Media Advisory - "Ontario residents will die as a result of your proposal:" Unions to Release Joint Letter Appealing Ford Government to Reverse Deadly Closures of Safe Consumption Sites in Ontario

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Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU)

Nov 12, 2024, 07:59 ET

TORONTO, Nov. 12, 2024 /CNW/ - The Ford government's planned legislation shuttering safe consumption sites (SCS) across the province will result in soaring – and entirely preventable – toxic drug deaths, with unacknowledged strain on workers across sectors.

On Wednesday, provincial union leaders will hold a media conference at Queen's Park announcing the release of a joint letter calling on the Ford government to reverse deadly closures of SCS – an appeal endorsed by unions collectively representing over 1.5 million workers in Ontario. Workers urge the province to support and fund evidence-based health care services that save lives amidst a public health emergency.

WHO:             

Fred Hahn, President of CUPE Ontario
JP Hornick, President of OPSEU/SEFPO
Michael Hurley, President of the Ontario Council of Hospital Unions (OCHU)
Laura Walton, President of the Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL)

WHAT:             

Media conference led by union leaders calling on the Ford government to reverse
deadly closures of safe consumption sites across Ontario.

WHERE:         

Queen's Park Media Studio
Ontario Legislature
110 Wellesley Street W
Toronto, ON

WHEN:           

1:00 - 1:45 p.m., Wednesday, November 13, 2024

SOURCE Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU)

MEDIA CONTACT: Vic Wojciechowska, OPSEU/SEFPO Communications, [email protected], 437-518-3459

Organization Profile

Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU)

The Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) is one of the most progressive and powerful unions in Ontario. It represents 165,000 frontline workers who provide a vast array of public services in communities across the province. They work in provincial government...