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[BURNABY] - This afternoon, Hospital Employees’ Union (HEU) members will walk off the job for a period of six hours at two of Good Samaritan Canada’s seven long-term care work sites across the province, in an effort to reach a settlement after two years …

48.5 per cent say their work experience over the last three years has made it likely they will leave their job within the next two years More than half say they don’t have time to meet residents’ care needs 82 per cent report having been victims of …

[BURNABY] - A report issued today by B.C. Seniors Advocate Isobel Mackenzie shows that care home operators contracted by the province’s health authorities doubled their profits between 2017/18 and 2021/22, while at the same time failing to …

HEU is alarmed by the recent rise of intolerance and hate directed towards transgender and 2SLGBTQIA+ people, in particular the news of hate rallies being planned across B.C. next week.  Our labour movement is built on principles of equity and solidarity, …

I have been working as a long-term care aide in the Interior for more than 20 years.  We take care of the residents, making sure they are fed, bathed and their sores tended to, as well as ensure their safety. Working with residents who have heavy dementia …

The rapidly unfolding wildfire situation has been extremely difficult for many communities in B.C.’s interior. Our thoughts are with the thousands of households that have been evacuated as a result of wildfire activity, including many HEU members and …

“I work as a patient ambassador at an extended care facility. This was a new position, created because of the pandemic, to deal with the mandates and restrictions. I took this role once it became permanent. Before taking this position, I worked in the …

Earlier today the Health Employers Association of BC provided the union with details of a cyber-attack on databases HEABC maintains including for Health Match BC and the Health Care Assistant & Community Health Worker Registry.  Please see the link below …

“I work a 12-hour shift, processing doctor’s orders on the Intensive Care Unit. It’s a busy unit, and the time goes by quickly. There are a whole lot of us who make the place run, and HEU members are important. The bulk of hospital workers are HEU …