Decolonization
An HSA Diversity Workshop

Due to high demand, HSA is pleased to offer an additional opportunity to attend this two-day workshop! 

Registration will open Saturday September 19, 2020.

Anti-Racism in Health Care and Social Services
An HSA Diversity Workshop
 

Due to high demand, HSA is pleased to offer two more opportunities to attend this one-day workshop offered by theH.E.A.R.T Collaborative – Health Equity & Anti-Racism Training.

Registration will open Saturday September 19, 2020. 

Rescheduled HSA Annual Convention headlines a busy fall of union activity and education

As the summer of 2020 wraps up, the union is gearing up for a busy fall of union meetings and education opportunities for members
 
The union’s 49^th annual convention, postponed from April 2-3 because of the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic, has been rescheduled to November 16-17. It will be conducted online.
 

Psychological Health and Safety in the Workplace – Level One Mental Health and the CSA Standard

Dates:  October 8, 2020 or November 12, 2020
Time:  9am – 4:30pm
Location: Virtual WebEx – Details to follow

Each year in Canada, one in five people will experience a mental health problem or illness. Over a lifetime that number increases to 1 in 3. The cost of mental health problems or illness costs our economy more than 51 billion dollars.

COVID SAFETY PLANS
 

Dates: October 7, 2020 or October 29, 2020
Time: 9am – 4:30pm
Location: Virtual WebEx – Details to follow

Anti-Racism in Health Care and Social Services
An HSA Diversity Workshop
 

Decolonization
An HSA Diversity Workshop

HSA is now accepting applications for the 2020 Core Member Engagement Team. Applications are due on Friday, July 17 at 11:59 PM PST.Click here to learn more about the program and apply.

Across Canada, public health care is being defunded and privatized while workers’ rights continue to face attacks from public and private sector employers. Now more than ever, we need strong unions to defend and win better living and working conditions.

Upcoming HSA Workshops and Trainings: 
Basic Steward Training
Supervisors in the Union

HSA is offering scholarships and bursaries to all members and their children.  Ten scholarships will be awarded for full-time studies, twenty bursaries for full-time studies and four bursaries for part-time studies.  Two indigenous bursaries will be awarded to indigenous students in BC.

The criteria and details are set out on the application forms available on the HSA website.