Contact an organizer
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Last updated: Dec 10, 2025
Building strong locals
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HEU’s locals are the backbone of our organization. Locals keep us strong and ensure that our members are engaged, providing leadership all while defending our members’ rights. Strong locals involve and engage their members. They are: Open, welcoming and …
Last updated: Jun 28, 2021
JOHS Committees
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A Joint Occupational Health and Safety (JOHS) Committee is an advisory group made up of employers and employees working together to improve occupational health and safety in their workplace. The law requires a JOHS Committee for each employer with 20 or …
Last updated: Aug 10, 2022
Choosing a workshop
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The HEU education department’s top priority is promoting union activism – through a wide range of training opportunities to help members gain new skills, and learn how to tackle issues affecting their jobs and their communities. Our goal is to create a …
Last updated: May 13, 2025
How to apply
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If you’re interested in taking any of HEU’s education courses currently being offered, here’s what to do. Find the course you’d like to attend Check out the workshops page. Here you can search to see which workshops are currently accepting applications. …
Last updated: Jul 31, 2025
It takes a team
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HEU members stand up for each other Our more than 60,000 members are essential to delivering quality care across the province. You can find us working in hospitals, clinics, long-term care facilities and in community services. During this unprecedented …
Last updated: Oct 20, 2023
Skills for effective meetings
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Local meetings are a place for members to gather to learn about the activities of the union and to participate in the democratic process of directing the business of the local. What makes a good meeting? A good meeting is a planned meeting. Members …
Last updated: Jun 28, 2021
Local executive documents
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Downloadable documents, forms and resources for local Chairs, Secretary-Treasurers and other local executive members. …
Last updated: Mar 12, 2026
Local executive resources
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Local executive resources …
Last updated: Jun 7, 2021
Mental health resources
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HEU members work in a wide range of challenging and rewarding positions supporting health care delivery in acute, long-term, and community care. The contribution of HEU members to health care provision in British Columbia is invaluable. In Canada, …
Last updated: Jan 20, 2026