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B.C.’s largest health care union says a decision issued by the Labour Relations Board this afternoon that rules that strike notice was not properly served yesterday undermines the collective bargaining rights of union members. On Thursday, the Hospital …

Instead, government should respond to British Columbians’ top priority — protecting, modernizing public Medicare Premier Ujjal Dosanjh’s balanced budget law introduced today in the legislature is sadly misguided, and could pose serious problems for future …

The Hospital Employees’ Union (CUPE) today filed a counter suit in B.C. Supreme Court against A&A Services Co., alleging that the Vancouver-based cleaning company both defamed the union and interfered with its economic and contractual relations. A&A …

Joint release of BCGEU, CUPE, HEU and HSA The B.C. Government and Service Employees' Union, Canadian Union of Public Employees, Hospital Employees' Union and Health Sciences Association today served strike notice on behalf of more than 10,000 community …

Printer Friendly Version Keefer Laundry sold to American corporation just days after lucrative health authority contract awarded Profits from the $50-million laundry deal that the Fraser Health Authority inked with Keefer Laundry Ltd. early last week will …

Printer Friendly Version The Hospital Employees’ Union says a report by Auditor General Wayne Strelioff into workplace health in B.C.’s health care system is a stinging indictment of government policies that are costing taxpayers a billion dollars a year …

HEU has launched another 30-second spot in our province-wide TV ad campaign against privatization. Called One Mistake, the ad looks at the role of skilled, experienced health care support workers—an important part of the patient care team—whose jobs are …

Cut pay by 24 per cent, or lose contract, Campbell Liberals threaten The Hospital Employees’ Union (CUPE) is appalled by revelations that the Campbell government has ordered a major Victoria community social services employer to roll back staff wages, or …

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Move “threatens safety of patients, health workers,” HEU charges Members of the Hospital Employees’ Union (CUPE) who provide crucial security services at Vancouver-area health care facilities will respond at a media conference today to a Vancouver Coastal …