News & Updates
Comox hospital cancels scans due to job action by technicians
December 6, 2012
Comox Valley Record
St. Joseph's General Hospital has cancelled about 70 diagnostic imaging scans on Dec. 7 due to medical imaging technicians' job action.
Health science professionals plan continuation of rotating strikes
December 6, 2012
Health science professionals began rotating strikes today to put pressure on government to get serious about bargaining a new collective agreement with the Health Science Professionals Bargaining Association (HSPBA).
Community Health Services and Support: New bargaining dates scheduled
December 6, 2012
Community Health bargaining is scheduled to resume January 7, 2013.
When bargaining resumes in the new year, the bargaining committee is looking for the employer to bring a solid offer to the table that meets the needs of the Community Bargaining Association
The CBA represents more than 14,000 members, the majority of whom are represented by the BCGEU. Other unions at the table are HSA, UFCW, HEU, CUPE, USWA, and CLAC.
Surgery, lab tests to be delayed by strike
December 6, 2012
The Daily Bulletin (Kimberley)
Hospital pharmacists and medical imaging technicians plan to go ahead with brief strikes Thursday and Friday as a mediator attempts to reach a settlement with 16,000 health science employees at hospitals and clinics across B.C.
Surgery, lab tests to be delayed by strike
December 5, 2012
BC Local News
By Tom Fletcher - BC Local NewsPublished: December 05, 2012 3:00 PM Updated: December 05, 2012 3:39 PM
Hospital pharmacists and medical imaging technicians plan to go ahead with brief strikes Thursday and Friday as a mediator attempts to reach a settlement with 16,000 health science employees at hospitals and clinics across B.C.
Mandatory flu shots for health workers delayed; Government temporarily backs away from its original plan
December 5, 2012
Alberni Valley News
By Terri Theodore Source: The Canadian Press
The B.C. government has temporarily backed away from a controversial plan to force thousands of provincial health workers to get a flu shot before they can work with patients.
Instead of forcing workers to wear a mask or have the mandatory flu vaccination, the B.C. Health Ministry said it will work towards voluntary compliance from workers in the first year of the program.
Hospital pharmacies start rotating strikes
December 5, 2012
Kamloops Daily News
Pressing for a wage hike, members of the Health Sciences Association of B.C. are set to begin rotating strikes at hospitals across the province.
The strikes begin Thursday when pharmacy services at hospitals, including Royal Inland Hospital, will be reduced to essential service levels from 9 a.m. to midnight.
There will be no picket lines.
RIH was still assessing on Tuesday how the hospital would respond to the job action, a health authority spokeswoman said.
Flu shot rules relaxed; B.C. health-care workers have year to ease into new policy
December 5, 2012
Kamloops Daily News
By Mike Youds The Daily News; Canadian Press
A decision to ease introduction of a policy requiring thousands of health-care workers to receive flu vaccinations is winning applause from some corners.
Instead of forcing workers to get flu shots, the Health Ministry says it will work toward getting compliance from workers in the first year of the program.
Labour dispute causes VJH disruptions
December 5, 2012
Vernon Morning Star
There is going to be some disruption in services at Vernon Jubilee Hospital this week.
As part of an ongoing labour dispute, pharmacists will reduce their work to essential services Thursday. On Friday, medical imaging technologists who conduct X-rays, CT scans, MRIs and ultrasounds will reduce their work to essential service levels.
Health workers launch job action
December 5, 2012
24 Hours Vancouver
By CHRIS CAMPBELL, 24 HOURS
LABOUR Metro Vancouver patients can expect to wait longer for CT scans and MRIs as the Health Sciences Association announced rotating strikes for Thursday and Friday.
Medical imaging technologists will be operating at essential-service levels from midnight Thursday to midnight Friday, except those at Surrey Memorial Hospital.
"There may be additional waits," said union president Reid Johnson, adding the system is already bogged down by long wait times due to staff shortages.
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