MEDIA ADVISORY: Giant Trojan Horse to visit Lakeridge Health Oshawa on Thursday: OCHU-CUPE and the Ontario Health Coalition call for ending privatization of hospital surgeries

Event Information

Begins: 17 October 2024
Location: Oshawa, ON

OSHAWA, ON –(COMMUNITYWIRE)– On Thursday morning, a 15-foot wooden Trojan Horse will visit Lakeridge Health Oshawa 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, secretary-treasurer of CUPE’s Ontario Council of Hospital Unions (OCHU-CUPE);
Pam Parks, representative of the Durham Health Coalition and president of CUPE 6364;
Kevin Cook, first vice president of OCHU/CUPE

WHAT:
Protest against the privatization of hospital services

WHERE:
Lakeridge Health Oshawa, Hospital Ct, Oshawa, ON

WHEN:
11:30 a.m. on Thursday, October 17

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For more information, contact:

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