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Campbell Liberals urged to pull back from P3 hospital schemes in wake of collapsed convention deal If the provincial government can’t put together a public-private partnership for a new convention centre, it should reconsider this approach to building …

Move raises new concerns about Opposition’s Medicare plan The Hospital Employees’ Union says there are a number of positive elements in the health care platform announced today by Liberal boss Gordon Campbell. But B.C.’s biggest health care union says …

Food safety violations, aggressive anti-union practices shocking, union wonders whether health authority checked references After digging up even more startling revelations about the business practices of multinational private health care provider …

Flexibility, creativity needed to make headway, unions say With a renewed commitment on the part of employers to address the bargaining concerns of 46,000 caregivers, health care unions say they’ve agreed to return to the negotiating table to resume talks …

Stakeholders tell health board—start again, improve rehab services The message to the Vancouver/Richmond Health Board from the overflow crowd at yesterday's public forum on the proposed closure of the G.F. Strong Rehabilitation Centre and the future of …

Health care providers, people with disabilities advocates to call for improved rehab services for British Columbians The Hospital Employees' Union, joined by the B.C. Coalition of People with Disabilities, will hold a noon-news conference to launch a …

Progress at table leaves unions optimistic In light of positive developments in contract negotiations Wednesday night, unions representing 46,000 health services and support workers are scaling back job action slated for hundreds of B.C. health care …

Appeal could delay wage justice for thousands of caregivers A move by health employers to appeal a major pay equity ruling will delay justice for tens of thousands of health care workers, says B.C.'s largest union of women, and could signal renewed …

Almost $10 billion less would have been spent on health care since 1991 if Campbell funding model had been in place With an election victory all but a formality for Gordon Campbell, the Hospital Employees’ Union says it’s important in the coming months …

The Hospital Employees' Union, the B.C. Coalition of People with Disabilities and the B.C. Government and Service Employees' Union are holding a public forum to shed light on a Vancouver/Richmond Health Board proposal that, if approved, will result in the …