HEU Penticton Local

11/15/2025

Mark your calendars!
Please email heupentictonlocal@outlook.com for meeting link if you can not make it in person.

08/09/2025

A big thank you to everyone that came out to join us in the Peters Brother Grand Parade this morning!!

A HUGE shout out to our amazing chair Sherralee for decorating, organizing and being awesome!! 😎 💥 💥 🌴 

Congrats to Gene for being our big winner of the $100 giveaway!

And thank you to all the kiddos that handed out candy and swag! You outnumbered us once again!!

08/09/2025

04/22/2025

Have you ever wondered how HEU became the biggest Healthcare Union in BC? Those early members were motivated to improve working conditions for themselves and caring conditions for their patients and residents. As HEU organized more workplaces across BC, members united to bargain strong agreements and defend public health care.

From winning gender-based pay equity, to securing protective equipment for more workers during the pandemic, to fighting to reverse privatization, HEU members look out for one another – and have for eight decades.

Take a peek at the video to see!

04/12/2025

Good Evening Penticton Local,

It was wonderful to see so many of you at our monthly Members meeting on Wednesday! We finalized our nominations and voting for the 2025-2026 year, and I am thrilled to announce our new executive team:

Chairperson - Sherralee Sailes
Vice Chair PRH - Sara Olivier
Vice Chair TCC - Lily Pare
Vice Chair Community - Kyle Galpin
Secretary Treasurer - Gemma Stickland
Trustee - Ryann McKinnon
Trustee - Shawn Landriault
Trustee - Nicole Wooding
Warden - Rossanne Sinclaire
Conductor - Treven Stetsko

A big thank you to Baljeet Sandhu, our Interior Regional VP, for attending and helping us conduct a seamless election process, and to Dawn Buote, our wonderful servicing representative, who is always a wealth of information and advice.

We are excited to see what we will accomplish together with our new local executive team. Your support and involvement are what make our HEU community strong.

Please note:

* Motion passed to change the meeting date/time:
- NEW date: THIRD Thursday of the month
- NEW time: 3:30pm

Our next meeting will be Thursday, May 15th, 2025 at 3:30pm in the PRH Cafeteria.

I look forward to seeing you all at the next meeting! Please feel free to reach out if you have any questions.

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03/26/2025

Good Evening Penticton Local!

Did you know?!?!

There are just a few days left for members to apply to join a Provincial Executive subcommittee.

The HEU is currently accepting applications for the following subcommittees:

Climate Change Subcommittee
Housing Subcommittee
International Solidarity and Migrant Workers Subcommittee
Mental Health and Wellness Subcommittee
Political Action Subcommittee
Retirement and Pensions Subcommittee

These subcommittees help carry out the union's goals by advising the union's leadership and suggesting actions on issues that relate to their subcommittees' work.

Link Below!! 👇 ✊

PE Subcommittee members help support the strategic plan of the union, advise the PE, and make recommendations based on their mandate.

03/11/2025

ELECTIONS ARE IN 2 DAYS!!

💥 Get your nominations in!

If you would like to nominate someone or yourself, please email:

💥 heupentictonlocal@outlook.com

You can also nominate members off the floor at our monthly meeting March 12.

Voting will happen Wednesday March 12 at our monthly meeting. If you are unable to attend, please email us for alternate arrangements.

Hope to see you all there! ✊✊

03/02/2025

It’s that time of year again! ELECTIONS!!

Members must have attended at least 50% of the meetings held by the local in the past 12 month period prior to elections being held.

Before elections occur, the executive takes into consideration the following articles of the constitution and bylaws:

Article 4 – Eligibility of Office
Article 14 – By-Laws Covering Locals
Article 15 – Nomination and Election of Local Officers
Article 16 – Duties of Local Officers
Article 17 – Installation
Article 21 – Rules of Order

If you would like to nominate someone or yourself, please email heupentictonlocal@outlook.com

You can also nominate members off the floor at our monthly meeting March 12.

Voting will happen Wednesday March 12 at our monthly meeting. If you are unable to attend, please email us for alternate arrangements.

Hope to see you all there! ✊✊

12/13/2024

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11/22/2024

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After another fantastic Facilities Bargaining Conference, delegates have elected the next Facilities Bargaining Committee.

This committee, which has just spent the last three days discussing bargaining demands, will sit at the bargaining table and represent all members in the Facilities Bargaining Association (FBA) as they negotiate the next FBA collective agreement.

Leave a ✊ in the comments to show how FBA members stand united as we head into bargaining in 2025.