Tell York Paramedics to reinstate Katherine Grzejszczak Now!
On June 20, York Region Paramedics fired Katherine Grzejszczak for expressing solidarity with Palestine.
Katherine has been a frontline paramedic with York Regional Municipality since 2010. She was the president of her CUPE local for 6 years and is currently a member of CUPE Ontario’s executive board.
Days prior, Katherine had posted on Facebook criticizing Israel’s mass slaughter of children and civilians, including paramedics, and called for workers to join an anti-war rally. Zionists saw the post and encouraged followers to contact York Paramedics and complain.
The management of York Region Paramedic Services bowed to pressure and immediately fired Katherine for the post.
Send a direct email to York Paramedic managers now!
CUPE Ontario has unanimously condemned the discriminatory firing and promised to fight it, calling it an “affront to every worker who believes in the right to speak out for peace and justice, or on any matter of conscience”
“Katherine is a strong, brave and principled CUPE member who was elected democratically by fellow CUPE Ontario members to be a leader in our union. She is also someone whose life’s work is saving others from harm, and yet she’s being punished for using her voice to oppose the mass harm of others,” said CUPE Ontario President Fred Hahn.
“No employer should be able to silence any worker for challenging injustice.”
This is not the first time Katherine has been attacked for her support for Palestine. In April 2024, Zionists tried to get CUPE to remove her as local president for wearing a keffiyeh and having a sticker of a Palestinian flag on her laptop. CUPE stood by its member and ignored them. But now, targeting the employer, Zionists have declared victory.
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