HEU celebrates Black History Month
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Black people have been part of Canada since the early-1600s before slavery was abolished in 1834. Canada’s economy was built by enslaved Black people and it benefitted by the unpaid and low-paid labour of Black people in all aspects of society, including …
Last updated: Dec 12, 2025
HEU supports call for sustained ceasefire in Israel-Palestine
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As the war in Gaza rages on for more than 100 days, the Hospital Employees' Union remains alarmed at the number of deaths and scale of suffering in the region. HEU, along with our national union, the Canadian Union of Public Employees, has signed onto …
Last updated: Jan 17, 2024
New agreement brings wage increases to most Facilities members
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On Friday, an important agreement was reached with the Health Employers Association of BC (HEABC) for additional wage increases for the majority of workers covered by the Facilities Collective Agreement. This is the first step in reversing the impact of …
Last updated: Dec 22, 2023
New rules for injured workers coming into effect January 1
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Injured workers and their employers will be required by the Workers Compensation Act to cooperate and communicate with each other and with WorksafeBC (WSBC) in order to get injured workers back to work that is safe for them to perform. Take a Webinar For …
Last updated: Jan 9, 2024
Long-term care workers at seven B.C. care homes ratify five-year agreement with employer
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[BURNABY] – On Friday, November 24, nearly 1,100 members of the Hospital Employees’ Union (HEU) who work in long-term care for Good Samaritan Canada renewed a collective agreement that prevents contracting out, provides enhanced benefits and shift …
Last updated: Nov 28, 2023
Transfer agreement reached to bring Protection Services back in-house
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The Hospital Employees’ Union recently negotiated a Labour Adjustment Transfer Agreement (LATA) with the Health Employers Association of BC (HEABC) to bring hundreds of security officer positions back into the Facilities Bargaining Association (FBA). …
Last updated: Dec 12, 2025
Mandatory masking returns to health care settings
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Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry announced today that mandatory masking will return to health care settings in B.C. starting October 3. The decision was taken in response to the rise in COVID-19 and other viral respiratory infections in the …
Last updated: Sep 28, 2023
HEU stands against transphobic and homophobic hate
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HEU is alarmed by the recent rise of intolerance and hate directed towards transgender and 2SLGBTQIA+ people, in particular the news of hate rallies being planned across B.C. next week. Our labour movement is built on principles of equity and solidarity, …
Last updated: Sep 19, 2023
Interior BC wildfires
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The rapidly unfolding wildfire situation has been extremely difficult for many communities in B.C.’s interior. Our thoughts are with the thousands of households that have been evacuated as a result of wildfire activity, including many HEU members and …
Last updated: Aug 19, 2023
Cyber-attack on HEABC databases
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Earlier today the Health Employers Association of BC provided the union with details of a cyber-attack on databases HEABC maintains including for Health Match BC and the Health Care Assistant & Community Health Worker Registry. Please see the link below …
Last updated: Aug 1, 2023