What you need to know: HSPBA Strike Vote 2025

Your bargaining committee and the HSA Board of Directors have determined that an official strike vote will be taken December 4 - 17, 2025. All members belonging to the Health Science Professionals Bargaining Association will be eligible to participate in the vote, which will be held online.

The employer has to date refused to offer the monetary package being provided to other unions. Specifically, while other unions have been offered significant funding to tackle recruitment and retention, health science professionals have been offered much less — approximately $100 million less — even as workload and burnout are so severe that 1 in 3 health science professionals are thinking of quitting.

A strong YES vote will provide your bargaining committee with a strong mandate that demonstrates to the employer that we're not backing down on our contract priorities.

HOW THE STRIKE VOTE WILL WORK

The strike vote will be held online from 12 noon (Pacific time) on Thursday, December 4 to 12 noon (Pacific time) on Wednesday, December 17. All members will be sent voting credentials via email on the day the voting begins. The email with your voting credentials will come from Simply Voting, not HSA.

You will not be able to vote if you have not provided the union with a personal email address. Click here to find out if the union has your email address, or update it if it has changed. 

Your voting credentials should include your member ID and a link to access your ballot directly.

More information will be provided as we approach the opening of the vote.

LEARN MORE ABOUT THE SITUATION AND THE COMING STRIKE VOTE

All members are invited to join province-wide telephone town halls next week, December 1, 2 and 3. You’ll hear presentations from the negotiations team and have a chance to ask questions. The times are as follows. To join, simply answer your phone when it rings at the beginning of the meeting.

  • Monday, December 1 at 12:00 noon and 6:00 pm (Pacific time)
  • Tuesday, December 2 at 12:00 noon and 6:00 pm (Pacific time)
  • Wednesday, December 3 at 12:00 noon and 6:00 pm (Pacific time)

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