The Report

The Report: June / July 2005 vol.26 num.3 by DAN KEETON here are many HSA members who received excellent grades while training for their profession. But how many achieve one of Canadas top academic honours while studying for a new health sciences career? Di Cindy Wu Laboratory Technologist Surrey Memorial Hospital Di Cindy Wu, who works evening and night shifts...

The Report: April / May 2005 vol.26 num.2 by CINDY STEWART he statistics are staggering. In Canada, on average, 900 workers die at work every year. Thats more than two deaths every day. Usually, its a number you read in the newspaper, or a story you hear on the radio on your way to work. But for HSA members earlier...

The Report: April / May 2005 vol.26 num.2 by KATHY McLENNAN I work in a position covered by the Paramedical Professional Bargaining Association collective agreement. My employer told me that my union has approved the job description for my position and the salary structure has been established for it. I think my position is not properly classified. What can I...

The Report: April / May 2005 vol.26 num.2 by CAROLE PEARSON ix years in Brazil taught me a lot," says Jenny Stevens, a retired Mission physiotherapist. -It gave me insight into how wrong a health program can go, particularly when its multilayered as that one was." She is alarmed to see BCs health care system heading along a similar route...

The Report: April / May 2005 vol.26 num.2 by DAN KEETON hen you look around the health care field, youd be hard pressed to find a more specialized combination of skills than that held by Gerald Yu, a Health Records Administrator who oversees the collection and management of clinical data for the Fraser Health Authority. Gerald Yu Health Records Administrator...

The Report: January / February 2005 vol.26 num.1 by CINDY STEWART ith tax season just around the corner, many of us are thinking about RRSPs and other financial plans we should be making by the end of the fiscal year. Increasingly, as our membership ages, HSA members are focusing more on retirement planning. Those of us fortunate enough to have...

The Report: January / February 2005 vol.26 num.1 by RITU MAHIL Im a paramedical employee and have requested both Christmas and New Years Day off. I know that there is a casual employee willing to work those days for me. However, the employer is refusing to schedule her for either of those days. Is this permissible? No. The employer is...

The Report: January / February 2005 vol.26 num.1 by LAURA BUSHEIKIN nita Bardal never saw herself as an activist. She considered herself more the quiet type, someone who stays out of the spotlight: a helper, rather than a fighter. So she was a bit surprised at herself when she became HSA Chief Steward for St. Pauls Hospital in 2001. Anita...

The Report: December 2004 vol.25 num.6 by CINDY STEWART fter seven years as a sponsor of the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundations most important fundraising event ... the CIBC Run for the Cure ... HSA members have contributed more than $650,000 to the fight against breast cancer. This contribution represents HSAs annual $25,000 silver-level sponsorship of the Run, the fundraising of...

The Report: December 2004 vol.25 num.6 What obligation is there on my employer to maintain a safe workplace? All workers have a right to a safe work environment. The Workers Compensation Act of BC requires employers to provide safe working environments for their employees. In addition, HSA has negotiated collective agreement language that defines the obligations of employers to maintain...