Voting Open It’s time to vote on your new tentative agreement! Online voting is now open to all CSS members, and closes at 4:00 PM Pacific on Monday, March 27th 2023. To cast your ballot, you’ll need voting credentials provided by HSA. This personal ID and unique password was emailed out by our secure elections supplier Simply Voting on March...

Become a Stronger Advocate for Child Development Centres Upcoming CDC Advocacy Campaign Training Opportunities It’s just been a few weeks since we focused our MLA meetings through the Constituency Liaison program on the need to improve the selection process for Family Connection Centres. In that short time, we’ve had multiple briefing sessions and it’s exciting to see our momentum building...

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Registration Information: Stewards may register by logging into My Events Registration. Workshops are listed under Steward Education events. Basic Steward Training (three-day workshop) Stewards play a vital role in the union. This workshop will teach new stewards the skills to enable them to serve...

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Each year in Canada, one in five people will experience a mental health problem or illness. Over a lifetime, that number increases to one in three. The cost of mental health problems or illness costs our economy more than 51 billion dollars. This workshop will be facilitated by the BC Federation of...

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Date: May 11, 2023 Time: 9:00am to 4:30pm Location: Virtual via WebEx Facilitator Vikki Reynolds will differentiate vicarious trauma and burn out from the spiritual and ethical pain that our work engenders when we are unable to provide dignity and social justice to the people we want to help. We'll...

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All HSA members working at child development centres around BC are invited to attend a special briefing on the impact of the provincial government’s planned changes to the delivery of services for children and youth with special needs. The meeting will be held online on March 9 from 7:00 to 8:30 pm...

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Date: March 29-30, 2023 Time: 9:00am to 4:30pm Location: Virtual via WebEx How do health care and social services professionals begin to put a dent in the racial inequities that exist in our fields? Join us for a two-day anti-racism workshop and active learning session to explore how we can...

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Women’s Health and Safety in the Workplace – Working in Rural and Remote Communities Each year, the HSA Women’s Committee marks International Women’s Day with a workshop to explore issues impacting those in the union who identify as women. This workshop is open to members who identify as women and...

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Registration Information: Constituency Liaisons may register by logging into My Events Registration. Constituency Liasion Special Briefing: Last week, all HSA Constituency Liaisons received an email advising that Starbright Children’s Development Centre was facing imminent closure as the centre was...

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Date: February 21, 2023 Time: 9 am – 4:30 pm Location: Virtual via Webex HSA is pleased to have Margaret Tebbutt facilitate this one-day workshop to assist members in their interactions with their HSA colleagues and their patients/clients. This workshop helps members gain understanding and build...