Media Advisory - Federal Correctional Officers Take to the Streets of Downtown Ottawa in Support of their Contract Negotiations

OTTAWA, Dec. 5, 2012 /CNW Telbec/ - Nearly seven hundred federal correctional officers—in full uniform-are marching this afternoon on the streets of Ottawa.  Their collective agreement having expired more than two years ago, correctional officers are demonstrating in order to increase the pressure on the Treasury Board of Canada.

WHAT :	Federal Correctional Agents March on the Streets of Ottawa
WHO :	Union of Canadian Correctional Officers (UCCO-SACC-CSN)
WHEN :	Wednesday, 5 December 2012, 1:00 pm to 3:00pm Speech at the Treasury Board of Canada, O'Connor and Bank Streets, 1:45 pm
WHERE :	Downtown Ottawa

Pierre Mallette, National President of the Union of Canadian Correctional Officers (UCCO-SACC-CSN), will be available to journalists immediately after the demonstration.

Media Availability :

3:00 pm Foyer of the National Room The National Hotel and Suites 361 Queen Street Ottawa (Ontario) K1R 5A5

 

SOURCE: UNION OF CANADIAN CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS (UCCO-SACC-CSN)

Richard Charles Hink, CSN-Communications, 514-404-5367