This page is a central location for information related to 2022 bargaining for the Health Science Professionals, Community Social Services, Community Health, and Nurses Bargaining Associations. 

The Bargaining Process:

This new, four-minute long video explains how the bargaining process works for HSA members:

Frequently Asked Questions

Do you have questions about the bargaining process? Our FAQ has its own page on our website, which you can find here.

Related Bulletins and Documents:

• September 16, 2022: CSS Bargaining Update - Wages, compensation, and Indigenous rights dominate contract talks this week
• September 13, 2022: CSS Bargaining Update - CSSBA Is Back at the Table
• September 8, 2022:  CBA Bargaining Update - Negotiations Resume September 12
• August 29, 2022: HSPBA Bargaining Update - Talks Resume Week of September 19
• August 16, 2022: CSS Bargaining Update - The Parties Continue Talks at the Bargaining Table
• July 28, 2022: CSS Bargaining Update - We're Getting Back to the Bargaining Table
• July 20, 2022: CBA Bargaining Update - Bargaining FAQ 
• July 11, 2022: HSPBA Bargaining Update - Work Continues Over Summer
• July 5, 2022: CSS Bargaining Update - Challenging discussions going into the summer
• June 17, 2022: HSPBA Bargaining Update - FAQ on Bargaining and Job Action
• June 15, 2022: CSS Bargaining Update - Collective Bargaining 101
• June 15, 2022: CBA Bargaining Update-  Working Groups on Key Issues Created
• June 8, 2022: CSS Bargaining Update - FAQ from the bargaining table
• June 3, 2022: CSS Bargaining Update - Monetary priorities table by committee
• May 13, 2022:  CSS Bargaining Update - Negotiations resume next week
• May 10, 2022:  HSPBA Bargaining Update - Third round of discussions now underway
• April 25, 2022: CBA Bargaining Update - Progress on Non-Monetary Bargaining Issues
• April 14, 2022: HSPBA Bargaining Update - Union Negotiators Propose Wage Increases
• April 7, 2022: HSPBA Bargaining Update - Wage Proposal On Track to be Tabled Next Week
• April 7, 2022:  CSS Bargaining Update - Agreements Expire and Negotiations Continue
• March 22, 2022: CSS Bargaining Update - Looking to Tell Your Stories
• March 15, 2022: HSPBA Bargaining Update - Initial Round of Talks Complete
• March 9, 2022: CBA Bargaining Update - Deeply Disappointed by the Employer's Inital Wage Proposal
• March 8, 2022: CSS Bargaining Update - Five Weeks In
• March 3, 2022: HSPBA Bargaining Update - Negotiations Begin
• February 16, 2022: CBA Bargaining Update - Pushing for Solutions to the Recruitment and Retention Crisis
• February 14, 2022: CSS Bargaining Update - Bargaining Begins
• January 28, 2022: 2022 Look-Ahead
• November 25, 2021: HSA members look ahead to bargaining in 2022
• August 27, 2021: Bulletin on elections for bargaining conference delegates
• August 26, 2021: FAQ on 2021 regional meetings and the bargaining process

Your Bargaining Committee

The HSA Community Bargaining Association (CBA), Nurses' Bargaining Association (NBA),  and Community Social Services Bargaining Association (CSSBA)  Bargaining Proposals Conferences were held virtually on October 14, 2021. Your bargaining committee representives are:

• CSSBA: Dawn Marie Goodmurphy, mental health counsellor and youth outreach worker, John Howard Society
• CBA: Ann Hahr, administrative assistant, Open Door Group
• NBA: Nicole McIntosh, registered psychiatric nurse, St. Paul’s Hospital

The HSPBA Bargaining Proposal Conference was held virtually November 22-23, 2021. Your bargaining committee repesentatives are:

•  Janice Morrison, HSA vice-president and physiotherapist at Kootenay Lake Hospital (co-chair)
•  Jing-Yi Ng, member of the HSA board of directors and clinical pharmacist at Burnaby General Hospital (co-chair)
•  Sapan Behar, registered respiratory therapist, Royal Columbian Hospital (Fraser Health Authority)
•  Samantha Carroll, physiotherapist, Royal Jubilee Hospital (Island Health Authority)
•  Cheryl Greenhalgh, radiological technologist, Royal Columbian Hospital (Vancouver Coastal Health Authority)
•  Jennifer Hiscock, registered respiratory therapist, University Hospital of Northern BC (Northern Health Authority)
•  Candis Johnson, supported child development consultant, Child Development Centre of Prince George (Affiliate employers)
•  Kathleen Lee, dietitian, St. Paul’s Hospital (Providence Health Care)
•  Allen Peters, radiological technologist, Nicola Valley Hospital (Interior Health Authority)
•  Kieran Shoker, clinical pharmacist, BC Cancer Agency – Prince George (Provincial Health Services Authority)