Giant Trojan Horse to visit Stratford General Hospital tomorrow: OCHU-CUPE and the Ontario Health Coalition call for ending privatization of hospital surgeries

Giant Trojan Horse to visit Stratford General Hospital tomorrow: OCHU-CUPE and the Ontario Health Coalition call for ending privatization of hospital surgeries

Stratford, ON – On Wednesday afternoon, a 15-foot wooden Trojan Horse will visit Stratford General 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:    Sharon Richer, president of CUPE’s Ontario Council of Hospital Unions (OCHU-CUPE); Natalie Mehra, executive director of the Ontario Health Coalition; Treena Hollingworth, PSW and regional vice president of OCHU-CUPE

What:   Protest against the privatization of hospital services

Where: Huron Perth Healthcare Alliance – Stratford General Hospital,
46 General Hospital Dr, Stratford

When:  3 p.m. on Wednesday, October 9 

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For more information, contact:

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