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Update from the fifth week of Community Social Services bargaining Last week was week five of negotiations between the Community Social Services Bargaining Association (CSSBA) and the Community Social Services Employers Association (CSSEA).  Negotiations …

Bargaining talks continue between the Health Employers Association of BC (HEABC) and the Community Bargaining Association (CBA) to renew a collective agreement covering more than 21,000 workers in the community health subsector from eight unions across …

Taking the next steps toward building equity and inclusion in the union were on the minds of more than 200 HEU members, facilitators and staff who gathered March 1-3 for the union’s 2022 equity conference. Participants took part in workshops, elected …

A second week of negotiations between the multi-union Facilities Bargaining Association (FBA) and the Health Employers Association of BC (HEABC) included negotiations on a number of non-monetary and housekeeping items. The week concluded with FBA …

Update from the third week of Community Social Services bargaining The Community Social Services Bargaining Association (CSSBA) opened the third week of bargaining by recognizing the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls' Memorial March, which …

The first week of negotiations for a new facilities collective agreement has wrapped up, with an agreement to return to the table next Wednesday, and more bargaining dates scheduled to continue into April. In her opening remarks , HEU’s secretary-business …

Last week, bargaining began for a new Community Social Services collective agreement. The Community Social Services Bargaining Association (CSSBA) committee initiated talks with the Community Social Services Employers Association (CSSEA) bargaining …

Provincial public health officials have updated the Point of Care Risk Assessment (PCRA) tool used by health care workers to assess the risk of exposure to COVID-19 in their interactions with patients. This may support requests for N95 respirators in a …

Today, a convoy of trucks is planned for Vancouver to oppose public health measures that are helping prevent our hospitals from completely collapsing under the weight of this pandemic.   After nearly two years on the front lines of this pandemic, hospital …

Since the government’s announcement to reunite the health care team in August 2021, health authorities have been moving swiftly to bring privatized cleaning and dietary staff back in-house. In November 2021, 252 HEU members at six sites on Vancouver …