/R E P E A T -- Media Advisory - First responders fight to establish the presumption that PTSD is an occupational stress injury/

FREDERICTON, Nov. 7, 2016 /CNW Telbec/ - Members of the Union of Canadian Correctional Officers (UCCO-SACC-CSN) will gather at the Legislative Building to raise awareness about the first responders' profession and the incidence of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in this particular occupational group.

Members of the Legislative Assembly, media representatives and citizens of Fredericton will be invited to enter a 53-foot truck, transformed into a travelling museum, in which they will live one minute in the shoes of a correctional officer.  

What :	Demonstration of Correctional Officers
When :	Tuesday, November 8^th, at noon
Where :	Beside the Legislative Building
	Corner of St-John and Queen St.
	Fredericton, New Brunswick

        

Jason Godin, National President of UCCO-SACC-CSN and Jeffery Wilkins, Atlantic Regional President, will be on site to answer questions from journalists.

SOURCE CSN

Olivia Tynes, Atlantic Regional Vice-President (UCCO-SACC-CSN), 902 890-1916