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Urgent calls to address a growing crisis in seniors’ care have been largely ignored in a provincial budget that will see a continuing erosion in front-line health services, says the 46,000-member Hospital Employees’ Union. HEU secretary-business manager …

Today’s decision by the Interior Health Authority (IHA) to contract out hospital laundry services is deeply disappointing news for more than 100 workers who will lose their jobs in five communities, says the Hospital Employees’ Union. “Over the past year, …

The Hospital Employees Union (HEU) is calling on the federal Liberal government to honour its 2015 election commitments to bring back a national Health Accord in partnership with British Columbia and the other provinces. “March 31 marks the second …

The Hospital Employees’ Union says the Vancouver Island Health Authority should act now to block the sale of Wexford Creek care home and stop the layoff of staff. Wexford Creek staff learned Friday that the Good Samaritan Society plans to sell the …

The Supreme Court of Canada has found that two Health Sciences Association of BC (HSA) members and a Hospital Employees’ Union (HEU) member who contracted breast cancer while working in the laboratory at Mission Memorial Hospital are entitled to workers’ …

The Hospital Employees' Union (HEU) says improved staffing levels are key to addressing resident-to-resident aggression in long-term care facilities. The 46,000-member union is responding to a report on the topic released today by B.C.’s Seniors Advocate. …

B.C.’s largest health care union is raising the alarm about the proposed sale of the Retirement Concepts chain of retirement homes to an offshore investor. The 46,000-member Hospital Employees’ Union, which represents more than 1,850 members working at 12 …

In the wake of a Seniors Advocate report showing over 90 per cent of the province’s senior care facilities are understaffed, HEU is calling for urgent action to stem the growing crisis. That’s up from 82 per cent in last year’s report. “This new statistic …

There’s no fix to a growing crisis in seniors’ care or to the ongoing underfunding of B.C.’s health authorities in today’s pre-election B.C. budget, says the Hospital Employees’ Union representing more than 46,000 health care workers. “The crisis in …

B.C.’s largest health union says today’s announcement by Health Minister Terry Lake is a “significant step” towards addressing the growing staffing crisis in residential care. “Our members are struggling to meet the needs of residents when nine out of ten …