2016: News Archive

Talks between the Nurses Bargaining Association (NBA) and the Health Employers Association of BC (HEABC) for a new collective agreement are in high gear. A second week of intensive discussions between the parties is focused on resolving issues like job security and contracting out, fixing the Pharmacare tie-in, and integrating LPNs fully into the agreement. HSA’s two representatives at the...

Mandi Ayers will return to represent HSA members in Region 10 on the HSA Board of Directors. She was acclaimed after the deadline passed with no further nominations. Ayers has served on the Womens Rights, Education, Resolutions, and Constitutional & Organization Policy committees. She is a long-time union activist, having served as Chief Steward, OH&S Steward, Member at Large (sitting...

During the next several weeks, HSA members in Region 8 will have an opportunity to elect their representative on HSA's Board of Directors. Nominations for the position closed with two members declaring their candidacy: • Cherylee Hale, a cardiology technologist at Kelowna General Hospital • Kevin Towhey, a medical radiation technologist at Royal Inland Hospital In the coming weeks, all...

During the next several weeks, HSA members in Region 6 will have an opportunity to elect their representative on HSA's Board of Directors. Nominations for the position closed with two members declaring their candidacy: • Shirley Clarkson, a registered psychiatric nurse at St. Paul's Hospital • Nancy Hay, a social worker at St. Paul's Hospital In the coming weeks, all...

During the next several weeks, HSA members in Region 4 will have an opportunity to elect their representative on HSA's Board of Directors. Nominations for the position closed with two members declaring their candidacy: • Sarah Chapple, a social worker at Vancouver General Hospital • Joseph Sebastian, a medical radiation technologist at Vancouver General Hospital In the coming weeks, all...

During the next several weeks, HSA members in Region 2 will have an opportunity to elect their representative on HSA's Board of Directors. Nominations for the position closed with two members declaring their candidacy: • Derrick Hoyt a pathologist's assistant at Victoria's Royal Jubilee Hospital • Anna Morton, a social worker at the Queen Alexandra Centre for Child Development In...

HSA welcomes plans to invest in new and upgraded health care facilities and hopes to work with the provincial government on a plan to deal with the shortage of health science professionals needed to staff them.“New buildings are only as good as the people who work in them,” said Val Avery, president of Health Sciences Association of BC. “We’re very...

Health science professionals will soon have greater control over their benefits thanks to a new joint benefits trust. The trustees will become part of an innovative and progressive approach that gives them the flexibility to design a benefit structure that aligns with members' needs. It is fitting that health science professionals were first to sign onto this initiative, given how...

We're happy to announce that on April 1, 2016, the first of three compensation comparability wage increases for Community Social Services (CSS) workers will take effect. This 2.5% increase, combined with the Economic Stability Dividend of .45% will result in an increase for all members covered by the Community Living Services and General Services collective agreements. Click here to see...

The 23 recommendations made by the BC Legislature’s Committee on Children and Youth are critical to addressing the current crisis in mental health services for children and youth.Health Sciences Association (HSA) represents health professionals working in mental health and addictions in acute and community health care settings throughout the province. Members include child and youth mental health support workers, psychologists...