MEDIA ADVISORY: “Can’t afford to lose 39 PSWs amid a staffing crisis:” CUPE to hold rally on Monday calling on government to fund frontline care at Guelph General Hospital

Event Information

Begins: 9 December 2024
Location: Guelph, ON

GUELPH, ON –(COMMUNITYWIRE)– The Canadian Union of Public Employees is alarmed about 39 PSWs facing layoffs amid a staffing crunch at Guelph General Hospital. The union says these cuts are part of a growing pattern in the sector as hospitals look to address ballooning deficits due to government underfunding.

On Monday morning, CUPE 57 and the Ontario Council of Hospital Unions (OCHU-CUPE) will be holding a demonstration outside Guelph General to protest the layoffs. Hospital workers and community allies will initially assemble at Zehrs at 297 Eramosa Road at 11 a.m. and march to the hospital.

WHO:
Michael Hurley, president of CUPE’s Ontario Council of Hospital Unions (OCHU-CUPE)
Mark Zinger, registered practical nurse and vice president of CUPE 57, representing staff at Guelph General Hospital

WHAT:
Rally to protest job cuts at Guelph General Hospital

WHERE:
Guelph General Hospital, 115 Delhi St, Guelph

WHEN:
11:30 a.m. on Monday, December 9

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For more information, contact:

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