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
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
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
Wage increase announced for HEU members in community health
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More than 21,000 health care workers in the Community Bargaining Association (CBA) – including 2,300 HEU members – will get a three per cent wage increase on April 1. During the 2022-2025 round of contract talks, the CBA negotiated a general wage increase …
Last updated: Dec 12, 2025
Free webinar on mental health in the workplace for CSS members
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The Canadian Mental Health Association BC (CMHA) is offering a free webinar – There’s More to You than You Can See – dealing with the stigma of mental health in the workplace. Presented by BC’s Hub For Workplace Mental Health, the webinar will be held on …
Last updated: Dec 12, 2025
Update on seniority for HEU members in the community health subsector
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In recent weeks, health authorities have been contacting members in the community health subsector to start implementing the mobility language negotiated in the 2022-2025 collective agreement. More than 2,300 HEU members are covered by the community …
Last updated: Dec 12, 2025
Updated Facilities human rights harassment process
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In the 2022-2025 Facilities Bargaining Association (FBA) contract, many health and safety improvements were secured for more than 41,000 members in the sector. One of the updated provisions is a confidential human rights harassment process for members …
Last updated: Dec 12, 2025