ETEA members came out to support Vancouver Community College teachers and students at the VCC board of governors’ meeting on September 24th. With dozens of vital ESL programs for immigrants and refugees and 70 good union jobs facing elimination in December the ESL Matters campaign sought to delay the board’s vote on the matter until after meeting with the provincial government again to pressure it to restore funding. There were many moving testimonials presented to the board but the most powerful came from students who spoke of how these programs made them feel like full members of the community and gave them opportunities to pursue their dreams. ETEA will continue to support the ESL matters campaign and our brothers and sisters in the VCC Faculty Association (FPSE Local 15).
