Community Health Services and Support

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...

Your Community Social Services Bargaining Association (CSSBA) committee continues to work hard at the table to deliver renewed collective agreements that reflect your priorities. After 29 days of bargaining with the Community Social Services Employers’ Association (CSSEA), we've reached agreement on several key non-monetary improvements. These include: Improved language on employer-led investigations and disciplinary meetings Stronger provisions around health and...

Shortly after 3:00 PST this afternoon your CBA Bargaining Committee declared that negotiations had reached an impasse with Health Employers Association of BC (HEABC) and the provincial government. After almost 20 days at the bargaining table, we have been unable to address the most acute bargaining priorities identified by members. Specifically: The retroactive removal of the Investment Return Guarantee Adjustment...

After a pause in negotiations, the CBA bargaining committee will return to the table with the employer for three days next week starting September 22. Two more days are scheduled for the week of September 29, with further talks planned for the weeks of October 13 and 20. Since March, your representative on the bargaining committee — alongside delegates from...

BC Health Minister Josie Osborne and Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry this morning announced the end of viral respiratory infection season, and the removal of the requirement for continuous masking in direct patient care areas. While the mask policy is rescinded, other infection control practices remain in place: Masking and use of other personal protective equipment will continue to...

Members with incomplete contact information may receive a phone call from Stratcom between Wednesday, March 5 and Saturday, March 8, 2025. Your union is always looking to better reach and engage you, HSA members, to provide up-to-date information that may impact you and your colleagues. One of the most important issues for union members to stay informed about is bargaining...

Unfortunately, we’ve become aware that email scammers are targeting HSA members, activists, and staff with malicious email messages that impersonate our senior leadership. The members and staff who received these messages became suspicious as, upon a closer look, the messages came from an email address that is not associated with HSA. Please be assured that HSA takes online and data...

A new HSA research report, Fixing the Health Care Bottleneck, provides an in-depth look at the important, often unseen, and too-often undervalued work performed by medical imaging and radiation therapy professionals in BC. Shortages of these specialized professionals — who perform nearly all diagnostic procedures and deliver the radiation therapy critical to cancer treatment— contribute to bottlenecks and longer patient...

Delegates representing HSA members covered by the Nurses’ Bargaining Association (NBA), Community Bargaining Association (CBA) and Community Social Services Bargaining Association (CSS) collective agreements gathered in Vancouver October 29-30 to determine top priorities for the negotiation of contracts in 2025, and elect representatives to serve on their respective negotiating committees. Nicole McIntosh was elected to serve on the negotiating committee...

Nominations for elections on your bargaining committee are now being accepted. With contracts expiring in the spring, HSA members are getting ready for the next round of bargaining, starting with a bargaining proposal conference for all members covered by the Community Bargaining Association (CBA), the Nurses Bargaining Association (NBA), and the Community Social Services Bargaining Association (CSS) collective agreements. Delegates...