15/03/01

HEU secretary-business manager Chris Allnutt available for media comments on the B.C. budget after 2:30 p.m.

The 46,000-member Hospital Employees’ Union will be watching tomorrow’s provincial budget closely to see what financial support the NDP government provides to support the health care initiatives outlined in Wednesday’s Throne Speech.

HEU’s secretary-business manager Chris Allnutt will be available to media for interviews by telephone, or in-person in the Vancouver-area, after 2:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 15.

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For more information, or to arrange for an interview, please contact at 604-734-3431

Dale Fuller, communications officer, 604-714-1567 (direct)