HSPBA Bargaining Update: Negotiations Resume After Small Group Discussions
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 at the Bargaining Proposal Conference held last fall and those brought forward by the constituent unions in the HSPBA.
HSA in support of BCGEU and PEA job action
The committee is closely following the job action launched by other unions. While no monetary offers have been made at the HSPBA bargaining table to date, your union is very concerned about the initial offers made to other unions. While we are not in a position to take job action at this time, we are fully supportive of the job action being taken by other unions as they seek to convince the BC government to provide wage improvements that reflect the cost-of-living pressures in this province.
We encourage all members to show their support for BC General Employees' Union and Professional Employees Association members by joining them on the picket lines during off-duty hours.
Reminder: please fill out bargaining survey if you haven't had the chance yet
As we resume negotiations with a government that seems determined to fix its fiscal problems at the expense of the health care and community social service systems, our colleagues, patients, clients, and communities are depending on us to pull together and stay strong.
We need to hear from as many HSPBA members as possible to get updated information on your key concerns. If you haven’t yet done so, please take three minutes to complete a short but important survey on workplace conditions, and about the action you want to take. The survey was sent to members via email.