Kingston hospital staff continue fight for increased health care funding, head to major demonstration tomorrow at Oshawa’s Lakeridge

KINGSTON, ON – Kingston area hospital staff, represented by the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), will be among health care staff from across Ontario demonstrating at Oshawa’s Lakeridge hospital on Tuesday, February 6, at 12:00 noon. “We will be there calling for increased provincial funding for Kingston area hospitals and long-term care homes. Our hospital…

Major demonstration at Oshawa’s Lakeridge hospital at noon tomorrow for increased health care funding

OSHAWA, ON – With a call for increased provincial funding for hospitals and long-term care homes, health care staff from across Ontario are rallying at Oshawa’s Lakeridge hospital on Tuesday, February 6, at 12:00 noon. They are concerned that small, temporary funding fixes, like the announcement last week by the Liberal health minister, will do little…