A byelection for a new member of HSA’s Board of Directors from Region 6 has been called. The vacancy was created by the resignation of Regional Director Nancy Hay, who was unable to complete the term due to other commitments.
Members of the Nurses Bargaining Association have voted 61 per cent in favour of a new collective agreement effective April 21, 2022 to March 31, 2025.
Highlights of the contract include significant pay increases amounting to a minimum of 13 to 14% over three years, depending on whether cost-of-living protections are triggered by BC inflation in year three, with retroactive increases going back to April 1, 2022.
Delegates to HSA’s annual convention this morning voted to re-elect Kane Tse to serve as president for a second term.
“All of you are what makes HSA the caring organization that it is,” Tse told delegates following the vote. “I couldn’t be more proud to be your president and have this precious opportunity for another two years. Our aim of achieving strong contracts, for an active and vocal membership, and to become the leaders of change marches on. Change not just for HSA members, but also for people in British Columbia and for the benefit of our public health care system.”
A total of $12 million has been made available to health science professional members over four years
HSA President Kane Tse today welcomed the momentous news that Dr. Brian Day and Cambie Surgeries Corporation’s assault on the public health care system in British Columbia has reached the end of the legal road with a decision by the Supreme Court of Canada that it will not hear an appeal of the decisions of BC courts to uphold the BC Medicare Protection Act.
Release from the BC Health Coalition (BCHC)
Your bargaining committee has achieved an historic agreement that delivers record-setting compensation for BC nurses. It provides meaningful incentives that will help retain nurses today and attract the nurses needed for the future. And with the groundbreaking Ministry of Health commitment on mandatory nurse-patient ratios, the employers must make significant improvements to address shortages over the next three years.
HSA is pleased to offer another opportunity to attend this two-day workshop!
DATES: June 13-14, 2023
TIME: 9:00 am to 4:30 pm
LOCATION: Virtual – WebEx details to follow
Date: June 21-22, 2023
Time: 9am-4:30pm
Location: Virtual via Webex
The tentative 2022-2025 collective agreement reached by your NBA bargaining team on March 31 is an historic achievement delivering record-setting compensation for BC’s nurses. It comes after months of meetings between NBA negotiators and HEABC, bringing the collective voice of thousands of nurses to the bargaining table.
