Fraser Health’s planned cuts to sterile processing shortsighted
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Printer Friendly Version The Fraser Health Authority is planning to reduce staffing in hospital sterile processing departments in order to cut costs. Vancouver Sun story CKNW news story But the Hospital Employees’ Union says that sterile processing …
Last updated: Jun 1, 2021
Throne speech signals uncertainty for health care
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Printer Friendly Version The Hospital Employees’ Union says today’s throne speech offers little comfort to B.C. families and communities who need to know that quality and accessible health care will be available even in tough economic times. The …
Last updated: Jun 1, 2021
Throne speech puts health care on the market
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Printer Friendly Version The B.C. government’s plan to adopt a so-called “patient-centred funding model” will put health services at risk for many British Columbians, says the Hospital Employees’ Union. The union warns that Britain’s experience with this …
Last updated: Jun 1, 2021
Okanagan hospitals lose trades and maintenance workers to privatization
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Printer Friendly Version More than 53 experienced trades and maintenance workers, members of the Hospital Employees’ Union, will lose their jobs as the Interior Health Authority (IHA) pushes ahead with its public-private partnership (P3) expansion plans …
Last updated: Jun 1, 2021
Health care workers ratify two-year agreement
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Printer Friendly Version Hospital and long-term care workers have voted 77 per cent in favour of a new two-year collective agreement with B.C.’s health employers. The agreement protects wages and extended health benefits. It also expands options for …
Last updated: Jun 1, 2021
Workers at Eden Intermediate Care in Chilliwack vote 89% to join HEU
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Printer Friendly Version Fifty-five care aides, activity aides and licensed practical nurses employed by subcontractor Just Care Ltd. and working at Eden Intermediate Care in Chilliwack have voted 89 per cent in favour of joining the Hospital Employees’ …
Last updated: Jun 1, 2021
78 per cent support parity for community social services workers
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Joint release of BCGEU, CUPE, HEU and HSA On the eve of province-wide job action, unions representing 10,000 community social services workers have released a poll showing strong public support for their main bargaining goal of wage and benefit parity. …
Last updated: Jun 1, 2021
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HEU secretary-business manager Chris Allnutt discusses health care privatization with CKNW talk show host Rafe Mair. May 30, 2000 Download this photo (573 …
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Bill 94 a blank cheque for corporate profits paid for by patients and workers
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Health labour legislation introduced today by the Campbell Liberals is an attempt to guarantee massive long-term profits for multinational corporations at the expense of basic workers’ rights and living standards, says the Hospital Employees’ Union. The …
Last updated: Jun 1, 2021
Private CAT scan backers tied to Campbell Liberals, HEU charges
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Watchdog needed to monitor private health corporations Investors in a private company that’s been given the green light by the Campbell government to sell so-called medically unnecessary CAT scans to the public has strong financial ties to the B.C. …
Last updated: Jun 1, 2021