As part of the new Nurses Bargaining Association 2019-2022 collective agreement, HSA’s Registered Psychiatric Nurses and Registered Nurses are eligible for partial reimbursement of fees paid to the BC College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM).
Upcoming changes to classifications in the Health Science Professionals collective agreement will provide significant pay increases for some Early Child Educators and increased pay for more than 30 different health science professions when they work without general supervision.
As part of the 2019-2022 Health Science Professionals Provincial Agreement, a $10 million fund over three years was established to address decades-old inequities in job categories through restructuring of the classification system.
HSA is pleased to offer this one-day virtual workshop facilitated by Kerry Porth and Alison Clancey, Living in Community.
DATE: June 17, 2021
TIME: 9:00 am to 4:30 pm
LOCATION: Virtual – WebEx details to follow
HSA’s 2021 50th annual convention will include an election for the position of president. The two-year term begins at the adjournment of the 2021 convention, set for June 2 to 4, 2021 online.
The president is elected by delegates to the union’s annual convention in odd-numbered years.
Are you an HSA member with a passion for disability management and rehabilitation? Do you have strong organizational, multi-tasking, and problem-solving skills? Are you employed with the Vancouver Island Health Authority? If so, consider putting in an application for an appointment as an Enhanced Disability Management Program (EDMP) regional representative.
Ergonomics: How to Address Aches, Pains & Strains (1 day)
DATE: June 15, 2021
TIME: 9 am to 4:30 pm workshop, 1.5 hours for lunch
LOCATION: Virtual – WebEx
Supervisors in the Union (2 days)
DATE: May 12 & 13 2021
TIME: 9 am to 4:30 pm workshop, 1.5 hours for lunch
LOCATION: Virtual – WebEx
As part of the new Nurses Bargaining Association 2019-2022 collective agreement, HSA’s Registered Psychiatric Nurses and Registered Nurses are eligible for partial reimbursement of fees paid to the BC College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM).
Psychological Health and Safety in the Workplace (1 day)
DATE: June 8, 2021
TIME: 9 am to 4:30 pm workshop, 1.5 hours for lunch
LOCATION: Virtual – WebEx
Each year in Canada, one in five people will experience a mental health problem or illness. Over a lifetime
that number increases to 1 in 3. The cost of mental health problems or illness costs our economy more than
51 billion dollars.
The Canadian Labour Congress, in partnership with the Centre for Research and Education on Violence Against Women and Children at Western University and the University of Toronto, has launched a survey on violence and harassment in the workplace.
