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Although many people think of health care being delivered in hospitals and care homes, almost 40,000 health care workers in B.C. work in community settings.  They work in group homes and day centres, addiction services and transition houses, and other …

HEU members looking to change their career path are among thousands of care aides graduating through the province’s new Health Career Access Program (HCAP). Hope Wason was a hospital housekeeper for two years, before enrolling in the program last year. …

Bargaining is underway for a renewed collective agreement for HEU members in the facilities subsector – more than two-thirds of the union’s membership. Staffing levels, health and safety, and wages are always priority issues, but they’ve been made even …

Against the backdrop of headline-grabbing staff shortages at Royal Inland Hospital and other health care facilities, health employers returned to the facilities bargaining table this week with disappointing responses to union proposals addressing the …

The Community Bargaining Association (CBA) met with the Health Employers Association of BC (HEABC) over the last two weeks to discuss key proposals related to job mobility within the health authorities, and ways to make the collective agreement …

The facilities bargaining team met with the Health Employers Association of BC (HEABC) again this week, but negotiations are moving slowly. “The bargaining committee is committed to doing the best job possible for health care workers who deserve better …

The Health Employers Association of BC (HEABC) has tabled a wage proposal that falls short of what’s needed to protect wages against rising costs, and fails to address a serious recruitment and retention crisis in the facilities subsector. “Our members …

Update from Community Social Services bargaining The Community Social Services bargaining committee is back at the table with the Community Social Services Employers’ Association (CSSEA) this week for scheduled negotiations until April 8th. Collective …

Talks for a new facilities collective agreement resumed this week with the union bargaining committee tabling proposals to address crushing workloads and a worsening health and safety crisis on the frontlines.  Nearly two out of every three HEU members, …

Update from the seventh week of Community Social Services bargaining As the Community Social Services Bargaining Association (CSSBA) continues to meet with the employers’ association, they are pushing to achieve the non-monetary priorities that were set …