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In the 2022-2025 round of contract negotiations, the Community Social Services Bargaining Association (CSSBA) and the Community Social Services Employers’ Association (CSSEA) reached agreement on wage adjustments for paraprofessionals in the community …

More than 30 HEU members in the community health subsector gathered at the union’s Provincial Office in Burnaby for a two-day bargaining conference to prepare for the next round of contract negotiations. Delegates – covered by the Community Bargaining …

HEU’s community social services bargaining conference wrapped up on November 7 with delegates electing a new bargaining committee and sending them to the negotiating table with a clear mandate.   During the two-day conference, delegates heard from HEU …

The Hospital Employees’ Union (HEU) recently received notice from the Health Employers Association of BC (HEABC) that the patient ambassador program will now end on April 30, 2025. Layoff notices will not re-issued at this time. In July, HEU was notified …

Effective effective October 1, 2024, all Joint Facilities Benefits Trust (JFBT) plan members can apply for up to $1,500 in mental health and wellness benefits as part of pilot program that is linked to your extended health plan. This is possible through …

In the 2022-2025 Facilities Subsector Collective Agreement, HEU and the Health Employers Association of British Columbia agreed to establish a joint-working group to develop a set of principles to guide the interpretation and application of special leave …

The B.C. Ministry of Health is expanding funding initiatives aimed at tackling retention and recruitment issues, and delivering health care services to rural or remote communities, to now include workers covered by the Community Bargaining Association …

HEU members who work for Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA) were eligible to receive up to two years of back pay of shift premiums, after the union successfully concluded a grievance settlement regarding how shift premiums were paid on overtime …

HEU continues efforts for Facilities members when it comes to work underway to ensure wages in this sector are comparable to those of workers in the rest of B.C.’s public service. To recap, in the last round of bargaining, HEU negotiated a wage …

Yesterday, the BC NDP government announced new initiatives aimed at tackling recruitment and retention issues in the health care sector and expanding health services to rural or remote communities. The Community Bargaining Association (CBA) – which …