Progress achieved earlier in the week in negotiations for a new contract for 13,000 community health workers was dashed when talks hit a snag Feb. 2 over the important issue of health and safety.
With community health talks back on this week, efforts to achieve a new contract finally appear to be getting into gear.
Contract talks got off to a rocky start earlier this week when the governments bargaining agent tabled a package laden with demands for concessions.
HSA is calling for nominations for the position of Regional Director for Region 3, following the resignation of Maureen Ashfield who has served in the position since 2005. Maureen resigned from the board last week due to a serious illness in her family.
The HSA board of directors is grateful for the contribution made by Maureen during her term and offers their best wishes to her and her family.
The new Regional Director will serve the remainder of the two-year term which ends at the conclusion of HSAs 2007 annual convention.
January 27 deadline has passed with no nominations HSA urges all members to consider running for this important position
HSA is once again calling for nominations for the position of Regional Director for Region 6 after nominations closed on January 27th with no candidates coming forward.
Joan Magee, a laboratory technologist at Cariboo Memorial Hospital, has been acclaimed as the Region 8 representative on the HSA Board of Directors after the January 27th deadline passed with no further nominations.
Joan is a charter member of HSA and has served as a chief steward at Cariboo Memorial Hospital in Williams Lake since 1996. As a Member-At-Large for Region 10, she served on the unions Education and Resolutions Committees. She currently serves on the Political Action and Finance Committees. She is also a Trustee for HSA LTD Trust #1.
Lois Dick, a laboratory technologist at Dawson Creek and District Hospital, has been acclaimed as the Region 10 representative on the HSA Board of Directors after the January 27th deadline passed with no further nominations.
Lois is a long time activist in the union, having served as a Member-At-Large, Assistant Steward and Chief Steward. She has been a member of HSA for 35 years.
Agnes Jackman, a physiotherapist at George Pearson Rehabilitation Centre, has been acclaimed as the Region 4 representative on the HSA Board of Directors after the January 27th deadline passed with no further nominations.
Agnes has been an HSA member since 1973, when she started working as a physical therapist at Vancouver General Hospital. She was active in her professional association from 1977 to 1992 and has served as a union steward at the George Pearson Centre since the late 1990s.
During the next several weeks, HSA members in Region 2 will have an opportunity to elect their representative on the HSA Board of Directors.
Nominations for the position closed on January 27th with two members declaring their candidacy: Brian Isberg, a Laboratory Technologist at Victoria General Hospital and Derrick Hoyt, a Laboratory Technologist at Royal Jubilee Hospital.
In the coming weeks, all members in Region 2 will receive an election package in the mail which includes candidate biographies, voting instructions, a ballot, and a return envelope.
Talks for a new contract for 13,000 community health care workers wont resume until next week to allow negotiators for the Health Employers Association of B.C. to review the unions bargaining demands after the two sides exchanged proposals yesterday afternoon.
