Quick facts about Facilities bargaining:
- The Facilities collective agreement expires on March 31, 2012.
- About 46,000 health care workers in 12 unions are covered by the talks.
- HEU is the lead union in the multi-union Facilities Bargaining Association which begain negotiations with the Health Employers Association of B.C. on February 7, 2012.
- The HEU represents about 85 per cent of the members covered by the talks.
- Another 14 per cent are represented by the Canadian Union of Public Employees Local 873, the B.C. Government and Service Employees’ Union and International Union of Operating Engineers Local 882/882H.
- Eight other unions represent about one per cent of workers covered by the talks.
- FBA members work in hospitals, residential care facilities and in emergency health services.
- The diverse bargaining unit of more than 270 job classifications includes care aides, LPNs, ambulance paramedics, health records staff, laboratory and other diagnostic specialists, sterile supply technicians, emergency dispatch personnel, trades and maintenance workers, activity aides and rehab assistants, IT specialists, pharmacy technicians, admitting and booking clerks, administrative staff, cleaning and dietary staff, and many others.
- Current collective agreement and wage schedules.