Season’s greetings
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On behalf of the Provincial Executive, we’d like to take this opportunity to send season’s greetings to you and the more than 50,000 members who are the Hospital Employees’ Union. It’s been an unprecedented year, and through it all HEU members have been …
Last updated: Jun 1, 2021
Health and safety are top concerns
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We’re in the midst of one of the most challenging times for our public health care system. When I talk to HEU members, the conversations quickly turn to what they’re experiencing on the front lines during this pandemic. And let me share with you that what …
Last updated: Jun 1, 2021
Staying safely connected through innovative ways
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A popular buzzword in 2020 is “pivot” – meaning our ability to be flexible when regularly called upon to change our course of action during this global pandemic. And nowhere is that flexibility more evident than in our health care system. HEU members have …
Last updated: Dec 12, 2025
Solidarity with Farmers in India
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The Hospital Employees’ Union stands in solidarity with farmers in India as they protest three controversial bills passed by the Parliament of India in September 2020. These laws would deregulate the farming industry in favour of large multinational …
Last updated: Jun 22, 2021
HEU responds to Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond’s report on racism targeted at Indigenous people in B.C.’s health care system
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Read the report Mike Old, Interim Secretary-Business Manager of the Hospital Employees’ Union, issued the following statement today: “The report released today shows widespread racism, prejudice and discrimination across the health care system directed …
Last updated: Jun 1, 2021
Government issues province-wide policy for mask use in health facilities
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The Ministry of Health is requiring all visitors and out-patients to wear medical-grade masks when visiting a health care facility including hospitals, long-term care facilities and assisted living. While the November 5 policy doesn’t change mask …
Last updated: Jun 1, 2021
Contracted support service workers to elect bargaining committee in November/December
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Contracted Support Service workers (CSSW) who work in housekeeping, dietary and retail services in health facilities are preparing for their next round of bargaining with private contractors. Collective agreements expired in September 2020 for more than …
Last updated: Jun 1, 2021
HEU’s stands in solidarity with Alberta health care workers
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This week, HEU sent a letter the Alberta Federation of Labour, expressing our support and solidarity to Alberta health care workers during this time. HEU, which represents more than 50,000 health care workers in British Columbia, stands in solidarity with …
Last updated: Jun 22, 2021
HEU condemns anti-Indigenous violence targeting Mi’kmaq fishing rights
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The Hospital Employees’ Union strongly condemns anti-Indigenous racism and violence that's taking place in the lobster fishery on the Nova Scotia coast. In recent weeks, Mi’kmaq people’s inherent right to hunt, fish and gather in their territories has …
Last updated: Jun 23, 2021
HEU supports BCGEU in constitutional challenge of picketing restrictions
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HEU is proud to be supporting the BCGEU in their trailblazing constitutional challenge of the BC Labour Code’s picketing provisions arising from the strike at Gateway Casinos. The case is being heard this week. In B.C., trade unions are prohibited from …
Last updated: Jun 1, 2021