News & Updates

As British Columbia heads into another summer of wild fires, Health Emergency Management BC has activated the provincial Emergency Health Provider Registry to assist in the coordination of relief staffing for health care providers. Any Health Authority is able to access the registry when local emergencies create additional staffing needs. HSA was consulted in the development of the registry, and...

The BC government is increasing the number of training seats for occupational therapy and physiotherapy, with new seats coming to Prince George, Vancouver and Fraser Valley. HSA applauds this announcement. These new training spaces are an important step forward to addressing the growing skills shortage in these professions. HSA has been advocating for increased training opportunities in these and other...

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HSA marks National Nursing Week with launch of new professional development fund for HSA’s registered psychiatric nurses Health Sciences Association of BC announced today the establishment of a $115,000 Professional Development Fund available to all registered psychiatric nurses who are members of HSA. “Registered psychiatric nurses are critical members of the health care team. HSA recognizes the importance of continuing...

HSA offers scholarships for Summer Institute for Union Women July 2 – 6, 2019 University of British Columbia, Vancouver The Western Regional Summer Institute for Union Women, "Equity. Justice. Reconcili-action: Building worker power through Intersectional Feminism and Activism," will take place July 2-6, 2019, at the University of British Columbia (UBC) in Vancouver, British Columbia in the Orchard Commons. This...

This week the Minister of Labour, Harry Bains, introduced two pieces of legislation that together dramatically increase protections for workers and their right to join a union. These are long overdue reforms, and it is welcome news to see the government take these first steps to restoring balance and fairness for working people. These reforms do not cover everything -...

Are you a young worker 30 years and younger who wants to get more involved in your union, the labour movement, and the social justice work unions are involved in? Registration for the BC Federation of Labour’s Annual Young Workers’ School opens May 1.The weekend school is held at Camp Jubilee in Indian Arm in the Lower Mainland June 14...

Registration Now Open! Tools and tips to Stomp Out Period Poverty In B.C. and around the world, the menstrual equity movement is building. Across wo rksites, HSA chap ters are acting to make menstrual products more accessible and tackle taboos surrounding periods and period poverty. Access to menstrual products is a public health issue and a human right, and HSA...

The Health Sciences Association is proud to welcome 31 new health science professionals working at the Canadian Mental Health Association, BC division (CMHA BC), to HSA. Workers were fully united, voting 100 hundred percent in favour of joining HSA. “It is always an incredible moment when we welcome new members into the labour movement,” said HSA President Val Avery. “Through...

Last year, 131 B.C. workers died from a workplace injury or disease. When you lose a loved one, the pain never goes away. Across Canada, April 28 has been designated the Day of Mourning. As workers, families, employers, and communities come together at ceremonies held around the province to remember those who have lost their lives to work-related incidents or...