CUPE grills P.E.I. election candidates in a pair of town hall meetings
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Healthcare support workers on Prince Edward Island grilled election candidates at Saturday’s town hall meeting in Summerside.
Healthcare support workers on Prince Edward Island grilled election candidates at Saturday’s town hall meeting in Summerside.
Staffing issues, privatization concerns, and uneven bonuses were the top issues discussed amongst the 10 candidates and about 50 members who attended the meetings.
It’s the second in as many days, as a meeting was held in Charlottetown on Friday. It was a chance for union membership to put questions to the people who might be representing them.
The leaders of the Liberal Party, New Democratic Party, and Green Party spoke at those sessions, but the leader of the Conservative Party did not.
“Are we disappointed? Well yes, because it would be nice to hear from the PC leader what his views are on these very important issues,” said Chris Lewis, CUPE Health Council President.
CUPE members have been openly critical of Dennis King’s healthcare retention bonuses offered to nurses, but not others like cleaning, lab, and nutrition staff.
Chad McNeill is one of those nutrition workers at the Prince County Hospital in Summerside. He says candidates need to focus on other healthcare workers.
