New mental health benefit coming for community health members
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The multi-union Community Bargaining Association (CBA) – which covers more than 23,000 health care workers, including 2,300 HEU members – has just announced a new mental health and wellness provision in the Extended Health Benefits Plan. Effective …
Last updated: Nov 12, 2025
Act Now: to extend the Provincial Rural Retention Incentive
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Act Now: to extend the Provincial Rural Retention Incentive …
Last updated: Mar 13, 2026
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HEU is the best union for Mission Creek Landing workers! Hospital Employees' Union is B.C.'s largest health care union, representing more than 60,000 health care workers. I'm ready to join! I'd like to learn more! Remember: any communication you have with …
Last updated: Mar 13, 2026
Community health to proceed with strike vote
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The multi-union Community Bargaining Association (CBA) is now moving to a strike authorization vote in November. To recap, with no meaningful progress in discussions on members’ priorities at the negotiating table, bargaining for the next collective …
Last updated: Oct 30, 2025
Facilities bargaining enters new phase following first tentative deal in public sector
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Bargaining for a renewed Facilities agreement will enter a new phase of negotiations, following today's announcement of a tentative deal for a majority of direct government workers in the public service. “The tentative deal announced Sunday morning by …
Last updated: Oct 26, 2025
Labour Adjustment and Education Fund applications paused
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Applications to the Community Social Services Labour Adjustment and Education Fund (LAEF) are presently closed. The LAEF is jointly administered by the Community Social Services Bargaining Association (CSSBA) and the Community Social Services Employers’ …
Last updated: Oct 21, 2025
Progress on non-monetary items at community social services table
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After 29 days of negotiations, the Community Social Services Bargaining Association (CSSBA) and the Community Social Services Employers’ Association (CSSEA) have reached agreement on several key non-monetary improvements to the collective agreement that …
Last updated: Oct 17, 2025
FBA bargaining resumed first week of October, non-monetary items focus of talks
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On October 2, collective bargaining negotiations between the Facilities Bargaining Association (FBA) and the Health Employers Association of BC (HEABC) resumed for two days. Following talks, the FBA bargaining committee spent three days refining and …
Last updated: Oct 9, 2025
Community health reaches an impasse with employer
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On October 3, the multi-union Community Bargaining Association (CBA) declared an impasse in contract negotiations with the Health Employers Association of BC (HEABC). The parties have been meeting since March to negotiate a renewed collective agreement …
Last updated: Oct 4, 2025
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