Union calls for gov't intervention after spike in staff assaults at Coquitlam psychiatric hospital

Union calls for gov't intervention after spike in staff assaults at Coquitlam psychiatric hospital - BCGEU

Published on September 05, 2018

Two unions that represent workers at Coquitlam's Forensic Psychiatric Hospital are sounding the alarm over a recent spike in assaults, blaming management for a "systemic failure" to respond.

The B.C. Government and Service Employees Union said that there have been 21 staff injuries committed by patients to its members alone, between May and August of this year.

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