FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January
17, 2006
Increasing private
health care and diminished patient care real story behind
Liberal LHINs scheme, say Kingston health care workers
KINGSTON - The McGuinty
Liberals propose massive changes to health service delivery
that will open the door to more private health care, while
compromising local access to services and diminishing patient
care, say Kingston area health care workers.
The Ontario Nurses' Association
(ONA), the Service Employees International Union Local 1.on (SEIU
Local 1.on), the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) and
the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) are holding
a media conference to alert the Kingston-area community to how
the proposed Local Health Integration Networks (LHINs)
legislation will impact access to health care locally.
The four health care unions,
which collectively represent 200,000 health service workers,
have launched a joint province-wide campaign to stop the most
destructive elements of the McGuinty Liberals’ LHINs scheme. A
landmark meeting of ONA, OPSEU, CUPE and SEIU health care
members is also scheduled for 7:00 p.m. on January 18 at the
Ambassador Conference Resort.
WHO: Health care
members of OPSEU, SEIU, ONA, and CUPE
WHAT: Media conference
and media briefing on the impact of Local Health Integration
Networks (LHINs) on local health services.
WHERE: Ambassador
Conference Resort, Lisbon Room, 1550 Princess St. Kingston
WHEN: January 18, 2006
at 2:00 p.m.
*Media is welcome to attend the
opening segment of the joint ONA, OPSEU, CUPE and SEIU meeting
scheduled for 7:00 p.m. However, the remainder of the meeting
is a closed-door session for the four-union membership only.
Contacts:
Smokey Thomas 1-800-268-7376
Louis Rodrigues, Pres. CUPE 1974, (613)- 531-1369
Marcelle Goldenberg, SEIU, 416-565-4299
Sheree Bond, ONA (416) 964-8833 x 2430
