News & Updates

Moms on the Move is holding a provincial day of protest tomorrow, October 28, to remind BC Premier Gordon Campbell of his promise to build the best system of supports forchildren with special needs in Canada. In the past several weeks, cuts to funding have been announced in a number of programs, including: eliminating early intensive intervention programs, denying therapy...

The provincial government has just announced that seasonal flu vaccine will be administered at the same time as the vaccine for H1N1. Prior to this, the government planned to offer the seasonal vaccine only after the H1N1 vaccination program was complete. H1N1 vaccination for high-risk groups will begin next week. HSA has concerns about the decision to administer the two...

Members of Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1724 are on the verge of a strike. Support the HandyDart workers at a rally at MetroTown Sunday Oct. 24 to support fair collective bargaining in the public sector. Rally information here.

Please be advised that Compass has now locked out union members working at retail food service locations in the Fraser Health Authority. While picket locations do not impede other union members from going to work, the B.C. Federation of Labour and the United Steelworkers Local 2009 are asking union members to not use any of these food services while management...

(This information applies to HSA members of the Health Services and Support / Community Subsector.) In September, HSA mailed to every member in the Health Services and Support (Community Subsector) information about the Community Retraining Fund available to unionized workers in the Health Services and Support Community subsector. The package includes:a) an overview,b) answers to frequently asked questions, andc) application...

By James ClancyNational Union of Public and General Employees (NUPGE) Ottawa - We're long overdue for serious tax reform in this country. Most Canadians agree on this. But the new unfair Harmonized Sales Tax (HST) in Ontario and BC is not what most of us had in mind. Earlier this year the Harper government reached agreements with Ontario and BC...

The H1N1 vaccine has just been approved for use across Canada and the vaccination program for BC will begin shortly. This approval is based upon positive results of clinical trials of the vaccine in Europe. As with any seasonal flu vaccination campaign HSA encourages members to participate. Vaccination is an integral part of the prevention against serious health risk. Health...

Learning Opportunities Near You! DAY LOCATION WORKSHOP NOVEMBER 3 rd Vancouver Joint Committee Boot Camp 12 th Vancouver Incident Investigations 13 th Abbotsford Prevention and Management of Aggressive Behaviour 23 rd Victoria Creating an Exposure Control Plan / Assessing & Controlling Personal Risk 24 th Victoria Hazards, Risks and Inspections 25 th Nanaimo Joint Committee Boot Camp 26 th Kelowna...

Penticton Herald By Don Plant The B.C. Liberals are more interested in building monuments to themselves than helping the people, a rally for autistic children heard in Kelowna on Sunday. NDP MLA Harry Lali (Fraser-Nicola) blasted the governing Liberals for placing profits for big corporations above the needs of disabled kids and homeless people. "Gordon Campbell would rather spend $250...

Due to increased demand for steward training, HSA is offering the following workshop: Steward Training Level 1 (3-day workshop):â–º November 30, December 1 & 2, 2009 Also, there is still room in the following OH&S Steward Training Level 1 workshops: â–º November 2 & 3, 2009â–º November 23 & 24, 2009 Please apply ASAP as workshops have been filling up...