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Printer Friendly Version [Burnaby] The B.C. employees of Paris-based Sodexho — a company that cashed in on the privatization of public health services — will cast strike votes over the next week to back fair wage proposals covering cleaners, dietary …

Printer Friendly Version The Hospital Employees’ Union has received top honours from the Canadian Association of Labour Media for its quarterly newspaper the Guardian. The HEU tabloid won the “Best Overall Publication” award for 2004 in its class of …

Printer Friendly Version The B.C. government should send a clear message to the operator of a planned members-only health clinic that he will not receive Medical Services Plan payments for services, says the Hospital Employees’ Union. The call comes in …

Although the Northmount Eye Surgery Centre in North Vancouver receives a $550 “facility fee” from the North Shore Regional Health Board for each eye surgery it performs, it still relies on hospital staff to perform some of the tasks necessary for these …

Health workers encouraged by September re-vote, urge board members to keep unique seniors’ facility open Health workers at the Victoria Chinatown Care Centre have learned that the facility’s governing body, the Victoria Chinatown Care Society, will hold …

Fred Muzin, president of the Hospital Employees’ Union, sent a letter today to labour minister Joy MacPhail strongly urging her and the NDP government to follow through on their proposed minimum wage legislation. In doing so, he joins others who support …

Medicare campaigners visit Williams Lake noon Sunday An ambulance carrying an important message about the future of Medicare will be in Williams Lake on Sunday as part of a nine day province-wide tour. The ambulance is staffed by front-line health care …

Medicare campaigners visit Prince George 7:00 pm Sunday An ambulance carrying an important message about the future of Medicare will be in Prince George on Sunday as part of a nine day province-wide tour. The ambulance is staffed by front-line health care …

Medicare campaigners visit MacKenzie at 10:00 a.m. Monday An ambulance carrying an important message about the future of Medicare will be in MacKenzie on Monday as part of a nine day province-wide tour. The ambulance is staffed by front-line health care …

Medicare campaigners visit Summerland 4:30 p.m. Thursday An ambulance carrying an important message about the future of Medicare will be in Summerland on Thursday as part of a nine day province-wide tour. The ambulance is staffed by front-line health care …