Following the US election, the Republican right launched an all-out attack on trade union and collective bargaining rights. While other states have initiated anti-union legislation, Wisconsin has been the front-line of the assault, and a symbol of resistance to the conservative agenda.
The Remaining Light film in Prince George (Part of the Traveling World Community Film Festival)
Date: Thursday, March 24 @ 12:05 pm
Place: Prince George Public Library, Bob Harkins Branch
Click here for full festival schedule and ticket information
The Remaining Light premiered at the World Community Film Festival in Vancouver, and we're thrilled to see it travel around the province.
HSA is joining with unions across British Columbia, Oregon and Washington at a rally to stand in solidarity with workers who are struggling to keep their right to collectively bargain.
Members of the community social services bargaining committee will be returning to the bargaining table next week, in a last ditch effort to avoid a labour dispute and reach new collective agreements for the sector. Bargaining will resume on Monday, March 21.
Key demands remain job security for our members and to guarantee continuity of care for the clients they work with. Better language in the contracts covering fair work practices and safe and healthy work places is also needed.
Two upcoming events in Vancouver:
Public Health and Social Justice: Partners in Health reports on post-earthquake Haiti
Date: Wednesday March 23, 4:30 pm to 6:30 pm
Location: UBC: Room 200, Hennings Bldg, 6224 Agricultural Road, (across the Main Mall from the Student Union Building)
ELECTION OF REGIONAL DIRECTORS
Elections for Directors in Regions 5, 7 and 9 are currently underway. Voting packages, including information about candidates, have been mailed to members in these three Regions. Candidate statements have also been posted in the -HSA Elections 2011" section of the unions website. Members who are planning to vote in Regions 5, 7 and 9 are reminded that your ballots must reach the HSA office by 5:00 pm on Friday, March 18 in order to be counted.
To celebrate Community Social Services Month in BC, unions representing workers in the community social services sector have developed a poster, leaflet, and website.
These materials highlight the importance of the wide spectrum of crucial services provided by our members ... services for women, youths at risk, infants and children, as well as advocacy, rehabilitation, support and counselling services for the community. The website can be viewed at www.communitysocialservicesmatter.ca
Members of the Health Science Professionals Bargaining Association have voted to accept the terms of collective agreement terms reached in late December.
-There is no question that the frustration felt by the bargaining committee, which was forced to deal with a government-imposed ‘net-zero mandate, was also felt by health science professionals who voted on the tentative agreement," said HSA President Reid Johnson.
The agreement passed with 57 per cent voting in favour.
To mark the 100th anniversary of womens day, HSA is making available celebratory stickers (click here to view sample).
As the Canadian Labour Congress recently noted:
Without question, Canadian women have made pension gains in recent decades. This is particularly true for women workers in the public sector, and women retirees with access to public pensions.
