New and improved maternity and parental leave
Bargaining bulletin
As part of negotiating the 2022-2025 Facilities collective agreement, your bargaining committee worked to secure a robust package of changes that will help with work-life balance. There are several maternity and parental leave changes that enhance …
Last updated: May 4, 2023
Retroactive wages, premiums and allowances for facilities members
Bargaining bulletin
Bargaining for a renewed collective agreement took place against the backdrop of a serious recruitment and retention crisis, and rising cost of living not seen in decades. That’s why securing an agreement that protects member pay cheques against …
Last updated: Mar 22, 2023
New wage comparability working group
Bargaining bulletin
Today, one of the landmark provisions negotiated in the 2022-2025 Facilities Bargaining Association (FBA) collective agreement started moving ahead as a new working group began its work of reversing the BC Liberal’s 2004 rollbacks to Facilities members, …
Last updated: Mar 29, 2023
Funds support training of lab assistants
Bargaining bulletin
The Facilities Bargaining Association (FBA), led by the Hospital Employees’ Union (HEU), has secured two separate agreements to fund a new training program for 47 Facilities’ members to become qualified medical lab assistants (MLAs). The FBA reached the …
Last updated: Jan 19, 2023
HEU Ethics Commissioner bulletins, decision summaries and annual reports
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Bulletins From time to time, the HEU Ethics Commissioner issues bulletins on ethical and conduct-related issues. PE members serving on the board of the Community Savings Credit Union are not in a conflict of interest. (December 5, 2025) The Code of …
Last updated: May 4, 2026
Extended health benefits
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You will find details about your extended health benefits in different places, depending on which bargaining association or sector you are in. Facilities Bargaining Association members For HEU members in the Facilities Bargaining Association, extended …
Last updated: Dec 9, 2025
Bringing seniors’ care workers back into the FBA agreement
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Thousands of long-term care workers at directly contracted sites are expected to return under the facilities bargaining association (FBA) agreement. The Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) reached as part of a tentative agreement between the FBA and HEABC …
Last updated: Dec 8, 2025
Frequently asked questions about the Screener Retraining Fund
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What is the HEU Screener Retraining Fund? The HEU Screener Retraining Fund helps HEU members who worked as ambassadors, screeners or greeters, and were laid off or displaced from their jobs after September 2024. It provides money to help pay for training …
Last updated: Sep 10, 2025
Watch video instructions
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This video of a recorded information session provides more information about the Screeners Retraining Fund. …
Last updated: Sep 10, 2025
Choose a school close to home
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We recommend applying to the public college, university, or institute closest to where you live. This can reduce travel time and housing costs—and make it easier to complete your program. All institutions listed below are eligible under the Screener …
Last updated: Sep 10, 2025