Media Advisory - Mental Health and Addictions Workers Shut Out by CMHA Cochran Timiskaming Holds Picket at Iroquois Falls

Timmins, Ontario, February 22, 2024 /CNW/ – Locked-out workers from CMHA Cochrane-Timiskaming, members of OPSEU/SEFPO Local 613, plan to picket outside jus jordan arena in Iroquois Falls this Thursday, February 22nd^n.d. from From 9am to 2pm These members dedicate their days to providing lifesaving mental health and addiction treatment. Timmins, Iroquois Falls, matheson, kirkland lake, cochraneand new squirrel card, working on the front lines of the opioid epidemic and mental health crisis overwhelming communities across the North.Another person died last Thursday. Iroquois Falls For opioid overdose. CMHA-CT employees care deeply about the approximately 1,600 customers they serve and are eager to get back to work. This lockout puts customer safety at risk. Workers are rallying for wages that match inflation and fair contracts that don’t threaten return to long-term disability in exchange for access to pensions.

Workers locked out by CMHA Cochrane Timminskaming rally in Timmins, Ontario. (CNW Group/Ontario Public Employees Union (OPSEU/SEFPO))

“CMHA is trying to push its members to accept concessions after years of service,” he said. maggie wakeford, President of OPSEU/SEFPO Local 631. “Some of us have been working here for 30 years, and rather than recognize our dedication, our employers risk our lives by locking us in sub-zero temperatures. I want to.”