25 crisis workers lose jobs in Ottawa mental health regrouping.OTTAWA -- Twenty-five mental health crisis intervention workers at the Sandy Hill Community Health Centre will lose their jobs at the end of March because the services are being transferred to the Ottawa Hospital under a restructuring plan. Workers have been told positions will have to be reassessed and staff will have to reapply Re`ap`ply´ v. t. & i. 1. To apply again. reapply vi → volver a presentarse, hacer or presentar una nueva solicitud . No details have been made available regarding the criteria for employment, Local 4369 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE, French: Syndicat canadien de la fonction publique) is a Canadian trade union serving the public sector - although it has in recent years organized workplaces in the non-profit and para-public sector as well. complained. The service at Sandy Hill was set up three years ago to fill a gap in services as identified by Ministry of Health and Long Term Care. "CUPE CUPE Canadian Union of Public Employees will take this matter to the Ontario Labour Relations Board The Ontario Labour Relations Board was established by the Ontario government in 1948. It defines itself as "an independent, quasi-judicial tribunal mandated to mediate and adjudicate a variety of employment and labour relations-related matters under a number of Ontario statutes". ," says CUPE National Representative Bev Smale. "The need for this service and the nature of the work under the Ottawa Hospital mandate will not be different, and the funding will come from the same source. These workers should follow the program and retain their work automatically." |
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