12-Month Lobbying Summary - Organization

Hospital Employees' Union / Meena Brisard, Secretary-Business Manager

Registration Summary

Currently active - Last Updated: 2023-02-16

Who is lobbying?

Hospital Employees' Union (Address & business activities)

Meena Brisard, Secretary-Business Manager

Government Funding

Did Hospital Employees' Union request or receive government funding within the last 12 months? Yes

Coalition Members Information

Hospital Employees' Union is not a coalition member.

Direct Interests of the Lobbying Activity

Affiliates

Hospital Employees' Union does not have any affiliates that could have a direct interest in the outcome of the lobbying activities

Other Affiliates

The activities of Hospital Employees' Union are not controlled or directed by another person or organization with a direct interest in the outcome of this undertaking

Contributors with a Direct Interest in the Outcome

No person or organization contributed over $1000CDN, within the preceding 12 months, toward the lobbying activity on behalf of Hospital Employees' Union:

What is being lobbied?

Subject Matter of the Lobbying Activities

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter

Will any of the lobbyists listed within this registration arrange a meeting between a public office holder and any other individual for the purpose of attempting to influence any of the matters listed below:

Yes

Specific Topics of Lobbying Communications	Intended Outcomes	Associated Subject Matters
Advocate for improved occupational health and safety outcomes for health care and community social services workers and improved access to benefits for work-related injuries and illness.	Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly Introduction, amendment, passage or defeat of any Bill or resolution in or before the Legislative Assembly Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation	Health, Labour/Labour Relations
Broad application of temporary pandemic pay to health care workers across the health care sector including those employed at sites that provide health care but are not funded directly or indirectly by the provincial government.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity Awarding, amendment or termination of any contract, grant or financial benefit by or on behalf of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	COVID-19, Finances and Budgets, Health
Extension of 12-week job search benefit period under WCB Policy C11-88-30 concerning vocational rehabilitation benefits.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	COVID-19, Labour/Labour Relations
Extension of paid sick leave under the Employment Standards Act.	Introduction, amendment, passage or defeat of any Bill or resolution in or before the Legislative Assembly Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation	COVID-19, Labour/Labour Relations
Extension of the "mental health presumption" under the Workers' Compensation Act to include all workers.	Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly Introduction, amendment, passage or defeat of any Bill or resolution in or before the Legislative Assembly Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation	Employment and Training, Health, Hospitals, Labour/Labour Relations
Implementation of a “presumption” under Schedule 1 of Workers’ Compensation Act that recognizes COVID-19 as an occupational disease and administered in a manner that recognizes the unique experience in the workplace of workers who are infected by this novel coronavirus.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	COVID-19, Labour/Labour Relations
Improvements to the workers' compensation system, legislation, regulations and operations to better support injured workers and their families.	Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly Introduction, amendment, passage or defeat of any Bill or resolution in or before the Legislative Assembly Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Employment and Training, Health, Hospitals, Labour/Labour Relations, Poverty
Promote safe, stable and high quality residential care, assisted living and home care services through increased staffing levels, enforceable standards of care and secure and standardized labour standards.	Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly Introduction, amendment, passage or defeat of any Bill or resolution in or before the Legislative Assembly Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity Awarding, amendment or termination of any contract, grant or financial benefit by or on behalf of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Employment and Training, Finances and Budgets, Health, Labour/Labour Relations
Promote the public and non-profit delivery of publicly funded health services and the public financing of health care infrastructure including acute care, long-term care, assisted living and community health.	Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity Awarding, amendment or termination of any contract, grant or financial benefit by or on behalf of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Finances and Budgets, Health, Labour/Labour Relations, Privatization and Outsourcing
Promotion of programs utilizing Indigenous Health Workers in hospital settings in line with the Truth and Reconciliation Commission Call to Action #22	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Health, Hospitals, Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation, Labour/Labour Relations
Provide advice on provincial government policies and directives guiding primary and community care, rural health care, mental health care, health human resources, and surgical services.	Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly Introduction, amendment, passage or defeat of any Bill or resolution in or before the Legislative Assembly Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity Awarding, amendment or termination of any contract, grant or financial benefit by or on behalf of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Employment and Training, Finances and Budgets, Health, Labour/Labour Relations
Provide Medical Services Plan coverage for migrant workers and students with "Maintained Status."	Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Health, Human Rights
Review and revision of the Ministry of Health’s mask policy for health care to provide health care workers with expanded access to additional Personal Protective Equipment like respirators in situations of COVID-19 transmission risk.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	COVID-19, Health, Hospitals, Labour/Labour Relations
Seeking funding from the Ministry of Health for a program to support the education, training, and/or skills upgrading of health care workers so that they can advance their careers in the sector.	Awarding, amendment or termination of any contract, grant or financial benefit by or on behalf of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Advanced Education, Education, Employment and Training, Health, Labour/Labour Relations
Urging the application of a gendered and intersectional approach to analyzing the impact of government policies on the health care workforce.	Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly Introduction, amendment, passage or defeat of any Bill or resolution in or before the Legislative Assembly Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	COVID-19, Employment and Training, Health, Labour/Labour Relations

