Vancouver— The Health Science Professionals Bargaining Association (HSPBA) has called off rotating strikes planned for this week.

Following three round-the-clock days of talks mediated by veteran labour mediator Vince Ready, the government tabled a proposal just before midnight Saturday for a wage increase and massive concessions.

VANCOUVER - Health science professionals began rotating strikes yesterday to put pressure on government to get serious about bargaining a new collective agreement with the Health Science Professionals Bargaining Association (HSPBA).

Yesterday pharmacists reduced services to essential services only, while today public health inspectors and licensing officers are reducing their services to essential services only.

VANCOUVER—Community Health bargaining will pause for the holiday season, but is scheduled to resume January 7, 2013.

VANCOUVER—After nine months of bargaining health science professionals are frustrated with the lack of progress in bargaining and lack of willingness from the employer to negotiate a fair and reasonable agreement.

VANCOUVER-As health science professionals return to the bargaining table today, plans to begin rotating strikes have been delayed one day to demonstrate good faith in the bargaining process. Talks between the Health Science Professionals Bargaining Association and Health Employers Association of BC are scheduled to continue through the week.

VANCOUVER— CUPE 15 members who work at the Vancouver Costal Health Authority and the Robert and Lily Lee Family Community Health Centre, took action today (Nov.28) to show their employer and the BC government that health workers are serious about getting back to the table to negotiate a fair and reasonable agreement. 

More than 14,000 community health care workers are still without a contract after more than ten months of bargaining.

VANCOUVER— The Community Bargaining Association (CBA) has agreed to reconvene bargaining on December 10 in Vancouver. There will be no job action that week.

If an agreement is not reached rotating strike action will continue the week of December 17.

VANCOUVER-- Bargaining for a new contract for BC’s health science professionals was to resume yesterday for the first time since health science professionals delivered a 90 percent strike vote to support the bargaining committee’s proposals for a fair and reasonable collective agreement. Bargaining had broken off October 31.

The employers’ bargaining agent, Health Employers’ Association of BC (HEABC), called the unions back to bargain Thursday. But as hour after hour passed, the employer did not make an appearance at the bargaining table.

Vancouver- The Community Bargaining Association (CBA) met in Vancouver this week, but no progress was made. The CBA and the Health Employers' Association of BC (HEABC) are seeking additional dates.

CUPE members were picketed out today by Community Health workers in Vancouver Coastal Health Authority in Richmond and North Vancouver.

VANCOUVER—Health science professionals have delivered a resounding 90 percent strike vote to back their bargaining committee in negotiations with BC’s health employers.