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PARAMEDICAL PROFESSIONAL BARGAINING ASSOCIATIONBargaining Update #5 PDF Version ( Adobe Acrobat required) Unions' priorities include fair bumping and job posting processesThe Paramedical Professional Bargaining Association (PPBA) and Health Employers' Association of B.C. (HEABC) engaged in three days of productive bargaining this week. The parties continued dealing with non-monetary issues, including job postings, bumping and the rights of displaced employees to...

Burnaby council denounces Liberal cuts to programs and services for vulnerable peopleBurnaby City Council unanimously passed a resolution last night denouncing cuts to programs and services for vulnerable people and calling on the Campbell Liberals to halt plans to cut another $70 million in funding on top of the $100 million the government has already cut to date. The resolution...

Victoria council unanimously passed a resolution last night denouncing cuts to programs and services for vulnerable people and calling on the Campbell Liberals to halt plans to cut another $70 million in funding on top of the $100 million the government has already cut to date. The resolution also calls on the government to restore funding for community social services...

PARAMEDICAL PROFESSIONAL BARGAINING ASSOCIATION Bargaining Update #4 PDF Version ( Adobe Acrobat required) Union representation a key issue in most recent talksTalks continued last week between the Paramedical Professional Bargaining Association (PPBA) and the Health Employers Association of BC for a new contract. The current contract expires March 31.Union negotiators focused on the role of union stewards in labour-management relations...