The HSAA Advantage

What do you get when you join HSAA?

Belonging to HSAA means that you are not alone when it comes to facing your employer. You have the support of experienced Labour Relations Officers and the strength of close to 20,000 health care workers.

By joining HSAA you get:

a stronger voice
better working conditions
protection of your rights
fair treatment
respect

Having a Contract

One of the most important things Health Sciences does for its members is negotiate "collective agreements" or contracts. Once a contract is negotiated, the employer cannot arbitrarily change the terms and conditions of employment. The employer is bound for the duration of the contract.

HSAA administers agreements representing close to 20,000 paramedical technical, professional and general support employees in the public and private health care sectors of Alberta.

The video below is an introduction to HSAA (8 minutes long). It is designed to inform non-union health care employees about the advantages of joining HSAA. The video includes short interviews with HSAA members describing the services Health Sciences provides and the value of belonging to their union. HSAA would like to thank these members for sharing in their own words their experiences with Health Sciences. Click on the graphic below and then click on play to start the video.

Alberta's EMS Union DVD

We are Strength in Members!

Download EMS Wage Scale A

Download EMS Wage Scale B

Download EMS Terms and Conditions

Download EMS Brochure Here

Download Petition Here

Your Rights

Everyone has the right to join a trade union.
To certify the union, employees must first sign the petition and later vote in favour of the union (Both are needed).
The vote is held when enough people sign the petition.
The vote is by secret ballot. No one will know how you vote.
During organizing, employers can state their views about the union, but they cannot threaten or intimidate employees.
It is against the law for employers to threaten or intimidate their employees for supporting the union.
It is against the law for an employee to be fired because they support the union.
It is against the law for an employer to offer special bonuses or other incentives to employees in return for them not supporting the union.
Employees have the right to make a free choice about whether or not they want to join the union.
The union reports to all members regularly at annual meetings.