After a year of challenging negotiations, the Community Social Services Bargaining Association is pleased to present details of the tentative agreement reached early this month. HSA is one of nine unions in this bargaining association, and represents over 1000 members covered by this agreement. We were skillfully represented at the bargaining table by staff negotiator Colin Brehaut and Dawn Marie...

HSA members have elected Sarah Kooner to serve a two-year term on the union’s board of directors representing Region 7, which includes worksites in the Fraser Valley. An Infant and Child Development Consultant at the Fraser Valley Child Development Centre since 2015, she is currently lead steward, and has served in steward roles advocating for members for four years. She...

The tentative agreement reached by your representatives on the bargaining committee is an historic, greatly-expanded collective agreement that meets the priorities set by members like you working in community health across the province. Your negotiating team applied relentless pressure on the employers – backed by your courageous support – forcing the government to put new money on the table that...

The Community Social Services Bargaining Association (CSSBA) is pleased to announce a tentative agreement has been reached with the Community Social Services Employers Association (CSSEA). This includes agreements for workers in the Community Living Services, General Services and Indigenous Services sub-sectors. The tentative agreement was negotiated with nine other unions who represent members in the agreement: BCGEU, CUPE, HEU, CSWU...

Health Sciences Association of BC welcomes the BC government's decision to support the operations of Starbright Children's Development Centre with a new service agreement. Starbright was facing imminent closure after a pilot project on establishing centralized services for children and youth with special needs was awarded to another agency in January. "This is very good news," said HSA President Kane...

Tomorrow, Saturday February 4, 2023, voting will open to elect the Director for Region 7. Two candidates have been nominated to represent HSA members who work in HSA Region 7 on the union’s board of directors. The two candidates in the election are Sarah Kooner and Sherry Lewis. Candidates’ statements are available on our website and on the online ballot...

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This month, the NBA Bargaining Committee has been back at the table with bargaining representatives from the Health Employers Association of BC (HEABC), exchanging article language proposals on housekeeping and non-monetary issues. In bargaining, “housekeeping” is a term that refers to changes that update the contract without changing it (for example, correcting spelling mistakes, or adding and removing punctuation), while...