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“I’ve been a care aide for 16 years. I started in Rochester, NY where I worked as a hospice aide, but moved to Canada in 2011 and became a care aide in B.C. in 2015. I went into health care because I’ve always liked working with people. I’m good at …

“I am a Portfolio Scheduling and Timekeeping Clerk supporting Children's and Women's Campus in Vancouver. I am also the elected Chairperson of the PHSA Amalgamated Local and a full-time Shop Steward. As a union activist I do walkabouts to connect with …

The 2023 provincial budget improves access to health care while tackling worker shortages and other factors that are contributing to worker burnout and injuries, says the Hospital Employees’ Union. But the budget tabled Tuesday contain few details on the …

The Community Social Services Bargaining Association (CSSBA) has reached a tentative agreement with the Community Social Services Employers’ Association (CSSEA). This agreement covers 17,000 workers in the sector, with nine unions, including about 1,500 …

Housekeepers working in the Teck Building at BC Women and Children’s Hospital (BCCW) are the latest group of privatized health care support workers confirmed to return to the public sector. In August 2021, the province’s health minister, Adrian Dix, …

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 …

The Ministry of Health’s announcement to hire 320 in-house protection services officers to address violence in B.C. hospitals is welcome news for many workers and unions.  “Injuries from incidents of aggression or violence are the second largest reason …

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“I was an RN in Ethiopia. When I immigrated to Canada, I became a care aide. I’m currently an LPN and I’ve been an HEU member for 25 years. I work for a private facility where wage levelling with the Single Site Order during the pandemic was a huge thing …

“My mother was an HEU member and so were many women on my mom’s side of the family.  My mom worked as a food service worker at St Paul’s hospital during the contracting out.  I was five when she was fired and from a very young age I saw the impact of …