Hospital laundry petition presented in legislature

A petition protesting the privatization of Interior Health’s laundry services has been tabled in the legislature.

Hospital employees union spokesman Mike Old says it has more than 12,000 signatures.

Interior Health has invited a short list of vendors to bid on the work — none of whom are from the interior.

(Pictured: Nelson HEU member Sophia Dricos with Nelson-Creston MLA Michelle Mungall and the stack of petitions presented in the legislature Thursday.)