The week of November 19, HSA will hold bargaining proposal conferences related to the four public sector contracts under which members work.
Local union meetings are being held for members to discuss proposals for consideration at the conferences, which will set the direction for bargaining new collective agreements. The contracts all expire March 31, 2014.
On April 28, workers and their families are invited to pay tribute to those who have been injured or killed on the job, or stricken with occupational disease.
Every day in Canada, three workers are killed on the job and 685 workers suffer work-related injuries or occupational diseases. Last year in British Columbia, 181 workers died as a result of workplace accidents or diseases and more than 17,000 BC workers were injured.
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BY REID JOHNSON
PRESIDENT, HSA
As The Report magazine went to press, our community social service members were just voting on their tentative agreement. But for most members, another hard round of bargaining has come to an end.
The Canadian Cancer Society – UBC Cancer Prevention Centre invites HSA members to participate in this study:
Are you a woman who works shifts? You may be eligible to participate in a sleep improvement program that may improve your quality of life, and help reduce breast cancer. Research has shown that women shift workers exposed to light at night are at increased risk for breast cancer.
Workers in Community Health have voted 86% per cent in favour of a two-year contract that provides an across-the-board wage increase, and improved workplace and scheduling provisions.
The agreement comes after one year of difficult negotiations with the Health Employers' Association of BC (HEABC). Ratification votes were held across the province over the past four weeks.
Highlights include:
Information session on Community Health Services and Support tentative agreement
HSA and other unions in the Community Bargaining Association are hosting a Telephone Town Hall to provide members with information about the new CBA tentative agreement, as follows:
Wednesday, January 23
7:00 pm, PST
Members of the union bargaining committee will be available to answer your questions regarding the new agreement.
As outlined earlier this week, the multi-union Community Health Services and Support Bargaining Association has reached a tentative collective agreement with the Health Employers Association of BC (HEABC).
After meeting this week, HSAs board of directors recommends support for the tentative contract.
