Hundreds of B.C. long-term care workers vote 98 per cent in favour of strike action
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[Burnaby, B.C.] – Hospital Employees’ Union (HEU) members who work at seven long-term care homes across British Columbia voted 98 per cent in favour of strike action, delivering a strong strike mandate to back their bargaining demands for a new contract …
Last updated: Jul 24, 2023
HEU calls on City of Vancouver to end decampment actions
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The Hospital Employees’ Union has issued the following statement on the ongoing decampment of unhoused people on Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside (DTES) by the City of Vancouver: “The ongoing decampment of unhoused people on Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside is …
Last updated: Apr 8, 2023
Major investments in front-line health services, but few details on promised reforms to seniors’ care
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The 2023 provincial budget improves access to health care while tackling worker shortages and other factors that are contributing to worker burnout and injuries, says the Hospital Employees’ Union. But the budget tabled Tuesday contain few details on the …
Last updated: Feb 28, 2023
Federal health and immigration ministers urged to stop deportation of local health care worker
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As health ministers across the country gather in Vancouver to discuss health care staffing shortages, the Hospital Employees’ Union (HEU) and Sanctuary Health are urging the federal Minister of Health, Jean-Yves Duclos, to intervene and help stop the …
Last updated: Nov 8, 2022
More than 800 health care workers in Vancouver Coastal transfer from private companies back to the public sector
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[Burnaby, B.C.] – Today, the Hospital Employees’ Union (HEU) is celebrating the transfer of 864 privatized housekeepers and food services workers back into the public sector, under the Vancouver Coastal Health Authority (VCHA). Housekeepers and food …
Last updated: Oct 31, 2022
Health care workers ratify provincial collective agreement
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Members of the nine-union Facilities Bargaining Association (FBA) have ratified a new three-year collective agreement with B.C.’s health employers by a vote of 64 per cent. The three-year agreement is retroactive to April 1, 2022 and covers more than …
Last updated: Oct 14, 2022
Hundreds of health care workers transfer from private companies back to the public sector
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[Burnaby, B.C.] – Today, the Hospital Employees’ Union (HEU) welcomes the transfer of 720 privatized housekeepers and food services workers back into public services, under the Vancouver Coastal Health Authority (VCHA) and Fraser Health Authority (FHA). A …
Last updated: Sep 2, 2022
Tentative agreement reached for more than 60,000 health care workers
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[BURNABY, B.C.] – The nine-union Facilities Bargaining Association (FBA), representing more than 60,000 hospital and long-term care workers, reached a tentative agreement late last night with the Health Employers Association of BC (HEABC). Hospital …
Last updated: Sep 6, 2022
Contract talks to resume for more than 60,000 health care workers in B.C.
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Collective bargaining will resume on Thursday, August 25 between the nine-union Facilities Bargaining Association (FBA) and the Health Employers Association of BC (HEABC) for a new collective agreement covering more than 60,000 health care workers. …
Last updated: Aug 23, 2022
Health care union urges Immigration Minister to stop deportation of health care worker
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The Hospital Employees’ Union (HEU), is urging the federal Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, Sean Fraser, to approve the permanent residency application for Claudia Zamorano, a health care worker, and her family members, on humanitarian …
Last updated: Aug 3, 2022