HEU urges Ottawa to end loss of hundreds of B.C. health care workers
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BURNABY - With ongoing health care staffing shortages across British Columbia, the Hospital Employees’ Union (HEU) is urging the federal government to revise its Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) to prevent the loss of critical support service workers in …
Last updated: Jan 30, 2025
HEU files complaint against Jody Toor with the College of Complementary Health Professionals of BC
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Today, the Hospital Employees’ Union (HEU) filed a complaint with the College of Complementary Health Professionals of BC asking the regulatory body to investigate Jody Toor’s actions where she repeatedly presents herself publicly as a medical doctor …
Last updated: Oct 16, 2024
Report details how B.C. led provinces in protecting seniors in long-term care during COVID-19 pandemic
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The Hospital Employees’ Union released a report today that shows how B.C. was able outperform other provinces in protecting seniors in long-term care (LTC) during the COVID-19 pandemic. The report, titled Long-term Solutions for Long-term Care: Analyzing …
Last updated: Sep 17, 2024
Lynn Bueckert appointed as HEU’s secretary-business manager
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The Hospital Employees’ Union (HEU) announced today the appointment of Lynn Bueckert as its secretary-business manager. For the past five years, Bueckert has been on staff with the HEU and is currently the interim secretary-business manager. Before …
Last updated: Sep 12, 2024
HEU urges province to improve working and caring conditions across all of health care
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BURNABY – Meena Brisard, spokesperson for the Hospital Employees' Union, has released the following statement regarding the Ministry of Health's announcement today about new nurse staffing and rural health care worker retention incentive programs: "The …
Last updated: Mar 1, 2024
Budget 2024 continues to strengthen health care for patients, families and workers
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“Budget 2024 is making record investments in public health care by supporting families and workers in building a system that will meet the needs of a growing and aging population. We know there is more to do to rebuild our health care system, and this …
Last updated: Feb 22, 2024
Tentative agreement reached for nearly 1,100 seniors’ care workers
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[BURNABY] - Following five days of mediation, the Hospital Employees’ Union (HEU) reached a tentative deal late on Friday, November 3 with Good Samaritan Canada for a renewed five-year collective agreement covering nearly 1,100 health care workers at …
Last updated: Nov 7, 2023
Health care workers at two long-term care homes begin one-day job action today
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[BURNABY] - This afternoon, Hospital Employees’ Union (HEU) members will walk off the job for a period of six hours at two of Good Samaritan Canada’s seven long-term care work sites across the province, in an effort to reach a settlement after two years …
Last updated: Oct 20, 2023
Poll: B.C. care aides struggle to support seniors – half say they’re likely to quit
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48.5 per cent say their work experience over the last three years has made it likely they will leave their job within the next two years More than half say they don’t have time to meet residents’ care needs 82 per cent report having been victims of …
Last updated: Oct 18, 2023
Publicly funded, contract care homes double profits during pandemic
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[BURNABY] - A report issued today by B.C. Seniors Advocate Isobel Mackenzie shows that care home operators contracted by the province’s health authorities doubled their profits between 2017/18 and 2021/22, while at the same time failing to …
Last updated: Sep 27, 2023