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Workers in Developmental Services Will Picket Meeting of OCAPDD Directors to Demand Deal That Secures Services

OTTAWA, Ontario--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Faced with staff shortages, employee burnout, and crushing workloads, workers at the Ottawa-Carleton Association for Persons with Developmental Disabilities (OCAPDD) will hold an information picket Tuesday evening at the association’s head office.

They are calling on OCAPDD’s board of directors to ensure that supported individuals get the high-quality services they need and urging them to support a fair deal for CUPE 1521 members, in recognition of the important role they play in the lives of people with developmental disabilities.

WHEN:

Tuesday, November 8

 

4 p.m. to 8.30 p.m.

 

 

WHERE:

Meeting of OCAPDD’s board of directors

 

OCAPDD head office, 229 Colonnade Road, South Ottawa

 

 

WHO:

Alyssa Comstock, President, CUPE 1521

 

Members of CUPE 1521

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Contacts

Alyssa Comstock, President, CUPE
1521 613-206-1739
president@cupe1521.com

Mary Unan, CUPE Communication
647-390-3839
munan@cupe.ca

Industry:

CUPE

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Contacts

Alyssa Comstock, President, CUPE
1521 613-206-1739
president@cupe1521.com

Mary Unan, CUPE Communication
647-390-3839
munan@cupe.ca

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