Member and Steward Education and Scholarships
The program head for sonography at BCIT is inviting working technologists to apply for a one-year advanced program to re-train into cardiac sonography. Pre-requisites for the program include: Two-year diploma in Cardiology Technology, Medical Radiography, Nuclear Medicine, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, or General Sonography and: Active professional certification from the registering body (e.g. CSCT, CAMRT, Sonography Canada, ARDMS) Learn more about...
This one-day training session is for Lead Stewards and Assistant Lead Stewards. Priority access will be given to Lead and Assistant Lead Stewards that have never attended a Lead and Assistant Lead Steward workshop. As leaders in your chapter, you have some additional opportunities, responsibilities, and challenges. The goal of this workshop is to review your role in the union...
Date: October 4, 2023 Time: 9am – 4:30pm Location: Virtual via Webex HSA is pleased to have Kerry Palmer return to facilitate this one-day course to assist members in their day-to-day interactions with their HSA colleagues and their patients/clients. Communication is the cornerstone of a healthy, productive and engaging workforce, and as such, this course is an opportunity to build...
Each year in Canada, one in five people will experience a mental health problem or illness. Over a lifetime, that number increases to one in three. The cost of mental health problems or illness costs our economy more than 51 billion dollars. Date: October 12, 2023 Time: 9am to 4:30pm Location: Virtual via Webex This workshop provides participants with tools...
Registration Information: Stewards may register by logging into My Events Registration. Workshops are listed under Steward Education events. Basic Steward Training (three-day workshop) Stewards play a vital role in the union. This workshop will teach new stewards the skills to enable them to serve confidently in their role. Workshop content includes the role of the steward, organizing your chapter, grievance...
Date: September 18, 2023 Time: 9:00 am – 4:30 pm Location: Virtual via Webex HSA is pleased to offer this one-day virtual workshop for HSA young workers (members 35 and under). It is recognized that all members bring their personal communication skill sets which are effective in most interactions. This course is intended to be a refresher for some, and...
Date: September 20 and 21, 2023 Time: 9am to 4:30pm workshop, one hour for lunch Location: Virtual via WebEx Supervisors were some of the founding members of HSA when the union was first organized, and HSA is unique in terms of the number of supervisors who are included in the union. This workshop is for HSA supervisors who want to...
Date: Tuesday, September 26, 2023 Time: 9am - 4:30pm Location: Virtual via Webex Prerequisite: HSA’s Basic Steward Training This one-day workshop is for stewards to review their role in meetings with management, and their role as advocates for HSA members. We will share strategies for how to resolve contract violations in your workplace. Participants can expect lots of interaction and...
The Western Regional Summer Institute for Union Women will take place June 25-28, 2023, in Portland, Oregon at the University Place Hotel and Conference Centre. The theme for 2023 is “Seize the Moment, Forward in Unity.” This event is for all cis and trans women, non-binary, queer, questioning, and those who are comfortable in a space that centres our experiences...
Dear Members, At HSA, we recognize that the workplace has been very challenging for various reasons these last few years and that it is more important than ever to strengthen our sense of solidarity, respect, inclusion, and belonging in the workplace. This includes actively building more supportive relationships in your teams, more welcoming workplaces, and ensuring that workplaces better protect...