Tri-Union Community-based Organizations (CBO) Campaign (We're Worth More!)
SGEU has been working in coalition with CUPE and SEIU on behalf of community services members, who work in group homes, child care centres, crisis centres and a range of other agencies.
These workers provide services to some of the most vulnerable members of our communities. While the work done by CBO employees is essential, it has been undervalued and underpaid.
In addition to an aggressive lobbying campaign to pressure the provincial government to increase funding for wages for CBO workers, the three unions have built a common table bargaining process. A Common Bargaining Package was developed, as well as a strategy for bargaining units to follow for common bargaining.
Nov. 6 - Community Social Service Workers Appreciation Day
TV ad produced about our members
SGEU, CUPE and SEIU have launched a television ad to raise awareness about the important work of these members and why our members are worth more.
The goal of the "Giving more. Worth more" campaign is to:
- Show the importance of the human connection between the people who work in community agencies and the people they care for; and,
- Highlight the low wages paid to community support workers. These poverty level wages make it difficult to retain staff, because people simply cannot support themselves and their families on these low wages. High staff turnover has a negative impact on clients, since they lose caregivers who have built relationships with them.
To undervalue and underpay community support workers is simply another way of undervaluing some of the most vulnerable people in our society.
Click below to view.
Giving more, worth more
Visit the tri-union webpage set up to accompany the televsion ad.
Campaign newsletter and history
We're Worth More Trii-union newsletter
Nov. 6 - Community Social Service Workers Appreciation Day
Workers Appreciation website - NUPGE
Campaign on Facebook
If you are a community services worker, join our FaceBook group and share with us.
We're Worth More Facebook page