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Cindy Stewart, President of the Health Sciences Association (HSA), launched escalating job action by health science professionals today by highlighting shortages in the diagnostic, clinical and rehabilitation professions covered by the Paramedical Professional Bargaining Association."Health science professionals are off the job today to highlight the work they do that makes them essential to the health of British Columbians. They're off...

Cindy Stewart, President of the Health Sciences Association (HSA), will launch this week's job action by health science professionals at the HSA headquarters at Surrey Memorial Hospital. Date: Wednesday, June 6 Time: 8:30 a.m. Place: HSA Job Action Headquarters Surrey Memorial Hospital Parking Lot 94a Ave. at King George HighwayHealth science professionals will be available to discuss the effects acute...

Health science professionals will continue to highlight their value to the provinces health care system with walk-outs next week targeting the diagnostic, clinical and rehabilitation professions represented by the health science unions."Next week, this province will have a new government. Gordon Campbell and the Liberals said over and over again during the recent election campaign that health care is a...

Health science professionals will withdraw services to essential service levels in the Lower Mainland and Fraser Valley on Friday, June 1 from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. The walk-out will be marked with a rally at the Vancouver Art Gallery (Georgia Street side) at noon. About 8,800 health science professionals work in the region.May 31, health science professionals will withdraw...

Health science professionals will withdraw services to essential service levels on Vancouver Island Tuesday, May 29. The walk-out will be marked with a rally at the legislature at noon. About 2,200 health science professionals work on Vancouver Island."The employer claims were the highest paid health science professionals in Canada. While were slipping in some of our professions, that has traditionally...

The unions representing 14,000 health science professionals started strike activity today with a province-wide ban on overtime and a one-day withdrawal of services in the Kootenays.Health science professionals were set to rally at noon today in Nelson to send a message to the Health Employers' Association of BC and the government about the need to attract and retain health science...

The unions representing 14,000 health science professionals served strike notice today.As a first step, about 475 health science professionals in the Kootenays will withdraw services from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. on Tuesday, May 22. Essential services will be maintained. The job action also includes a province-wide ban on overtime. Health science professionals will hold a rally at noon in...

The unions representing 14,000 health science professionals today asked mediator Stephen Kelleher to book out of talks."After three months of negotiations, including several weeks with Mr. Kelleher's help, it's clear that the employer isn't interested in negotiating an agreement that will help keep highly skilled health care professionals here in BC," Health Sciences Association (HSA) President Cindy Stewart said.Stewart said...

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With talks between health science professionals and the Health Employers Association of BC at a stalemate, the Health Sciences Association today threatened to walk away from mediated talks and serve strike notice.But the union was convinced to stay at the table after mediator Stephen Kelleher extracted a commitment from the employer to return to the table Thursday with a wage...