Progress made at community health bargaining table
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The Community Bargaining Association (CBA) recently met with the Health Employers Association of BC (HEABC) to continue negotiations on a renewed collective agreement for 21,000 workers in the community health sector. The parties have just reached a …
Last updated: Dec 12, 2025
Equity, health and safety, union rights lead discussions at facilities table this week
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The nine-union Facilities Bargaining Association (FBA) and the Health Employers Association of BC (HEABC) continued productive discussions this week in their negotiations for a new collective agreement for 58,000 health care workers. “Our bargaining team …
Last updated: Dec 12, 2025
Join a pride event this summer!
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Happy Pride! Here at HEU, we're celebrating pride 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 …
Last updated: Jul 14, 2022
Steady progress on key issues – wages, compensation remain outstanding
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Progress continues to be made on key collective agreement priorities after five days of negotiations this week at the facilities subsector bargaining table. HEU secretary-business manager Meena Brisard, also the spokesperson for the nine-union Facilities …
Last updated: Jul 8, 2022
Pace picks up at facilities bargaining table
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Momentum is building in talks for a new facilities subsector collective agreement as health employers responded last week to a number of union proposals including health and safety, recruitment and retention, and access to job training and education. HEU …
Last updated: Jul 5, 2022
Essential Services Negotiations are Underway
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Update from Community Social Services bargaining The community social services bargaining committee was back at the bargaining table last week. A number of significant items were worked through, including further discussions on the monetary priorities put …
Last updated: Dec 12, 2025
Court decision on Roe v. Wade puts health care at risk: Our statement
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On Friday, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, the nearly 50-year-old decision that established the right to access abortion services. It’s a decision that will put lives at risk, and disproportionately impact those who are poor, racialized or …
Last updated: Jun 24, 2022
Facilities contract talks continue to focus on workplace health and safety
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Talks this week for a new facilities subsector collective agreement covering 58,000 health care workers across the province focused on several key health and safety provisions, union rights, vacation and special leaves. “We’re making some headway …
Last updated: Jun 24, 2022
Time to review your Municipal Pension Plan (MPP) Benefit Statement
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The 2021 Municipal Pension Plan (MPP) Member Benefit Statements were recently issued and are available to plan members in the confidential “ My Account ” section of the MPP website . It’s important to carefully review this statement, especially …
Last updated: Jul 6, 2022
Working groups created to help streamline community health bargaining
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The Community Bargaining Association (CBA) met with the Health Employers Association of BC (HEABC) over the last couple of days, in addition to two weeks in May, and are very close to reaching agreement on issues around mobility, overtime, and other …
Last updated: Jun 15, 2022