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HEU members protest across B.C. to mark anniversary of contract-breaking law As thousands of health care workers marked the anniversary of Bill 29 with a march and rally in Vancouver and with acts of protest around the province, health employers have …

Shifting the burden not the way to get rising drug costs under control, says HEU The Hospital Employees’ Union (CUPE) says the average senior or family in B.C. will pay significantly more for prescription drug costs as a result of complex changes in the …

Health authority’s effort to block visit fails In spite of initial management attempts to block them, Peace River South MLA Blair Lekstrom and Dawson Creek city councilor Marilyn Belak were able to see firsthand the effects of cutbacks at Dawson Creek and …

The Hospital Employees’ Union (CUPE) is hopeful that the government’s throne speech call for new cooperative relationships in health care will lead to talks aimed at preventing the loss of thousands of skilled, experienced workers from B.C. health care …

Staffing levels in B.C.’s long-term care facilities don’t come close to meeting the basic daily care needs of residents, according to a new report released today by the Hospital Employees’ Union. The union compared direct care levels in B.C.’s continuing …

Liberals will eliminate local control, impose `super czars’ to make crucial decisions around cutbacks, privatization The Hospital Employees’ Union warned today that Victoria’s secretive plans to gut regional health boards and community health councils and …

With 12,000 potential votes from HEU households, health workers can play an important role in games’ vote The Hospital Employees’ Union says it’s looking at ways to promote the involvement of its members in the upcoming City of Vancouver plebiscite on the …

A flashy and expensive six-month government advertising campaign has failed to breath life into the B.C. Liberals’ efforts to get out the “facts” on health care, according to polling data released today by the Hospital Employees’ Union/CUPE. British …

60 per cent say Bill 29 should be repealed while 55 per cent oppose privatization of support services poll In the year that passed since the Gordon Campbell Liberals passed legislation tearing up health care collective agreements, a new poll shows that …

B.C.’s public health care system will remain on the critical list until the B.C. Liberal government announces its plans for an estimated $325 million in new federal health dollars, says the Hospital Employees’ Union (CUPE). “As it stands, today’s status …