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March is Community Social Services Awareness Month. Proclaimed each year by the B.C. government, it is a time to appreciate the extraordinary work members in this sector do for our most vulnerable citizens. But it’s also a time to recognize the huge …

As the Hospital Employees’ Union prepares for the next round of public sector negotiations, the union is hosting bargaining conferences for the facilities, community health and community social services sectors. The multi-union Community Social Services …

On March 21 – International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination – HEU stands with the global community in renewing our commitment to ending racism wherever, and however, it occurs. Every person is entitled to live and work without …

After nine months of relentless pressure from HEU members, the Heiltsuk Tribal Council and Heiltsuk band members, the Vancouver Coastal Health Authority (VCHA) rescinded displacement notices on February 21 to care aides working at R.W. Large Memorial …

The NDP government has committed $20 million to hire more care aides at residential care sites with the lowest staffing levels. The funds are available immediately and will be used exclusively to create full-time care aide positions by converting casual …

The B.C.’s government’s January 8 announcement about its plans to raise the minimum wage to $15.20 an hour was welcomed by the Hospital Employees’ Union (HEU) and other advocates for fair wages. However, the delay in implementation will mean 500,000 …

The B.C. Ministry of Health announced today it will make prescription medicines more affordable for low-income, working families, by reducing or eliminating PharmaCare deductibles. “We know that too often families and seniors choose between buying food or …

On March 8 – International Women’s Day (IWD) – HEU members join the international community in celebrating the social, economic, political and cultural achievements made by generations of women here in Canada and around the world. IWD is also a day to …

Recently, a special mailing was sent to HEU locals in the facilities and community social services sectors with a call to submit bargaining demands and delegate credentials to attend this spring’s public sector bargaining conferences. A special mailing …