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ResearchOPSEU looking into prevalence of 'client agression''How common is it for staff to witness or experience aggression in the clients they support?' Consultation Paper on Workplace Violence and PreventionOPSEU Submission to the Ontario Ministry of Labour
Community Social Services Survey Deadline November 7, 2008CUPE launches community social services member surveyOctober 8, 2008 12:21 PM BURNABY— CUPE’s community social services workers in B.C. have an opportunity to help their union make the case for better funding for the services they provide and more respect for the important work they do. Violence at Work is Not Part of the JobOPSEU survey reveals serious risks of working in social services and related professionsThe Community Services Divisional Council represents more than 11,500 members in developmental services, children’s aid societies, child and family services, child care, community agencies, corrections, and child treatment centres. The Underfunding and Accountability Crisis in Canada's Community-based Social Service SectorThe purpose of this paper...is to examine the current state of the community-based social service sector in Canada. We provide a broad overview of the range of services and programs that the sector offers to the population it serves. Low Wages Cause Widespread Recruitment ProblemsLow wages causing widespread recruitment problems in community social services: SPARC studyMar 25 '08A new study by the Social Planning and Research Council of British Columbia (SPARC BC) confirms that employers in community-based social services are experiencing recruitment and retention problems across the sector.
The cause of the problem is clear-low wages and a lack of respect for the work performed.
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