Our union
Since its founding in 1944, the Hospital Employees' Union has had a long and proud tradition of standing up together for public health care and everyday working families.
This federal election is important for our members
Working together, we’ve made gains for HEU members and patients, residents and clients. But, with the upcoming federal election, all this progress could be undone. It would make life harder with lower wages, service cuts and privatization. That’s why we’re running the HEU Votes campaign to get members to vote for public health care.
We organize and run campaigns because it works. Check out our recent win on reversing privatization in health care.
Our victories
Over the years, we’ve achieved many victories for health care workers, like pay equity, reversing privatization, equal pay for equal work and investments in health care, for HEU members and for public health care services. We’ve done it all through collective action. Today, HEU is the largest health care union in B.C. Our 60,000-plus members work in every area of health care, including community health and community social services.
Our strength
Our most valuable resource is you. When members like you volunteer your time, it connects you to a long and proud tradition of activism that’s been the backbone of HEU since we were first established. And it’s the key to our collective strength.
Our political action
Using our collective strength and getting involved in the federal election is the best way to support public health care, and make progress on the issues that matter most to you and your family. And you’ll be making our union even stronger.