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
How can the Ethics Commissioner help?
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Anyone affiliated with HEU – members, employees, and elected leaders – can seek the Ethics Commissioner’s help when they think someone on the Provincial Executive might have breached the Code of Conduct. To get help, you can contact the Ethics …
Last updated: Apr 22, 2026
In-demand health care occupations
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Planning to apply for training through the Education Opportunity and Access Fund? Use this list to help choose a program that leads to stable, in-demand work in B.C.’s health care system. These roles are experiencing the highest staff shortages, but you …
Last updated: Apr 22, 2026
The Code of Conduct and related HEU policies
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The HEU Code of Conduct for the Provincial Executive is the central document governing the Ethics Commissioner's work. It sets out HEU's conduct expectations for the Provincial Executive. Because the Code provides (at section 4.1) that a failure to follow …
Last updated: Apr 22, 2026
About the HEU Ethics Commissioner
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HEU’s current Ethics Commissioner is Jess Hadley, a respected labour and employment lawyer, mediator and investigator. HEU appointed Jess as Ethics Commissioner for a two-year term beginning on October 20, 2025. With more than two decades of experience, …
Last updated: Apr 22, 2026
Book a session
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You can now book a session with our team to get help with your application or ask any questions about the fund. Book time with Ava Dowlatshah: EOAF Individual Applicants …
Last updated: Apr 22, 2026
EOAF eligibility and training criteria
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Overview of criteria to be eligible for funding: Members in the private sector. Members who have successfully completed their probation period. The fund will cover programs related to any health care occupation that falls under one of HEU’s collective …
Last updated: Apr 22, 2026
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