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B.C.’s largest health union says the decision by Vancouver City Council, led by ABC Vancouver, to abandon its status as a living wage employer is short-sighted and disappointing.   HEU helped found B.C.’s living wage campaign in 2007 in response to the …

Hospital cafeteria workers in Fraser Health Authority are the latest group of privatized health care support workers confirmed to return to the public sector. By the early summer of 2023, nearly 100 cafeteria and retail workers at Peace Arch, Eagle Ridge, …

On Feb. 15, the Hospital Employees’ Union and the Vancouver Island Health Authority (VIHA) signed an agreement to create 38 new full-time equivalent, health authority positions in lab transportation, as part of bringing this service under the direct …

Members of the eight-union Community Bargaining Association (CBA) have ratified a new collective agreement with B.C.’s health employers by a vote of more than 94 per cent. The three-year agreement is retroactive to April 1, 2022 and covers more than …

“I’ve been a care aide for 16 years. I started in Rochester, NY where I worked as a hospice aide, but moved to Canada in 2011 and became a care aide in B.C. in 2015. I went into health care because I’ve always liked working with people. I’m good at …

“I am a Portfolio Scheduling and Timekeeping Clerk supporting Children's and Women's Campus in Vancouver. I am also the elected Chairperson of the PHSA Amalgamated Local and a full-time Shop Steward. As a union activist I do walkabouts to connect with …

The 2023 provincial budget improves access to health care while tackling worker shortages and other factors that are contributing to worker burnout and injuries, says the Hospital Employees’ Union. But the budget tabled Tuesday contain few details on the …

The Community Social Services Bargaining Association (CSSBA) has reached a tentative agreement with the Community Social Services Employers’ Association (CSSEA). This agreement covers 17,000 workers in the sector, with nine unions, including about 1,500 …

Housekeepers working in the Teck Building at BC Women and Children’s Hospital (BCCW) are the latest group of privatized health care support workers confirmed to return to the public sector. In August 2021, the province’s health minister, Adrian Dix, …

The Facilities Bargaining Association (FBA), led by the Hospital Employees’ Union (HEU), has secured two separate agreements to fund a new training program for 47 Facilities’ members to become qualified medical lab assistants (MLAs). The FBA reached the …