April 26, 2024

SFU teaching assistants to stop working overtime Monday

Teaching assistants, sessional instructors and others at Simon Fraser University will start job action come Monday, with an overtime ban. Teaching support staff union spokesperson Derek Sahota says after 26 months at the bargaining table with the employer – there has been “negligible” progress. A release claims most members are … [Read more...]

Transit police overtime costs are a concern says BC’s Transportation minister

BC's Transportation Minister is admitting he shares concerns some people may have after the review into Transit police was released last week.  Blair Lekstrom says the report has some good news, but not where it comes to overtime, where costs came in at a million and a half dollars.   "Obviously the costs are very significant and … [Read more...]