Pride is a time where we unite in solidarity with our colleagues, friends and family in the Two-Spirit, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Questioning, Intersex, Asexual+ (2SLGBTQIA+) community. It is a time where we reflect on the progress that has been made advancing 2SLGBTQIA+ rights, celebrate the members of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community, and call for further action to remedy remaining...

HSA members covered by the Health Science Professionals Bargaining Association (HSPBA) contract are now welcome to apply for professional development funding available through the 2024-25 Professional Enhancement Bursary. To apply, members will need to have a personal email address registered with the union. To prepare for your application, please read the rest of this email to learn about the new...

HSA supports CUPW (Canadian Union of Postal Workers) members who are on strike right now against Canada Post. These workers are fighting to maintain good jobs and benefits, while also pushing to expand services that benefit all Canadians. HSA members who would like to show their support for CUPW have several options: You can visit this CUPW website, which will...

Are You 35 or Under? Join HSA’s Young Workers Committee! HSA is now accepting applications for the 2025 Young Workers’ Committee. The group advises the union’s Board of Directors on issues important to the one-third of HSA members who are 35 and under. The Young Workers’ Committee (YWC) is comprised of five (5) young workers who help the union to...

HSA members covered by the Health Science Professionals Bargaining Association (HSPBA) contract will soon be eligible to apply for professional development funding available through the 2024-25 Professional Enhancement Bursary. Applications for the Professional Enhancement Bursary will open on Wednesday, November 20. To apply, members will need to have a personal email address registered with the union. The application will be...

Kane Tse, President of Health Sciences Association of BC, today released the following statement: On behalf of over 22,000 specialized health professionals in BC, I would like to note that our province has lost a great champion today. John Horgan believed in a better future. He believed that we could get there together, by recognizing that everyone had value, by...

Delegates from worksites around the province gathered in Burnaby this week to begin the work on negotiating the next collective agreement for members covered by the Health Science Professionals Bargaining Association. Over 1300 individual bargaining proposals, covering a wide range of issues, were submitted by chapters throughout BC, and delegates to the bargaining proposal conference did the hard work of...

Northern Health and Island Health are implementing the new profile-based classification systemfor health science professionals on Friday, November 8. What does this mean? Though the vast majority of HSA members won’t see any change to their pay, your job’s classification and salary structure will formally change today. Your job’s classification will now be one of the seven profiles of the...