JOIN OUR INFORMATION PICKET AT CANADIAN BLOOD SERVICES ON THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1ST
To: All OPSEU/SEFPO Region 4 members
STOP FOR-PROFIT BLOOD PLASMA COLLECTION
Canadian Blood Services (CBS) announced an undisclosed 15-year deal with Grifols, a for-profit multinational pharmaceutical company, to privatize blood plasma collection in Canada.
This agreement gives Grifols a monopoly to collect paid blood plasma in Ontario and British Columbia. CBS has taken advantage of a legal loophole to get around a ban on private companies collecting blood for payment.
WHERE: CBS Headquarters - 1800 Alta Vista Dr., Ottawa, ON K1G 4J5
WHEN: Thursday, December 1st, 8:00 – 11:00 a.m.
On December 1st join us at CBS’ Headquarters where the CBS Executive Board is set to discuss the deal.
Let’s tell them to:
- Invest in public plasma collection
- Protect plasma donors
- Respect the Voluntary Blood Donations Act
- Stop the secrecy!
Please contact Geoff Cain, Chair of OPSEU/SEFPO’s CBS and Diagnostics Division at 519-200-2740 or geoffopseu@gmail.com for more information.
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