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Media Advisory: CUPE to Respond to Deborah Onwu Fatality Inquiry
Media Advisory: CUPE to Respond to Deborah Onwu Fatality Inquiry
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CALGARY, Alberta--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) will respond to the expected release today of the Fatality Inquiry regarding the death of Deborah Onwu. Onwu was a Calgary resident and a Family and Youth Councillor employed by Woods Homes who was stabbed nineteen times by a client on October 3, 2019.
Onwu was a member of CUPE, and the union requested the Inquiry following her death.
Present at today’s news conference will be:
- Raj Uppal, CUPE Alberta President
- Troy Winters, Senior Officer (Health and Safety) CUPE. Winters was a witness at the Inquiry
- Wael Elrafih, President, CUPE Local 4731
- Peggy Wright, MLA – NDP shadow minister for Labour
Date: Thursday, September 18th
Time: 12:00 pm (noon)
Location: #450 – 2618 Hopewell Place NE
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Contacts
Lou Arab, Communications Representative
780.271.2722 | larab@cupe.ca
Canadian Union of Public Employees
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