News & Updates

Your delegates to the Community Bargaining Association (CBA), along with delegates from the other six constituent unions of the CBA, met with the Health Employers Association of BC (HEABC) on June 3-4 and June 9-10, 2025, to continue the work of renewing our collective agreement. We’ve made some progress on non-monetary and administrative proposals, but there’s still a long way...

Date: September 9, 2025 Time: 9:00 am – 4:30 pm, one hour for lunch Location: Virtual via Zoom This one-day online workshop is specifically for HSA young workers (members 35 and under). This training will focus on understanding gossip and its relationship to the Respectful Workplace policy. Attendees will learn about gossip including why people engage in it, its impact...

As the bargaining committee for the Health Science Professionals Bargaining Association (HSPBA) completed the third round of negotiations with the Health Employers Association of BC (HEABC) May 20-23, HSA is launching new ads in support of bargaining objectives. To date, the bargaining committee has tabled more than 50 proposals, each of which is based on specific ideas submitted by members...

Mikela Fong has been acclaimed to represent HSA members in Region 7 on the HSA Board of Directors. A mental health clinician working at Surrey Pretrial Services Centre, Fong has been involved in the union as a steward and constituency liaison. Elected as a member-at-large at a regional meeting held during the April 2025 convention, Fong was appointed to the...

Last week, your Community Social Services Bargaining Association (CSSBA) Bargaining Committee kicked off negotiations for your new agreement. CSSBA met with your employers — the Community Social Services Employers Association (CSSEA) — to begin the hard work of bargaining. This round of bargaining is aimed at reaching a new collective agreement for you and more than 23,000 other community social...

The deadline for nominations for candidates in the byelection for a new member of HSA’s Board of Directors from Region 7 is tomorrow, Friday, May 23. The vacancy was created by the election of Sarah Kooner as the union’s President. Kooner previously served as the Region 7 member on the Board of Directors. HSA Region 7 covers HSA members working...

A byelection for a new member of HSA’s Board of Directors from Region 7 has been called. The vacancy was created by the election of Sarah Kooner as the union’s President. Kooner previously served as the Region 7 member on the Board of Directors. HSA Region 7 covers HSA members working in the Fraser Valley from Surrey to Hope. Nominations...

Your union negotiated for a $14.6 million fund to help members pay for the fees required by regulatory bodies and professional associations as part of the 2022-2025 collective agreement for health science professionals. In 2023 and 2024, HSA members accessed this fund through over 17,000 applications to cover the cost of the fees they paid in those years. This has...

The Community Bargaining Association (CBA) is set to meet again with the Health Employers Association of BC (HEABC) on May 20 - 21 to continue working through non-monetary proposals. Bargaining dates have also been set for June 3 - 4 as well as June 9 - 10. Following each set of dates above, we’ll send more detailed updates. If you...

This is a new HSA steward training workshop. The original ‘Facing Management’ was offered in September and November 2023 and October 2024 and has been renamed ‘Stage Two Meetings.’ If you took that class, we have updated your workshop records, and you are encouraged to apply to this workshop. This one-day workshop for stewards will: Explore the collective agreement articles...