NIAGARA REGION–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Thursday morning Katherine Grzejszczak, the paramedic unjustly fired in June by York Region because of a Facebook comment she posted in support of an anti-war rally, will be in the Niagara region to provide an update on her fight to get her job back and to assert her right to freedom of expression.
Supporters from Niagara Region and from Grzejszczak’s union, the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), will share their insights and opinions of what her termination means for the right of workers to be free from political interference in the workplace.
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Update on the fight to reinstate Katherine Grzejszczak and statements from union representatives and local supporters |
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Katherine Grzejszczak, paramedic terminated by York Region and member of CUPE Ontario’s Executive Board |
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Fred Hahn, President, CUPE Ontario |
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Yolanda McClean, Secretary-Treasurer, CUPE Ontario |
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Michael Hurley, President, CUPE’s Ontario Council of Hospital Unions |
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Debra Maxfield, CUPE Ontario’s Health Care Workers Coordinating Committee |
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Haley Bateman, Niagara Regional Council |
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Dr. Paul Gray, Labour Studies, Brock University |
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Gabriel Gebril, Niagara Palestine Coalition |
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Ron Hughes, CUPE 150 – City of St. Catharines municipal workers |
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Thursday, August 28, at 10.30am |
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Niagara Region and via Zoom – see below for details |
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Contacts
For information on location or to receive a Zoom link to the news conference, contact
Mary Unan, CUPE Communications
647-390-9839
[email protected]
