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HEU president appears before Commons Finance Committee today at 5 p.m. in Vancouver Ottawa needs to take action in its 2000 budget to restore its credibility on the Medicare question, says B.C.'s largest health care union. "The Prime Minister's assertion …

Printer Friendly Version Citing poverty-level wages as the key issue, the union representing B.C. employees of a massive French hospital contractor issued 72-hour strike notice today. As a result, about 1,100 workers who provide cleaning, dietary and …

The Vancouver Island Health Authority took the first step towards privatizing food services in the Capital region even though the expected savings would amount to less than one-quarter of one per cent of the authority’s operating budget, says the Hospital …

Printer Friendly Version B.C.’s largest health care union says it will work hard to forge a solid working relationship with the province’s new health and labour ministers in an effort to end the chaos and confrontation that’s marked health care during the …

  Printer Friendly Version On Friday, the Hospital Employees’ Union learned the Interior Health Authority will pursue its plans to contract out Royal Inland Hospital’s publicly delivered security services. “We presented a strong case that demonstrated the …

Printer Friendly Version Did you know that Gordon Campbell cut the wages of 5,500 licensed practical nurses by 15 percent last year — even though these health care professionals are playing a critical role in helping to address BC’s nursing shortage? …

Premier Gordon Campbell and his B.C. Liberal government plan to privizatize hundreds of millions of dollars of health services like housekeeping, laundry and food services. Web sites of other groups fighting to preserve public services And the Campbell …

Printer Friendly Version The Hospital Employees’ Union says the Salvation Army’s move to immediately re-tender a contract for health care support services at Sunset Lodge won’t fix the problems that have plagued seniors’ care at that facility. Following …

Printer Friendly Version The Hospital Employees’ Union says it’s time for the Salvation Army to bring housekeeping and food services back in-house in order to improve seniors’ care at a lodge it runs in Victoria. The union’s call comes on news that Sunset …

B.C. Health Coalition News Release Community and labour leaders gathered in Vancouver today to raise the alarm over the erosion of B.C.’s health care system and to endorse the “Call to Care” — an eight point statement that reinforces Medicare’s values …