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August 19, 2010
Tell your Municipal Council to stop expansion of for-profit clinics
BC Health Coalition ACTION ALERT:
Next month municipal governments from around the province will gather to address common issues and advance shared concerns at the Unio...
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August 18, 2010
HSA calls on VGH not to risk lives of vulnerable women
For immediate release
Despite strong community opposition and media attention, the Vancouver Coastal Health Authority continues to dismantle the outpatient Domestic Vio...
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August 18, 2010
Don’t waste time on ideological experiment: HSA to Health Authority
For immediate release
Reid Johnson, president of Health Sciences Association, today urged the Vancouver Island Health Authority not to waste time conducting experiments...
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August 13, 2010
HSA members assisting with emergency medical care for migrants
A small number of patients have begun to arrive today at the special unit prepared for the emergency medical care of migrants from the MV Sun Sea. The Vancouver ...
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August 12, 2010
Show your support for the VGH Domestic Violence Program
BC Health Coalition ACTION ALERT:Dear Friend of Medicare, Vancouver General Hospital (VGH) has begun to shut the doors to its much-needed Domestic Violence Program af...
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August 12, 2010
HSA members to assist in VIHA response to migrant ship humanitarian emergency
Over the past few days, VIHA has been working with health care unions to provide information and address concerns in preparation for receiving refugees requiring emergency...
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August 9, 2010
MEDIA RELEASE: HSA urges VGH not to dismantle domestic violence program
Less than a week after a sudden announcement to emergency room staff, Vancouver General Hospital has already begun dismantling a much-needed Domestic Violence Program that...
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July 29, 2010
Join the Fight HST Rally
Join the Fight HST RallyAugust 8 – Stanley Park Entrance , Vancouver
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July 21, 2010
HSA Fall Regional Meetings schedule set
The schedule for the 2010 HSA regional meetings, an excellent forum for HSA members to review the issues and activities of the past year, and to discuss the opportunities ...
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May 31, 2010
Panel discussion on economic justice for women June 2 in Vancouver
The Vancouver and District Labour Council women's committee presents a panel discussion on economic justice for women Wednesday June 2.
The panel will feature Adrienne ...
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May 31, 2010
Hotel workers to rally at Hyatt June 9 for safe jobs
Hotel Workers Rising is a movement of hotel workers across North America rising up to improve their jobs and secure better lives for themselves and their families.
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May 11, 2010
HSA welcomes Fraser Health Authority decision to drop privatized physiotherapy plan
Last November, rehabilitation therapists in the Fraser Health Authority were alarmed by the health authority’s announced plans to “partner” with private vendors to p...
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May 4, 2010
Forum on Public Health Care: How can we sustain it?
Public Forum: Public Health Care: How can we afford it?
Date:Friday, May 14Time:7:00 p.m.Place:Firefighter's Conference Centre6515 Bonsor Street, Burnaby(in the M...
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April 29, 2010
BC Health Coalition: Health Authority appointment raises serious concerns about government’s commitment to defend Medicare
The BC Health Coalition is calling into question the provincial government’s commitment to defend public health care in the courts in the wake of the recent appointment ...
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April 28, 2010
Consolidation plan takes aim at 10 per cent budget cut: HSA calls urgent meetings for diagnostic imaging staff - updated May 19
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April 22, 2010
Join HSA’s Board of Directors at Day of Mourning ceremonies
On April 28 – the National Day of Mourning for workers killed and injured on the job – HSA President Reid Johnson and the union’s Board of Directors will place...
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April 13, 2010
MEDIA RELEASE: Patients must always be the top priority in innovative and changing health care
Reid Johnson, President of the Health Sciences Association, welcomes innovative changes in the delivery of health care and will be watching as the patient-focused funding ...
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April 8, 2010
MEDIA RELEASE: WorkSafe BC must order VIHA to provide safe workplaces in aftermath of violent assaults against psychiatric nurses
(VANCOUVER) - Reid Johnson, President of the Health Sciences Association, and Debra McPherson, President of the BC Nurses’ Union, are calling on WorkSafe BC to immediate...
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April 1, 2010
Rally April 10: Fight cuts to health and social services
The Coalition to Build a Better BC will hold a rally April 10 to fight recent government cuts – including cuts to arts and culture funding, seniors’ services, early ch...
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March 16, 2010
HSA endorses Coalition to Build a Better BC
Highlights effects of health and social service cutsThis week, the Coalition to Build a Better BC announced that more than 25 groups have joined together to oppose provinc...
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March 4, 2010
March 8: Unions are leading the fight for women’s equality
International Women’s Day: When our mothers entered the workforce a generation ago, job postings still listed higher wages for men – “men’s rates” – alongside ...
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March 2, 2010
MEDIA RELEASE: No-news budget bad news for health care
In spite of a budget speech that boasts a commitment to health care, British Columbians should brace themselves for another round of cuts to health care services around th...
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February 19, 2010
IWD – Vancouver Rally and Conference - March 6, 2010 - "Women's Voices at the Table"
TO: OFFICERS AND EXECUTIVE COUNCIL
Dear Sisters and Brothers:
RE: IWD – VANCOUVER RALLY AND CONFERENCE - MARCH 6, 2010
“WOMEN’S VOICES AT THE TABLE”
A ...
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February 15, 2010
NUPGE: Budget advice to the Harper government: preserve and create good jobs
The top priority for the upcoming federal budget, due to come out March 4, 2010, must be to preserve and create good jobs. The budget should also invest in build...
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February 2, 2010
Help for Haiti
HSA's board of directors has made a $10,000 donation on behalf of HSA members to the Haitian relief efforts.
HSA joins with individuals, organizations, and governments ...
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February 2, 2010
West Coast LEAF seeks HSA members’ input on consequences of legal aid cuts on patients and clients
In 2004, West Coast Legal Education and Action Fund (LEAF) collaborated with the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) to produce an in-depth study about the effe...
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February 1, 2010
What are cuts costing you?
You and your family depend on BC's public services. So why doesn't the BC Government undestand that when they cut public services, they hurt your family and community.
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January 29, 2010
Attend vigil for autism services Monday, February 1
Despite wide-spread public outcry and media attention, the Early Intensive Behavioural Intervention (EIBI) program for children with autism is closing its doors this week ...
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January 22, 2010
COMMUNITY HEALTH: HSA Board of Directors recommends rejecting tentative agreement
HSA’s board of directors voted this week to recommend rejection of the tentative agreement reached last month in the Community Health Services and Support sector between...
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January 21, 2010
Support BC's ambulance paramedics in 2010
Week of January 18, 2010
Friday, January 22 - Port MoodyWhat: Protest at Port Moody – Coquitlam MLA, Iain Black’s OfficeTime: 12:30 – 1:30Where: ...
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January 19, 2010
Nominations open for David Bland Memorial Award
Five years ago, in 2005, David Bland, a vocational rehabilitation counsellor and HSA member from Richmond Mental Health, was murdered at his workplace by a former client.&nb...
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January 18, 2010
CLC partners with Canadian Red Cross to support donations for Haitian disaster relief
In times of great hardship and need, the labour movement shows the meaning of solidarity and mobilizes to bring support to workers, their families and their communities.
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January 7, 2010
Advocating for Seniors Advocacy in BC
The BC Health Coalition is pleased to announce "Advocating for Seniors Advocacy in B.C." -- an important community event taking place on January 19, 2010 in Burnab...
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