Plan to raid funds intended for injured workers a betrayal, says HEU
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Burnaby, B.C. – A pre-election promise by the B.C. Liberal government to divert funds intended for injured workers into employers’ pockets is short-sighted, says the 46,000-member Hospital Employees’ Union. HEU secretary-business manager Jennifer …
Last updated: Jun 1, 2021
Health care has highest occupational injury rate of all sectors in B.C.
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Today, the Hospital Employees’ Union joins labour allies and communities across the country to mark the National Day of Mourning for workers killed, injured or disabled on the job, and for those who have died from work-related incidents or occupational …
Last updated: Jun 29, 2021
Liberal candidate uses false facts to cover up impact of care home privatization in election ad
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BURNABY – False claims by a BC Liberal candidate that the replacement of two public care homes in Sechelt by a privately operated facility won’t impact wages of health care workers are irresponsible, says HEU secretary-business manager Jennifer Whiteside. …
Last updated: Jun 29, 2021
HEU congratulates John Horgan and Andrew Weaver on historic agreement
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B.C.'s largest health care union is congratulating the leaders of the BC NDP and BC Green Party for reaching an agreement for a progressive provincial government that puts people at the centre of political decision-making. Hospital Employees’ Union …
Last updated: Jun 29, 2021
Hospitals must stop treating housekeepers and dietary workers as disposable says HEU
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Vancouver, B.C. - Hospital Employees' Union (HEU) secretary-business manager Jennifer Whiteside today called on B.C.’s health authorities to improve job security and wages for health care support workers, at a lunchtime rally at St. Paul’s Hospital in …
Last updated: Jun 29, 2021
Hospital laundry staff work final shift after jobs were privatized by the Interior Health Authority
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Today, 29 laundry workers at Kelowna General Hospital will work their final shift, after the Interior Health Authority (IHA) contracted out their jobs and awarded a 20-year contract worth an estimated $266 million to private corporation Ecotex Linen …
Last updated: Dec 12, 2025
Hospital support service workers deliver 96 per cent strike mandate to back demands for fair deal
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BURNABY – B.C. hospital housekeeping and dietary workers have delivered an overwhelming strike mandate to back their bid to secure fair and respectful collective agreements with their four multinational employers - Compass-Marquise, Sodexo, Aramark and …
Last updated: Jun 29, 2021
Budget update signals that critical health care investments are on the way, says HEU
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Plans to tackle the opioid crisis, improve access to effective and affordable drug coverage and improve seniors’ care are critical and welcome reinvestments in British Columbian’s health care, says the 49,000-member Hospital Employees’ Union. “Today’s …
Last updated: Jun 28, 2021
Care home survey reinforces need for improved staffing levels
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Vancouver – B.C.’s Seniors Advocate is once again calling for higher staffing levels in residential care facilities after releasing the results of a ground-breaking survey of care home residents and their families. The 49,000-member Hospital Employees’ …
Last updated: Dec 12, 2025
B.C.’s ambulance paramedics to have standalone bargaining rights restored
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FBA-CUPE Local 873 release: The B.C. government today announced that it is initiating a process which will restore standalone bargaining rights to B.C.'s ambulance paramedics and emergency dispatchers. The move has the strong support of both the Ambulance …
Last updated: Jun 29, 2021