Member Bulletins – University of Victoria Faculty Association

Upcoming All-Candidates Forum for Oak Bay-Gordon Head, hosted by the UVICFA & PEA UVic Chapter

October 3, 2024 webmaster

We are excited to announce that the University of Victoria Faculty Association (UVICFA) is sponsoring an all-candidates forum for the provincial riding of Oak Bay-Gordon Head, in collaboration with the Professional Employees Association (PEA), UVic Chapter. Event Details: Date: Sunday, October 6th Time: 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM Format: Zoom Webinar Moderator: Dr. David Black, Royal Roads University To register for the forum, please click here. For more information, see the attached poster. With the provincial election approaching on October…

Vancouver Island post-secondary unions send open letter to Premier Eby and Minister Robinson

May 2, 2023 webmaster

VICTORIA – Today post-secondary unions from across Vancouver Island sent the following letter to Premier Eby and Minister of Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills Selena Robinson. April 26, 2023 Dear Premier Eby and Minister Robinson, The undersigned post-secondary unions from Vancouver Island believe it is necessary to provide the following suggestions in hopes that the provincial government will act quickly to address the budgetary cuts and layoffs happening at many post-secondary institutions. These budget cuts and layoffs are, first and…

COVID-19 Update – October 5th, 2021

October 21, 2021 webmaster

Dear Colleagues, I hope all is well with you. I have an unusually short email update this time 🙂 The Association has received some questions about the campus vaccination numbers that were shared last week, and I wanted to give you a reassuring update we have received about these numbers. The university has told us that 95.6% of students declaring and 97.3% of employees declaring have indicated they are fully vaccinated. Another 3% of students and 1.1% of employees are partially vaccinated. The university has done further investigation into the…