News & Updates
Social Justice Day - one day workshop, Friday February 19
January 7, 2016
Educational Objective:
To explore the issue of social justice and some of the efforts HSA and its partners are undertaking to bring about just conditions both locally and globally.
Target Audience:
All members interested in social justice.
Workshop Goals:
PHSA lab redesign negotiations conclude
December 16, 2015
HSA, on behalf of the Health Science Professionals Bargaining Association (HSPBA), has now concluded negotiations for a labour adjustment plan with PHSA . This labour adjustment plan will address the implementation of the PHSA laboratory technical leadership redesign in the most supportive and respectful manner for our laboratory technologists.
Lab stewards and members have done an exemplary job at articulating concerns about the employer's redesign plan. It has resulted in no net loss of positions.
2016 Convention - Call for Resolutions
December 15, 2015
2016 Basic Steward Training
December 15, 2015
Stewards play a vital role in the union. Particularly important is the steward's role in contract interpretation, organizing and the grievance procedure. In recognition of the need for educating new stewards in these areas, HSA is offering four 3-day Basic Steward Training workshops at the HSA office as follows:
Dates: January 11–13, 2016 January 25-27, 2016 February 22–24, 2016 April 11-13, 2016
Location: HSA Office, 180 East Columbia Street, New Westminster
2016 Scholarships and bursaries available for HSA members and their families
December 9, 2015
HSA is offering scholarships and bursaries to all members and their children. Ten scholarships will be awarded for full-time studies, twenty bursaries for full-time studies and four bursaries for part-time studies. Two aboriginal bursaries will be awarded to aboriginal students in BC.
There for others
December 7, 2015
HSA REPORT MAGAZINE, DECEMBER 2015
When laboratory technologist John Bhullar was first asked to consider taking over the work of a retired steward, he thought he wasn't up for the job.
A focus on stewards
December 7, 2015
HSA REPORT MAGAZINE, DECEMBER 2015
BY VAL AVERY, PRESIDENT, HSA
For most members, their first contact with our union is through a steward.
Child development professionals mobilize to seek funding for kids in need
December 3, 2015
HSA REPORT MAGAZINE, DECEMBER 2015
Children with disabilities face a lot of challenges, but with support in the early years, many can overcome barriers and achieve their full potential.
OHS: Break the silence on violence
December 3, 2015
HSA REPORT MAGAZINE, DECEMBER 2015
BY DAVID DURNING, HSA OHS OFFICER
A recent survey of emergency department staff at Abbotsford Regional Hospital indicated that more than half of those who had recently experienced violence on the job didn't report those events.
Doris Peters, mental health clinician
December 3, 2015
HSA REPORT MAGAZINE, DECEMBER 2015
BY LAURA BUSHEIKIN
"Just what is our union doing for us?"
This was the question that set HSA member Doris Peters down a path that led, surprisingly quickly, to becoming a chief steward in June of last year.