Facilities negotiations on pause after several weeks of productive talks
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The multi-union facilities bargaining committee will be taking a break from talks after logging six months of bargaining for a new collective agreement. Despite strong momentum at the bargaining table, the FBA unions are pausing negotiations to show their …
Last updated: Aug 12, 2022
Bargaining continues with a focus on wages and compensation
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The nine-union Facilities Bargaining Association (FBA) will resume negotiations next week with the Health Employers Association of BC (HEABC) with a focus on wages and compensation. HEU secretary-business manager Meena Brisard, spokesperson for the FBA, …
Last updated: Aug 5, 2022
Health care union urges Immigration Minister to stop deportation of health care worker
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The Hospital Employees’ Union (HEU), is urging the federal Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, Sean Fraser, to approve the permanent residency application for Claudia Zamorano, a health care worker, and her family members, on humanitarian …
Last updated: Aug 3, 2022
Back at the Bargaining Table
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The community social services bargaining committee is preparing to head back to the table to negotiate a fair collective agreement for CSS members. Bargaining dates are scheduled for the first two weeks of August. The committee anticipates a challenging …
Last updated: Dec 12, 2025
Wages and compensation dominate bargaining discussions this week
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Progress continues to be made on key collective agreement priorities after three days of negotiations this week at the facilities subsector bargaining table. HEU secretary-business manager Meena Brisard, also the spokesperson for the nine-union Facilities …
Last updated: Jul 30, 2022
Scheduling, portability, and Indigenous rights dominate contract talks this week
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After more than five months of negotiations, the nine-union Facilities Bargaining Association (FBA) and the Health Employers Association of BC (HEABC) have signed off on several important proposals, as they work to achieve a renewed collective agreement …
Last updated: Dec 12, 2025
Progress made at community health bargaining table
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The Community Bargaining Association (CBA) recently met with the Health Employers Association of BC (HEABC) to continue negotiations on a renewed collective agreement for 21,000 workers in the community health sector. The parties have just reached a …
Last updated: Dec 12, 2025
Equity, health and safety, union rights lead discussions at facilities table this week
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The nine-union Facilities Bargaining Association (FBA) and the Health Employers Association of BC (HEABC) continued productive discussions this week in their negotiations for a new collective agreement for 58,000 health care workers. “Our bargaining team …
Last updated: Dec 12, 2025
Private clinic operator’s Medicare challenge dismissed by BC’s highest court
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B.C.’s highest court has upheld a 2020 lower court decision rejecting arguments that B.C.’s ban on extra-billing and private health insurance is unconstitutional. The legal challenge to the principles of Medicare launched by private clinic operator Dr. …
Last updated: Jul 15, 2022
The most rewarding part of the job is knowing that people are coming in voluntarily to save lives
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“I am a lab assistant, or a donor care associate. We monitor the donors, make sure that they're not having reactions, and make sure that they're comfortable. The most rewarding part of the job is knowing that the people coming in are coming voluntarily to …
Last updated: Aug 3, 2022