UPDATE: Community social services: Urgent bargaining meetings

Negotiations with community social service employers broke off in December. At this time of uncertainty, job cuts, and layoffs, employment security demands are the best opportunity we have to protect jobs and vital public community services. Yet employers are asking for concessions at the bargaining table and refuse to discuss employment security or improvements to your working conditions. There is no money for wages or benefits improvements.

Your bargaining committee urgently needs to hear members' thoughts about possible options and next steps.

Urgent membership meetings are being organized across BC in the coming weeks for all community based social services workers from all unions in the sector. Please make every effort to attend and advise your co-workers of the meetings.

HSA representatives will be available at these meetings to address your questions. An HSA representative will also contact Nechako and McBride stewards by phone.

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