This article discusses the influx of Video Display Terminals in workplaces. Explains VDTs and how they are harmful for clerical workers. Introduces strategies for change.
This article discusses workplace furniture and our bodies. Provides a checklist to determine whether the chair you sit on at work is good for your well being. Recommends what to do about it.
The CSU provides a large number of FREE and LOW-COST services to its members. Provides these services with the dual goals of enriching your experience and facilitating your success at Capilano University.
The Hospital Employees' Union is the largest health care union in British Columbia – representing more than 43,000 members working for public, non-profit and private employers.
And as the B.C. health care services division of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), HEU is part of the biggest union in Canada.
HEU members work in all areas of the health care system – acute care hospitals, residential care facilities, community group homes, outpatient clinics and medical labs, community social services, and First Nations health agencies – providing both direct and non-direct nursing services.
Since 1944, HEU has advocated for better working and caring conditions, defended public health care delivery, and spoken out against privatization.
HEU has a long history as a strong, democratic, socially-conscious union and a passionate defender of Canada's medicare program.
Working in solidarity with labour and community allies, HEU is committed to social justice and advancing labour and human rights on a global level.