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Community sector Workers and Employers are joining forces on August 7! |
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Monday, 27 July 2009 14:26 |
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Here is how some workers are getting to the Day of Action: Blue Mountains Disability Service – Eloura Day Programs
Management is 100% supportive of the Day of Action. The Manager has rescheduled a planned training day to allow staff to attend and put in place a skeleton staffing plan at the workplace. All workers who want to come are able to. The workers have a plan to jump on board the Blue Mountains Care Express, meeting workers at every station on their way to the Day.
Interaction Disability Services has agreed to release workers on paid time to attend.
Flintwood Disability Services has agreed to release workers on paid time to attend. They are taking their community bus to the day.
Sunnyhaven Disability Services Management have given their full support for workers to attend the Day of Action. Sunnyhaven believes that workers in our sector are underpaid and undervalued.
Sunnyhaven management are;
- Encouraging workers to attend the Day of Action.
- Providing Transport to and from the Day of Action.
- Changing rosters to provide a skeleton staff and releasing workers to attend.
- Helping members and union organisers to get as many people there as we can on the day.
- Union members who are rostered on will not lose pay.
- Happy to do what needs to be done to make sure Sunnyhaven workers can come along.
Liverpool Youth Accommodation Association Company are closing for the day and all workers are attending. They are bringing the on-call phone with them in case of emergency. Workers will not lose pay for the day as the Management Committee believe that the workers, by attending, are helping the organisation to deal with issues that they share.
Community Independence Support Service Management have given their delegate in-principle support and are working out a skeleton staffing arrangement to maximize attendance and still provide essential services. CISS workers that don’t work on Fridays are coming in their own time and are organising to get as many people along as they can.
Youth Angle Inc Central coast is closing for the day and releasing staff on full pay to come along. And bringing their clients with them.
Thorndale Foundation Ltd - Orchard Hills are releasing Union members on full pay to attend.
South Penrith Youth & Family Services is closing for the day so that all staff can attend.
Penrith Womens Health Centre is closing for the day so that all staff can attend. |
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