BC elects majority NDP government in campaign centered on health care
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The Hospital Employees’ Union is extending its congratulations to the BC NDP and Premier-Elect John Horgan for the strong mandate they’ve received from B.C. voters this past Saturday. In a campaign that was strongly focused on health care, the BC NDP …
Last updated: Jun 23, 2021
Celebrating your commitment and compassion on Health Care Assistant Day
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Health Care Assistant Day on October 18 celebrates the commitment and compassion you bring to your work every day. Today we want to acknowledge the kindness you provide under stressful conditions, and we want to recognize the special care you deliver …
Last updated: Jun 1, 2021
It takes a team – HEU Day 2020
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As we celebrate HEU Day this year, we’re reflecting on how the year has brought huge changes to our workplaces, our homes and our communities. From the very beginning of this unprecedented public health emergency, HEU members have been on the front line …
Last updated: Jun 1, 2021
Municipal Pension Plan AGM – register now
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HEU members in the Municipal Pension Plan (MPP) can register to attend the MPP AGM on October 15, 2020, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. The MPP AGM is a chance for members to hear from their plan trustees about the past year’s financial highlights, …
Last updated: Jun 1, 2021
There was a subdued kind of heaviness, an unspoken stress that everyone was feeling
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“I’m a housekeeper in the high acuity unit. We have the best isolation rooms, so COVID patients are sent here if they don’t need to be intubated and in intensive care. With COVID patients, we were cleaning the rooms twice a day, at least six hours apart. …
Last updated: Jun 1, 2021
Take time to learn about proposed changes to the Municipal Pension Plan
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If you are one of the tens of thousands of HEU members in the Municipal Pension Plan (MPP), HEU is encouraging you to learn about important changes that are being proposed to the Plan. Most HEU members in the MPP will see an overall improvement to their …
Last updated: Jun 1, 2021
Four things you can do on Orange Shirt Day
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Orange Shirt Day is a national movement that brings together Indigenous and non-Indigenous people in the spirit of reconciliation to honour residential school survivors and their families. The residential school system was a collaboration between the …
Last updated: Jun 23, 2021
We joke around, talk and if we have time, play cards with them
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“My main roll as a care aide is to help people with getting dressed, eating, using the bathroom, and laying down. We socialize a lot with the residents as well, especially right now during COVID because they don't have their family members coming in. We …
Last updated: Jun 1, 2021
HEU’s Whiteside to seek election as MLA for New Westminster in October 24 vote
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HEU secretary-business manager Jennifer Whiteside is seeking to represent New Westminster in the provincial legislature in B.C.’s upcoming election. The BC NDP announced this morning that Whiteside had won a contested nomination vote to represent the …
Last updated: Jun 1, 2021
The highlight of each day was being able to really talk to them, hear them laugh, or see them smile
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"I began working in the kitchen at my site for a few years until I switched to housekeeping. I enjoyed working as a housekeeper, but wanted a change so I recently switched to a support worker position for care aides. My job is to help the care aides at my …
Last updated: Jun 1, 2021