FACULTY ASSOCIATION MEMBERS

The financing formula proposed herein- can have serious implications
for budgets, student - teacher - counsellor - librarian ratios and future
negotiations. Could you study it and send your comments to Roger Elmes,

D.F.A. President or to any other member of your Executive.

A few more bits of news. The second enclosure gives you a summary
of the fees of other college faculty associations in B.C. I was away
from that portion of the meeting so this accounts for the absence of
Douglas College. Finally, only two college faculty associations are not
certified. Guess who? New Caledonia will be submitting their application
soon, and Douglas College has just applied. I have not heard of any
problem resulting from certification other than administrators and staff
being worried if they will or will not be included in the bargaining unit.
Everyone that I have talked with seem happy with their newly found sense
of responsibility. Faculty associations have become more like partners in
the college operation after certification. Could it be that they are being

taken more seriously?

Andre Piquette
CFF Director