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CORRECTING and REPLACING Labour leaders to hold press conference on escalating Bill 28 fightback & protecting workers’ fundamental rights

CORRECTION...by Canadian Union of Public Employees

TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Time of press conference in "WHEN:" section of release dated November 6, 2022 is updated to 11:00 am (instead of 10:00 am).

The updated release reads:

LABOUR LEADERS TO HOLD PRESS CONFERENCE ON ESCALATING BILL 28 FIGHTBACK & PROTECTING WORKERS’ FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS

The national president of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) will be joined by national and provincial labour leaders to talk to journalists about the growing fightback against the Ford government’s Bill 28.

WHAT:

CUPE press conference on Bill 28 fightback and protecting workers’ fundamental rights

 

WHO:

Mark Hancock, national president, CUPE

Bea Bruske, president, Canadian Labour Congress

Patty Coates, president, Ontario Federation of Labour

Leaders of private and public sector unions

 

WHEN:

Monday, November 7 - 11:00 a.m.

 

WHERE:

Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel

Hall A, Concourse Level

123 Queen St. W., Toronto, ON

To attend, please register in advance using this form:
https://forms.office.com/r/QJjQkfmzrT

Camera positions are limited, arrive by 9:00 a.m. A media pool press box will be available for common audio feed.

The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) is Canada’s largest union, with 715,000 members across the country. CUPE represents workers in health care, emergency services, education, early learning and child care, municipalities, social services, libraries, utilities, transportation, airlines, and more.

Contacts

Ken Marciniec
CUPE Communications
kmarciniec@cupe.ca
416-803-6066 (cell)

Industry:

Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE)

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Contacts

Ken Marciniec
CUPE Communications
kmarciniec@cupe.ca
416-803-6066 (cell)

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