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Article 9 - Eligibility

  1. Any person who is employed in a profession or occupation providing services of a health or social sciences nature is eligible for membership in the Union.
  2. Any person who is employed in an occupation in support of services of a health or social sciences nature is eligible for membership in the Union.
  3. Any person or group of employees deemed by the Board of the Union to share a community of interest with the membership of HSAA is eligible for the class of membership it designates.
  4. The members of the Union shall be the subscribers to the Constitution and such other persons as are admitted as members of the Union.
  5. Any person who is permanently employed in an out-of-scope capacity with an employer signatory to a collective agreement with the Health Sciences Association of Alberta is ineligible for membership

Last updated: May 31, 2024