Temp solutions in health care fall short
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As chronic short-staffing plagues B.C.’s health care system, more employers are relying on private temporary work agencies to fill vacancies. Although acute care hospitals are using agencies to fill nursing, care aide and allied health positions, the …
Last updated: Dec 22, 2023
Substance use policy at Interior Health still a concern
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Workplace incidents involving substance use are taken seriously in health care settings. But a punitive, one-size-fits-all policy applied by Interior Health Authority (IHA) has long been the subject of challenges by HEU. A policy grievance filed in 2014 …
Last updated: Dec 22, 2023
New agreement brings wage increases to most Facilities members
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On Friday, an important agreement was reached with the Health Employers Association of BC (HEABC) for additional wage increases for the majority of workers covered by the Facilities Collective Agreement. This is the first step in reversing the impact of …
Last updated: Dec 11, 2023
Long-term care workers at seven B.C. care homes ratify five-year agreement with employer
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[BURNABY] – On Friday, November 24, nearly 1,100 members of the Hospital Employees’ Union (HEU) who work in long-term care for Good Samaritan Canada renewed a collective agreement that prevents contracting out, provides enhanced benefits and shift …
Last updated: Nov 28, 2023
Transfer agreement reached to bring Protection Services back in-house
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The Hospital Employees’ Union recently negotiated a Labour Adjustment Transfer Agreement (LATA) with the Health Employers Association of BC (HEABC) to bring hundreds of security officer positions back into the Facilities Bargaining Association (FBA). …
Last updated: Dec 12, 2025
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Last updated: Nov 7, 2023
Tentative agreement reached for nearly 1,100 seniors’ care workers
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[BURNABY] - Following five days of mediation, the Hospital Employees’ Union (HEU) reached a tentative deal late on Friday, November 3 with Good Samaritan Canada for a renewed five-year collective agreement covering nearly 1,100 health care workers at …
Last updated: Nov 7, 2023
Policy grievance victory in community social services subsector
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On October 24, arbitrator Christopher Sullivan ruled in favour of the Community Social Services Bargaining Association (CSSBA) over a policy grievance on outstanding retroactive wage increases. In June, the CSSBA filed a grievance against the Community …
Last updated: Dec 12, 2025
Health care workers at two long-term care homes begin one-day job action today
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[BURNABY] - This afternoon, Hospital Employees’ Union (HEU) members will walk off the job for a period of six hours at two of Good Samaritan Canada’s seven long-term care work sites across the province, in an effort to reach a settlement after two years …
Last updated: Oct 20, 2023
Poll: B.C. care aides struggle to support seniors – half say they’re likely to quit
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48.5 per cent say their work experience over the last three years has made it likely they will leave their job within the next two years More than half say they don’t have time to meet residents’ care needs 82 per cent report having been victims of …
Last updated: Oct 18, 2023