News & Updates

September 30 is a day to honour the children who never came home and the survivors of residential schools, whose courage and resilience continue to guide us. Today, and all days, we acknowledge the pain carried by Indigenous families and communities, and we recognize that colonial violence is not just history — it is a living reality that continues to...

Your HSPBA bargaining committee will be resuming negotiations with the employer this week after focused small group discussions on priority areas, including classifications, occupational health and safety, and Indigenous-specific Anti-Racism. At the close of the last round of discussions with the employer in early summer, the committee had tabled over 100 proposals addressing the leading issues identified by HSA members...

After a pause in negotiations, the CBA bargaining committee will return to the table with the employer for three days next week starting September 22. Two more days are scheduled for the week of September 29, with further talks planned for the weeks of October 13 and 20. Since March, your representative on the bargaining committee — alongside delegates from...

It’s been a while since we’ve talked, but we want you to know that your bargaining committee is back at the negotiations table with the Community Social Services Employers’ Association (CSSEA) and continuing to make progress on non-monetary proposals. Our goal remains the same: to raise pressing workplace concerns with the employers and win real solutions to problems that have...

HSA is pleased to offer members the opportunity to attend these three workshops: Indigenous Cultural Safety and Decolonizing Your Professional Practice Communication and Conflict Resolution Supervisors in the Union Click the link to read the full workshop description. Indigenous Cultural Safety and Decolonizing Your Professional Practice (two workshops in one day) DATES: November 4, 2025 TIME: 9:00 am to 4:30...

Let’s be honest: pensions aren’t the most exciting topic. But if you’re a member of HSA, your pension might be one of the most valuable benefits you’ll ever earn. Most HSA members are part of the Municipal Pension Plan (MPP), which is a defined benefit (DB) plan. If you’ve heard that term and not sure what it means, you’re not...

Members of the BC General Employees’ Union and the Professional Employees Association are striking to achieve reasonable pay increases for public service workers including wildland firefighters, correctional officers and sheriffs, conservation officers, court workers, engineers, foresters, and geoscientists. HSA stands in solidarity with these actions, and members are encouraged to show their support. Join the Picket Lines Your striking colleagues...

Rosey Manhas laughs when asked if she always knew she’d run for office. “Politics is not — and you can ask anyone that knows me — really my thing,” she said with a smile. “If someone told me ten years ago I would be in politics I wouldn’t have believed it.” And yet, despite her initial hesitation, Rosey now finds...

We want you to join us for our 8 th Annual Young Workers Forum on Friday, October 17th at our HSA Office in New Westminster, BC! Please register by 11:59 on Tuesday, September 16th. Are you an HSA member and 35 or younger? Come to take part in our Young Worker Community! Socialize, learn, and empower. Join us at the...

BCGEU and PEA members are expected to begin picketing specific locations as early as Tuesday. HSA stands in solidarity with these actions, and all members should respect picket lines and not cross them. More information on the location of picketed sites is coming, but in the meantime, if you encounter a picket line, do not cross and contact your steward...