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Every worker should be able to return home, at the end of the shift, healthy and safe. But the most recent statistics from the Association of Workers’ Compensation Boards of Canada show that in 2017, there were 951 workplace fatalities in Canada, 46 more …

B.C.’s labour minister Harry Bains has announced that care aides and community health workers (who are registered with the BC Care Aide and Community Health Worker Registry and working in publicly funded services) and nurses will face fewer barriers to …

On April 10 – International Day of Pink – HEU members are encouraged to wear an item of pink clothing as a symbol that we can each play a critical role in ending harassment and bullying. For the past decade, HEU members have participated in February’s …

More than 160 HEU delegates and guests joined together in Vancouver this week for the union’s 2019 equity conference under the theme Making Space: Building a diverse, inclusive and equitable union . Over two-and-a-half days, members participated in a …

On March 21, 1960, an atrocity sparked outrage around the world. Sixty-nine peaceful Black demonstrators were murdered by South African police. Out of this tragedy, the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination was forged, in hope …

It’s March. It’s a time to honour and appreciate the invaluable contribution Community Social Services workers make to the lives of individuals, families and their communities in every part of the province. But despite the skilled and caring support they …

On International Women’s Day (IWD), the words of feminist, politician and educator Rosemary Brown are especially inspiring. Brown was the first Black woman to be elected to a Canadian legislature, serving as a BC NDP MLA from 1972 to 1986. She spoke those …

Gossiping. Name-calling. Yelling. Belittling. Isolating. These are all forms of workplace bullying. And no work site is immune to it. In health care – whether it’s between supervisors and employees, patients/residents and workers, or even between peers – …

The 49,000-member Hospital Employees’ Union is committed to the application of social justice principles in our workplaces and communities, and stands strongly opposed to the violation of human rights. HEU joins with other unions and civil society …

In the spirit of the season, the HEU Provincial Executive and staff want to send heartfelt thanks to all members for the dedication and caring you bring to your work every single day of the year. While many British Columbians prepare to take some time off …