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We can’t sit back and allow another Liberal government to be elected in B.C. That was the message from Friday morning’s keynote speakers – Joan Phillip and Grand Chief Stewart Phillip – who urged HEU members to come together in a movement to bring a …

HEU delegates gave a warm and rowdy welcome to BC NDP Leader John Horgan late Thursday afternoon. And as Horgan sketched out his party’s vision to make life better for British Columbians, members reacted enthusiastically to his bold solutions and his …

At the union’s last convention, delegates passed a resolution to change the order in which the Provincial Executive (P.E.) elections take place. Yesterday afternoon, HEU delegates gathered into regional caucuses to elect their vice-presidents. They are: …

With 46,000 members working in all areas of the health care system – acute care hospitals, residential care facilities, community group homes, outpatient clinics and medical labs, community social services, and First Nations health agencies, the Hospital …

In her inaugural speech to convention as HEU’s secretary-business manager, Jennifer Whiteside urged delegates to build member power by fostering a culture of solidarity and inclusion. She asked, “Do we understand what different groups of workers face at …

HEU’s 30 th biennial convention kicked off Monday morning at Vancouver’s Hyatt Regency Hotel, as more than 600 delegates raised their voices in song – and joined in a rousing musical program, which featured HEU member Jesse Winfrey and entertainer Ndidi …

Today, September 30, HEU will join with Canadians from coast to coast to recognize Orange Shirt Day: Every Child Matters. September 30 is a day to remember the atrocious treatment of more than 150,000 First Nations, Métis and Inuit children, who were …

  HEU’s fight for better senior’s care and secure, safe employment for health care workers is ramping up with a campaign aimed at securing higher staffing levels and measures to curb unbridled privatization in the long-term care sector. Under the theme …

On September 6, the B.C. Supreme Court will begin to hear Cambie Surgeries Corporation et al v. Medical Services Commission et al .   It’s an unprecedented charter challenge that could remove the laws that ensure Canadians access to health care is based …

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