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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, …

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 …

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 …

HEU locals are invited to submit quilt squares to honour missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls and two-spirit people. Over the past decade, “Red Dress” become a symbol for raising awareness about the ongoing issue of missing and murdered Indigenous …

HEU stands in solidarity with the students, faculty, and the broader community of the University of Waterloo, especially those who were targeted in a hateful attack on June 28.   Universities should be places for students to learn without fear, and where …

June is Pride Month – a time to celebrate and unite in solidarity to defend and promote the human rights of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community.    Now more than ever, we need to stand up against homophobic and transphobic policies and laws that strip people of …

On May 30, HEU presented to the Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services about the 2024 BC Budget.  Each year, the committee holds province-wide consultations to seek the views of people in B.C. and presents a final report with …

Happy Pride! Here at HEU, we're celebrating pride this year by recognizing that love, identity, and expression come in all forms.  Supporting Pride events in your community is a way of showing solidarity in promoting dignity, respect and human rights …

[Updated March 31, 2023] Based on the change in the annualized average of B.C.’s cost-of-living between March 2022 and February 2023, the full inflationary adjustment negotiated in the renewed Facilities Bargaining Association’s (FBA) contract will be …

B.C.’s largest health union says the decision by Vancouver City Council, led by ABC Vancouver, to abandon its status as a living wage employer is short-sighted and disappointing.   HEU helped found B.C.’s living wage campaign in 2007 in response to the …