October 14, 2011 |
This day is an opportunity for people around North America to clearly and peacefully express their desire for fairness and equality in our society and our economy.
Hospital Employees' Union
The Hospital Employees’ Union is B.C.’s largest health care union.
Our 43,000 members work in every area of health care, including community health and community social services. We work for public, non-profit, and private employers.
And as the health care services division of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) in B.C., we are part of the largest union in Canada.
Over the past six decades, HEU has made tremendous gains for health care workers in every area of their working lives, while improving the quality of care and support we all rely on.
August 3, 2011 |
After numerous delays, community social services workers in B.C. can expect job action to commence in August. The majority of essential services levels are now established
March 15, 2011 |
The minister can take steps to cut surgical wait times and ease emergency room congestion by expanding home and residential care to seniors and investing in multi-disciplinary health centres.
January 3, 2011 |
As of January 1 the new living wage bylaw takes effect in the City of New Westminster, the first of its kind in Canada. Now, the Township of Esquimalt is positioned to follow suit.
December 14, 2010 |
The B.C. government’s fee increases for people living in long-term care facilities, which came into effect on January 1, 2010, have hurt residents and family members and it will only get worse.
January 13, 2010 |
Job security and expanded employment opportunities are the main focus as bargaining resumes with health employers.
February 9, 2010 |
The two-year agreement protects wages and health benefits, expands options for workers during restructuring, and provides increases for targeted job categories.
September 9, 2009 |
The budget update confirms that B.C. health authorities will proceed with more than $300 million in cuts to surgeries, seniors’ programs, diagnostic and pharmacy services among others.
August 26, 2009 |
The throne speech offers little comfort to B.C. families and communities who need to know that quality and accessible health care will be available even in tough economic times.
August 16, 2009 |
The B.C. Health Coalition is deeply concerned that cuts by the Fraser Health Authority to seniors’ programs will create more financial pressures, not less, in the long run.