Dozens of people rallied in Charlottetown on Thursday to urge the province to better support public services and recognize the essential workers who maintain them.

Many of the people gathered were public sector workers, who assembled outside the provincial government office on Rochford Street.

The rally was organized by the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) P.E.I., which represents public sector workers in areas such as education, health care, municipalities and post-secondary education.

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