HSA is again calling on employers to improve supply of personal protective equipment and preventative occupational health and safety measures for health care workers working through the COVID-19 pandemic.
In addition, all members are advised to ensure they have access to appropriate PPE, and to exercise their right to refuse unsafe work if the appropriate PPE is not provided.
Registration Information:
HSA has received confirmation from the Ministry of Health that the Temporary Pandemic Pay will be paid out to Health Authority staff on October 9, 2020.
The $4 an hour payment applies both to regular and overtime hours worked by health care workers covered by the Health Science Professionals' Bargaining Association (HSPBA), Community Bargaining Association (CBA), and Nurses’ Bargaining Association (NBA) collective agreements for the period March 15 to July 4. Union dues are not payable on the Temporary Pandemic Pay earnings.
See the bulletin below for all the details. Please note, your online application is not considered complete without your statement of interest. Please see the online registration for all the details and send your statements to Education@hsabc.org. Thank you.
A Provincial Election has been called; general voting will take place on Saturday, October 24, 2020.
Elections are an important time to engage in discussion and debate about the future of our province, our collective priorities and what programs and services are important to us, our families and our communities.
HSA strongly encourages members to vote.
Decolonization
An HSA Diversity Workshop
HSA is pleased to offer one additional opportunity to attend this two-day workshop!
Decolonization
An HSA Diversity Workshop
Due to high demand, HSA is pleased to offer an additional opportunity to attend this two-day workshop!
Registration will open Saturday September 19, 2020.
Today we got some very exciting news!
More than a decade ago, the CEO of Cambie Surgery Centre, Dr. Brian Day, launched a legal attack against public health care by seeking to strike down critical sections of the BC Medicare Protection Act.
As part of the 2019-2022 collective agreement, a joint working group of the Health Science Professionals Bargaining Association (HSPBA) and Health Employers’ Association of BC (HEABC) was established to continue the work of modernizing the HSPBA Classification System to address anomalies and regularize a number of professions and professional practice issues that have developed in a changing health care system.
As the summer of 2020 wraps up, the union is gearing up for a busy fall of union meetings and education opportunities for members
The union’s 49th annual convention, postponed from April 2-3 because of the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic, has been rescheduled to November 16-17. It will be conducted online.
