Holiday wishes to all HEU members from the union’s leadership and staff
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There’s no doubt 2016 has been an exceptionally busy year at the Hospital Employees’ Union, especially with summer school and our 30 th biennial convention. Be sure to watch your mailboxes over the holidays for a special issue of the Guardian that …
Last updated: Dec 12, 2025
New community health wage grids – effective in February – now posted on HEU website
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The Public Service Agency has calculated the Economic Stability Dividend (ESD) for 2017, which will amount to an increase of 0.35 per cent on hourly wage rates, effective the first pay period after February 1, 2017. This will affect about 2,200 HEU …
Last updated: Dec 12, 2025
New community social services wage grids – effective in February – now posted on HEU website
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The Public Service Agency has calculated the Economic Stability Dividend (ESD) for 2017, which will amount to an increase of 0.35 per cent on hourly wage rates, effective the first pay period after February 1, 2017. This will affect about 1,500 HEU …
Last updated: Dec 12, 2025
Did you get your flu shot?
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Besides rain, snow and frigid temperatures, the winter months also bring influenza season, usually from late November to the end of March. According to Canada’s Public Health Agency, more than 7,000 Canadians were hospitalized last year with influenza, …
Last updated: Jun 1, 2021
Government announces modest “dividend” for public sector workers
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Economic Stability Dividend (ESD) provisions that were included in collective agreements covering more than 250,000 public sector workers will provide an additional 0.35 per cent wage increase in February 2017. This pay adjustment will include HEU members …
Last updated: Dec 12, 2025
HEU wins contracting out policy grievance at Sunridge Place
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Last week, B.C. arbitrator Irene Holden ruled in favour of the Hospital Employees’ Union in a policy grievance the union filed against a private care provider, citing collective agreement violations in the contracting out of work at Sunridge Place in …
Last updated: Jun 1, 2021
Celebrating diversity around the world on Human Rights Day
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Since 1950 – when the United Nations declared December 10 as International Human Rights Day – activists around the globe use this day as a reminder of the immense work still required to secure human rights protections for all citizens of the world. In far …
Last updated: Jun 1, 2021
Nationwide call for action to end violence against women – December 6
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More than 25 year ago, Canadians were devastated by the biggest mass killing of women in our nation’s history. It was December 6, when a lone gunman entered l’École Polytechnique de Montréal, separated the female and male engineering students, and opened …
Last updated: Jun 1, 2021
HEU recognizes International Day for Persons with Disabilities – 2016 December 3
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Today, people around the world are recognizing the International Day for Persons with Disabilities – a day that was established by the United Nations (UN) to create awareness, understanding, and action for the legal and social rights of persons with …
Last updated: Jun 1, 2021
World AIDS Day – December 1 – focuses on HIV/AIDS prevention
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World AIDS Day on December 1 is an opportunity for nations to review international statistics, current issues and trends, rates of infection, innovative treatments, research funding, and prevention – which is the key focus this year. And it’s also an …
Last updated: Jun 1, 2021