MLA, city councilor see firsthand the impact of cutbacks at Dawson Creek hospital
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Health authority’s effort to block visit fails In spite of initial management attempts to block them, Peace River South MLA Blair Lekstrom and Dawson Creek city councilor Marilyn Belak were able to see firsthand the effects of cutbacks at Dawson Creek and …
Last updated: Jun 1, 2021
Throne speech call for cooperation in health care a positive signal — HEU
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The Hospital Employees’ Union (CUPE) is hopeful that the government’s throne speech call for new cooperative relationships in health care will lead to talks aimed at preventing the loss of thousands of skilled, experienced workers from B.C. health care …
Last updated: Jun 1, 2021
Staffing levels in B.C. care homes dangerously low union report
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Staffing levels in B.C.’s long-term care facilities don’t come close to meeting the basic daily care needs of residents, according to a new report released today by the Hospital Employees’ Union. The union compared direct care levels in B.C.’s continuing …
Last updated: Jun 1, 2021
Plans to gut health boards will have dire consequences—HEU
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Liberals will eliminate local control, impose `super czars’ to make crucial decisions around cutbacks, privatization The Hospital Employees’ Union warned today that Victoria’s secretive plans to gut regional health boards and community health councils and …
Last updated: Jun 1, 2021
HEU mulls enhanced member participation in Olympic plebiscite
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With 12,000 potential votes from HEU households, health workers can play an important role in games’ vote The Hospital Employees’ Union says it’s looking at ways to promote the involvement of its members in the upcoming City of Vancouver plebiscite on the …
Last updated: Jun 1, 2021
Code Red for Victoria’s health care performance — poll
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A flashy and expensive six-month government advertising campaign has failed to breath life into the B.C. Liberals’ efforts to get out the “facts” on health care, according to polling data released today by the Hospital Employees’ Union/CUPE. British …
Last updated: Jun 1, 2021
One year later: poll shows public opposition to contract-breaking legislation growing
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60 per cent say Bill 29 should be repealed while 55 per cent oppose privatization of support services poll In the year that passed since the Gordon Campbell Liberals passed legislation tearing up health care collective agreements, a new poll shows that …
Last updated: Jun 1, 2021
Health care on hold as Victoria awaits new federal dollars — HEU on B.C. budget
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B.C.’s public health care system will remain on the critical list until the B.C. Liberal government announces its plans for an estimated $325 million in new federal health dollars, says the Hospital Employees’ Union (CUPE). “As it stands, today’s status …
Last updated: Jun 1, 2021
75% of British Columbians disapprove of Campbell's health care performance
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On the eve of the B.C. Liberal convention in Penticton this weekend, new polling data shows that British Columbians are overwhelmingly critical of the Campbell government’s health care agenda. A McIntyre and Mustel poll released today by the Hospital …
Last updated: Jun 1, 2021
UN singles out B.C. for its treatment of women
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A news release from the B.C. CEDAW GROUP A coalition of 12 prominent B.C. women's organizations are calling on Victoria to reverse recent policy changes and cuts to social programmes that specifically harm women and girls in the wake of criticism from the …
Last updated: Jun 1, 2021