Collective bargaining begins for over 58,000 health care workers in B.C.
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Burnaby, B.C. – February 21 marks the beginning of collective bargaining between the nine-union Facilities Bargaining Association (FBA) and the Health Employers Association of BC (HEABC) for a new agreement covering more than 58,000 health care workers …
Last updated: Mar 28, 2025
FBA secures new training fund for ambassador program workers
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After months of negotiations, the Facilities Bargaining Association (FBA) secured an agreement last week to expand options for approximately 1,000 Hospital Employees’ Union (HEU) members impacted by layoffs due to the ending of the patient ambassador …
Last updated: Apr 8, 2025
Statement on 2025 Throne Speech from HEU’s Lynn Bueckert
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“We welcome the government's ongoing commitment in this throne speech to protect public services and improve people’s lives during this time of uncertainty. British Columbians support a quality health care system that requires good working conditions …
Last updated: Feb 18, 2025
FBA bargaining committee gears up for upcoming talks
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Representatives from the nine unions in the Facilities Bargaining Association (FBA) met for the past two days to align priorities and finalize the bargaining package ahead of the first day of negotiations with the Health Employers’ Association of British …
Last updated: Feb 15, 2025
Guardian: Winter 2025
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Guardian: Winter 2025 …
Last updated: Feb 3, 2025
HEU bargaining committee prepares for negotiations
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The Hospital Employees’ Union’s (HEU) Facilities bargaining committee held a four-day session from January 20 to 23 to prepare for upcoming negotiations with health employers for a renewed collective agreement covering over 58,000 health care workers. …
Last updated: Mar 28, 2025
HEU urges Ottawa to end loss of hundreds of B.C. health care workers
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BURNABY - With ongoing health care staffing shortages across British Columbia, the Hospital Employees’ Union (HEU) is urging the federal government to revise its Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) to prevent the loss of critical support service workers in …
Last updated: Jan 30, 2025
Fighting for fair immigration access: Update on PNP immigration program
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Many HEU members have accessed the Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) as a path to permanent residency (PR) in Canada. But overall cuts to federal immigration numbers and new rules are making it harder for non-clinical health care workers—like housekeepers, …
Last updated: Jan 7, 2025
Bargaining conference delegates endorse strong negotiating mandate
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More than 230 HEU members gathered in Surrey from November 19 to 21 to debate and adopt bargaining proposals as part of the union’s Facilities bargaining conference, as well as elect ten HEU members to serve on the subsector’s bargaining committee. …
Last updated: Feb 3, 2025
Bargaining conference delegates endorse strong negotiating mandate
Bargaining bulletin
More than 230 HEU members gathered in Surrey from November 19 to 21 to debate and adopt bargaining proposals as part of the union’s Facilities bargaining conference, as well as elect ten HEU members to serve on the subsector’s bargaining committee. …
Last updated: Mar 28, 2025