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PETERBOROUGH, ON – Long-term care workers at St. Joseph’s at Fleming will hold an information picket outside their home for the aged on Brealey Drive in Peterborough, tomorrow, Friday, October 21st, from 7:00 am to 5:00 pm, to protest management’s refusal to replace workers when they are sick.

Not replacing workers on sick leave will add to already untenable workloads,” said Candace Rennick, president of Local 2280 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees. “It’s unconscionable for management to cause staff shortages in order to cut costs – resident care should be their first priority.”

The workers will be handing leaflets for friends and family who visit the home Friday.

WHO: St. Joseph’s at Fleming long-term care workers
Candace Rennick, president of CUPE 2280
WHAT: Information picket
WHEN: 7:00 am to 5:00 pm, Friday, October 21st
WHERE: St. Joseph’s at Fleming home for the aged
Brealey Drive entrance
Peterborough

For further information, please contact:

Candace Rennick
CUPE 2280 president
(705) 768-2288 (cell)

Derek Blackadder
CUPE national representative
(705) 743-0600