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The Romanow report’s rejection of for-profit health care delivery is a message that Gordon Campbell’s Liberals must not ignore, says B.C.’s largest health care union. Health care commissioner Roy Romanow today made recommendations that would end …

Vital infusion of health care funding shouldn’t be delayed by Liberal’s re-election strategy or leadership intrigues, says HEU VANCOUVER—On the eve of a crucial federal/provincial health ministers meeting, the Hospital Employees’ Union is calling on Prime …

Support rally set for 6:30 p.m. Friday near the protest site will go ahead The top leadership of the Hospital Employees’ Union has been arrested at a protest in Chilliwack that began last night and successfully prevented a semi-trailer from trucking dirty …

Fraser Valley residents left in the dark about plans for Abbotsford’s MSA Hospital replacement, says HEU Premier Gordon Campbell’s announcement of B.C.’s first taxpayer-funded private hospital to an audience of construction interests last night shows that …

For the second time in a week, the B.C. Liberal government has been ordered to release documents related to health care contract-breaking legislation passed last January. Information and Privacy Commissioner David Loukidelis today ordered the Ministry of …

IHA confirms closure of two Summerland facilities In a letter to a Penticton newspaper on April 1, Okanagan-Westside MLA Rick Thorpe accused Hospital Employees’ Union (CUPE) members of spreading misinformation and frightening Summerland seniors with …

Printer Friendly Version A pay equity ruling handed down today by the Supreme Court of Canada makes it clear that targeting the rights of women hospital workers is a breach of equality rights contained in Section 15(1) of the Canadian Charter of Rights …

by Chris Allnutt and George Heyman Imagine the future of your health care as seen through the eyes of the Health Employers Association of B.C. A future where taxpayer-subsidized health care corporations pad profits by cutting corners on wages and on the …

Monday's announcement by health services minister Colin Hansen that he’ll stop funding New Westminster’s St. Mary’s Hospital means B.C. patients will wait even longer for surgery. According to the health services ministry’s web site, 2,412 patients were …

HEU members will be in the crowd at 6:00 p.m. at the Chilliwack Public Library Fraser Valley front-line health care providers — members of the Hospital Employees’ Union (CUPE) — will join concerned area residents including friends, neighbours, …