International Workers' Day 2018
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Today is the day when workers around the world take to the streets to commemorate the historic struggle for an eight‑hour workday, and to voice their demands for decent work and a life of dignity and respect. CUPE recognizes International Workers’ Day, or …
Last updated: May 1, 2018
Guardian: Spring 2018
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Guardian: Spring 2018 …
Last updated: Jun 1, 2021
HEU marks National Day of Mourning on April 28
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When a worker is killed, injured or disabled on the job, the tragic impact is felt in workplaces, families and communities. On April 28, HEU will join unions across Canada and around the world to mark National Day of Mourning. Gatherings and ceremonies …
Last updated: Jun 1, 2021
CSS members now covered for Class 5 driver’s licences
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HEU members working in Community Social Services who are required to hold a Class 5 driver’s licence as a condition of employment will now get their $75 licence renewal fee reimbursed by their employer. Any CSS member who renewed their Class 5 licence on …
Last updated: Jun 1, 2021
Meet Community Social Services member Kyra Sekhon
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“You are smart and capable. You are going to be able to do it, but in a different way.” This is a message HEU member Kyra Sekhon expresses every day working with youth in a Victoria respite home. As a community support worker, Kyra focuses on teaching and …
Last updated: Jun 1, 2021
Meet Community Social Services member Josie Whitehead
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HEU member Josie Whitehead is passionate about her job as a family and child care worker at Amata Transition House in Quesnel. Amata provides shelter and support to women and children, who have experienced, or are at risk of violence. Whitehead’s work – …
Last updated: Jun 1, 2021
Province urged to adopt action plan to protect care as Chinese government regulator takes control of Retirement Concepts
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The Hospital Employees’ Union has written B.C.’s health minister urging him to implement an action plan to protect seniors’ care in response to the takeover of the province’s largest nursing home chain by a Chinese government regulator on February 23. A …
Last updated: Jun 1, 2021
A salute to HEU’s Community Social Services members
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March is Community Social Services Awareness Month. Proclaimed each year by the B.C. government, it is a time to appreciate the extraordinary work members in this sector do for our most vulnerable citizens. But it’s also a time to recognize the huge …
Last updated: Jun 1, 2021
Deadlines quickly approaching for HEU bargaining demands, credentials
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As the Hospital Employees’ Union prepares for the next round of public sector negotiations, the union is hosting bargaining conferences for the facilities, community health and community social services sectors. The multi-union Community Social Services …
Last updated: Dec 12, 2025
International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination – March 21
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On March 21 – International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination – HEU stands with the global community in renewing our commitment to ending racism wherever, and however, it occurs. Every person is entitled to live and work without …
Last updated: Jun 1, 2021