News & Updates

Once again, the Provincial Health Officer has issued a copy of the Facility Influenza Immunization Policy to all health employers in BC. The policy states: As a critical component of patient care, all facilities are required to adopt a written policy advocating staff influenza immunization. Staff who choose not to be immunized must be made aware that they can be...

Contrary to the Chicken Little sky-is-falling scenario painted by Finance Minister Carole Taylor, an economist with the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives says in a study published today that British Columbia's health care system is sustainable. The study finds that population aging is only a small contributor to pressures on the health care budget, and that the system can be...

The push to locate a new hospital between Courtenay and Campbell River is an example of the privatization of health care, warns one of the guest speakers on the panel lined up for a November 16 Town Hall meeting at the Florence Filberg Centre. Richard Hagensen of Campbell River says ordinary people from both communities have come together to fight...

The provincial government should reverse its plan to exclude health care providers from the 16 regional public forums that are the centerpiece of the $10-million -Conversation on Health."Health union leaders told Health Minister George Abbott today that the governments plan to declare more than 100,000 British Columbians who are health care providers as ineligible to participate in the public meetings...

Thursday, November 2 at the Oakridge Branch of the Vancouver Public Library, health care services will be the focus of a library-sponsored discussion. Health care services are essential to our well being at every stage of ourlife. Is universal health care important? What constitutes universalhealth care? Can it be better provided through a single government-controlled model, a totally privatized model...

Come to your community's town hall. Join doctors, health care specialists and social movement leaders as we push for innovation and improvement within the public system. Wednesday, November 15, 2006The ANZA Club: 3 West 8th Avenue, Vancouver(Ontario Street & one block north of Broadway) Click here for additional information.

An article in the Edmonton Journal October 25, 2006 demonstrates the need to include the whole health care team to address backlogs in the health care system. Reducing the wait and pain: Medical team approach will soon provide new hips and knees within 20 weeks The Edmonton Journal Wed 25 Oct 2006 By Jodie Sinnema EDMONTON - The wait for...

Take Back the Power is an initiative of the Canadian Office and Professional Employees Union, Local 378 (COPE 378) with the growing support of British Columbians who care that we are losing our precious resources like power, water and jobs. The campaign's aim is clear and powerful: BCs energy resources need to be: Ours forever, Available for when we need...

October 25, 2006 Canadian Labour Congress OTTAWA ... The Canadian Labour Congress applauds and congratulates the MPs who have voted approval in second reading of Bill C-257, which would make it illegal for employers to hire replacement workers while their own employees are locked out or on strike. Such legislation is already in place in British Columbia and Quebec. -Canadians...

A few weeks from now, our Members of Parliament will vote on changes to the Canada Labour Code that, if adopted, would put an end to the use of scabs during labour disputes. Working people must ensure that this happens. When Bill C-257 comes to a vote, we want our M.P.s to vote -yes"! You can tell your M.P. to...