CBA Bargaining
The collective agreement for HSA members working in community health services and support is negotiated between employers and the Community Bargaining Association (CBA), which represents members of HSA, the BC General Employees Union (BCGEU), the Hospital Employees Union (HEU), the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), the United Food and Commercial Workers union (UFCW), and the United Steelworkers (USW). The CBA includes more than 1100 HSA members. The large majority of CBA members are represented by the BCGEU, which leads negotiations.
OCTOBER 31, 2025 UPDATE
On October 3, your CBA Bargaining Committee declared that negotiations had reached impasse with the Health Employers Association of BC (HEABC) and the provincial government. Over the last month, we have met with members locally through chapter visits and virtual information meetings, providing education on job action and outlining the issues that led to your bargaining committee’s decision to declare impasse at the bargaining table.
Now, your HSA Board of Directors are recommending that HSA members along with all of the other unions under the CBA collective agreement, participate in demonstrating your support for your bargaining team by taking a strike vote.
HSA President Sarah Kooner explains the strike vote in the video below.
Have questions? Join our Townhalls
As we are preparing for next steps, your Bargaining Committee invites you to attend a telephone townhall meeting to hear updates, learn more information about a strike vote and job action, and ask questions. A separate bulletin with call-in information will be sent.
- Previous: Thursday, November 6 at 12:00 pm and 6:00 pm
- Thursday, November 13 at 12:00 pm
Get involved!
Stewards will be invited to attend a virtual local job action committee training on Thursday, November 13th or Tuesday, November 18th to prepare for potential job action. More information will be sent to stewards in the coming days. If you have any questions or are not a steward but want to get involved, please email us at info [@] hsabc.org.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do you have questions about the bargaining process? Our FAQ has its own page on our website, which you can find here. There's also a separate Job Action FAQ if you are curious about job action, strike votes, or essential services.
Related Bulletins and Documents:
- July 5, 2024: Let’s Get Ready to Bargain! Meetings Coming this Fall for HSA Members to Set Contract Priorities
- August 21, 2024: 2024 contract bargaining preparations are underway: how to get involved
- October 30, 2024: NBA, CBA and CSS Members Elected to Represent Colleagues on Contract Negotiating Committees
- March 3, 2025: Important Reminder: Update Your Contact Information to Receive Bargaining Updates
- April 15, 2025: Bargaining continues, next dates in May
- May 15, 2025: Back to the table for negotiations next week
- June 11, 2025: CBA Bargaining Update: Progress on Non-Monetary and Administrative Proposals
- July 17, 2025: CBA bargaining committee concerned with initial wage offering, lack of progress on priorities
- September 17, 2025: CBA Bargaining Update: Talks Resume September 22
- October 1, 2025: CBA Bargaining Continues
- October 3, 2025: Impasse Reached with Employer
- October 31, 2025: Notice of Strike Vote
Bargaining Proposal Conference and Negotiating Committee Member
A joint Bargaining Proposal Conference for members covered by the NBA, CBA, and CSS collective agreements was held on October 28-30, 2024.
Negotiations for those contracts are not led by HSA, but by the union with the most members covered by the collective agreement. However, HSA has representation on the bargaining committee to ensure that HSA members’ interests are well represented in contract negotiations.
Nancy Martin was elected to serve on the negotiating committee for CBA members. Martin is an employment placement specialist at Open Door Group in Sechelt and has worked as a general site steward, OHS steward and assistant lead steward.
Want to learn more about how the bargaining process works?
Check out this video or visit our Bargaining FAQ.
More about CBA
HSA members covered by the CBA are front-line community health caregivers, working in a wide range of occupations, and are employed in community-based health agencies located across BC:
- Alouette Addictions Services (Maple Ridge)
- Canadian Mental Health Association, BC Division (Vancouver Office)
- Canadian Mental Health Association, BC Division (Victoria Office)
- Central Community Health Centre (North Shore)
- The Centre for Child Development (Surrey)
- The Child Development Centre of Prince George and District Association
- Community Action Initiative (Vancouver)
- Comox Valley Child Development Centre (Courtenay)
- Fort St. John Child Development Centre
- Foundry (North Shore)
- Fraser Valley Child Development Centre (Abbotsford)
- Kettle Friendship Society (Vancouver)
- Living Positive Resource Centre, Okanagan (Kelowna)
- Dixon Transition Society (Burnaby)
- North Okanagan Neurological Association (Vernon)
- Okanagan Similkameen Neurological Society (Penticton)
- Open Door Group (Vancouver)
- Port Alberni Association for Children
- Quesnel & District Child Development Centre
- Ribbon Community (Vancouver)
- Ridge Meadows Child Development Centre (Maple Ridge)
- South Peace Child Development Centre (Dawson Creek)
- Thompson Nicola Family Resource Society (Kamloops)
- Vancouver Island Mental Health Society (Nanaimo)
Looking for information from previous rounds? Click here to visit the Bargaining 2021-2022 page.