Bulletins

On October 13th, Vancouver Coastal Health announced it was postponing its third of three Working Group Sessions to a later date. They have now announced that their session will be delayed into January. HSA Membership Services Coordinator Kathy McLennan said the Health Science Professionals Bargaining Association welcomes this postponement. -VCH caused much uncertainty and worry with their announcement in August...

If you are an HSA member who was laid off after January 28, 2002 due to re-tendering, contracting out, or bumping from a heaath care job in the community subsector, -or- If you are a current employee in a community subsector job and are interested in skills development, you may be eligible for reimbursement of training costs. The retraining funds...

Have you seen this amazing video by Vancouver General Hospital CT techs Michael Banting and Allen Miller? Its a finalist in the Canadian Association of Medical Radiation Technologys Very Image of Care contest. The video features CT techs, MRI techs, X-ray techs, nuclear medicine techs, and radiation therapists at Vancouver General Hospital and BC Cancer Agency (Vancouver Cancer Centre).Vote for...

Q: What is the Lower Mainland Biomedical Engineering (LM BME) consolidation project? At the direction of the Ministry of Health in 2009, the health authorities were given areas to consolidate services in an attempt to save costs. Providence was given responsibility for merging Lower Mainland Biomedical Engineering services from three health authorities -- Vancouver Coastal Health Authority, Fraser Health Authority...

The Canadian Labour Congress is giving away some great prizes to whoever comes up with the best ad about the basic unfairness that sees the tax burden shifted away from profitable corporations and onto ordinary working people as their governments cut services, eliminate programs and hike user fees to balance the books. Clever, creative, ironic or with a sense of...

With the Community Social Services Bargaining Association contract set to expire March 31, 2012, work is already underway to prepare HSAs priorities to the joint bargaining association. HSA stewards will be calling chapter meetings to be held by November 25, 2011 to discuss bargaining proposals. All HSA members covered by the Community Social Services Bargaining Association collective agreement are urged...

Facility Meeting(s) Date Only 100 Mile House Wednesday, Oct. 2611:30am to 1:00pmMill Site Lodge Board Room 26-Oct Abbotsford Regional Hospital Tuesday, Nov. 112:00pm to 2:00pmLearning Centre (Room One and Two) 1-Nov Ashcroft and District General Hospital Tuesday, Nov. 12:00pm 1-Nov BC Centre for Ability Wednesday, Nov. 212:00 to 1:00pmRoom 302 @ The Centre 2-Nov BC Children's and Women's Hospital/Sunny Hill...

One of Canadas best labour schools, held at Harrison Hot Springs, in January and February 2012 The CLC Winter School offers a wide variety of week-long, quality labour oriented courses. To support HSAs ability to represent HSA members effectively and to help build a stronger union, members and/or stewards can apply to take courses chosen to meet these objectives. HSA...

Partners in the Horn of Africa is holding a fundraiser for -Hope for Children," Ethiopias leading charity improving the lives of women and children affected by HIV/AIDS. Date: Thursday, November 17, 2011 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Place: Vancouver Rowing Club, 450 Stanley Park Drive Tickets: $40.00 Guest Speaker: Yewoinshet Masresha (6:30 p.m.)Founder and Executive Director, Hope for Children, Ethiopia...

Community Social Service workers are essential to building strong communities and making life better for families and individuals. Yet workers in this sector are often as invisible as the members of the society they support. The National Union of Public and General Employees (NUPGE) has made a commitment to raise the profile of community social service workers. NUPGE is joining...