Contract negotiations

It’s a new year, and we’re officially back in bargaining! For the last three weeks we’ve been meeting with the employers’ group, negotiating straight through Jan. 26 to 30, with more dates scheduled for February 2 to 5 and 17 to 18 — stay tuned for updates. As you know, money-related issues are on the bargaining table now along with...

The CBA Bargaining Committee met with the Health Employers Association of BC (HEABC) from January 19-23, 2026, in hopes of reaching a tentative agreement. This meeting followed our overwhelming strike vote in December. We’re pleased to report meaningful progress at the table on non-monetary items, and HEABC has revised their monetary offer. While we believe the monetary offer will allow...

Job action planning now underway The bargaining committee for the Health Science Professionals Bargaining Association has suspended contract negotiations following three days of talks at which no significant progress was made. The committee is prepared to return to negotiations once the employer is ready to engage in serious discussions on key priorities. Until that happens, the committee sees no value...

As we enter a critical year for nurses across the province, bargaining is front and centre. Following a week of preparation, NBA bargaining resumed this week. The bargaining committee met with health employers at the joint table for the first time in the new year, alongside ongoing small table discussions. On Monday, the NBA bargaining committee tabled its main package...

New bargaining dates are set, and we’re heading back to the table with momentum, unity, and a strong strike mandate behind us. We are scheduled to meet with the employer next on January 19 - 23, 2026, with additional dates booked for February 2 - 6 and February 17 - 20. With a powerful strike vote in hand, your bargaining...

Specialized health professionals send strong message with strike vote 90.1% of BC's health science professionals have voted in favour of taking job action in support of efforts to negotiate a fair contract. "Frontline health professionals living and working in communities across BC are standing together," said HSA President Sarah Kooner. "This is a strong message that the government cannot ignore...

For more than a decade, health employers have argued that benefit costs represent a growing share of total compensation. That position has repeatedly surfaced at the bargaining table and in 2019, the parties agreed to cost-savings measures set out in Appendix U.1, creating an obligation for members to choose between two options: the creation of an enhanced flex benefits account...

Since our last update in October, your bargaining committee has continued to work hard at the negotiations table. The Community Social Services Bargaining Association (CSSBA) has met with your employers over the past several weeks and have shifted into negotiations on monetary issues. Your committee has already tabled their monetary proposals, and we have now received the employers’ monetary proposals...

Your HSPBA bargaining committee has spent the past nine months working to negotiate a fair new collective agreement for health science professionals in BC. The big issue right now for health science professionals is not simply wages; we have been offered the same 3% per year over 4 years as other unionized public sector workers in BC. However, the employer...

Your bargaining committee and the HSA Board of Directors have determined that an official strike vote will be taken December 4 - 17. All members belonging to the Health Science Professionals Bargaining Association will be eligible to participate in the vote, which will be held online. The decision to hold an official strike vote comes after weeks of in-person and...