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The Campbell Liberals’ plan to divert scarce housing dollars to underwrite a radically stripped down version of seniors’ care will put this province on the brink of a public health disaster, warns a coalition of seniors, housing groups and front-line …

Dozens of health care workers and their supporters have established a blockade at a Chilliwack industrial park to prevent the shipment of hospital laundry and local jobs to Calgary. The contingent arrived at the Legacy Industrial Park at 6333 Unsworth …

Move will tarnish region’s Olympic image — HEU The Vancouver Coastal Health Authority has taken the first step towards total privatization of housekeeping and operating room cleaning in hospitals and long-term care facilities from Whistler to Richmond. …

The Romanow report’s rejection of for-profit health care delivery is a message that Gordon Campbell’s Liberals must not ignore, says B.C.’s largest health care union. Health care commissioner Roy Romanow today made recommendations that would end …

Vital infusion of health care funding shouldn’t be delayed by Liberal’s re-election strategy or leadership intrigues, says HEU VANCOUVER—On the eve of a crucial federal/provincial health ministers meeting, the Hospital Employees’ Union is calling on Prime …

Support rally set for 6:30 p.m. Friday near the protest site will go ahead The top leadership of the Hospital Employees’ Union has been arrested at a protest in Chilliwack that began last night and successfully prevented a semi-trailer from trucking dirty …

Fraser Valley residents left in the dark about plans for Abbotsford’s MSA Hospital replacement, says HEU Premier Gordon Campbell’s announcement of B.C.’s first taxpayer-funded private hospital to an audience of construction interests last night shows that …

For the second time in a week, the B.C. Liberal government has been ordered to release documents related to health care contract-breaking legislation passed last January. Information and Privacy Commissioner David Loukidelis today ordered the Ministry of …

IHA confirms closure of two Summerland facilities In a letter to a Penticton newspaper on April 1, Okanagan-Westside MLA Rick Thorpe accused Hospital Employees’ Union (CUPE) members of spreading misinformation and frightening Summerland seniors with …

Printer Friendly Version A pay equity ruling handed down today by the Supreme Court of Canada makes it clear that targeting the rights of women hospital workers is a breach of equality rights contained in Section 15(1) of the Canadian Charter of Rights …