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The multi-union Facilities Bargaining Association (FBA) representing 47,000 health care workers has reached a tentative settlement with B.C.’s health employers. The five-year agreement was reached with the assistance of mediator Vince Ready. The FBA …

[Abbotsford, B.C.] Today, health care workers and their supporters rallied for a fair contract and better health care at Abbotsford Regional Hospital and Cancer Centre (ARHCC). According to HEU secretary-business manager Bonnie Pearson, these members …

Health care workers have ratified a new five-year collective agreement by a vote of 64.6 per cent. The agreement between the 11-union Facilities Bargaining Association and government’s bargaining agent – the Health Employers Association of B.C. – covers …

B.C. Fed news release:  Vancouver – B.C. public sector unions are sending a message to the Premier that they stand in solidarity with B.C. teachers and are urging her to accept the proposal for binding arbitration. “The Premier is attempting to use other …

More than half don’t have time to meet residents’ care needs 83 per cent have been victims of violence or aggression [BURNABY] Nearly three-quarters (73.3 per cent) of B.C.'s care aides say they are forced to rush through basic care for the elderly and …

The 46,000-member Hospital Employees’ Union today announced its support for Irene Lanzinger in her bid to become the first woman to lead the B.C. Federation of Labour as its president. HEU secretary-business manager Bonnie Pearson says Lanzinger has the …

[BURNABY,BC] – More than 230 Inglewood Care Centre staff will lose their jobs this spring because CareCorp – the company subcontracted to provide resident care and support at the nursing home – has terminated its agreement with the facility’s owner. The …

The Hospital Employees’ Union has joined the Better Transit and Transportation Coalition advocating for a ‘yes’ vote in the upcoming referendum.  “We believe that the more we can do to alleviate congestion in the region, the better it is for workers who …

The Interior Health Authority will issue bid documents later this week that could result in the loss of in-house hospital laundry services along with 175 family-supporting jobs in 11 communities, workers were told this morning. The move comes at the end …

Despite critical needs to invest in seniors’ care, upgrade health infrastructure, and address hospital overcrowding, the provincial government has tabled another budget that shortchanges British Columbians, says the Hospital Employees’ Union. Budget 2015 …