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MEDIA ADVISORY: Striking Canadian Hearing Services workers info picket outside of Accreditation Canada

OTTAWA, Ontario--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Striking Canadian Hearing Services (CHS) workers will hold an informational picket outside of Accreditation Canada’s Ottawa office today.

With the strike by CUPE 2073 members in its tenth week, Deaf clients sharing painful stories of being isolated without services, and CHS seemingly in no rush to end the disruption, workers are calling into question CHS’ status as an accredited organization.

When Julia Dumanian became CEO, she brought with her a medicalized lens on Deafness from her time in the hospital sector – and a focus on accreditation that’s not common among social services organization. CHS loudly champions their “Exemplary Status” with Accreditation Canada despite ample testimony from Deaf clients and Deaf organizations that the agency is not living up to its mandate.

That is the message workers will deliver outside of Accreditation Canada’s office.

WHAT:

Informational picket by CUPE 2073 members

 

 

WHERE:

Accreditation Canada Ottawa Office

 

1150 Cyrville Rd, Gloucester, ON K1J 7S6

 

 

WHEN:

July 3, 9am-2pm

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Contacts

For more information, please contact:
Jesse Mintz, CUPE Communications Representative
416-704-9642 | jmintz@cupe.ca

Industry:

Canadian Union of Public Employees

Release Versions
English

Contacts

For more information, please contact:
Jesse Mintz, CUPE Communications Representative
416-704-9642 | jmintz@cupe.ca

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