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Replacement plans would see 100 beds lost in region where more spaces are urgently needed Members of the Hospital Employees’ Union who work at Burnaby Hospital’s Cascade Residence will be making a scheduled presentation to the Simon Fraser Health Board …

Printer Friendly Version Plan puts province on collision course with Martin government, says HEU The provincial government moved one step closer to committing a generation of taxpayers to a risky and expensive private hospital experiment just as the B.C. …

Printer Friendly Version HEU urges BC Nurses’ Union to stop collaborating with government on divisive plan to move 5,000 LPNs into their bargaining association Licensed practical nurses are warning the Campbell Liberal government not to put its …

Union members and the public are outraged at legislation HEU members are joining others in their communities, sending the message to Gordon Campbell that they are angry and frustrated with his government for legislating away their negotiated collective …

Printer Friendly Version Investigation should include public disclosure of privatized cleaning standards A government-ordered investigation into emergency and maternity care at Surrey Memorial Hospital must be expanded to other Fraser Health Authority …

Printer Friendly Version 24th biennial convention continues through Friday in Richmond Delegates to the Hospital Employees’ Union’s 24th biennial convention re-elected two top officers Wednesday. Fred Muzin was re-elected as president — a position he’s …

Printer Friendly Version The Campbell Liberals’ throne speech was long on rhetoric and election promises but fell short on delivering the facts, says the Hospital Employees’ Union. “This government can’t whitewash its record of broken health care …

An investigation into staff concerns about deteriorating cleaning standards at St Paul’s Hospital has triggered a call by health care unions for an independent audit of the facility’s privatized housekeeping services. Falling Standards, Rising Risks , a …

The Interior Health Authority won’t rule out the privatization of a wide range of critical health services in the communities it serves. The IHA said in a Sept. 9 memo to its managers that it is undertaking core reviews in a variety of programs and …

NOTICE TO EDITORS More than 500 front-line health and social services workers from across B.C. gather in Richmond this week for the 24th biennial convention of the 41,000-member Hospital Employees’ Union (CUPE). The convention gets underway Monday, …