Contract talks begin today for 58,000 health care workers in B.C.
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[Burnaby, B.C.] – Collective bargaining begins today between the nine-union Facilities Bargaining Association (FBA) and the Health Employers Association of BC (HEABC) for a new collective agreement covering 58,000 health care workers. Negotiations are set …
Last updated: Dec 12, 2025
Changes to risk assessment tool may expand workers’ access to N95s
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Provincial public health officials have updated the Point of Care Risk Assessment (PCRA) tool used by health care workers to assess the risk of exposure to COVID-19 in their interactions with patients. This may support requests for N95 respirators in a …
Last updated: Feb 10, 2022
HEU statement on convoy opposing public health measures
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Today, a convoy of trucks is planned for Vancouver to oppose public health measures that are helping prevent our hospitals from completely collapsing under the weight of this pandemic. After nearly two years on the front lines of this pandemic, hospital …
Last updated: Feb 5, 2022
Thousands of contracted-out workers prepare to return in-house in 2022
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Since the government’s announcement to reunite the health care team in August 2021, health authorities have been moving swiftly to bring privatized cleaning and dietary staff back in-house. In November 2021, 252 HEU members at six sites on Vancouver …
Last updated: Feb 4, 2022
We feel better informed about how to protect ourselves at the workplace
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“This pandemic has been traumatic for many health care workers, especially when so many of us are women. I work as a housekeeper at a hospital. We’ve been facing pressures on the job, but also pressures at home with our families being anxious about us …
Last updated: Feb 7, 2022
Community Social Services Bargaining Association begins bargaining
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The Community Social Services Bargaining Association (CSSBA) negotiating committee held a bargaining conference last week. More than 17,000 community social service members from nine different unions across the province brought forward ideas and proposals …
Last updated: Dec 12, 2025
I’m glad to be able to make people’s days more pleasant and more comfortable
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“When the pandemic started, I had been off on sick leave for a few months and hospitalized. I returned to work the same day our facility went into provincial lockdown. Imagine coming back with the uncertainty of COVID-19. I have to be extra careful as I …
Last updated: Feb 1, 2022
Everyone leans on one another for mental health
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“I’ve been working in long-term care for 15 years. For me, it’s an honour and privilege to take care of seniors. There is so much to learn from them, and I consider myself truly lucky that I get to be with them in their last days. Even in the hard times, …
Last updated: Feb 1, 2022
We have to support each other, be patient and enjoy every moment
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“I work at the warehouse. We help supply whatever is needed in the hospitals – from paper to gauze and syringes. If we cannot deliver the products, the hospitals won’t be able to give proper patient care, possibly even causing operations to be postponed. …
Last updated: Feb 1, 2022
Celebrating Black History Month
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February is Black History Month. As we look to the future, it’s critical to acknowledge and learn from the past. Black people have a long and vibrant history in Canada, but have also experienced centuries of severe racism. Over the past couple of years, …
Last updated: Dec 12, 2025