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The Report: September / October 2004 vol.25 num.5 by MIRIAM SOBRINO usan Hearsey describes herself as “boring.” She’s a physiotherapist who loves the work. She eats, sleeps and breathes physiotherapy. She takes physiotherapy books and magazines with her for holiday reading. Susan Hearsey Chief Physiotherapist Burnaby General Hospital But dig a little deeper and you learn that Hearsey is far...

The Report: September / October 2004 vol.25 num.5 by LAURA BUSHEIKIN ab technologist and union activist Gottfrid Janzé could be used as living proof of the old saying ‘the apple never falls far from the tree ... or, just as easily, as an example of how wrong it is. It just depends on what aspect of his working life you...

The Report: September / October 2004 vol.25 num.5 by SARAH O'LEARY I am a lab technologist at a hospital. Two years ago I had problems with my right arm. It was diagnosed as a strain originally, and then my doctor told me it was tendonitis. I mentioned it to a co-worker, but I never reported it to my employer or...

The Report: September / October 2004 vol.25 num.5 by CINDY STEWART hen the First Ministers were meeting in Ottawa to discuss the future of health care, I was there in my capacity as co-chair of the Canadian Health professionals Secretariat (CHPS) calling for a national strategy to address the growing shortage of health science professionals in Canada. Ironically, it was...

EB04-07 HSA is offering the following OH&S steward workshops: Workshop I - October 25 & 26, 2004 - Basic Training "*CANCELLED"* Workshop II - November 8 & 9, 2004 - Basic Training Workshop III - December 6 & 7, 2004 - Advanced Training Occupational health and safety issues are very important to HSA members. OH&S Stewards have a vital role...

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PARAMEDICAL PROFESSIONAL BARGAINING ASSOCIATION Bargaining Update #11 PDF Version ( Adobe Acrobat required) The HSA Board of Directors and your bargaining team are urging health science professionals to vote YES in favour of the tentative agreement reached last week between the Paramedical Professional Bargaining Association and the Health Employers Association of BC. The agreement was negotiated under the terms of...

BL9991 CSSEIP is a pro-active, customized return to work programToday the Union Bargaining Association (UBA) and Community Social Services Employers' Association (CSSEA) launched a new joint program to assist workers who are ill or injured return to work.The new program is called CSSEIP - the Community Social Services Early Intervention Program. It involves employers, employees, unions and the Healthcare Benefit...

PARAMEDICAL PROFESSIONAL BARGAINING ASSOCIATION Bargaining Update #10 PDF Version ( Adobe Acrobat required) The Paramedical Professional Bargaining Association (PPBA) and Health Employers' Association of BC (HEABC) have reached a tentative agreement for a collective agreement that expires March 31, 2006. The tentative agreement was reached July 15 under the terms of a framework agreement negotiated June 10. Under the terms...

PARAMEDICAL PROFESSIONAL BARGAINING ASSOCIATION Bargaining Update #9 PDF Version ( Adobe Acrobat required) With four days of discussion now completed, the Paramedical Professional Bargaining Association and Health Employers Association of BC have made very little progress on key issues. In the Framework Agreement signed June 10, 2004 by the two parties, it was agreed that negotiations on a number of...