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Upcoming Steward Workshops: Pilot Virtual Basic Steward Training and Pilot Virtual OH&S Training Registration Information: Stewards may register by logging into My Events Registration. Workshops are listed under Steward Education events. Pilot 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...

HSA has received confirmation from the Ministry of Health that the Temporary Pandemic Pay will be paid out to Health Authority staff on October 9, 2020. The $4 an hour payment applies both to regular and overtime hours worked by health care workers covered by the Health Science Professionals' Bargaining Association (HSPBA), Community Bargaining Association (CBA), and Nurses’ Bargaining Association...

See the bulletin below for all the details. Please note, your online application is not considered complete without your statement of interest. Please see the online registration for all the details and send your statements to @email. Thank you.

A Provincial Election has been called; general voting will take place on Saturday, October 24, 2020. Elections are an important time to engage in discussion and debate about the future of our province, our collective priorities and what programs and services are important to us, our families and our communities. HSA strongly encourages members to vote. The work we do...

Decolonization An HSA Diversity Workshop HSA is pleased to offer one additional opportunity to attend this two-day workshop! DATES: December 7 and 8, 2020 TIME: 9:00 am to 4:00 pm LOCATION: Virtual – WebEx details to follow This two-day virtual workshop will help non-Indigenous HSA members to develop the skills, compassion, and abilities required to recognize and change colonial systems...

Decolonization An HSA Diversity Workshop Due to high demand, HSA is pleased to offer an additional opportunity to attend this two-day workshop! Registration will open Saturday September 19, 2020. DATES: November 25 and 26, 2020 TIME: 9:00 am to 4:00 pm LOCATION: Virtual – WebEx details to follow This two-day virtual workshop will help non-Indigenous HSA members to develop the...

Today we got some very exciting news! More than a decade ago, the CEO of Cambie Surgery Centre, Dr. Brian Day, launched a legal attack against public health care by seeking to strike down critical sections of the BC Medicare Protection Act. It has been a long hard fight, but today, BC Supreme Court Justice Steeves handed down a landmark...

As part of the 2019-2022 collective agreement, a joint working group of the Health Science Professionals Bargaining Association (HSPBA) and Health Employers’ Association of BC (HEABC) was established to continue the work of modernizing the HSPBA Classification System to address anomalies and regularize a number of professions and professional practice issues that have developed in a changing health care system...

Labour Day 2020 is like no other Labour Day in recent memory. Usually on this day we celebrate the contributions of working people at community picnics, local fairs, or other neighbourhood events. We gather to visit with friends, family and colleagues to enjoy the end of summer. T his year is a bit different. While we are still celebrating the...

Rescheduled HSA Annual Convention headlines a busy fall of union activity and education As the summer of 2020 wraps up, the union is gearing up for a busy fall of union meetings and education opportunities for members The union’s 49 th annual convention, postponed from April 2-3 because of the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic, has been rescheduled to November...