Union has been denouncing these types of disciplinary measures for years
MONTREAL — Quebec's emergency rooms are overcrowded and workers are in short supply, but for the past week a spotlight has shone on the price paid by health-care staff for illicit snacking.
"We are all aware of the critical staffing shortages throughout our health-care system right now. No one is able to fill their staffing needs, especially when it comes to nurses and orderlies," Genest said in an interview on Thursday. "All departments are understaffed, and when a nurse or an orderly is suspended for such trivial actions, it only hurts the residents and patients.
"The issue is not the toast and the coffee," Fortin said Wednesday during question period. "The issue is the fact that we are short 10,000 health professionals at this time, and each time someone is suspended, it's the patients who lose services." "We do not think that we can currently afford to lose employees for matters about food," Bigras said. "We need these employees to meet our challenges."
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