2023: News Archive

Friday, April 28, marks the Day of Mourning, a day to to remember those who have lost their lives on the job and to renew our commitment to creating safer workplaces. This day honours the memory of workers who have been killed, injured, or suffered illness as a result of work-related incidents. Sadly, last year 181 BC workers died from...

A byelection for a new member of HSA’s Board of Directors from Region 6 has been called. The vacancy was created by the resignation of Regional Director Nancy Hay, who was unable to complete the term due to other commitments. This is an excellent opportunity for members to serve on the HSA Board of Directors, contribute to the leadership of...

Nominations are now open for Regional Director in HSA Region 9. This is an excellent opportunity for members to serve on the HSA Board of Directors, contribute to the leadership of the union, and to represent the interests of other members. HSA’s Board of Directors comprises 10 Regional Directors elected by members from their region, and the President, who is...

Members of the Nurses Bargaining Association have voted 61 per cent in favour of a new collective agreement effective April 21, 2022 to March 31, 2025. Highlights of the contract include significant pay increases amounting to a minimum of 13 to 14% over three years, depending on whether cost-of-living protections are triggered by BC inflation in year three, with retroactive...

Ongoing delays in paying the wage increases negotiated in the 2022-2025 collective agreement are extremely frustrating for members and extremely concerning to the union. Delayed implementation of pay changes for new collective agreements almost always happens to some degree, but the extent of the delays in this instance is not acceptable. While the problems are the responsibility of BC’s health...

Delegates to HSA’s annual convention this morning voted to re-elect Kane Tse to serve as president for a second term. “All of you are what makes HSA the caring organization that it is,” Tse told delegates following the vote. “I couldn’t be more proud to be your president and have this precious opportunity for another two years. Our aim of...

A total of $12 million has been made available to health science professional members over four years Speaking to delegates at HSA’s annual convention in Vancouver, President Kane Tse today announced the union has secured another $3 million to support professional development training for members covered by the Health Science Professionals Bargaining Association Collective Agreement. The new funding will be...

Your bargaining committee has achieved an historic agreement that delivers record-setting compensation for BC nurses. It provides meaningful incentives that will help retain nurses today and attract the nurses needed for the future. And with the groundbreaking Ministry of Health commitment on mandatory nurse-patient ratios, the employers must make significant improvements to address shortages over the next three years. The...

Release from the BC Health Coalition (BCHC) Today, the Supreme Court of Canada dismissed Cambie Surgeries Corporation’s (CSC) attempt to overturn previous decisions made by BC’s courts that upheld the BC Medicare Protection Act. This decision marks the end of the corporation’s lengthy legal battle to overturn key provisions in the BC Medicare Protection Act that ensure equitable access to...

HSA President Kane Tse today welcomed the momentous news that Dr. Brian Day and Cambie Surgeries Corporation’s assault on the public health care system in British Columbia has reached the end of the legal road with a decision by the Supreme Court of Canada that it will not hear an appeal of the decisions of BC courts to uphold the...