Media Advisory - Ontario Nurses' Association President to Speak at Hamilton Commission on Quality Public Services and Tax Fairness

HAMILTON, ON, Jan. 31, 2012 /CNW/ - Ontario Nurses' Association (ONA) President Linda Haslam-Stroud, RN will make a presentation tomorrow in Hamilton to the Commission on Quality Public Services and Tax Fairness.

The Commission is holding a series of public meetings across the province to hear from organizations and Ontarians about public services - and will make recommendations to the provincial government using the feedback from these town halls and open forums.

Haslam-Stroud will discuss a number of labour relations and other issues facing Ontario's registered nurses and allied health professionals in Ontario today. She will be in Hamilton from 1 pm to 5 pm and is available to speak to media.

ONA is the union representing 58,000 registered nurses and allied health professionals as well as more than 12,000 nursing student affiliates providing care in hospitals, long-term care facilities, public health, the community, clinics and industry.

What:	ONA President Linda Haslam-Stroud, RN, to speak to the Commission on Quality Public Services and Tax Fairness
Where:	Workers Arts and Heritage Centre, 51 Stuart Street, Hamilton
When:	Wednesday, February 1, 2012 between 1:00 and 5:00 pm.

 

Ontario Nurses' Association    

Sheree Bond: [phone], ext. 2430; cell: [phone]; e-mail: [email protected]

Melanie Levenson: [phone], ext. 2369; e-mail: [email protected]