Health minister urged to investigate impact of mass firings on seniors’ care
News
Printer Friendly Version The Hospital Employees’ Union is calling on B.C.’s health minister to investigate a recent flood of termination notices – issued to staff at several publicly-funded long-term care homes – to determine the impact on seniors’ care. …
Last updated: Jun 1, 2021
HEU TV ad wins top international award
News
A TV ad aired by the Hospital Employees’ Union before last year’s provincial election has won the top prize in an international competition. In an announcement made earlier today, the Oregon-based Summit Creative Awards organization gave “Closed” the gold …
Last updated: Jun 1, 2021
Health coalition questions health board appointment
News
Printer Friendly Version BC Health Coalition news release: The BC Health Coalition (BCHC) is calling into question the provincial government’s commitment to defend public health care in the courts in the wake of the recent appointment of Kip Woodward as …
Last updated: Jun 1, 2021
Fraser Health’s planned cuts to sterile processing shortsighted
News
Printer Friendly Version The Fraser Health Authority is planning to reduce staffing in hospital sterile processing departments in order to cut costs. Vancouver Sun story CKNW news story But the Hospital Employees’ Union says that sterile processing …
Last updated: Jun 1, 2021
Throne speech signals uncertainty for health care
News
Printer Friendly Version The Hospital Employees’ Union says today’s throne speech offers little comfort to B.C. families and communities who need to know that quality and accessible health care will be available even in tough economic times. The …
Last updated: Jun 1, 2021
Throne speech puts health care on the market
News
Printer Friendly Version The B.C. government’s plan to adopt a so-called “patient-centred funding model” will put health services at risk for many British Columbians, says the Hospital Employees’ Union. The union warns that Britain’s experience with this …
Last updated: Jun 1, 2021
Okanagan hospitals lose trades and maintenance workers to privatization
News
Printer Friendly Version More than 53 experienced trades and maintenance workers, members of the Hospital Employees’ Union, will lose their jobs as the Interior Health Authority (IHA) pushes ahead with its public-private partnership (P3) expansion plans …
Last updated: Jun 1, 2021
Health care workers ratify two-year agreement
News
Printer Friendly Version Hospital and long-term care workers have voted 77 per cent in favour of a new two-year collective agreement with B.C.’s health employers. The agreement protects wages and extended health benefits. It also expands options for …
Last updated: Jun 1, 2021
Workers at Eden Intermediate Care in Chilliwack vote 89% to join HEU
News
Printer Friendly Version Fifty-five care aides, activity aides and licensed practical nurses employed by subcontractor Just Care Ltd. and working at Eden Intermediate Care in Chilliwack have voted 89 per cent in favour of joining the Hospital Employees’ …
Last updated: Jun 1, 2021
78 per cent support parity for community social services workers
News
Joint release of BCGEU, CUPE, HEU and HSA On the eve of province-wide job action, unions representing 10,000 community social services workers have released a poll showing strong public support for their main bargaining goal of wage and benefit parity. …
Last updated: Jun 1, 2021