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Acting Pres Adam Con & ED Annabree at CAFA council in Edmonton sharing in solidarity with the challenges in #ABpse from secret gov't mandates to threats to uni governance to workloads to eroding support for research & teaching. There's so much organizing among faculty unions here & everywhere.
September 26, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Took a moment to catch up with @susibcfed.bsky.social at the @bcfed.bsky.social BC Federation of Labour today. Great update on public sector bargaining, post-secondary bargaining, and all things provincial politics! Thanks for the time and shared interests. Solidarity w the labour movement in BC ✊️
September 5, 2025 at 1:04 AM
We join the BCGEU and their 34,000 public sector workers on legal strike at their Vancouver picket line this afternoon! CUFA BC stands in solidarity with public sector workers in their fight for fair wages! Solidarity, friends. So proud of you ❤️ ✊️ 🍞 🌹
September 4, 2025 at 8:36 PM
We're participating in the @royalroads.ca Organizational Communication Challenge! Students in the MAPC program take on a live case challenge, an immersive experience for students to work with organizations to tackle real-world communication challenges! www.royalroads.ca/scc/organiza...
June 11, 2025 at 10:21 PM
We're at the Canadian Organization of Faculty Association Staff (COFAS) conference in Kelowna. Excellent panels so far with focus on organizing, mobilizing, bargaining, and strike preparedness! Wonderful seeing friends and colleagues from all across Canada!
May 30, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Catch up on the news in BC post-secondary with the weekly newsletter! #bcpse #bcpoli mailchi.mp/8f9f480cb833...
May 29, 2025 at 4:06 PM
New report on university governance! Explore diverse perspectives, compelling discussions, success stories, & expert advice from our 2024 conference. We take a hard look at the system & shine a light on internal tensions, power imbalances, & cultural vulnerabilities.
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May 28, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Shout-out to outgoing prez Nigmendra Narain at OCUFA in Toronto. Nig's superpowers are strong relationships & collaboration with faculty unions & allies. He's a powerful voice in #ONpse. Thanks for your service, your friendship, & ridiculously fun ties!
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May 25, 2025 at 3:37 PM
We're at the OCUFA @ocufa.bsky.social Directors meeting. Excellent opening reports from President Nigmendra Narain & ED Jenny Ahn highlighting the state of #ONpse funding & challenges with government's vision for higher education #solidarity
May 24, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Greetings from Toronto where we're at the Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations @ocufa.bsky.social directors' meeting. A wonderful group dinner before the meeting.
May 24, 2025 at 12:17 AM
An excellent presentation by SFU's Dr. Stephanie Dick on the history of AI with a deep dive into the origins of AI on the factory floor to today's genAI with large language modeling systems. These systems rely on human input & data. We are the holders of intelligence, machines can't replace us.
May 13, 2025 at 10:00 PM
We're proud to stand in solidarity with our friends and colleagues at the Federation of Post-Secondary Educators AGM in Richmond this week! Always a great meeting with enthusiastic delegates from post-secondary institutions across BC #bcpse #bclab
May 13, 2025 at 4:11 PM
We hosted a group dinner for the BC delegates attending the CAUT council meeting in Ottawa. It's so important for us to come together in solidarity & to talk about our collective actions in advancing the rights of faculty in post-secondary academic labour. We're so proud of our colleagues in #BCpse
May 3, 2025 at 1:53 PM
We are proud to stand in solidarity with our friends and colleagues in Nova Scotia and the Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT) in condemning the provincial government's omnibus Bill 12, An Act Respecting Advanced Education and Research. An attack on one university is an attack on all.
May 2, 2025 at 6:55 PM
It's day 2 of the Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT) Council meeting in Ottawa. We start the day with the Forum for Executive Committee Candidates in preparation for tomorrow's elections. We look forward to a packed agenda and lots of discussion.
May 2, 2025 at 1:44 PM
It's day 2 of the Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT) Council meeting in Ottawa. We start the day with the Forum for Executive Committee Candidates in preparation for tomorrow's elections. We look forward to a packed agenda and lots of discussion.
May 2, 2025 at 1:44 PM
We're at the Canadian Association of University Teachers Council in Ottawa! President Peter McInnis brings opening remarks on the serious & ongoing challenges facing Canadian post-secondary & our collective work in protecting institutional autonomy, faculty rights, & student access to education
May 1, 2025 at 5:59 PM
We stand in solidarity with faculty in Nova Scotia against Bill 12, which provides extraordinary powers to the department of advanced education. Politicians should not dictate the priorities of universities. Bill 12 hurts universities #StopNSBill12

Learn more "Stop Bill 12" www.ansut.ca/bill-12/
March 20, 2025 at 6:35 PM
President Monica Prendergast speaks with Distinguished Academics Career Achievement Award recipients Dr. Philip Owens & Dr. Ellen Petticrew from UNBC, recognized for their lifelong contributions to environmental conservation & management. Learn more about the awards here:
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March 18, 2025 at 9:41 PM
We're enjoying a lunch break at our recording session with the CUFA BC 2025 award recipients, Dennis Hore & Bruce Wallace from UVic + Philip Owens & Ellen Petticrew from UNBC. Also joining us is President Monica Prendergast, Executive Director Annabree Fairweather, & Admin Officer Nina Labuguen
March 18, 2025 at 9:06 PM
President Monica Prendergast speaks with recipients of the 2025 Academic of the Year Award, UVic's Dr Dennis Hore and Dr Bruce Wallace about their groundbreaking project "Substance" a drug-checking program to address BC’s toxic drug crisis. Learn more about the awards here
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March 18, 2025 at 8:36 PM
We're in the recording studio today, here's President Monica Prendergast with UBC's Dr Laura Schummers, the 2025 CUFA BC Early In Career Award recipient. Her research works to improve reproductive population health through health policy and outcomes research #bcpse #bcpoli
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March 18, 2025 at 6:02 PM
We had a productive bargaining workshop today with member faculty associations! A great opportunity to collaborate with colleagues in the sector as we prepare for bargaining bargaining. Thanks to guests who presented today from BCGEU's bargaining team and union researcher Dr. John Malcomson #bcpse
March 18, 2025 at 3:55 AM
We're at the BC Budget Recap w/ Premier David Eby & Greater Van Board of Trade. Updates on tariffs, finances, & the economic & political future of the province. Eby provides insight on inter-prov'l government negotiations to support Canadians & his gov'ts reassurance to support businesses #bcpoli
March 7, 2025 at 9:46 PM
A moving panel discussion on "Inclusionary Practices in BC Schools: Are We Making Progress?" at the Institute for Public Education BC AGM with panelists Hilary Thomson w/ Inclusion BC, Tamara Taggart w/ Down Syndrome BC, & Tracy Humphreys w/ BCCPAC.
March 7, 2025 at 4:30 AM