News & Updates

Young Workers Virtual Workshop and Forum - November 2&9, 2020
September 25, 2020
See the bulletin below for all the details. Please note, your online application is not considered complete without your statement of interest. Please see the online registration for all the details and send your statements to Education@hsabc.org. Thank you.
Election Time!
September 23, 2020
A Provincial Election has been called; general voting will take place on Saturday, October 24, 2020.
Elections are an important time to engage in discussion and debate about the future of our province, our collective priorities and what programs and services are important to us, our families and our communities.
HSA strongly encourages members to vote.
Decolonization Two Day Virtual Workshop
September 23, 2020
Decolonization An HSA Diversity Workshop
HSA is pleased to offer one additional opportunity to attend this two-day workshop!
Another opportunity to attend the Decolonization Two Day Virtual Workshop
September 18, 2020
Decolonization An HSA Diversity Workshop
Due to high demand, HSA is pleased to offer an additional opportunity to attend this two-day workshop!
Registration will open Saturday September 19, 2020.
Verdict in Cambie Surgery Centre Case: Public Health Care Wins!
September 10, 2020
Today we got some very exciting news!
More than a decade ago, the CEO of Cambie Surgery Centre, Dr. Brian Day, launched a legal attack against public health care by seeking to strike down critical sections of the BC Medicare Protection Act.
HSPBA Member Participation Needed in Classification Redesign Survey
September 8, 2020
As part of the 2019-2022 collective agreement, a joint working group of the Health Science Professionals Bargaining Association (HSPBA) and Health Employers’ Association of BC (HEABC) was established to continue the work of modernizing the HSPBA Classification System to address anomalies and regularize a number of professions and professional practice issues that have developed in a changing health care system.
Rescheduled HSA Annual Convention headlines a busy fall of union activity and education
September 3, 2020
Rescheduled HSA Annual Convention headlines a busy fall of union activity and education
As the summer of 2020 wraps up, the union is gearing up for a busy fall of union meetings and education opportunities for members The union’s 49th annual convention, postponed from April 2-3 because of the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic, has been rescheduled to November 16-17. It will be conducted online.
Psychological Health and Safety in the Workplace Virtual Workshops
September 3, 2020
Psychological Health and Safety in the Workplace – Level One Mental Health and the CSA Standard
Dates: October 8, 2020 or November 12, 2020 Time: 9am – 4:30pm Location: Virtual WebEx – Details to follow
Each year in Canada, one in five people will experience a mental health problem or illness. Over a lifetime that number increases to 1 in 3. The cost of mental health problems or illness costs our economy more than 51 billion dollars.
COVID Safety Plans Virtual Workshops
September 3, 2020
COVID SAFETY PLANS
Dates: October 7, 2020 or October 29, 2020 Time: 9am – 4:30pm Location: Virtual WebEx – Details to follow
CANCELLED - Anti-Racism in Health Care and Social Services - Virtual Workshop
September 2, 2020
Anti-Racism in Health Care and Social Services An HSA Diversity Workshop