Strike notice reissued at Qualicum Beach care home
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Printer Friendly Version The Hospital Employees’ Union today reissued 72-hour strike notice to Pro Vita, the subcontractor providing care services at Qualicum Gardens on Vancouver Island. Pro Vita is contesting the delivery method of the initial strike …
Last updated: Jun 1, 2021
Health authority cuts will impact patient care, says HEU
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Printer Friendly Version The B.C. health minister’s hard line on balanced budgets means British Columbians will lose critical services at a time when they need them most, says the Hospital Employees’ Union. Health authorities today announced plans that …
Last updated: Jun 1, 2021
Strike notice served at Qualicum Beach care home
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Printer Friendly Article The Hospital Employees’ Union today issued 72-hour strike notice to Pro Vita, the subcontractor providing care services at Qualicum Gardens on Vancouver Island. As a result, about 60 care aides working at the Gardens (located on …
Last updated: Jun 1, 2021
Budget contains few details on big ideas for health care
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Printer Friendly Version [Victoria] After putting health care planning on hold for a year to have a conversation on health with citizens, the B.C. government has revealed little about its grand plans for health changes in its 2008 budget, says the …
Last updated: Jun 1, 2021
Health clock shows medicare investment in individual British Columbians
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Printer Friendly Version The provincial government invests about $8 a day in health care for individual British Columbians and the public can keep track of this investment second-by-second on a clock hosted by the Hospital Employees’ Union at …
Last updated: Jun 1, 2021
Health employers running down the clock on contract talks
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Printer Friendly Version With the contract covering 38,000 hospital and long-term care workers set to expire March 31, health unions say there's no movement at the bargaining table from employers on job security and wages. The multi-union bargaining …
Last updated: Jun 1, 2021
Health care workers travel to VIHA board meeting in Qualicum today
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Printer Friendly Version Members of the Hospital Employees’ Union from across Vancouver Island will gather in Qualicum today to oppose cuts in long-term care beds throughout the Vancouver Island Health Authority (VIHA), and the closure of Cowichan Lodge …
Last updated: Jun 1, 2021
Cuts to seniors’ programs shortsighted solution says BC Health Coalition
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Printer Friendly Version The BC Health Coalition is deeply concerned that cuts by the Fraser Health Authority to seniors’ programs, such as the Langley Seniors Resource Centre’s outreach program, will create more financial pressures, not less, in the long …
Last updated: Jun 1, 2021
Lodge on 4th layoffs spark appeal to Ladysmith council to support seniors’ care: resolution going to council Monday night
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Printer Friendly Version Health care workers and seniors’ advocates are asking Ladysmith Town Council to voice its opposition to contracting out and the deterioration of seniors’ care in the Cowichan Valley. A delegation representing residents, family …
Last updated: Jun 1, 2021
HEU provincial president Fred Muzin not to seek re-election
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Printer Friendly Version The provincial president of the Hospital Employees’ Union Fred Muzin has decided not to seek re-election at the union’s convention this November. Muzin, 58, has held the post since 1993 and has been re-elected seven times. He …
Last updated: Jun 1, 2021