Union recognizes members’ vital contribution to health care on HEU Day – October 13
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From its beginnings as a merger of separate women’s and men’s unions at Vancouver General Hospital during the Second World War, the Hospital Employees’ Union has expanded to become the province’s oldest and largest health care union. With 49,000 members …
Last updated: Dec 12, 2025
Residential school survivors remembered on Orange Shirt Day – September 30
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On September 30, HEU will join with Canadians from coast to coast to recognize Orange Shirt Day: Every Child Matters. Members are encouraged to wear orange on that day in solidarity with our Indigenous peoples, and to show our commitment to …
Last updated: Dec 12, 2025
Join the Walk for Reconciliation - Sept 24
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Namwayut – We are all one. Please join the HEU Team as we participate in Vancouver’s Walk for Reconciliation 2017 . The Walk is an opportunity to build relationships with Indigenous peoples and each other, and to make a personal commitment toward the …
Last updated: Dec 12, 2025
New report points to rising distress among family caregivers
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Better access to home support hours would alleviate increasing levels of stress among family caregivers, according to a new report from the BC Seniors Advocate, Isobel Mackenzie. The report, Caregivers in Distress: A Growing Problem , looks at family …
Last updated: Jun 1, 2021
On Labour Day - we salute all workers
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We waited a long time for summer. But before long, our vacations will end, schools will re-open, and autumn will arrive. For some, Labour Day marks a return to routine. For others, it’s a pivotal time to reevaluate goals. And for many, it’s a holiday …
Last updated: Jun 1, 2021
Testimonials from the frontline
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In B.C., the health sector injury rate is one-and-a-half times higher than all other workplaces combined. In long-term care facilities, the rate is more than four times higher. In the health care sector, care aides are injured more than any other group, …
Last updated: Jun 1, 2021
Shaping a new political landscape
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It certainly was a provincial election like no other. Now, with a minority NDP government, supported by the Green Party, taking up the reins of power in Victoria, we are hopeful for better days ahead. And like the rest of the province’s labour movement, …
Last updated: Jun 1, 2021
HEU condemns white supremacist violence and racist hate mongering
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The Hospital Employees’ Union is joining its national union, the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), and its 650,000 members across Canada, in refusing to stay silent in the face of white supremacy, bigotry, and the racist violence it spurred in …
Last updated: Dec 12, 2025
Members urged to stay safe as wildfire crisis continues, air quality plummets
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As B.C.’s state of emergency remains in place due to the continuing wildfire crisis, the union is expressing its deep admiration and concern for all HEU members who are dealing with the impact of the fire activity, both personally and professionally. And …
Last updated: Aug 11, 2017
HEU welcomes new members from Corrections Services
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A recently negotiated Memorandum of Agreement between the union, the Facilities Bargaining Association, the Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA) and the Health Employers Association will ensure health care workers in clerical and clinical support …
Last updated: Jun 1, 2021