News & Updates

2022 is off to a busy start for HSA with preparations underway for contract negotiations for members working in health care and community social services. Contracts covering more than 20,000 members are set to expire March 31, 2022. Also coming up in 2022 is the union’s annual convention April 28-30, planned to be held in person in Vancouver. In the...

Facility level data needed to push government for stronger protections against Omicron Since the onset of the pandemic, HSA has been pushing government to protect health science and community social service professionals on the front lines. Our union led the way by commissioning original research by Dr. John Murphy an expert on occupational hygiene and adjunct professor at the Dalla...

SURVEY ON ENHANCED DISABILITY MANAGEMENT PROGRAM If you took part in the Enhanced Disability Management Program (EDMP) between April 2019 and March 2020, you will receive a survey in the next couple of weeks. Members have been chosen randomly, and will be invited to provide feedback about their experiences. If you receive the survey, we encourage you to take part...

Preparations are underway for the 2022 HSA Annual Convention, to be held in-person over three days in Vancouver from Thursday, April 28 to Saturday, April 30. However, as the COVID-19 pandemic continues, the union’s Board of Directors will monitor the situation and may shift to an online convention format over the same three days. The last two annual conventions, in...

As health science professionals and other health care workers continue to experience crushing workloads caused by long-standing shortages, which continue to be exacerbated by health care staff absences because of the accelerated spread of Covid-19 at health care worksites, HSA is calling on the Ministry of Health to ensure enhanced precautions are put in place. In addition, the union rejects...

Nominations are now open for Regional Director elections in HSA Regions 2, 4, 6, 8, and 10. This is an excellent opportunity for members to seek to serve on the HSA Board of Directors, contribute to the leadership of the union, and to represent the interests of other members. To be eligible, a nominee must have been a member of...

HSA Virtual Social Justice Day Workshop HSA is pleased to offer an opportunity to attend this one-day workshop! DATE: Thursday, February 17, 2022 TIME: 9 am – 4:30pm LOCATION: Virtually, via WebEx. Details to follow In 2015, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada shed light on the residential school experience of Indigenous peoples and tabled a report with 94...

Nominations now open for HSA Regional Director elections; February 10 deadline Nominations are now open for Regional Director elections in HSA Regions 2, 4, 6, 8, and 10. This is an excellent opportunity for members to seek to serve on the HSA Board of Directors, contribute to the leadership of the union, and to represent the interests of other members...

HSA invites all BIPOC (Black, Indigenous and People of Colour) members to participate in the upcoming series of BIPOC Caucus meetings to discuss the role of affinity/caucus spaces in organizations to address systemic racism. For more information on Caucus/affinity spaces please read here and here and here. This will be a series of meetings facilitated by Natasha Aruliah and interested...

HSA is pleased to offer another opportunity to attend this two-day workshop! DATES: January 12 & 13, 2022 TIME: 9:00 am to 4:30 pm LOCATION: Virtual – WebEx details to follow This two-day virtual workshop will help non-Indigenous HSA members to develop the skills, compassion, and abilities required to recognize and change colonial systems and practices in their personal and...