Health Unions Serve 72-hour Strike Notice

Health unions serve 72-hour strike notice

April 22, 2004 Hospital Employees' Union press conference announcing that the union is serving 72 hour strike notice.

Health unions serve 72-hour strike notice

Health unions representing 43,000 hospital and long-term care workers today issued 72-hour strike notice – which will become effective mid-day Sunday, April 25 – beginning with an overtime ban, but could expand to include picket lines and other actions

The announcement came in the wake of health employers’ continued refusal to put layoffs on hold during province-wide talks and move off their massive wage concession demands worth $900 million over three years.

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Chris Allnutt, Hospital Employees Union RT: 8:06

Paul Moist, National President Canadian Union of Public Employees RT: 3:22

Jim Sinclair, President BC Federation of Labour RT: 2:38

Shirely Shaggit, International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 882 RT: 1:05

Media Questions RT: 7:25

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