Union Elections and Meetings

Employees at 10 Metro Vancouver locations of CML Healthcare, a private medical imaging and laboratory company with locations across Canada, have voted to join the Health Sciences Association of BC. The 120 employees join HSA members working at 12 CML facilities in Metro Vancouver and on Vancouver Island.-Employees at these CML locations came to HSA looking for support to ensure...

Thenext HSA Annual Convention will take place April 23-25, 2008 at the FairmontHotel Vancouver in Vancouver. AllHSA members are welcome to attend and speak at the convention. However, only delegates have the right tovote.Forchapters with 49 or fewer members, the HSA chief steward is the soledelegate. If the chief steward is notattending convention, an alternate should be identified. Chapters with...

HSA members will soon be preparing for the 2009 HSA Convention, to be held April 23, 24, & 25, 2009 at the Fairmont Hotel Vancouver. Conventions are where chapters from around the province determine the future direction of the union. Policies, actions, constitutional amendments, structural changes are all discussed and debated at convention. Members who have specific issues that they...

This year, Regional Director elections will take place in Regions 1, 3, 5, 7, & 9. All HSA members in these regions are encouraged to put their name forward for these important positions. Directors meet, on average, every six weeks and take an active leadership role in representing the union. They will receive wage replacement for the time they spend...

HSAs 2009 Annual Convention will include an election for the position of President, a full-time position that carries a two-year term. All members in good standing are eligible to run for President when nominated in writing by six members. Nominations for President are open until the final call for nominations takes place on the last day of convention Saturday, April...

All HSA members at St. Pauls Hospital are invited to a meeting. Guest speakers include HSA President Reid Johnson and Rachel Tutte, your representative on HSAs Board of Directors. This will be an opportunity to hear about what HSA is doing on your behalf, and to elect stewards to represent you at work. Wednesday, November 26Time: noon to 1:30pmHurlburt Auditorium...

Elections will be held during the next 2 months to select members to fill the following HSA positions for the coming year: 1. Chief Steward2. Assistant Chief Steward3. General Stewards4. Occupational Health & Safety Stewards and5. Labour Council Delegates (for chapters that are affiliated to their local labour council) Stewards play an essential role within HSA and the workplace. All...

Notice of Chapter Meeting Help keep your union strong!HSA Stewards: ­ Advocate on behalf of members Keep members informed about union activities Provide democratic leadership Are the backbone of the union HSA offers ongoing leadership, grievance handling, and contract interpretation training for new and experienced stewards. Nominations and Voting: Date: Thursday, November 13th, 2008 Place: Paetzold Health Education Centre Multipurpose...

HSA regional meetingThursday, October 23, 20088:30 a.m. ...4:00 p.m.Hyatt Regency Vancouver-Regency E & F"655 Burrard StreetVancouver, BC Regional meetings are an excellent forum for HSA members to review the issues and activities of the past year, and discuss the opportunities and challenges that lie ahead. The meeting will be chaired by your Region 4 & 6 Directors, Agnes Jackman and...

HSA regional meetingMonday, October 20, 20088:30 a.m. ...4:00 p.m.Hilton Vancouver Metrotown-Waterford 1 & 2"6083 McKay AvenueBurnaby, BC Regional meetings are an excellent forum for HSA members to review the issues and activities of the past year, and discuss the opportunities and challenges that lie ahead. The meeting will be chaired by your Region5 Director, Kimball Finigan and HSA president Reid...