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May 8, 2008
BC Federation of Labour to hold conference for young workers
The B.C. Federation of Labour is pleased to announce its Young Workers Conference May 30 and June 1 at Camp Jubilee.
The conference is open to new and experienced young...
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May 6, 2008
HSA offers scholarships for Summer Institute for Union Women - “Women Behaving Politically”
July 9 – 13, 2008 – Victoria, BC
The BC Summer Institute for Union Women offers an intensive week of learning within a supportive environment where union women can ...
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April 30, 2008
HSA Board of Directors elects vice president, secretary-treasurer
Suzanne Bennett, regional director for HSA Region 1, has been elected by the HSA Board of Directors to serve as the union’s vice-president.
The vice-president a...
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April 30, 2008
CSSBA makes proposals to distribute $3.5 million surplus bonus fund
The Community Social Services Bargaining Association (CSSBA) has negotiated a guaranteed minimum fund for Early Incentive Bonus Payments with the Community Social Service ...
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April 30, 2008
Take action NOW to protect Medicare!
New Health Legislation threatens Medicare as we know it, unless we act now and send a message to Health Minister George Abbott telling him to Kill Bill 21!
British Colu...
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April 23, 2008
CLC: Mourn for the dead; fight for the living
On April 28, 2008, we mark the 24th anniversary of the National Day of Mourning for workers killed and injured on the job. The National Day of Mourning is an initiative of...
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April 23, 2008
Supervisors in the Union
HSA is offering three one-day workshops this Fall:
Dates:Thursday, June 5 (Kelowna – Coast Capri Hotel)Tuesday, June 10 (Prince George – Coast Inn of the North)Thur...
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April 21, 2008
Rally for Medicare, increased political action supported by HSA delegates
Delegates to the 37th annual convention of the Health Sciences Association kicked off the two-day convention with a rally to support Medicare, and closed the annual meetin...
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April 16, 2008
MEDIA RELEASE: HSA convention delegates hold rally to Stand up for Medicare
The Health Sciences Association of BC (HSA) will kick off its 37th annual convention Friday, April 18, 2008 at the Hilton Vancouver Metrotown Hotel in Burnaby, 6083 MacKay A...
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April 15, 2008
Rally to Defend Medicare
Speak out against the threat to public health care in BCJoin us!Friday, April 18March: noonAssemble beside the Hilton Metrotown6083 McKay Avenue, Burnaby(McKay & Kings...
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April 15, 2008
Election Campaign School for Women
Are you a woman considering either running for elected office, or working in a key position in a future election campaign? If so, then the annual Canadian Women Voters Cong...
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April 11, 2008
Escalating shortage of lab professionals threatens patient care
Ottawa (10 April 2008) – In the lead-up to National Medical Laboratory Week, Canada’s largest organization of health science professionals is sounding alarm bells that...
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April 9, 2008
BC HEALTH COALITION: Public health care forum draws standing-room only crowd
Just hours after Health Minister George Abbott tabled controversial amendments to the Medicare Protection Act on April 8, more than 200 people attended a public talk by ph...
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April 3, 2008
NUPGE continues campaign to save public medicare system
'We can't stand still. We can either go back or we can go forward. The choice we make today will decide the future of medicare in Canada.' - Tommy DouglasOttawa (3 Apr. 2008...
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April 3, 2008
Workshop Reminder
There is still room available in the three-day Steward Training workshop on April 28 – 30, 2008. Please register as soon as possible if you are interested in atten...
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March 31, 2008
Valerie Avery new Region 2 Director
HSA members in Region 2 have elected Valerie Avery, a physiotherapist at Royal Jubilee Hospital, as their representative on the union's Board of Directors.
The other c...
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March 31, 2008
Heather Sapergia new Region 10 Director
HSA members in Region 10 have elected Heather Sapergia, a medical laboratory technologist at Prince George Regional Hospital, as their representative on the union's Board ...
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March 26, 2008
It's time to reinvest in communities for the common good
NUPGE releases new leaflet on renewing community-based social servicesOttawa (20 March 2008) - The National Union of Public and General Employees (NUPGE) has released a new le...
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March 25, 2008
Think Community Forum March 26 focuses on solutions for our communities
Local and regional issues are on the agenda for a New Westminster and District Labour Council meeting March 26th as part of the labour council's 2008 Municipal E...
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March 18, 2008
Choices that Matter - True Stories from Behind the Curtain of Private Health Care
The BC Health Coalition presents "Choices that Matter - True Stories from Behind the Curtain of Private Health Care" featuring:
Dr. Allyson Pollock, Univers...
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March 18, 2008
Human Rights Conference April 3-5
Rights, Not Wrongs, a conference focussing on emerging human rights issues, featuring leading BC human rights specialists in Aboriginal, peace, antipoverty, women's rights...
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March 12, 2008
PublicValues.ca tells the story of privatization in Canada
NUPGE among supporters of new websiteOttawa (11 March 2008) - StraightGoods.ca is pleased to announce the addition of a new member to its family of websites: www.PublicValue...
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March 4, 2008
March is Community Social Services Awareness Month
A campaign to raise awareness of important community-based social services is getting support from municipal councils across BC. Social services workers and in some cases,...
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March 3, 2008
CLC: CLC launches women's economic equality campaign
On March 8, International Women's Day, the Canadian Labour Congress is launching a women's economic equality campaign – “Equality! Once and For All!” An exciting ye...
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