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The Communities Solidarity Coalition is holding a rally at the Queen Alexandra Centre for Children’s Health later today to protest government plans to shut down in-patient respite/rehab services for families of kids who have multiple developmental …

Printer Friendly Version Health unions are pushing for an early meeting with a mediator, appointed today by the Labour Relations Board, to see if he can help convince health employers to put layoffs on hold while efforts are made to secure a new contract …

HEU files information request to obtain details of Fraser Health Authority’s expense claims The health services minister must establish guidelines for health executive expense claims, says the Hospital Employees’ Union (CUPE). The call comes on the heels …

The Northern Health Authority’s plan — announced earlier today — to commit taxpayers to decade-long agreements with private corporations is an unnecessary gamble, says the Hospital Employees’ Union (CUPE). The union is questioning why the health authority …

Union will release full details at media conference call tomorrow at 10 a.m. The Hospital Employees' Union says that today's media coverage of the controversial implementation of a multimillion dollar patient information system at Vancouver General …

Printer-friendly version Health care workers, hospital security officers and their allies will rally today at noon to protect Royal Inland Hospital Security services from privatization. Listen to the HEU radio ad In September, more than 28 security …

When HEU members decided to return to work, their employer told them they were trespassing The employer at Imperial Place in Surrey is continuing to use American-style labour relations tactics in dealing with their employees. After two days of walking the …

The Campbell Liberals are taking a big gamble with their plans for a private hospital in the Fraser Valley, and if the track records of the corporations bidding on the project are any indication, the odds are stacked against taxpayers and patients, says …

Printer Friendly Version By a margin of 69 per cent, British Columbians believe that contract rollbacks for health care workers will further erode the quality of care and result in fewer services to the public, according to a new Mustel Group/Hospital …

Printer Friendly Version   Living wage policies are an essential tool to address the shocking gap – revealed today in a Statistics Canada report – between the wages of new-immigrant and Canadian-born workers, says the Hospital Employees’ Union.   The HEU …