Hundreds of B.C. long-term care workers vote 98 per cent in favour of strike action
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[Burnaby, B.C.] – Hospital Employees’ Union (HEU) members who work at seven long-term care homes across British Columbia voted 98 per cent in favour of strike action, delivering a strong strike mandate to back their bargaining demands for a new contract …
Last updated: Jul 24, 2023
Wage comparability review stalled by employers
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In late January FBA representatives, health employers and government formed a working group to begin a wage comparability review, as negotiated in the 2022-2025 Facilities Bargaining Association (FBA) collective agreement. Specifically, the working group …
Last updated: Jul 20, 2023
HEU Red Dress Quilt
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HEU locals are invited to submit quilt squares to honour missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls and two-spirit people. Over the past decade, “Red Dress” become a symbol for raising awareness about the ongoing issue of missing and murdered Indigenous …
Last updated: Jul 18, 2023
I enjoy being able to help people feel better about their day
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“I work as a medical imaging clerk at a health centre. I act as a liaison communicating with patients, doctors, technologists and nurses. I’m responsible for booking patients for imaging services such as ultrasounds, CT scans, or X-rays. I need to know a …
Last updated: Aug 1, 2023
It’s fundamental to take care of these people day in and day out
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“I work in the private sector as a cook at a residential care facility in the Okanagan. In a typical day, I cook breakfast, lunch and dinner for 140 residents. We have roughly 34 assisted living residents, who eat directly out of the dining room or …
Last updated: Jul 24, 2023
Finding common ground with temporary foreign workers
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From the Summer 2023 HEU Guardian “We need foreign workers. And we need them to be protected,” says an HEU local chair at a for-profit long-term care home on Vancouver Island. She is concerned about the vulnerability of temporary foreign workers at her …
Last updated: Jan 8, 2024
Rise in child labour reports in U.S.
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From the Summer 2023 HEU Guardian Child labour in the United States is far from a thing of the past, and experts says they’re not surprised to hear the U.S. Department of Health and the Department of Labor have seen a 69 per cent increase in companies …
Last updated: Jan 8, 2024
Breaking ground in bargaining
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From the Summer 2023 HEU Guardian When contract talks began for a new Facilities Bargaining Association (FBA) collective agreement last winter, it felt like B.C. was finally coming out of the darkest days of the global pandemic. But there was a profound …
Last updated: Jan 8, 2024
Update on mobility for HEU members in community health subsector
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In the 2022-2025 collective agreement, the Community Bargaining Association (CBA) – which includes more than 2,300 HEU members – made significant progress in achieving full mobility for all employees of a health authority, covered by the CBA contract. …
Last updated: Dec 12, 2025
Update on policy grievance over wage increase delays
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The Community Social Services Bargaining Association (CSSBA) recently met with the Community Social Services Employers’ Association (CSSEA) to discuss the policy grievance filed in May by the multi-union bargaining unit over significant delays in paying …
Last updated: Dec 12, 2025