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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 …

The Community Social Services Bargaining Association (CSSBA) negotiating committee held a bargaining conference last week. More than 17,000 community social service members from nine different unions across the province brought forward ideas and proposals …

February is Black History Month.  As we look to the future, it’s critical to acknowledge and learn from the past. Black people have a long and vibrant history in Canada, but have also experienced centuries of severe racism. Over the past couple of years, …

Content warning: Death and depression Health care has the highest rate of work-related injuries in B.C.  Injury claims are twice the provincial average – and four times higher for those working in long-term care. But there’s a growing number of mental …

How did you get involved in photographing residents? Back in the 2000s, after the Gordon Campbell layoffs, I took advantage of some backpay. I bought a digital camera. And when I retired in 2009, I received a gift certificate, and purchased some lighting …

HEU’s Facilities Bargaining Committee is wrapping up a three-day session to prepare for upcoming negotiations with health employers for a renewed collective agreement covering 58,000 health care workers. It was the first time the committee has met since …

If you're an HEU member who took part in the Enhanced Disability Management Program (EDMP) between April 2019 and March 2020, you may be receiving a survey by email this week. Members have been chosen randomly, and will be invited to provide feedback …