OTTAWA, Feb. 27, 2019 /CNW Telbec/ - In the context of the work of the Advisory Board on the Implementation of a National Pharmacare Program, several Québec labour and civil society organizations are urging the federal government to implement a real public, universal drug insurance plan. The spokespersons will hold a press conference in Ottawa on Friday, March 1, 2019 at 10 a.m.
WHAT: |
Press conference |
WHO: |
representatives of the FTQ, CSN, CSQ, FIQ, APTS, Union des consommateurs and the TRPOCB |
WHEN: |
Friday, March 1, 2019 at 10 a.m. |
WHERE: |
House of Commons, Room 135-B |
About
The Fédération des travailleurs et travailleuses du Québec (FTQ) represents more than 600,000 workers in Québec.
Present in both the public and private sectors, the Confédération des syndicats nationaux (CSN) represents 300,000 workers, mainly in Québec.
The CSQ represents more than 200,000 members, including nearly 130,000 in the Québec public sector.
The Alliance du personnel professionnel et technique du réseau de la santé et des services sociaux (l'APTS) represents about 55,000 members in Québec.
The Fédération interprofessionnelle de la santé du Québec (FIQ) represents 76,000 nursing and cardio-respiratory healthcare professionals working in Québec healthcare institutions and social services.
Union des consommateurs is a non-profit body representing 13 consumer rights groups.
The Table des regroupements provinciaux d'organismes communautaires et bénévoles is formed of 44 provincial groups with more than 3,000 community groups in health and social services across Québec.
SOURCE FTQ
Isabelle Gareau, Fédération des travailleurs et travailleuses du Québec (FTQ), 514 953-0142; François L'Écuyer, Confédération des syndicats nationaux (CSN), 514 949-8973; Claude Girard, Centrale des syndicats du Québec (CSQ), 514 237-4432; Sonia Djelidi, Fédération interprofessionnelle de la santé du Québec (FIQ), 514 268-1676; Raynald Banville, APTS, 514 207-6486; Karina Sanchez, Union des consommateurs, 514 521-6820 ext. 257; Marie-Sophie Villeneuve, TRPOCB, 438 497-3092
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