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A tentative agreement covering more than 48,000 hospital and long-term care workers has been reached between the multi-union Facilities Bargaining Association (FBA) and B.C.’s health employers. The two-year agreement protects wages and extended health …

Printer Friendly Version Over the past two months, WorkSafeBC (WCB) has issued nine orders against Vancouver Island Health Authority’s cleaning contractor for ongoing health and safety violations at both Royal Jubilee and Victoria General hospitals. …

71 per cent think contracting out care staff will have negative impact on seniors, 58 per cent oppose privatizing support services, and 65 per cent side with health workers in dispute with Victoria More than 70 per cent of British Columbians believe that …

Printer Friendly Version On Wednesday, Interior Health Authority board members will hear the case for protecting Royal Inland Hospital’s publicly delivered security services. According to the Hospital Employees’ Union, the health authority’s claims of …

VANCOUVER - Surgical waitlists can be dramatically cut if the B.C. government takes leadership by scaling up innovative projects already underway in the public system, a new study says. Why Wait? Public Solutions to Cure Surgical Waitlists , released …

Printer Friendly Version The Hospital Employees’ Union has reached a tentative deal with the hospital contractor Sodexo for a new collective agreement covering about 1,500 cleaning and dietary workers in the Lower Mainland, on the Sunshine Coast and in …

Printer Friendly Version Internal memo tells health employers they can opt for cash grab over more services for patients and seniors B.C.’s health employers are preparing to withhold additional care to patients and seniors despite government legislation …

New contract improves caring conditions, strengthens health care — unions Unions representing 46,000 front-line health care workers say a tentative contract reached this afternoon with B.C.’s health employers will strengthen the public health care system. …

Union's support based on its struggle against wage discrimination The Hospital Employees' Union says it strongly supports legislation introduced today in Victoria to enshrine pay equity into law along with the fundamental principle that women and men …

Printer Friendly Version The Hospital Employees’ Union and Retirement Concepts’ subsidiary Well-Being Seniors’ Services Ltd. at Kamloops Seniors Village will be back at the bargaining table on August 10 in another attempt to reach a first collective …