Advancing measures to decolonize health care
Bargaining bulletin
Health care settings should be places of compassion, comfort and care for all. But all too often, Indigenous patients and workers instead encounter racism and discrimination. As part of negotiations of the renewed Facilities Bargaining Association …
Last updated: Sep 17, 2025
New supports for casual workers
Bargaining bulletin
When negotiating for a renewed Facilities contract, your bargaining team worked to address concerns raised by casual workers. That’s why in addition to the new or improved provisions that apply to all members, there are a set of wage, benefit and rights …
Last updated: Mar 22, 2023
New and improved maternity and parental leave
Bargaining bulletin
As part of negotiating the 2022-2025 Facilities collective agreement, your bargaining committee worked to secure a robust package of changes that will help with work-life balance. There are several maternity and parental leave changes that enhance …
Last updated: May 4, 2023
Retroactive wages, premiums and allowances for facilities members
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Bargaining for a renewed collective agreement took place against the backdrop of a serious recruitment and retention crisis, and rising cost of living not seen in decades. That’s why securing an agreement that protects member pay cheques against …
Last updated: Mar 22, 2023
New wage comparability working group
Bargaining bulletin
Today, one of the landmark provisions negotiated in the 2022-2025 Facilities Bargaining Association (FBA) collective agreement started moving ahead as a new working group began its work of reversing the BC Liberal’s 2004 rollbacks to Facilities members, …
Last updated: Mar 29, 2023
Funds support training of lab assistants
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The Facilities Bargaining Association (FBA), led by the Hospital Employees’ Union (HEU), has secured two separate agreements to fund a new training program for 47 Facilities’ members to become qualified medical lab assistants (MLAs). The FBA reached the …
Last updated: Jan 19, 2023
HSPBA bargaining concerns survey
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This is a short, but important survey, for all members covered by the Health Science Professionals Bargaining Association collective agreement. We want to hear from you! Your responses will be anonymous for the purpose of guiding the work of your elected …
Last updated: Sep 19, 2025
Submit your Member Story
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HEU represents over 60,00 hardworking health care workers across B.C., each with a story to tell. To celebrate the countless contributions to health care and communities HEU members make, we want to help share your stories! Answer the questions below for …
Last updated: Aug 21, 2025
Solidarity Summit Thursday Elective Sign-Up
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On Thursday afternoon, you will be in Elective Workshops from 1:15 to 4:30 p.m. Please sign up for an Elective Workshop for Thursday, June 12th. Please indicate your second and third choices as well. There is a limit of 20 people for each workshop, so if …
Last updated: Jun 2, 2025
Provincial Executive Subcommittees
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To participate in one of the PE subcommittees, please submit your application no later than Friday, March 28, 2025 . Members can only serve on one subcommittee, so please apply for the subcommittee that interests you the most and enables you to bring your …
Last updated: Mar 6, 2025