HSA’s 2021 50th annual convention will include an election for the position of president. The two-year term begins at the adjournment of the 2021 convention, set for June 2 to 4, 2021 online.
The president is elected by delegates to the union’s annual convention in odd-numbered years.
Are you an HSA member with a passion for disability management and rehabilitation? Do you have strong organizational, multi-tasking, and problem-solving skills? Are you employed with the Vancouver Island Health Authority? If so, consider putting in an application for an appointment as an Enhanced Disability Management Program (EDMP) regional representative.
Ergonomics: How to Address Aches, Pains & Strains (1 day)
DATE: June 15, 2021
TIME: 9 am to 4:30 pm workshop, 1.5 hours for lunch
LOCATION: Virtual – WebEx
Supervisors in the Union (2 days)
DATE: May 12 & 13 2021
TIME: 9 am to 4:30 pm workshop, 1.5 hours for lunch
LOCATION: Virtual – WebEx
As part of the new Nurses Bargaining Association 2019-2022 collective agreement, HSA’s Registered Psychiatric Nurses and Registered Nurses are eligible for partial reimbursement of fees paid to the BC College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM).
Psychological Health and Safety in the Workplace (1 day)
DATE: June 8, 2021
TIME: 9 am to 4:30 pm workshop, 1.5 hours for lunch
LOCATION: Virtual – WebEx
Each year in Canada, one in five people will experience a mental health problem or illness. Over a lifetime
that number increases to 1 in 3. The cost of mental health problems or illness costs our economy more than
51 billion dollars.
The Canadian Labour Congress, in partnership with the Centre for Research and Education on Violence Against Women and Children at Western University and the University of Toronto, has launched a survey on violence and harassment in the workplace.
HSA will hold its 50th anniversary annual convention June 2-4, 2021 on a virtual platform. This marks the union’s second online convention in as many years as efforts to end the COVID-19 pandemic continue worldwide.
At the annual convention, delegates representing members from throughout the province set goals, debate policies, and recommend actions for the union and its members to carry out for the year.
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:
April 19 & 20, 2021
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.
