Statement from HEU's Secretary-Business Manager, Lynn Bueckert, on new funding of $232 million for care aides in bilateral agreement
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"Today, HEU welcomes the announcement that the provincial and federal governments will invest $232 million to support compensation for care aides. This new funding will go a considerable way toward continuing to improve access to proper, unrushed seniors’ …
Last updated: Nov 26, 2024
HEABC announces an end to the patient ambassador program
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The Hospital Employees’ Union (HEU) received notice from the Health Employers Association of BC (HEABC) in late June that the patient ambassador program will be ending this fall. HEU represents approximately 1,000 health care workers who work as patient …
Last updated: Jul 19, 2024
Recruitment and retention incentives for CBA members in rural areas
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The B.C. Ministry of Health is expanding funding initiatives aimed at tackling retention and recruitment issues, and delivering health care services to rural or remote communities, to now include workers covered by the Community Bargaining Association …
Last updated: Dec 12, 2025
Guardian: Spring 2024
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Last updated: Jun 17, 2024
Access to WorkSafeBC compensation extended for workers with job-related psychological injuries
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Effective June 10, the B.C. Ministry of Labour announced that 11 more occupations will be added to the “mental health presumption”, under the Workers Compensation Act . They include community-integration specialists, coroners, harm-reduction workers, …
Last updated: Dec 12, 2025
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Happy Pride! Pride is a time where we come together to stand in solidarity with Two-Spirit, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Questioning, Intersex, Asexual+ (2SLGBTQIA+) community members. It is a time where we reflect on the progress that has …
Last updated: Jun 4, 2024
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