Hospital Employees' Union

Help address the crisis in our seniors' care homes

maya.bhullar — Sun, 22 Jan 2017 17:28:49 +0000

There’s a crisis in our seniors’ care homes.

Four out of five care homes in B.C. don’t receive enough funding to meet the government’s minimum staffing guidelines. Join the HEU's Care Can't Wait campaign.

Public education big winner in Supreme Court decision

maya.bhullar — Fri, 11 Nov 2016 19:43:54 +0000

Public education big winner supreme court decision

The Supreme Court has ruled that the B.C. government violated the constitutional right of teachers to negotiate class size and composition.

Fighting to preserve medicare

dmolenhuis — Tue, 24 May 2016 13:20:01 +0000

Fighting to preserve medicare

Extra-billing in Ontario, private MRIs in Saskatchewan and user-fees in Quebec are all violations of the Canada Health Act. And more violations are on the horizon.

HEU urges Ottawa to honour commitments on public health care

dmolenhuis — Thu, 31 Mar 2016 13:57:15 +0000

HEU urges Ottawa to honour commitments on public health care

The Hospital Employees Union is calling on the federal Liberal government to honour its 2015 election commitments to bring back a national health accord in partnership with B.C. and other provinces.

HEU condemns Interior Health decision to privatize hospital laundry services

dmolenhuis — Wed, 02 Mar 2016 16:03:03 +0000

HEU condemns Interior Health decision to privatize hospital laundry services

Patients and surgical teams rely on timely, sterile linens. Privatizing a public, in-house hospital service that the Interior Health Authority admits is running efficiently doesn't make sense.

Stressed health authority budgets leave little room for progress on seniors’ care

dmolenhuis — Thu, 18 Feb 2016 14:13:41 +0000

Stressed health authority budgets leave little room for progress on seniors’ care

There is no commitment in the BC budget to improve staffing levels or to take other actions which would provide a more dignified standard of care for B.C. seniors requiring residential care services.

Breast cancer case in Supreme Court

dmolenhuis — Fri, 15 Jan 2016 15:37:12 +0000

Breast cancer case in Supreme Court

The Supreme Court of Canada is hearing a case that could make it easier for women who contract breast cancer on the job to receive Workers Compensation benefits.

Renew health care

dmolenhuis — Fri, 08 Jan 2016 14:54:36 +0000

Renew health care

In January, the federal government is meeting with the health ministers of the provinces and territories in Vancouver to discuss a new national agreement. Take action now!

Canada's new normal: Precarious work

rabble staff — Fri, 18 Dec 2015 15:00:31 +0000

Canada's new normal: Precarious work

Too many workers in Canada don't have permanent, full-time employment that provides a decent living.

Human Rights Day recognizes diversity around the world

rabble staff — Wed, 09 Dec 2015 22:06:27 +0000

Human Rights Day recognizes diversity around the world

Since 1950 activists around the globe use this day as a reminder of the immense work still required to secure human rights protections for all citizens of the world.

No case for privatizing IHA laundry, says expert

rabble staff — Wed, 25 Nov 2015 15:25:16 +0000

No case for privatizing IHA laundry, says expert

The Interior Health Authority (IHA) has failed to establish a valid business case for privatizing hospital laundry services, according to a Simon Fraser University economist. - See more at: http://www

November 20: Transgender Day of Remembrance

rabble staff — Fri, 20 Nov 2015 17:35:17 +0000

November 20: Transgender Day of Remembrance

Transgender Day of Remembrance is observed on November 20 to recognize and honour members of the trans community, who have been murdered for expressing their gender choice.

Orange Shirt Day Sept. 30: Reflect on Aboriginal children in the residential school system

rabble staff — Mon, 28 Sep 2015 14:38:38 +0000

Orange Shirt Day Sept. 30: Reflect on Aboriginal children in the residential school system

A day to remember the atrocious treatment of more than 150,000 First Nations, Métis and Inuit children, who were taken from their families and forced into residential schools to assimilate.

Take the pledge: Vote health care in 2015

rabble staff — Wed, 05 Aug 2015 12:39:28 +0000

Take the pledge: Vote health care in 2015

In the 2015 federal election, your vote can make the difference in electing an MP that will fight for public health care.

NDP leader commits to protecting universal public health care

rabble staff — Fri, 24 Jul 2015 14:39:33 +0000

NDP leader commits to protecting universal public health care

"Medicare came in through the New Democratic Party. It's part of our DNA. And we're going to defend it every step of the way," pledged Tom Mulcair.