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Update from the seventh week of Community Social Services bargaining As the Community Social Services Bargaining Association (CSSBA) continues to meet with the employers’ association, they are pushing to achieve the non-monetary priorities that were set …

“I work at two sites in the Community Social Services (CSS) sector. I like variety. And I like change. So I've worked in day programs and I've worked in residential. I know so many individuals and it's so nice to be able to see them all. Mostly I work …

Today, the Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions (CFNU) announced that it will re-admit the BC Nurses Union (BCNU) as a member organization, more than a decade after it left CFNU during its raiding activities in British Columbia. The BCNU raid is a dark …

The multi-union Facilities Bargaining Committee has now tabled more than 100 proposals for improvements to the collective agreement on issues ranging from safe workloads to recruitment and retention. The parties will exchange detailed wage proposals when …

HEU encourages all members to file a WorkSafeBC (WSBC) claim when they've lost time at work due to COVID-19.  Be aware that employers should not discourage workers from filing a claim. If there is COVID-19 in your workplace you should file, even if you …

Update from the fifth week of Community Social Services bargaining Last week was week five of negotiations between the Community Social Services Bargaining Association (CSSBA) and the Community Social Services Employers Association (CSSEA).  Negotiations …

Bargaining talks continue between the Health Employers Association of BC (HEABC) and the Community Bargaining Association (CBA) to renew a collective agreement covering more than 21,000 workers in the community health subsector from eight unions across …

Taking the next steps toward building equity and inclusion in the union were on the minds of more than 200 HEU members, facilitators and staff who gathered March 1-3 for the union’s 2022 equity conference. Participants took part in workshops, elected …

A second week of negotiations between the multi-union Facilities Bargaining Association (FBA) and the Health Employers Association of BC (HEABC) included negotiations on a number of non-monetary and housekeeping items. The week concluded with FBA …

Update from the third week of Community Social Services bargaining The Community Social Services Bargaining Association (CSSBA) opened the third week of bargaining by recognizing the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls' Memorial March, which …