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For HEU, 2018 brought a tidal wave of change. After many years of unrelenting advocacy, struggle and member activism, the union achieved major gains on many fronts. Following an ambitious, two-year campaign to raise staffing levels in seniors’ care, …

HEU member Steve Andrews works for the Canadian Mental Health Association, providing support for residents of B.C. Housing sites. But outside his regular work, he’s on a mission to stop bullying among children and youth. His interest in innovative ways to …

In 2017 an estimated 36.9 million people worldwide have HIV.  Nationwide, the Public Health Agency of Canada estimates that at the end of 2016 over 63,000 Canadians were living with HIV. The agency also estimates that six Canadians are infected with HIV …

November 20 is marked internationally as the Transgender Day of Remembrance. The Hospital Employees’ Union joins with individuals and organizations to recognize and honour members of the transgender community who have been murdered or subjected to …

An arbitrator has ruled that Interior Health’s substance use disorder policy is flawed and must be suspended immediately pending a major overhaul. Arbitrator John B. Hall heard evidence over 19 days in 2017 on a grievance filed by the Hospital Employees’ …

A provision negotiated in 2014 public sector collective agreements will see more than 250,000 public sector workers including most HEU members receive a 0.75 per cent wage boost on top of a scheduled wage increase of one per cent in February 2019 The …

When Premier John Horgan arrived on stage this morning – flanked by ministers Harry Bains, Adrian Dix, Judy Darcy and Deputy Speaker Raj Chouhan – convention delegates erupted in a loud, sustained ovation that was repeated several times during his …

Nearly 800 delegates, guests and staff jumped to their feet, erupting with applause and tears when BC NDP Health Minister Adrian Dix introduced legislation to repeal the B.C. Liberals’ discriminatory labour laws. The legislative session was broadcast from …

Delegates to HEU’s 31st biennial convention made history this morning by electing the first woman president – Barb Nederpel, a health records clerk at Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops. “I have to acknowledge the history that we’re making today,” Nederpel …