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Community Social Services Employers’ Association and Community Social Services Bargaining Association have agreed on the distribution of the  April 1, 2018 Comparability and Classification Anomaly Wage Increases . The intention of the Comparability …

HEU congratulates Jacquie de Aguayo on her appointment as the new chair of the B.C. Labour Relations Board (LRB) and Employment Standards Tribunal (EST). De Aguayo is a former legal director and Assistant Secretary-Business Manager of HEU, leaving in 2014 …

Every February, HEU/CUPE celebrates Black History month (also known as African Heritage month) when we pause to reflect on the efforts of the many union activists and community organizers of African descent who lead the fight for inclusive communities …

In preparation for public sector bargaining – covering more than 40,000 HEU members in the facilities, community health and community social services sectors – HEU is launching a pre-bargaining tour across the province. The union is holding a series of …

The Vancouver Coastal Health Authority’s recent decision to put its Attendance & Wellness Promotion (AWP) program “on hold” is welcome news to all those who have strongly opposed the employer initiative since it was launched a decade ago. “We’re pleased …

Bullying. It’s a growing problem in our schools, workplaces, homes and online. It can take many forms – physical aggression, name-calling, gossiping or shunning, harassment and discrimination. And in today’s digital world, using social media to exclude, …

Fair workplaces, better jobs? Yes!   If you think B.C.’s labour and employment laws are hopelessly out of date, you are not alone. For years, unions and workers’ groups have been advocating for improved workplace protections. The good news is, Ontario …

These past 12 months have been all-systems go at the Hospital Employees’ Union, which included an equity conference, a young workers’ conference and a fall school program, along with the ratification of new collective agreements for the union’s 4,000 …

Guardian: Fall/Winter 2017 …

HEU members did it. Eighteen months of activism and tough bargaining in the contracted support service workers sector finally came to a successful conclusion when members ratified 11 collective agreements covering 4,000 HEU housekeepers and dietary …