HEU successful in grievance mediation with PHSA over shift premiums
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HEU members who work for Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA) were eligible to receive up to two years of back pay of shift premiums, after the union successfully concluded a grievance settlement regarding how shift premiums were paid on overtime …
Last updated: Jun 19, 2024
Wage comparability process stalls as employers and HEU fail to agree on next steps
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HEU continues efforts for Facilities members when it comes to work underway to ensure wages in this sector are comparable to those of workers in the rest of B.C.’s public service. To recap, in the last round of bargaining, HEU negotiated a wage …
Last updated: May 9, 2024
Community health sector gets provincial funding boost
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Yesterday, the BC NDP government announced new initiatives aimed at tackling recruitment and retention issues in the health care sector and expanding health services to rural or remote communities. The Community Bargaining Association (CBA) – which …
Last updated: Dec 12, 2025
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Facilities Bargaining Association members to receive a three per cent general wage increase
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All Facilities Bargaining Association (FBA) members will receive a three per cent general wage increase as of April 1, 2024. Since the expiry of the previous collective agreement, FBA members’ wages over the three years of the renewed agreement have risen …
Last updated: May 9, 2024
Introduction to Shop Stewarding
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Introduction to Shop Stewarding …
Last updated: Mar 27, 2026
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HEU proposes key changes to Labour Relations Code
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The Hospital Employees’ Union recently submitted a proposal for numerous amendments to the Labour Relations Code (the Code) to add, modify and improve provisions that address contracting out, successorship rights, gender pay equity, and collective …
Last updated: Apr 9, 2024
Improved sick leave coverage for community social services members
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In the last round of public sector bargaining, the Community Social Services Bargaining Association negotiated changes to the sick leave provisions in the Community Social Services – Community Living Services, General Services, and Indigenous Services – …
Last updated: Dec 12, 2025
Wage increase in April for community social services members
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More than 19,000 health care workers in the Community Social Services Bargaining Association (CSSBA) – including 1,500 HEU members – will get a three per cent wage increase on April 1. This includes both the two per cent general wage increase (GWI) and an …
Last updated: Dec 12, 2025