The Federation of Post-Secondary Educators of BC (FPSE) is the provincial voice for faculty and staff in BC universities, colleges and institutes, and private sector institutions. FPSE member locals represent over 10,000 faculty and staff and was formerly the College Institute Educators’ Association of BC. From lobbying governments to assisting member associations with grievance handling and collective bargaining, the FPSE works to further the interests of post-secondary educators.
Collective Agreement
Download the 2021-2025 Collective Agreement between the Federation of Post Secondary Educators and CUPE 1004.
Benefits
Refer to the language in the collective agreements for a comprehensive list of employee benefits.
Pension
Federation of Post Secondary Educators employees are not a part of a pension plan.
Stewards
The stewards for the Federation of Post Secondary Educators unit can be found by contacting CUPE 1004. Visiting the contact us page for details.
Occupational Health & Safety
Know your rights! Training is key. Workers Compensation Act & Regulations must be followed. Members sit on the Occupational Health & Safety (OH&S) Committee to monitor and discuss health & safety related issues or concerns in the workplace.
Employee Family Assistance Plan
Take advantage of the Employee Family Assistance Plan (EFAP) that is available to you and your family. Visit Homewood Health for more information or call their toll free number at 1(800) 663-1142. Here are some of the areas that they provide services for:
Plan Smart
- Health: Nutrition, lifestyle changes, weight management, smoking cessation
- Life Balance: Childcare and parenting, elder and family care, relationships, financial, legal
- Career: Career planning, workplace issues, pre-retirement, shift work
Counselling
- Family
- Marital
- Relationships
- Addictions
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Life transitions/change
- Grief/bereavement
- Stress
- Other personal issues
FPSE Structure
FPSE is a federation of faculty associations formed in 1980 to provide educators at British Columbia post-secondary institutions with a provincial voice. FPSE operates at the local and provincial levels. Local faculty associations, called member locals, are certified trade unions who have chosen to become part of the provincial federation.
Each year, FPSE holds an Annual General Meeting where delegates elected by member locals participate in workshops and approve policy, priorities and a budget to guide the work of the organization over the coming year. The activities of FPSE are governed by policy and procedures developed at AGMs.
Policy and Procedures Manual, provide more details about the purposes and structure of the organization.