Issues, Campaigns and Government Relations

HSAs board of directors voted this week to recommend rejection of the tentative agreement reached last month in the Community Health Services and Support sector between the bargaining associations lead union, BCGEU, and the provincial government.The board agreed with HSAs negotiating team representing members in the sector that the agreement asks members to give up too many hard-won benefits. HSA...

Week of January 18, 2010 Friday, January 22 - Port MoodyWhat: Protest at Port Moody ... Coquitlam MLA, Iain Blacks OfficeTime: 12:30 ... 1:30Where: #203 ... 130 Brew Street, Port MoodyLet the Minister Responsible for Small Business, Technology and Economic Development know that eliminating workers legal rights through legislation is not an effective way to build a better and stronger...

Five years ago, in 2005, David Bland, a vocational rehabilitation counsellor and HSA member from Richmond Mental Health, was murdered at his workplace by a former client. His tragic death served as a sombre reminder that more needs to be done to prevent incidents of violence in the workplace and to protect health care ands social services workers on the...

In times of great hardship and need, the labour movement shows the meaning of solidarity and mobilizes to bring support to workers, their families and their communities. The Canadian Labour Congress, in cooperation with the Canadian Red Cross, is working to provide an easy way for union members to make a donation to help the victims of the devastating earthquake...

The BC Health Coalition is pleased to announce "Advocating for Seniors Advocacy in B.C." -- an important community event taking place on January 19, 2010 in Burnaby.The BC Health Coalition is co-sponsoring this event with the BC Seniors' Advocacy Network and the Hospital Employees' Union. They wish to develop a more constructive dialogue among advocacy groups that work with individual...

The BC Health Coalition is urging the provincial government to immediately implement recommendations regarding rights for seniors in residential care made by Kim Carter, the provincial Ombudsperson.-Recent government announcements regarding changes to seniors care have not been encouraging. In fact, they move seniors care in the opposite direction with regressive user fee increases and no indication of any actual improvements...

The Health Sciences Association of BC (HSA) welcomes this weeks call by the Dietitians of Canada for British Columbia to adopt a comprehensive poverty reduction plan that includes an increase to the minimum wage. -As the Dietitians of Canada report The Cost of Eating in BC 2009 notes, too many British Columbians are living in poverty. Poverty is a key...

On December 1, World AIDS Day, the BC government cut funding for HIV / AIDS outreach and service organizations. If you disagree with the BC governments decision to cripple AIDS Vancouver and other community-based health organizations by cutting their funding, join with HSA members at the protest organized by cancelthecuts.org: Date: Friday, December 18 Place: Vancouver Art Gallery, North Plaza...

Saturday, December 12th ... Queen CharlotteWhat: Petition signing and food bank driveTime: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.Where: City Centre Stores, 121 3rd Avenue, Queen Charlotte"Find out how can help fight for amublance services in rural BC, and donate to the community food bank. Week of December 14th, 2009 Tuesday, December 15th ... TerraceWhat: Information rallyTime: Noon ... 5pmWhere: Sparks Street...

December 6, 2009 marks the 20th anniversary of the Montréal massacre of 14 young women at the École Polytechnique. HSA encourages members to take part in vigils and ceremonies to reaffirm our commitment to ending violence against women.If you know of an event in your community that is not listed below, please contact Yukie Kurahashi at @email. Check HSAs website...