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To: All HEU Locals Re:  HEU Staff Union (PEA-HESU) job action The PEA-HESU representing HEU’s unionized staff served strike notice on HEU earlier this week. HEU has had productive negotiations with PEA-HESU over the last few months but we have not …

As you may know, HEU is in collective bargaining with our staff union, PEA-HESU. HEU and PEA-HESU have engaged in significant, productive negotiations over the last several months and the parties have reached agreement on a wide range of initiatives. We …

Provincial Health Officer (PHO) Dr. Bonnie Henry issued a public health order on August 20 for the collection of vaccination data from residents, staff and outside service providers at long-term care (LTC) and assisted living (AL) sites across the …

(Please note that the PHO issued a significant revision to this order on October 4 including new timelines and limited grounds for requesting exemptions. As a result some of the information below is out of date. An update is available here .) (Edited on …

Wildfires in the interior of B.C. are putting communities at risk and creating significant staffing shortages in health care sites that are already stretched to the limit. In response, the Ministry of Health has re-opened the Emergency Health Provider …

Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry is introducing a new public health order requiring long-term care and assisted living workers to be fully vaccinated with a COVID-19 vaccine by October 12 as a condition of continued employment in the sector. The …

On July 8, 2021, Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry announced she would make a temporary amendment to the Facility Staff Assignment Order (“Single-Site Order”) that would allow fully vaccinated staff in long-term care (LTC) and assisted living …

On Tuesday, July 20, HEU members held roadside demonstrations in five locations across the province in a Day of Action to reunite the health care team. Their actions drew attention to the union’s Make It Public campaign to end the privatization of …

Laid-off care aides and rehabilitation assistants at Capilano Care Centre can apply for unfilled vacancies at sites operated by the Vancouver Coastal Health Authority under an agreement reached by the Hospital Employees’ Union with Vancouver Coastal …

Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry and health minister Adrian Dix have announced a number of changes in long-term care and assisted living to ease visiting restrictions, resume important social activities for residents, and require mandatory …