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HSA will hold its 50 th 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...

Race, Racism in Healthcare & Social Services: Building Anti-racist Care An HSA Virtual Diversity Workshop 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 TIME: 9:00 am to 4:30 pm LOCATION: Virtual – WebEx details to follow It will be...

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. The committee is comprised of young labour activists and organizers from across British Columbia...

#Choose2Challenge Creating Space, Taking Space: Conversations on Gender and Racialization Each year, HSA Women’s Committee marks International Women’s Day with a workshop to explore women’s issues in the union. In 2021, HSA will host a virtual workshop on Monday March 8, 2021. The workshop is open to members who identify as women, transwomen, non-binary, two-spirit, and lgbtqi+. Those who also...

Race, Racism in Healthcare & Social Services: Building Anti-racist Care An HSA Virtual Diversity Workshop DATES: March 24 & 25, 2021 TIME: 9:00 am to 4:30 pm LOCATION: Virtual – WebEx details to follow HSA is pleased to offer this two-day workshop virtually. Members are expected to attend the entirety of both days. It will be led by two experienced...

HSA Virtual Social Justice Day Workshop DATE: Thursday, February 18, 2021 TIME: 9 am – 4:30pm Location: Virtually, via WebEx. Details to follow The Committee on Equality and Social Action invite you to participate in a virtual day of education and training to learn more about the movement to defund the police and its role in broader social justice organizing...

Upcoming Steward Workshops: Registration Information: Stewards may register by logging into My Events Registration. Workshops are listed under Steward Education events. Virtual Basic Steward Training (3 days in series) Stewards play a vital role in the union. Particularly important is the steward's role in contract interpretation, organizing and the grievance procedure. In recognition of the need for educating new stewards...

Click here to be directed to HSA's FARMERS SUPPORT campaign page and send a letter to the Prime Minister and your Member of Parliament. HSA joins with NUPGE (National Union of Public and General Employees) and its affiliated unions across the country representing 390,000 union members in condemning the response of the Indian government to the ongoing farmers’ protests in...

The following message is important information for all HSA members covered by the Community Social Services Collective Agreement. CSSEA and CSSBA have agreed on the distribution of the April 1, 2021 Low Wage Redress (LWR), which will take effect on the first full pay period following April 1, 2021. Wage schedules outlining the new hourly wages are available on the...

On Dec. 6, 1989, 14 women were murdered in an act of misogynist violence at École Polytechnique in Montréal. It was perpetrated by a man claiming to be “fighting feminism,” who first opened fire on women in a mechanical engineering class. Women were targeted because of their gender, and 13 students and one administrator were killed. In 1991, the Parliament...