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On July 24, the BC Nurses' Union (BCNU) announced that the Nurses Bargaining Association (NBA) and the Health Employers Association of BC accepted the mediators' recommendations for settlement.   The NBA job action will end at midnight on Friday, July 24, …

Today, the BCNU announced there will be no new picket lines added effective the end of day Tuesday, July 14.  With mediation talks between health employers and nurses getting underway this afternoon, the BCNU has decided to limit job action to just the …

On July 7, the Nurses Bargaining Association (NBA) declared their second impasse with health employers, while at the same time announcing new picket lines commencing at four worksites this weekend. Below are the confirmed dates, times and locations of the …

Since the Nurses’ Bargaining Association (NBA) gave 72-hour strike notice a week ago, job action has accelerated rapidly.   Nurses’ job action began on July 2, with the announcement of a ban on overtime and non-nursing duties for their members, and at …

Since late March, HEU has continued its work of bringing thousands of long-term care and assisted-living workers into the public sector, following the historic agreement with Health Employers’ Association of B.C. (HEABC) reached late last year. Background …

On June 15, B.C.’s Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) started accepting registrations for the   Temporary Rural/Remote Health Support Initiative.  Under this new initiative, 250 health care support workers who work as security guards and cleaners in rural …

HEU’s 2027 provincial budget submission calls on the B.C. government to take the next steps needed to improve working and caring conditions for health care workers and the people they care for. “HEU recommends that the province bring all long-term care …

While June is Pride month, the many Pride events that happen throughout the summer (and beyond) make up Pride season. Pride is a time where we come together to stand in solidarity with Two-spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, …

More than 2,000 HEU members working at fully private long-term care and assisted living sites are now facing wage cuts following the end of the provincial wage levelling program for all fully private facilities on December 31, 2025, according to a recent …

HEU members will soon have access to new immigration pathway opportunities, with 250 Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) spots being made available to workers in key health care support roles.  On April 23, the provincial government announced that the BC PNP …