Gifts or benefits provided by the organization

Gifts or Benefits Provided to Public Officer Holders
Name	Gift or Benefit Description	Circumstance	Date Given	Value Given
Adrian Dix	T-Shirt	Celebration event marking the return of contracted out food service workers to in-house employment at Richmond Hospital. The T-Shirts were handed out to hundreds of workers at the event, and guests received them as well.	2022-09-09	$17.75
Harry Bains	T-Shirt	Celebration event marking the return of contracted out housekeepers to in-house employment at Surrey Memorial Hospital. The T-Shirts were handed out to hundreds of workers at the event, and guests received them as well.	2022-09-29	$17.75
Jennifer Whiteside	T-Shirt	Celebration event marking the return of contracted out food service workers to in-house employment at Richmond Hospital. The T-Shirts were handed out to hundreds of workers at the event, and guests received them as well.	2022-09-09	$17.75
John Horgan	T-Shirt	Celebration event marking the return of contracted out food service workers to in-house employment at Richmond Hospital. The T-Shirts were handed out to hundreds of workers at the event, and guests received them as well.	2022-09-09	$17.75
Mable Elmore	T-Shirt	Celebration event marking the return of contracted out housekeepers to in-house employment at Surrey Memorial Hospital. The T-Shirts were handed out to hundreds of workers at the event, and guests received them as well.	2022-09-29	$17.75
Rachna Singh	T-Shirt	Celebration event marking the return of contracted out housekeepers to in-house employment at Surrey Memorial Hospital. The T-Shirts were handed out to hundreds of workers at the event, and guests received them as well.	2022-09-29	$17.75
Raj Chouhan	T-Shirt	Celebration event marking the return of contracted out housekeepers to in-house employment at Surrey Memorial Hospital. The T-Shirts were handed out to hundreds of workers at the event, and guests received them as well.	2022-09-22	$17.75

Who is being lobbied?

Ministries/Provincial Entities

Agriculture and Food
Attorney General
Children and Family Development
Citizens' Services
Education and Child Care
Emergency Management and Climate Readiness
Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation
Environment and Climate Change Strategy
Finance
Forests
Health
Health Employers Association of British Columbia
Housing
Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation
Interior Health Authority
Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation
Labour
Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
Mental Health and Addictions
Minister of State for Child Care
Minister of State for Infrastructure and Transit
Minister of State for Trade
Minister of State for Workforce Development
Municipal Affairs
Northern Health Authority
Office of the Premier
Parliamentary Secretary for Accessibility
Parliamentary Secretary for Anti-Racism Initiatives
Parliamentary Secretary for Arts and Film
Parliamentary Secretary for Community Development and Non-Profits
Parliamentary Secretary for Environment
Parliamentary Secretary for Forests
Parliamentary Secretary for Gender Equity
Parliamentary Secretary for Labour
Parliamentary Secretary for Rural Development
Parliamentary Secretary for Rural Health
Parliamentary Secretary for Seniors' Services and Long-Term Care
Parliamentary Secretary for Sustainable Economy
Parliamentary Secretary for Tourism and Premier’s Special Advisor on Youth
Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills
Providence Health Care Society
Provincial Health Services Authority
Public Safety and Solicitor General
Social Development and Poverty Reduction
Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport
Transportation and Infrastructure
Vancouver Coastal Health Authority
Vancouver Island Health Authority
Water, Land and Resource Stewardship
WorkSafeBC

Ministries/Provincial Entities in previous versions
- Attorney General and Minister responsible for Housing

Who are the lobbyists?

In-house Lobbyists

Lobbyist

Contributions

Lou Black
Subscribes to a Code of Conduct: No
Former Public Office Holder in BC: No

Lobbied or plans to lobby a member of the Legislative Assembly, including a Minister or Premier, on behalf of this organization, on or after 2020-09-21: Yes