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"For the majority of the pandemic, I was basically doing two people’s worth of work on my own. I ended up taking four months of mental health time with an unpaid medical leave in order to recover from the workload.  My job is predominantly scheduling, …

“I do logistic work and am an area supply attendant for emergency and medical imaging. Basically, I order their supplies, bring them in, and organize things to where they need to go. I’ve been here for eight years. The most rewarding part of my job is …

“I'm a nurse's aide and I help out in the operating room. We got the news about the pandemic before Dr. Henry said there was going to be a lockdown, and we had lots of new protocols. During the first wave we had to reorient every day we went to work. The …

[Burnaby, B.C.] – The Hospital Employees’ Union (HEU) is celebrating the return of 397 privatized workers back under Vancouver Island Health Authority (VIHA) and Provincial Health Services Agency (PHSA) after nearly 20 years of working for private …

The Community Bargaining Association (CBA) met with the Health Employers Association of BC (HEABC) over the last two weeks to discuss key proposals related to job mobility within the health authorities, and ways to make the collective agreement …

The facilities bargaining team met with the Health Employers Association of BC (HEABC) again this week, but negotiations are moving slowly. “The bargaining committee is committed to doing the best job possible for health care workers who deserve better …

[Burnaby, B.C.] – The Hospital Employees’ Union (HEU) is celebrating the return of privatized workers who are being brought back in-house at three health care facilities in the Fraser Health Authority during April. Today, 160 health care workers at Royal …

The Health Employers Association of BC (HEABC) has tabled a wage proposal that falls short of what’s needed to protect wages against rising costs, and fails to address a serious recruitment and retention crisis in the facilities subsector. “Our members …

Update from Community Social Services bargaining The Community Social Services bargaining committee is back at the table with the Community Social Services Employers’ Association (CSSEA) this week for scheduled negotiations until April 8th. Collective …