The unions are highlighting their joint “Care Not Profits” advocacy campaign, which calls on Premier Ford to end for-profit senior care; worsening conditions of employment for front-line workers, the lack of action on the part of the long-term care commission; and their call for a 4-hour legislated care standard.
WHO: Candace Rennick, Secretary-Treasurer of CUPE Ontario; Sharleen Stewart, President of SEIU Healthcare; Jerry Dias, President of Unifor; and front-line health care workers.
WHAT: A media conference to stress the need for urgent action for Ontario’s long-term care system.
WHEN: September 21, 11:00 a.m.
WHERE: The Dominion Board Room, Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel; stream on Facebook here, here, or here; or call in: Local – Toronto (416 764 8658); Toll Free – North America (1-888 886 7786). Reporters wishing to ask questions remotely must register 24 hours in advance by emailing hamid.osman@unifor.org
4K version of the news conference and still photos will be available for download soon afterwards upon request via email. A pool camera arrangement is welcome given Covid restrictions.
For more information, or to arrange interviews contact:
Daniel Tseghay, Communications Representative, CUPE at dtseghay@cupe.ca | 647-220-9739
Corey Johnson, SEIU Healthcare at c.johnson@seiuhealthcare.ca | 416-529-8909
Hamid Osman, Unifor National representative – Communications at Hamid.Osman@unifor.org | 647-448-2823
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