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Contracted Support Service workers (CSSW) who work in housekeeping, dietary and retail services in health facilities are preparing for their next round of bargaining with private contractors. Collective agreements expired in September 2020 for more than …

“I'm a single mom and when COVID started I was afraid to bring it home to my son. When I came home from work, my shoes would stay outside, all my clothes would go straight into the washing machine. I would shower and wipe down everything I touched. My son …

“Every day, there's something new in the ever-changing health care environment. I’m an activity worker in a long-term care unit that is attached to a hospital. We have direct contact with our residents, so we’re screened before and after our shifts. We …

This week, HEU sent a letter the Alberta Federation of Labour, expressing our support and solidarity to Alberta health care workers during this time. HEU, which represents more than 50,000 health care workers in British Columbia, stands in solidarity with …

The Hospital Employees’ Union strongly condemns anti-Indigenous racism and violence that's taking place in the lobster fishery on the Nova Scotia coast. In recent weeks, Mi’kmaq people’s inherent right to hunt, fish and gather in their territories has …

HEU is proud to be supporting the BCGEU in their trailblazing constitutional challenge of the BC Labour Code’s picketing provisions arising from the strike at Gateway Casinos. The case is being heard this week. In B.C., trade unions are prohibited from …

As we celebrate HEU Day this year, we’re reflecting on how the year has brought huge changes to our workplaces, our homes and our communities. From the very beginning of this unprecedented public health emergency, HEU members have been on the front line …