News & Updates

As Prime Minister Stephen Harper prepares to meet with Canada's first ministers this week to discuss the economic downturn and the next federal budget, a new Nanos Research poll suggests Canadians want a stimulus package that invests in public services at the top of the federal agenda. Commissioned by the National Union of Public and General Employees (NUPGE), the poll...

To help facilitate HSA chapter meetings dealing with resolutions for HSA's annual convention, HSA has posted a draft report of action taken on resolutions passed at the 2008 convention. The draft "Business Arising" document is available on the HSA website at www.hsabc.org "Business Arising" documents from previous conventions, as well as minutes from those conventions are also available on the...

In the wake of rising unemployment numbers across the country, the B.C. Federation of Labour is calling on the federal government to focus on economic stimulus measures which will protect and create Canadian jobs, assist unemployed workers and protect pension plans. -Tax cuts will have a minor impact on job creation," said B.C. Federation of Labour President, Jim Sinclair. -Tax...

There is still room available in the following three-day Steward Training workshops and two-day OH&S Steward Training workshops. All stewards who have not had HSA training, or stewards who wish to have a refresher course are encouraged to apply. Please register as soon as possible if you are interested in attending any of these workshops. Steward Training: • January 26...

Ottawa (7 Jan. 2009) - The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) is calling for a one-year national stimulus plan to create 407,000 jobs, boost the economy by 3% and shield Canadians from the worst of the global recession. As part of its annual Alternative Federal Budget (AFB) to be made public later in January, the centre released advance proposals...

The B.C. Federation of Labour is dismissing the Fraser Institutes report on the economic effects of raising the minimum wage. -The Fraser Institute has twisted its own numbers and used discredited economic theories to conclude that a $10 an hour minimum wage would be a job killer in British Columbia," said Jim Sinclair, President of the B.C. Federation of Labour...

HSA is offering scholarships and bursaries to all members and their children. We will be awarding ten scholarships for full-time studies, twenty bursaries for full-time studies and two aboriginal scholarships. The criteria and details are set out on the application forms. To obtain a copy please see the HSA website or click here. Completed application forms and transcripts must be...

The Report: January/February 2009 vol.29 num.6 hen CBC news reporter David McKie was assigned to work on a story about the labour movements annual Day of mourning for injured workers held every April, he began to look into workplace injury statistics. What he found shocked him into action. He launched a three-year investigation into workplace safety in Canada, and discovered...

The Report: January/February 2009 vol.29 num.6 The chief paramedical for our department has recently had to take some time off for illness. One of my colleagues was temporarily appointed to the chief position, and has been acting in that capacity ever since. He is doing a terrific job. However, I had also hoped to apply for the chief position one...

The Report: January/February 2009 vol.29 num.6 by LAURA BUSHEIKIN danadas provincial and federal social programs are meant to provide a safety net, but there are always people who fall through the gaps ... often landing on rough ground. Thats where HSA member Aaron Wilson can help: as Community Coordinator for the Opportunities Fund at the Centre for Ability in vancouver...