Union Elections and Meetings

A record number of over 500 delegates wrapped an intensive three-day convention at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Vancouver on Friday afternoon. More than 300 resolutions were submitted, also a record number, and delegates discussed and voted on many, directing the union to make significant changes in member services and political action. Arising from the resolutions debated this week, HSA...

HSA members across the province have elected Sarah Kooner, an infant development consultant at Fraser Valley Child Development Centre, to serve as HSA’s next president. “I am deeply honored and grateful for the trust that you have placed in me,” said Kooner. “Throughout my time with HSA I have had the privilege of working alongside many of you and today...

For the first time ever, all HSA members are entitled to vote for the union’s president. Voting will be open for 24 hours from noon April 10 to noon April 11 – but you need credentials to vote. Voting credentials consist of a unique ID number and passcode, and these are required for logging into the online election being conducted...

Nominations are now open for the position of HSA President, to be elected in April in an online vote open to all HSA members. The President is HSA’s senior elected officer, and oversees the union’s day-to-day operations, including staffing and budget management. The President is the union’s primary spokesperson and ensures that the policies and decisions of annual conventions and...

HSA is making strides on 2024 Convention resolutions, from advancing economic justice and childcare accessibility to launching campaigns that highlight members' roles—read the full progress report here.

Nominations are now open for the position of HSA President, to be elected in April in an online vote open to all HSA members. The President is HSA’s senior elected officer, and oversees the union’s day-to-day operations, including staffing and budget management. The President is the union’s primary spokesperson and ensures that the policies and decisions of annual conventions and...

HSA moves to one-member, one-vote election of president 2025 will mark the first-ever election of HSA’s president to be open to all members in the union’s 54-year history. The election will be held April 10-11 in an online vote open to members for a 24-hour voting period. In February 2025, every member will be mailed voting instructions and individual voting...

Matthew Miller, who currently serves as HSA lead steward at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital, has been acclaimed as the Regional Director in Region 1 – representing members working in central and northern Vancouver Island. Miller, a diagnostic medical sonographer, is an active union member. In addition to serving as lead steward, he is a worker representative on his worksite’s joint...

Jing-Yi Ng, a clinical pharmacist at Eagle Ridge Hospital, has been acclaimed to a third term as the Region 3 representative on HSA's Board of Directors. Ng is currently HSA's Vice President and is one of two Board representatives on the HSPBA Bargaining Committee. Her two-year term will expire at the end of HSA's 2027 Convention. Having worked as a...

Two candidates have been nominated to represent HSA members who work in Region 9 on the union’s board of directors: Gina Sanche and Kathy Anderson. Please click here to see their candidate statements. The successful candidate will assume the position of Regional Director for a two-year term, which will begin at the conclusion of HSA's 2025 annual convention. All Candidates...