The UNBC administration finally blinked and agreed to our compensation demands. They tried to hold onto our tuition money for a strike they caused but they could not ignore the pressure we kept on them. Keep watching them because we expect every single cent to be paid out exactly as …
April 10, 2015
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We, the students of UNBC, are demanding that we receive monetary compensation for the financial losses generated by the Faculty Job Action. This compensation should include monetary remuneration that is the equivalent of tuition for all classes missed during the duration of the strike. The reason for this is because we have paid for a full term of education from the university and are not receiving this. Any money paid in tuition is therefore not being used for its intent and is instead excess income for the university.
Good business practice requires that you reimburse customers for their losses if the services are cut due to management issues. Refusal to do so will have negative impacts on UNBC enrolment and also send a negative image of the university’s relationship with students to the rest of British Columbia. If a business does not compensate their customers for their losses, those customers and marketed audiences will cease to trust that business.
In the event that the semester is cancelled, we the students of UNBC demand that the administration provide a severance package to students. This should include the assertion that students who wish to withdraw from the winter semester of 2015 are not penalized on their transcripts and monetary bursaries. In addition to the severance package, we demand that administration consider awarding students with their full winter semester 2015 credit hours with no penalty on the GPA in addition to considerations of extending the semester and allowing students to challenge exams. These two items protect students with course work and practicums from suffering further due to the disagreement between the Faculty Association and Administration. If full credit is not given or made obtainable, students will not graduate from UNBC this year. The refusal to award credit, provide end-of-semester options for students, or to provide a severance package will impact UNBC enrollment by strongly deterring prospective students and returning students. If there is no graduating class in 2015, which is the university’s 25th anniversary, the school administration will send a negative image of the university to the rest of British Columbia and Canada.
Updates
March 17, 2015
The UNBC administration is finally feeling the heat because thousands of us are refusing to let them steal our tuition money. This momentum proves they cannot ignore us while they play games with our education and our futures.
Reached 100 supporters
March 17, 2015
16 Comments
All of the points are valid, in addition the wages lost by students who have lost out on jobs for attending this semester should be taken into consideration.
My daughter should be compensated along with many others. Better yet, give all the students an A or let them have ALL their money back because 1/2 a semester, is not a semester fulfilled.
There should also be monetary compensation for all the rent and food that any out of town students had to worry about. It's not cheap for them!!
My child attends UNBC. This strike is devastating to his education and his finances. I think a class action lawsuit against UNBC is in order for breach of contract. We have paid for services and are not recieving them.
At this point its almost fraudulent to keep over $3000 of students money when two weeks of their education is down the drain. You'll lose more money through dropouts than you will by compensating your students anyways.
We deserve compensation.
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The UNBC administration finally blinked and agreed to our compensation demands. They tried to hold onto our tuition money for a strike they caused but they could not ignore the pressure we kept on them. Keep watching them because we expect every single cent to be paid out exactly as …
April 10, 2015
Final supporters
We, the students of UNBC, are demanding that we receive monetary compensation for the financial losses generated by the Faculty Job Action. This compensation should include monetary remuneration that is the equivalent of tuition for all classes missed during the duration of the strike. The reason for this is because we have paid for a full term of education from the university and are not receiving this. Any money paid in tuition is therefore not being used for its intent and is instead excess income for the university.
Good business practice requires that you reimburse customers for their losses if the services are cut due to management issues. Refusal to do so will have negative impacts on UNBC enrolment and also send a negative image of the university’s relationship with students to the rest of British Columbia. If a business does not compensate their customers for their losses, those customers and marketed audiences will cease to trust that business.
In the event that the semester is cancelled, we the students of UNBC demand that the administration provide a severance package to students. This should include the assertion that students who wish to withdraw from the winter semester of 2015 are not penalized on their transcripts and monetary bursaries. In addition to the severance package, we demand that administration consider awarding students with their full winter semester 2015 credit hours with no penalty on the GPA in addition to considerations of extending the semester and allowing students to challenge exams. These two items protect students with course work and practicums from suffering further due to the disagreement between the Faculty Association and Administration. If full credit is not given or made obtainable, students will not graduate from UNBC this year. The refusal to award credit, provide end-of-semester options for students, or to provide a severance package will impact UNBC enrollment by strongly deterring prospective students and returning students. If there is no graduating class in 2015, which is the university’s 25th anniversary, the school administration will send a negative image of the university to the rest of British Columbia and Canada.
Updates
March 17, 2015
The UNBC administration is finally feeling the heat because thousands of us are refusing to let them steal our tuition money. This momentum proves they cannot ignore us while they play games with our education and our futures.
Reached 100 supporters
March 17, 2015
16 Comments
this is pure robbery. I don't even belong to UNBC, but as a by stander all I can say is shame on you guys.
All of the points are valid, in addition the wages lost by students who have lost out on jobs for attending this semester should be taken into consideration.
My daughter should be compensated along with many others. Better yet, give all the students an A or let them have ALL their money back because 1/2 a semester, is not a semester fulfilled.
There should also be monetary compensation for all the rent and food that any out of town students had to worry about. It's not cheap for them!!
My child attends UNBC. This strike is devastating to his education and his finances. I think a class action lawsuit against UNBC is in order for breach of contract. We have paid for services and are not recieving them.
At this point its almost fraudulent to keep over $3000 of students money when two weeks of their education is down the drain. You'll lose more money through dropouts than you will by compensating your students anyways.
We deserve compensation.
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this is pure robbery. I don't even belong to UNBC, but as a by stander all I can say is shame on you guys.