FBA reaches tentative agreement for more than 67,500 Facilities health care workers
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[BURNABY, B.C.] – The nine-union Facilities Bargaining Association (FBA) reached a tentative agreement late last night with the Health Employers Association of BC (HEABC) that will continue to improve working and caring conditions in B.C.’s hospitals and …
Last updated: Dec 8, 2025
Changes to sick note criteria
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The provincial government has announced amendments to the Employment Standards Act in an effort to reduce unnecessary administrative work for physicians asked to write sick notes. Under the new provision, which goes into effect immediately, health care …
Last updated: Nov 14, 2025
HEU introduces new Ethics Commissioner
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The Hospital Employees’ Union would like to welcome Jess Hadley as our new Ethics Commissioner. With more than two decades of experience, Hadley is a renowned labour and employment lawyer, mediator and investigator. She specializes in resolving workplace …
Last updated: Oct 15, 2025
Provincial Rural and Retention Incentives Program Receives Second Extension by B.C. Government
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The B.C. Ministry of Health informed the Hospital Employees’ Union (HEU) that the Provincial Rural and Retention Incentives (PRRI) program has again been extended through to December 31, 2025, in the existing 76 eligible communities. “Over the past …
Last updated: Jan 29, 2026
HEU members take their fight for permanent residency to Ottawa
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HEU members are continuing to push the federal government to reverse its cuts to the Provincial Nominee Program (PNP), taking their case to the federal Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, Lena Metlege Diab. On September 18, Harjinder Kaur, …
Last updated: Oct 3, 2025
Facilities Bargaining Association reaches Framework with government as talks on a renewed contract continue to move forward
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The Facilities Bargaining Association (FBA) has reached a Framework with the Health Employers Association of BC (HEABC) and government on the primary elements of a tentative agreement. “This Framework strengthens the province’s commitment to correct …
Last updated: Aug 28, 2025
HEU's submission to the Special Committee on Democratic and Electoral Reform
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On July 25, the Hospital Employees’ Union (HEU) filed a submission to the provincial government’s Special Committee on Democratic and Electoral Reform, making recommendations to improve democratic engagement, voter participation, and models for electing …
Last updated: Aug 20, 2025
Wage-levelling to end in fully private seniors’ care facilities
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The Ministry of Health has informed some seniors’ care operators and the Hospital Employees’ Union (HEU) that it will end wage-levelling payments at fully private long-term care and assisted living sites on December 31, 2025. While most HEU members who …
Last updated: Sep 15, 2025
Fighting for permanent residency: HEU calls out federal government’s exploitative immigration policies
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Hundreds of health care workers in B.C. are facing the difficult decision of leaving the country or going underground due to the federal changes to the Provincial Nominee Program (PNP). These are the workers who clean, feed, and care for patients in …
Last updated: Jul 23, 2025
HEU statement on the ongoing genocide of Palestinians in Gaza
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Hospital Employees’ Union (HEU) is calling on the federal government to take further action to stop the ongoing genocide in Gaza and end the mass suffering of Palestinians. HEU represents 68,000 health care workers across British Columbia, who are …
Last updated: Jul 17, 2025