Quick facts about HEU

• founded in 1944 at Vancouver General Hospital
• 40,000 members across British Columbia
• 35,000 members in publicly-funded hospitals and long-term care facilities
• 1,500 members in community health agencies
• 1,200 members in community social services agencies
• 3,500 members in contracted support services
• hundreds of members in First Nations health centres and privately-operated care homes and assisted living facilities