2022 HSA Convention

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HSA's 2022 Convention will take place in-person on April 28 to 30, 2022 in Vancouver. However, as the COVID-19 pandemic continues, the union’s Board of Directors will monitor the situation and may shift to an online convention format over the same three days. The last two annual conventions, in...

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HSA'S 50TH ANNIVERSARY CONVENTION IS SET FOR JUNE 2-4, 2021 ON AN ONLINE PLATFORM. PLEASE CHECK BACK LATER FOR MORE INFORMATION. *** ONLINE REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED Election of President HSA’s 2021 50 th annual convention will include an election for the position of president. The two-year term...

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CBA Bargaining Update: Bargaining continues, progress stalling

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October 26, 2022

The CBA bargaining committee resumed negotiations with HEABC on October 19 – 21, 2022. We have made some progress and are close to resolving outstanding non-monetary matters and we’re currently working to reach an agreement on changes to hours of work in both Article 14 and 15. However, HEABC (on behalf of the Provincial government) has reiterated that their initial...

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Provincial Health Officer order restricting certain health care workers to working at a single site during the COVID-19 pandemic coming to an end

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October 20, 2022

IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR HSA MEMBERS AFFECTED BY THE ORDER HEABC has announced that a Provincial Health Officer order from April 2020 restricting health care workers from working at multiple sites will be lifted effective January 1, 2023. The order affects health care workers at long-term care facilities, assisted living facilities, and provincial mental health facilities, and had an impact on...

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Provincial Health Officer order restricting certain health care workers to working at a single site lifted in Vancouver Coastal Health Authority

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October 20, 2022

IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR HSA MEMBERS AFFECTED BY THE ORDER HSA has learned that a Provincial Health Officer order from April 2020 restricting health care workers from working at multiple sites was lifted in Vancouver Coastal Health Authority by an exemption issued by the local Medical Health Officer on July 7, 2022. The employer failed to inform the union of the...

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Professional Enhancement Bursary

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HSPBA: Implementing the New Profile-Based Classification System

Learn about the upcoming move to a new profile-based classification system for health science professionals.

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Region 4 Director By-Election

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Bargaining 2025

The bargaining process is beginning for HSA members covered by the HSPBA, NBA, CBA and CSS collective agreeements. Click here to learn how to share your ideas about your contract!

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HSPBA Bargaining Update: Advancing proposals on central concerns

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October 20, 2022

Since the resumption of negotiations at the end of September, the HSPBA Bargaining Committee has been working to advance measures to address recruitment, retention, shortage and workload issues which drive so many of the serious issues affecting the public health care system, the people who depend on it, and the professionals who keep it running. The employers remain resistant to...

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