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The B.C. Ministry of Health notified the Hospital Employees’ Union (HEU) in late June that it will extend the Provincial Rural and Retention Incentives (PRRI) program until September 30, 2025.   “While we strongly support the extension of the PRRI program …

The Hospital Employees’ Union filed a recent submission to the Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services Budget Consultation 2026, making recommendations to improve seniors’ care and workers’ rights. In its submission, HEU called on …

The Hospital Employees’ Union has declared its unwavering solidarity with the people of Iran, who remain under grave threat – both from intensified military hostilities and deepening domestic repression. The mounting hostilities have created new dangers …

Guardian: Spring 2025 …

If you worked as a screener, greeter, or ambassador during the COVID-19 pandemic and are covered under the Facilities Bargaining Association (FBA) collective agreement, you may be eligible for financial support to retrain for a new role in health care. …

HEU members are deeply shocked and upset at last Saturday’s devastating incident at the end of the Lapu Lapu festival in Vancouver.   The Lapu Lapu Block Party is an annual event organized by Filipino BC that celebrates Filipino culture and solidarity. …

By Lynn Bueckert, Secretary-Business Manager The National Day of Mourning on April 28 is not only a day to reflect on the 146 workers who lost their lives in 2024 due to job-related injuries or illness, but it’s also a reminder of the enormous changes …

Health care workers rallied outside Surrey Memorial Hospital today to demand justice for migrant health care workers facing deportation due to federal cuts to the provincial nominee program (PNP). Led by the Hospital Employees’ Union (HEU), the event …

The B.C. government announced an update to its provincial nominee program (PNP) in response to drastic cuts in the number of spots allocated by the federal government.  The updated PNP guidelines for 2025 prioritize “positions that contribute directly to …

Today, the Hospital Employees’ Union (HEU) is demanding federal leader Pierre Poilièvre clarify his party’s plans for public health care considering comments made by North Island-Powell River Conservative candidate Aaron Gunn between 2021 and 2024 in …