Bulletins

This year, HSA will be offering a video stream of the proceedings of Convention 2022 to allow all HSA members the opportunity to tune in to observe registered delegates debate resolutions forwarded from HSA chapters across the province, and set the union’s course for the coming year at the union’s 51st annual convention being held April 28-30 at the Hyatt...

HSA members have elected Heath McLeod to serve a two-year term on the union’s board of directors representing Region 8, which includes a number of worksites in Kelowna, Kamloops, and Thompson-Okanagan. A diagnostic medical sonographer at Penticton Regional Hospital, he has been active as an HSA steward since 2010, including the past seven years as chief steward. He has represented...

HSA members have elected Alexandra Thomson to serve a two-year term on the union’s board of directors representing Region 4, which includes a number of worksites in the Lower Mainland including Vancouver, UBC, and Richmond Hospitals, GF Strong, and Dogwood Lodge. A neurophysiology technologist at Vancouver General Hospital, Thomson has been active in the union and served in various union...

Communications and Conflict Resolution Workshop DATE: June 1, 2022 TIME: 9:00 am to 4:30 pm LOCATION: HSA Office - 180 East Columbia Street, New Westminster, BC Workshop Description: HSA is pleased to have Kerry Palmer facilitate this one-day course to assist members in their day-to-day interactions with their HSA colleagues and the patients/clients. Communication is the cornerstone of a healthy...

Date: May 26, 2022 Time: 9 am to 4:30 pm Location: HSA Office, 180 East Columbia Street, New Westminster Each year in Canada, one in five people will experience a mental health problem or illness. Over a lifetime that number increases to 1 in 3. The cost of mental health problems or illness costs our economy more than 51 billion...

Dates: May 9-10, 2022 Lo cation: HSA Office, 180 East Columbia Street, New Westminster Workshop participants will discuss: rights and responsibilities of safety stewards role of the Workers’ Compensation Board occupational health and safety regulations, policies and guidelines hazard identification incident investigations worksite inspections role of a steward/worker rep on the joint occupational health & safety committee violence in the...

Decolonization – Level 2 Communication and Land Acknowledgement An HSA Diversity Workshop HSA is pleased to offer one of two options for this workshop: DATES: Thursday, August 11, 2022 - Virtual via WebEx Tuesday, August 16, 2022 - In-person at HSA Office TIME: 9:00 am to 4:30 pm LOCATION: HSA Head Office – 180 East Columbia Street, New Westminster, BC...

The Community Social Services Bargaining Association is continuing to meet with the employers’ association. The Bargaining Committee is pushing to achieve the non-monetary priorities that members identified as important measures to address the challenges in the community social services sector. By the end of last week, the Committee had tabled all non-monetary topics and interests for consideration. In-depth discussions of...

The HSPBA Bargaining Committee has concluded the initial round of discussions with the Health Employers Association of BC (HEABC), which began March 3. To date, the Committee has tabled language in three areas: Housekeeping and non-monetary language, including amendments that will address outdated and colonial language in the collective agreement; Occupational health and safety matters related to workload, discrimination and...

Last week was week five of negotiations between the Community Social Services Bargaining Association (CSSBA) and the Community Social Services Employers' Association (CSSEA). Negotiations opened on Tuesday, March 1 st by recognizing that March is Community Social Services Month, a time to honour and reflect on the important work that community social service professionals do for our social safety net...