News & Updates

Today, as we mark International Transgender Day of Visibility, we honour and celebrate trans, non-binary, and gender-diverse people and their contributions to our communities and workplaces, including the many who contribute to our union. In the wake of the tragedy in Tumbler Ridge, anti-trans disinformation has amplified hateful beliefs around trans people, which can result in discrimination and attacks on...

Union advocacy continues to keep these vital programs funded As the provincial government moves to restrain program spending and reduce the budget deficit, your union continues to push to protect funding for recruitment and retention programs. As a result of this, the provincial incentives programs slated to expire March 31 have been extended to September 30. This is the fifth...

Registration Information: Registration for both the HSA Basic OHS Steward Training and Advanced OHS Steward Training will open on Friday, March 27, 2026. Stewards and JOHS Committee members may register by logging into My Events Registration. Workshops are listed under Steward Education events. Priority for this course will be given to new OH&S stewards and representatives on JOHS committees. OH&S...

The “P2A process” is shorthand for the provisions in the new profile-based classification system that allow your union to advocate to add new types of work to the P2A Special Procedures profile, recognizing and compensating the specialized work of many union members who have jobs that are currently matched with the P1 profile. As of March 19, 2026 your union...

Community Bargaining Association (CBA) members have voted 91% to ratify a new collective agreement with the Health Employers Association of British Columbia (HEABC). The four-year, inflation-fighting agreement delivers substantial gains in the areas members identified as priorities, including annual wage increases of 3% per year and low wage redress funding that will mean most members will earn about 13% more...

HSA is pleased to offer members the opportunity to attend these three workshops: Supervisors in the Union Indigenous Cultural Safety and Decolonizing Your Professional Practice Solidarity is for Everyone Click the link to read the full workshop description. Supervisors in the Union DATE: May 11 & 12, 2026 TIME: 9:00 am to 4:30 pm PST LOCATION: HSA office in New...

Online voting for Region 2's Regional Director is now open. All members with a personal email address on file with the union should receive voting credentials via email. Voting credentials are sent by Simply Voting, an independent voting platform — not HSA. If you do not see an email from Simply Voting in your inbox by 1:00 PM Pacific, please...

Online voting for Region 6’s Regional Director is now open. All members with a personal email address on file with the union should receive voting credentials via email. Voting credentials are sent by Simply Voting, an independent voting platform — not HSA. If you do not see an email from Simply Voting in your inbox by 1:00 PM Pacific, please...

Online voting for Region 8’s Regional Director is now open. All members with a personal email address on file with the union should receive voting credentials via email. Voting credentials are sent by Simply Voting, an independent voting platform — not HSA. If you do not see an email from Simply Voting in your inbox by 1:00 PM Pacific, please...

Over 25,000 members of the Health Science Professionals Bargaining Association have voted 90% in favour of a new collective agreement effective April 1, 2025 to March 31, 2029. The contract delivers a 12% wage increase over the four-year term, and the increase is retroactive to April 1, 2025. The contract also delivers significant progress on classifications and improvements to premiums...