Vancouver Coastal Health, Providence Health Care, PHSA, and affiliate employers are all implementing the new profile-based classification system for health science professionals today. 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...

On December 6, 1989, 14 women were murdered in an act of misogynist violence at École Polytechnique in Montréal, perpetrated by a man claiming to be “fighting feminism.” He first opened fire on women in a mechanical engineering class. Women were targeted because of their gender, and 13 students and one administrator were killed. In 1991, the Parliament of Canada...

Since the 1980s, cochlear implants have helped over 600 children across BC and Yukon to hear. These small electronic devices assist people with severe to profound hearing loss—giving them the ability to hear their own voice, listen to sounds around them, and better communicate with friends and family members. BC Children’s Hospital (BCCH) hosts the only pediatric cochlear implant team...

DATE: February 11, 2025 TIME: 9:00 am to 4:30 pm (PST) LOCATION: Virtual – via Zoom People with disabilities represent the world’s largest minority and the third largest economic power behind China and the United States. Yet disabled people still experience barriers, prejudice, and bias on a daily basis. Our combination Disability Awareness/Disability Justice workshop challenges all to more fully...

Date: February 20, 2025 Time: 9am to 4:30pm PST Location: Virtual via Zoom HSA has successfully negotiated psychological health and safety language for each of its public health collective agreements. Employers are now required to cooperate in the promotion of psychologically healthy and safe working conditions and practices, using the guidance of the Canadian Standards Association (CSA) Psychological Health and...

Matthew Miller, who currently serves as HSA lead steward at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital, has been acclaimed as the Regional Director in Region 1 – representing members working in central and northern Vancouver Island. Miller, a diagnostic medical sonographer, is an active union member. In addition to serving as lead steward, he is a worker representative on his worksite’s joint...

Date: March 11-12, 2025 Time: 9am to 4:30pm PST, one hour for lunch Location: Virtual via Zoom Supervisors were some of the founding members of HSA when the union was first organized, and HSA is unique in terms of the number of supervisors who are included in the union. This workshop is for HSA supervisors who want to learn more...