2025: News Archive

HSA’s 55th annual convention is set for Wednesday, April 15 to Friday, April 17, 2026 in Vancouver. Resolutions The deadline for submitting resolutions to the union office for consideration at the annual convention is midnight, January 16, 2026. HSA members who want to raise issues at convention are encouraged to participate in their local chapter or worksite, meeting. Resolutions must...

Shortly after 3:00 PST this afternoon your CBA Bargaining Committee declared that negotiations had reached an impasse with Health Employers Association of BC (HEABC) and the provincial government. After almost 20 days at the bargaining table, we have been unable to address the most acute bargaining priorities identified by members. Specifically: The retroactive removal of the Investment Return Guarantee Adjustment...

Programs slated to expire last month will continue to December 31 thanks to union advocacy Despite the BC government’s moves to dramatically restrain spending on programs including health care, incentives for recruitment and retention of health science professionals will be extended to the end of the year while your union continues to advocate for more supports to reduce shortages and...

After a pause in negotiations, your CBA bargaining committee met with the Health Employers Association of BC (HEABC) on September 24, 25, and 26, 2025. Since March, your bargaining committee, along with delegates from six other constituent unions, has spent 19 days bargaining with the employer. Despite having exchanged full non-monetary proposals, progress had been limited to minor administrative updates...

September 30 is a day to honour the children who never came home and the survivors of residential schools, whose courage and resilience continue to guide us. Today, and all days, we acknowledge the pain carried by Indigenous families and communities, and we recognize that colonial violence is not just history — it is a living reality that continues to...

Your HSPBA bargaining committee will be resuming negotiations with the employer this week after focused small group discussions on priority areas, including classifications, occupational health and safety, and Indigenous-specific Anti-Racism. At the close of the last round of discussions with the employer in early summer, the committee had tabled over 100 proposals addressing the leading issues identified by HSA members...

After a pause in negotiations, the CBA bargaining committee will return to the table with the employer for three days next week starting September 22. Two more days are scheduled for the week of September 29, with further talks planned for the weeks of October 13 and 20. Since March, your representative on the bargaining committee — alongside delegates from...

It’s been a while since we’ve talked, but we want you to know that your bargaining committee is back at the negotiations table with the Community Social Services Employers’ Association (CSSEA) and continuing to make progress on non-monetary proposals. Our goal remains the same: to raise pressing workplace concerns with the employers and win real solutions to problems that have...

HSA is pleased to offer members the opportunity to attend these three workshops: Indigenous Cultural Safety and Decolonizing Your Professional Practice Communication and Conflict Resolution Supervisors in the Union Click the link to read the full workshop description. Indigenous Cultural Safety and Decolonizing Your Professional Practice (two workshops in one day) DATES: November 4, 2025 TIME: 9:00 am to 4:30...

Let’s be honest: pensions aren’t the most exciting topic. But if you’re a member of HSA, your pension might be one of the most valuable benefits you’ll ever earn. Most HSA members are part of the Municipal Pension Plan (MPP), which is a defined benefit (DB) plan. If you’ve heard that term and not sure what it means, you’re not...