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Local governments, school boards and park boards have a big impact on you and your family. Local elections are coming up, and HEU members are encouraged to get out and vote. The people we elect make important decisions on everything from public education …

With the acceleration of price rises since the COVID pandemic, inflation has rightly become the top concern of working people in B.C. and elsewhere around the world. From traditional inflation rates of around 2% per year, inflation has surged as a result …

Hundreds of housekeepers and food service workers in Fraser Health public-private partnership (P3) facilities will return to the public sector as part of the tentative agreement reached between Hospital Employees’ Union (HEU) and Health Employers’ …

HEU has been advised by the Health Employers’ Association of B.C. (HEABC) that September 19, 2022 will be recognized as a one-time only federal holiday, and that the relevant collective agreement provisions will apply. This applies to all public sector …

This Labour Day, join family and friends in your community to proudly celebrate working people and the achievements of the labour movement. Labour Day honours what we fought for in the past, and reminds us of what we’re fighting for today. Together, we …

The multi-union Facilities Bargaining Association (FBA), representing more than 60,000 health care workers, resumed bargaining today with B.C.’s public health employers. Talks were paused August 12, to show support for the BCGEU strike action in the …

The nine-union Community Social Services Bargaining Association (CSSBA) was back at the table during the first two weeks of August for further discussions with the Community Social Services Employers Association (CSSEA).  Since bargaining began in …

Over the last few months, HEU’s facilities bargaining committee has reached significant agreements with health employers on a range of issues that will help us address the staffing crisis causing huge stress and burnout in our hospitals and care homes.   …

The multi-union facilities bargaining committee will be taking a break from talks after logging six months of bargaining for a new collective agreement. Despite strong momentum at the bargaining table, the FBA unions are pausing negotiations to show their …

The nine-union Facilities Bargaining Association (FBA) will resume negotiations next week with the Health Employers Association of BC (HEABC) with a focus on wages and compensation. HEU secretary-business manager Meena Brisard, spokesperson for the FBA, …