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Without an adequate supply of skilled health professionals to operate medical equipment, Canadians access to critical medical imaging technologies will continue to be hampered, says Cindy Stewart, Co-Chair of the Canadian Health Professionals Secretariat (CHPS) and President of the Health Sciences Association of BC (HSABC/NUPGE).Stewarts comments follow the release of a report today by the Canadian Institute for Health Information...

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BL10019 Information meetings for HSA members about discussions between the Paramedical Professional Bargaining Association and the Vancouver Coastal Health Authority on a single seniority list have been scheduled as follows: DATE TIME LOCATION Tuesday, January 18 5pm to 7pm Richmond Inn Minoru Ballroom B7551 Westminster HighwayRichmond Wednesday, January 19 5pm to 7pm Holiday Inn North Vancouver Grouse & Capilano Rooms700...

The Health Sciences Association of BC has donated $10,000 to Oxfam Canada's Tsunami Relief Fund to assist with relief efforts in the aftermath of the devastating tsunami that hit Southeast Asia on Boxing Day. The donation brings the total contribution of National Union of Public and General Employees (NUPGE)-affiliated unions across Canada to date to almost $150,000."This donation is being...

BL10017The Vancouver Coastal Health Authority and Paramedical Professional Bargaining Association have begun discussions aimed at achieving a single seniority list for all employees in the health authority, which would come into effect in early 2006.-For the past several rounds of bargaining with HEABC, HSA has advocated a seniority list that allows HSA members increased opportunities for jobs with their employer...

The Report: January / February 2005 vol.26 num.1 by CINDY STEWART ith tax season just around the corner, many of us are thinking about RRSPs and other financial plans we should be making by the end of the fiscal year. Increasingly, as our membership ages, HSA members are focusing more on retirement planning. Those of us fortunate enough to have...

The Report: January / February 2005 vol.26 num.1 by RITU MAHIL Im a paramedical employee and have requested both Christmas and New Years Day off. I know that there is a casual employee willing to work those days for me. However, the employer is refusing to schedule her for either of those days. Is this permissible? No. The employer is...

The Report: January / February 2005 vol.26 num.1 by LAURA BUSHEIKIN nita Bardal never saw herself as an activist. She considered herself more the quiet type, someone who stays out of the spotlight: a helper, rather than a fighter. So she was a bit surprised at herself when she became HSA Chief Steward for St. Pauls Hospital in 2001. Anita...

The Report: December 2004 vol.25 num.6 by CINDY STEWART fter seven years as a sponsor of the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundations most important fundraising event ... the CIBC Run for the Cure ... HSA members have contributed more than $650,000 to the fight against breast cancer. This contribution represents HSAs annual $25,000 silver-level sponsorship of the Run, the fundraising of...

The Report: December 2004 vol.25 num.6 What obligation is there on my employer to maintain a safe workplace? All workers have a right to a safe work environment. The Workers Compensation Act of BC requires employers to provide safe working environments for their employees. In addition, HSA has negotiated collective agreement language that defines the obligations of employers to maintain...