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Oppenheimer Park, 1:45 p.m., Monday, March 12 Community health workers, members of the Hospital Employees' Union, are holding a brief rally and march on Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside to draw attention to the gap that exists between their wages and those …

Private health care giant MDS Inc. could face some major turbulence in upcoming lab restructuring talks in B.C., after a special research investigation found the company is a major financial backer of a controversial private hospital in Calgary that …

Buoyed by strong vote results, unions say they’re determined to reach a negotiated settlement by March 31 Health care workers from across B.C. have delivered a convincing 90 per cent strike mandate to back their unions’ efforts to reach a negotiated …

HEU comments on today’s provincial budget B.C.’s largest health care union says the injection of $572 million in new operating cash will help get the province’s health care system firing on all cylinders. “This government had a choice: tax cuts or getting …

Printer Friendly Version Care aides at Qualicum Gardens have voted 81 per cent in favour of a new collective agreement with Pro Vita that provides significant wage increases and ensures a more stable care environment for resident seniors. The tentative …

Three-year contract covers 46,000 hospital and long-term care workers Front-line health care workers from hospitals and long-term care facilities across B.C. have voted 62 per cent in favour of a new three-year contract reached with health employers early …

Health services and support workers have voted 84.9 per cent to ratify a new collective agreement that ends wage discrimination against 15,000 community-based health care workers. “This new contract is a significant victory for the thousands of community …

There’s little public support for a B.C. Medical Association recommendation that individuals pay for future long-term care and home care expenses through RRSP-style savings programs, according to polling numbers released today by the Hospital Employees’ …

Where: in front of Bear Creek Lodge              13646-94A Avenue              Surrey, B.C. When: June 19, noon - 1 p.m. The fifty-five HEU members have been negotiating for a new collective agreement since September 2000, six months after their contract …

Strengthening health care delivery requires a positive labour relations environment Legislation that would limit job actions by health care workers during labour negotiations would negatively impact the collective bargaining process and make constructive …