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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