Video Clips
February 13, 2003 Day of Action

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SUSAN LIVINGSTONE – pathology lab technician –Mt. Sinai Hospital

Susan Livingstone says she and her fellow workers experience extreme pressure on a daily basis because of severe staff shortages in her department.

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NANCY GOOD – Lab Technician – Mt. Sinai Hospital

Nancy Good feels her years of experience count for nothing when she compares her salary to those of recent college graduates entering the profession..

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LYNDA HARRINGTON – Pathology Lab Technician – Mt. Sinai Hospital 

Lynda says she and her co-workers feel unappreciated by their employer who has pushed them too far

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PHYLLIS PERRERIA – pathology Lab Technician – Mt. Sinai Hospital

Phyllis says her department continually takes on more and more work even though they are severely understaffed. She says it’s having an impact on her family life.

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MICHELLE BROWNELL – Medical Health Technologist – Lakeridge Hospital Oshawa

Michelle says the increase in work-related stress in her department is directly related to the increased workload.

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DONNA PARKER – Lab Technologist LakeRidge Hospital – Oshawa

Donna says the increased stress on the job she has experienced is directly related to department staff shortages and it’s beginning to take a toll on everyone.

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Donna says it’s time the Ontario Hospital Association recognizes that she and her fellow workers are no longer invisible members of the health care team. It’s time the OHA pays us some respect!

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JULIE MACKEY – NUCLEAR MEDICINE TECHNOLOGIST – LakeRidge Hospital

Julie says they don’t have enough people in her department to handle the increased workload and the hospital is not acting fast enough to find replacements.

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LEAH CASSELMAN OPSEU PRESIDENT

Casselman told members in Toronto who took part in the day of action, that the management of Mt. Sinai agrees with OPSEU’s position with the OHA

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Casselman tells Toronto protesters that OPSEU’s campaign is working . The union’s position with the OHA has been recognized by five of its member hospitals. She said it’s time for the management of the OHA to listen to its workers and its hospitals

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HOWARD HAMPTON NDP LEADER

Addressing protesters in front of Toronto’s Mt. Sinai hospital, provincial NDP leader Howard Hampton said it’s time the provincial government gets involved in negotiations and improves health care in Ontario.

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WAYNE SAMUELSON OFL PRESIDENT

Speaking to OPSEU members in front of Toronto’s Mt. Sinai hospital, OFL PRESIDENT Wayne Samuelson said the Eves Government and the OHA had better wake up because when it comes to saving our health care, this day of action is only the beginning.