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Today, a convoy of trucks is planned for Vancouver to oppose public health measures that are helping prevent our hospitals from completely collapsing under the weight of this pandemic.   After nearly two years on the front lines of this pandemic, hospital …

Since the government’s announcement to reunite the health care team in August 2021, health authorities have been moving swiftly to bring privatized cleaning and dietary staff back in-house. In November 2021, 252 HEU members at six sites on Vancouver …

“This pandemic has been traumatic for many health care workers, especially when so many of us are women. I work as a housekeeper at a hospital. We’ve been facing pressures on the job, but also pressures at home with our families being anxious about us …

The Community Social Services Bargaining Association (CSSBA) negotiating committee held a bargaining conference last week. More than 17,000 community social service members from nine different unions across the province brought forward ideas and proposals …

“When the pandemic started, I had been off on sick leave for a few months and hospitalized. I returned to work the same day our facility went into provincial lockdown. Imagine coming back with the uncertainty of COVID-19. I have to be extra careful as I …

“I’ve been working in long-term care for 15 years. For me, it’s an honour and privilege to take care of seniors. There is so much to learn from them, and I consider myself truly lucky that I get to be with them in their last days. Even in the hard times, …

“I work at the warehouse. We help supply whatever is needed in the hospitals – from paper to gauze and syringes. If we cannot deliver the products, the hospitals won’t be able to give proper patient care, possibly even causing operations to be postponed. …

February is Black History Month.  As we look to the future, it’s critical to acknowledge and learn from the past. Black people have a long and vibrant history in Canada, but have also experienced centuries of severe racism. Over the past couple of years, …

Content warning: Death and depression Health care has the highest rate of work-related injuries in B.C.  Injury claims are twice the provincial average – and four times higher for those working in long-term care. But there’s a growing number of mental …

How did you get involved in photographing residents? Back in the 2000s, after the Gordon Campbell layoffs, I took advantage of some backpay. I bought a digital camera. And when I retired in 2009, I received a gift certificate, and purchased some lighting …