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If the expectation is that excluded employees support essential services without complaint, that’s reasonable. But respect should go both ways.

The amount of hostility, condescension, and rudeness many excluded employees are experiencing is unacceptable. We didn’t create this situation. We didn’t choose to be deployed. We’re showing up because we’ve been directed to help.
Many of us are being called in with less than 12 hours’ notice, working unfamiliar shifts, cancelling vacation plans, and putting our own work on hold. Then we arrive only to spend hours with little or nothing to do while our regular responsibilities continue to pile up. If so many excluded employees are sitting idle, it raises an obvious question: why were so many of us deployed in the first place?

What’s especially frustrating is being treated as though our work doesn’t matter, or hearing comments that dismiss excluded staff, while we’re the ones being asked to keep services running in whatever capacity we’re assigned. You can joke about our jobs as much as you want, but at the end of the day all of us supported you and wanted the best. I’m not the only one being treated badly and surely not the last.

No one is asking for praise. Basic professionalism and respect would be enough. The frustration should be directed at the planning and staffing decisions, the union and how they negotiate - not at the excluded employees who were sent to help.

It’s a slap in the face to be sent to help only to be met with rudeness and aggression. I hope you look inward and stop. My colleagues have been verbally abused by nurses these last days and it’s sad to see.

This news is going to spread how you treat these excluded employees. This is not going to get more sympathy. After how ive been treated, I have lost all empathy to the cause.

This is ridiculous. I have been sitting the whole time for both shifts. There is no need to have all these excluded employees on deck for essential services. What a waste of time! This is so poorly organized, people getting calls last minute to come work an 8 hour shift at 9 pm.

Trying to figure out realistically what an LPN versus an RN brings home with a full-time posting with island health. I’ve been a healthcare assistant in the last eight years and trying to decide what my next move is.

I was wondering if anyone is having the same problems. I’m a new hire nurse and currently doing my onboard paperworks, and I am having issues with submitting my BCNU membership application at the website (membershipcard website - the adobe site).

I’ve filled up all 7 required field, but when it’s time to submit, I could not submit it at all.

Any insight? Thank you so much!

Nurses - I get your plight. There are several Nurses in my family, and I understand the reason for this job action because of what they're doing to your benefits, and more importantly the way they're doing it. With that being said, can you please dial up the volume on your job action as quickly as possible and not let it drag out ALL SUMMER!

I would hope the employer gets that you're pissed off with their offer, but please hurry up and get the picket lines going so that they end this and direct things back to the bargaining table to negotiate another round. We don't need or want another prolonged and possible 8 week job action(like BCGEU) taking place.

Many excluded employees have been receiving calls to start working essential services starting today. Has anyone received any info regarding rate of pay?

For clinical pharmacists: this pertains to more pharmacy residency programs in BC. I graduated pharmacy school a few years ago. I had applied then but was rejected. Graduated, and in the meantime, I've worked retail, specialty independent, online, done some faciliting at the pharmacy school, and about to finish my masters.

I haven't published/directed the studies project, which I know they ask about in the application. My GPA from my masters and pharma is all right (high 80s). I'm curious if theres any clinical pharmacists on this reddit thread: how difficult the application process would be for someone like me, whose going back and applying with new grads/people who have ECs and projects, etc? Especially given that seats have been cut in half, at least for LMPS. TIA!

And yes, I've applied multiple times over the past few years without residency with zero callback.

I’m a new grad RN from Ontario and have been unable to find a job since passing my NCLEX. With the cuts to funding for new grad programs, it’s been really difficult to get my foot in the door.
I’ve recently heard back from recruiters at Vancouver Coastal Health and Interior Health, and I’m debating whether making the move to British Columbia is worth it.
If you’ve relocated to Vancouver or Kelowna, I’d love to hear about your experience. Which hospital do you work at? How do you like it? What has the cost of living been like, especially for rent and day-to-day expenses? Do you feel the move was worth it?

Wondering if anyone can comment on VIHA - is there a demand for MSW's in Victoria in VIHA, or not so much? Currently working at VCH (palliative, have several years of experience) and wondering if there's much opportunity in Victoria specifically - the jobs I have seen posted externally are mostly casual and MHSU focused.

Hello! I have recently gotten accepted to a VCH ESN position, however may have an opportunity to ESN for Fraser Health. What would the process look like for me to transfer over? Is it even possible if I’m already with one health authority?

Hello!

I was wondering what the unit is like and patient populations. Also if anyone have any tips for the interview that would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

Union and CEO announced that IM/IT transition to BC Shared Services moved from Aug 17th 2026 to Jan 29th 2027.

Other departments timelines have not changed.

is a return to the bargaining table likely? Or is job action imminent? non contract staff would love to know!

What did you do with a small BC Municipal Pension Plan balance after leaving public sector for private sector?

I’m 35 and recently left a BC health authority role. I have about ~$20K in the BC Municipal Pension Plan.

I am now joining the private sector. My new employer does offer retirement support: they contribute 50% of my contributions. However, it is not a defined-benefit pension like BC MunPenPlan.

I need to decide whether to:

1. Leave the ~$20K in MunPenPlan as a deferred defined-benefit pension until retirement, or
2. Transfer the commuted value to a LIRA and invest it myself in low-cost ETFs.

For those who have been in a similar situation, what did you do and what do you think is the best approach?

I have about 30 years until retirement, I am comfortable investing in equities, and I will continue contributing enough to receive the full employer contribution in my new role.

Specific questions:

• Did you keep a small deferred MPP pension or transfer it out?
• What made the decision clear for you?
• Does having a workplace contribution plan in the private sector change the answer?
• If you transferred to a LIRA, what investment approach did you use?
• Any common mistakes or details in the MPP termination package I should watch for?

I know the exact answer depends on the deferred-pension estimate, commuted value and other stuff. I’m mainly looking for real experiences and the decision factors people found most important.

I know the ratification was no but I am wondering if anyone has any ways that they will try to calculate their backpay? Last contract I was backpayed several thousand dollars and felt like i have no way to actually check if it was accurate. Just trying to to think ahead and start planning

There are a number of job postings available in ALL BC Health Authorities for non-clinical roles, specifically those that have been identified as included in the BC Shared Health Services Transition.

I'm wondering what's the angle here? why wouldn't there be a hiring freeze in place with this transition, and how can these teams truly justify whether a position is essential or not in the interim? If the entire point of a Shared Service is to realize efficiencies - which ultimately might end up in the elimination of positions - why are these HA's getting approval to post these roles, even though they will be shifted to Shared Services within 2 months? Is it too cynical to think that these roles will be sacrificial lambs of the eventual downsizing/reduction efforts?? or is there more to it than that?

I am registered care aide from last 6 months and working in providence health care. Due to seniority, I am not getting full time position or 30 hours position. please let me know if anybody know how to get in other health authority. I have applied to hundreds of jobs but never get any response.