HALIFAX, Nova Scotia, Nov. 15, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- On Friday, November 17, long-term care workers and members of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) will be joined by friends and family to protest the McNeil government’s budget cuts to long-term care across Nova Scotia.
| WHEN: | Friday, November 17 at 11 a.m. |
| WHERE: | Starting at the Legion in Inverness (15857 Central Avenue) and marching to Inverary Manor |
| WHO: | Speakers will include Nan McFadgen, CUPE Nova Scotia president; Louise Riley, CUPE Long-Term Care Committee chairperson; Heather MacEachern, CUPE 1485 a/president; and long-term care workers affected by the budget cuts. |
The McNeil Liberal government has cut millions of dollars to long-term care. This has resulted in layoffs and budget cuts at nursing homes across Nova Scotia. CUPE long-term care workers are speaking up to defend quality of care and to demand that the McNeil government reverse the cuts.
For more information, please contact:
Louise Riley
CUPE NS Long-Term Care Committee Chair
(902) 403-9004 (cell)
Kathy Macleod
CUPE Long-Term Care Coordinator
(902) 578-3304 (cell)