Issues, Campaigns and Government Relations
HSA's Committee for Equality and Social Action encourages members to participate in the following Pride Week events scheduled throughout British Columbia. Contact Julia at the HSA office for HSA Pride stickers to wear at these events. June 29 - July 8 - Pride Week Victoria www.victoriapridesociety.org June 30 - July 8 - Pride Week Prince George http://pride.galanorth.com/Theater/index.html July 6 -...
Join the National Day of Action June 29, 2007 in a march and rally. March: 11 a.m. - Vanier Park to Library Square (begin assembling at 9:30 a.m. at the Coast Guard station by the Burrard Street Bridge.) Rally: 12 noon at Library Square (300 West Georgia) Elders, families and drivers are encouraged to follow the march as a caravan...
Health Sciences Association of B.C. is pleased to welcome new members, employees of CML HeatlhCare, to the union of caring professionals. HSA has represented staff at CML HealthCare, a private company that provides medical diagnostic imaging services to the public, in Victoria since 2003. Employees at four additional CML HealthCare clinics in Victoria and the Lower Mainland voted to join...
HSA is celebrating 10 years of participating in the CIBC Run for the Cure, the most important fundraiser for the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation. Visit the CIBC Run for the Cure to register today and join the HSA team. For information, email @email.
HSA President Reid Johnson responds to a Vancouver Sun report suggesting that the recent Supreme Court of Canada decision on Bill 29 means less flexibility and more privatization. See his letter to the editor here.
HSA members are welcome to a service Wednesday, June 20 to remember HSA activist Colya Kaminiarz. Wednesday, June 20th, 2007 from 2:45 to 4:15 p.m. at Vancouver General Hospital, Jim Pattison Pavilion 1st floor, Paetzold Meeting Rooms 1 and 2, 855 West 12th Avenue, Vancouver How to get there: Enter hospital from main entrance on 12th avenue at Jim Pattison...
Harmonization of Canada and Mexico with USA monetarily, militarily, and in other areas of administration including health care and labour standards. Are you ready for it? Is this what you want? Why is the Harper Government keeping quiet about SPP (Security and Prosperity Partnership Agreement), a process of deeper integration with the USA, which is quietly going ahead while you...
Meeting of the Asian Canadian Labour Alliance Thursday, June 287:00 p.m.BCGEU HQ Auditorium4911 Canada Way, Burnaby More information and printer-friendly poster.
The Supreme Court of Canada issued a landmark decision today, declaring sections of Bill 29 unconstitutional. The Supreme Court ruled that sections of the Bill amounted to -substantial interference with the unions ability to engage in collective bargaining." In the ruling, the Court throws out sections of Bill 29 and gives the provincial government 12 months to rectify the violations...
HSAs Committee for Equality and Social Action is encouraging members to help raise awareness about National Aboriginal Day, a day first proclaimed in 1996 as an annual occasion to recognize the diverse cultures and outstanding contributions to Canada of the First Nations, Inuit and Métis. This years sticker features the logo of the Sisters in Spirit project, which works to...