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Ontario celebrates Social Services Worker Appreciation Day
34 municipality across Ontario passed motions officially
declaring Nov. 6, 2008 Social Serivces Worker Appreciation Day.
Ajax
Atikokan
Aurora
Barrie
Belleville
Bonfield
Bradford West Gwillimbury
Clarington
Cochrane
Cornwall
East Gwillimbury
Elliot Lake
Emo
Hearst
Loyalist
Markham
Midland
Milton
McMurrick/Monteith
Newmarket
North Dundas
North Bay
Ottawa
Parry Sound
Port Hope
Quinte West
Sault Ste. Marie
Scugog
Sioux Lookout
Stratford
Thunder Bay
Timmins
Wasaga Beach
Whitchurch-Stouffville
Ontario celebrates community based social service workers
November 6 has been designated as a day to celebrate the
people who provide the
 social
services we need to make our communities strong. These dedicated workers
include the people who work in child treatment, developmental services,
child care, children’s aid societies, supportive housing and many other
community based agencies.
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October 15, 2008 Ontario Federation of
Labour calls on Mayors and Reeves to officially recognize Nov. 6 as
Community Social Service Worker Appreciation Day
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Campaign to end workplace violence
February 12, 2008: OPSEU President
Warren (Smokey) Thomas and Community Services Divisional Chair Deborah Gordon
update members on campaign activities, including a phone poll of members
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January 22, 2008 Council launches campaign to end workplace violence
OPSEU President
Smokey Thomas and Deborah Gordon, chair of the Community Services Divisional
Council, have written to members to raise awareness of the campaign.
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The Community Services Division
The
Community Services Division represents more than 11,500 members in
Developmental Services,
Children's Aid Societies, Children and Family Services, Child Care,
Community Agencies, Corrections
, and Child Treatment Centres.
Our members provide services in diverse
settings such as: day treatment programs, group homes, youth custody settings,
early years centres and child care centres, women’s shelters, client’s homes,
respite programs, court services, supervised access centres, community outreach
programs, and schools among other work environments. We work for various
agencies, including Children’s Aid Societies, Children’s Mental Health Centres,
Children’s Treatment Centres, Developmental Services Agencies, Women’s Shelters,
Daycares, Youth Corrections and more.
Our division was set up in June 2007 to give OPSEU members who
work in community-based social services and corrections a forum to discuss,
strategize and advocate on common issues.
The Council has been created to;
i) Improve the working conditions of Union members
in the Community Services divisions.
ii) Ensure that the Union and the Council are
recognized as an effective and respected advocate for members who work in
Community Services.
iii) Co-ordinate policy matters related to the
Community Services divisions so that Union and BPS positions, strategies and
campaign objectives are consistent between divisions and across the
province.
iv) Provide focus for resources assigned to Community
Services issues.
v) Participate with other organizations and groups
to promote and support the aims and purposes of the Council.
These common concerns include
ending violence in the workplace (“It’s not part
of the job!”), and other health and safety issues. Other issues we face together
include chronic underfunding, staffing shortages and overemphasis on paperwork;
precarious work; lack of training; policy concerns, and more. |
