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Hospital Employees' Union @heu-bc.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

The last time the federal Conservatives were in power, they cut health care transfers to provinces and territories by $36 billion – after promising not to in the 2011 national election. 5/6

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Hospital Employees' Union @heu-bc.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

Last year, Gunn released a video explaining why Canada needed to see an expansion of corporate private care. www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-Ms... 4/6

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Waiting to Die | Canada's Health Care Crisis

YouTube video by Aaron Gunn

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Hospital Employees' Union @heu-bc.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

When Gunn was a B.C. Liberal leadership candidate in 2021, he promised as leader he would allow “competition in the delivery of health care services” and end the B.C. government's then active court case against private clinics. web.archive.org/web/20211012... 3/6

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Aaron Gunn

Aaron is a political commentator and advocate for taxpayers and common sense. With over 50 million video views and tens of thousands of followers, he is one of British Columbia’s, and Canada’s, larges...

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Hospital Employees' Union @heu-bc.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

HEU is asking Pierre Poilièvre to be clear with Canadians about his party’s plans for the future of health care, in light of Gunn’s radical prescription for giving for-profit care a bigger share of Canadians’ health care dollar. 2/6

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Hospital Employees' Union @heu-bc.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

HEU calls on Pierre Poilièvre to come clean on Conservatives’ plan for health care. Pierre Poilievre's North Island-Powell River candidate Aaron Gunn has repeatedly said he supports U.S.-style two-tier health care over the past four years. #cdnpoli 1/6

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Hospital Employees' Union @heu-bc.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

However, it was not until federal NDP leader Jagmeet Singh made it a condition of his support that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau agreed to take this first step in providing universal, single-payer drug coverage to Canadians. @jagmeetsingh.ca @josieosborne.bsky.social #bcpoli #cdnpoli

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Hospital Employees' Union @heu-bc.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

Over the past 60 years, there have been several attempts to move forward with a national pharmacare program.

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Hospital Employees' Union @heu-bc.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

And while the program today only applies to contraceptive and diabetes medications, devices and supplies, and hormone replacement therapy for menopause, it marks an important shift in public health care and the public provision of pharmaceuticals to Canadians.

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Hospital Employees' Union @heu-bc.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

No one should be forced to choose between accessing needed medications or putting food on their table.

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Hospital Employees' Union @heu-bc.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

HEU congratulates the British Columbia and federal governments for reaching today's historic pharmacare agreement to make prescription drugs more affordable for people.

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Hospital Employees' Union @heu-bc.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

We are in this fight together, and now is the time to forge strength through unity. 6/6 Full statement here: www.heu.org/news/news/he...

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Hospital Employees' Union @heu-bc.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

We reaffirm our commitment to international labour solidarity, human rights, and the shared struggle for economic and social justice. We reject attempts to frame the struggles of working people as in conflict with each other, both here in Canada and around the world. 5/6

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Hospital Employees' Union @heu-bc.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

HEU will engage in cross-border solidarity efforts, share strategies for resistance and organizing, and stand in unity against any government that seeks to undermine the power of working people. 4/6

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Hospital Employees' Union @heu-bc.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

Workers in the U.S. and Canada must remain united in their fight to protect and expand labour rights in the face of reactionary and anti-worker policies. We all have much to lose, and we must stand together. 3/6

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Hospital Employees' Union @heu-bc.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

But we do know that authoritarian governments and influencers on both sides of the border are poised to seize this moment to consolidate corporate power and global wealth. 2/6

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Hospital Employees' Union @heu-bc.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

The Hospital Employees Union expresses unwavering solidarity with workers impacted by the U.S. president’s plan to impose tariffs on Canadian trade. These measures have the potential to cause significant job loss and turmoil, and the future impact is unknown. 1/6

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Hospital Employees' Union @heu-bc.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

On Feb 21, negotiations between the nine-union FBA and the HEABC begin for a new contract covering 60,000+ health care workers in B.C. Staffing shortages, fair wages & safe workplaces are on the table. Read more: tinyurl.com/ytuhpb6f #bcpoli #canlab #bchealth

Media release: February 20, 2025 - Collective Bargaining Begins for over 60,000 Health Care Workers in B.C. Image: HEU's Bargaining Committee members

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Hospital Employees' Union @heu-bc.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

Bargaining the next collective agreement for our members is a great opportunity to collaborate on the worker shortages that exist in our health system. Together, we can ensure that health care workers are supported and that public health care remains strong and sustainable for years to come. 4/4

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Hospital Employees' Union @heu-bc.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

But there is more work to be done to attract, retain and support frontline health care workers to deliver that care as we continue to rebuild a health system that meets the needs of a growing and aging population. 3/4

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Hospital Employees' Union @heu-bc.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

British Columbians support a quality health care system that requires good working conditions for workers to provide the best care for patients, residents and clients. Over the last several years, we have seen significant improvements to B.C.'s health and seniors' care. 2/4

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Hospital Employees' Union @heu-bc.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

We welcome the government's ongoing commitment in this #thronespeech to protect public services and improve people’s lives during this time of uncertainty. #bcpoli www.heu.org/news/media-r... 1/4

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Statement on 2025 Throne Speech from HEU’s Lynn Bueckert

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Hospital Employees' Union @heu-bc.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

In @fraserhealth.bsky.social and @vchhealthcare.bsky.social, more than 500 HEU members in health care support services face deportation this year, if they can’t access spaces in the provincial nominee program.

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Hospital Employees' Union @heu-bc.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

We are calling on the federal government to take immediate steps to keep these much-needed health care workers in B.C. before any more workers are deported.

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