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Nurses are a critical part of the patient care team. In honour of National Nursing Week – May 8-14 – we salute all HEU nurses for the dedicated professionalism and extraordinary care they bring to health care ’ s frontlines. Nursing Week is a time to …

It was hard to control my emotions. For nearly 30 minutes, I listened to Stephanie Cadieux, the BC Liberals’ minister of children and family development, repeatedly duck questions about the death of yet another young person who had been in government …

On May 9, HEU members have a critical choice to make. For almost 16 years, we’ve borne the brunt of this government’s devastating fixation on privatization and constant restructuring. No area of care has been left unharmed – whether it be in acute care …

Voting in an election is a democratic right that citizens in most countries have fought hard to achieve. With B.C.’s provincial election on the horizon, Coffee Break looks at voting around the world. Teens as young as 16 or 17 are eligible to vote in some …

HEU members are getting involved in B.C.’s May 9 election like never before. And the timing couldn’t be better. “I want to be there to change the government,” says Troy Duperreault, an HEU long-term care member in Kamloops. “And even though I’m new to …

John Horgan is no stranger to many HEU members. He’s delivered powerful speeches to two HEU conventions with his signature style – landing jokes and bringing members to their feet with his pledge to create a better B.C. And he may have the record for most …

On May 1 – International Workers’ Day – HEU is holding a Day of Solidarity to show the union’s support for the more than 4,000 contracted housekeeping and dietary staff who are currently in bargaining. HEU members working in the union’s contracted support …

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Each year, HEU celebrates and highlights the importance of Earth Day, which has been marked since the 1970s. This Earth Day, there’s much to celebrate, but there’s also still much left to accomplish. In keeping with this movement's objectives of promoting …

On April 28, HEU is joining unions across Canada to mark National Day of Mourning, which remembers workers killed, injured or disabled at work, and reaffirms our commitment to hold employers accountable for ensuring safe, healthy workplaces. On this day, …