News & Updates

Since our last update in October, your bargaining committee has continued to work hard at the negotiations table. The Community Social Services Bargaining Association (CSSBA) has met with your employers over the past several weeks and have shifted into negotiations on monetary issues. Your committee has already tabled their monetary proposals, and we have now received the employers’ monetary proposals...

Spring 2026 Basic Steward Training Workshops Basic Steward Training (three-day workshop) Stewards play a vital role in the union. This workshop will teach new stewards the skills to serve confidently in your role. Workshop content includes the role of the steward, organizing your chapter, JEDI resources, grievance handling, and basic contract interpretation. Basic Steward Training is for Lead Stewards, Assistant...

The December 6th Day of Remembrance in Canada, officially known as the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women, is a significant day that honours the memory of the 14 women who were murdered at École Polytechnique in Montreal in 1989. December 6th is both a memorial and a call to action, reminding us of the need...

Your HSPBA bargaining committee has spent the past nine months working to negotiate a fair new collective agreement for health science professionals in BC. The big issue right now for health science professionals is not simply wages; we have been offered the same 3% per year over 4 years as other unionized public sector workers in BC. However, the employer...

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

The results are in: 92.33% of members who cast a ballot in the CBA strike vote said YES to authorize strike action, if necessary, to achieve meaningful improvements to our collective agreement. Your strong mandate sends a clear message to our employer: we are united, serious, and ready to secure the respect and fairness we deserve. In the coming weeks...

For several years, HSA has partnered with the British Columbia Centre on Substance Use (BCCSU) to offer an Addiction Social Work Fellowship. As the leading union in providing multidisciplinary care services for British Columbians living with mental health and substance use challenges, HSA is committed to the professional development of health science professionals working in the field. The fellowship provides...

As you may know, the 2022-2025 Nurses Bargaining Association (NBA) contract expired on March 31, 2025 and your next collective agreement is currently being negotiated by the provincial bargaining committee. Protecting your health care benefits, along with wages and working conditions, are among the top priorities in this round of bargaining. The current NBA benefits package is one of the...

Tuesday noon is new deadline to share your thoughts about strike vote First, we are very sorry about all the email going out right now. There’s a lot going on! And what is going on is very important. Negotiations for your next contract are not going well – the employer is refusing to offer what other unions are receiving, and...

This notice is for HSA members who work in the Community Health sector who are part of the Community Bargaining Association. 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. Now, your HSA Board of Directors are recommending that HSA members, alongside all the...