Community health returns to bargaining table with employer
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After a pause in contract talks, the multi-union Community Bargaining Association (CBA) met with the Health Employers Association of BC (HEABC) last week to resume negotiating a renewed collective agreement covering 21,000 health care workers, including …
Last updated: Oct 2, 2025
Bargaining resumes in the community health subsector next week
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After a pause in negotiations, the multi-union Community Bargaining Association (CBA) will resume contract talks on September 22 with the Health Employers Association of BC (HEABC) as the parties work toward a renewed collective agreement covering 21,000 …
Last updated: Sep 19, 2025
Supportive housing agencies transferring to community health
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On July 10, the B.C. Minister of Finance formally signed an Order in Council declaring 39 supportive housing agencies as “health employers”. That means those employers will be joining the Health Employers Association of BC (HEABC), and members will …
Last updated: Jul 29, 2025
Bargaining update for HEU members in the community health subsector
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The multi-union Community Bargaining Association (CBA) has spent 16 days at the negotiating table with the Health Employers Association of BC (HEABC) to renew a collective agreement covering 21,000 workers in the community health subsector, including …
Last updated: Jul 17, 2025
CBA negotiations continue and more dates added
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The multi-union Community Bargaining Association (CBA) met with the Health Employers Association of BC (HEABC) on June 3 and 4, and again on June 9 and 10 to continue negotiations toward a renewed collective agreement. Progress has been made on some …
Last updated: Jun 16, 2025
More bargaining dates set for community health table
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The multi-union Community Bargaining Association (CBA) is scheduled to resume contract talks with the Health Employers Association of BC (HEABC) on May 20 and 21 to continue working through non-monetary proposals. The parties last met over three days in …
Last updated: May 15, 2025
Bargaining off to good start for HEU members in community health
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Over the past two weeks, the Community Bargaining Association (CBA) met with the Health Employers Association of BC (HEABC) for six days to begin the process of renewing the CBA collective agreement, which expires on March 31. The multi-union bargaining …
Last updated: Dec 12, 2025
Bargaining kicks off for HEU members in the community health subsector
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After months of preparations, the multi-union Community Bargaining Association (CBA) started contract talks today with the Health Employers Association of BC (HEABC) for a renewed collective agreement covering 21,000 workers, including 2,300 HEU members. …
Last updated: Mar 14, 2025
Community health members place workplace safety near top of bargaining agenda
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More than 30 HEU members in the community health subsector gathered at the union’s Provincial Office in Burnaby for a two-day bargaining conference to prepare for the next round of contract negotiations. Delegates – covered by the Community Bargaining …
Last updated: Nov 19, 2024
Recruitment and retention incentives for CBA members in rural areas
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The B.C. Ministry of Health is expanding funding initiatives aimed at tackling retention and recruitment issues, and delivering health care services to rural or remote communities, to now include workers covered by the Community Bargaining Association …
Last updated: Dec 12, 2025