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HSA invites all BIPOC (Black, Indigenous and People of Colour) members to participate in the upcoming series of BIPOC Caucus meetings to discuss the role of affinity/caucus spaces in organizations to address systemic racism. For more information on Caucus/affinity spaces please read here and here and here. This will be a series of meetings facilitated by Natasha Aruliah and interested...

2022 Canadian Labour Congress Winter School One of Canada's best labour schools, held at Harrison Hot Springs, in January and February 2022. The CLC Winter School offers a wide variety of four-day, 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 these...

A message from HSA President Kane Tse Labour Day is usually a time spent reflecting on the past. We remember the contributions of working people, celebrate the many victories, and remind ourselves and the world of the importance of collective action.But this has been a very different year. We don’t have to recall the distant past to see the remarkable...

A message from HSA President Kane Tse As your colleague, I want to share how I feel about the protests that occurred on Wednesday. I am disgusted by them. It is hard to find words to describe people who would choose to confront, harass, bully, threaten and demoralize health care workers at any time, never mind after 18 months of...

Are you interested in becoming more involved with HSA member outreach, organizing and mobilizing? Apply Today to HSA's 2021 Core Member Engagement Team! HSA is now accepting applications for the 2021 Core Member Engagement Team. Applications are due on Friday, July 16 by 11:59 PM PST. Click here for our FAQs The Core Member Engagement Team (CMET) is a hands-on...

Today at HSA's 50th annual convention, we were proud to premiere a video showing how much HSA's members have accomplished over the past 50 years. This video is hosted on a new 50th anniversary section of HSA's website that also includes archival photos and a collection of stories that honour our history as a union. We hope that the video...

Race, Racism in Healthcare & Social Services: Building Anti-racist Care An HSA Virtual Diversity Workshop HSA is pleased to offer another opportunity to attend this two-day workshop virtually. Members are expected to attend the entirety of both days. DATES: July 12 & 13, 2021 TIME: 9:00 am to 4:30 pm LOCATION: Virtual – WebEx details to follow It will be...

The BC Federation of Labour Young Workers’ Committee (YWC) is a standing committee of the BC Federation of Labour (BC Fed) dedicated to encouraging union participation among young people and to address inequity that young workers face as a result of discriminatory beliefs, policies, and legislation. This is a reminder that the deadline is Friday, February 5, 2021. The committee...

The BC Federation of Labour Young Workers’ Committee (YWC) is a standing committee of the BC Federation of Labour (BC Fed) dedicated to encouraging union participation among young people and to address inequity that young workers face as a result of discriminatory beliefs, policies, and legislation. The committee is comprised of young labour activists and organizers from across British Columbia...

Labour Day 2020 is like no other Labour Day in recent memory. Usually on this day we celebrate the contributions of working people at community picnics, local fairs, or other neighbourhood events. We gather to visit with friends, family and colleagues to enjoy the end of summer. T his year is a bit different. While we are still celebrating the...