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PARAMEDICAL PROFESSIONAL BARGAINING ASSOCIATIONBargaining Update #7 PDF Version ( Adobe Acrobat required)The Paramedical Professional Bargaining Association has reached a framework agreement with HEABC that will remove the employers' concession demands from the bargaining table and create a climate for constructive negotiation of a number of contract issues, including posting and bumping language, hours of work and recruitment and retention.Under the...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Miriam Sobrino Director Strategic Communications& Member Development604 439 0994 office604 328 2886 cellThe Health Sciences Association, the union representing 12,000 health science professionals who provide the diagnostic, clinical and rehabilitation services in the public health care system, welcomed the deal hammered out over the weekend to force the government to step back from its attack on...

BL9980 Most HSA esential services levels in placeMediator Stephen Rinfret has booked out of mediation with the Facilities Health Services & Support Bargaining Association and Health Employers' Association of BC (HEABC).The Facilities Bargaining Association is awaiting a decision from the Labour Relations Board (LRB) on its application to have the LRB set interim (temporary) essential services levels. The LRB is...

PARAMEDICAL PROFESSIONAL BARGAINING ASSOCIATION Bargaining Update #6 PDF Version ( Adobe Acrobat required)Bargaining between the Paramedical Professional Bargaining Association and Health Employers Association of BC has been temporarily suspended.After several bargaining sessions that have allowed the parties to explore a number of issues, the two sides agreed to suspend bargaining due to industry-wide considerations.-It has become clear to the two...

To: HSA Chief Stewards Re: Agreement with HEABC re on-call and call-back provisions during a strikeHSA and the Paramedical Professional Bargaining Association reached agreement with HEABC last night at the Labour Relations Board, to resolve ongoing disputes regarding on-call and call-back pay during the provision of essential services. Resolution of these disputes was necessary in order to complete essential services...

PARAMEDICAL PROFESSIONAL BARGAINING ASSOCIATIONBargaining Update #5 PDF Version ( Adobe Acrobat required) Unions' priorities include fair bumping and job posting processesThe Paramedical Professional Bargaining Association (PPBA) and Health Employers' Association of B.C. (HEABC) engaged in three days of productive bargaining this week. The parties continued dealing with non-monetary issues, including job postings, bumping and the rights of displaced employees to...

PARAMEDICAL PROFESSIONAL BARGAINING ASSOCIATION Bargaining Update #4 PDF Version ( Adobe Acrobat required) Union representation a key issue in most recent talksTalks continued last week between the Paramedical Professional Bargaining Association (PPBA) and the Health Employers Association of BC for a new contract. The current contract expires March 31.Union negotiators focused on the role of union stewards in labour-management relations...