Community Health Services and Support: 86 per cent vote in favour of job action

Union members who work in Community Health Services and Support sector have voted 86 per cent in favour of job action. HSA President Reid Johnson said this strong mandate is a clear message to employers. "Our members in community health help hold our communities together," he said. "It's time for the Health Employers' Association of BC and the BC government to recognize the invaluable services provided by these members, and to value the needs of their patients and clients."

HSA provides support for members to attend election campaign training

Over the next few months, various organizations will be offering election campaign training.  HSA members may apply for Political Action Fund support to attend election campaign training which is:

Labour College of Canada - A College for Workers: A Legacy of Leadership

For 50 years the Labour College of Canada has been a catalyst for leadership in the labour and social justice movements in Canada. Today, it offers a four-week Intensive Program of post-secondary learning for active union members who want to enhance their leadership

Tentative agreement reached for nurses

The Nurses Bargaining Association has reached a tentative agreement with health employers on a new provincial contract that addresses members key concerns ... providing safe patient care and addressing workload through safe staffing, enhancing job security and improving compensation. The tentative deal was reached in a very tough fiscal climate, with the provincial government insisting on its cooperative gains mandate for public sector bargaining. Negotiations began last February and continued until yesterday.