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MoveUP will be holding information demonstrations on Wednesday and Thursday this week in support of striking workers employed by the BC Nurses. Please note that this will not prevent HEU members from entering their work sites.   Rather, the purpose of the …

HEU has partnered with GLISA International and the Canadian Centre for Gender & Sexual Diversity to host a special Pride 2016 event, “Unions and the Pride Movement”, on Friday, July 29 at XY Nightclub (1216 Bute Street in the heart of Davie Village). …

In the last round of bargaining, the Community Bargaining Association (CBA) and the Health Employers Association of BC (HEABC) negotiated a “comparability increase” for certain classifications, impacting about 80 per cent of workers in the community …

On Tuesday, Canada Post issued 72-hour lockout notice to 50,000 members of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW).   A lockout could threaten mail service across Canada as early as this Friday.   The Hospital Employees’ Union stands in solidarity …

Are you a young worker, 35 years of age or under, and a member of the Hospital Employees’ Union? If so, you are eligible to win a Samsung Galaxy Tab A. Simply fill out this information-gathering survey from the HEU Young Workers Committee by Thursday, …

CUPE NATIONAL – The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) is welcoming an agreement by the federal, provincial and territorial governments for a modest expansion of the Canada Pension Plan (CPP). While significantly less than the proposed doubling of …

June 21 marks the 20th year Canadians have officially come together to celebrate the unique heritage, traditions and contributions First Nations, Métis and Inuit peoples bring to our country’s diverse culture. This year’s theme is "promoting truth and …

A B.C. arbitrator has found Park Place Seniors Living guilty of committing an unfair labour practice when it decided to contract out the entire workforce at New Horizons Care Centre in Campbell River, in 2014. At the time, Park Place’s Senior Vice …

In the wake of this weekend’s horrific mass shooting at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, the Hospital Employees’ Union is expressing solidarity with the LGBTTI community here and around the world. HEU president Victor Elkins says the tragedy is a …