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Happy Pride! Pride is a time where we come together to stand in solidarity with Two-Spirit, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Questioning, Intersex, Asexual+ (2SLGBTQIA+) community members. It is a time where we reflect on the progress that has …

The Hospital Employees’ Union recently submitted a proposal for numerous amendments to the Labour Relations Code (the Code) to add, modify and improve provisions that address contracting out, successorship rights, gender pay equity, and collective …

The provincial rural retention incentive (PRRI) program for B.C. Facilities health care workers has been extended to more communities as of March 1. This expansion of the program from 15 to 63 health areas is part of the B.C. government’s ongoing …

Although women in Canada did not become “persons” under the law until 1929, they have been leaders in advancing women’s rights and freedoms at home and around the globe. Here is an overview of some historic Canadian milestones that transformed the …

BURNABY – Meena Brisard, spokesperson for the Hospital Employees' Union, has released the following statement regarding the Ministry of Health's announcement today about new nurse staffing and rural health care worker retention incentive programs: "The …

“Budget 2024 is making record investments in public health care by supporting families and workers in building a system that will meet the needs of a growing and aging population. We know there is more to do to rebuild our health care system, and this …

Black people have been part of Canada since the early-1600s before slavery was abolished in 1834. Canada’s economy was built by enslaved Black people and it benefitted by the unpaid and low-paid labour of Black people in all aspects of society, including …

As the war in Gaza rages on for more than 100 days, the Hospital Employees' Union remains alarmed at the number of deaths and scale of suffering in the region.  HEU, along with our national union, the Canadian Union of Public Employees, has signed onto …

On Friday, an important agreement was reached with the Health Employers Association of BC (HEABC) for additional wage increases for the majority of workers covered by the Facilities Collective Agreement. This is the first step in reversing the impact of …

Injured workers and their employers will be required by the Workers Compensation Act to cooperate and communicate with each other and with WorksafeBC (WSBC) in order to get injured workers back to work that is safe for them to perform.  Take a Webinar For …