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Collective Bargaining Update – Department Presentation Feedback

June 20, 2018 webmaster

The UVICFA recently concluded a series of collective bargaining consultations at department meetings this spring. We are sending you this update to give you a sense of some key priorities that are emerging as a result of your feedback to us at these meetings. Based on your input, key issues across the membership are: Salary Workload Evaluation Benefits Paramedical (chiropractor, physiotherapy, etc.) Tuition Waivers Study Leave In the next round of consultations, beginning in September we will be emailing you…

Notice of Member Dues Increases – UVICFA Mil Rate and CUFA-BC

June 20, 2018 webmaster

Faculty Association Dues (Mil Rate): As per the results of the Mil Rate Proposal* vote this past April where 82.2% of Members who voted approved a Mil Rate (MR) increase, the Association hereby gives notice that the MR will go from 5 to 8 as of July 1, 2018. The new MR will be reflected in your July 15, 2018 pay. Faculty Association Mil Rate Fiscal Year (July 1 – June 30) Mil Rate 2017-2018 5.0 – Current MR =…

Changes to FGS Funding Formula – BC Government Announcement A Good First Step, But What’s Next?

June 15, 2018 webmaster

The Association welcomes an announcement made earlier this week by the BC government to invest $2.5 million into graduate scholarships at UVic. This comes as part of an overall funding boost of $12 million to students in graduate degree programs throughout the province. The new funding provides for the first merit-based provincial graduate scholarships in BC’s history. BC has been falling behind for years in terms of providing support for graduate training, and we hope this investment will go a…