News Releases
Health minister must assure seniors that health authorities won’t raise care home drug costs
December 11, 2008 (News Release)
Health minister should take steps to stop health authorities from raising drug costs for long-term care residents
Health minister’s statement on shared services “premature and unhelpful”
December 9, 2008 (News Release)
Abbott jumps gun and ignores consultation process with union reps on consolidation of health care services
HEU urges B.C. Auditor General to investigate costs of Abbotsford P3 hospital in light of Ontario report
December 9, 2008 (News Release)
Union calls on Auditor General to audit costs of building Abbotsford Regional Hospital and Cancer Centre as a P3
BC Health Coalition to launch seniors’ campaign in 2009
December 9, 2008 (News Release)
BCHC announces upcoming January 2009 launch of their seniors’ health care campaign, Broken Promises
Union members call attention to homelessness in 'Stand for Housing'
November 28, 2008 (News Release)
Members of HEU’s Terrace local will join in a province-wide “Stand for Housing” on Saturday, November 29
Workers at Eden Intermediate Care in Chilliwack vote 89% to join HEU
November 27, 2008 (News Release)
Fifty-five care aides, activity aides and LPNs have voted in favour of joining the Hospital Employees' Union
Bill 29 compensation to be paid to health care workers
November 10, 2008 (News Release)
Health care workers who lost their jobs as a result of Bill 29 will receive compensation cheques before Christmas
HEU elects new president
November 7, 2008 (News Release)
Delegates to the 26th biennial convention of HEU have elected Ken Robinson as the new president
Seniors' care, election of new president on delegates' minds as HEU convention begins Monday, November 3
November 3, 2008 (News Release)
About 600 delegates representing 43,000 health and community social services workers will gather in Vancouver next week for the 26th biennial convention of the Hospital Employees' Union. The convention runs from Monday, November 3 through Friday, November 7.
BCAA scraps plan for private “Medical Access Insurance”
October 8, 2008 (News Release)
BCAA push for private insurance undermines medicare
October 2, 2008 (News Release)
BC Health Coalition is deeply disturbed by BCAA’s recent announcement to begin offering insurance that will allow its members to jump the health care queue
HEU reaches out-of-court settlement with Canfor
September 12, 2008 (News Release)
Okanagan hospitals lose trades and maintenance workers to privatization
August 21, 2008 (News Release)
More than 53 HEU trades and maintenance workers will lose their jobs as IHA pushes ahead with its P3 expansion plans for Vernon Jubilee and Kelowna General hospitals
Salary hikes for top bureaucrats outrageous - HEU
August 8, 2008 (News Release)
HEU provincial president Fred Muzin not to seek re-election
August 1, 2008 (News Release)
HEU president Fred Muzin has decided not to seek re-election at the union’s convention this November
Health care workers travel to VIHA board meeting in Qualicum today
July 30, 2008 (News Release)
HEU members from across Vancouver Island will gather in Qualicum today to oppose long-term care cuts
B.C. unions file charter challenge against election gag law
July 23, 2008 (News Release)
B.C. Federation of Labour News Release: Bill 42 violates freedoms of association and expression
Workers take living wage campaign to streets of downtown Vancouver
July 11, 2008 (News Release)
Hospital cleaners and food service workers, employed by Sodexo, Aramark and Compass, will take their campaign for living wages to the streets of downtown Vancouver this Sunday
BC unions launch legal challenge against gag law
June 27, 2008 (News Release)
Seven of British Columbia’s largest unions, along with the B.C. Federation of Labour, have decided to launch a legal challenge against Bill 42
Long-term care beds must remain open on Vancouver Island to meet needs of seniors
June 26, 2008 (News Release)
Health care workers, seniors broadsided by long-term care bed closures on Vancouver Island
June 20, 2008 (News Release)
HEU members are reeling from surprise announcement by VIHA that more than 250 regular care staff will lose jobs
Stats Can Report: Living wage policies key to solving huge wage gap for immigrant workers, says HEU
May 1, 2008 (News Release)
Living wage policies are an essential tool to address the shocking wage gap between new-immigrant and Canadian-born workers, says the HEU
Legislation restores health care workers' collective bargaining rights
April 14, 2008 (News Release)
Today, the BC Liberals tabled a bill to implement last year’s historic Supreme Court of Canada ruling that struck down key provisions of Bill 29
Public health care forum draws standing-room only crowd
April 9, 2008 (News Release)
BCHC news release: Just hours after health minister tables controversial amendments to Medicare Protection Act, more than 200 people attend public talk on private health care
Government policy paved way for low wages for hospital cleaners and dietary workers
March 27, 2008 (News Release)
