5 FEBRUARY 2010 – District Health Care Bulletin Highlights Compass Lock Out, Alberta NDP Community Tour and Cutbacks in BC

BURNABY, BC – The February 2010 issue of the District 3 Health Care Workers Council Bulletin has been circulated to union activists in Western Canada.

This issue has an article on the ongoing lockout of LU 2009 members by Compass at several hospital site in the Lower Mainland and Fraser Valley. Workers are fighting for an equitable settlement at cafeteria and coffee shops.

In Alberta the Official Opposition NDP are reporting back to seven communities on the results of a tour that took place in the fall of 2009. Albertans are calling for a halt to service cutbacks throughout the province.

In BC, health care authorities have been directly affected by government cutbacks. Private contractors are cutting jobs and increasing workloads for custodial staff and food service employees.

The bulletin also includes a story on Alberta activist Lydia Wozniuk, who is producing a newsletter linking health care workers in LU 1-207.

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