Unfortunately, we’ve become aware that email scammers are targeting HSA members, activists, and staff with malicious email messages that impersonate our senior leadership. The members and staff who received these messages became suspicious as, upon a closer look, the messages came from an email address that is not associated with HSA. Please be assured that HSA takes online and data...
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...
The December 6th Day of Remembrance in Canada, officially known as the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women, is a significant day that honours the memory of the 14 women who were murdered at École Polytechnique in Montreal in 1989. December 6th is both a memorial and a call to action, reminding us of the need...
Your HSPBA bargaining committee has spent the past nine months working to negotiate a fair new collective agreement for health science professionals in BC. The big issue right now for health science professionals is not simply wages; we have been offered the same 3% per year over 4 years as other unionized public sector workers in BC. However, the employer...
Your bargaining committee and the HSA Board of Directors have determined that an official strike vote will be taken December 4 - 17. All members belonging to the Health Science Professionals Bargaining Association will be eligible to participate in the vote, which will be held online. The decision to hold an official strike vote comes after weeks of in-person and...
The results are in: 92.33% of members who cast a ballot in the CBA strike vote said YES to authorize strike action, if necessary, to achieve meaningful improvements to our collective agreement. Your strong mandate sends a clear message to our employer: we are united, serious, and ready to secure the respect and fairness we deserve. In the coming weeks...
For several years, HSA has partnered with the British Columbia Centre on Substance Use (BCCSU) to offer an Addiction Social Work Fellowship. As the leading union in providing multidisciplinary care services for British Columbians living with mental health and substance use challenges, HSA is committed to the professional development of health science professionals working in the field. The fellowship provides...
As you may know, the 2022-2025 Nurses Bargaining Association (NBA) contract expired on March 31, 2025 and your next collective agreement is currently being negotiated by the provincial bargaining committee. Protecting your health care benefits, along with wages and working conditions, are among the top priorities in this round of bargaining. The current NBA benefits package is one of the...
Tuesday noon is new deadline to share your thoughts about strike vote First, we are very sorry about all the email going out right now. There’s a lot going on! And what is going on is very important. Negotiations for your next contract are not going well – the employer is refusing to offer what other unions are receiving, and...