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Last week, HEU representatives joined the B.C. Federation of Labour to lobby the provincial government for reforms to the workers’ compensation system for injured workers. WorkSafeBC (the Workers Compensation Board) operates on a historic compromise where …

[Burnaby, B.C.] – Today, the Hospital Employees’ Union welcomes the return of more than 200 housekeepers and food service staff back into the public sector at six health care sites operated by the Vancouver Island Health Authority (VIHA). “This day has …

More than 530 HEU delegates gathered for the union’s 32nd Biennial Convention from November 1-5, 2021 where they made significant changes to the union’s constitution and by-laws that expand equity group representation on the union’s Provincial Executive. …

More than 450 delegates elected HEU’s new Provincial Executive today at the union’s 32nd biennial convention. Re-elected were HEU president Barb Nederpel and financial secretary Betty Valenzuela. The appointment of secretary-business manager Meena Brisard …

Who is your book about? A Funny Kind of Paradise is about a strong woman named Francesca, who is absolutely leveled by a debilitating stroke, and ends up in extended care. At first, she’s angry with her situation. But over time, she becomes interested in …

Care aide Jordan Spinks’ workplace is gone. In late June, his hometown of Lytton, B.C. was destroyed by a fast-raging fire. The Spintlum Lodge assisted living facility, where he worked, burned to the ground. Spinks had just finished an afternoon shift, …

By all accounts, HEU’s 1996 convention was contentious and stormy. Members of the union’s four equity caucuses, along with the Provincial Executive, prepared for months to rally support for a motion that would enshrine these “working groups” as standing …

About two dozen delegates, representing HEU’s 1,500 community social services (CSS) members, gathered on Zoom October 13 and 14 in preparation for the next round of contract negotiations. During the two-day bargaining conference, they discussed their …

More than 30 HEU members from the community health subsector gathered on Zoom October 14 and 15 as they gear up for bargaining. Their collective agreement expires on March 31, 2022. Delegates talked about their work, sharing the challenges of working …

Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry has issued a new public health order expanding the COVID-19 vaccine requirement to all health care workers. About 49,000 workers in long-term care and assisted living are already subject to a vaccine requirement …