Member and Steward Education and Scholarships

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 aboriginal bursaries will be awarded to aboriginal students in BC. The criteria and details are set out on the application forms available on the HSA website. Completed application...

2018 Canadian Labour Congress Winter School One of Canada's best labour schools, held at Harrison Hot Springs, in January and February 2019 The CLC Winter School offers a wide variety of week-long, quality labour oriented courses. To support HSA's ability to represent HSA members effectively and help build a stronger union, members can apply to take courses chosen to meet...

Solidarity for Everyone An HSA Diversity Workshop DATE: Wednesday, November 14, 2018 TIME: 8:30 am to 4:00 pm LOCATION: HSA Head Office - 180 East Columbia Street, New Westminster, BC Solidarity Includes Everyone: Transgender people and your union. This is an awareness-raising day-long workshop on the challenges facing trans workers in communities, workplaces, and unions. We will explore how unions...

HSA Basic Steward/OH&S Training Dates 2019 Registration Information: Stewards may register by logging into My Events Registration. Workshops are listed under Steward Education events. Basic Steward Training Stewards play a vital role in the union. Particularly important is the steward's role in contract interpretation, organizing and the grievance procedure. In recognition of the need for educating new stewards in these...

Register for pension seminars for HSA members Thanks to popular demand HSA is offering multiple Municipal Pension Plan seminars scheduled as follows: Tuesday, November 20, 2018: Making the Most of your Pension Seminar Registration closes: November 11, 2018 HSA Head Office 180 East Columbia Street, New Westminster, BC V3L 0G7 Training Room – 2 nd Floor 7:00 pm - 9:00...

HSA Basic Steward/OH&S Training Dates Fall 2018 Registration Information: Stewards may register by logging into My Events Registration. Workshops are listed under Steward Education events. Basic Steward Training Stewards play a vital role in the union. Particularly important is the steward's role in contract interpretation, organizing and the grievance procedure. In recognition of the need for educating new stewards in...

BC Federation of Labour Young Workers' School at Camp Jubilee - Registration Now Open Are you a young worker 30 years and younger who wants to get more involved in your union, the labour movement, and the social justice work unions are involved in? Registration for the BC Federation of Labour’s Annual Young Workers’ School is now open. It is...

Do you know someone who has demonstrated outstanding leadership in the area of occupational health and safety, improving the lives of their fellow HSA members? Consider nominating them for the David Bland Memorial Award. In 2005, David Bland was killed at his workplace by a former client. David worked as a Vocational Rehabilitation Counsellor at Richmond Mental Health. His tragic...

The National Union of Public and General Employees (NUPGE) is one of Canada's largest labour organizations with over 370,000 members. HSA is a component of NUPGE. Each year, the 370,000-member National Union of Public and General Employees (NUPGE) offers 5 scholarships of $1,500 each that reflect its pursuit of equal opportunity for workers. Entrants must be the children, grandchildren or...

2018 HSA OH&S Conference Save the Date! Hello all HSA Stewards, EDMP reps, and JOHS Committee reps! The OH&S Conference will be held at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Vancouver on June 4 and 5, 2018. The Conference is open to any member representing HSA members on a Joint Health and Safety Committee, OH&S Stewards and Alternates and EDMP Representatives...