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I have been working as a long-term care aide in the Interior for more than 20 years.  We take care of the residents, making sure they are fed, bathed and their sores tended to, as well as ensure their safety. Working with residents who have heavy dementia …

The rapidly unfolding wildfire situation has been extremely difficult for many communities in B.C.’s interior. Our thoughts are with the thousands of households that have been evacuated as a result of wildfire activity, including many HEU members and …

“I work as a patient ambassador at an extended care facility. This was a new position, created because of the pandemic, to deal with the mandates and restrictions. I took this role once it became permanent. Before taking this position, I worked in the …

Earlier today the Health Employers Association of BC provided the union with details of a cyber-attack on databases HEABC maintains including for Health Match BC and the Health Care Assistant & Community Health Worker Registry.  Please see the link below …

“I work a 12-hour shift, processing doctor’s orders on the Intensive Care Unit. It’s a busy unit, and the time goes by quickly. There are a whole lot of us who make the place run, and HEU members are important. The bulk of hospital workers are HEU …

“I work in an acute care hospital and long-term care facility as a food service worker and a care aide.   My regular line is in the kitchen, and typically we prepare the basic dinner meals. But I frequently work as a care aide because we’ve been so …

[Burnaby, B.C.] – Hospital Employees’ Union (HEU) members who work at seven long-term care homes across British Columbia voted 98 per cent in favour of strike action, delivering a strong strike mandate to back their bargaining demands for a new contract …

HEU locals are invited to submit quilt squares to honour missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls and two-spirit people. Over the past decade, “Red Dress” become a symbol for raising awareness about the ongoing issue of missing and murdered Indigenous …

“I work as a medical imaging clerk at a health centre. I act as a liaison communicating with patients, doctors, technologists and nurses. I’m responsible for booking patients for imaging services such as ultrasounds, CT scans, or X-rays. I need to know a …