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Last updated: Nov 7, 2023
Tentative agreement reached for nearly 1,100 seniors’ care workers
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[BURNABY] - Following five days of mediation, the Hospital Employees’ Union (HEU) reached a tentative deal late on Friday, November 3 with Good Samaritan Canada for a renewed five-year collective agreement covering nearly 1,100 health care workers at …
Last updated: Nov 7, 2023
Policy grievance victory in community social services subsector
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On October 24, arbitrator Christopher Sullivan ruled in favour of the Community Social Services Bargaining Association (CSSBA) over a policy grievance on outstanding retroactive wage increases. In June, the CSSBA filed a grievance against the Community …
Last updated: Dec 12, 2025
Health care workers at two long-term care homes begin one-day job action today
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[BURNABY] - This afternoon, Hospital Employees’ Union (HEU) members will walk off the job for a period of six hours at two of Good Samaritan Canada’s seven long-term care work sites across the province, in an effort to reach a settlement after two years …
Last updated: Oct 20, 2023
Poll: B.C. care aides struggle to support seniors – half say they’re likely to quit
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48.5 per cent say their work experience over the last three years has made it likely they will leave their job within the next two years More than half say they don’t have time to meet residents’ care needs 82 per cent report having been victims of …
Last updated: Oct 18, 2023
Update on retroactive wage increases for HEU members in the community social services subsector
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For several months, the multi-union Community Social Services Bargaining Association (CSSBA) – led by the BCGEU – has been working to resolve the issue of delayed retroactive wage increases as negotiated in the 2022-2025 collective agreement. Many health …
Last updated: Oct 3, 2023
Mandatory masking returns to health care settings
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Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry announced today that mandatory masking will return to health care settings in B.C. starting October 3. The decision was taken in response to the rise in COVID-19 and other viral respiratory infections in the …
Last updated: Sep 28, 2023
Publicly funded, contract care homes double profits during pandemic
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[BURNABY] - A report issued today by B.C. Seniors Advocate Isobel Mackenzie shows that care home operators contracted by the province’s health authorities doubled their profits between 2017/18 and 2021/22, while at the same time failing to …
Last updated: Sep 27, 2023
HEU stands against transphobic and homophobic hate
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HEU is alarmed by the recent rise of intolerance and hate directed towards transgender and 2SLGBTQIA+ people, in particular the news of hate rallies being planned across B.C. next week. Our labour movement is built on principles of equity and solidarity, …
Last updated: Sep 19, 2023
OHS Webinars 2026
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This form is to register for any or all of our February 2026 OHS Webinars. Please click on the name of the workshop below for more course information. These are all unpaid, one-hour educational webinars, and are not eligible for union paid leave. …
Last updated: Dec 10, 2025