Media Advisory - SEIU Healthcare available to comment on Budget

RICHMOND HILL, ON, May 2, 2013 /CNW/ - SEIU Healthcare, Canada's largest health care union, will be available today to comment on the provincial budget. SEIU Healthcare President Sharleen Stewart will be taking part in the pre- budget lock up and will be available after to provide analysis on what the budget means for the healthcare sector in Ontario.

WHO:	SEIU Healthcare President Sharleen Stewart
What:	Provide analysis on:
	The Budget's impact on the provincial healthcare system What governments need to do to fulfill the promise of homecare What funding levels will mean to patients and frontline healthcare workers
When:	After the Budget lockup - Approximately 4:00 p.m.

About SEIU Healthcare:

SEIU Healthcare, Canada's largest healthcare union, represents more than 55,000 healthcare and community services workers across Ontario.  The union's members work in hospitals, home care, nursing and retirement homes and community services throughout the province. SEIU Healthcare has a strong track record of improving wages, benefits and working conditions for healthcare workers, supporting the training and development needs of its members, and strengthening standards in the management and delivery of patient and client care.

 

SOURCE: Service Employees International Union Local 1 Canada

To arrange an interview contact:

Kyle Ferguson
Media Relations Specialist, SEIU Healthcare
Cell: 416-809-0699  Email: [email protected]