FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 23, 2024
Giant Trojan Horse to visit Blind River Hospital on Friday: OCHU-CUPE and the Ontario Health Coalition call for ending privatization of hospital surgeries
Blind River, ON – On Friday morning, a 15-foot wooden Trojan Horse will visit Blind River Hospital symbolizing the “duplicity of the Ontario PCs hospital services’ privatization plan.”
As part of their province-wide Trojan Horse tour, CUPE’s Ontario Council of Hospital Unions (OCHU-CUPE) and the Ontario Health Coalition are calling for an end to ongoing privatization of hospital surgeries and diagnostic tests, and demanding the government invest in staffing and capacity in public hospitals.
Who: Kevin Cook, first vice president of OCHU/CUPE
Dave Tremblay, regional vice president of OCHU/CUPE
Suzanne Pinel-Asselin, francophone vice-president of OCHU/CUPE
What: Protest against the privatization of hospital services
Where: Blind River Hospital, 525 Causley St, Blind River, ON
When: 9:00 a.m. on Friday, October 25
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For more information, contact:
Zaid Noorsumar
CUPE Communications
znoorsumar@cupe.ca
647-995-9859
