The Kwantlen University College administration has backed away from its threat to override its collective agreement with the College Institute Educators' Association of B.C. Using the controversial provincial legislation, the Public Education Flexibility and Choice Act, Kwantlen announced in January it would unilaterally increase class sizes.

After mobilization by the Kwantlen Faculty Association, a threat of censure by CAUT, and letters of protest from faculty associations across Canada, the administration last month responded by declaring a moratorium on the increase and committing to initiate talks with the faculty association around the issue.

"This is a win for us," said CIEA president Cindy Oliver. "I want to acknowledge the faculty association's swift response and thank everyone for writing letters of support. They work."

Oliver says the struggle is not over. "But I think we can take pride in what we have done so far."