2003: News Archive

The Report: December 2003 vol.24 num.6 by BRUCE WILKINS Does the collective agreement contain all of the rights that I hold in my relationship with my employer? No. A recent Supreme Court of Canada decision holds that union members also enjoy the rights that come from other employment-related statutes. No matter how thick you may think your HSA collective agreement...

The Report: December 2003 vol.24 num.6 by YUKIE KURAHASHI ithin the first minute of meeting Suzanne Bennett, you might not think “passionate union activist” or “tireless community social services advocate.” You would probably think “ecstatic young grandma.” In the subsequent five or six minutes, you’d realize that Suzanne Bennett is all these, and more. Suzanne Bennett Chief Steward & Member-at-Large...

The Report: December 2003 vol.24 num.6 hen she was just four years old, Kathleen Collin might already have known she'd grow up to be a pharmacist. "I was so excited to get to the drugstore - because I'd been promised a popsicle - that I pushed on a 'pull' door and fell right through the screen door," she laughed. "I...

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The Report: October 2003 vol.24 num.5 by RAE JOHNSON malgamations. Privatization. Restructuring. Layoffs. Service cuts. Multi-site chiefs. Imposed conditions of employment. The only thing constant about the working conditions in health care is change. It is constant, multi-faceted, relentless• and it is taking a toll on health science professionals as they struggle to meet the ever increasing needs of patients...

The Report: October 2003 vol.24 num.5 by MIRIAM SOBRINO t started at work. HSAs communications and member mobilizing department participated in a womens health care event. We were on hand to give out information about the annual breast cancer awareness and fundraising event, the Run for the Cure. Our mission was to let people know that HSA is the union...

The Report: October 2003 vol.24 num.5 by CINDY STEWART ast fall, HSA was deeply involved with yet another provincial review of laboratory services. At that time, I shared with you my skepticism about the process, but said the union was willing to give it a try because we have consistently advocated for review of the system to make it better...

The Report: October 2003 vol.24 num.5 by RON OHMART y now, most members have seen the newspaper ads the provincial government is running about the cost of health care. The clear message in the ads is: ‘if only health care professionals would just stop getting so much money, our public health care system would be better off.’ That’s the tune...

The Report: October 2003 vol.24 num.5 by YUKIE KURAHASHI lex Finley figures she has been x-rayed “about five million times.” Finley became familiar with x-rays and radiography early in life, when she was diagnosed with scoliosis. Alex Finley Radiographer Mount St. Joseph's Hospital But she didn’t let it slow her down. “I was in my early 20s when I had...

The Report: October 2003 vol.24 num.5 by RITU MAHIL I will be retiring soon from my employment. Article 34 of the Collective Agreement describes health and welfare coverage as a condition of employment for regular employees and states that the plan becomes effective on the 1st of the calendar month following the date of hire. My retirement date falls mid...