFA Response to the College's Statement of 'Budgeting Principles'

1997 VCC Budgeting Policy

 

June 9, 2008

Members Authorize Performance Review

 

May 22, 2008

Education Council Advises Against the Education Plan

May 01, 2008

VCCFA Letter to Minister Murray Coell

 

April 30, 2008

VCCFA Letter to VCC College Board

April 30, 2008

Backgrounder on the Cuts

April 29, 2008

College Board Blames Chronic Underfunding

April 22, 2008

VCCFA Presentation to Education Council

April 21, 2008

VCCFA Letter to VCC College Board

April 8, 2008

VCCFA Education Plan Bulletin

 

March 3, 2008

VCCFA Presents Budget Alternatives to the Board

 

2007

February 27, 2007

VDIs and '08 Budget

 

Campus 2020: read the report and FPSE's response

 

September 19, 2007

VCCFA Response to Campus 2020 Report

July 10, 2007

VCC Response to Campus 2020 Report

 

CAMPUS 2020 SUBMISSIONS:

(click on the submission that you want to view)

FPSE

VCC

VCCFA

 

The VCCFA continues to advocate on a number of issues:

 

2007

July 13, 2007

LOU: Instructional Associates, July 2007

 

January 18, 2007 - Memo to ESL/Arts & Sciences on Education Plan

Education Plan for 2007-08

 

January 17, 2007 - Memo to College on FTEs

New Student FTE System

 

2006

December 2006/January 2007 - Letters to Editor Vancouver Sun on private schools

The Scandal around Private Colleges in BC and the Chinese Government's Intervention

 

2005

November 2005 - VCC's Strategic Plan can be strategically improved

VCCFA's Views on VCC's Strategic Plan Update, 2005-08

November 2, 2005 - All Students Need Loan Reduction

Letter to Lorne Mayencourt

 

October 13, 2005 - "An Update on the School Wars of the 80's" by Crawford Killian

http://thetyee.ca/Views/2005/10/13/Newschoolwar

October 11, 2005 - The BCTF Strike and Us ~ Local Bargaining/Arbitration ~

Governance Elections ~ VCC's Strategic Plan - Why the Rush?

Read the VCCFA October 11th Bulletin

 

September 12, 2005 - Immigrants Should be a Higher Priority

Letter to the Publisher, Canadian Immigrant Magazine

 

August 25, 2005 - The VCCFA responded to a piece on post-secondary politics and funding which was in the August 18th Georgia Straight

Letter to the editor, Georgia Straight

 

May 10, 2005 - Program Review Proposal means Increased Role for Management

2005 Program Review Policy Proposal

Program Review Policy - Draft - May 3, 2005

May 3, 2005 - Change to Education Council Faculty Representation

Education Council Change Proposal

 

April 26, 2005 - Letter to the editor of the Georgia Straight:

School Article Sparks Educational Debates

 

March 10, 2005 - Letter on ESL to Hon. Joseph Volpe, MP, Minister for Citizenship and Immigration Canada and Hon. Ida Chong, MLA, Minister of Advanced Education:

Misconception in Vancouver Sun - February 22, 2005

 

February 9, 2005 - Letter to lower mainland MLAs re:

Developmental Education

 

January 14, 2005 - Is the Educational Plan really Meeting Provincial Targets?

Proposed Education Plan 2005-2006

 

2003

 

September 2003 - Ministry Ponders New Directions

VCCFA's response to the Minstry of Advanced Educaton's Discussion Paper on Mandates, Roles and Responsibilities

in the Post Secondary Education System, read the PDF.