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To: HSA Chief Stewards Re: Agreement with HEABC re on-call and call-back provisions during a strikeHSA and the Paramedical Professional Bargaining Association reached agreement with HEABC last night at the Labour Relations Board, to resolve ongoing disputes regarding on-call and call-back pay during the provision of essential services. Resolution of these disputes was necessary in order to complete essential services...

PARAMEDICAL PROFESSIONAL BARGAINING ASSOCIATIONBargaining Update #5 PDF Version ( Adobe Acrobat required) Unions' priorities include fair bumping and job posting processesThe Paramedical Professional Bargaining Association (PPBA) and Health Employers' Association of B.C. (HEABC) engaged in three days of productive bargaining this week. The parties continued dealing with non-monetary issues, including job postings, bumping and the rights of displaced employees to...

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PARAMEDICAL PROFESSIONAL BARGAINING ASSOCIATION Bargaining Update #4 PDF Version ( Adobe Acrobat required) Union representation a key issue in most recent talksTalks continued last week between the Paramedical Professional Bargaining Association (PPBA) and the Health Employers Association of BC for a new contract. The current contract expires March 31.Union negotiators focused on the role of union stewards in labour-management relations...

A bargaining hotline for HSA members to listen by phone to updates on bargaining progress in the Paramedical Professional Bargaining Association (health sciences), Nurses Bargaining Association (nurses), Community Bargaining Association (community health) and Union Bargaining Association (community social services) is now up and running. For information on negotiations in your sector, call the hotline, or check this web site. Lower...

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EB04-04 Spaces are still available for the Steward Training Level I (basic steward training) workshop and OH&S Steward Training. The workshops will be held at the HSA office at #300 - 5118 Joyce Street, Vancouver. The dates are as follows. Please fax application forms ASAP. Steward Training Level I (three-day workshop) Workshop 1 February 23, 24, 25 ("*FULL"*) Workshop 2...

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