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The SFSS and the CFS

Morro
edited September 2007 in General
Alright, I am 100% clueless about this. Anyone want to fill me in? Why does the SFSS want to defederate? What does the CFS even do?

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  • MaNiCkGeEk
    edited September 2007
    Give you high fives? At least that's what I can tell from the ads... Honestly, I hate those ads so much...
  • Kevin M.Kevin M.
    edited September 2007
    No clue
  • Ether
    edited September 2007
    From what I've heard from people around campus:

    - We pay ~$5 per semester in student fees to belong to the CFS.

    - The CFS doesn't actually do anything useful for us SFU students.

    - SFU students voted to break from the CFS a few months ago.

    - Now we need to have an "official" meeting, or vote, or something to actually leave.

    About those "I am CFS" ads on the skytrain and busses... It's like they're trying to somehow boost their public image at SFU. That's hilarious because they're wasting OUR money to pay for those ads..
  • Pro
    edited September 2007
    CFS gives out way better agendas than the SFSS.
  • vonnie
    edited September 2007
    Pro;16141 said:
    CFS gives out way better agendas than the SFSS.

    Yeah I agree =)
  • collegestudent
    edited September 2007
    Pro;16141 said:
    CFS gives out way better agendas than the SFSS.
    what?! where can we get cfs agendas from?
  • siuying
    edited September 2007
    collegestudent;16149 said:
    what?! where can we get cfs agendas from?
    i'm asking the same question.. this year's SFSS agenda suck.. @_@ i was on the verge of buying one myself.. now where can i get them? =)
  • Krazy_Konrad
    edited September 2007
    Also from what I heard is that the SFSS wants to defederate from the CFS because apparently the CFS also seems incapable of accomplishing any student oriented goals. I mean, think about it for yourself. The CFS is responsible for negotiating with the govt about getting our tuition fees reduced or at least frozen. And uh.... hows that going?

    The SFSS seems to believe that they can accomplish more on their own if they had the ability to negotiate independently from the CFS.

    However, personally I have a problem with defederation. Unions operate the best when they are large, a power in numbers type of thing. If the SFSS defederates then it is eroding both the power of the SFSS and the CFS.

    I think that the SFSS should seek internal change within the CFS. That way the SFSS can address their concerns while maintaining solidarity with the CFS. (this probubly has already been tried, but I really have no idea, I am as ignorant as everyone else).

    Thats just my idea...

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