Member and Steward Education and Scholarships
Educational Objective: To explore the issue of social justice and some of the efforts HSA and its partners are undertaking to bring about just conditions both locally and globally. Target Audience: All members interested in social justice. Workshop Goals: Provide a history of HSA’s Committee on Equality and Social Action (CESA Committee) Understand what social justice means for HSA/union members...
Stewards play a vital role in the union. Particularly important is the steward's role in contract interpretation, organizing and the grievance procedure. In recognition of the need for educating new stewards in these areas, HSA is offering four 3-day Basic Steward Training workshops at the HSA office as follows: Dates: January 11–13, 2016 January 25-27, 2016 February 22–24, 2016 April...
HSA is offering scholarships and bursaries to all members and their children. Ten scholarships will be awarded for full-time studies, twenty bursaries for full-time studies and four bursaries for part-time studies. Two aboriginal bursaries will be awarded to aboriginal students in BC. The criteria and details are set out on the application forms available here. Completed application forms and transcripts...
HSA REPORT MAGAZINE, DECEMBER 2015 BY VAL AVERY, PRESIDENT, HSA For most members, their first contact with our union is through a steward. These are the members who spend countless hours helping their colleagues at the worksite. HSA staff are unmatched in their expertise and experience, but they rely on our network of stewards to solve daily problems at hundreds...
Registration Information:Stewards may register by logging into My Events Registration. Workshops will be listed under Steward Education events. Basic Steward TrainingStewards play a vital role in the union. Particularly important is the steward's role in contract interpretation, organizing and the grievance procedure. In recognition of the need for educating new stewards in these areas, HSA is offering 3-day Basic Steward...
HSA REPORT MAGAZINE, JUNE 2015 HSA provides members and their children with several scholarships and bursaries for education. Scholarships are adjudicated by the union's education commiittee. Applications for 2016 will be accepted beginning in January 2016. Check for details at http://www.hsabc.org/member-benefits/scholarships-and-bursaries SCHOLARSHIP AWARDSShaelin Bishop, child of Maria Bishop, RPN, Lions Gate HospitalRobyn Boudreau, child of Jody Boudreau, physiotherapist, Shuswap Health...
Are you a woman considering running for elected office, or working in a key position in a future election campaign? If so, then the Canadian Women Voters Congress Women’s Campaign School is for you. Dates: June 12 to June 14, 2015Location: Victoria, BCThe Canadian Women Voters Congress is a nonpartisan, grass roots organization, dedicated to encouraging Canadian women to become...
June 23-27, 2015 Reed College campus, Portland, Oregon Fighting for a Fair Future The Summer Institute for Union Women (SIUW) is a 4-day residential school designed to empower women as leaders in the labour movement through participatory education and community-building. See the University of Oregon website for more details. The Western Regional Summer Institute for Union Women (SIUW) offers an...
Stewards play a vital role in the union. Particularly important is the steward's role in contract interpretation, organizing and the grievance procedure. In recognition of the need for educating new stewards in these areas, HSA is offering 3-day Basic Steward Training workshops at the HSA office as follows: Dates:May 11 - 13, 2015June 1 - 3, 2015 Location: HSA Office...
Members may apply for Political Action Fund support to attend political action training which is: non-partisan; or offered by labour organizations with which HSA is affiliated; or offered by political parties that meet all of HSA’s 4 criteria, by demonstrating support for the following: i) a positive role for the public sector; ii) the principles of the Canada Health Act...