2026: News Archive

With the January 30 deadline now passed, health employers are continuing their push to have Arbitrator Vince Ready make a decision on nurses’ benefits. They are pressing Arbitrator Ready to decide on Appendix U.1 and we expect he may soon order participation in an arbitration, despite nurses being clear that benefits should be negotiated at the bargaining table. To be...

After a year of difficult negotiations, we are pleased to say that your bargaining committee’s hard work has resulted in a tentative agreement for HSPBA members. Going into this round of negotiations, the objective was to build on the wins of the last negotiations despite the provincial government’s significant and growing fiscal constraints. Specifically, members directed the union to seek...

Following months of negotiations, the Community Bargaining Association (CBA) reached a tentative agreement with the Health Employers Association of BC (HEABC), covering more than 26,000 community health workers across the province. “Our CBA members deliver incredibly vital services in communities across BC, and this agreement is a meaningful step toward the recognition they deserve,” HSA President Sarah Kooner says. “The...

BC’s 25,000 specialized health professionals reached a tentative agreement in the early hours of Friday morning, after almost one year of negotiations between the Health Science Professionals Bargaining Association (HSPBA) and Health Employers Association of BC (HEABC). “Members sent us to the bargaining table to make improvements to wages, classifications, work-life balance, recognition and respect, and partnership for quality health...

After returning to the table for five days of intensive negotiations, including a marathon session lasting twenty-four consecutive hours, your CBA bargaining committee is proud to announce a tentative agreement was reached with the Health Employers’ Association of BC (HEABC) on Sunday, February 22. Over the coming days we will be creating a comprehensive summary of the tentative agreement, including...

Two candidates have been nominated to represent HSA members who work in Region 8 on the board of directors: Tiger Ye and Caroline Widgiz. Please click here to see their candidate statements. There will be an online All Candidates Meeting on Monday, March 2 from 7 to 8 PM Pacific. This meeting is an opportunity to get to know the...

Union says budget is an important step but pressures on system remain significant The Health Sciences Association (HSA) says it welcomes the government’s decision to maintain frontline health care funding in British Columbia despite mounting economic challenges. “We appreciate that health care has been identified as a priority in this budget,” HSA President Sarah Kooner says. “We’re in an undoubtedly...

Members standing together have made all the difference Negotiations resumed this week in response to a significant new commitment from government, one that acknowledges key priorities identified by members. This commitment was laid out in a bargaining framework that provides a monetary package equal to that offered to other public service workers in BC, with wage increases as well as...

Two candidates have been nominated to represent HSA members who work in Region 6 on the board of directors: Kelsey Oxley and Kirn Sanghera. Please click here to see their candidate statements. There will be an online All Candidates Meeting on Wednesday, February 25 from 7 to 8 PM Pacific. This meeting is an opportunity to get to know the...

Two candidates have been nominated to represent HSA members who work in Region 2 on the board of directors: Kyle Collins and Brooke Carter. Please click here to see their candidate statements. There will be an online All Candidates Meeting on Monday, February 23 from 7 to 8 PM Pacific. This meeting is an opportunity to get to know the...