News & Updates
Update on Ongoing Pay Increase Delays
April 26, 2023
Ongoing delays in paying the wage increases negotiated in the 2022-2025 collective agreement are extremely frustrating for members and extremely concerning to the union. Delayed implementation of pay changes for new collective agreements almost always happens to some degree, but the extent of the delays in this instance is not acceptable.
While the problems are the responsibility of BC’s health authorities, and HSA has no direct control over the matter, the union continues to work to achieve a solution as quickly as possible.
Here is what HSA is doing:
Psychological Health and Safety in the Workplace Level One – Mental Health and the CSA Standard
June 8, 2023
Each year in Canada, one in five people will experience a mental health problem or illness. Over a lifetime, that number increases to one in three. The cost of mental health problems or illness costs our economy more than 51 billion dollars.
Date: October 12, 2023 Time: 9am to 4:30pm Location: Virtual via Webex
Communication and Conflict Resolution Workshop
June 8, 2023
Date: October 4, 2023Time: 9am – 4:30pmLocation: Virtual via Webex
New HSA Equity Caucus Meetings
June 7, 2023
Your union is excited to announce three upcoming caucus meetings for HSA members from equity-denied groups:
1. Gender Diverse Members Caucus Meeting
Autumn HSA Steward Workshops: Basic Steward Training
June 6, 2023
Registration Information: Stewards may register by logging into My Events Registration. Workshops are listed under Steward Education events. Basic Steward Training (three-day workshop)
Agreement Reached on Long-Service Pay Increases for RPNs
June 1, 2023
Employers to recognize nurses at 15-, 20-, 25- and 30-year career milestones
New Region 6 Regional Director Acclaimed
May 26, 2023
Nicole McIntosh has been acclaimed as the Regional Director to represent members from Region 6 on the HSA Board of Directors.
McIntosh is a registered psychiatric nurse at St. Paul’s Hospital. In her eighteen years as an HSA member, she has served as a Steward, Lead Steward, Occupational Health and Safety Steward, and Member at Large, as well as being elected as HSA representative to the Nurses Bargaining Association during the last two rounds of NBA bargaining.
Her term of office will last until the end of HSA’s 2024 convention.
New Region 9 Regional Director Acclaimed
May 26, 2023
Kathy Anderson has been acclaimed as the Regional Director to represent members from Region 9 on the HSA Board of Directors.
Anderson is a medical laboratory technologist at Golden and District Hospital, where she serves as Lead Steward. In her seven years as an HSA member, she has served as a Steward, Lead Steward, Occupational Health and Safety Steward, and Member at Large.
Her term of office will last until the end of HSA’s 2025 convention.
Social Justice Intervention Training - HSA Office
May 17, 2023
Date: Monday, September 11, 2023
Time: 9am - 4:30pm
Location: HSA Office – 180 East Columbia Street, New Westminster, BC
This workshop trains participants to do basic social justice interventions in the workplace to combat bullying and harassment, outside the grievance process.
Supervisors in the Union Workshop
May 4, 2023
Date: September 20 and 21, 2023 Time: 9am to 4:30pm workshop, one hour for lunch Location: Virtual via WebEx