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The Report: November / December 2001 vol.22 num.5 by SARAH O'LEARY I am aware that in the newly imposed contract, there are some changes to the mileage provisions. I am confused as to who is now eligible for mileage allowances under the paramedical professional provincial contract. One of the changes affecting members with the new contract will be allowances for...

The Report: November / December 2001 vol.22 num.5 by RAE JOHNSON After the new Liberal government passed its 90-day timeline in August, the real Liberal agenda started to come clear. In September, Health Services Minister Colin Hansen said that Pharmacare is up for review, and said the ministry is looking at cuts to the program as part of the governments...

The Report: November / December 2001 vol.22 num.5 by CINDY STEWART October 22, I participated in the Premier’s Dialogue on Health. The one-day forum brought together a number of representatives in the health care field for a dialogue with the provincial government. The vast majority of the Liberal caucus and cabinet were in attendance, including the Premier and the two...

The Report: November / December 2001 vol.22 num.5 by YUKIE KURAHASHI Sign up to save lives! It’s easy to register. Fill out the organ donor registry form in the leaflet included in the current issue of The Report, or call the BC Transplant Society at 1-800-663-6189 or 604-877-2240 in the Lower Mainland. You can also register through their web site...

The Report: November / December 2002 vol.23 num.5 by YUKIE KURAHASHI ine years of working at Campbell River and North Island Transition House helped convince Carrie Sjostrom that she had even more to do. She decided that running for city council could be the next step in her life of activism. Carrie Sjostrom Transition House Worker Campbell River & North...

The Report: November / December 2002 vol.23 num.5 by RITU MAHIL As a steward, I know that the union and the employer sometimes have to find creative solutions to adapt to employees' special needs in order to make it possible for them to continue working. Can you explain how "duty to accommodate" works? “Duty to accommodate” language in collective agreements...

The Report: November / December 2002 vol.23 num.5 by KELLY FINLAYSON s a union activist working in a health care profession, I am constantly yearning for self-growth or so-called teachable moments; recently, three that I would like to share collided in my life. The first was being asked to speak at the funeral of a man I had known all...

The Report: November / December 2002 vol.23 num.5 by CINDY STEWART fter six weeks of meeting with HSA members at regional meetings this fall, I have a very clear, albeit sad, picture of what the Liberal government is doing to communities across the province. School closures. School transportation safety issues. Pharmacare cuts. Closed and downgraded hospitals. Displaced seniors. Reduced services...

The Report: November / December 2002 vol.23 num.5 mployees in health care can now find out, quickly and easily, about the chemicals and other products they work with, and the risks and/or hazards the products might pose. Workers have the ‘right to know the nature and make-up of the chemicals they use or come into contact with on the job...

The Report: November / December 2002 vol.23 num.5 by DAN KEETON f you dont fight to keep publicly-funded health care in Canada, youll lose it forever, Dr. Linda Peeno warns. A physician from Louisville, Kentucky, Dr. Peeno is an outspoken critic of health management organizations (HMOs) ... the powerful private health insurers that she says are killing patients by denying...