Back at the Bargaining Table
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The community social services bargaining committee is preparing to head back to the table to negotiate a fair collective agreement for CSS members. Bargaining dates are scheduled for the first two weeks of August. The committee anticipates a challenging …
Last updated: Dec 12, 2025
Wages and compensation dominate bargaining discussions this week
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Progress continues to be made on key collective agreement priorities after three 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 30, 2022
Scheduling, portability, and Indigenous rights dominate contract talks this week
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After more than five months of negotiations, the nine-union Facilities Bargaining Association (FBA) and the Health Employers Association of BC (HEABC) have signed off on several important proposals, as they work to achieve a renewed collective agreement …
Last updated: Dec 12, 2025
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