2006: News Archive

HSA members will soon be preparing for the 2007 HSA Convention, to be held April 19, 20, & 21, 2007 at the Fairmont Hotel in Vancouver.Conventions are where chapters from around the province determine the future direction of the union. Policies, actions, constitutional amendments, structural changes are all discussed and debated at convention.Members who have specific issues that they want...

This year, Regional Director elections will take place in Regions 1, 3, 5, 7, & 9. All HSA members in these regions are encouraged to put their name forward for these important positions.Directors meet, on average, every six weeks and take an active leadership role in representing the union. They are reimbursed for the time they spend in official meetings...

2007 Canadian Labour CongressWINTER SCHOOL The BC Federation of Labour offers two scholarships for attendance at the 2007 CLC Winter School: The Debra Mills Scholarship is intended for persons with disabilities to attend a one-week course. See attached course schedule or check the CLC website http://pacific.clc-ctc.ca/> for more information. The scholarship will be decided by a lottery draw on...

HSAs 2007 Annual Convention will be one of the most exciting conventions in recent memory as delegates will elect a new union president for the first time in fourteen years.Cindy Stewart, president of HSA since 1993, announced last April that she would not be seeking re-election for another term at the 2007 convention.Nominations for the position of president are now...

WINTER SCHOOL One of Canadas best labour schools, held at Harrison Hot Springs, in January and February 2007 The CLC Winter School offers a wide variety of week-long, quality labour orientated courses. Past HSA participants have rated the courses and the experience highly. The school offers an opportunity to meet people from other unions and workplaces across BC. To support...

The Report: December 2006 vol.27 num.6by CINDY STEWART n just four short months, HSA members will elect the unions first new president in 14 years. As I announced at the 2006 annual convention, I will not be seeking reelection at the 2007 convention.The role of HSA president has certainly evolved in the unions 35-year history. In particular, significant changes have...

The Report: December 2006 vol.27 num.6 by MAUREEN HEADLEY ost HSA members, and certainly all our ultrasound technologists, are familiar with the long battle we have had to achieve recognition from the Workers Compensation Board (WCB ... also known as WorkSafe BC) of the risks inherent in the profession. HSA undertakes a high volume of workers compensation appeals for injured...

The Report: December 2006 vol.27 num.6 by LAURA BUSHEIKIN angam Grant laughs as she describes the typical response to her job: -When someone asks what I do, I say I work in an agency for HIV-positive women. Most of the time peoples reaction is ‘Oh, my God.' -They think it must be terribly hard and depressing and that I must...

The Report: December 2006 vol.27 num.6 hes an award-winning health science professional. Shes an HSAsteward. And shes a Prince George city councillor and communityactivist. -Its lots of work," says Debora Muñoz. -I dont think the general public has any clue as to the magnitude of the amount of work involved," she says about her role as city councillor. -There are...

The Report: December 2006 vol.27 num.6 by SARAH OLEARY While moving a patient on the xray table, I felt something -pop" inmy back. It really hurt! But I stayed at work, because if I wenthome, my coworkers would be left even more short-staffed, and Ididnt think it would be fair to them. I filled out the hospitals injury report (not...