Speakers include:
John Andras, Chair, Recession Relief Coalition and Senior Vice President, Research Capital
Cathy Crowe, Street Nurse, Toronto Disaster Relief Committee
Zoe Dodd, Community Worker, former Street Health Hepatitis C Worker
Kelly O’Sullivan, Labour and Community Organizer, President, CUPE Local 4308
Bob Rose, West End Toronto/Drop In Advocate
Sarah Vance, Ontario Coalition Against Poverty
Gaetan Heroux - find out what’s happening to this much-loved worker/activist
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-Loss of Staff - workers stressed out, many have left or are on sick leave
- Union Busting - 18 months and
still no first contract for workers, management is trying to break the union
- Loss of Services - Hep C program and ID services if Gaetan is evicted
- Evicting Gaetan - now they want to get rid of Gaetan Heroux – by moving him to Scarborough
Sponsored by Friends of Street Health
(an ad hoc coalition of former staff and other allies who are fighting for a return of Street Health’s integrity and former reputation as a progressive organization
thanks to Don Weitz for recording!
Evening in support of Gaetan Heroux & unionized workers battling to preserve a unique-in-Canada, ground-breaking organization founded by activist/activist nurses to provide services for the homeless population beyond the band-aid solutions provided by mainstream agencies
