Events

Please join us! DATE: Tuesday, November 28th, 2023 TIME: 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm LOCATION: GFS Lecture Hall *Lunch from Bonjour Bahn Mi (Vietnamese Sub Sandwiches) will be Provided* Agenda: • Classifications Redesign Discussion Part 2 • General Discussion • Q&A Thank you to those of you who were able to join us in October to talk about the classification...

We want you to join us for our November 16th Young Workers Forum Registration Process: Registrants will be considered on a first-come first-serve basis Register by Midnight on Wednesday, November 1st Are you an HSA member and 35 or younger? Want to help promote awareness of young workers' issues in your union? Join us at HSA head office (in New...

This September 30 th marks the third annual National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, also known as Orange Shirt Day . In 2021, following decades of Indigenous-led advocacy, the Government of Canada declared September 30 the “National Day for Truth and Reconciliation”. The declaration responds to Action 80 from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada , which calls for...

Are you an HSA member with a commitment to providing safe, respectful, and harassment-free environments at union events? HSA has developed a self-paced online training program for members to train as Ombudspersons. Ombudspersons are members who manage conflict at union events. They have the authority to investigate, interview the parties involved, facilitate discussion, and give direction and advice to appropriately...

Caucuses are spaces for members from equity-denied groups to connect with other members with similar lived experience and identities to build solidarity and share knowledge and resources. There are three upcoming caucus meetings in September: 2SLGBTQIA+ Members Caucus Meeting | September 7 All HSA members who identify as 2SLGBTQIA+ are invited to attend the next meeting of HSA’s 2SLGBTQIA+ Members...

éy swaye l (good day in Halq'eméylem). HSA’s Indigenous Circle is seeking two to four additional Indigenous members to join the Circle. The purpose of the Indigenous Circle is to create a safe, inclusive, and equitable workplace and union for Indigenous people. The work ahead includes: Support the union to be culturally safe, inclusive, transparent, and accountable to Indigenous members...

The National Union of Public and General Employees (NUPGE) is taking time this Emancipation Day to reflect on the history of slavery and anti-Black racism in Canada. NUPGE represents 425,000 workers, including HSA members, across the country at the national level,. “On August 1, we are reminded that the struggle against racism is not complete. As a union we must...

Vancouver Pride Parade Sunday August 6; Register to participate by July 26 Vancouver Pride Parade is back this year, and HSA will participate in the BC Federation of Labour’s Multi Union Pride parade entry on Sunday, August 6 in downtown Vancouver on the stolen lands of the xwməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səl̓ilwətaɁɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) peoples. Please join us in making...

Registration Information: OH&S Stewards may register by logging into My Events Registration . Workshops are listed under Steward Education events. Basic OH&S Steward Training (two-day workshop) HSA Occupational Health and Safety stewards and HSA representatives on workplace joint health and safety committees support their colleagues at work as well as required by legislation at all worksites. HSA is offering a...

éy swayel (good day in Halq'eméylem, the Indigenous language of some parts of BC’s south coast). Each June is National Indigenous History month, a time to learn and recognize the rich heritages, stories and diversity of Indigenous peoples in Canada. As health care and social service professionals, HSA members work in a system that has historically discriminated against Indigenous peoples...