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Staff at a Surrey long-term care facility, and cleaners in Vancouver Coastal Health hospitals, have been given layoff notices by their corporate employers. The Ahmon Group has told more than 240 care aides, nurses, cleaners, and dietary workers that it …

VANCOUVER – Today marks the first anniversary of a decade-long, $36 billion cut to health care transfers to the provinces by Stephen Harper’s conservative government.   That’s why HEU, other health care advocates and concerned citizens across the province …

  The Hospital Employees' Union announced today that Jennifer Whiteside will take over as the union's secretary-business manager, effective immediately. She succeeds Bonnie Pearson who has served in the role since 2011. Pearson announced her plans to …

Nearly 12,000 British Columbians have signed a petition calling on the provincial government to cancel plans by the Interior Health Authority to privatize hospital laundry services in 11 communities throughout the region. As many as 175 decent, …

VICTORIA – The voices of 12,423 British Columbians were heard at the provincial legislature this morning with the tabling of a petition calling on government to halt the Interior Health Authority’s plan to privatize hospital laundry services in 11 …

Escalating laundry privatization costs in the Lower Mainland should raise warning flags about a similar scheme being floated in the Interior Health Authority, says the Hospital Employees’ Union. Published financial statements show that payments for …

The long-standing struggle to secure a fair collective agreement for health care workers at Sunridge Place in Duncan is not yet over, although job action has been averted. On June 10, the Hospital Employees’ Union – which represents 200 care and support …

The long-standing struggle to secure a fair collective agreement for health care workers at New Horizons Care home in Campbell River is not yet over, although job action has been averted. On June 10, the Hospital Employees’ Union – which represents 130 …

The Interior Health Authority (IHA) has failed to establish a valid business case for privatizing hospital laundry services, according to a Simon Fraser University economist. SFU School of Public Policy economist Marvin Shaffer reviewed two IHA documents …

Yesterday’s announcement by Interior Health Authority (IHA) chief executive officer Chris Mazurkewich that a decision on contracting out hospital laundry services has been further delayed until March is welcome news, says the Hospital Employees’ Union. …