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Medicare campaigners visit NDP convention Saturday, February 19 An ambulance carrying an important message about the future of Medicare will be at the NDP leadership convention on Saturday as part of a nine day province-wide tour. The ambulance is staffed …

Joint HEU/BCTF News Release Nearly two out of three British Columbians (65 per cent) think government spending on health and education advertisements is not appropriate, according to a Mustel Group poll commissioned by the B.C. Teachers’ Federation and …

Workplace safety The Workers’ Compensation Board reported in May 2000 that the most dangerous workplaces in B.C. are in health care. In the five-year period ending 1998: 1.5 million workdays were lost and claims costs exceeded $155 million overexertion …

Leaders from B.C.’s two largest health care unions says Paul Martin’s budget brought down this afternoon fails to address the biggest security concerns held by Canadians: restoring stability to public Medicare. Hospital Employees’ Union president Fred …

Union’s chief bargaining spokesperson will be available to local media at 9:15 a.m., Tuesday Local union activists from health care facilities around northern B.C. are gathering in Prince George tomorrow where they’ll receive an update on collective …

Long-term solutions to the crisis facing health care delivery in Prince George and the rest of northern British Columbia must go beyond a narrow package of financial incentives for physicians, says the provinceís largest union of health care workers. "We …

Overturn Zanon deal, recoup the cash, HEU urges Campbell The Hospital Employees’ Union (CUPE) says that through a Freedom of Information query, it’s obtained evidence that shows the controversial $700,000 golden handshake for ex-health care boss Pat Zanon …

Physician’s actions also raise serious ethical concerns The Hospital Employees’ Union today urged health minister Mike Farnworth to carry out an immediate investigation of the billing practices of Vancouver surgeon and private health care proponent Dr. …

The Hospital Employees' Union (CUPE) says it's "encouraged" by Premier Campbell's recent move to undertake a review of the controversial $700,000 severance package granted to former health boss Pat Zanon by the Fraser Health Authority. In a letter to …

The first Hospital Employees' Union ad airing on province-wide TV in 2002 raises questions about the impact of health care privatization on patient care and the records of private companies who are trying to cash-in. Watch the HEU TV ad "Disturbing …