News & Updates
Health science professionals vote to accept five-year deal
December 23, 2013
Health science professionals have voted 76 per cent in favour of accepting a new five-year contract.
The agreement was reached in advance of the expiry of the current agreement, set to run out on March 31, 2014.
…Therefore be it resolved
December 23, 2013
HSA members will soon be preparing for the 2014 HSA Convention, to be held April 10-12, 2014 at the Fairmont Hotel (Vancouver Hotel) in Vancouver.
Annual convention is the union’s annual meeting where chapter representatives from around the province determine the union’s future direction. Policies, actions, constitutional amendments, and structural changes are all discussed and debated at convention.
Voting on Community Health tentative agreement to get underway in new year
December 17, 2013
The Community Health Bargaining Association (CBA) reached a tentative agreement in late November for the over 15,000 union members working in the community health sector across the province.
It is a five-year agreement effective April 1, 2014 until March 31, 2019 and your HSA Board of Directors supports your bargaining committee’s recommendation that members VOTE YES to accept the agreement.
HSA launches campaign against domestic violence
December 6, 2013
Take Action Against Domestic Violence
Over a recent 5 year period, an estimated 183,000 British Columbians were victims of domestic violence. Domestic violence impacts victims and their families and has a serious effect on those who witness it. Health care costs related to domestic violence in Canada are estimated to be in the billions of dollars. Social and emotional costs are significant.
Domestic violence occurs in all cultures and communities and is considered to be a major contributor to increased absenteeism, sick leave and lost productivity at work.
Amendments strengthen HSPBA tentative agreement
December 4, 2013
The Health Science Professionals Bargaining Association tentative agreement has been amended to reflect two developments that have flowed out of review and discussion of the agreement.
Five-year tentative agreement reached in community social services
December 3, 2013
The Community Social Services Bargaining Association (CSSBA) has reached a tentative agreement for the 11,000 union members working in community-based social services across the province.
The five-year agreement, which would be in place to March 31, 2019, significantly closes the wage gap between workers in this sector and those with equivalent positions in the community health sector.
Five-year tentative agreement reached in community health
December 3, 2013
The Community Health Bargaining Association (CBA) has reached a tentative agreement for the more than 15,000 union members working in the community health sector across the province.
It is a five-year agreement effective April 1, 2014 until March 31, 2019.
"This tentative agreement provides stability for the community health sector for the next five years and takes an important first step in bringing members' wages and benefits in-line with other health care workers doing the same type of work," said HSA President Val Avery.
Important events mark December 6
December 2, 2013
Plaque at l'Ecole Polytechnique in Montreal
Your benefits should not be a political football
December 2, 2013
A MESSAGE FROM JEANNE MEYERS, HSA LABOUR RELATIONS AND LEGAL SERVICES
HSA REPORT, DECEMBER 2013
As this issue of The Report goes to press, the Health Science Professionals Bargaining Association has reached a tentative agreement for a renewed contract running from April 1, 2014 to March 31, 2019.
The proposed five-year agreement has a number of elements that I and the bargaining committee believe meet the needs of health science professionals.
An agreement worth supporting
December 2, 2013
A MESSAGE FROM HSA PRESIDENT VAL AVERY
THE REPORT, DECEMBER 2013
HSA and other unions have been hunkered down in ceaseless and difficult negotiations for almost five years.
The effort has expended enormous resources – resources that we need to focus on helping members deal with their daily workplace challenges.
So when mediators approached HSA and other unions about early negotiations for a five-year deal, we decided to listen.