HEU urges government to act on proven public solutions now that Health Conversation over
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Printer Friendly Version B.C.’s largest health care union says it’s time for government to act on proven public solutions that will improve health care and protect British Columbians from growing pressures to pay out-of-pocket for their health care needs. …
Last updated: Jun 1, 2021
Whistleblower protection good for B.C. patients and seniors
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Printer Friendly Version B.C.’s largest health care union says that patients and seniors would benefit from comprehensive whistleblower legislation that protects health care workers from employer reprisals when they expose harmful or illegal practices. …
Last updated: Jun 1, 2021
Bill 29 compensation to be paid to health care workers
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Printer Friendly Version More than 7,000 health care workers who lost their jobs as a result of the B.C. Liberal government’s Bill 29 will receive compensation cheques before Christmas. The payments result from negotiations between health unions and …
Last updated: Jun 1, 2021
450 care aides terminated in largest mass firing of health care workers since B.C. Liberals' first term in office
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Printer Friendly Version Four hundred and fifty care aides who provide personal care for seniors at three taxpayer-funded facilities in the Lower Mainland have been handed termination notices in the largest mass firing in health care since the Campbell …
Last updated: Jun 1, 2021
First collective agreement awarded for hospital cleaning and dietary staff on Vancouver Island
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Printer Friendly Version After nearly a year of bargaining, more than 700 HEU members on Vancouver Island have a first collective agreement with their British employer, Compass Group. The contract – awarded by a Labour Relations Board-appointed arbitrator …
Last updated: Jun 1, 2021
No plan for health care in B.C. budget
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Printer Friendly Version [Victoria] The B.C. Liberal government’s refusal to make long-term investments to support health care in the province’s growing communities undermines innovation and spells more uncertainty in the year ahead, says the Hospital …
Last updated: Jun 1, 2021
BC Health Coalition News Release: Leaked documents expose government plans for more contracting out to private clinics
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Printer Friendly Version Government documents obtained by the BC Health Coalition expose plans to expand the contracting out of surgeries to for-profit clinics even though the “Conversation on Health” public consultation has not yet concluded. In a July …
Last updated: Jun 1, 2021
Victoria gambles by ignoring high court and pushing ahead with plan to lay off Okanagan health workers
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Printer Friendly Version The provincial government today issued a list of qualified bidders for hospital projects in the Okanagan that could include firing hundreds of health care workers using legislation ruled unconstitutional by the country’s highest …
Last updated: Jun 1, 2021
Hospital security guards ratify first collective agreement with private contractor
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Printer Friendly Version Security guards at Prince George Regional Hospital are celebrating their first collective agreement, one that will mean a wage increase of up to 30 per cent – from $10 to $13 an hour – along with improved benefits and paid …
Last updated: Jun 1, 2021
Government advertises misleading wage rates to recruit care aides
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Printer Friendly Version The Hospital Employees’ Union is demanding that the B.C. government correct false and misleading information about care aide wages posted on a new website that seeks to recruit workers. The venture is co-sponsored by the lobby …
Last updated: Jun 1, 2021