Hospital Employees' Union

Hospital Employees' Union British Columbia's oldest and largest health care union, representing over 60,000 members. Please contact your steward or local executive.

Do you have questions about your collective agreement or workplace concerns? Our provincial and regional office contact information can be found here: http://www.heu.org/contact_us

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Thank you to the many HEU members working in Quesnel who stopped by our meet and greet today at G.R. Baker Memorial Hosp...
06/09/2026

Thank you to the many HEU members working in Quesnel who stopped by our meet and greet today at G.R. Baker Memorial Hospital.

It was wonderful connecting with each and every one of you!

HEU is proud to celebrate Collective Bargaining Rights Day because it marks a significant achievement for our union.On J...
06/08/2026

HEU is proud to celebrate Collective Bargaining Rights Day because it marks a significant achievement for our union.

On June 8, 2007, the Supreme Court of Canada established collective bargaining as a charter-protected right for all Canadian workers. This was the direct result of a five-year legal challenge led by HEU and other health unions to fight the BC Liberals' anti-labour legsislation Bill 29.

Thousands of health care workers, mostly women and racialized workers, were fired under Bill 29. It led to the formation of the Living Wage Campaign and a tireless organizing drive to get the privatized support services workers back into the union.

Today, we celebrate that historic Supreme Court victory and recognize the labour movement’s long and proud history of winning important gains at the bargaining table, a legacy that improves the lives of Canadian workers and their families.

Could a Provincial Executive position be in your future? HEU's independent Ethics Commissioner is hosting candidate trai...
06/05/2026

Could a Provincial Executive position be in your future?

HEU's independent Ethics Commissioner is hosting candidate training sessions to explain the role of Provincial Executive members, what campaigning involves and the expectations candidates must follow under the HEU Code of Conduct.

Whether you're seriously considering a run or just want to learn more, these sessions are a great place to start. The next training is June 8, with additional sessions available throughout the summer.

Register: https://www.heu.org/provincial-executive-candidate-training

That's a wrap on the 2026 Interior regional meeting. Two days of great energy. Thank you to our incredible members!! And...
06/05/2026

That's a wrap on the 2026 Interior regional meeting. Two days of great energy. Thank you to our incredible members!! And to our wonderful Interior member hosts, we couldn't have done this without you.

Have a great summer and we look forward to the 2027 regional meetings.

In the renewed 2025-2029 Facilities Bargaining Association collective agreement, there are provisions that enhance membe...
06/04/2026

In the renewed 2025-2029 Facilities Bargaining Association collective agreement, there are provisions that enhance members' work experience and help advance careers in health care.

For complete details on new and expanded measures to make members' work more fulfilling visit heu.org/collective-agreements/facilities/improving-recruitment-and-retention online.

Do you skip breaks? Is your workplace sometimes short-staffed? Have you ever been hurt on the job?Tell us about what you...
06/03/2026

Do you skip breaks? Is your workplace sometimes short-staffed? Have you ever been hurt on the job?

Tell us about what you face at work in a new survey about HEU members' working conditions and union representation.

To participate, see the email from Viewpoints Research in your inbox that is set to arrive either today or tomorrow.

It's important we hear about your work in health care – and that you tell us how HEU is doing, too.

June is Filipino Heritage Month in Canada. It is an opportunity for us to acknowledge and celebrate the immense and val...
06/03/2026

June is Filipino Heritage Month in Canada. It is an opportunity for us to acknowledge and celebrate the immense and valuable contributions that Filipinos in Canada have made to all aspects of Canadian life.

As a health care union, we also proudly recognize that thousands of HEU members are Filipino or are of Filipino descent, and that they are an active part of our labour movement.

HEU members from the Surrey local recently celebrated 10 years of the Care Can't Wait campaign this week.More than 220 p...
06/03/2026

HEU members from the Surrey local recently celebrated 10 years of the Care Can't Wait campaign this week.

More than 220 people stopped by throughout the day to learn about the campaign's victories and celebrate a decade of fighting for better seniors' care in B.C.

Interested in bringing a Care Can't Wait event to your workplace or local? Email [email protected].

June is National Indigenous History Month, a time to recognize Indigenous peoples who have lived on this land since time...
06/02/2026

June is National Indigenous History Month, a time to recognize Indigenous peoples who have lived on this land since time immemorial and whose presence continues to contribute to our evolving society. This is also a time to honour and uphold the rich achievements, heritage, cultures, traditions, resilience, diversity, and rights of First Nations, Inuit and Métis Peoples across Canada.⁠
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It's also a time to reconfirm our commitment to truth, reconciliation and the 94 calls to action from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission along with the 231 calls to justice outlined in the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls.
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As outlined in our strategic plan, we are committed to continuing with the necessary work towards truth and reconciliation within our union and our communities.⁠

HEU acknowledges with gratitude that our members work on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of First Nations who have cared for and nurtured these lands from time immemorial.

HEU acknowledges the inherent rights of First Nations. We also acknowledge the pervasive and ongoing harms of colonialism faced by Indigenous Peoples, including forced removal and dispossession of the land. These harms also include the widespread systemic racism against Indigenous peoples as users, patients, and staff in B.C.’s healthcare system. We are committed to confronting and healing the systemic racism underlying this system in our provision of healthcare services.

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