Health authorities’ medical transcription contractor files for bankruptcy
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M*Modal – the American-based, medical transcription contractor hired by Lower Mainland health authorities last year – has declared bankruptcy. Led by Providence Health Care (PHC), health authorities fired 130 in-house medical transcriptionists and …
Last updated: Jun 29, 2021
Health unions seek strike mandate to get talks on track
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Health care unions representing 47,000 health care workers are seeking a strike mandate from members to back efforts to reach an agreement with B.C.’s health employers. The 11-union Facilities Bargaining Association says that talks have stalled on a …
Last updated: Dec 12, 2025
Rallies raise alarm about Ottawa’s cuts to medicare
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VANCOUVER – The Hospital Employees’ Union is joining with other health care advocates at rallies at the offices of six B.C. Conservative MPs today, as part of a national day of action highlighting major reductions in federal health care transfers. “On …
Last updated: Jun 29, 2021
Health care workers send clear message with 96 per cent strike mandate
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B.C. health care workers have delivered an overwhelming strike mandate to back their negotiating team’s bid to secure a fair and respectful collective agreement with health employers. Members of the 11 unions that form the Facilities Bargaining …
Last updated: Jun 29, 2021
Health talks resume Thursday
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Negotiations for a new collective agreement covering 47,000 health care workers will resume Thursday with the assistance of mediator Vince Ready. Last week, the 11-union Facilities Bargaining Association announced that its members voted 96 per cent in …
Last updated: Jun 29, 2021
Tentative agreement reached for 47,000 health workers
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The multi-union Facilities Bargaining Association (FBA) representing 47,000 health care workers has reached a tentative settlement with B.C.’s health employers. The five-year agreement was reached with the assistance of mediator Vince Ready. The FBA …
Last updated: Jun 29, 2021
HEU support services workers united for a fair deal with Sodexo in Abbotsford
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[Abbotsford, B.C.] Today, health care workers and their supporters rallied for a fair contract and better health care at Abbotsford Regional Hospital and Cancer Centre (ARHCC). According to HEU secretary-business manager Bonnie Pearson, these members …
Last updated: Jun 29, 2021
Health care workers ratify collective agreement in province-wide vote
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Health care workers have ratified a new five-year collective agreement by a vote of 64.6 per cent. The agreement between the 11-union Facilities Bargaining Association and government’s bargaining agent – the Health Employers Association of B.C. – covers …
Last updated: Jun 29, 2021
Public sector unions tell Premier Clark “we stand in solidarity with teachers”
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B.C. Fed news release: Vancouver – B.C. public sector unions are sending a message to the Premier that they stand in solidarity with B.C. teachers and are urging her to accept the proposal for binding arbitration. “The Premier is attempting to use other …
Last updated: Jun 1, 2021
Care aides struggle to support seniors – poll
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More than half don’t have time to meet residents’ care needs 83 per cent have been victims of violence or aggression [BURNABY] Nearly three-quarters (73.3 per cent) of B.C.'s care aides say they are forced to rush through basic care for the elderly and …
Last updated: Jun 29, 2021