News & Updates

More than $1.5 million in equity funding has been used to increase pay rates for Community Social Service health science professionals. This bulletin summarizes in full the distribution of the "equity monies" amounts of $491,593; $516,150 and $549,157 under Memorandum of Agreement #12 ... Joint Job Evaluation Plan of the Community. The higher pay rates are retroactive to April 1...

Are you looking for a more active role in the union? Then run for Member-at-Large! Member-at-Large elections are conducted during the unions regional meetings held each fall. This year, Member-at-Large elections will take place in odd-numbered regions (1, 3, 5, 7, and 9). Members-at-Large are elected by regional meeting delegates and begin their term at the conclusion of the 2009...

HSA Regional Meeting Monday, September 29 8:30 a.m. ... 4:00 p.m. Trickle Creek Lodge, Kimberley Regional meetings are an excellent opportunity for HSA members to review the issues and activities of the past year, and to discuss the opportunities and challenges that lie ahead. The meeting will be chaired by Region 9 Director Thalia Vesterback and HSA President Reid Johnson...

HSA regional meeting Wednesday, September 24, 2008 8:30 a.m. ... 4:00 p.m. Grand Okanagan Resort -Columbia Room" 1310 Water Street, Kelowna Regional meetings are an excellent forum for HSA members to review the issues and activities of the past year, and discuss the opportunities and challenges that lie ahead. The meeting will be chaired by your Region 8 Director, Joan...

Penticton Western News Penticton Mayor Jake Kimberley officially opened the Telus Tour for the Cure exhibit at Cherry Lane shopping centre on Wednesday. The tour is travelling through B.C. to educate women about the importance of breast health. It may not be a rock band but for Penticton women, it may very well be the most important tour to arrive...

The Report: August / September 2008 vol.29 num.3 by CAROLE PEARSON eavy work didnt cause Annemarie Bymoens epicondylitis ... it was a heavy workload created by understaffing and greater patient acuity. Bymoen is a medical imaging radiographer at Burnaby Hospital and also the owner of a personal training company who prides herself on maintaining excellent health through physical activity and...

The Report: August / September 2008 vol.29 num.3 by LAURA BUSHEIKIN lthough he couldnt have known it, youth and family counsellor Lee Chernoff was already preparing for his career while in elementary school. And he clearly chose well: Chernoff was declared a Healthcare Hero earlier this summer. -When I was about 11 or 12, I would check out mental health...

The Report: August / September 2008 vol.29 num.3 by CAROLE PEARSON anging out at the mall is part of Miranda Blomquists job. As a youth outreach support worker with the John Howard Society North Island in Courtenay, its important to go to places where youth congregate. -Its a busy job," she says, -but thats what I like about it." Going...

The Report: August / September 2008 vol.29 num.3 I recently moved to Kelowna to be closer to my daughter and her family. Four months ago I resigned my position in Prince George. A month later ... three mon ths ago ... I was hired as a casual at Kelowna General Hospital, then almost immediately posted into a full-time regular position...

The Report: August / September 2008 vol.29 num.3 by REID JOHNSON ith the summer winding down , we find ourselves on the eve of important local elections across the province ... set for November 15 this year. But why should HSA members care? Its simple, really: we have a responsibility to do what we can to influence decisions about the...