Giant Trojan Horse to visit Niagara City Hall on Monday: OCHU-CUPE and the Ontario Health Coalition call for ending privatization of hospital surgeries

Giant Trojan Horse to visit Niagara City Hall on Monday: OCHU-CUPE and the Ontario Health Coalition call for ending privatization of hospital surgeries

Niagara Falls, ON – On Monday morning, a 15-foot wooden Trojan Horse will visit Niagara Falls City Hall, 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 – most of which are currently facing unprecedented deficits.

Who:    Kevin Cook, first vice-president of OCHU-CUPE

             Sue Hotte, representative of Niagara Health Coalition

What:   Protest against the privatization of hospital services

Where: Niagara Falls City Hall, 4310 Queen St, Niagara Falls, ON

When:  9:00 a.m. on Monday, November 25

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For more information, contact:

Zaid Noorsumar
CUPE Communications
znoorsumar@cupe.ca
647-995-9859