OPSEU LOCAL 331: REPRESENTING THE INTEREST'S OF OVER 900 MEMBERS
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OPSEU LOCAL 331: REPRESENTING THE INTEREST'S OF OVER 900 MEMBERS |
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From: Stayshyn,
Justin November
27, 2015 NDP
stands up for Whitby workers as Liberal health care cuts lead to more layoffs OSHAWA
– NDP MPP Jennifer French is standing up for families in Whitby and Oshawa, as
another 21 workers are laid off as a result of the Liberals’ freeze on
hospital funding. “Today,
families in Whitby and Oshawa are worried about how they’ll make ends meet as
Liberal health care cuts force another 21 workers out of their jobs,” said
French. “More job losses are the last thing that Whitby needs, but Kathleen
Wynne and the Liberals keep squeezing our hospitals and forcing more layoffs
here at home and right across the province.” Ontario
Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences has announced that 21 staff will
receive layoff notices as the hospital grapples with the fifth straight year of
the Liberals’ freeze on hospital funding. As costs increase year after year,
frozen budgets actually mean deep cuts for hospitals across the province. Whitby
joins a long list of communities hit hard by Liberal health care cuts. In
November alone, 84 layoffs have been announced in Quinte and 158 workers are
losing their jobs at the North Bay hospital. “Rather
than investing in health care in our community, the Premier is cutting frontline
supports,” said French. “It’s clear that Kathleen Wynne just doesn’t
have the same priorities as families in Whitby and Oshawa.” “We
should be strengthening, not cutting supports for mental health across the
province. This is a major loss for our community.” -30-
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