Yes, there are many AAPS members in UBC. To date, there are roughly 3800 AAPS members and AAPS the is the largest employee group in UBC.

But some people are not happy with that. Former president Dr. Arvind Gupta expressed concerns on growing AAPS members. After his mysterious resignation,  a report from Globe and Mail accused management and professional staffs to be blamed for Dr Gupta’s departure (he did not explicitly say AAPS, but based on his words, such as “In 2009-10, this group totalled 2,903; in five years it had ballooned to 3,640 – an eye-popping increase of 25 per cent. “, we know Gary Mason, the reporter, is putting AAPS on fire).

I am glad to see the editor realized Gary Mason, intentionally or unintentionally, made a huge mistake when comparing staff to faculty ration in UBC and UoT (please see Editor’s note at the end of the report).

However, this report indicates an urgent issue that AAPS members must take it seriously: how to advocate the importance of our work in UBC?  Yes, the number of AAPS members grows fast and AAPS is the largest employee group in UBC. But it came with good reason. How do we make other people understand those good reasons?