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Update from Community Social Services bargaining The community social services bargaining committee was back at the bargaining table last week. A number of significant items were worked through, including further discussions on the monetary priorities put …

On Friday, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, the nearly 50-year-old decision that established the right to access abortion services. It’s a decision that will put lives at risk, and disproportionately impact those who are poor, racialized or …

Talks this week for a new facilities subsector collective agreement covering 58,000 health care workers across the province focused on several key health and safety provisions, union rights, vacation and special leaves.   “We’re making some headway …

[Burnaby, B.C.] – The Hospital Employees’ Union is welcoming today’s transfer of 448 privatized housekeepers and food services workers back under the employ of the Vancouver Island Health Authority and Providence Health Care (PHC). When 221 housekeepers …

The 2021 Municipal Pension Plan (MPP) Member Benefit Statements were recently issued and are available to plan members in the confidential “ My Account ” section of the MPP website .  It’s important to carefully review this statement, especially …

The Community Bargaining Association (CBA) met with the Health Employers Association of BC (HEABC) over the last couple of days, in addition to two weeks in May, and are very close to reaching agreement on issues around mobility, overtime, and other …

“I enjoy coming to work. It's especially fun because of the atmosphere and the people. There are a whole bunch of diverse people that I work with, like we have every culture. I think the most rewarding part of the day is just knowing that you come to work …

“I work in a mental health unit. It can be really challenging when patients are admitted because it can take days to get to know how to approach them. But it’s rewarding when we get to discharge them. I hope that I play a part in making a positive …

The Community Social Services bargaining committee has been hard at work at the negotiations table with the employers’ association ensuring that CSS members’ priorities are heard. Negotiations will now take a break until the next round of talks on the …

Negotiations for a new facilities subsector collective agreement continued this week, with the multi-union bargaining committee pressing for effective pandemic response tools, and stronger collective agreement language for orientation and training of new …