Delegates from worksites around the province gathered in Burnaby this week to begin the work on negotiating the next collective agreement for members covered by the Health Science Professionals Bargaining Association. Over 1300 individual bargaining proposals, covering a wide range of issues, were submitted by chapters throughout BC, and delegates to the bargaining proposal conference did the hard work of...

Northern Health and Island Health are implementing the new profile-based classification systemfor health science professionals on Friday, November 8. 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 seven profiles of the...

Date: January 20, 2025 Time: 9am-4:30pm PST Location: Virtual via Zoom HSA is pleased to have Vikki Reynolds return to facilitate this one-day workshop during which she 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...

HSA is pleased to offer another opportunity to attend this two-day workshop! DATES: January 14-15, 2025 TIME: 9:00 am to 4:30 pm (PST) LOCATION: Virtual – via Zoom This two-day virtual workshop will help HSA members develop the skills, compassion, and abilities required to recognize and change colonial systems and practices in their personal and professional lives. These are the...

If you walk through the bustling halls of St. Paul’s Hospital in downtown Vancouver, you might find Emily Murtagh, an Electrophysiology (EP) Technologist, making use of a complex array of monitors and equipment that help her understand and manage each patient’s heart rhythms with precision and compassion. Now in her 8 th year at St. Paul’s and as an EP...

Kathleen Potter’s journey in social work has been a path defined by compassion, advocacy, and a commitment to supporting people through their most vulnerable moments. As one of many Health Sciences Association (HSA) members who provide vital services in BC’s health care system, her career has taken her from Eastern Canada to Asia to the heart of Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside...

Scholarships and bursaries available for HSA members and their children: 10 scholarships for full-time studies in a certificate, diploma or degree program. 20 bursaries for full-time studies in a certificate, diploma or degree program. Four bursaries for part-time studies in a certificate, diploma or degree program. Two bursaries for Indigenous students: Two bursaries will be awarded to Indigenous students in...

Nominations are now open for Regional Director elections in HSA Regions 1, 3, 5, 7, and 9. This is an excellent opportunity for members to serve on the HSA Board of Directors, contribute to the leadership of the union, and to represent the interests of other members. HSA’s Board of Directors comprises 10 Regional Directors elected by members from their...