MEDIA ADVISORY–AMENDED: CUPE and community members hold solidarity rally in support of striking child protection workers

Event Information

Begins: 19 July 2023
Location: Brockville, ON

NOTE: This media advisory has been amended due to a change in the event location.

BROCKVILLE, ON –/COMMUNITYWIRE/– Community members from across Lanark, Leeds and Grenville will join striking child protection workers and support staff from CUPE Local 2577 at a solidarity rally on Wednesday. While CUPE members remain focused on securing a deal that invests in services for children and families, they’re utilizing their strike to give back to their communities, hosting a series of free pop-up events for children and fundraising for local causes. CUPE National President Mark Hancock and Secretary Treasurer Candace Rennick will speak at this first rally which will also serve to collect donations for the local chapter of Girls Inc.

SPEAKERS:  
Mark Hancock, National President, CUPE
Candace Rennick, Secretary Treasurer, CUPE
Arlette Carrier, President, CUPE Local 2577

WHEN:
Wednesday, July 19, noon

WHERE:  (Note: new location)
Brockville Legion, 180 Park St, Brockville, ON

“This entire fight is about having the resources we need to properly serve children and families. My coworkers are in the community every day. We know the issues families are facing. And families know us, and how much we care. That’s why we can count on such widespread community support,” said Arlette Carrier, President of CUPE Local 2577. “We’re fighting to do right by the people who depend on us.”

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For more information, contact:

Craig Saunders, CUPE Communications Representative
416-576-7316
csaunders@cupe.ca

Jesse Mintz, CUPE Communications Representative
416-704-9642
jmintz@cupe.ca