Novembe

er 23, 2010
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aching Emplloyees of KG
Dear Tea GIC Languag
ge College:

On behalf of the 10,,000 faculty

y and staff in
n BC who arre memberss of the Fede eration of Post-
Secondary Educatorrs (FPSE), I want to welcome and ccongratulate e the teache ers at KGIC
Language College foor voting to unionize. You
Y are taking an important first sttep towards
s
ng the conditions at you
improvin ur workplace e.

The Laboour Relationns Board of British

B Columbia has no otified our o
office that th
he certificatiion
was offic
cially grante
ed on Novemmber 19th, 2010.
2 As a result, you are now me embers of the
Education and Training Employe ees Association (ETEA) , which is oone of eighteeen FPSE Lo ocal
Unions in
n BC. As a member of that Local, you will hav ve access to o the supporrt, resources
and labo
our relationss expertise that
t are prov
vided by FPPSE to all of its BC Locals.

Under thhe Labour Re elations Cod

de of BC, onnce certificattion has bee
en granted, workers within
that certtification are
e now in a position
p to bargain colle
ectively with
h their emplo oyer. That’’s
where FP PSE comes in. i With thee help of our Labour Re elations Stafff Representtatives we wwill
work witth the teachers at KGIC C Language College to b begin preparing to nego otiate a firstt
Collective Agreemen nt with yourr employer. We have a assigned Zoe e Towle to hhandle those e
negotiatiions. Zoe hash considerrable experie ence in barggaining and will work wwith all of yoou to
ensure that agreement reflects your prioritties.

To beginn that processs we have scheduled meetings

m of KGIC teach hers. The mmeetings will
provide an
a opportun nity to answ
wer some of the basic qu uestions tha
at I’m sure many of you u
have aboout the colle
ective barga
aining process. It will a
also provide an opportuunity to form
mally
select an
nd elect a lo
ocal Bargaining Committee as well as a Local E Executive. TThe meetingg are
scheduleed as followss:

Surrey & Robson Campuses

C Victtoria Camppus
Wednesd day, December 1, 2010
0 Frid ay, Decembber 3, 2010
6:30 pm 3:000 pm
Baccaratt Room Victo
oria Room
Hilton Va
ancouver Me
etrotown Victo
oria Confere
ence Centree
6083 Mc cKay Avenue
e, Burnaby, BC 720 Douglas Sttreet, Victorria, BC
604.438.1200 250 .361.1000

ain, welcom
Once aga me.

In solidarity,

Cindy Oliver
esident
FPSE Pre
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400 - 550 West 6th Avenue,

A Vanco 1  Tel: 604.8873.8988  Faxx: 604.873-8865 www.fpse.cca
ouver, BC V5Z 1A1