Hospital security guards ratify first collective agreement with private contractor
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Printer Friendly Version Security guards at Prince George Regional Hospital are celebrating their first collective agreement, one that will mean a wage increase of up to 30 per cent – from $10 to $13 an hour – along with improved benefits and paid …
Last updated: Jun 1, 2021
Government advertises misleading wage rates to recruit care aides
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Printer Friendly Version The Hospital Employees’ Union is demanding that the B.C. government correct false and misleading information about care aide wages posted on a new website that seeks to recruit workers. The venture is co-sponsored by the lobby …
Last updated: Jun 1, 2021
HEU ads urge Victoria to take responsibility for hospital contractors
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Printer Friendly Version The Hospital Employees’ Union launched an ad campaign this week that underscores the need for the provincial government to take more direct responsibility for the performance of its hospital food service and cleaning contractors. …
Last updated: Jun 1, 2021
HEU congratulates B.C.’s new health minister
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Printer Friendly Version The Hospital Employees’ Union has requested a meeting with B.C.’s new health minister Kevin Falcon to discuss the challenges facing the province’s health care sector and the opportunities for solutions. In a letter congratulating …
Last updated: Jun 1, 2021
Lodge on 4th lays off health care workers to make way for contracting out
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Printer Friendly Version More than 150 health care workers, members of the Hospital Employees’ Union, employed at Lodge on 4th have received lay-off notices despite presenting a proposal to the Lodge’s owner that is cost-efficient, would maintain quality …
Last updated: Jun 1, 2021
HEU reaches tentative agreement with Compass for hospital cleaning and dietary staff
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Printer Friendly Version The Hospital Employees’ Union has reached a tentative deal with the hospital contractor Compass Group for two collective agreements covering about 1,100 cleaning and dietary workers employed in the Provincial Health Services …
Last updated: Jun 1, 2021
Strike notice reissued at Qualicum Beach care home
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Printer Friendly Version The Hospital Employees’ Union today reissued 72-hour strike notice to Pro Vita, the subcontractor providing care services at Qualicum Gardens on Vancouver Island. Pro Vita is contesting the delivery method of the initial strike …
Last updated: Jun 1, 2021
Health authority cuts will impact patient care, says HEU
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Printer Friendly Version The B.C. health minister’s hard line on balanced budgets means British Columbians will lose critical services at a time when they need them most, says the Hospital Employees’ Union. Health authorities today announced plans that …
Last updated: Jun 1, 2021
Strike notice served at Qualicum Beach care home
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Printer Friendly Article The Hospital Employees’ Union today issued 72-hour strike notice to Pro Vita, the subcontractor providing care services at Qualicum Gardens on Vancouver Island. As a result, about 60 care aides working at the Gardens (located on …
Last updated: Jun 1, 2021
Budget contains few details on big ideas for health care
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Printer Friendly Version [Victoria] After putting health care planning on hold for a year to have a conversation on health with citizens, the B.C. government has revealed little about its grand plans for health changes in its 2008 budget, says the …
Last updated: Jun 1, 2021