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Community Living workers who support people with developmental disabilities at ten agencies in Victoria will be on strike Thursday, January 31. The striking workers - members of the Hospital Employees’ Union - are employed by: Becon Support Services, …

The Hospital Employees’ Union is asking B.C.’s privacy commissioner Elizabeth Denham to launch an investigation into outsourced medical transcription services in the Lower Mainland, citing concerns over the privacy and accuracy of patients’ medical …

An alarming backlog in transcribing and processing medical reports in the Lower Mainland is putting patient care at risk, says the Hospital Employees’ Union. The union has learned that more than 16,500 patient reports were waiting in a queue to be …

[VICTORIA, B.C.] The BC Liberals will balance their pre-election budget by making significant cuts to planned spending on front-line health care services and increasing MSP premiums, says the Hospital Employees’ Union. That means health authorities will …

[Burnaby, B.C.] Legislation introduced by the B.C. Liberal government this afternoon will limit the independence of a proposed new seniors’ advocate, says the Hospital Employees’ Union. Bill 10, the Seniors’ Advocate Act , contemplates a seniors’ advocate …

The cost of outsourcing medical transcription services in the Lower Mainland has increased by an average of 26 per cent a year over the last five years, according to financial documents produced by health authorities. Yet despite the high costs of …

A move by the B.C. Liberal government to fundamentally change the way that workers are represented in the health sector was done without prior consultation, says the Hospital Employees’ Union. Bill 18 – the Health Authorities Amendment Act – would …

[BURNABY, B.C.] - The Hospital Employees’ Union is urging the B.C. Liberals to abandon last-minute legislation changing health care bargaining units.   Bill 18 , the Health Authorities Amendment Act , was introduced on March 4 and would transfer about …

[Burnaby, B.C.] The 43,000-member Hospital Employees’ Union says that the NDP’s commitment to bolstering standards of care for B.C.’s seniors is a move in the right direction.   HEU’s secretary-business manager Bonnie Pearson says strategic investments in …

[Vancouver, B.C.] Health care workers employed in housekeeping and food services by five multinational corporations rallied today at Vancouver General Hospital for a fair contract and better health care.   HEU’s secretary-business manager Bonnie Pearson …