UVic Unions write to Provincial Government about Post-Secondary Funding Reform

On April 22, 2024, UVICFA jointly with a coalition of unions representing staff and students from University of Victoria sent an open letter to Premier David Eby and Minister of Advanced Education and Future Skills Lisa Beare, about the austerity surrounding the UVic budget and the inherent unsustainability in the post-secondary funding model in BC. The group urged the provincial government to urgently intervene and stabilize the funding in the post-secondary sector and provided recommendations for the same.

The letter was signed by CUPE 951, CUPE 917, CUPE 4163, Professional Employees Association, UVICFA and UVSS. You can read the full letter here.

The letter was covered by a number of media outlets, you can read the media report from Times Colonist here.