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OTTAWA, ON, Aug. 25 /CNW Telbec/ - Mental health support workers with
Salus Corporation in Ottawa, represented by the Canadian Union of Public
Employees (CUPE), will hold an information picket to protest stalled contract
talks and management concession demands, on Monday, August 28th, at 11:45 am,
at 945 Wellington Street, in Ottawa, outside a meeting of Salus Corporation’s
board of directors.
The workers, who’ve been working without a contract since March 31st,
offer support and counselling services, residential property management,
community development, occupational therapy, psycho-education and other
support services to over 350 clients in the Ottawa area, living with severe
and persistent mental illnesses.
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For further information: please contact: Paul Boileau, CUPE Local 3942
Chair, Negotiating Committee, (613) 266-1031; Bev Smale, CUPE National
Representative, (613) 237-0115 or (613) 859-3137 (cell); Robert Lamoureux,
CUPE Communications, (416) 292-3999