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A new HSA research report, Fixing the Health Care Bottleneck, provides an in-depth look at the important, often unseen, and too-often undervalued work performed by medical imaging and radiation therapy professionals in BC. Shortages of these specialized professionals — who perform nearly all diagnostic procedures and deliver the radiation therapy critical to cancer treatment— contribute to bottlenecks and longer patient...

Did you get a call or text from HSA? We're contacting members to make sure everyone is aware of the upcoming provincial election as there's a lot at stake. The winner of this election will make decisions that will directly affect the lives of HSA members at home and at work. Our votes will decide whether to invest in public...

Shared on behalf of Lorrie Cramb, the Provincial Chief Allied Health Officer In BC, the allied health workforce includes more than 70 disciplines and approximately 75,000 individuals providing a range of preventative, diagnostic, technical, and therapeutic health care and clinical support services across the lifespan and care continuum. They contribute specialized expertise, education, research and leadership, often working as integral...

Pride is a time where we unite in solidarity with our colleagues, friends and family in the Two-Spirit, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Questioning, Intersex, Asexual+ (2SLGBTQIA+) community. It is a time where we reflect on the progress that has been made advancing 2SLGBTQIA+ rights, celebrate the members of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community, and call for further action to remedy remaining...

“We are saddened to share that James Clancy, a trailblazer in the labour movement, a staunch advocate for social justice and former President of the National Union of Public and General Employees (NUPGE), passed away on April 2, 2024,” said Bert Blundon, NUPGE President. “Our deepest condolences go to his partner, Debbie and his children Allison, Nick and Alex.” Clancy...

On February 1, the Premier of Alberta announced a series of harmful policies attacking some of the most vulnerable members of our society – transgender youth and children. The National Union of Public and General Employees (NUPGE) condemns in the strongest possible terms these dangerous measures and stands with 2SLGBTQIA+ Canadians and their loved ones. “I am appalled at the...

Shared on behalf of Community Action for Equity and Racial Justice (CAERJ) The attack on 2SLGBTQIA+ people and communities – especially targeting trans folk – from Uganda to Hungary to Florida to New Brunswick has reached our community of Delta. The Christian fascist group action4canada has staged weekly banner drops on the pedestrian overpass by the 17A/Ladner Trunk Road intersection...

On behalf of 32,000 MGEU/NUPGE members, and 7,000 MAHCP/NUPGE members, and 425,000 NUPGE members across the country, including HSA members in BC, the National Union of Provincial and General Employees (NUPGE) echoes the call of the families, Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs, Assembly of First Nations, and organizers for a search of the Prairie Green landfill for the remains of Morgan...

The following article is reposted from the NUPGE website. Ottawa (20 April 2021) — The federal government delivered its first budget in 2 years and the first since COVID-19 struck the world. "We expected this budget to be focused on helping people get back on their feet, helping women get back to work and restarting the economy," said Larry Brown...

In Alberta, front-line hospital workers who are members of the Alberta Union of Public Employees (AUPE) walked off the job earlier this week in response to news that Alberta Health Services would be cutting 11,000 jobs. HSA has sent a letter of solidarity to AUPE expressing our support for their fight against government cuts and health care privatization. The text...