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“Youth workers are often seen as glorified babysitters, but we’re so much more,” says HEU’s Stephanie Ball of BeConnected Support Services (Becon local) in Victoria. Since 2014, she has worked with youth aged 12 to 19, who struggle with physical, …

This fall, more than 650 delegates from HEU locals will gather at Vancouver’s Hyatt Regency Hotel for the union’s 2016 convention, under the theme Member voices. Union power. United for action. Convention is the supreme policy-making body of the union, …

Worker's rights are protected by union contracts, federal and provincial human rights and labour laws, and the Workers Compensation Act (the Act), which includes the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation . But many workers are unaware of their legal …

Canada’s highest court has ruled that the B.C. government violated the constitutional right of teachers to negotiate class size and composition, overturning an earlier decision by the B.C. Court of Appeal. The court case stems from a January 2002 law …

HEU says a change to the care aide registry proposed by the B.C. Ministry of Health could lead to added costs for care aides, while ignoring the challenging caring conditions that exist on the front lines of health care. The health ministry today released …

We can’t sit back and allow another Liberal government to be elected in B.C. That was the message from Friday morning’s keynote speakers – Joan Phillip and Grand Chief Stewart Phillip – who urged HEU members to come together in a movement to bring a …

HEU delegates gave a warm and rowdy welcome to BC NDP Leader John Horgan late Thursday afternoon. And as Horgan sketched out his party’s vision to make life better for British Columbians, members reacted enthusiastically to his bold solutions and his …

At the union’s last convention, delegates passed a resolution to change the order in which the Provincial Executive (P.E.) elections take place. Yesterday afternoon, HEU delegates gathered into regional caucuses to elect their vice-presidents. They are: …

In her inaugural speech to convention as HEU’s secretary-business manager, Jennifer Whiteside urged delegates to build member power by fostering a culture of solidarity and inclusion. She asked, “Do we understand what different groups of workers face at …

With 46,000 members working in all areas of the health care system – acute care hospitals, residential care facilities, community group homes, outpatient clinics and medical labs, community social services, and First Nations health agencies, the Hospital …