BC First Nations Health Authority Group

As many of you know, we are actively preparing for the next round of bargaining.  We would like to take this opportunity to introduce your bargaining team and provide you with an update!   This round's bargaining team members are: 

Join us virtually at the upcoming Annual General Meeting for the BCFNHA group. We'd love to connect with you. Please attend and have your voice heard in your union. When: Tuesday December 5, 2023  Where: Via Zoom

Open contest for art to become the logo for the BCFNHA group. Click here for all the contest details including eligibility, requirements, entry information and prizes.

In efforts to reach out to as many members as possible, the bargaining team would like to offer members the opportunity to speak to us in a small group setting. If you and your colleagues are

There are currently two vacant positions on the Executive Committee.  If you’d like to get involved and volunteer with us, please reach out to:  Lacey.Woloshyn@pipsc.ca   Sincerely, 

Dear BCFNHA PIPSC Members,

The BCFNHA election committee has verified the results for the 2023 elections. The following candidate has been elected to the BCFNHA Executive Team, and will take office immediately:   Lacey Woloshyn – President (by acclamation)  

Be part of the BCFNHA Group executive or bargaining team.

Hello members, We hope to see all of you at the upcoming Health Education Forum in Vancouver. We'd love to connect with you and share ideas on how the new executive can be of value to you.   Union events at HEF dates and times:

The BCFNHA PIPSC Executive would like to introduce ourselves to our members: NAME PICTURE WHO WE ARE

BCFNHA members are invited and encouraged to attend the BCFNHA Group  Annual General meeting. Date: Wednesday November 23, 2022 Time: 4:30-6:30 local time

Please note the following information about the employer’s request to volunteer at this year’s Healthcare Education Forum (HEF). 

Dear PIPSC members, Your Union Executive Committee would like to draw your attention to an email you may have recently received from your manager or director. Subject: CALL for Volunteers: FNHA HEF 2022 (November)

Submit your nomination for available union leadership roles by Friday, May 6, 2022.

NOTICE OF BCFNHA AGM BCFNHA Members are invited and encouraged to attend the BCFNHA PIPSC Group  Annual General meeting.  When:  Monday May 9, 2022 Time:  6:30pm - 830pm Pacific Time

Earlier we announced the results of our ratification vote and we are pleased to report that the new collective agreement has passed, with 58 % voting in favor of the adoption of the contract.

The bargaining team would like to announce that the tentative agreement has been approved and ratified by the membership. The FNHA has also informed PIPSC that they have ratified the tentative agreement as the employer. 

Your BCFNHA Group bargaining team would like to invite you to a follow up Q&A regarding the proposed changes to the collective agreement.

Please take the time to review all the documents in the package before voting. The bargaining team unanimously recommends the acceptance of this tentative agreement.

The BCFNHA Group bargaining team signed a tentative agreement with the First Nations Health Authority. This agreement must now be ratified by the BCFNHA Group membership.

The BCFNHA group executive is looking for members who would be interested in becoming part of the bargaining team for the next round of collective bargaining (contract negotiations) with the employer.

NOTICE OF BCFNHA AGM All BCFNHA Members are invited and encouraged to attend the BCFNHA PIPSC Group  Annual General Meeting     Date:  Thursday, November 19, 2019

IMPORTANT TELECONFERENCE DATE:  Tuesday October 22 2019 TIME:  12 NOON Call in number:  1-855-453-6962 ID number:  4692480

The union gives us an excellent opportunity to look after our jobs. We can be directly involved in negotiating work conditions that are fair and progressive. These conditions are written into a legally binding collective agreement. The union also gives us the opportunity to sit on committees that can promote better communication, mutual respect and understanding with management.

PREAMBLE These By-Laws, in general, pertain to matters of Group organization not covered by the By-Laws and Regulations of The Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada and are made pursuant to those By-Laws and Regulations.

Our latest collective agreement includes establishing a remote nursing sub-committee. The purpose of the committee is to inquire into the circumstances that lead to concerns about administrative or operational inequities experienced by nurses in remote stations as compared to nurses working in other locations of the employer.

NOTICE OF BCFNHA AGM BCFNHA Members are invited and encouraged to attend the BCFNHA PIPSC Group  Annual General meeting  Date:  Thursday, November 22, 2018 Time:  6pm (PST)- Refreshments; 6:45pm AGM BCFNHA GROUP-PIPSC

PIPSC members with a gross annual income of less than $40,000 are eligible to apply for reimbursement of part of their union dues.

Your BCFNHA Bargaining was at the bargaining table last week and is pleased to announce that we have finalized bargaining and reached a tentative agreement with the employer to renew your Collective Agreement. Your bargaining team unanimously recommends the adoption of the tentative agreement.

AGENDA PIPSC FNHA Group 2017 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Thursday, November 30, 2017

You are invited and encouraged to attend the PIPSC BCFNHA Group Annual General Meeting Date: Thursday, November 30, 2017 Time: 6pm (PST) Place: Hilton, 5911 Minoru Blvd, Richmond, BC

Your bargaining team of Sharon Trasatti, Kellie Moorman and Nicholas Pernal (PIPSC Negotiator), met with the FNHA on August 22-24 and again October 3-5, 2017 for the first two bargaining sessions.

Notice  of BCFNHA AGM You are invited and encouraged  to attend the BCFNHA PIPSC Group AGM. Date: Thursday,  November  30,  2017 Time: 6pm Place: Hilton, 5911 Minoru Blvd, Richmond, BC

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS - BCFNHA The Call for Nominations is for the following six (6) positions on the BCFNHA Group Executive: 1. President 2. Vice President 3. Secretary 4. Treasurer 5. Member-at-Large 6. Member-at-Large

It’s time to give us your input for your contract! You collective agreement has expired, and now it is time to re-negotiate with the employer for better wages and working conditions.  The BCFNHA bargaining team will be holding 2 conference calls in order to obtain your input on w

The BCFNHA group executives are seeking individuals from the general membership who are working in the Vancouver area and who would be interested in becoming part of the bargaining team for the next round of collective bargaining (negotiations) with the employer.