Issues, Campaigns and Government Relations
"Making Our Voices Heard" May 1 ... 3, 2006Coast Victoria Harbourside Hotel & Marina, VictoriaThis is a womens conference wherelabour and community women from around the province will meet to focus onwomens economic equality, womens advocacy and childcare issues. The conference will open with a paneldiscussion with guest speakers who are knowledgeable about these issues. The training sessions will ensure...
Ottawa (17 March 2006) - The National Union of Public and General Employees (NUPGE) is one of Canada's most diverse unions. This year, on March 21, the 40th International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, we are again urging our 340,000 members across the country to pause and reflect on how tolerance and racial harmony enrich our lives. Link...
Do you have a hidden talent? HSAs Committee for Equality and Social Action is collecting auction items for its annual silent auction. All proceeds will go to the World Peace Forum being held in Vancouver from June 23 to 28, 2006. Download poster as PDF
On International Women's Day women around the world celebrate our achievements and commit to continue our struggle for full equality. This March 8, child care is the critical concern for working women in Canada. Download full text as PDF
Ottawa (22 Feb. 2006) - International Women's Day (IWD) is the story of ordinary women as makers of history. It is rooted in the centuries old struggle of women seeking to participate in society on an equal footing with men. The idea of an IWD (March 8) first arose at the turn of the century, which in the industrialized world...
A message from the employees of Save-On Foods in Surrey. Download PDF
On January 23, HSA members will head to the polls to elect a new federal government. The Members of Parliament we elect can have a huge impact on the health care and community social services that HSA members provide. HSA urges members to examine the positions of the parties on these issues, and to vote for candidates who will support...
In the last federal election, more than a third of Canadians eligible to vote didn't. It was the worst voter turnout in Canada's history. HSA urges members to help reverse this trend. Your vote does make a difference - and the Members of Parliament you elect can have a huge impact on the health care and community social services that...
Are you a woman considering either running for elected office, or working in a key position in a future election campaign? If so, then the 8th Annual Womens Campaign School is for you. Dates: March 3, 4 and 5, 2006 Location: UBC Robson Square, Vancouver, B.C. The Canadian Women Voters Congress is a nonpartisan grass roots organization dedicated to encouraging...
BL10085 HSA President Cindy Stewart has written to Premier Gordon Campbell calling on the government to apply the same factors and considerations that led to a 15 per cent wage increase for MLAs to the governments preparations for setting a wage mandate for other public sector workers, including the health care and community social services workers represented by HSA.-I understand...